ceremony and saying how much ted kennedy is missed. we ll have more throughout the day on msnbc. more news also coming out of boston. another big story we ve been following. moments ago the prosecution rested its case in the boston bombing marathon trial. the court is now in recess. it s expected the jury could get the case as early as the end of this beak. tsarnaev faces 30 charges related to the april 2013 attack including 17 that could bring him the death penalty. now to a war of words from indiana lawmakers as the backlash rose over controversial religious freedom law that critics say discriminates against gay citizens. today both sides defended their position. clearly the people reacting differently to this law. we didn t see that coming. we need to clarify to everyone this law will not be allowed to zbrim against anyone. there s no compromise when it
markey thank you very much. coming up next the boat own who are told police the boston bomber was in his backyard takes the stand in the marathon trial under way in the federal courthouse there in massachusetts. hear what he says about that bloody standoff in his own words. plus a young nfl star quit leaves millions of dollars on the table, says the risk isn t worth it. we ll tell you why. and it is the greatest art heist in history. but who stole half a ball dollars worth of art? the feds now say they know who s behind it. stay here.
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three-weeklong recess. after today s session court will be adjourned until may the 5th. prosecutor jerrie nel has been cross-examining defense forensic expert roger dixon. he s been trying to cast doubt on dixon s expertise on ballistics and blood splatter, which have been key issues in this trial. and we will talk with our legal expert, our analyst there, kelly phelps, about just how much damage was done to dixon s credibility when it emerged that he s not actually an expert witness, that he s a geologist, what that actually means for this trial and what we can expect later for today. and also, the other question, too, this is now turning into a marathon trial. and when can we actually expect a verdict? some people believe it may actually not come until july. a long way to go yet. and the fact they re adjourning for such a period, too. there were conflicting problems with other cases that they had. yeah. and this has gone on for longer than they thought. absolutely. and if
case. criminal defense attorney carrie hackett and mo ivory are both here with me. oh my goodness. you know, it was already a marathon trial. and now, folks are going to kind of go through it again, ladies. but this time the penalty phase, very unusual. so, a jury has to be selected. does this mean that they re going to, mo, hear evidence, testimony, just like a mini trial again? sure. just when you thought you had enough of jodi arias, right, she s back? it will be treated like a brand-new trial but just dealing with the phase of sentencing and ether she will die by lethal injection or whether she ll serve life in prison without parole. there can be evidence. in fact, jodi herself could testify again. really? yes. like 18 days. yeah. she won t be subject to cross-examination because this is about her sentencing and not necessarily about the testimony in the case which they have already found her guilty. what s the deal with the motion of no cameras?