relatives of the tsaranevs says is the man who radicalized tamerlan and maybe dzhokhar, as well. what have you learned about him? reporter: we ve learned a lot, recently. agents have been interviewing him. he is the man who tamerlan s relatives blame for influencing him. now, we re hearing from misha himself. this is from a reporter who interviewed him. the reporter says misha strongly denied influencing tamerlan negatively. he hasn t seen him in three years. here s what the reporter had to say. he was very, very, very intent on explaining he had nothing to do with any kind of radicalization. what he told me was, i was not his teacher. if i had been his teacher, i
so what we see happening here is the creation of the timeline where russian counterterrorism forces are really going after these rebels who are in the mountains. so you have first the death of mahmoud and whether those two deaths influenced tsarnaev to get out of dagestan is what they re looking at right now. there s been no confirmation that he midwest met specifically with these people, but they are were in the right place at the right time, trying to link him there. that could be another crucial link. and another one is this. the mysterious misha. you heard the name by now. he is said to have influenced tamerlan tsarnaev and reportedly has come forward saying he had no role in the blood shed. his denial comes at the same
allakhverdov, the elusive mischa. today, they have answered all the questions that have been asked of them of the authorities. they are fully cooperating and that s it. there s really nothing more to say. reporter: misha denies any wrongdoing and says he hasn t spoken with tamerlan in three years. what he told me was i was not his teacher. if i had been his teacher, i would make sure he knew something like this was wrong. so he was very, very emphatic about that. very upset. reporter: this new youtube video has surfaced, allowing to us hear dzhokhar tsavraev s voice as he plays with his niece. look at me. get out! he is at this prison hospital, locked up in a small cell where he is allowed one
would have made sure he knew that doing something like this was wrong. reporter: he denies any wrongdoing. as you said, he s been a very intriguing figure in this investigation. we hope to learn more about misha. john? pamela brown, great work today. each day it seems like we get a new piece of investigation about this case and this investigation. each day that passes in boston, it s more like normal here. more like things before the marathon. overnight, a real sign. crews were busy repainting the boston marathon finish line. traditionally, they do that within hours of the marathon, when all of the runners finish the race. this year, for obvious reasons, they waited. and that process was delayed about two weeks. that s a block from here. that happened last night after 10:00. so much happening overnight where you are. nice to have you there. thank you, john. jason collins couldn t have been more clear. quote, i am a 34-year-old nba center. i am black.
the pressure cooker devices used in the boston marathon bombings. russell, who has denied any involvement in the attacks, has been staying in this north kingstown, rhode island, home, ever since her husband s death during a police shootout. nearby in this apartment, the fbi has interviewed mikhail allakhverdov, the mysterious man known as misha, identified by the suspect s relatives as a key influence in radicalizing tamerlan. the attorney for misha s family says they re cooperating. today they have answered all the questions that have been asked of them by the authorities. they re fully cooperating. and that s it. there s really nothing more to say. reporter: misha denies any wrongdoing and says he hasn t spoken to tamerlan in three years. according to a reporter who recently interviewed him. what he told me was, i was not his teacher. if i had been his teacher i would have made sure that he knew that doing something like this was wrong. so he was very, very emphatic about that.