the bineginning of penalty phase. the justice department tells us they seek the death penalty. they re sensitive to what the richards family has said. they would agree the family has suffered as much as any if not more but they say they represent the victims that are in the larger community and have a larger law enforcement role as well. the government has laid out why they think dzhokhar tsarnaev should be subject to death penalty. factors in the law, premeditated crime, number of victims, some carried out in a heinous and cruel way. showing no remorse. a long list of factors why the government thinks he should get the dealt penalty. they intend to pursue it even as they say they re sensitive to what the richard family says. compelling and compassionate plea from the family.