for people who dedicate their careers to helping others. since i have had help from so many of the doctors and nurses, physical therapist, etc. and also have realized also that when a tragedy occurs fellow americans are willing to help. boston marathon bombing survivor heather abbott. thanks for taking the time to talk with me today. thank you. joining me now is host of msnbc s the last word lawrence o donnell and host of all in chris hayes. thank you for joining me. lawrence, you are a son of boston. there s going to be a lot of analysis regardless of the sentence. what s interesting to me is the city of boston has found a ten-point gain in support for sparing dzhokhar tsarnaev s life. there hasn t been an execution in boston in almost 70 years. it s been there hasn t been an execution since 1947. what do you think it accounts
fight for his life but not his innocence. inside boston s federal courthouse dzhokhar tsarnaev made a stunning admission, it was him. he showed no emotion, as he faces 30 charges, many that could carry the death penalty. his lawyer acknowledged the bombings were misguided acts that were inexcusable and admitted the explosions extinguished three lives. among thoed victims, 8-year-old martin richard. prosecutors graphically detailed his death. taking the stand today rebecca gregory who lost her left leg. she remembers her son calling mommy, mommy, and said god, if this is it, take me. sidney said i was fading fast. survivor heather abbott wants to
could carry the death penalty including using a weapons of mass destruction resulting in death. his lawyer acknowledged the bombings were misguided acts that were inexcusable tnd a explosions extinguished three lives. among those victims, martin s smiling face and graphically detailed his death as his parents wiped away tears. taking the stand rebekah gregory who lost her left leg. she remembers hearing her son calling mommy, mommy, mommy, thinking to herself god, if this is it take me but let me know noah is okay. sydney was badly wounded. i remember just feeling i wanted to go to sleep. i was fading fast. survivor heather abbott wants to see tsarnaev punished. i think it s important that somebody like that isn t ever out in the public again. reporter: the jury made up of ten women and eight men will be shown never before seen surveillance video of the defendant putting the pressure
his lawyer acknowledged the bombings were misguided acts that were inexcusable and admitted the explosions extinguished three lives. among thoed victims, 8-year-old martin richard. prosecutors graphically detailed his death. taking the stand today, rebecca gregory who lost her left leg. she remembers her son calling mommy, mommy, and said, god, if this is it, take me. sidney said, i was fading fast. survivor heather abbott wants to see dzhokhar tsarnaev punished. it s important somebody like that is they have out in the public again. reporter: the jury will be shown photographs of the defendant placing the bomb in the crowd, adding, he believed he was a soldier in a holy war
appeals would only prolong their anguish and deprive them of closure. none of these arguments have made their way to the jurors however. they ve been ordered to avoid all media coverage of the case. jurors must reach a unanimous vote for the death penalty, or tsarnaev s life will be spared. joining me by phone is heather abbott, who lost a limb in the marathon attack. let s start with your feelings as we embark on perhaps the most emotional part of this trial. how are you feeling? hi alex. i m feeling pretty good. i m just anxious for the whole thing to be over with and put it in the past and be able to continue to look forward. is there an outcome here that would provide some sort of closure for you? no i really don t think there is. i don t think there s a satisfaction in any ending to