gut-wrenching emotional trial, as you know. so many people don t understand why the tsarnaev brothers set off those bombs in the heart of boston. award winning journalist masha guessman joins us via skype. it s a new book about the tsarnaev family. marsha, thank you, first of all, for being with us. secondly, what was your reaction to the death sentence? i was actually surprised, not by the outcome, but how fast the jury came to this verdict. basically, they had a 24-page very dense verdict form. so they rushed through the 38 different questions on the verdict form. so they rushed through the questions at the rate of more than three questions an hour. that s basically enough time to read out the question, comprehend the results and write down the results. i don t think you can call this
followed by jeb bush, and mike huckabee. the penalty phase of the dzhokhar tsarnaev trial resumes this morning in boston with the defense nearing the end of its case. in court tuesday the focus was on tsarnaev family s dysfunction. a psychiatrist testified the father suffered from post traumatic stress disorder. an expert on chechen culture told jurors about the power given to older brothers. defense lawyers are trying to spare the convicted marathon bomber from the death penalty by showing he was controlled by his older brother, tamerlan. unprecedented new water restrictions now in place in drought-stricken california. state officials have approved a measure that requires cities to cut water use by up to 36% while encouraging homeowners to just let their lawns die. a brown lawn they say, should be a status symbol. california s water control board lacks the staff to enforce these restrictions. it s not clear how they plan to punish offenders. california governor jerry brown is back
she says both of her sons are innocent and she calls americans the terrorists. cnn s matthew chance is live in moscow for us. matthew, what s going on here? reporter: john it is a statement that has been attributed to dzhokhar tsarnaev s mother. she is speaking out in dagestan south of russia. speaking out on the support group for the tsarnaev family. she says my son is like a prey torn to pieces by a predator referring to the court s sentencing of dzhokhar tsarnaev. she talks about how the united states is the real terrorist. it is not just her sons killed but other sons of islam. it is a very ranting, long statement. i have a copy here. it is written in capital letters. it is punctuated throughout with
a boston jury will reconvene next week to determine if the convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev showed face the death penalty. tsarnaev s mother in russia expressing her anger over the guilty verdict. saying both of her sons are innocent. she calls americans the terrorists. cnn s matthew chance is live with the latest in moscow. reporter: the comments from dzokhar tsarnaev s mother appearing on a web site support page for the tsarnaev family.
president will visit the u.s. in june. hundreds gathering in south carolina today for the funeral of walter scott. the black man shot and killed by a white police officer during a traffic stop. north charleston police officer michael slagger has been charged with murder in the shooting. video taken by a biostander shows him shooting scott in the back. not recorded was an alleged strug ol the ground between them before the shooting. aim jackie ibanez. now back to justice with judge jeanine. now for the second opening statement. jihadi mom, it s been a while since we talked. the tsarnaev family, a father, a mother, two sons, were granted political asylum in 2002. we opened our arms to them. showered them with food and money and housing and education and all the freedoms of american