2013. they are going to do everything in their power to humanize their clients. there are several strategies they could use. he was 19 when he committed the mass murder. his lawyers may try to paint him as an impressionable kid under the control of a maniacal and powerful older brother. you may see some medical and scientific evidence about the formation of the human brain in studies that show the human brain is not fully developed until the age of 25 and stlooes slower development in males than females. family members arrived in boston last week. it is unknown if they will testify or just sit in the courtroom. we may simply have them there in order to be used in some way as props to show that he does have family he does have people who care about him. the jury must reach a unanimous decision for death. either way life as dzhokhar
transparency and ultimately level playing field that result in that one word we count on and that s justice. thanks so much. up next, we go live to boston where the sentencing face is now under way in the marathon bombing trial. will dzhokhar tsarnaev live or die? families of the victims are actually pleading for his life.
ago, it s offensive to some viewers. it shows dzhokhar tsarnaev in a cell holding cell here at the courthouse in june or july of 2013. this is some months after the bombing and he is extended his middle finger to the camera and clearly knows he s in front of a surveillance camera. the government s prosecutor said today that this was one last message that he wanted to send to america, very powerful image indeed. we don t know if it s going to be released publicly. i think the prosecution would like to see that. the defense subsequently would like to keep that image out of the views eyes of the american people going forward here. the schedule going forward now next week, the judge believes that the defense will start their case here on monday. and that is expected to last perhaps two to three weeks. we probably another three weeks to go here in this proceeding. a powerful image and the jury may consider a lack of remorse
boston bombing trial. they found tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts. will dzhokhar tsarnaev or his family take the stand in the sentencing phase next week? plus, for the love of the game what diplomatic relations could mean between the u.s. and cuba for baseball. that and a whole lot more from panama. you re watching andrea mitchell reports only on msnbc. the pursuit of healthier. it begins from the second we re born. after all, healthier doesn t happen all by itself. it needs to be earned. every day. using wellness to keep away illness. and believing that a single life can be made better by millions of others. healthier takes somebody who can power modern health care. by connecting every single part of it. for as the world keeps on searching for healthier. we re here to make healthier happen. optum. healthier is here. look like this. feel like this. look like this. feel like this. with dreamwalk insoles, turn shoes that can be a pain into comfortable ones. their
it calls a story of journalistic failure. if this reporter had just contacted you, could all this have been avoided? absolutely. hard sell president obama calls the nuclear deal a once in a lifetime opportunity while telling israel we ve got your back. it s been personally difficult for me the sort of expressions that somehow we don t have this administration has not done everything it could to look out for israel s interest. but our congressional republicans and key allies buying it? i think this deal is a dream deal for iran and nightmare deal for the world. and closing arguments, the jury is expected to get the case today in the boston bombing trial. even though a guilty verdict seems all but certain, two big questions remain. will dzhokhar tsarnaev take the stand in the follow-up trial to come and what penalty will be