Good morning. to you all i m t.j. holmes. i m reena ninan. here some of the top stories we are following on world news now. breaking overnight a texas jury finds an ex marine guilty of murdering american sniper chris dial and a friend. jurors rejected defense arguments that eddie ray routh was insane and suffered from psychosis. full details ahead. a driver arrested after his truck became stuck on the tracks causing a commuter train to crash and derail. more than two dozen passengers were injured, some critically. southwest canceling dozens of flights after 128 of its planes were grounded because airline failed to inspect a key backup system. southwest said it discovered the oversight and notified federal aviation authorities. mega payday for a retiree near chicago. the 70-year-old just claimed the largest lottery jackpot in
Breaking news on world news now, justice served. the jury in the american sniper trial reaching a verdict in less than three hours. finding eddie ray routh guilty of capital murder in the murders of chris kyle and chad littlefield. the family s emotional reaction overnight. we are so thrilled that we have the verdict that we have tonight. we ll go inside the courtroom for more on this developing story. battle cry. an american s dangerous fight facing isis on the front lines. drawing strength from his christian faith to face terrorists head on. i have had a lot of people refer to me as the american crusader. i m not here for violence. i m here for peace. with a bounty on his head, abc news follows him right in to the center of the war zone.
The back. the war hero never had a chance to defend himself. howard ryan told the court he definitely never saw it coming. ryan also said he believes kyle s friend was shot first, chad littlefield s wounds in the back, face and head. kyle s widow taya was in the courtroom for closing arguments. she returned from los angeles after attending the oscars where she walked the red carpet clutching her husband s dog tags. i wanted to be here to represent chris obviously. it s not the ideal time to do that but i still want to embrace everything that he should be here to do with me. reporter: now routh faces a lifetime behind bars. ted rowlands, abc news, los angeles. we turn to george zimmerman. he s not going to face federal charges in the shooting death of trayvon martin. after interviewing dozens of witnesses the justice department found there was not enough evidence to prove he killed the unarmed florida teenager because of his race. he was acquitted of murder