Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Large easel has been placed in front of jury box; one of the poster board displays is easily 4' tall.
#Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 6m 6 minutes ago
Chakravarty begins.
"The defendant brought terrorism to back yards and main streets."
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 5m 5 minutes ago
"He wanted to awake the mujahideen, the holy warriors, and so he chose Patriot's Day...when the eyes of the world would be upon Boston."
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 5m 5 minutes ago
"He chose a day when there would be civilians on the sidewalks. Because he wanted to make a point. He wanted to punish America."
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 5m 5 minutes ago
"He and his brother killed two young women...and a little boy."
#Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 4m 4 minutes ago
Afterwards, he bought milk, went to school, got in workout.
"The defendent and his brother did this together. It was a coordinated attack."
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
"They went to MIT, and there, they saw Officer Sean Collier...and tried to get his gun, but they couldn't."
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
"They had been planning to go to New York with their bombs and their guns..." until the Watertown police stopped them.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
When the defendant was all along, "he had choices to make. He could surrender... But he chose a different path."
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
AC: #Tsarnaev tried to the officers, but did hit his brother, then abandoned the Mercedes and took off on foot.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 14s 15 seconds ago
Govt: they were tracked down in Watertown where "they made their last stand" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 28s 28 seconds ago
Before #Tsarnaev climbed into that boat, "he had the presence of mind" to smash his phones & ditch them behind a shed
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 48s 49 seconds ago
Then, "he did was terrorists do. He wanted to tell the world why he did it. He wanted to take credit."
#Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 34s 35 seconds ago
"In his voice, he chose to write something to the American people."
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 2m 2 minutes ago
Govt: after Tamerlan charged police, Dzhokhar got in the stolen car & "used it as a weapon to try to mow down the officers" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1m 1 minute ago
Govt says #Tsarnaev found the backyard boat but before getting in it he smashed & ditched his cell phones @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 18s 19 seconds ago
Govt: "ultimately he did what terrorists do...he wanted to tell the world why he did it...to take credit, wanted to justify" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 19s 19 seconds ago
Chakravarty is reading the message #Tsarnaev wrote in the Watertown boat: "we Muslims are one body, you hurt one, you hurt us all" @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 30s 30 seconds ago
Chakravarty now reads the boat note, which he was had printed on a huge poster board so they can follow along.
Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 2m 2 minutes ago
#Tsarnaev left a trail of blood seeking refuge in a winterized boat in Watertown.
Laurel J. Sweet @Laurel_Sweet · 45s 45 seconds ago
"Ultimately he did what terrorists do: He wanted to tell the world what he did. He wanted to take credit."#Tsarnaev
Michele McPhee ‏@MicheleMcPhee 54s54 seconds ago
#Tsarnaev "Ultimately he did what terrorists do,'' @DMAnews1 Dzhokhar pulled himself into the boat and took credit for the attack.
Hilary Sargent ‏@lilsarg 52s52 seconds ago
“All credit goes to Allah,” read the note allegedly written by Dzhokhar #Tsarnaev inside the boat.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1m 1 minute ago
Boat message: "I don't like killing innocent people, it is forbidden in Islam, but due to said (bullet hole) it is allowed" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jared Pliner ‏@JaredPliner 59s60 seconds ago
Govt wanted to start with what it sees as Dzhokhar's confession. #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 15s 16 seconds ago
"The evidence here speaks for itself," he says, so I'm going to go over some of it with you.
#Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 13s 13 seconds ago
Jurors are told (by the judge) to get their personal TV screens ready.
We begin with pictures before the marathon; #Tsarnaev brothers seen
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 11s 11 seconds ago
Chakravarty says he will now show jurors images and video they have seen and go through the events again @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jesse Grossi ‏@producerjesse 57s58 seconds ago
Government shows the video of Dzhokhar #Tsarnaev walking on Boylston Street "entirely untroubled about what he's about to do"
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 43s 44 seconds ago
"He is entirely untroubled by what he is about to do."
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 6s 7 seconds ago
"They were looking for the right place to make the impact" they wanted to.
"That day, they felt they were soldiers."
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1m 1 minute ago
Govt: the terrorists lectures & songs he had consumed for over a year had convinced him what he was doing was right @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 41s 42 seconds ago
Govt: "That day they were soldiers...and they were bringing their battle to Boston" @NECN #Tsarnaev