Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 15m 15 minutes ago
Before defense calls its next witness, it requests a sidebar, judge grants it @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9m 9 minutes ago
Sidebar over, the next defense witness is
Alexa Guervera, a classmate of Dzhokhar's in high school & college @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Next witness Alexa Guevara. She looks intensely, lovingly at #Tsarnaev as she takes her seat. Keeps looking at him, sympathetically.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9m 9 minutes ago
Guervera gave #Tsarnaev a big smile as she took the stand @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 8m 8 minutes ago
Guevera says she got to know #Tsarnaev when she went to UMass-Dartmouth @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 9m 9 minutes ago
Guevara went to Cambridge Rindge & Latin & UMass Dartmouth.
Got to know him better in college.
"He's sitting right in front of me," she says
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 8m 8 minutes ago
Alexa also knew Azamat & Dias, other friends of #Tsarnaev's - as well as young men charged in connection w/ hiding evidence in this case.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 8m 8 minutes ago
Guevera says she was friends with Azamat & Dias, would hang out with them, her sister Pamela Rolon & #Tsarnaev @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Guevera: "I always knew I was going to have a good time when I was hanging out with Dzhokhar" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 8m 8 minutes ago
Guevara recalls hanging out with #Tsarnaev and "the boys" watching them play video games; he loved Domino's cheesy bread & lava cakes.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 8m 8 minutes ago
Guevara: #Tsarnaev always shared his food w/ his friends.
"I always knew I was going to have a good time if I was hanging out with Dzhokhar"
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Guevara starts to cry as she talks about what a great friend #Tsarnaev was, so accepting of all people.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Guevera begins to tear up as she remembers her friendship with #Tsarnaev in 2012 @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 6m 6 minutes ago
Guevera says #Tsarnaev would argue with Dias about who's the best rapper, she laughs, "Dzhokhar really liked Kendrick Lamar" @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
#Tsarnaev appears to look straight ahead, not in the direction of his friend.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Guevara: I used to hear #Tsarnaev argue with Dias about who was the best rapper. Miriam Conrad, reveling in the moment, asks for details.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 7m 7 minutes ago
Guevara: the boys used to argue but get over it.
She's smiling, Conrad is smiling; I see no jurors smiling. They are stone faced.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Guevera says they would laugh about it afterwards. @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 6m 6 minutes ago
Guevara: We would get together to drink, smoke some marijuana as a group of friends.
#Tsarnaev was more respectful than other boys, she says
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 6m 6 minutes ago
Guevera says she knew Dias, Azamat & #Tsarnaev were Muslim, but they weren't very observant @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 7m 7 minutes ago
Guevera says they would get together & drink & smoke marijuana @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 6m 6 minutes ago
Guevera says #Tsarnaev was "more respectful" of her & other women than other guys their age were @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 5m 5 minutes ago
Guevara: #Tsarnaev was good at flirting, knew when to stop.
She begins crying heavily.
Conrad: "Help yourself to the tissues."
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 6m 6 minutes ago
Guevera begins crying again, grabs a tissue @NECN #Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 5m 5 minutes ago
Guevera says #Tsarnaev liked cars, says his car was a "typical starter car" it was "in the shop a lot" @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 4m 4 minutes ago
Guevara: "He likes fast cars." But he had a "typical college start-up car" which was often broken down.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 4m 4 minutes ago
Guevara tears up again, talking about the plans for the future she and #Tsarnaev used to make.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3m 3 minutes ago
Guevera says #Tsarnaev said "he wanted to transfer to UMass-Amherst...he wanted to study marine biology" @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
Guevara: #Tsarnaev wanted to transfer to UMass Amherst to study marine biology. He encouraged me to go to art school.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 3m 3 minutes ago
Guevara, though more tears, says #Tsarnaev made her feel good about herself because he "believed in me."
He was private about family.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 3m 3 minutes ago
Guevera: #Tsarnaev encouraged her to go to art school, she begins sobbing "it made me feel really good, like someone believed in me" @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 1m 1 minute ago
Guevera says she never met Dzhokhar's parents or brother, but would talk about his niece & show her Instagram photos of her @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 2m 2 minutes ago
Guevara: #Tsarnaev loved his little niece, said she "was super cool".
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 49s 50 seconds ago
Guevara says #Tsarnaev was really corny "you could tell he wasn't taking himself too seriously" @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 1m 1 minute ago
Conrad: tell us about how funny #Tsarnaev was. he was corny? tell us about it.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 49s 49 seconds ago
Guevara: why are you crying?
Objection, overruled.
"Because I really miss the person that I knew. He was a good friend."
#Tsarnaev
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 12m 12 minutes ago
Guevera: "He was a good friend and supporter, he was there for me" @NECN #Tsarnaev
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 11m 11 minutes ago
Conrad: were you aware of a trip #Tsarnaev took to NYC?
Guevara: yes
Jury sees a photo (we've seen before) of "the boys" in Times Sq.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 11m 11 minutes ago
Guevera identifies Azamat, Dias & #Tsarnaev is their photo from Times Square @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 11m 11 minutes ago
Guevera says she hung out with #Tsarnaev during spring break 2013 in Cambridge by the Shell gas station near the BU bridge @NECN
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 10m 10 minutes ago
Guevera says #Tsarnaev got a backpack containing fireworks out of his car, set them off @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 11m 11 minutes ago
Guevara went to Cambridge to visit #Tsarnaev & friends in March, 2013 during their spring break.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Guevara: we went for a walk along the Charles, #Tsarnaev went to his car, took out a backpack, there were fireworks inside.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Guevara: #Tsarnaev set off fireworks (1st one didn't work). We were laughing & jumping in happiness, #Tsarnaev ran thru a giant sparkler.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 10m 10 minutes ago
This is the same area where Stephen & Steven Silva and Robel Phillipos lived, also where carjacking victim escaped @NECN
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 10m 10 minutes ago
Guevara: last time I spoke to him was "about 2 weeks before Marathon Monday" and I didn't notice anything different.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 9m 9 minutes ago
Nadine Pellegrini says her cross exam of Guevara will take a while, so we end for the day.
Jim Armstrong @JimArmstrongWBZ · 9m 9 minutes ago
#Tsarnaev doesn't look at Guevara as she exits; she sobs loudly as she exits courtroom.
Alysha Palumbo @AlyshaNECN · 9m 9 minutes ago
We are
done for the day. Guevera leaves the stand loudly sobbing, but she'll be back for cross examination tomorrow @NECN #Tsarnaev
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