and julius kim, we appreciate it. you. >> thank you, judy. . >> woodruff: in the day's other news, lawmakers in the house of representatives narrowly passed president biden's massive "build back better" legislation this morning, after republican leader kevin mccarthy stalled the vote for more than eight hours overnight. the sweeping social safety net and climate bill now goes to the senate, where it will face further scrutiny. we'll have much more on this after the news summary. >> woodruff: the u.s. is one step closer tonight to expanding pfizer and moderna covid-19 booster shots to all adults. c.d.c. advisers approved their use this afternoon, hours after the f.d.a. endorsed the added dose. we'll take a closer look at boosters later in the program. meanwhile overseas, austria's leaders announced plans for a nationwide lockdown to help slow a surge in covid infections. it will go into effect on monday. the country will also mandate covid vaccinations next year. >> ( translated ): we have decided to make vaccinations

let's bring in criminal defense attorney julius kim. he is a former assistant district attorney for milwaukee county. julius, so nice to have you on "early start" this morning. >> thank you. good morning, laura. >> good morning. let's start here with how this jury was whittled down from 18 to 12 people, with rittenhouse as omar just showed you being the one to actually randomly select those jurors. he doesn't know, you know, the names and the numbers. he's just picking them out of a hat, essentially. i have never seen anything like that. have you? >> well, i've tried lots of cases in wisconsin, and picking a name out of a hat or a bucket or something like that or by lot is not unusual to whittle down alternate jurors. but having the defendant himself pick the names was a little unconventional. i had never seen that before. usually it's the clerk or the judge him or herself that will pick the names. affording the defendant the opportunity, that was a little weird, but if the judge has been doing that the entire time, it doesn't seem like

judy: and julius kim just staying with you.e're hearing comment including from the parents of one of the victims about whether this sets some kind of precedent whether officially or unofficially that it's ok bring a gun to a protest from a legal standpoint is there precedent here in some way? >> i dope think there's any specific precedent in regards to this case moving forward. people tend to think that cases like this set a precedent. i think that's a dangerous thought process because this was a very, very unique case in that we had very specific facts in this case. we had video evidence showing exactly what precipitated the shootings. and that might not happen in every situation. and so if people get the notion that they can show up to a protest with a long gun and the law would protect them as a matter of course, i think that would be a mistake. judy: and david schaffer, back to you you said there was an expectation or a question about whether there will be protests today, tonight, into tevining -- the evening. what are the

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julius kim, former assistant district attorney in neighboring milwaukee county, and charles coleman civil rights attorney. gabe, bring us up to speed. i mean, rittenhouse himself picking the jurors. that seems so absurd. i mean, like a high school picking a prom king and queen. >> hey there stephanie, well, it is a bit unusual, especially here in wisconsin where legal experts say it is not customary to do that in other courtrooms. however, this particular judge has a certain way of doing things. he does typically do this, allow the defendant to pick the jury alternates. so yes, stephanie, as you mentioned 18 jurors have watched this case. two were dismissed previously. 18 watched it and so yesterday kyle rittenhouse selected the names of the since alternate. those six alternate jurors will remain in a separate room here at this courthouse while the jury is deliberating. so stephanie, yesterday, the 12 jurors who remain part of the jury that's deliberating, they were deliberating for more than eight hours. as you mentioned, they're expected back here at this courthouse to resume deliberati

and former assistant district attorney in milwaukee county, julius kim. shaq, what is it like in kenosha right now?

and former assistant district attorney in milwaukee county, julius kim. shaq, what is it like in kenosha right now? >> katy, when that verdict was read we saw a large group of people on the courthouse steps. this was something highly anticipated especially as the jury got into day four of deliberations. but then someone came out of the courthouse, told the crowd the news, and you heard the divide that's reflected not just here in kenosha but all across the country. some people cheered, saying the second amendment prevailed. self-defense was a principle they were defending. and some people were upset by this including the uncle of jacob blake, who was the man shot by a kenosha police officer last august that led to the conditions for the kyle rittenhouse shooting that was being litigated today in the courthouse. i want to bring in reverend dr. monica cummings here, because she was on the courthouse steps as the verdict was being read. you are someone who has been praying over over the trial, over the deliberations. you've been paying close attention to thi

walking to the capitol chanting "free julius jones." kim elevating this to national recognition. met with him last year and went on a series of tweets earlier in the week. one in part saying, "this is the cold machinery of the death petht in america in just over two weeks an innocent man could be put to death. my heart breaks for julius and many others who suffered from a misjustice." oklahoma first time in years a couple years ago went through with their first lethal injection, hallie, in six years after the supreme court put a halt to lethal injections in oklahoma, because of those repeated botched attempts in 2014 and 2015. ultimately the governor deciding to spare julius jones of his life this afternoon. >> vaughn hilliard, breaking news this afternoon. thank you for being with us. >>> next up, over could capitol hill. plus breaking news in new york. manhattan's d.a. officially exoneraing two men officially convicted of killing malcolm x. that story, next. . ♪♪ hi mr. charles. we made you dinner. aww, thank you. no, he's not in his room

death row: tonight, why the republican governor from oklahoma stomed the execution of julius jones after lobbying from kim kardashian and other celebrities. "eye on america": amid a shortage of truck drivers, why the industry loves female drivers, and we find out what it takes to get behind the wheel. >> that was fun. >> o'donnell: expensive thanksgiving feast: the new numbers just out tonight about how much more your turkey, pumpkin pie, and sweet potatoes will cost. closing 900 stores: why cvs says 10% of its locations will shut their doors. and how this maryland teacher beat out 8,000 applicants to win a million-dollar prize. we're going to begin with big developments in the ahmaud arbery murder trial, which has garnered national attention and today brought civil right leaders to the state of georgia. the defense rested the case, setting the stage for closing arguments on monday. today, travis mcmichael, the man who shot arbery to kathy, admitted under cross-examination, that the 25-year-old brack man never pulled out a weapon or threatened him in any way, before mcmichael pointed his shotgun at him. m

millions of people signing a petition urging the governor of oklahoma to spare julius jones' life and has garnered the attention of kimeld, the quarterback of the cleveland browns and other celebrities across the country. the oklahoma pardon parole board has issued several weeks ago recommendations saying that julius jones be granted clemency. that his sentence be reduces to life imprison with the possibility of parole but just a short while ago the governor of oklahoma made the decision of granting julius jones and saying his life but with the caveat that he'll have to spend the life in prison without the possibility of parole. we've not heard official reaction from julius jones' family, his mother and family members have been pleading for weeks for the governor to spare his life. the mother has also been asking that her son get a new trial. a great number of questions surrounding various issues that happened during that trial including issues of whether there was racial bias in the jury and investigators, also some question over dna evidence including the murder weapon and a bandana that was used and all of this hap

jillian: we want to give you a voice this morning because julius jones has a lot of celebrity support with kimtweeting about him and other celebrities, we wanted to hear your side of the story. thank you so much for joining us this morning, appreciate it. >> her description turns your stomach, our parents school supply shopping, coming up in the next hour of "fox and friends first" something no one expected in new jersey, the governor's race in a dead heat. >> glenn youngkin turns virginia red, breaking down the race with joe concha, doctor carol swain and stuart varney joining us live next. the medicare enrollment deadline is only weeks away, and there's so many unanswered questions... how do i sign up? where do i enroll? when is the deadline? one call to healthmarkets and they do it all. there are thousands of medicare plans which leads to even more questions like: do you know if your plan is still the right fit? call or visit healthmarkets.com to get your free fitscore today. in minutes you can find out if your current plan is the right fit, or if there's another plan that can get you bette

reggie: the clock is ticking for the execution case of julius jones, capturing the nation's attention. steph curry, kimrs calling on the governor to intervene. just hours to go. kumasi: looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange down right now, they're up to the markets next. reggie: a mcdonald's blast from the past. the anniversary celebration it is offering today for the breakfast menu item classic. mike: we are going to tak look at your weather forecast. it is going to change a little bit today. we enjoyed sunshine, pretty mild some pitches yesterday. we've got high clouds on the increase today, that is going to take away some of the temperatures. stirring up justice chili. 48 in san jose. just -- just as chili -------- bodega bay 54. everyone else in the 40's, so dress warmly. the total our planner, average high 65. we get there almost by noon. up until 2:00, the most amount of sunshine. it will be early, we front of temperatures in the 50's. increasing clouds, ending up in the 50's by 6:00 this evening. you can see the fog trying to develop around san francisco. activity planner

but julius jones, who is scheduled to die this month, has maintained that he did not kill paul howell. recently, jones' case has garnered attention of high-profile celebrities like kimve signed a petition urging oklahoma's governor to halt his excuse. >> i am julius darius jones. this is the first chance i have had in 20 years to talk about what happened. >> reporter: monday, julius jones spoke before oklahoma's pardon and parole board. >> i am not the person responsible for taking mr. howell's life. i was not involved in the planning of this robbery. i was not present during this robbery. and i did in the know that anyone had been killed until the day after mr. howell's murder. >> reporter: in court documents jones' lawyers say evidence that could have exonerated him was overlooked and never presented to the jury. jones' family says the teenager was at home the night of the murder and he did not match the appearance of the suspect's description. the lawyers write in a clemency petition the trial was is that rouded in racial prejudice. lawyers say jones was described as the "n" word by a juror and one of the arresting officers called jones the "n" word as well. the

kim kardashian west all backing jones. valley castro now on jones' fight for his life >> reporter: the family of julius jones, including hisose after a denied request to meet with the governor of oklahoma. the man set to decide the fate of the death row inmate. jones was convicted in the 1999 murder of paul howl, ell. shot to death in front of his daughters. jones maintains he had an alibi that night >> i am not responsible for taking mr. howell's life i was not involved in the planning of the robbery. >> reporter: on social media, they read from a letter written by jones' mother >> we were never given an opportunity to tell our story. the other evidence exonerating julius was never heard by the jury >> reporter: cleveland browns football player baker mayfield was asked about his support during a press conference. >> it's a shame that it's gotten this far we're 24 hours away. it's tough >> reporter: and kim kardashian west tweeted on jones' behalf. the family of paul howell also testified in front of the parole board, adamant that jones is a guilty man >> julius jones has taken full advantage of everyone in his life and in

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. >>> also the scheduled execution of julius jones is drawing national attention and supporters including kimre serious doubts about his guilt. crowds gathered at the governor's mention urging him to commute his sentence to life in prison with or without parole. >>> take a look at this remarkable image. that is a car that is pretty much completely flattened by a semi. yes, that's a vehicle under that semi. but the washington trooper that worked this accident calls this nothing short of a miracle because the 46-year-old woman that was in that car walked away with only minor injuries. how did she do that? they said she was somehow able to escape by crawling out of the passenger window. this was just an unfortunate accident. a chain reaction there but she crawled out the window. >> she krocrawled out the windo. >> crawled out herself and only minor injuries. >>> more ahead on "gma" when we continue on this thursday morning. the campbell soup company ceo is joining us live talking about supply chain issues ahead of the big thanksgiving feast. >> thank you, t.j. >>> now to that new accusation in t

julius jones has been on death row in oklahoma for more than two decades. convicted of a carjacking murder he has always claimed he did not commit. his case has attracted the attention of celebrities, including kimn, who again today pleaded for his life. but time is fast running out. here's my "nightline" coanchor juju chang. >> in '99, when all this transpired, we were sitting in the room, "man, don't worry about it, do an appeal, be home in about six months." little did we know the system is set up in such a way that they get you in, then it takes an act of god to get you out. >> reporter: for julius jones, time on oklahoma's death row has moved slowly. for nearly 20 years. but now less than two days away from his execution date, each precious minute is slipping away. >> we think julius was wrongfully convicted and that oklahoma is at risk of executing an innocent man. >> reporter: julius was 19 when he was arrested and later sentenced to death for the murder of paul howell, a crime many believe he didn't commit. >> julius darius jones shall not die. >> reporter: after decades of pen scrutiny, help from celebrity allies, and tireless work from his legal team, his fate is in the hands of oklaho

julius jones was sentenced to death for the murder of paul howell, during a car—jacking in 1999. he has always maintained his innocence. his case has attracted high—profile support, including from reality star, kim. the murder victim's family said they recognised the governor had a difficult decision to make, but said they took comfort that it affirmed the guilt ofjuliusjones. 0klahoma state representative forrest bennett welcomed the governor's decision. victory for the people of oklahoma is that the system works the way it should. to those who disagree, julius is not free tonight. but he is also going to go to sleep tonight and wake up tomorrow morning and i think that is pretty great. kelli masters is an attorney and advocate forjulius jones. shejoins me now from oklahoma city. i understand thatjulius asked you to speak at his clemency hearing. what is your reaction to this, and have you spoken to him since? i to this, and have you spoken to him since?— him since? i spoke to julius in the hours _ him since? i spoke to julius in the hours leading _ him since? i spoke to julius in the hours leading up- him since? i spoke to julius in the hours leading up to - him since? i spoke to julius in the

gotten a lot of attention, take kim kardashian that has 70 million followers pushed out today a critique of how it shows how the death penalty really works. the family of juliusy. the governor's office said he is considering what is a rare request for clemency by the parole board but as of this hour, no action has been taken. we'll continue to cover this story for you, which is a reminder how the death penalty often does work in america. thank you for watching "the beat." "the reidout" with joy reid starts now. >> hi, ari, thank you. have a wonderful evening. >>> we begin "the reidout" with the scene on the floor of the u.s. house of representatives. alexandria ocasio-cortez addressed the video and posed today official house account that depicted him killing ocasio-cortez and turning knives on biden. she

kim kardashian writing i'm so grateful to everyone who used their voice and helped save julius's lifes life saved, in part because of the actions of so many others. >> jones' family says they have mixed emotions while his life has been spared, the governor says he'll never be able to sit in front of a parole board and he will spend the rest of his life in prison. jones' legal team always hoped he would one day walk free >>> hoda kotb, how about a friday boost. >> so a new football coach could not get a night off of work to attend the annual awards banquet. so the 5 and 6-year-olds on his team dressed in their party clothes. they quietly walked into the restaurant where he worked and they surprised the coach by bringing the celebration straight to him. >> whew! >> congratulations >> you couldn't come to the party. we gave it to you. >> thank you, coach marcus >> oh. >> everybody loves coach marcus. he moved around. he got his hug the kids mobbed him. and what a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful gesture right there. dressed in their best, showing up >> a good lesson for those kids. >>> co

kim kardashian west visited jones in prison. >> and athletes, including nba stars russell westbrook and nfl quarterback baker mayfield have urged the governor to commute jones's death sentence and spare his life julius jones is case has garnered so much national attention. >> because there really are problems with his case and a question as to his guilt. >> and that was rudabeh shahbazi reporting for us tonight. 56 years after civil rights icon malcolm x was assassinated. 2 of the 3 men convicted for his murder have been exonerated. one of them possibly us lee a manhattan judge dismissed the convictions of mohamed aziz and the late khalil islam. the man who admitted to shooting malcolm x in in 1965. said the disease and islam were not involved. they both had alibis and no physical evidence tie them to the crime, but they spent a combined 42 years in prison. islam passed away in 2000, 9 last year's netflix docu entry who killed max malcolm x prompted a new investigation. prosecutors say they found authorities withheld evidence that proved the men's innocence. >> you never know who your neighbors are. you never do. >> still to come, east bay resident reacting to the alleged human trafficking happening