beck is there tonight. >> reporter: many have waited to see this day in court the start of the ahmaud arbery trial. the courthouse just a short distance from where 25-year-old arbery was shot and killed his family says while jogging in a residential neighborhood. >> reporter: jury selection could take up to two weeks. the court summoning a total of a thousand people in the small, rural community. casting a wide net to ensure the case that sparked national outrage can seat 12 impartial jurors and four alternates. three men are charged with arbery's murder, father and son, greg and travis mcmichael who armed themselves in pursuit of arbery and william roddie bryan, a neighbor who joined the chase and recorded cell phone video of the incident. the mcmichaels have said they thought ahmaud arbery was a burglar, responsible for recent thefts in their area while bryan has argued he was just a witness. in a statement, bryan's defense attorney kevin goff telling nbc news roddie bryan looks forward to jury selection, the trial of his case, and to returning home to his family ben crump feels optimistic

thea brooks is the aunt of ahmaud arbery.a has been leading rallies outside the glynn county courthouse in georgia since monday. i want to thank you so much for being with us. our deep condolences on the death of your nephew. i know that he lived with you at the end of his life and you have been monitoring closely what is happening in the courtroom. can you talk about the kind of community support? people have come all over the country to brunswick to see what is happening in the courtroom. thea: let me clear up, he never livewith me. i heard you say that he lived wi me, but he never lived with me. the support coming to brunswick has been amazing. people have ralld from all over t world. the support and being the eyes and ears to focus on what is goinon at hand and help support us and push us through to get justice for ahmaud arbery. y: i wonder if you could talk about that level of support and what it means. i was reading a story about how the judge was responding to the defense attorney demanding that all of the signs be ta

ahmaud. so i do feel confident we will have success in this. >> i want to bring in ben crump, the attorney for the arbery family. thank you so much. it's been a while since this happened. you heard ahmaud's mother, wanda cooper-jones there. she has concerns about the jury being fair and unbiased because of the amount of publicity and confusion surrounding this case. you were at the jury selection today. give us your impression, please. >> well, as attorney merritt and i told wanda and ahmaud's father, marcus, they're going to try to do everything to deflate from what happened on that video. they're going to assassinate the character of ahmaud. they're going to talk about a citizen's arrest just like ten years ago with trayvon, they talked about stand your ground and it was self-defense. but unlike trayvon martin, we have video, don lemon, and it's very different when you chase a young man for over two miles who is running for his life and you're on the back of a pickup truck with a shotgun. >> how important has it been that the jury reflect the diverse community of brunswick near where the incident took

brooks, breonna taylor and ahmaud arbery was another 2001 of them.ed in february last year. a lot of the outrage wasn't just that these three white men decided theyeren't going to just leave i'm tote police to so much solve matters. the third marvel just saw a black man pack being chased by two white mental and joined in, but also the outrage about the way in which the case was treated afterwards. when gregory mcmichael, the father involved in this killi said to police, as a former officer himself, that this was about the self-defense. that was taken as read that was what happens written in the report and, in the, it was later found that he'd even asked advice of the prosecutor from brunswick, gay, for help in this capes and she was later dismissed and indicted because of it. so the outrage is not only about the debate as to whether he was kimed because he was a black man roughening influence a white neighborhood but also the way in which the police didn't detain or charge anyone for 10 weeks until that video went viral. ♪ ros: main maurice governmen

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we know how ahmaud arbery died. death, and the people who will make the final decision on that is the jury, and that's why jury selection is so critical. about a thousand jury summons were sent out in glen county, not a big county so 1 in 85 people received one of those summons. the first 600 people showing up today, and that process is made more complicated by the fact that you have three defendants, and each up of those defendants has two attorneys and on top of that you have the prosecution and the judge that will all weigh into the overall makeup of what this jury will look like, and there are concerns. wanda cooper jones, ahmaud arbery mother has concerns about the jury and also talked about that video. >> i think without that video we wouldn't have an arrest, but i thank god that the video came and we got arrests, and now we -- we're here to select the jury to get justice for ahmaud. there were lots of miscommunications on what happened that day and hopefully we'll get the right place in the right place to mak

they claimed they shot arbery in self-defines bryan followed in his truck and this morning ahmaud arbery's mother says she wants justice for his son. >> justice looks like all three defendants going to jail forever. today i'm very thankful that we've reached this stage of the case to pick a jury. i'll stick with these men behind bars for a long time. >> legal analysis from david henderson, legal rights attorney and defender what should prosecutors push for during jury selection? >> more than anything you want a diverse jury we've seen it time and again in these types of cases you want at least two people on that jury who can sympathize with ahmaud arbery and those will be black two, at least two to have a fight chance. >> did you see the defense trying to use a self-defense argument here? >> they are definitely going to try to use that self-defense argument and ridiculous though i believe it is, got to remember we've gone through four prosecutors and the second prosecutor bought it the second prosecutor said they committed no crime because they were defending themselves based on extremely

unknown. >>> and jury selection is set to begin in the trial of three men accused of murdering ahmaud arberyage after arbery, a black man, was shot and killed while jogging last year. greg mcmichael and his son are facing charges along with william bryant. >>> the lions and tigers that tested positive for covid at the smithsonian national zoo are recovering well. the zoo staffers are also taking preemptive measures to protect their animals. weijia jiang explains. >> reporter: during the pandemic, this became an iconic image at the national zoo. but good luck sticking a mask on one of these guys. so when one big cat caught covid-19 in september -- >> nine of our great cats contracted covid. >> reporter: how do you think they contracted covid? >> so they got it from somebody who looks like you or i. so from a human. >> reporter: chief veterinarian don knifer believes an asymptomatic staff member transmitted the virus to the great cats. >> we started having concerns about three of the cats. they weren't drinking. they weren't eating, so they weren't getting water from their food. >> reporter: h

cooper-jones, ahmaud arbery's mother.extend by condolences again to you and the family. attorney merit, i'm always happy tows in this fight. i want to start with you. you've been in many cases. we've worked together. and you're running a vigorous campaign for texas attorney general. we'll deal with that on another day. we certainly want to focus on that. i want to ask you about the jury selection under way in this trial of three men accused of killing mr. arbery last year. i read sections of a prospective juror's interview in the "atlanta journal-constitution" where some saw what happened as racist mob justice. others said they had questions about what happened. now, being a veteran of these cases, what are your thoughts when you hear that? >> my biggest concern is that virtually everyone in glenn county has taken a side in the case. they've expressed an opinion. and the fact that you are reading about jurors who are laying that out, you know, wanda and said in that courtroom every day, everyone comes in there already hav

attorneys started vetting hundreds of potential jurors a year and a half after the shooting of ahmaud arbery was out jogging near brunswick, georgia in february of last year they say three white men chased him down in their trucks the suspects are greg and travis mcmichael, father and son, and y their neighbor roddie bryan. graphic video is shown with the mcmichaels confronting arbery and we're pausing the video right before the young mcmichaels shot him. righ they claimed they shot arbery i. they claimed they shot arbery in self-defines bryan followed in his tr self-defense bryan followed in his truck and this morning ahmaud arbery's mother says she wants justice for his son. >> justice looks like all three defendants going to jail forever. today i'm very thankful that we've reached this stage of the case to pick a jury. i'll stick with these men behind bars for a long time. >> legal analysis from david henderson, legal rights attorney what should prosecutors push for during jury selection? >> more than anything you want a diverse jury we've seen it time and again in these types of cases yo

just to remind you, ahmaud arbery died february 20th -- february 23rd, 2020. says he was jogging through a neighborhood. he was pursued by three white men. the men claim they thought arbery was a suspect in a series of break-ins in the neighborhood and two of the white men were armed. they used pickup trucks to eventually corral arbery in the neighborhood. arbery got into a struggle with travis mcmichael over a shotgun. travis mcmichael shot ahmaud arbery three times at point blank range, killing him. now, the defense maintains this was self-defense and they were attempting to conduct a citizens arrest. the prosecution says no. this was nothing but vigilanteism and racial pro profiling at its worst and all of it had been videotaped by one other suspect. the mother of ahmaud arbery says, look, just getting to day one of this trial is major progress. here's what she had to say. >> we're very thankful, the case has come from a very long way. pleased in the direction that the case is going. i never thought the day we would pick jurors would come and the day has fin

jury selection in the trial of ahmaud arbery begins today he was shot and kilted while out jogging according to his family. here's the latest. >> reporter: raising their voices for justice supporters gathering in brunswick, georgia, ahead of the ahmaud arbery murder trial >> we don't anyone to ever forget about ahmad, because his death made a lot of changes around the world >> reporter: the 25-year-old was shot and killed last year while out jogging, according to his familyhe unarmed man be being chased, trapped and murdered by three white men. they deny wrongdoing saying they thought arbery was a burglary, even calling 911 >> reporter: the latest high profile killing of a black man to go before a jury. this is a trial of three men for one murder, but what do you see is the larger issues at stake here >> this is going to be a litmus test for where the nation is concerning race. this is very different than the trial in minnesota for the murder of george floyd >> reporter: the case one the nation will be watching as jury selection starts, summons sent to 1,000 of them they will be whittled dow

unclear if the two events are related. >>> tomorrow the murder trial of three men accused of killing ahmaud arbery begins. arbery was chased by a man and his son in a pickup truck while his family says he was out for a run. video recorded his final moments drawing outrage and protest. the trial could become the biggest the state has ever seen. >> reporter: tonight raising their voices for justice. supporters gathering in brunswick, georgia ahead of the ahmaud arbery murder trial starting tomorrow. >> we don't want anyone to ever forget about ahmaud. because his death made plenty and a lot of changes around the world. >> reporter: the 25-year-old was shot and killed last year while out jogging according to his family. prosecutors say the graphic video recorded by one of the suspects shows the unarmed man being chased, trapped, and murdered by three white men. travis mcmichael, his father gregory, and their neighbor william bryant. they deny wrongdoing saying they thought arbery was a burglar, even calling 911 >> i was leaving the neighborhood and i just caught a guy running into a house being built

three men accused in the murder of 25-year-old ahmaud arbery. last year his death sparked national outrage. over the weekend in coastal georgia that spark reignited with people spilling into the streets, demanding justice ahead of jury selection monday. >> we don't have to all look alike or believe in the same beliefs, but we're so much geater together. >> reporter: the defendants are white. the victim, black. >> it's hard to believe it had nothing to do with race. the black and brown community are wondering are we in a system that will be just for all people? >> reporter: jury duty notices hitting the mailboxes of 1,000 people, roughly 1 out of every 85 residents in the county. >> it's going to be difficult to find a group of people who say they didn't develop an opinion about the case. >> reporter: deborah roberts got a chance to sit down with aubrey's mother. >> what i have to go through in the midst of the trial is really scary. some days i have my doubts about getting justice for ahmaud, you know. >> reporter: getting justice part of a nati

ahmaud was my son, ahmaud and loved. >> reporter: wanda cooper jones, arbery's mother, says after moree, she's ready for healing. >> this day means a lot to me. thinking back when ahmaud was first killed, we went throug three prosecutors, we went through new arrests and we finally made it this far. so, this morning, i'm very grateful. >> reporter: the mcmichaels and roddy bryan pleaded not guilty. 1,000 people were sent to jury summons, but the process of whittling it down to 12 jurors and four alternates could take as long as two weeks. norah. >> o'donnell: omar villafranca, thank you. today former president trump sued the congressional committee investigating the deadly january 6th assault on the u.s. capitol. he wants to block the committee from getting his administration's records from the national archives, calling the investigation an illegal fishing expedition that he says violates the constitutional separation of powers. all right, tonight, two out of every three americans eligible for covid shots are now fully vaccinated, some who aren't continue to dig in their heels and are

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>>> jury selection under way tonight in the murder of ahmaud arbery. three white men, including a father and son, accused of killing arbery. and now the key video that will be at the center of this trial. >>> the abc news exclusive. the former british spy behind the infamous steele dossier. investigating possible linked between then candidate donald trump and russia. tonight, speaking for the first time. what he now says about the most damning claims in his report, including the suggestion there was a compromising videotape. george stephanopoulos one-on-one with christopher steele. >>> and anyone who loves tony bennett will love the reason he's in the news tonight. ng it g h powell, a diplomat, an adviser to presidents, republican and democrat. a life dedicated to service, a life of breaking barriers. we learned today not only of his death but of his private battle with covid. he was flly vaccinated but now we've learned of his other private health battles that put him at increased risk. tonight here, the tributes now pouring in. president biden orderi

, understand the culture of ahmaud arbery and not just identify with his killers.'s an old saying we're first amongst the legal profession, the verdict based on the make-up of the jury. >> the three men accused of killing ahmaud arbery weren't even arrested until cell phone video of the confrontation was leaked. hey, look you you have video this time unlike in trayvon martin. several lawyers have had to recuse themselves, the original d.a. was disqualified for showing favoritism. do you think there is a problem in the justice system there, the fact it wasn't immediately investigated? >> i think there's a systemic problem not only in georgia but in america. we have to -- it was as much a tragedy the coverup by the d.a. trying to say what she saw on that video was not a crime. and so we have to speak truth to power every chance we get and say that worse than how they kill ahmad, worse than how they killed trayvon is how they use the laws to kill us. it is a systemic problem, don lemon. >> what you saw on the video was not a crime? okay, all right then. i got to move

but there was no video in trayvon martin's case, and ahmaud arbery there is a video that everybody can what took place and we believe that is why we're going to get justice for ahmaud ar arbery. >> marcus, there is a video in this case, and there is also a national reckoning on race. how much do you think society has changed since the trayvon martin case? >> not much. you know, the same thing still going on. you know what i'm saying, it keeps repeating because they don't want to bring no change. that's why we keep fighting hard, try to bring this change. you know people are still suffering the same way. they do it in a different style of way. >> you know, marcus, as these men accused of killing your son are in court, what is that lake for y like for you and your family? >> i just can't -- i can't explain it to you. to sit in that courtroom, with three -- you know how they murdered your kid, i can't -- i don't want to say it on tv like this, it is wrong. it is hard to look at them with that much hate in them, to do a 25-year-old kid like that, had a long life ahead of him to live, and i

full justice for ahmaud arbery. >> yeah. >> well, arbery's mother said she never thought the day would come when the trial would begin. meantime, his father is calling the community to vote to remove officials who attempted to brush aside his son's case. >>> now, the mystery surrounding gabby petito's death has gripped the world for weeks, and now her grief-stricken mother and stepfather are reflecting about final moments of her life. they are also lashing out at brian laundrie and his family in an interview with "60 minutes" australia. take a listen. >> i just -- i hope that she didn't suffer, and that she wasn't in any pain. >> just hoping that -- >> she was in a place she wanted to be, looking at the beautiful mountains. i think silence speaks volumes. i believe they know probably if not everything, they know most of the information. i would love to just face to face ask, why are you doing this? just tell me the truth. just want to get him in a cell the rest of his life. >> we want vengeance and him to be -- and justice. >> cnn reached out to the laundrie family attorney about that

year-old ahmaud arbery, shot and killed as he was jogging. y selection begins in the murder trial of a father and son who grabbed their weapons and chased arbery down, and also a neighbor that joined the pursuit recording it on his cell phone, and the men saying they were trying to carry out a citizens arrest because they had reasonable and probable grounds of suspicion. the killing sparked protests around the country and in georgia, and many in the small town of brunswick where the trial will take place, and they are worried of what would happen outside the courthouse. >> if anything bad happens, it has to be somebody that doesn't live here and doesn't take pride in the community. people want justice and a fair trial for everyone, and basically bottom line, justice. >> jury selection in the high profile case could take up to two weeks. >>> los angeles county wants vanessa bryant to undergo a psychiatric examination because of the suit she filed. >>> palo alto is trying to go more green. city the city council is expected to prove a complete tr

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this is what ahmaud arbery�*s mother said ahead of the trial. this day means a lot to me. prosecutors, we went through no arrests and we finally made it this far, so this morning, i am very grateful. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool has been following the story. just remind us of the background to this, if you would. i just remind us of the background to this, if you would.— this, if you would. i think a lot of people will— this, if you would. i think a lot of people will think _ this, if you would. i think a lot of people will think of _ this, if you would. i think a lot of people will think of that - this, if you would. i think a lot of people will think of that summerj this, if you would. i think a lot of. people will think of that summer of protest last year against racism to be all about george floyd, and thirdly the video of george floyd's killing in minneapolis did spark it, but the sentiment had been rising across the us that something had to be done, because of a series of killings during last year, and ahmaud arbery�*s was one of them. it happened in february last

we are following the latest. >> millions have seen the disturbing video, 25-year-old ahmaud arbery shot and killed while jogging in rural georgia this morning, jury selection in the trial of the father and son who grabbed their weapons and chased him down and the man joining pursuit recording it all on their cell phones the men saying there had been burglaries in the area and were trying to conduct a citizen's arrest the killing sparked many protests now they are worried about what could happen outside the courthouse >> i don't think the locals would do anything. if anything bad happens, it has to be someone not from here. >> the community like the country is looking for answers >> i think people want justice and a fair trial for everyone, just basically bottom line, justice. >> jury selection on a case that could take up to two weeks >>> former president bill clinton has been released from the hospital after receiving treatment from a urinary tract infection that spread to his blood stream >> doctors here say they will continue to monitor the former president's progress even as he cont

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wanda cooper jones is ahmaud arbery's mother. not an impartial jury can be selected. >> i think without that video, we wouldn't have an arrest, but i thank god that the video came and we got an arrest, and now we're here to select the jury to finally give justice to ahmad. i have my concerns being that the jury will be picked from this community. there ever been lots of communications in the beginning of what happened on that day. hopefully we get the right people in the right place to make the right decision. >> during all of that, it's anticipated that jury selection alone could take about two weeks to maybe two and a half weeks, alisyn and victor. >> thanks for explaining all of that, martin savidge. >> you're welcome. >>> we're we're now hearing from the plaintiff's attorney about the former president's deposition. we'll have that for you. of therabreath healthy smile oral rinse to give her the healthy, sparkly smile she always wanted. (crowd cheering) therabreath, it's a better mouthwash. at walmart, target and other fine st

>> reporter: outside the courthouse, protesters demanded justice for ahmaud arbery. >> raise your right hand. >> reporter: inside the courtroom, the judge swore in perspective jurors as the trial of the three men charged with killing arbery gets under way. >> true answers to all questions asked by the court or its authority. >> reporter: prosecutors say arbery was jogging in the neighborhood of brunswick last february when travis mcmichael, his father gregory mcmichael and neighbor william roddie bryan chased the 25-year-old and then shot and killed him. defense attorneys say the men thought he was a burglary suspect. an arrest wasn't made until months later when this cell phone video of the final confrontation taken by bryan was leaked. now all three men face murder, aggravated assault, and false imprisonment charges. lee merritt is one of the attorneys representing the arbery family in a civil case. >> i think that we have a shot at justice here. i know the prosecutor's office is motivated. >> ahmaud wasn't just a jogger jogging in a neighborhood. ahmaud was my son. ahmaud was loved.

reporter: three men accused in the murder of 25-year-old ahmaud arbery. last year, his death sparked national outrage. over the weekend in georgia, that spark reignited with people spilling into the streets demanding justice ahead of jury selection on monday. >> we don't all have to look alike, but we are also much greater together. reporter: the defendants are white. the victim is black. >> it is hard to believe it had nothing to do with race. the black and brown community are wondering if we are in a system that will be just. reporter: jury notices hitting the mailboxes of 1000 people, one out of every 85 people in the county. >> just to think have to go through in midst of the trial is really scary. some days i have my doubts. i am getting justice for ahmaud. reporter: part of a national outcry after this cellphone video emerged. it was taken by a neighbor who joined gregory and travis mcmichael as prosecutors say they chased after the jogger. >> we believe that he was nothing more than a witness to the shooting. reporter: the father and son claimed th

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they will be forced to watch the killing of ahmaud arbery over and over again.potential jurors if anyone of them actually wanted to serve on the jury. not a single one raised their hand. even if they wanted to be there, 11 of the 19 said they already formed an opinion about the case. that tells you something. other jurors are clearly worried about retribution however the case turns out here. one of the woman says none of this makes me feel good. another man said he doesn't want to, quote, have other people's lives in my hands. bottom line, 12 jurors and 4 alternates are needed. lawyers are not there yet, not even close. the selection process could take another week. the judge is being very protective on what we can even say because he is clearly worried about it. >> i understand that. i understand that. when you hear jurors talk like that you start to wonder about the atmosphere of even implicit juror intimidation. why are they so scared? all right, laura. all kinds of questions. >>> how did all 21 passengers survive a plane crash? >>> american troops in syria t

wanda cooper-jones is ahmaud arbery's mother.rst she talks about the video. >> i think without that video we wouldn't have an arrest, but i thank god that the video came and we got arrests and now we are here to select the jury to finally get justice for ahmad. i have my concerns. being that the jurors will be picked from this community, there's been a lot of miscommunications in the beginning on what happened on that day. but i'm hopeful that we'll get the right people in the right place to make the right decision. >> jury selection actually didn't begin until about 1:30 this afternoon. so it's off to a slow start. >> thank you. >>> china reportedly tests a missile that circles the globe and cannot yet be shot down. how is the u.s. responding? that's next. gentle constipation relief in minutes. little fleet. big relief. try it. feel it. feel that fleet feeling. going to tell you about exciting medicare advantage plans that can provide broad coverage, and still may save you money on monthly premiums and prescription drugs. with o

jury selection continues in the high-profile ahmaud arbery murder trial.an's impressive collection of historic and presidential artifacts. and much more. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour. ♪ judy: the special congressional committee investigating the january assault on the u.s. capitol meets tonight in the battle over how much cooperation they will get from allies and advisors of former president donald trump. this evening, they are expected to recommend charging steve bannon with contempt of congress for refusing to comply with the subpoena demanding that he turn over documents to the committee and sit for a deposition. thank you very much and welcome back to the newshour. what is your understanding of why this special congressional committee wants to hear from steve bannon? >> thanks for having me back. we know that steve bannon, donald's longtime advisor, for a time in the white house, estranged, then consulting again , was intimately involved with donald trump's decision to, in my view, insight and insurrection on january 6, 2021. bannon is the one who cal

and ask your doctor if biktarvy is right for you. >>> ahmaud arbery. shouldn't. it's a horrible set of facts. jury selection began today for the three men charged with chasing him down, murdering him, while he was out for a jog in their neighborhood. gregory mcmichael, his son travis, and their neighbor william "roddy" bryan jr., are charged with malice and felony murder. they also face charges of aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and criminal intent to commit false imprisonment. remember, in a charging document you go from little to high in almost every jurisdiction. you don't have to just charge the top thing. you can charge all the crimes that go along with it. you got together, you made a plan, you wanted to go after him, you wanted to stop him, you wanted to hurt him, you wanted to kill him, and then you killed him. all of those things can be charged. this story is as much what they did as what it took to get here. 603 days. that's how long ago this video was recorded by one of the defendants. imagine, for your family. you remember, his lawy

well, tomorrow jury selection will begin in the trial of three georgia men charged with killing ahmaud arbery. the trial will be a test of the justice system and how far the united states has really come in its racial reckoning. it's hard to forget that horrific video of what happened to arbery, often referred to as a modern-day lynching. it is graphic, but also important evidence, so let's take a look at some of the evidence here. the cell phone video. the 25-year-old was out jogging in a neighborhood near brunswick, georgia. cell phone video from that day in february 2020 shows him being chased down by men in a truck, shot and killed. one of the attackers is travis micmichaels. he faces a series of charges include malice and murder, aggravated assault, false imprisonment and criminal intent to commit false imprisonment. his father, gregory, faces similar charges. both men have pleaded not guilty, claiming that they were conducting a citizen's arrest and acted in self-defense. more than two months passed before they were taken into custody. and then there's a third man that was part of all o

how lawyers are selecting unbiased jurors in the high-profile ahmaud arbery murder trial.k at one man's impressive collection of historic and presidential artifacts. and, much more. >> woodruff: the special congressiol committee investigating the january assault on the u.s. capitol meets tonight, in the battle over how much cooperation they will get from allies of former president donald trump. this evening, they will consider whether to recommend charging steve bannon with contempt of congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena demanding that he turn over documents to the committee, and sit for a deposition. ambassador norman eisen previously worked on the investigations that preceded mr. trump's first impeachment, as a counsel to the house judiciary committee. he is now with the brookings institution. norm eisen, thank you very much, and welcome back to the "newshour". first of all, what is your understanding of why this special congressional committee wants to hear from steve bannon? >> judy, thanks for having me back. we know that steve bannon, donald trump's long-

jury selection in the shooting death of ahmaud arbery begins. an was running through a georgia neighborhood in 2020 when he was chased down by three white men who say they believed arbery to be suspicious. investigators believe the deadly chase was racially motivated. >>> former president trump will be questioned. the alleged assault happened outside of trump tower in new york following negative comments trump made about mexico. >>> movie goers enjoy being spooked at theaters. halloween kills topped the box office with 50.4 million in dickette sales. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm elise preston, cbs news, new york. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good evening. i'm nikki battiste. jericka duncan is off. haiti is one of the world's most dangerous countries besieged by poverty, political instability and violence. tonight the fate of more than a dozen american missionaries and family members reportedly kid no napd in the country is unknown. police say they have been seized by a not

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. >>> three men are sit for trial after killing ahmaud arbery last year.ed about who could end up on the jury. >> i have my concerns, being that the jurors will be picked from this community. there has been lots of miscommunications in the beginning on what happened on that day. but i'm hopeful we'll get the right people in the right place to make the right decision. >> joining us now, criminal defense attorney cnn legal analyst joey jackson. a thousand people have received a jury summons for this case, about ten times what it would normally be for this courthouse. we have to factor that in as we talk about the difficulty of seating a jury here. what's also interesting is prosecutors are pulled in from atlanta because there were concerns, you know, in this small county. should those concerns be in place for the jury? how do you get through all of that? you heard the concerns from ahmaud arbery's mother. >> yes. good morning, erica. you'll get through it with some difficulty, but you will get through it. you noted that a thousand jurors have been called in,

. >>> jury selection continues today for three georgia men accused in the killing of ahmaud arbery.cident that sparked national outrage. travis mcmichael and his father is accused of killing ahmaud arbery. >>> and then santa cruz county sheriff deputies returned to campus after a year after the school board voted to eliminate the program. two students are facing charges for the murder of a 17-year-old. the school resource office will be paired with mental health workers. >>> and then firing the head football coach after refusing to get vaccinated. he's the first major college coach to be fired for refusing to get the vaccine. the coach applied for religious exemption but was denied. four assistant coaches were also fired for noncompliance. >>> well, we all know it still hurts after the giants' seasons came to a crushing loss there, and the team held one final news conference. >> yeah, the giants can't help but look back on the season that nobody saw coming. >> there was such a feeling of rebirth this season, just in terms of the city and the organization and in terms of sort of havi

. >> reporter: outside the courthouse, protesters demanded justice for ahmaud arbery. >> the judge sworeve jurors as the trial of the three men charged with murdering arbery gets under way. prosecutors say arbery was jogging in the neighborhood last february when mcmichael and miss father and neighbor chased the 25-year-old, then shot and killed him. the men thought he was a burglary suspect. >> an arrest wasn't made until months later when this cell phone video of the final confrontation taken was leaked. now all three men face murder, aggravated assault charges. reporting the family in a civil case. i think we have a shot of justice here. >> ahmaud wasn't just a jogger jogging a neighborhood, ahmaud was my son. a he was loved. >> looking back, we went through three prosecutors. we went through new arrests and finally made it this far. this morning, i'm very grateful. >> a plea of not guilty. the process of picking 12 jurors and four alternates could take as long as weeks co up, first lady jill biden talks in an exclusive interview about this year's best teachers. >>> and america's chil

jury selection begins today in the state murder trial of the three white men accused of killing ahmaud arbery. the final moments of his life captured on camera. and we warn you the video is disturbing. arbery was jogging in a neighborhood in february 20th when gregory mcmichael and son travis chased him. a neighbor videotaping it on his cell phone and allegedly hitting arbery with his truck. that video sparking nationwide outrage and protests, calling for answers about arbery's death. all three men have pleaded not guilty to multiple state charges including felony murder. in april, the justice department also charged the mcmichaels and bryan with federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping in connection to arbery's death. the three also pleaded not guilty to those charges. meanwhile, in the georgia state trial, a judge will choose 12 jurors from a pool of 1,000. 600 potential jurors will report for possible selection today. >> we want a fair, neutral and impartial jury who will hear the facts of this case. >> reporter: the attorney for arbery's family said it will be challenging considering

in georgia, jury selection starts today in the trial of three white men accused of murdering ahmaud arberynarmed 25-year-old black man who was chased down and shot to death while out for a jog. over the weekend, community members and ahmaud arbery's family gathered outside of the glynn county courthouse for a pre-trial rally. another rally is planned for today. last month, former prosecutor jackie johnson was indicted and arrested for interfering with the investigation and trying to prevent the arrest of two of arbery's killers, greg mcmichael, a former police officer, as well as his son, travis. the mily of colin powell says the top u.s. general and former secretary has died from covid-19 . he was 84 years old. he served as secretary of state from 2001 until 2500 george w bush. powell, who was reportedly fully vaccinated, died at walter reed national medical center. and those are some of the headlines this is democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. when we come back, we go to michigan, where officials have warned residents in the predominantly black city of benton harbo

remember, these three white men have been accused of chasing down and killing ahmaud arbery, a 25-year-old for at least two of the accused killers have denied race was a factor, they were keen to question would-be jurors on that topic for views on the confederate flag and on black lives matter. let's bring in top legal man joey jackson. so we're looking at these questions. what stood out to you? >> i mean, everything stands out to me with respect with what people's feelings are, their beliefs are, what they believe about black lives matter, what they believe about confederate flags, what they believe about race relations in the country. so you want to be able to vet jurors. chris, i'm one that believes when you select a jury, i don't believe in stereotypes. there are so many stereotypes we lawyers have with respect to who should be impanelled. i'm not one to believe if you ask jurors what their views of life are you get a sense for their fairness, their sense of justice, their family, them as individuals, what they like, what they don't like, and you select someone you think is appropriate

reggie: jury selection begins for the three men accused of killing ahmaud arbery who was killed whileging through a georgia neighborhood. jobyna: it's dry out there and your trains are running on time. kumasi: the box office this weekend with the biggest horror movie opening since the start of the pandemic. younger viewers are driving the return to theaters. reggie: the giants their final news conference of the year. they will talk about the season and look ahead to 2022, their magical year ended last week after the tough series with the dodgers and now they had to the off-season. kumasi:kumasi: the warriors tip-off their season tomorrow. golden state opens and i lay against the lakers and -- and then as their home opener against the clippers. they finished the preseason perfect. the sights are set on making a deep run for the playoffs this season. >> our expectations are higher this year than they had in the last couple of years. the way the league works, you need to step it up everyone wants to win a championship first and foremost and whatever that takes, we want to be as prepared

jobina: gregory ary mcmichael and their neighbor are facing charges and ahmaud arbery's death. and killed in february of 2020 during a confrontation. bryant's record the incident on his cell phone. they told police he thought -- they thought arbery was a burglar and were trying to make a citizens arrest. 600 potential jurors are expenditure report with another 400 on standby. the massive pool reflects the challenge in finding impartial jurors for a case that sparked national outrage. >> is going to be a lot, especially if they are starting with sending out jurors from the local area. a lot of people know him, know the family. that is the difficult part, that will limit a lot of people. jobina: they were asked to fill a three page questionnaire asking if they had followed the case and what they already knew. the defendants face nine counts each, including felony murder and aggravated assault. they have all pleaded not guilty. reggie: former president bill clinton is back home in new york this morning. several vehicles drove up to his home yesterday afternoon. last week, he was a

i'll have to get back to you. >> separately, one of the men who was charged with killing ahmaud arberyg this case carefully, is asking evidence of his confederacy support banned. >>> this is what lawyers would call a very bad fact. if you have been accused of killing an unarmed black man who was jogging while black in georgia last year, a case where motive is going to be key. this is all going to come down to what their intent was. and at the same time, at the time of this killing, you happened to have a vanity license plate with the design of the confederate battle flag on it. that is what his lawyer wants to keep out. he has pled not guilty. lawyers know this will be an uphill battle, a tough case for his client. they want to keep out any evidence that could make the jury think that he came to this event with a bad motive. the judge is going to be the one that will have to decide whether this vanity license plate comes in. i should mention, he will have to decide pretty soon because jury selection begins october 18th. >>> president biden is floating a major change to senate rules as