ahmaud arbery never said a word to them. lone. >> a jury convicted the men just before thanksgiving for chasing down and shooting arbery who was jogging in the neighborhood. we are in brunswick, georgia. in the victim pact statement, his mother gave a rebuttal of sorts to comments made about her son during the trial. tell us about those. >> reporter: yeah, victor, if you watched this trial in november, if you read about it or heard about it, chances are you remember a line that was widely condemned by just about everyone in the closing arguments of one of the defense attorneys in which she was speaking about the body of ahmaud arbery and she referenced his, quote, long, dirty toe nails. there was an audible gasp when she said that back in november. and wanda cooper jones, his mother indicated how upset she was hearing that, that day. it is obviously something that she has spent the 40-plus days thinking about because she referenced exactly that in her impact statement. take a listen. >> he was messy, he sometimes refused to w

in the us, three white men who were convicted of chasing and then murdering ahmaud arbery, a black manhe state of georgia have been sentenced to life in prison. travis mcmichael, his father gregory and their neighbour roddy bryan were convicted of felony murder. they had chased mr arbery while he was jogging, before he was shot to death. their defence had claimed they feared he was planning to commit a crime. the mcmichaels will spend life in prison without the possibility of parole. roddy bryan will serve life, but does have the possibility of parole. here's georgia superior court judge timothy walmsley outlining some of the evidence from the trial. there's a frame where i believe ahmaud arbery, it looks to be if he's 20 yards out, that may be close — 30 yards out — it's the frame of travis mcmichael lifting the shotgun to fire at ahmaud arbery. and you watch that with context — and when i say �*context�*, after hearing the evidence in this case and thinking about a young man that had been running at that point for almost five minutes — and it is a chilling, truly disturbing scene. ah

instead, they blamed ahmaud arbery for being there. they blamed ahmaud arbery for not having socks on, for having dirty toenails. i don't know how in the world they expected that to resonate with any jury, even an almost all white jury, so from the beginning of the case to the end i think the defense really missed the boat on trying to present the best case that they could for their clients here. >> and diane, the judge understood that there would be no statement of remorse on this day of sentencing because they have this federal trial that's expected to start next month. i wonder, we heard about a potential deal or an offer for a deal questioning the parents about a deal. what was their response? >> so according to the attorney for ahmaud arbery's mother this morning, he said that they had been reached now to a deal that would have included a plea that allowed the dfefendants to spen 30 years for these federal hate crimes, and wanda cooper jones said she didn't want that because they were confident that the sentence today was going to

now, ahmaud arbery�*s case is different to george floyd — ahmaud arbery was not killed by police officers who believed they had the right to act as police officers, if you like, as so—called vigilantes and, indeed, his family described the death as a modern—day lynching. they have since, i might add, expressed their delight at the sentences that have been handed out. but ahmaud arbery�*s death was all part of a sort of national reckoning, as far as racial injustice is concerned in this country, that really came to a head, of course, a few months later, following the death of george floyd at the hands of a minneapolis police officer. yasmin cader, director of the trone center forjustice and equality at the american civil liberties union, gave us her reaction to the trial. my reaction is that this verdict is significant for many reasons. one of the first is that we are to remember this conviction almost never happened, and so it wasn't until the family and his community organised, mobilised and demanded a full investigation that these individuals were even arrested. so the significance of t

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ahmaud arbery was then hunted down and shot.killed because individuals here in this courtroom took the law into their own hands. mr. bryan, he joined in after calling out, do y'all got him, claimed he didn't know what was going on, but honestly wanted to know who the individual who was running through the neighborhood who he didn't know had been caught in some way. said, quote, i'd figured he'd done something wrong but i didn't know for sure. that wasn't exactly the quote. there are two quotes. didn't know for sure. i thought he would get away. and this is the part that is disturbing to me with roddie bryan. if the guy had stopped, this never would have happened. all of these quotes give context, i think, to the video that we saw during the case. wanda cooper-jones this morning made a statement that i think when you look at the statements and you see the videos is very true, and that is, she said, when they could not scare or intimidate him, they killed him. there's been discussion about remorse, and i agree with counsel that it

we think we'll be hearing from ahmaud arbery's father today. the defendants will have the opportunity to speak as well. whether they choose to do that is yet to be seen as their attorneys present whatever evidence they choose to, and arguments to the judge who has to determine whether or not these three men should get the opportunity to seek parole at 30 years. there is a required life sentence with these charges, wolf. the attorney for one of these men, william "roddie" bryan, says that he has already filed motions and believes that the judge will have mercy in his words on his client. >> the evidence is clear he neither killed, attempted to kill or intended to kill anyone in this matter. we believe it is cruel, unconstitutionally cruel to impose a mandatory life sentence. i have no doubt that he will give roddie bryan the individualized sentence he deserves. >> reporter: roddie bryan chased behind the pickup truck that was driven by the mcmichaels. bryan is the one who recorded the video that went viral and led to the charges against these th

another week together, and we begin with that powerful moment in court today, the judge in the ahmaud arbery case. today he sentenced the three men in the killing of arbery in brunswick, georgia. all of them facing life in prison, but the judge had to decide whether any of them deserved a chance at parole decades from now. the judge in court carefully choosing his words, sharing his own thoughts. what led to his decision. at one point reminding the courtroom that ahmaud arbery ran from the truck for five minutes as they chased him. the judge telling court he'd stop talking himself for a minute. there was silence. he then said that was just a fraction of the time that arbery was chased. travis mcmichael who fired the shot that killed arbery, his father, gregory mcmichael, and their neighbor, william "roddie" bryan. both were sentenced to life in prison without parole and william bryan, the neighbor who was with them who shot this video was the only one who the judge said showed any concern in the moments after that deadly shooting. he was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after

is going to be prosecuted because there was over a month's time that went by from the death of ahmaud arbery to the arrest of these individuals where there was no action taken by that office. if it weren't for the love of a black mother with respect to arbery's mom posting an independent investigation from the georgia bureau of investigations, this case may not have seen the light of day. and so while we can appreciate the verdict in this case and while we can appreciate the sentencing in this case, it's very important that we do not condition ourselves from a public standpoint that we meade the evidence in every incident in order to pursue accountability on behalf of people being killed. that is a very dangerous model that we kind of sort of set up. with respect to george floyd, there was video there. with respect to ahmaud arbery, there was video there. there does not have to be video and there's not always video, but that shouldn't keep us from holding the people accountable. >> as to the former d.a. that charles just mentioned, should there be an investigation more fulsomely into how the

ahmaud arbery's father speaking. >> -- at this time. the man who killed my son has sat in this courtroom every single day, next to his father. i never get that chance to sit next to my son ever again. not at a dinner table, not at a holiday, and not at a wedding. he'll never get to have -- i pray that no one in this courtroom ever has to do what we had did. that buried their child. there is no word for that because no one knows that much pain. not only did they lynch my son in broad daylight, but they killed him while he was doing what he loved more than anything, running. that's when he felt most alive. most free. and they took all that from him. when i close my eyes, i see his execution in my mind. over and over. i see that for rest of my life. when i became a father, my life became bigger than me. it became about my family. about protecting him. protecting my boy. i know in my head that there is nothing i could have done that day to have saved my son to have protected him from that evil and hate. but my heart is broken and always wil

all the decisions they made that led up to the death of ahmaud arbery.o think. and here's the real problem. greg mcmichael was former law enforcement as they pointed out repeatedly, and travis mcmichael had served in the coast guard, as they pointed out repeatedly. so here we have some men who should have known better. should have known better. vigilanteism always goes wrong. you wait for the professionals to show up. the professionals who are in marked cars. the professionals who are in uniforms. the professionals who are going to do it right because they have something to lose. the professionals with body cams. >> we have been watching and listening to the prosecutor that was brought in from the atlanta area to try the three men who have been convicted of killing ahmaud arbery. this is the sentencing, and this hearing will continue back with me charles coleman, civil rights attorney, former brooklyn, new york prosecutor. also an nbc legal analyst. and again, apologies to viewers and listeners on radio for the technical issues, but we are back in busine

>> we -- i mean, ahmaud arbery was loved and with the outcome today from the sentencing, ahmaud arbery was not just loved. ahmaud arbery's name will also implement change. when we see the name of ahmaud arbery, you know, that it was change. we held these three defendants accountable for the actions that they took. >> yeah. you know, lee, before i even met wanda, um, you know the whole thing with the videotape and trying to get it on and airing it and what have you. w where do you think we'd be today -- meaning, us who watch this trial and the family and you -- without that videotape? >> the video was the absolute lynchpin of accountability in this case. it's -- it's somewhat sad that, for many families who don't have the benefit of having this kind of video that would capture what happened, we rarely see justice in cases absent of video. i -- i -- we're approaching ten years since the murder of trayvon martin and we know that his kill wer was acquitted. there was no video and that video evidence was key. >> thank you, both. be well. >> thank you. >>> president joe biden calling out rep

reminding ahmaud arbery ran from the truck for five minutes. the judge telling court he'd stop talking himself for a minute. there was silence. he then said that was a fraction of the time arbery was chased. travis mcmichael who fired the shot that killed arbery, his father, and their neighbor william roddie bryan. the neighbor who was with them who shot theth video was the only one who the judge said showed any concern in the moments the it have deadly shooting. he was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 30 years. the court hearing from arbery's family, his sister, father, and mother, who showed the men showed no leniency when they murdered her son, so they do not deserve leniency either. steve osunsami leading us off tonight from georgia. >> reporter: inside this south georgia courtroom, the families watching from their seats were praying as the judge began to read. >> as to travis mcmichael. mr. mcmichael, the court sentences you as follows. count one, malice murder, life without the possibility of parole. >> reporter: stat

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, a killing that ahmaud arbery, a killing that sparked black lives matter protests. the aftermath of days of unrest in kazakhstan. security forces are ordered to shoot to kill protestors. novak djokovic has thanked fans for their support and remains in this hotel. the australian government rejects claims that the grand slam champion is being held captive afterfailing to meet vaccine entry requirements. and this letter had no surname or address on the envelope — just a short biography. but amazingly, it made it to the right person. very warm welcome to you. one of the best black hollywood actors of the past century, the award—winning actor sidney poitier, whose groundbreaking films in the 1950s and �*60s shone a light on racism and social prejudice, has died. he was 94. he was the first black man to win an oscar for best actor, and his success paved the way for generations of other black artists. his films, including in the heat of the night and guess who's coming to dinner, reflected an america struggling with issues of racism and prejudice, at the height of the civi

ahmaud arbery�*s death has been likened by his family to a latter—day lynching. incident led to nationwide protests after it emerged that, despite being interviewed at the scene, none of the men involved had been arrested after local officials accept their plea of self—defence and deemed the killing of ahmaud arberyjustified. do what you need to do, man. that's. .. i can only imagine... former police officer gregory mcmichael, his 33—year—old son, travis, and the man who filmed ahmaud arbery�*s death, william roddie bryan, were eventually arrested and brought to trial and found guilty of murder, aggravated assault and false imprisonment. they chose to target my son because they did not want him in their community. these men deserve the maximum sentence... ..for their crimes. what i'm going to do is i'm going to sit silently for one minute. to set in context the terror that he said ahmaud arbery must�*ve suffered as he was chased through a residential neighbourhood for more than five minutes, thejudge ordered a moment's silence... ..before sentencing all three men

in a relieved georgia community, ahmaud arbery's family still churns. >> when i... close my eyes, i see his execution in my mind over and over. i'll see that for the rest of my life. >> reporter: the 25-year-old arbery went jogging and ended up running for his life. for five minutes in february 2020, three white georgia men in pickup trucks pursued a black man on foot they suspected was a burglar, trapping him like a rat in the words of defendant gregory mcmichael. two 12-gauge shotgun blasts tore pointblank into arbery, even though gunman travis mcmichael later testified arbery never threatened him. >> didn't pull out any guns? >> no, ma'am. >> didn't pull out any knife. >> no, ma'am. >> reporter: the jury, 11 of them white, also watched this video, recorded minutes before the shooting. it shows arbery walking inside a home under construction, doing nothing wrong. >> raising you was the honor of my life, and i'm very proud of you. >> reporter: wanda cooper-jones urged maximum sentences for killing the son born on mother's day, 1994. >> they were fully committed to

lester >> kristin welker, thank you. >>> late today, the three men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery were sentenced to life in prison. the judge saying arbery left his home to go for a run and ended up running for his life catie beck reports tonight. >> reporter: the father and son guilty of the 2020 murder of ahmaud arbery will spend the rest of their days behind the bars. >> a young man with dreams was gunned down in this community. >> reporter: judge timothy wamsley calling it accountability for greg and son travis mcmichael, a sentence of life without parole and for neighbor william bryant, a life sentence with the possibility of parole. the decision after hours of testimony ahmaud arbery's parents describing broken hearts that will never heal. >> son, i love you as much today as i did the day that you were born. >> reporter: attorneys for the defendants calling life without parole a punishment too severe. >> nothing in travis mcmichael's life suggests that he's a danger to society now or will be a danger to society 30 years from now. >> reporter: in the end, judge wamsley pointe

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we saw the mcdaniels father and son convicted in the killing of ahmaud arbery. from the criminal justice perspective, what do you make of these trials that america's just watched? does it reflect change? >> all of it is convoluted, quite honestly. we have over 3000 law enforcement agencies across the country, from my understanding, and 3000 different standards of review and accountability. we have district attorneys across the country who are elected who think about ahmaud arbery's scenario. a district attorney who colluded with those who murdered ahmaud arbery, as opposed to representing her district. there are reforms that can be made, that look at individual cases, isolated incidents. what i am more concerned about, what are the systems in place to ensure that justice is blind and that all of us are afforded equal protection under the law? this is by no means saying i dislike police officers. we like police officers, who are accountable to the community, they are protecting and serving, and not preying upon their citizens. we have advanced the conversation in

the name is called the ahmaud arbery foundation. implemented change already. ahmaud -- >> georgia hate crime law for the first time. >> yes. >> we also saw change in the -- >> the citizen's arrest law as well was passed in georgia. since we lost ahmaud, we got change already. so i'm very proud of that as well. >> well, wanda, as always, we are so incredibly sorry for your loss, and what you're living every day after this, even as you are looking for justice and hoping for more of it today. wanda and lee, thank you to both of you this morning. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> the australian government clapping back at claims that it is holding tennis star novak djokovic as a prisoner, and just in, djokovic has responded for the first time. >>> a huge winter storm wreaking havoc in airports across the country this morning. stand by. some of my best memories growing up, were cooking with mom. she always said, “food is love.” so when she moved in with us, a new kitchen became part ofof our financial plan. ♪ i want to make the most

running. >> marcus arbery says running is when ahmaud felt most free and alive. as running in february, 2020, when travis and greg mcmichael chased him in a pickup truck. william roddy bryan followed in his truck and recorded the video of arbery being shot and killed. jasmine arbery is ahmaud's sister >> ahmaud had dark skin that glistened in the sunlight like gold ahmaud had a broad nose and the color of his eyes was real he was tall with an athletic build. these are the qualities that made these men assume that ahmaud was a dangerous criminal. >> travis mcmichael killed arbery with his shotgun. during the trial, he took the stand. >> it was obvious that he was attacking me, that if he would have got the shotgun from me, then it was a life or death situation. >> wanda cooper jones is ahmaud's mother. >> son, i love you as much today as i did the day you were born raising you was the honor of my life and i'm very proud of you. >> next month, all three men go on trial again, facing federal hate crime charges the arbery family rejecting a plea deal. for the news, i'

all convicted and now sentence for the shooting death of ahmaud arbery, who was chased in their trucks down in the streets. the jury that convicted arbery's killers was almost all white. runs week is a small town in a rural county of georgia, a state with a troubled history when it comes to race. not so very long ago, a black victim like ahmaud arbery or a black suspect in a crime not get justice in that county or any county anywhere in the country for that matter. the verdict and sentence demonstrates that times have, thankfully, changed, but what really matters is the crime reminds us they have not changed enough. i always like to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook. >> that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. we thank you for joining us tonight. >> from all of us here, we appreciate your time. have a nice evening and we will see you again at 11:00. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, t

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the family of ahmaud arbery was firmly against this, too. >> it's disrespectful. i fought so hard to get these guys in state prison. it's very disrespectful. >> reporter: ahmaud arbery's family says these men deserve state prison, which happens to be the place where the u.s. department of justice is current you will investigating whether this state does enough to protect pruzer ins from other prisoners. the judge in this case is asking the men if they still want to plead guilty. if not, jury selection begins a week from today. david? >> all right, steve osunsami in georgia. thank you, steve. >>> now, to the tragic death of a former miss usa. cheslie kryst, here in new york city. what authorities have now revealed and what her family is saying tonight. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: tonight, the investigation into the death of former miss usa cheslie kryst revealing she jumped from a new york city high rise sunday morning. the medical examiner stating she died by suicide. according to authorities, kryst was last seen on a terrace on the 29th floor of the buildin

the man convicted of chasing down and killing ahmaud arbery learned their feet. the emotional statement from ahmaud arbery's parents. >>> new plans for the public to pay their respect to the legendary football coach john madden. a new tribute in his hometown. >>> will it be trey lance or jimmy g starting at quarterback for the 49ers bigges say hello to 2022 with xfinity and you'll get fast and reliable internet for only nineteen ninety-nine a month for twelve months. plus, you can get twelve times the speed for the same price when you add xfinity mobile. that's more speed and more value. say hello to kicking off the year with this amazing offer. and with xfinity mobile, you can get a 5g phone on us and three hundred dollars back during our xfinity hello twenty twenty-two sales event! click, call or visit a store today! >>> three men are now heading to prison for life for the murder of ahmaud arbery. a case that gained national attention after a video surface showing them chasing down and shooting a 25-year-old in georgia.>> with regard to the sentence in this cas

they humanized ahmaud arbery.they talked about him as a son, as a brother and they also interestingly directly attacked the defense, specifically what we heard from his mother, wanda cooper jones, saying if my son knew he would be murdered that day he would have trimmed his toenails. that was really something. >> there's a reason why in the law erica they are called victim impact statements. they are meant to have an impact not just on the judge or everybody in the courtroom but the public watching and humanizing the individual who lost their life that day. now, the interesting thing about the toenails statement which came up and was this graphic frankly out-of-line statement that the defense attorney had made in her closing argument is really interesting because the defendants never would have seen his feet on the day of the trial, yet she still -- on the day of the crime. it's something that came out from ahmaud arbery's autopsy and so it was -- i don't know if mr. arbery's mother knew this, but it was a bit of

she and ahmaud arbery's father strongly urge the judge not to accept the deal.rosecutor said that the two men initially approached the government and offered to plead and did government turned it down and then said the plea agreement came together and before it was signed she said the justice department lawyers were told by lawyers for the family that the family would not object to the plea deal. that information, the parents both say, is absolutely not true. the prosecutor said i am not blaming the family. the judge said i don't know where we stand here now. i want to hear from more people. >> right. >> called a recess. travis mcmichael has to decide whether he wants to go ahead with the plea or not. we'll know that shortly. >> okay. a couple questions to you and then danny. pete, i think you answered it in the last sentence. we are paused. the judge will come back. like today? >> yes. oh yes. oh yes. very much. >> we'll know if this is moving forward. >> within a short period of time. >> what is the explanation for the disconnect in this case and the family an

the three white men who murdered ahmaud arbery were sentenced to life in prison friday with two having of parole. the 25-year-old black man was jogging in a south georgia neighborhood when the three men gave chase and shot him in february of 2020. more now from cnn's ryan young. >>> today the deficits defendants are being held accountable -- >> reporter: two of the three men convicted of killing ahmaud arbery sentenced to spend the rest of their lives in prison, life without the possibilitier of parole. >> after ahmaud arbery fell, the mcmichaels turned their backs to -- a disturbing image, and they walked away. this was a killing. it was callus -- >> reporter: william bryan jr. sentenced to serve life with the possibility of parole after 30 years. >> he had grave concerns that what had occurred should not have occurred. and i think that does make mr. bryan's situation a little bit different. however, mr. bryan has been convicted of felony murder. >> reporter: before reading the sentences, the judge paused for one minute. >> i want us to get a concept of time. what i'm going to do is i

travis and gregory mcmichael received life without the possibility of parole. >> after ahmaud arberyurbing image and whacked away. this was a killing. it was callous. >> reporter: sentenced to serve life with the possibility of parole after 30 years. >> he had grave concerns that what had occurred should not have occur ed and i think that does make mr. bryan's situation a little bit different. however, he has been convicted of felony murder. >> reporter: before reading the sentences, the judge paused for one minute. >> i want us to get a concept of time, so what i'm going to do is i'm going to sit silently for one minute. i kept coming back to the terror that must have been in the mind of the man running through satilla shores. >> reporter: and the court heard a powerful statement from ahmaud arbery's family. >> i laid you to rest. i told you i love you and someday, somehow, i would get you justice. >> reporter: his mother spoke directly to her son, and to the men responsible for his death. >> these men have chose to lie and attack my son and his surviving family. they each have no r

laura: reaction there to the sentencing of ahmaud arbery's killers.er news from around the world. nato's secretary-general says russia is continuing its military buildup near ukraine, posing a real risk of a new armed conflict in europe. he spoke after a video meeting nato foreign ministers. he repeated that nato remains ready to talk to russia, but he warned the allies would impose a heavy price for any further russian aggression. a new study says the number of adults in the world with dementia could nearly triple within 30 years. researchers say more than 153 million people could be living with the conditi by 2050. we turn now to ethiopia, where a civil war between government forces and rebels from the two gray region -- tigray region has stretched. they claim the government is blocking crucial supplies. although the government denies this, the bbc has seen evidence of terrible conditions at the biggest hospital. our africa correspondent sent this report. a warning you may find some of the images distressing. reporter: the biggest hospital in more h

he was the man that filmed ahmaud arbery's murder. the mcmichaels, travis and gregory, would be afforded the opportunity to seven out their sentence in federal custody rather than state prison. the family saying these are much cushier confines, cushy being a relative term when you talk about prison. but there is a hearing for travis and gregory mcmichael to take up this plea agreement at about 2:00 and 2:45 and lee merit plans to argue the judge should not agree to this and he wanted it over turned. >> thank you. that does it for us. i'll see you back here tomorrow. until then follow me on twitter at ana cabrera. the news continues with alisyn and victor next. tools and a personalized plan that helps you build a future for those you love. vanguard. become an owner. >> woman: what's my safelite story? i see inspiration right through my glass. so when my windshield cracked, i chose safelite. they replaced the glass and recalibrated my safety system. that's service i can trust. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ i brought

. >>> also coming up this hour, a measure of justice for ahmaud arbery. the three georgia men convicted of his murder sentenced to life behind bars. >>> i want to get right now to cnn white house correspondent john harwood and stuart stevens, the former chief strategist for the romney presidential campaign and senior adviser to the lincoln project. good evening to both of you. john harwood, we thought we might get a ruling tonight but it's expected to come very soon. the supreme court appears poised to block president biden's vaccine and testing rules aimed at large businesses. how big of a blow would this be to the biden administration and their attempt to stop the spread of covid? >> well, it would certainly be a blow. i don't know how big of a blow. there are many difficulties that are in front of the biden administration as they try to get the country vaccinated. and the biggest one is hard vaccine resistance from a few tens of millions of americans, you know, just about 30% of the country, of adults in the country who are simply not willing to get va

. >>> the judge hands down a life sentence to the three men who killed ahmaud arbery. the message his mother had to the court. >>> gave an order to the army to shoot to kill without warning. >> chaos in kazakhstan. security forces ordered to open fire. >> more of what we are learning from newly released cour t documents. >> january 8, we hope you are happy and healthy and we hope 2022 is good to you. how are you? >> greatful to start 2022 with you after a few weeks away. we start with growing concern as our nation's kids are battling the omicron variant. hospitalizations are averaging about 800 hospitalizations a day. the highest it has ever been. an 80% increase. look at that chart. states are asking hospitals to help with staffing shortages now. more staff calling out sick. with child health hitting these and more dispute of how in person learning has played out. >> reporter: a week of clashes and confrontations. chicago, the largest school district with classes in limbo due to a standoff. the union insisted on a virtual learning and push to keep schools open. >> we'

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travis was the one who actually shot ahmaud arbery. possibility of a release. the third man, a neighbor who participated in the chase, he has gotten life with parole. under georgia law, you can start requesting parole after 30 years. he is 52 years old right now. he will therefore be able to ask for his release when he will be 82 years old. those are the sentences. moving forward, attorneys for these three men have already said they will yield their convictions. this could still go further. there are also the federal charges. there was no georgia hate crime at the time of the murder. since then, that has changed. these three men will be facing federal hate crime charges. this could be another case to follow. this will be a federal case for hate crimes. this is something very important because in this case, the prosecutors really did not focus too much. not on the racial aspects of the murder. that is likely to be front and center in those charges. the prosecution will probably request formally that it be written that they will be banne