ahmaud arbery never said a word to them.alone. >> 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

they had chased mr arbery while he was jogging, before he was shot to death. 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. ahmaud's mother gave her reaction to the sentencing outside the court. first, i want to say thank you to god, who made this all possible. yes. my prayer was to get justice for ahmaud. he filed for us in the courts, he gave us a fairjudge, judge

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

the judge and what he said to the three men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery. three white men convicted of chasing, shooting, and killing arbery, facing life in prison. the judge had to decide whether to ever give them a chance at parole. what he said in that courtroom today before sentencing them, revealing his decision. >>> tonight, the deadly winter storm across the northeast. multiple accidents. heavy snow from washington, d.c. to philadelphia, new york to boston. more than a foot of snow in some spots and where this turned deadly. what's now coming right behind it. and rob marciano timing it out. >>> tonight, the cdc sounding the alarm on the number of children being hospitalized across the u.s. what authorities are now saying to parents who have not vaccinated their children. and tonight, what the cdc director is now saying after so much criticism after recommending you should isolate for five days instead of ten. >>> overseas tonight, the president of kazakhstan now delivering shoot-to-kill orders with anti-government protesters, and what the u.s. is now

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: sta

now, ahmaud arbery�*s case is different to that of george floyd — ahmaud arbery was not killed by police— 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. david willis speaking with me earlier. the president of kazakhstan has ordered his security forces to use lethal force on protestors, after days of unrest following a sudden rise in fuel prices. russian troops have arrived to support his government. the us secretary of state, has warned that it may be difficult to get them to leave. our correspondent abdu—jalil abdu—rasulov is in kazakhstan�*s largest city, almaty, with the latest. the army of kazakhstan is s

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

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 their crimes. let them be full-- let them be fully committed for the consequences. >> thank you! >> reporter: relief outside the courthouse for several dozen supporters of the arbery family. >> i knew that we would come out with a victory. >> yes. >> i never doubted it. >> reporter: defense lawyers argued that life without parole was unjust and plan to appeal. these same three defendants have more legal worries next month. their federal trial begins on hate crime charges. norah. >> o'donnell: mark strassmann, thank you very much. well, the northeas

ahmaud arbery�*s death has been likened by his family to a latter—day lynching.narmed jogger and killed him in cold blood. footage of the 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 accepted their plea of self—defence and deemed the killing justified. 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.— aggravated assault and false imprisonment. they chose to tar: et imprisonment. they chose to target my — imprisonment. they chose to target my son _ imprisonment. they chose to target my son because - imprisonment. they chose to target my son because they i target my son because they didn't want him in their community. these men deserve the maximum sentence for their crimes. ahmaud never said a word to them. he never threatened them. hejust w

running. >> marcus arbery says running is when ahmaud felt most free and alive.was 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

arbery's family.y, sometimes that's difficult for defendants when they are appealing their convictions, as all three defendants have said they plan to do in this case. >> what about jackie johnson, the former georgia district attorney? she's facing criminal charges as well for violating her oath of office by obstructing a police officer in connection with the investigation. what could happen to her? >> this is one of the rare cases in which not only are police officers implicated, as we've seen in high profile cases. in this case a prosecutor has been charged with abuse of office, reportedly and allegedly she tried to aid some of the defendants who knew her after this crime, and she didn't herself prosecute them. so that's an important legal development. and apart from the criminal trial, this case has brought about other important legal reform in georgia. there's a new state hate crime law. and georgia's citizens arrest law has been revised. the original law, which was passed during slavery, was desi

. >>> the three men convicted in the murder of ahmaud arbery sentenced how long they will spend behind bars, and the emotional words in court today from arbery's mother. >>> the major winter storm slamming the east coast up to a foot of snow, dangerous road conditions and next the bitter cold moving in the deadly crackdown kazakhstan's president issuing a shoot-to-kill order. to quell violent protesters the new crisis spilling out on to the world stage. >>> a second tennis star joining the world's number one player in detention in australia over their vaccination status. >>> and the tributes pouring in for a legendary oscar-winning trailblazer. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening many of us have taken some comfort in the belief that illness from the omicron covid variant is generally mild while that's true for many, some eye opening numbers tonight from the cdc offer important perspective. children under the age of five are being hospitalized at the highest rate since the start of the pandemic. the group of course not yet eligible for vaccinations, but the

so charles, travis mcmichael, he fired the shot that kills arbery.e murder. could he receive a harsher sentence than the other two defendants? >> yes, craig, absolutely. and that's what i'm expecting to see at the end of the day. in terms of the three defendants and what we will likely hear from the judge, travis mcmichael has the greatest exposure, and so i expect he ultimately will be the one who has the harshest sentence. it may not be that all three end up getting probation, but i would believe that of all three of them, travis mcmichael seems to be the least likely to walk away from this, to ever see the light of day as a free man ever again. >> charles, one of the things that hasn't been lost on me since all of this started, i mean, here's a trial that if it were left to a local prosecutors initially, this is a trial that never would have happened. these are sentences that never would have been handed down. what -- what's your take away from the trial and the sentencing? >> well, i think that's a really important point, and i think we need to u

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 these cases are handled, do you believe? >> of course, but this is the kind of thing you normally are never going to catch because most of these cases are not high-profile, and if a former d.a.'s investigator calls up another d.a. and says i'm in a bit of a pickle, then most of us never hear about whether they cut him a break or gave him advice or maybe swept something under the rug. that's the reality here. we only heard about this because it was high profile and these folks were scrutinized. meanwhile thousands and thousands of cases go on every day in state court. nobody's paying attention. certainly if i as a defense attorney ask, hey, can i get all the text messages between the d.a. and the police and everybody and the assailant, that's not the ki

ahmaud arbery's family. >> i laid you to rest.u and some day, 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 remorse and do not deserve any leniency. this wasn't a case of mistaken identity. or mistaken fact. they chose to target my son when they couldn't sufficiently scare him or intimidate him, they killed him. >> reporter: taking aim at a defense attorney's comments during the trial. >> "his long, dirty toenails." >> reporter: about her son's toenails. >> i wish he would have cut and cleaned his toenails before he went out for that jog that day. i guess he would have if he knew he would be murdered. >> reporter: arbery's family was clear, they wanted the maximum sentence possible. >> me and my family, we've got to live with our death the rest of our life. we'll never see ahmaud again. so i feel, they should stay behind them bars the rest of their life, becaus

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

arbery . >> good morning. my name is jasmine arbery. ahmaud is my brother, and i would like to tell you a little about him. ahmaud had dark skin, that glistened in the sunlight like gold. he had had thick curly hair and he would often like to twist it. ahmaud had a broad nose, and the color in his eyes -- he was tall with an athletic build. he enjoyed running and had an appreciation for being outdoors. these are the qualities that made these men assume that ahmaud was a dangerous criminal and chased him with guns drawn. to me, those qualities reflect a young man full of life and energy, who looked like me, and the people i love. ahmaud was funny. he told jokes to lighten the mood because he was a positive thinker. ahmaud had a big personality and never missed an opportunity to let it shine. ahmaud had a future that was taken from him in the instance of violence. he was robbed of his life pleasures, big and small. he would never be able to fulfill his professional dreams, nor would he be able to start a family or even be a part of my dau

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. >>> and breaking overnight, a plea deal for two of ahmaud arbery's killers. arbery's parents are vehemently against it. >>> and plus the growing fallout of alleged covid misinformation from podcast host joe rogan on spotify. the new change that the streaming service is now making and how rogan is responding. >>> and now the stage is set for super bowl lvi. the dramatic turning point for both the los angeles rams and the cincinnati bengals. it is monday, january 31st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good monday morning everyone. because we are talking the super bowl, we brought andrea fujii to get a breakdown. yes, she's going to give us our takes. the take on the game and she's going to predict the winner. >> all i know is we had tears in our household this evening. my husband's a big 49ers fan. born and raised in the bay area. he was so hoping they'd win but they missed. this close. >> i'll send him a thinking of you card. >>> so we begin with the showdown over ukraine taking center stage at the united nations. >> the u.s. and nato

they killed him. >> reporter: arbery's family was clear.th the rest of our life. we will never see ahmaud again. so i feel they should stay behind bars the rest of their life because they didn't give him a chance. >> the loss of ahmaud has devastated me and my family. so i'm asking that the men that killed him begiven the maximum sentence available to the court. >> reporter: the mcmichaels and bryan were convicted of murder after chasing 25-year-old ahmaud arbery in their vehicles while he derroged in the neighborhood. they thought they saw arbery inside an unfinished home on february 23rd, 2020. it took 2 1/2 months before arrests were made after video bryan took of the murder was released and went viral. the defense had his chance to argue for the opportunity to seek parole. >> judge, you can send a message that four minutes of conduct does not erase a life well lived. and that after punishment, there is opportunity for redemption. >> reporter: their legal saga not over yet. attorneys say they'll appeal and next month the mcmichaels and b

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the jury that convicted arbery's killers was almost all white.l 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, this is "jeopardy!" a speech language pathologist from dorchester, massachusetts... a social studies teac

>> 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

arbery was killed in 2020 while up for a job. men chased and cornered him before shooting him during a struggle. today in court, the judge called the killing callus, mr. arbery's family also spoke. >> we are going to miss his jokes, his impersonations, his warm smile. [sighing] these men deserve the maximum sentence for their crimes. ahmad never said a word to them. he never threatened them. he just wanted to be left alone. >> this was a killing. it was callous. and it occurred, as far as the court is concerned, based upon the evidence, because confrontation was bein sought. i think the statement was made during closing arguments, it is interesting to note that the most violent crime in scintilla shores was the murder of ahmaud arbery. laura: reaction there to the sentencing of ahmaud arbery's killers. other 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 foren ministers. he r

federal hate crime charges against arbery's murderers?s went to wanda cooper jones and asked about a plea deal apparently offered to the three defendants and was for 30 years and they turned it down because they thought this would happen today in court in terms of getting that life. when you think about this family, anderson, that's been through so very much, it was an emotional day in court. i don't believe a lot of people thought the judge was going to sum things up the way he did. that moment of silence in that court, his description of that chase and what happened afterwards and the body language of all three men was something that stuck with a lot of people. let's forgot forget it's wanda cooper jones, that mother who decided there was no way her son could have been involved in what initially was said, and that video released really changed all of this for everyone across the nation. because when you see this video you understand the distress that man was under as he was running for his life. >> brian young, i appreciate the reportin

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

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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 mos

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

, who also chased arbery both got life in prison without parole.eighbor, william roddie bryan, who joined the pursuit in recorded this cell phone video here was granted a chance of parole but must first serve at least 30 years in prison. in a statement for the victim arbery's mother spoke about the day her son died. >> these man. deserve the maximum sentence. for the crimes. i never say they were to them. he never threatened them. he just wanted to be left alone. >> during the trial, travis mcmichael, who pulled the trigger. he was there, admitted that arbery posed no immediate threat during the confrontation. all 3 men say they will appeal their conviction. the cdc says the number of kids being hospitalized because of omicron is increasing its why they again updated safety guidelines for schools. >> our dc correspondent raquel martin reports as school districts struggle to adapt. >> the cdc is actually doing a disservice by changing its guidelines. every 3 and a seconds. the president of the american federation of teachers says cdc's updated recom

i guess he would have if he knew he would be murdered. >> reporter: arbery's family was clear -- theye maximum sentence possible -- >> me and my family, we've got to live with his death the rest of our life. we will never see ahmaud again. so i feel they should stay behind them bars rest of their life because they didn't give him a chance. >> the loss of ahmaud has devastated me and my family. so i'm asking that the men that killed him be given the maximum sentence available to the court. >> reporter: last november the mcmichaels and bryan were convicted of murder after chasing 25-year-old ahmaud arbery in their vehicles while he jogged in the neighborhood killing him after they said they thought they see arbery inside an unfinished home on february 23rd, 2020. it took 2.5 months before arrests were made after video bryan took of the murder was released and went viral. these three men face additional federal charges. that case is scheduled to be heard in february. so it's not over for them just yet. a lot of people are paying attention to this, especially because the prosecutor who wa

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

travis and gregory mcmichael received life without the possibility of parole. >> after ahmaud arberyichaels turned their backs to a disturbing 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. >> a concept of time and so what i am going to do is i am going to sit silentily for one minute. i kept coming back to the terror that must have been in the mind of the man running through satilla shores. >> 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 knno remorse, an do not deserve any len leniency. this wasn't

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

. >>> they shot and killed ahmaud arbery, a black man out running in georgia. they learn how long they will spend in prison. >>> hoping to ski her way to beijing. the san francisco woman going for gold. >>> good friday. the news at 5:30 starts right now. thanks for joining us. >> the nation's economic recovery hit a slowdown despite a record year of job creation. employers kept hiring open the strength of solid spending. that was before omicron started surging. president biden was still optimistic about the economy while speaking to reporters today. >> reporter: president biden accentuating the positive in a mixed december jobs report. >> the biden economic plan is working. it's getting america back to work, back on its feet. >> reporter: the economy added 199,000 new jobs in december, far short of projections. wages are up. unemployment dropped to 3.9%. >> 3.9% is close to full employment. there are 12 million on johns. >> reporter: throughout the pandemic recovery, republicans have said the president is out of touch. >> i refuse to let them stand in the way o

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

the jury found the men chased and murdered arbery.t as the three men convicted of murder of ahmaud arbery were sentenced. the judge called it a tragedy and said his sentencing was a measure of accountability. the father and son guilty of the 2020 murder of ahmaud arbery will spend the rest of their days behind 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 plief without parole and for neighbor william bryan 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 today that you were born. >> reporter: attorneys for the defendants calling life without parole a punishment too severe. >> nothing in travis mcmichael's life suggests he's a danger to society now, or will be a danger to society 30 years from now. >> reporter: in the end jaj wamsley pointed to the mcmicha

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