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we'll see -- there's benjamin crump as well. we'll see if they go to a microphone and tell us about how they're feeling. clearly they're feeling vindicated at the moment, lifting their arms up. but of course we would love to hear from his mother and see how she's doing in this moment. a happy moment for her but also sad, she's lost her son. >> absolutely. and these are the supporters that have been with the family since the beginning. we should remind our viewers, this was a crime that took place in february of 2020, before the pandemic. i believe we're going to hear shortly from ben crump. >> al sharpton is about to speak. let's listen. >> let us, let us, let us say first and foremost, we're going to start by thinking god. for shining on us. let us thank these lawyers. let us thank the prosecutors. let us thank the activists that y'all called the mob that marched and stood up. let us thank all of the people that believed. and let us, more than anything, thank the mother and father of ahmaud. they lost a son but their son will g

i want to let you listen to benjamin crump, who has been here with the family, helping to represent the family along with lee merritt. there have been a lot of racial over and undertones in this trial and some moments that have been very upsetting to the family. >> to say that we refuse to allow black pastors in, it was just so arrogant. it was the essence of white supremacy mentality, almost like thinking because a black man is jogging, that ordinary white citizens can stop him and make him comply. and if he dares not follow their orders, then they have the right to kill him. and to say that that's okay. >> reporter: so you heard there from benjamin crump, who has been with the family and hearing their concerns throughout this trial. we have also heard from the attorney for william "roddie" bryan, he was the person who did not know greg mcmichael and travis mcmichael, but took part in this chase. and his attorney says he expects his client to be exonerated in this case. the jury is the one that decides all this. and we're just waiting for that, expecting to hopefully hear something, so

. >> reporter: attorney benjamin crump standing strong with the family. you'd bring a hundred pastors to the courthouse tomorrow. what message are you hoping to send? >> the message is quite simple. the black church and the faith in our community has always been our foundation. and furthermore, instead of being concerned about black pastors coming to pray with the family of ahmaud arbery, they should be concerned about the white men that lynched unarmed ahmaud arbery. >> reporter: monday, judge timothy walmsley's called the defense remarks inadmissible and apologized to anyone who may have been inadvertently offended. what was the reaction to the comment about black pastors, then his attempt at an apology? >> ahmaud's parents believe the apology rang hollow. because he made these racist comments. >> there's a lot at stake here. i mean, our very ideal of justice is being put on the stand right now. and what exactly does justice look like for people of color? people like me? >> reporter: so yet again in america, the sins and suspicions of our nation fall to

attorney benjamin crump represents the family of ezra blount. >> he has severe brain damage, severe kidneyver damage. it's going to take a miracle. >> reporter: and tonight, there are increasing calls into what went wrong and calls for an independent investigation into what happened, given houston p.d.'s deep involvement in providing security that night. and what many are calling a catastrophic failure. norah. >> o'donnell: lilia luciano, thank you. well, tonight, a.a.a. estimates more than 53 million americans will travel over the long thanksgiving weekend. that's close to pre-pandemic levels, and it comes amid the highest gas prices in seven years and a potential shortage of t.s.a. screeners at airports. we get more on this from cbs carter evans. >> i'm very excited. >> reporter: emma skeels is flying out to visit family she hasn't seen since the pandemic began. >> i certainly missed spending time with my grandparents this past year. >> reporter: come thanksgiving, she'll be among the millions of americans traveling during the holiday, up 13% from last year, and the biggest increase sinc

attorney benjamin crump represents the family of ezra blount. >> he has severe brain damage, severe kidney damage. went wrong and calls for an independent investigation into what happened, given houston p.d.'s deep involvement in providing security that night. and what many are calling a catastrophic failure. norah. >> o'donnell: lilia luciano, thank you. well, tonight, a.a.a. estimates more than 53 million americans will travel over the long thanksgiving weekend. that's close to pre-pandemic levels, and it comes amid the highest gas prices in seven years and a potential shortage of t.s.a. screeners at airports. we get more on this from cbs carter evans. >> i'm very excited. >> reporter: emma skeels is flying out to visit family she hasn't seen since the pandemic began. >> i certainly missed spending time with my grandparents this past year. >> reporter: come thanksgiving, she'll be among the millions of americans traveling during the holiday, up 13% from last year, and the biggest increase since 2005. t e,ar afraid as much anymore? what we saw is the desire to get out there and travel aga

attorney benjamin crump, marcus arbery and pastor mark baker, thank you for joining me. >>> coming upthis week's gotcha, my warning to racists. the long arm of the law is coming for you. >>> later, yet another republican lawmaker finds themselves in hot water for her hateful comments. my political panel will discuss this latest outrage. >>> but first, my colleague richard lui with today's top news story. >> good saturday to you. some of the stories we are watching for you this hour, many countries are considering a new wave of covid restrictions because of the new variant combed omicron. monday the biden administration will restrict travel from eight south african nations where it was first detected. scientists say the new strain highlights the importance of widespread vaccination. >>> many black friday shoppers were out despite pandemic concerns. sales were up nearly 30% friday from last year according to mastercard spending pulse. increased security greeted some shoppers as well. stores from california to minnesota responded to a recent rash of so-called smash-and-grab robberies. po

with me now civil rights attorney i call him the attorney general of black america benjamin crump and marcus aubrey, ahmed aubrey's father. let me go to you first, attorney crump. i want to start with you and have you weigh in here on the madness that occurred this week after hearing and seeing what i can only describe as a side show to the trial at the hand of the defense attorney, his mention of me into the courtroom completely off road from the task at hand, which is to seek justice for ahmed. have you ever heard of such a ridiculous notion in a courtroom before? i mean, take a listen to this now we have the tape. >> the idea that we're going to be serially brigg these people in to sit with the victim's family one after another, obviously, there is only so many pastors they can have and the pastor is al sharpton right now. that's fine. we don't want any more black pastors or jesse jackson, whoever was in here earlier of the week, sitting with the victim's family trying to influence the injury. i'm asking to court to take appropriate steps to make sure the gallery, which is already

listen to what benjamin crump designed the scene today. >> there are clothes and shoes everywhere.looks like a war zone. it's analogous to what our clients tell us, that they were just fighting for their life. a lot of them had to leave bare-footed because they are trying to survive. >> reporter: now, i did ask about ezra's condition, he said he's still in that medically induced coma, he has severe brain damage and kidney damage and is fighting for his little life. his family is still asking for prayers to make sure this tragedy doesn't extend beyond what it has already so far. travis scott has become a focus for many of these lawsuits. we did hear from the fire chief today who said in his personal opinion he believes that the show should have been stopped. travis scott did express remorse, expressing sorrow for the family. we do know he's providing for all the victims that were lost, the eight who died at the concert, he's providing for their funeral costs, for attendees of these show, he's making mental health services available to them and they're also getting refunds. he has a

. >> benjamin crump, thank you for your time and your advocacy, sir, mr. arbery, thank you so much for continuing to be a champion if a way that all parents hope they can be for their children. i'm sorry for your loss, sir. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you, laura coates. >>> all three defendants found guilty of murder today in the killing of ahmaud arbery. is there a message here about race and justice in america? and if so, what is it? ray loves vacations. but his diabetes never seemed to take one. everything felt like a 'no'. everything. but then ray went from no to know. with freestyle libre 2, now he knows his glucose levels when he needs to. and... when he wants to. so ray... can be ray. take the mystery out of your glucose levels, and lower your a1c. now you know. try it for free. visit freestylelibre.us ♪ ♪ cases of anxiety in young adults are rising as experts warn of the effects on well-being caused by the pandemic. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [upbeat acoustic music throughout] [upbeat acoustic music throughout] >>> three men convicted of murdering ahmau

we just heard benjamin crump, the attorney for the family of ahmed aubry saying that, quote, the spiritlynch mob. you said, in your statement today, quote, would happen to ahmed was a modern day lynching. you also noted that legislation to make lynching a federal crime still hasn't been passed in the senate. how do you square today's verdict with? that >> exactly right. it just goes to show that the senate is out of touch. the senate needs to pass federal legislation outlawing lynching. and just think of the campaigns that people fought. the and aa cpf ott, the black community fought, in the beginning of the last century. how many years we have fought to have laws to make a federal crime to lynch an individual just like the george floyd justice and policing act. that has stalled in the senate. so has legislation to make lynching a federal crime. >> and if memory serves, the last time the senate made a go of it to try and overturn the lynching law, it was then senator kamala harris. and senator cory booker who pushed. it and it was senator rand paul who blocked it for some reason. >> exa

you were listening to the parents of ahmaud arbery as well as civil rights attorney benjamin crump just-year-old black man. arbery's death back in february of 2020 along with the murder of george floyd became a rallying cry in the nationwide protests over racial justice last year. all three men convicted of felony murder and travis mcmichael, the one who pulled the trigger was also found guilty of malice murder. they now face potential life in prison without parole. all three also still face federal hate crimes charges. president biden released a statement shortly after the verdict was announced that reads in part, quote, while the guilty verdicts reflect our justice system doing its job, that alone is not enough. instead, we must recommit ourselves to building a future of unity and shared strength where no one fears violence because of the color of their skin. my administration will continue to do the hard work to ensure that equal justice under law is not just a phrase that's emblazoned in stone above the supreme court, but a reality for all americans. an important point to be made an

. >> joining me now is the man organizing this, benjamin crump, civil rights lawyer and attorney for the arbery family. very strong words from the congresswoman there. is that how you see it, sir? >> absolutely. it was offensive on every level, alex, when you think about this lawyer trying to say to the victims of a gruesome, gruesome, horrific killing, ahmaud arbery was killed in the most despicable manner, and for him to now say to the parents of ahmaud arbery, we're going to dictate who is appropriate to come and support you as you pursue justice, it is offensive on every level. when you think about the kyle rittenhouse trial and how that judge has been so biased in his favor, you start to wonder how the system is portraying not only ahmaud arbery but ahmaud arbery's family. >> yeah. i'm curious, the impact that you think bringing 100 black pastors is going to have there, that you bring there to the courthouse? >> i think it's making a statement, alex, because these trials are seen through different lenses depending on who you are. black america look at the kyle rittenhouse trial,

. >> joining us now to discuss is benjamin crump, the civil rights attorney who is representing the father of ahmaud arbery. ben, just to be clear, that attorney equated black pastors with the klan. what do you say to that, gough claiming that his opposition to black pastors being in the courtroom wasn't about race. >> well, i think it is ludicrous when everybody heard him specifically say black pastors. and this whole tragedy, and this entire trial harkens back to the jim crow era, where you really think about this young black man jogging and this white lynch mob who suspects he's done something criminal, they don't call the police, they don't give him due process, they chase him and kill him. and then you hear this defense lawyer talking about black pastors shouldn't be allowed in church. and to the courtroom, almost as if they're saying that you have a right to dictate what ahmaud's parents can do even in their day in court, their one day in court, where their child has been lynched. it is almost like the killers who are saying you need to comply with our mentality out there when they k

. >> benjamin crump, thank you for your time and your advocacy, sir, mr. arbery, thank you so much for continuing to be a champion if a way that all parents hope they can be for their children. i'm sorry for your loss, sir. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you, laura coates. >> all three defendants found guilty of murder today in the killing of ahmaud arbery. is there a message here about race and justice in america? and if so, what is it? go with simparica trio it's triple protection made simple! simparica trio is the first and only monthly chewable that covers heartworm disease, ticks and fleas, round and hookworms. dogs get triple protection in just one simparica trio! this drug class has been associated with neurologic adverse reactions, including seizures. use with caution in dogs with a history of these disorders. protect him with all your heart. simparica trio. ray loves vacations. but his diabetes never seemed to take one. everything felt like a 'no'. everything. but then ray went from no to know. with freestyle libre 2, now he knows his glucose l

. >> benjamin crump, who as you know, is the attorney for ahmaud arbery's father is looked at as a criminal or thug and someone like kyle rittenhouse, with first-degree intentional homicide in wisconsin attracts support and benefit of the doubt. i wonder if you agree with that, how does that disparity ever get fixed in this country? >> well, i do agree with what he said and the fact of the matter is this has been an ongoing process, try to correct that perception, and yet i'm not sure when it's going to end, and i think perhaps it's not something that's coincidental and perhaps something that's intentional. >> i do think it's interesting that whenever it seems like there is a blacken vofled who is a victim. that makes them look not, as if they're the perpetrator. this be gone with ahmaud arbery and from's black after black after black. we support ask encourage these families. >> are you concerned about the jury makeup in this case? >> oh, it's impossible not to be concerned about the jury makeup when you look at glynn county. 27% of the population at least is black, yet there's only one bla

joining me now is lead attorney for marcus arbery, ahmaud arbery's father, benjamin crump., thanks for joining us on this. as always, we appreciate it. i want to start by reading a part of your statement with regards to jury selection, and you write this. "a jury should reflect the community. brunswick is 55% black so it's outrageous that black jurors were intentionally included in a cynical effort to help cold-blooded killers escape justice." i don't think you got to go to law school to know this part of jury selection. juries are usually made up of a selection of your peers, right? if you've got 55% of the community that is black, at least half the jury should be black. in the derek chauvin seating, half of the jury there were black. what is happening here? >> well, i think it's clear, yasmin, that this is not a jury of ahmaud arbery's peers. and when you think about the fact that brunswick, the city that is the county seat, is 55% african-american, the largest county -- the largest city in the county, and the fact that the county itself is almost 30%, it is outrageous th

. >> benjamin crump, who as you know, is the attorney for ahmaud arbery's father said to cnn that a defendant is looked at as someone as a criminal or a thug, and someone like kyle rittenhouse, with first-degree intentional homicide in wisconsin attracts support and benefit of the doubt. i wonder if you agree with that, how does that disparity ever get fixed in this country? >> well, i do agree with what he said and the fact of the matter is this has been an ongoing process, try to correct that perception, and yet i'm not sure when it's going to end, and i think perhaps it's not something that's coincidental and perhaps something that's intentional. >> i do think it's interesting that whenever it seems like there is a black involved who is a victim, there is an attempt to go into their past, to go into the background that finds something that makes them look not as if they're a victim but as if in fact they are the perpetrator. this was done with ahmaud arbery. it's been done with black after black after black. so there is this double standard, but yet we are determined to support and encoura

attorney benjamin crump said that more than 90 new lawsuits have been filed by victims who say they werehe event. now that we have collected the information and the details and the evidence that they were present. at the festival. they they sustained. injuries at the festival and that we will make sure that they get justice. because this should have never ever happened. the astral world music festival. was by far the most traumatizing experience of my life. i'm a mother of two. and i went to the festival alone by myself. so. i never thought that by attending the festival. i was taking the chance that i would possibly not return home to my children. first of all attendees described the festival as a quote nightmare. they will never forget. officials see travis scott was just minutes into a set when nine people were killed and hundreds injured in a massive crowd rush. among those hurt a nine year old boy who is now in a medically induced coma. well whether temperatures today warmed up across parts of the area if you did not have the fog from this morning temperatures in fact, lots of seven

benjamin crump, the family's attorney, saying while they're not going to get into specifics about his the family is asking for prayers so that this tragedy doesn't continue to expand, chris. >> carmen, we know there will be a lot of lawsuits, we could have figured that out from the first moment. without oversimplifying it, is, at the heart of any of these suits, going to be an answer to the question, could this have been prevented? >> that's going to be the question, of course. what could have been done, who knew what when, what could have been done better. there's a large amount of folks, there wasn't enough space, they were compressed together, there was the potential for tragedy and obviously that's what we saw. >> we're hearing more stories every day from people who were there, and you just heard from the cousin who said we were basically penned in, we were suffocated. what questions do you have for concert organizers who put this event together, and frankly, for city officials who said we have a problem, 40 minutes before the concert actually ended? >> i think there's going to be

while that was going on, outside the courthouse we saw the family being escort friday by benjamin crumpors nationally, as well. we heard from our colleague, reverend al sharpton, talking about the tone of the trial. he said this is the most racist language that he has heard inside a courtroom. you will remember one of the attorneys saying they wanted to get rid of or shouldn't be allowing black pastors into the courtroom. that same attorney making a number of remarks considered racially insensitive by not just the family but by the folks who are supporting the family. >> and kristin, how do you think that played into the jury as you watch the trial, as -- i mean, we weren't inside, we can't see their reaction. but certainly the prosecutor made the most of it in her closing. >> yeah. absolutely. you know, i think one of the things a prosecutor did a really good job of doing was sending the message that this is about race, but that in your duty, in your responsibility, you need to just assess right and wrong. and that was really important because a lot of people don't want to make this ab

organizers and rapper travis scott following the tragedy at the astro world festival today, attorney benjamin crumpsuits by victims who say they were injured mentally physically or psychologically at the event. officials say. travis scott was minutes into his set when nine people were killed and hundreds of people were injured in a massive crush massive crowd rush. the astro world music festival. was by far the most traumatizing experience of my life. there was pushing that started happening behind us fights are breaking out. people were throwing water bottles. is basically a war zone. among those hurt is a nine year old boy who is in a medically induced coma tonight. a criminal investigation into the incident is underway. it's official. britney spears is a free woman. just hours ago, los angeles judge ended the conservative ship that control the pop star's life and money since 2000 and eight gtb is greg lee is in the newsroom with war on today's announcement. correct andre good evening this has been a long process for britney spears and her fans and supporters. she made her first extended public c

the break in the trial, ahmad are berries parents, along with the reverend al sharpton attorney benjamin crumpor justice in the case. two witnesses took the stand today in the federal fraud trial in san jose. against there are nose founder elizabeth holmes, our investigative reporter. evan sernoffsky tells us both the defense and the prosecution scored points. during testimony about that failed blood testing company. the federal fraud trial against theranos founder elizabeth holmes started strong for the defense wednesday. former lab director, dr king shook dos testified under cross examination about his efforts to revive the struggling company after a scathing government audit in 2015. das said he worked to overhaul the laboratory practices, avoiding its tests and shifting the blame to former lab director dr adam rosen, dwarf in one meeting, he reassured homes with a quote from the film the best exotic marigold hotel. this is your first time in india. everything will be alright in the end if it's not all right. it's not yet the end. dust was followed by former theranos investor alan eisenman.

but clearly, you know, benjamin crump has been here with the family who feels, the jacob blake family who feels there was injustice in that case and to see an acquittal, he feelslike there is injustice for kyle rittenhouse in in case and for the community in this case. we have to be clear about the facts and what came out in trial, what the prosecution, you know, put forward to this jury and what the defense put forward to this jury. and so as you see some of the comments coming down, a lot of the -- there were several politicians who made comments about kyle rittenhouse and what his background was and what he was doing here and why he was here and we learned that his father lived here and he was working in the area in the night before this shooting happened. that being said, there were a lot of folks here who are parsing out a lot of this and they feel had the races been reverse this could be a very different verdict. but that is what they feel and that is not the facts that that we know for sure. what we know for sure is that the jury spent three and a half days looking over every s

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