not only carolyn bryant's has been inter half brother, but also carolyn bryant donham herself. >> absolutelyth, stood out to me that donham's unpublished memoir actually says. she says, i always felt like a victim as well as i, might he paid dearly with the loss of his life. i paid dearly with an altered life. but that is the thing, here. her life may have been altered but she still has her life. she is 80 years old i've living in, i believe, north carolina. till is dead, and no one has been held accountable for his murder. what do those letters say to you? just the audacity to say that? >> it is a hard pill to swallow, to hear carolyn bryant's testimony in her so-called memoir. we have long known that carolyn bryant donham was culpable in the kidnapping and murder of emmett till. always trying to understand when she was never brought forward to justice and held accountable for her actions. so now we see with not only this arrest warrant, which had probable cause to pick back up in 1955, to have her arrested. unfortunately they now -- we are hearing the words from carolyn bryant donham herse

carolyn bryant donham accused emmett till of making improper advances toward her, said he whistled at her. black men couldn't do that to white women in mississippi back then according to the associated press, evidence in the case indicates a woman, possibly donham, told till's murderers who he was donham's husband and brother-in-law kidnapped emmett till from his relatives' home, brutally beat and disfigured him, and dumped his remains in a river. the trial against his accused killers began just two weeks after his death, an all-white mississippi jury found both men not guilty after less than an hour of deliberation at the time, there was also an arrest for donham, but the county sheriff told reporters he didn't want to, quote, bother her since she had two young children a team of researchers found an unserved warrant buried in a box of paperwork in le fleur county mississippi courthouse just last week so now till's family wants action here's cnbc's shomari stone. >> i'm feeling very hopeful, overwhelmed at the moment. >> reporter: deborah and terry watts believing they are one step c

both men died decades later, but bryant's widow, now carolyn bryant donham was not charged.ll's family is hopeful the discovery of the warrant will lead to her arrest and justice, something they've longed searched for. >> does she still think about how her actions directly led to the most egregious racism and aggression towards a child? >> reporter: till's murder in 1955 is believed to hbe a catalyst for the civil rights movement in america. it happened when the 14-year-old chicago teen was visiting relatives in mississippi. 20-year-old carolyn bryant falsely accused till of making unwanted advances on her in a grocery store. just four days later, her husband and his half brother abducted till from his uncle's home. >> i woke up, i saw two white men standing at the foot of my bed. they made him get up and put his clothes on. >> reporter: the men took till outside to a car where a woman was waiting. >> they said, is this the right boy? >> reporter: the two men beat and tortured till before shooting him in the head and tossing his body in a river. till's body was returned to c

the case against carolyn bryant was never tried.t to her and have not heard back. >> we think this is new evidence that no one had ever searched for, and we were able to find it. it was unbelievable. it was overwhelming. we all cried. we were also in a state of shock, speechless in some instances. >> wow, the moment was very, very, very overwhelming. i had to look at the warrant several times just to make sure that it was real that it actually read mrs. roy brandt on it. >> though she was never arrested or tried n 2007 after the till case was reopened, bryant's case was brought in front of a grand jury. >> a majority white grand jury convened and declined to indict carolyn bryant dunham. what do you make of that? >> we're not sure why they declined to indict her because there was enough evidence there to indict her. the investigation had been done. >> the watts say their whole lives they have lived with maimmy till moegly's haunting ties for justice and the images that horrified the nation of their cousin lying disfigured in an open

the case against miss roy bryant, who goes by carolyn bryant donham, was never tried.d back. >> we think this is evidence, this is new evidence that no one had ever searched for, and we were able to find it. it was unbelievable, it was overwhelming. we all cried. we were also in a state of shock. speechless in some instances. >> the moment was very, very, very overwhelming. i had to look at the warrant several times just to make sure it was real, that it actually read mrs. roy bryant on it. >> reporter: though she was never arrested or tried, in 2007, after the till case was reopened, bryant's case was brought in front of a mississippi grand jury. that grand jury did not indict her. a majority black grand jury did convene in greenwood, mississippi, and they declined to indict carolyn bryant donham. what do you make of that? >> we're not sure why they declined to indict her because there was enough evidence there to indict her. the investigation had been done. >> reporter: the watts say their whole lives they have lived with mamie till mobley's haunting cries for justic

it was from carolyn bryant now known as carolyn down that war and charged her with kidnapping. was never served and had been stuffed in a folder and placed in a box till who was just 14 years old was accused at whistling at donna, who is white, her former husband and another man were acquitted of till's murder, but they both later admitted their responsibility in an interview is now in her 80's till family says the award amounts to new evidence and they want prosecutors to charge her. the district attorney did not comment on whether that is going to happen. >> next in sports, the warriors lose a fan favorite. jason dumas has the story and there's other big news on the first day of nba free agency. that's coming up. first psoriasis, then psoriatic arthritis. even walking was tough. i had to do something. i started cosentyx®. cosentyx can help you move, look, and feel better... by treating the multiple symptoms of psoriatic arthritis. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting...get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections some serious... and the l

and carolyn bryant donham, mrs. roy bryant, was not. there's a note on the riverside of a warrant that says she wasn't found in the county. later, we understand from transcripts and the conversations and communications and part of the research and the investigation, i should say, but they decided not to bother her because she had young children. so, yes, absolutely, carolyn bryant donham was an accomplice in the kidnapping. we understand, also, with an admission that she gave to the former fbi investigator, dan killing her, that she admitted that to other young men were brought to her to identify them as being the boy. and she denied that there where that person. but of course, we understand, there had to be identification of emmett because he was the one kidnapped and he was the one that was eventually lynched unfortunately. >> debra watts, this is a fascinating story. i know that him until remains on your mind all the time as a cousin of his. i think that he remains in the minds and hearts of most of america, particularly black americ

majority black grand jury did convene in greenwood, mississippi, and they declined to indict carolyn bryant make of that? >> we're not sure why they declined to indict her because there was enough evidence there to indict her. the investigation had been done. >> the watts say their whole lives they have lived with mamie till mobley's haunting cries for justice and the images that horrified a nation, of their cousin emmett till's body lying dig figured in an open casket, a scene to expose what racist hate truly looks like. >> we did take the torch from mamie. we ensured her that we will continue the fight before she passed away, and so for me, i definitely want to see it through. it has been a tremendous amount of trauma and still feel like the weight is on our shoulders. we found the new evidence, and so we just want justice served. >> we are doing this without hate, malice, or vengeance against carolyn bryant. we just want justice served. justice has been denied for 67 years, and it needs to be served. >> and our thanks to sara sidner for that report, we'll be right back. when you have tec

reporter: till's cousin, deborah watts, says the family found an unserved warrant for the arrest of carolyn bryant donham for kidnapping, the woman who till supposedly made a rude gesture toward in a store in 1955. her husband roy bryant and his half brother then abducted and murdered till. his mutilated body in an open casket, one of the most iconic images in the civil rights era. till's killers, both now dead, were acquitted by an all-white jury but later confessed in interviews donham, now in her 80s, was never arrested or charged. >> do you really think this is a turning point? >> i do. i have to hold out hope there is a note on the reverse side of the warrant that indicates that she was not found in the county, but no one ever searched for her. >> reporter: no comment today from state and federal investigators who through the decades have re-opened and closed the case as recently as last year. some legal experts say prosecutors would likely have to obtain a new warrant if they chose to pursue the case no comment today from donham herself. we were unable to reach donham >> i believe mississipp

carolyn bryant donham.ust 1955, donham said that till, then 14, had whistled at her in a store. he was later found brutally murdered. her husband and his half-brother were tried and acquitted. she was never arrested. authorities say it will be difficult to arrest the 80-year-old donham, who now lives in north carolina. tonight, the c.d.c. is investigating the source of a recent outbreak of listeria. one person has died at least 22 have been hospitalized by the infection, caused by eating contaminated food. most who took ill live in or traveled to florida a month before becoming sick. "on the road" is next with an unforgettable birthday celebration. announcer: type 2 diabetes? discover the power of 3 in the ozempic® tri-zone. in my ozempic® tri-zone, i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. announcer: ozempic® provides powerful a1c reduction. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attac

now. 87 year-old carolyn bryant donham says that neither identified till to the killer's she didn't want him murdered. don. i'm portrayed herself as being unaware of what would happen to the 14 year-old till who lived in chicago and was visioing relatives in mississippi when he was abducted, killed and tossed into a river. tonight, historians are weighing in on what you wrote in her memoir. >> her autobiography should be taken with that. a good side. shovel full of salt, too big white man with guns came and dragged him out of his and great uncle's house. 2 o'clock in the morning. in the mississippi delta in 1955, i do not believe for one minute that he identified himself. donovan's and then husband roy bryant and his half-brother jw >> were acquitted of murder, chargers charges, but later confessed in a magazine interview, dawn was charged but never arrested on a kidnapping warrant that was recently discovered in the basement of a mississippi courthouse. >> still ahead, the man who survived a shark attack off the pacific grove coastline is now telling a story. why hide your skin if dupix

. >> we are doing this without hate, malice, or vengeance against carolyn bryant.been denied for 67 years and needs to be served. >> an incredible discovery. thank you so much for that. >>> and before we go, the white house just announced president biden will be awarding the nation's highest civilian honor, the medal of freedom to 17 new recipients. the list includes athlete simone biles and meghan rapinoe and the first american to get the vaccine shot, sandra lindsey, a new york nurse. and they will honor john mccain as well as apple's co-founder steve jobs. in a statement the white house says that the nominees, quote, demonstrate the power of possibilities and embody the soul of the nation. hard work, perseverance, and faith. the medal of freedom ceremony will take place on thursday at the white house. thank you so much for being with us at this hour. i'm kate bolduan. "inside politics" with john king starts after this break. [whistling] when you have technology that's easier to control... that can scale across all your clolouds... we got that right? yeah, we got

happened when the 14-year-old chicago teen was visiting relatives in mississippi. 20-year-old carolyn bryantances on her in a grocery store. just four days later, her husband and his half brother abducted till from his uncle's home. >> i woke up, saw two white men standing at the foot of my bed. one had a gun and flashlight and he made emmitt get up and put his clothes on. >> reporter: according to till's cousin, the men took him outside to a car where the woman was waiting. >> they asked is in the right boy. >> reporter: they beat and tortured till before shooting him in the head and tossing his body in a river. his body was returned to chicago disfigured beyond recognition, but his mother insisted on an open casket wanting the world to know what happened to her son. both men were charged. months after their acquittal, they told a magazine that they did kill till but double j jeopardy laws kept them from being charged again. the case was closed in 2007. in 2017, vanity fair published an article in which the author claimed that he asked dunham and she replied that part is not true adding not

it was for carolyn bryant now known as carol and that warrant charged her with kidnapping. warrant was never served and had been stuffed in a folder and placed in a box emmett till who was just 14 years old when he was beaten, tortured and lynched was accused of whistling at dawn on a white woman, her former husband and another man were acquitted of his murder, but they both later admitted that they did, in fact, kill him. is now in her 80's in that hill's family says that aren't amounts to new evidence and they want prosecutors to charge her. the district attorney has not comment on whether or not that will happen. we have an update on the rices fire. this is a burned more than 900 acres and has. >> forced evacuations in nevada tonight at 7 cal fire said people who had evacuated could begin to return home containment, not high. it's only about 12%. people coming back are being warned to look out for hot spots and other problems that fire began tuesday. no injuries have been reported. but we know at least one building has been destroyed. >> and now kron 4 sports from the 18

aggressive advances to be arrested, this comes after an unserved 1955 arrest warrant charging carolyn bryant others of kidnapping till was found nearly 70 years later in a mississippi courthouse basement. emmett till was just 14 years old when he was kidnapped, tortured and brutally killed by two white men following her accusations. ryan young has more on the latest development. and a warning some of the images in this report are graphic. >> reporter: the description of this has been quite fascinating when you think about this, the family of emmett till from 1955 to now has been working to find who was responsible for the crime. and they were down in that basement in mississippi in the courthouse looking through documents and they found what they considered a dusty dank box and in it they found the warrant from the woman who originally said he had whistled at her. and now they believe that story and this warrant should lead them to finally see justice being served. take a listen. >> this is new evidence that no one had ever searched for and we were able to find it. it was unbelievable, we al

mill ham and roy bryant and then wife carolyn bryant with kidnapping emmett till and orders their arrestere charged and eventually acquitted by an all wight jury although they later admitted to the murder in a magazine article. both died decades later but now carol bryant doneham was never charged and now in her 80s the till family is hopeful the discovery of the warrant will lead to her arrest and justice, something they've long pushed for. >> does she still think of how her actions directly led to the most egregious, racism and aggression towards a child. >> till's murder in 1955 is believed to be a catalyst for the civil rights movement in america. if happened when the 14-year-old was visiting relatives in m mississippi. a 20-year-old accused him of making unwanted advances her in a grocery store and four days later her husband and half brother ab drukt ducted till from his home. >> i saw two white men were at the end of the bed and made emit get up and put his clothes on. >> they took him to a car where a woman was waiting. >> they say is the the right boy? they beat and tortured him

it was for carolyn bryant now known as carol and that lauren charged her with kidnapping. but the warrant was never served and had been stuffed in a folder and placed in a box in the till who was just 14 years old when he was beaten, tortured and lynched was accused of whistling dawn on a white woman, her former husband and another man were acquitted of the young boy's murder, but they later both admitted responsibility in an interview is now in her 80's emmett till's family says the warrant amounts to new evidence in the case and they want prosecutors to charge her. the district attorney has not yet commented on whether or not this will happen. all right. time to take a look at the forecast we're looking at the that pretty shot of the foggy golden gate bridge had to look twice. yes, that's the golden gate bridge and lower. so let us know that fog is going to be with us for the holiday. yeah, it looks like is going to stick around for a while. it's bounced up now. >> against the east bay hills. we're going to see more of that. i think into the a date into the weekend, too

warrant, it was signed back in 1955 and the family is now hoping that that old warrant will lead to carolyn bryant through. how does that work? what is the legal process that the family is going to have to go through considering that this warrant is 67 years old? >> yeah. it is a great question. i mean obviously what we're talking about is almost 70 years ago and it is just delayed. but should it be justice denied. we know the story of emmett till very well. there should not be a 14-year-old kidnapped and tortured an shot in the head for purposes of whistling or what have you to a white woman. and so we know that those who went on trial, the two men were acquitted. however, as it relates to the woman, who really precipitated this, there is a warrant out there where it speaks to her culpability. so right now responsibility in this. so i think right now what they're looking to do is have the authorities really serve it and otherwise bring donham to justice and have her go through the process. as it relates to any murder, there is no statue of limb ate ises so there is the authority to effect legal p

back in 1955, has been made public. 87 year-old carolyn bryant, bryant donham claims that she never identifiedl to the killer's know wanted him murdered down on trade herself in this memoir has been unaware of what would happen to the 14 year-old till till lived in chicago. but he was visiting his relatives in mississippi when he was kidnapped, killed and tossed into a river after claims that he whistled at dunham. tonight, historians are weighing in on her side of the story. >> her autobiography should be taken with that. a good side. shovel full of salt, too big white man with guns came and dragged him out of his and great uncle's house. 2 o'clock in the morning. in the mississippi delta in 1955, i do not believe for one minute that he identified himself. >> described herself as a tempting to help to once he had been located by the 2 men who killed him and brought him to her in the middle of the night for identification. her then husband roy bryant and his half-brother alem were acquitted of emmett till's murder. but later, they confessed in a magazine interview was charged as well but never

knees, we prayed, we shouted >> reporter: they found an unserved warrant for carolyn dunham for kidnapping. her husband roy bryant and his half brother abducted and murdered till. his mutilated body in an open casket, one ofthe most iconic images of the civil rights era till's killers, both now dead later confessed in interviews. but dunham now in her 80s was never arrested or charged. >> to you really think this is a turning point? >> i do. i have to hold out hope. and there is a note on the reverse side of the warrant that indicates that she was not found in the county, but though one ever really searched for her >> reporter: no comment today from state and federal verts who through the decades have reopened and closed the case as recently as last year. some experts say prosecutors would likely have to get a new warrant. and no comment from dunham herself. >> i believe that mississippi has blood on their hands, and they have an opportunity now clean that up and make lure that justice prevails >> reporter: a family fight endures in the brutal killing of a young boy that changed an entire nation. ron allen, nbc n