marcus arbery. [applause] number one, i want to give all glory to god. because that is who made all this possible. number two, i want to thank his mother. and i want to thank my sisters and brothers. through these rough times. because i know it is hard, what they had to deal with. number two, i want to thank all of you all people. everyone of you. you put us all together. to make this happen. god is not one-sided. i'm going to put you here and put you there. we did this thing. that wouldn't have happened. that is what this is all about. we knew what was working and what wasn't working. we had people working hard. going in the office. we conquered that lynch mob. we hear, black kids' lives don't matter, but all lives matter. not just black. we don't want to see nobody going through this. i don't want to see any daddy see their kid get shot down. it is all of our problems. all of our problems. let's keep fighting and keep doing it. let's pray for all human beings. all human beings. everybody. everybody. lord, everybody. love everybody. all human beings nee

your presence impacted the quest for justice for ahmaud arbery, and i'm sure marcus and wanda are soteful. they can never thank you enough. we know they have a federal civil rights lawsuit coming based on the department of justice. also, we have brought a civil action against the district attorney, jackie johnson, who conspired, we allege, to prevent ahmaud arbery from ever having his day in court, his family. we also have sued the homeowners association, reverend al, because we believe this was a group effort to get a young black man who was presumed guilty just from exercising. had this been a white man, nobody would have presumed him guilty, reverend al. they would have just said, he's exercising, but they thought the worst of ahmaud arbery. >> marcus, let me go to you. i know as happy as you was with the verdict that yesterday was tough for you. your son used to call you every day and you didn't get that call on thanksgiving. i remember you came on this show right after it happened. i think this was one of the first, if not the first national shows you were on, and i promised you

marcus arbery. >> you got this. go on, marcus. go on. >> number one, i want to give all glory to god. because that's who made all this possible. number two, i want to thank his mama and i want to thank my sister and brothers. i want to thank them because i know it was hard what they had to deal with. and number two, i want to thank all y'all people that supported us. you know, once i did this, god put us altogether to make this happen. god don't work one-sided. god works two sides. i'm going to put you here and put you there. so you all pull together and work this thing. so hey, that's what it's all about because if one side wouldn't have worked, it wouldn't have happened. you've got to have people when you weren't working. go in the office. we conquered that lynch mob. we got that lynch mob -- this is today letting you know that all life matters, not just black. we don't want to see nobody go through this. i wouldn't want to see no daddy watch their kid get lynched and shot down like that. so it's all our problem. it's all our pr

arbery. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> hey, you all, hey. the parents, wanda and marcus, and the family of ahmaud arbery, lee and cliff, all of us, we've been hear most days of the trial. but there is a lady who is steadfast in her conviction. she's one of those naacp warriors, reverend al. miss polite, 87 years old, has been here every day of jury selection and every day of trial. so let's thank -- where she at? so let's thank that she-ro, ms. polite. it's people like her, why we got justice. motivated. >> the family of ahmaud arbery and those who support them, clearly very happy that they've received some justice in this case. but also very clear that this does not bring their son back, that they lost their son and they lost him without reason. let's bring in everyone that's back with us to discuss what we just saw. christen gibbons feden, when we consider this case and consider the outcome of the case and what's going to happen next, what do you expect in terms of these self-defense laws but also these citizens arrest laws that are out there? the defense that this set

but they thought the worst of ahmaud arbery. >> now, marcus, let me go to you. and i know as happy as you was with the verdict, that yesterday was tough for you. your son used to call you every day and you didn't get that call on thanksgiving. i remember you came on this show right after it happened, one of the first national shows you were on. and i promised you national action network and i would fight for justice, this before we even knew that video existed. a lot of people thought we came in late, we were there when there wasn't a camera. i happened to have lunch with you and reverend bakery and attorney crump when the call came to come back to the courthouse. we rushed back to the courthouse and i sat between you and the mother, wanda. she took my hand and you took my other hand, and we prayed. and you jumped up when the guilty verdict it came up and said finally we got some justice. tell the nation how you felt. i mean, i was sitting there feeling your body quivering. tell us how you felt when you as a father felt that finally at least some justice for the

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

marcus arbery, the father of ahmaud. seeking this justice during this process. it has been a long road and we are so happy that we are able to be here at this end of the road. we would like to also saying thank you and we commend the courage and bravery of this jury to say what happened on februard armory, the hunting and killing of ahmaud arbery, it was not only morally wrong but legally wrong. we are thankful for that. we want to specifically recognize some people who been involved with regard to the prosecution of this case. in particular, our team. our lead attorney, senior assistant district attorney, linda dunikoski. assistant district attorney larissa olivarez. senior assistant district attorney paul camarella. chief investigator charles prescott. deputy chief investigator keith limon. investigator cameron watson. investigator darius ml1 cclure. ms. kayla willis. cindy borrowed, sarah rap, laramie floyd, matt morgan, our communications department, we also need to thank also the georgia bureau of investigation and in particular, the director. special agent

now, i want to bring in ben crump, attorney for ahmaud arbery's family, and marcus arbery, ahmaud's father. gentlemen, thank you for taking the time to speak with me tonight. the entire nation was watching this. the world really as you well know, not only what happened to your son, sir, but also this verdict. you know, i'm wondering from your perspective, sir, what does it feel like tonight to know that your son's killers have been found guilty? >> feel real good. it's just -- it won't bring ahmaud back, but we do know those guys held accountable for the lynching they done to him. that's what my family, we are grateful for. >> there was a moment when the very first of the verdicts was read for travis mcmichael, and you really exclaimed in the courtroom, you shouted, and what was that? i want to play for people what that was like because we were all waiting and watching with you, and i think a semblance of the same emotion. let's play that for a moment. >> we the jury find the defendant travis mcmichael guilty. >> woo. >> i'm going to ask that whoever just made an outburst be removed from t

. >> that was ahmaud arbery's father, marcus arbery sr. that you hear in the courtroom. travis mcmichael shot and killed ahmaud arbery found glgt of all charges including one count of malice murder and four counts of felony murder. his father, gregory mcmichael, who chased ahmaud arbery down, was found guilty of four counts of felony murder and other charges. the neighbor william bryan, who chased ahmaud arbery down and filmed his murder was found guilty of three counts of felony murder and other charges. the charges carry life in prison. sentencing has yet to be scheduled and all three of them still face federal hate crime charges too. they can be charged with a hate crime under state law because there was no hate crime on the statue in the books in georgia until ahmaud arbery's mother, wanda cooper jones, urged lawmakers to pass one last june. she was inside the courthouse every single moment of the trial. after the verdict came down, she spoke to the crowd gathered outside. >> it's been a long fight. it's been a hard fight. but god is good. >> yes, he is. >> early in i

. >> well, that brief celebration you heard came from marcus arbery senior. a mob arbery's father. the judge asked him to leave the courtroom after all, men were convicted. arbery's mother wanda cooper jones, thank the gathered outside the courtroom. >> i just want thank each and every one of you. >> despite with that. a long hard but god is good. early. i never thought i would tell i never saw state. back in i never thought this day would but god is to see. >> all 3 men have also been indicted on separate federal hate crime charges which include interference with rights and attempted kidnapping travis and gregory mcmichael were also charged with using carrying brandishing and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. all 3 men pleaded not guilty to the federal charges which that process has yet to begin. reporting live. i'm ken wayne kron 4 news. thank you. can. now back to a story we were reporting on at the top of the newscast earlier today. >> a private security guard who is on assignment with the kron 4 news reporter was shot. and what police say was

. >> ahmaud arbery was wanda cooper-jones' and marcus arbery sr.'s third child. they had an older son, marcus jr., and they also had a daughter, jasmine. >> ahmaud was the baby. i had ahmaud on mother's day. i knew ahmaud would be the last one, so i cherished ahmaud. >> and he was your mother's day gift. >> yes. we shared a very special bond. ahmaud was the kid that would come in and give me a kiss on the cheek or just come in and give me a hug around the neck. >> ain't a day pass by he ain't gonna tell you that he loved you. and he didn't just tell you that, he showed that. >> he was a funny guy, always wanting to keep people laughing. we'd all be joked out, and he going to be right in the center of it, making us laugh. >> right or wrong, if you his family, he going to stick with you, beside you. he was a great kid. >> when he knew i was having a bad day, he would come in and say something that he thought was funny to get me to smile. his goal was to make me happy, and he did that. you don't take any time for granted at this point. >> life was pretty tough for w

wanda cooper jones and marcus arbery were advocates for ahmad. and they really pushed this one when it first happened. and i think the message is that you have to let the criminal justice system work and in this case, yes, it did work. and to trust which they did, they trusted us and they trusted this team to bring justice for them and their family but to trust the system of the constitution and due process just to let it work. >> all right. linda, larissa and paul, thank you so much for joining us. happy thanksgiving, we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> happy thanksgivings. >> congrats on a job well done. thank you very much. >>> coming up, an update on holiday travel heading for pandemic era records across the u.s. millions are ignoring the crowded airports and sky high gas prices and worried about the coronavirus. every business is on a journey. and along the ride, you'll find many challenges. ♪ your dell technologies advisor can help you find the right tech solutions. so you can stop at nothing for your customers. (vo) the more we do with our

but i certainly feel that as it relates to the arbery family, you know, wanda cooper jones and marcus arberyertainly represented justice for them. i think the bigger question is this, this, while this is momentarily victorious, if we have to look at cases generally, i would say that most cases, this result does not occur. in fact, you know, wanda jones yesterday stated, his mom, that there are many mothers who will not get or have not gotten justice. and they must continue to hold on and continue to endure. and perhaps that can come sometimes. i still think our system, we call it a criminal justice system. but it is a criminal system, but it is yet not proven. yesterday, it proved that it can be a justice system, but generally as it relates to the african african american community, the black and brown community, justice is not achieved. that means work needs to be done to the system. >> and during the trial, we saw one defense attorney repeatedly villainizing the presence of black pastors. another lawyer sparking outrage with comments about arbery's legs and toenails. were you surprised by

amy: this is ahmaud arbery's father marcus arbery addressing reporters after the verdict came down onnesday. >> this is history today. you know that. black lives matter. all lives matter. not just black. we don't want to see nobody go through this. i don't want to see no daddy watch this kid get shot down like that most it is all our problems. it is all our problems. let's keep fighting. let's keep making this a better place for all people to live. all human beings. everybody. love everybody. all human beings need to be treated equally. today is a good day. amy: ahmaud 's father. now we will turn to the lead prosecutor reacting to the verdict. >> it was based on the facts, based on the evidence. that was our goal. so the jury could do the right thing. because the jury system works in this country. when you present the truth the people and they can see it, they will do the right thing. and that is what this jury did today in getting tested for -- justice for ahmaud arbery. amy: linda dunikoski was the third prosecutor. the first has been indicted, went to jail last week and then was re

as we continue to lament ahmaud's death, i want to extend my prayers to wanda cooper jones and marcus arbery sr. because i know that this is a very difficult day. but it is also as she said a day where she knows that her son is resting in peace. i think about almost ten years ago, a similar scenario with trayvon martin. and this is the moment that we have been waiting for. but more importantly, i believe although it is a moment, it could perhaps be a turning point because an important precedent has been set by this verdict. so yesterday was a critical moment in our nation. because in many ways we witnessed a moment of the defeat of white supremacy and breaking of a long practice, that white people especially white males cannot be held accountable. so now we see that they can be held accountable for taking the life of a black man. and what i want to say is i don't know if this is true, but it is probably the first time in the history of this nation and especially in the deep south when an all-white jury practically with a white male sitting judge, with a white female prosecutor found not just

this is a mod ahmaud ahmaud -- arbery's father, marcus arbery, speaking last week.t's go to reverend dr. william barber, co-chair of the poor people's campaign and president of repairers of the breach. he just returned from brunswick, georgia, where he visited with the community and the family of ahmaud arbery. was in court last week. welcome back to democracy now! can you respond to the lawyer saying black pastors in the courtroom intimidate the jury? >> amy, first of all, let me thank you and let me reach out and pray for the ahmaud arbery family. i was invited to come down as well from the family as part of transformative justice network. there are many ministers that are partners. first thing a want to say is we as ministers have to resist taking this personally because it is about the family. we have to understand and the white supremacist mind, what this lawyer is doing. his own people filmed the killing of this young man. they are the ones i did the filming of this murder, this killing. i guess they thought they would be celebrated as heroes. secondly, what h

marcus arbery sr. is here along with ben crump. the reverend al sharpton is here. maud arbery. it is quiet and tense. any words have been kept to a whisper. the room is jam packed. people are squeezing in. folks are switching places and nervously clasping their hands together. the family have been waiting for this for so long. we talked about this as a 13-day trial. some of these jurors were part of this jury selection a month ago. this has been a long process for so many people. i think a lot of people will be eager to get on with this, katy. >> we have danny savalos. there you are, danny. nice to have you here. this is some relatively quick deliberation. >> not exactly. the vast majority of cases do resolve relatively quickly, usually within a day or so. the rittenhouse case was kind of an outlier, for me at least. in my experience, juries are not out for several days like that. but i suspect we may never know. the fact this is wednesday before thanksgiving, before black friday, before a long holiday weekend that that must have motivated the jury mightily. is that

it was how she looked and she was there with marcus arbery, who is, of course, ahmaud's father. but wanda cooper jones looked emotionally drained. i mean, she looked to a point that i had never seen her before and i have seen her many, many times. it wasn't just, of course, that she witnessed the killing of her son, this time in its entirety. but that body-cam video that i was just talking about there from the second officer that arrived on the scene. of the officer turns her son's body over and the wounds are horrific. and you could see that she just buried her face into her hands. she couldn't bear to see that part. this was an extremely difficult day. it was a very emotional day. and it's only the first day. >> martin savidge, appreciate it. thank you. >>> coming up next, what happens when a role model for so many people misleads them and his league about getting vaccinated genes covid, then explains it by basically veering into junk science at times. the strange new chapter in the life of aaron rodgers, ahead. for mike's retirement party. worth is giving the employee who spe

should be alive and nothing can take away the pain that his mother, wanda cooper-jones, his father, marcus arberyut the fact remains that we still have work to do. the defense counsel chose to set a tone that cast the attendance of ministers at the trial as intimidation and dehumanized a young black man with racist tropes. the jury arrived at its verdicts despite these tactics. ahmaud arbery was a son. he was a brother. he was a friend. his life had meaning. we will not forget him. we honor him best by contining the fight for justice. vice president striking some of the same notes and points that basil's making, but what is this -- how do we -- how does this get translated into work that has at least in terms of police reform in congress largely stalled out? >> you know, i keep trying to tell people that this is a multilayered effort. it can't just be that we rely on congress or the state house. we know that we definitely can't rely on states like texas to do anything that's right. you know, we've got our work cut out for us in the community itself. you know, as you've discussed this case, i coul

. >> reporter: arbery's father, marcus, unable to contain his reaction, leaving the courtroom beforehe full verdict was read. >> have a seat. >> reporter: the jury delivering a resounding statement. >> as to gregory mcmichael -- >> reporter: >> reporter: on the guilt of all three men. >> count two, felony murder. we the jury find the defendant, greg mcmichael, guilty. as to william r. bryan, count five, felony murder. we, the jury, find the defendant, william r. bryan, guilty. >> reporter: travis mcmichael's father, gregory, found guilty on eight of the nine counts. neighbor william bryan guilty on six of the nine counts. >> the quick turnaround tells me the prosecution's case was so strong, it fed the jury the information they needed. >> reporter: outside the courtroom, cheers erupted. >> we have a lot of injustice, but finally we got justice. >> my grandmama say, you made your bed, sleep in it. >> reporter: the exhale of relief evident when i spoke to the family's attorney. >> if i can start with your reaction to the verdict? >> quickly, my mind thought about just all the names, by

. >> reporter: arbery's father marcus spoke to abc news just hours after his outburst in the courtroom. >> guilty. >> oh! joy. when i heard that guilty verdict on the one that pulled the trigger, i really was really, really happy, because i knew justice was going down. >> reporter: so much was made of that nearly all-white jury. in the end, they spent just 11 hours deliberating. their decision reverberating across the country. >> say his name! >> ahmaud arbery! >> say his name! >> ahmaud arbery! >> i hope when society hears the name ahmaud arbery tomorrow, ten years from now, a hundred years from now, they'll know his name from being the man who brought about change. >> reporter: linsey, one of those changes, georgia passed a hate crime law in the wake of arbery's death. now, after the verdict, a defense attorney for gregory mcmichael said she was, quote, floored. defense teams for all three men say they plan to appeal. linsey? >> alex, thank you. and be sure to tune into a special "20/20" friday night, "nowhere to run: the ahmaud arbery story." an in depth look at the significant and

the parents, wanda and marcus and the family of ahmaud arbery, all of us, we have been here most days of the trial. there is a lady who is steadfast in her conviction. she is one of those naacp warriors. ms. polite, 87 years old, has been here every day of jury selection and every day of trial. let us thank -- where is she at? ms. polite! it is people like her while we got justice. -- why we got justice. [applause] ♪ >> a new mobile video from c-span. c-span now. download it today. >> long time reporter david sheppard is back for a cosa

arbery, marcus, has a team of lawyers to comfort him through these proceedings.adequately comforted by her legal counsel. your honor, i would submit, with all respect to the reverend jesse jackson, that this is no different than bringing in uniformed officers or prison guards in a small town where a young black man has been accuse assaulting a law enforcement officer or corrections officer. there is no reason for these prominent icons in the civil rights movement to be here. >> the judge, i should say, responded and said that he found the attorney's comments reprehensible. joining me now, attorney chris stuart. he respected wanda cooper-jones early, arbery's mother. he is in close contact with her. she has become a very close friend of yours. good to have you back with us today. there's been so much focus on these comments from the defense attorney, on the judge's reaction, which has been very clear and strong, at each moment. so i'm just curious, could you tell us in what instance would you imagine that a judge would rule that there would be any reason to keep p

marcus. >> good advice. thanks so much, kari. >>> 5:58. developing now in georgia, closing arguments in the trial of three men charged in the shooting death of ahmaaud arberys argue they were the aggressors who chased down an unarmed arbery while out on a jog. >>> pg&e facing new fallout with regulators. they fined the utility $5 million. this is for failing to inspect a high volten sausalito. another $2.5 million for missing an another deadline. our investigative team first told you about back in may. inspect more than 53,000 power poles in distribution network and pg&e says it reported the breakdowns to regulators and now compiled all of those dlinquent inspections. you can read the full report on our home page. >>> happening now, governor gavin newsom is in mexico on vacation. he and his family will be there until sunday. his office announced the trip yesterday after he visited san francisco. earlier this month, the governor was criticized for holding no events for 12 days and canceling an overseas trip. he later said he wanted to be with his kids on halloween and chose to work in his office. >>> right now at 6:00, close call. passengers rattled when an