gregory mcmichael, the older mcmichael, had a conversation with a coworker, where she had said somethingck man and he called her an expletive, for doing that. travis mcmichael had posted a number of things on social media, a lot of it on his facebook posts, facebook site, that was for the neighborhood where they lived. and again, rants about videos that he saw online, other kinds of comments that were full of racial slurs and epithets, and that is what the prosecution used to build a case against the men. the defense argued that they shouldn't be held liable for things they said in the past or things that weren't necessarily pertaining to this particular situation. but, obviously, in this case, now, the jury did not agree with this. the prosecution also made a point of how after arbery was shot and laying there on the ground, that that, in fact, none of the men involved there did anything to try help him. they watched him bleed out. and there was a moment or some measure of time, some amount of time when he was still alive and gasping for air, and presumably, they did not help him at all

the first text message was between travis mcmichael and a friend.cmichael was discussing a new job saying, quote, they ruin everything, that's why i love what i do, not an n-word in sight. another text message from 2019 referenced mcmichael meeting up with a friend at a local cracker barely restaurant. the friend says this cracker barely up here is full of some other kinds of people. travis replies needs to change the name to n-word bucket. on social media, mcmichael post add comment reacting to a video of primarily black teenagers showing a white teenager being beaten up by a mob. travis commented on the video on a facebook post and says i shoot them all in full saiga would have done wonders. that's a type of semiautomatic gun. an fbi analyst testified about messages found in the phone of william "roddie" bryan that shows bias. on martin luther king jr. day between brian and a friend quotes brian as saying happy boot lip day a derogatory name for a black person and i worked like an n-word today. here with me right now cnn's nick valencia, who was i

with ahmaud arbery and the case with the mcmichaels, and we have been having a very interesting conversation about the n-word they use. and i mean, hearing that word is tough and for a lot of people, even for in using it for people of color, and a lot of folks. what do you think about the use of -- of that word and, obviously, people shouldn't be using it in the way they did but it's been -- there is a proliferation of that word in the culture. >> in the culture in terms of how it is used by other black people you are talking about? i think the use of word is not appropriate, period. but till you this, one of the things my father always said to me was never delegate your joy, and never delegate any power to somebody, to make them believe that a single word can be something that will reduce you to less than you are. they can wield it and i don't -- i'm not fine when i hear it, don't get me wrong. but the idea of handing over one's power completely to let somebody win, to believe that you now think less of yourself because they lack the vocabulary to articulate what their grievance really is.

, i had this conversation with gregory mcmichael. and you could see it and it was so impactful in the courtroom when the prosecution read exactly what was written in those text messages or on social media verbatim. as i would say, they said the "n" word, the prosecutors said the actual racial slur and you could feel the sting, how heavy it was in the courtroom as she said it over and over again because they used the word over and over again. so freely, so loosely, and you could see the jury shrink in their seats as it was said over and over again. the text messages, the social media posts, they were so important to this particular trial. bianna? >> nadia, bernarda, coming back with more on this breaking news story. stay with us. each lasting 4 hours or more, you're not the only one with questions about botox®. botox® prevents headaches in adults with chronic c migraine before they even start, with about 10 minutes of treatment oncece every 3 months. so, ask your doctor if botox® is right for you, and if a sample is available. effects

it found father and son gregory and travis mcmichael and their neighbor, william roddie bryan. each guilty of one count of interference with rights and attempted kidnapping. michael's were also convicted of using carrying and brandishing and travis mcmichael's case firing a gun during a crime of violence. the case garnered national attention after graphic cell phone video leaked online of the mcmichaels and bryan chasing arbery to their neighborhood in february 2020 cornering arbery with their trucks and then fatally shooting him. federal prosecutors spent a week working to establish the 3 men's actions were motivated by racial bias and their animus toward black people. they called 20 witnesses to the stand, including an fbi analyst who combed through the men's messages and social media post prosecutor shared roughly 2 dozen tax and post made by the younger mcmichael and bryan. but the pair use racial slurs including the n word and made derogatory comments about black people. neighbors and former co-workers also testified that the 3 men made troubling races, jokes and we're ope

travis mcmichael claimed when mcmichael shot and killed arbery, he was defending himself.nquote. so do you think that was an argument that the jury might buy? >> i mean, it's the only argument he had. at the end of the day, the defense attorney has to throw everything against the wall that he possibly can. again, that is going to be the question that the jury has to answer. was ahmaud arbery killed because he was black? mayor bottoms and i will sit here and resoundingly say the answer tom question, based on all the evidence and the prism we see this through is yes. that is what the jury has to decide. it is not enough that they are racist. the question is, was he killed because he was black? so look, when you have a prosecutor and you have a prosecutor reciting the language utilized by your clients over and over and over again, that is going to years into the brains of the jurors. so the question is now, what can you do? the fact is, this is a very, very, very difficult case to defend. the defense is doing their absolute best they can with absolutely nothing and terrible c

. >> a jury found travis mcmichael, his father gregory mcmichael, and william bryan guilty of all counts are already serving life sentences for the felony murder of arbery after a separate state trial in november. only bryan is eligible for parole after 30 years. but these new federal convictions could add more life sentences. >> we got a victory today. but it's so many families out there who don't get victories. >> this is a federal hate crime case that almost did not go to court due to a plea deal with the defendants which was ultimately rejected by a judge. arbery's mother expressed her outrage with the u.s. department of justice today. >> i told the doj that yes, they were prosecutors, but one thing they didn't have, they didn't have a son that was lying in a cold grave. and they still didn't hear my cry. what the doj did today, they was made to do today. >> the u.s. attorney general reacting to today's verdict and wanda cooper jones' comments on the doj. >> the justice department has a legal obligation to prosecute hate crimes. i cannot imagine the pain that a mother feels. to have

. >> reporter: a federal judge tonight is dashing the hopes of travis and gregory mcmichael, who were trying to avoid a federal hate crimes trial for the murder of ahmaud arbery, and spend most of the time they've already been sentenced to in a federal prison, which is usually less dangerous than a state prison, especially for a former police officer. >> we the jury find the defendant greg mcmichael guilty. >> reporter: in november, the father and son, along with their neighbor william "roddie" bryan, were all convicted of murdering the black 25-year-old on this tree-lined street in south georgia. they were each sentenced to life in state prison, but only the neighbor, mr. bryan, was allowed the possibility of parole. in a deal that was agreed to by federal prosecutors, the mcmichaels were hoping this federal judge would allow them to plead guilty to one of the hate crimes charges, and in exchange, allow them to spend their next 30 years in a federal prison. >> i'm not surprised that the mcmichaels are concerned about their safety in a georgia state prison. i think they wanted to go t

as he tried to run away, travis mcmichael shot him three times. all three men were charged and convicted of felony murder and sentenced to life in prison. allegations of racism did not play a large role in that criminal case, but it was the main focus of the separate federal hate crimes trial against the three men. and it is worth knowing how rare federal hate crimes actually are. the department of chose status declined to prosecute 82% of hate crime suspects from 2005 to 2019. that's in part because it is very difficult to secure a hate crime conviction. prosecutors need to prove not just that the defendant committed a hate crime, but that they did so with bigoted or intolerant intent. that is what federal prosecutors had to prove in the case against the mcmichaels and bryan. these three white men, who chased down and murdered a young black man, had a demonstrable history of racist beliefs. over the course of the eight -day trial, the jury saw plenty of evidence that these three men frequently used racial slurs and openly races comes to shock the

most of the morning was focused on travis mcmichael and his use of social media as well as messages hed alabama n-word edited over a clip of a young black child dancing on the "ellen" show. federal prosecutors wanted to show that clip to infer that seemingly no one, however young, was off limits for the mcmichaels' racism. at one point this was clearly very disturbing and emotionally distressing to the family of ahmaud arbery. marcus arbery sr. got us when evidence was shown travis mcmichael told his friend he thought the name of the cracker barrel restaurant should be changed to the n-word bucket because so many people gathered there. >> i already know all the hate was in them three men but it's just really a shame that they have that much hate in them for african american people. people running around our enabled when they hate african american people like that, that's really bad. >> reporter: now they did focus on the racist messages but also focus was gregory mcmichael's facebook post in which he supported vigilanteism. ana? >> thank you. more flooding even on sunny days. ahead, wh

during the four days of testimony, travis mcmichael's former boss, joe mandala, said he fired mcmichaeldering arbery. cnn's nadia romero is in brunswick, georgia. what can be expected during the closing arguments on monday? >> reporter: yeah, fred. monday morning right here in this courthouse, 9:15 a.m., closing arguments. let's start with the defense. so they don't have the burden of proof. they presented one witness to who came to the stand, a woman who lived in the same neighborhood as the defendants, the same neighborhood ahmaud arbery was killed, and she spoke about that neighborhood, but she didn't know the defendants personally. the defense will tell you this is not about race at all. they say that the three dr.s knew about a man, a black man, who had been going in and out of a vacant property, a home under construction, and they knew some items were missing from that home and from a vehicle, and they believe ahmaud arbery was the person vandalizing and stealing things from their neighborhood, they were only trying to do a citizen's arrest, but then he resisted and they killed hi

it would have allowed travis mcmichael to serve the first 30 years of his life sentence in federal prison the deal would likely have also applied to his father, but the arbery family wants him to serve it in state prison the arbery's parents say they want no deal, but a trial, and the plea deal would give mcmichaels one more chance to spit in their face the parents did speak outside to the media. >> i'm mad as hell, because they're trying to get something that we don't know nothing about, a plea deal we did not agree with. >> disrespectful i fought so hard to get these guys in state prison once i gave him -- i told them very, very adamantly i wanted them to go to state prison, do their time that the judge gave them back on the 7th of january. >> the mcmichaels and a neighbor charitied down ahmaud arbery after they saw him running through their neighborhood travis mcmichael shot and killed arbery when he confronted arbery with a shotgun they said they signed off only because arbery's attorney told them the family was not opposed to it. in court the deal would have travis mike michael admit

both he and gregory mcmichael offering a plea deal. they would have gone back to a state prison in georgia to serve the rest of their life sentences. arbery's family rejected the deal partly because they wanto r time in a state facility where condititions are tough. >> looking forward to trial. today was a very, very -- this morning was very, very stressful knowing that we have a judge's -- a plea on yesterday and they was going forward with it. >> the mcmichaels were convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery while he was jogging. the judge will give them until the end of the week to see if they stick with their guilty pleas or stand trial on the charges. >> at least six historic black universities in five states and washington, d.c., received bomb threats yesterday, forcing them to lock down their campuses. at bowie state university in maryland, students were told to stay in place. by late afternoon the schools received all clear notices. it is the second time in recent weeks that bomb threats were made at historically black universities.

the older mcmichael making disparaging remarks about black tenants renting a property he owned. son writing a message liking his job because zero n-words work with me why do you think it's important to pursue these cases? >> if you can't walk down the street without fearing being targeted because of who you are, what kind of country can we really hope to build >> reporter: in washington, the attorney general vowed to prosecute more cases like this one. >> i cannot imagine the pain a mother feels -- to have her son run down and then gunned down >> reporter: the verdict coming on the eve of the two-year anniversary of the fatal encounter, also designated ahmaud arbery day to honor him by georgia's legislature. the three men convicted of killing arbery are already serving life in prison now each face th possibility of another life sentence, guilty of committing a hate crime. lester >> ron allen, think you. >>> in minneapolis, closing arguments in the civil rights trial of three former police officers who were on the scene when george floyd died meagan fitzgerald has more >> reporte

. >> reporter: travis mcmichael his father, gregory mcmichael, and william bryant are charged with interferences also face a weapons charge. convictions in this trial could bring steep fines and add on more life sentences. >> we the jury find the defendant travis mcmichael guilty. >> in november during a state trial all three men were sentenced to life in prison for the murder of arbery. only bryant is eligible for parole after 30 years. or pri's murder caught on camera leading to outrage across the country. >> ahmad was chased down for like five minutes. >> reporter: government prosecutors said arbery's murder was about racism, going on to say the men hunted him like an animal. arbery's parents agreed saying this on friday. >> they killed ahmad simply because he was black, and what we heard over the last two days, these guys was racist. >> do they know? >> reporter: the defense disagreed during closing arguments saying the clients used racist language in the past but it did not play a role in the killing saying the men did not belong to any hate groups. during this trial the jury heard testimo

, greg mcmichael, and william "roddie" bryan targeted arbery because he was black.y chased arbery in their pickup trucks after they saw him running by their south georgia neighborhood travis mcmichael shot him when he confronted arbery with a shotgun. in the first trial the defense argued that the men were trying to make a legitimate citizens arrest because they believed arbery was a burglar the jury didn't buy that at all and all three men received life sentences. as we reported prosecutors offered mcmichaels a plea deal and they planned to agree to it but arbery's family came out strongly against it and the judge threw it out let's turn to david henderson now civil rights attorney and cnbc contributor the judge said he plans to call 50 jurors a day. could getting a jury seated in this case be really complicated? >> it is not and the reason why is because judges are driving the car when it comes to jury selection in federal court we saw these jury selection processes last for weeks in similar trials but thus far i think the judge has approved 30 of the 52 people ca

travis mcmichael's racist messages appearing on social media.k teens beating up a white teenager, travis mcmichael writes, i say shoot them all. then makes reference to using a . >> reporter: leaving court, marcus arbery senior saying he was left sick from what he heard. >> they killed him because he was a young black man. you know what i'm saying, we don't need people like him in florida. hate black people that bad. >> reporter: the mcmichaels had a vanity plate on their truck with an outdated version of the georgia state flash, within that, a graphic from the confederate flag. arbery saying these boys killed my son because he was black. >> cnn legal analyst, criminal defense attorney joey jackson, does it make any sense to you that these revealing, disgusting racial slurs were not part of the first trial? >> it does for the following reasons. we have to understand, wolf, good to be with you, the federal trial is all about race. what prosecutors are doing is putting together compelling evidence, very disturbing evidence as to who these people a

you also have lee mcmichael, the mother of travis mcmichael, the wife of gregory mcmichael inside the now. we also saw the mother and father of ahmaud arbery inside the courtroom as they have been over the past couple of days and really since the beginning, since jury selection. and they are an attentive, captive audience waiting to hear exactly what the prosecution and the defense laid out. so the defense -- the prosecution started the day with about two hours for their closing arguments. and they want the jury to see that this is all about race. they say this was not a citizens arrest that turned violent but instead all three of the defendants have racist histories. social media posts and text messages. they had one on one conversations with the 20 witnesses the prosecution had testify during this trial who all say they had conversations that quickly turn into racist rants against black people calling them "n" word, using other racial slurs and saying at times they hoped all black people would just die. but the defense, they were starting their closing arguments today as well. and e

okay, the bulk of the communications were from travis mcmichael, the man who fatally shot arbery.he liked his new job because he did not work with black people. quote, they ruin everything. that's why i love what i do. not an expletive insight. in response to a facebook video depicting a fight between some young black people and a white person he wrote quote, my tourist 38 hang guns as five of them would be taking a dirt nap. i say shoot all of them blank, those blank monkeys. in response to a video of a black woman hit by a car in a protest he wrote quote, nash on it and drive straight. there are several more messages and posts like that from travis mcmichael and similar writings from the other two defendants. travis mcmichael's father shared a meme on social media that said quote, white irish slaves were treated worse than any other race in the u.s.. when it comes to mr. bryan, prosecutors presented several text messages saying his distress over his daughter's new boyfriend who was black. he will quote, she has her and word now. prosecution pointed out that the men -- many of th

, his father gregory mcmichael, and their neighbor william bryan did not testify in their own defense witnesses to the stand before resting their case. the defense only called one. the men were convicted last year of killing arbery as he jogged through their south georgia neighborhood. a jury will have to decide whether to -- whether they killed him because he was black. that's what they're weighing currently. nadia romero is following the story from atlanta. what did we learn from the testimony this week? >> reporter: phil, throughout the testimony, over four days, the prosecution brought forth 20 witnesses. so testimony after testimony of people who had one-on-one conversations with the defendants. one woman says that travis mcmichael was her supervisor when they were both in the coast guard, and that he would often use racial slurs, making fun of her because she had dated a black man in her past. and that she left the courtroom in tears. she fell into the arms of marcus arbery, ahmaud arbery's father. that's what we saw over and over again. these really uncomfortable moments of the

the defense called on one single witness on behalf of greg mcmichael. >>> a nightmare for a mom and herer. the 2-year-old was actually left behind inside a popular daycare center video shows her locked inside all alone. our meagan fitzgerald spoke to the mother >> reporter: a branch of the nation's largest childcare company is under police investigation. >> honey i'm coming okay >> reporter: after a parent's horrifying discovery stephanie martinez found her 2-year-old daughter locked inside this south florida kindercare center alone. she frantically called 911 >> she's inside the daycare. she just came up to the door >> she's inside by herself >> yeah. she's crying she's inside by herself. >> reporter: how's your daughter doing? >> she is definitely traumatized. nighttimes are not -- she's avoiding trying to go to sleep >> reporter: a police report says two daycare employees checked around inside before locking up and leaving at 6:20 eight minutes later martinez arrived. >> because i don't get off of work till like 5:30, i do have to pick up my son first. so they always did the favor fo

greg mcmichael has alleged to have said blacks or nothing but trouble i wish they would all die.cing life sentences for the murder of ahmaud arbery leading some people to wonder why this rights trial is even going forward. the attorney for arbery's family for this take with the reverend al sharpton last night. >> i applaud the suitable rights division leader in the department of justice, kingston clark for having that conviction to say, based on the evidence, based on the evidence we have to have this lynch mob convicted of federal hate crime laws for ahmaud arbery, who was jogging while black. >> host of the sunday show, this was already an interesting trial of the first time it happened. but this federal trial is definitely going to get a lot of attention. it gets more to the heart of the matter than a criminal trial does. >> oh, absolutely! seeing those text messages, ali. hearing the comments that they have made. i completely can fought about the confederate license plate. hearing all of this evidence. ali, if it looks like a dark and it sounds like a duck, it's probably a do

it centers on mcmichaels and brian who chased arbery. they cornered him. travis mcmichael fatally shot him with a shotgun. >>> happening now, school employees are making their voice heard as hundreds of san francisco teachers' jobs are on the chopping block. the school board members may be ready to sign off on layoff notices to solve a massive budget shortfall. nbc bay area ciera johnson is at the protest at the san francisco school district headquarters. according to the union, those notices have already gone out. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, they went out. nearly 400 union members received those potential layoff notices. we heard them speak just a moment ago. it just wrapped up. i stepped to the side. 400 union members received those potential layoff notices. we had a chance this morning to hear from social workers, middle school teachers, as well as some parents who are concerned about what this could do. those potential layoffs, long term as well as in the intermediate. so we'll break down just who the employees are who received these notices. acco

so, both travis and gregory mcmichael withdrew their guilty pleas last week in this federal trial. help our viewers understand what exactly happened and what implications that may have on this trial. >> well, i mean, essentially, they put in a plea that appeared to be the main sticking point was where they would spend their time in jail. as you know, they've been convicted and sentenced to life without parole. they would serve that in a state prison. but here, it's saying that the deal was struck that they would spend at least 30 years in a federal system. and that didn't seem to be to the judge's satisfaction, which is, of course, her right, as the sentencing judge, so she said, i'm not going to accept that nor am i going to be bound by this. you can keep your plea in place, but you're letting me now as a judge make the ultimate decision on the terms of the sentence. so they obviously said after that, we're going to withdrawal and we're just going to go ahead and go to trial. and if you think about it, you know, what did they have to lose? they've already been convicted and senten

the mcmichaels were found guilty of another firearms charge. are serving sentences after a separate state trial. these new federal convictions could add more life sentences. >> we got a victory today. there are so many families who don't get victories. >> reporter: this is a federal hate crime case that almost didn't go to court due to a plea deal with the defendants which was ultimately rejected by a judge. his mother expressed outrage with the department of justice today. >> i told the doj that yes, they were prosecutors, but one thing they didn't have, they didn't have a son lying in a cold grave. and they still didn't hear my cry. what the doj did today they was made to do today. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney general reacting to the verdict and wanda cooper jones' comments on the doj. >> the justice department has a legal obligation to prosecute hate crimes. i cannot imagine the pain that a mother feels to have her son run down and gunned down taking a jog on a public street. >> reporter: and remember, today's decision and the previous con

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holding their heads down, gregory mcmichael letting out a big sigh after that verdict was read. and we now have so many people who are talking about this verdict who have been waiting for it. tomorrow being the two-year mark since the death of ahmaud arbery, many people breathing a sigh of relief. kate? >> thank you so much. stick with us, nadia. let me bring in chief legal analyst jeffrey toobin and joey jackson. joey, we found in a statement from the presidency of the naacp saying this. two years ago today, none of us knew of ahmaud arbery but two years ago tomorrow, his story shook the conscience of our nation and world. ahmaud arbery was lynched in broad daylight and today's verdict brings us one step closer to justice. what's your reaction to the verdict, joey? >> there's no question about that. good to be with you, kate and jeffrey. this was a case, kate, that may not have happened. we should recall there was a 74 day delay. two and a half months which led ultimately to the arrest of the defendants in this case. this was a case that the first district attorney noted, nothi

the mcmichaels withdrew their guilty plea after a judge rejected the terms. arbery was chased, shot, and killed while running in a georgia neighborhood almost two years ago. all three men were sentenced to life in prison. >>> and the mayor of minneapolis issued a moratorium on no-knock warrants in the city after police shot and killed a man during a no-knock raid on his apartment. 22-year-old amir locke was killed by a s.w.a.t. team trying to i a police body cam video shows him under a blanket on a couch holding a gun before an officer shot him. police say locke was not the subject of the warrant. hundreds of people marched t cobe me,could ts of anyone i care about. i could be walking home, i could be asleep, i could be at work, i could be anywhere. i would like to see the police officers held accountable first and foremost. >> locke was licensed to have the gun, and the shooting is under review. >>> new cases of the coronavirus are falling in the u.s., but deaths are still on the rise. more than 902,000 americans have died from the virus since the pandemic s

>> the mcmichael haves been trying to get into federal prisons that are less crowded, generally safer prisons are under lawsuit by the department of justice itself because of the inhumane conditions they're in and the family, of course, they don't think they should be able to choose the preferred facility but face the consequences that murderers in georgia face at a georgia prison. >> as you know, sir, the digging into the details of this plea deal would have been the first time that any of the men would have admitted that mr. arbery's kills was racially motivated and would have barred the men from appealing their federal guilty pleas. is there merit to why prosecutors wanted this deal to go through at all to get this conviction or guilty plea as it was in fact as the world has come to know a racially motivated hate crime? >> absolutely. we rarely see the hate crime statute at the federal level used to successfully prosecute men in this situation. it would set precedent and be historic. as a civil rights attorney, it's my birthday today, it would have been a huge birthday gift to be p

, greg mcmichael and william roddie bryan targeted arbery because he was black.hey chased arbery in their pickup truck after they saw him running by their south georgia neighborhood travis confronted michael and shot him with a shotgun. in the first trial they argued the men were trying to make a legitimate citizen's arrest because they believed arbery was a burglar. the jury didn't buy that at all and all three received life sentences. as reported, they offered mcmichael a plea deal and they were planning to agree to it but arbery's family came out strongly against it and the judge threw it out let's turn to david henderson, civil rights attorney and cnbc contributor. david, the judge said he plans to call 50 jurors a day. could getting a juror in this case be really complicated >> shep, this is not going to be complicated and the reason is the judge drives the car when it comes to jury selection in federal court. we saw these processes last for week in criminal trials but thus far the judge approved 30 of the out 52 people called in today so this jury can be pi

. >>> update on the federal case involving the killing of ahmaud arbery mcmichael will stand trial oneral charges after he with drew his guilty plea this morning. he, his father and another were convicted of state charges in his death two years ago. they shot and killed the 25- year-old while he was jogging in a south georgia neighborhood. gregory mcmichael pled not guilty to federal charges. >> i just got one word to say, all we want is 100% justice for the arbery family. that is all we are looking for. god be the governor. >> same battle just going further up the hill. we have not gotten to the top yet. at the top is 100% for ahmaud. >>> the trial begins on monday. >>> former vice president, mike pence, says former president donald trump is wrong saying that he could over turn the election. >> i heard this week that president trump said that i had the right to overturn the election. president trump is wrong. i had no right to overturn the election. the precedency belongs to the american people and the american people alone. >> pence made this remark while speaking to the conservativ

was racially motivated during closing arguments today the prosecution told the jury that travis mcmichael, his father greg and their neighbor william bryant were vigilantes who assumed the worst about arbery because he was black. the three men chased arbery down in their pickup trucks after they saw him running through the neighborhood two years ago travis mcmichael ended up shooting and killing him with a shotgun and the three associated black kin with criminality and were resentful of black people key pieces of evidence were rates of and derrogatory remarks about the black people that the defendants made publicly and privately in the pastch the defense has acknowledged their clients have used racist language but insist the killing had nothing to do with race. all three defendants are serving life sentences after a jury convicted them of mur. dave, we turn back to you now. the prosecution brought in several witness whose testified about those racial slurs that the defendants used saying racial things about black people is that effective enough to make the case here? >> you know, kelly, i

travis mcmichael in conversation talking about black people. he says they ruin everything.ry senior had to lead the courtroom. he addressed what he heard and reacted to what he heard today. >> it's a shame they got that much hate in them for african-american people. it's really a shame. people around our neighborhood and people like that, it's really bad. don't mind if you're a kid, black, you hate that baby too because he's black. that's a sickness. that is a sickness. racial hate for a man. i didn't know where it come from. >> reporter: much of the dapy ws focused on travis mcmichael. you can see this prosecution, the u.s. government lay out their case that this was hate crime. court is now back in session. >> that was such an important thing. he said that hate is a sickness. >> got to understand where it comes from. most of us don't. >> thank you very much. >>> u.s. secretary of state says they are not seeing evidence of any russian pull back. we have the latest from ukraine. (woman) wow, that's something. (burke) you get a whole lot of something with farmers policy perk

recounting the testimony of the witness that's said travis mcmichael called her an n word lover afterhey driving saying one of those black who's is nothing but trouble should have died a long time ago. then the texts saying boot lip monkey n word. prosecution is trying to prove aubrey was cukilled because he s blake man. did they? >> i they have that they did. you know, listen, the bottom line here is that prosecution did a very effective job and speaking to the jury about who they are listening to, who they are judging. believe what you see. and when someone tells you who they are, the first time, right? believe them. and so bhi think there is this compilation of various source that's they have like what? like text messages unfortunately that you had to display pt you had to. it is part of the trial. like e-mails, people that knew that and came before the jury and that said they harbored the racist views and values. i get the next question will be not that i ever predict you to, how do you connect that to this? right? and i think how do you that is you say the bottom line here is tha

prosecutor telling the jury travis and gregory mcmichael and william roddie bryan were driven by racial assumptions, racial resentment, and racial anger. 20 witnesses testified, and text messages and social media posts were introduced to establish a history of racist view, some repeatedly using the n-word. legal analyst joe tamburino. >> so the text messages and facebook posts are relevant even though they happened over the past number of years? >> yes, they are. what it does is gives an idea whether or not these three individuals have racial animosity toward black individuals. >> reporter: the mcmichaels tried to enter a plea deal before trial, but the judge rejected it after the arbery family opposed it. >> this has been very draining. i'm thankful it's almost over. >> reporter: all three men have already been sentenced to life in prison after their murder charges. the federal sentence carries a maximum life sentence as well. the jury started deliberating on monday but ended the day without a verdict. the arbery family is hoping for a verdict by wednesday. that's the two-year annivers

the decision was made after a judge rejected a deal that would have transferred mcmichael and his son federal prison which is considered nicer. >>> russia is denying u.s.' claims that the kremlin is planning to stage a fake attack to use as an excuse to invade ukraine. meanwhile, more russian troops are arriving in neighboring belarus. >>> researchers in europe say a newly discovered variant of hiv moves faster than others to become full-blown aids. they say the standard hiv treatments do work for this variant. >>> today's weather, icy roads make travel treacherous from the northeast down to texas. more than a foot of snow in parts of new england. bitter cold in the midwest and plains, with hundreds of thousands of power outages likely. >>> and finally, as the olympics begin, figure skating takes center ice. >> here is will ganss. >> reporter: as nathan chen and the best skaters in the world gear up for beijing, there is a lot to look out for. so, we decided to get a skating crash course. emphasis on crash. about what it takes to go for the gold in 2022. >> the difficulty, the combina

there's plenty of evidence these individuals have problems with other races. >> reporter: the mcmichaels to enter a plea deal before trial, but the judge rejected it after arbery's family opposed it. his parents were in court today. >> this has been very draining, and i'm thankful that it is almost over. >> reporter: all three men have already been sentenced to life in prison after their murder convictions. the federal charges carry a maximum life sentence as well. the jury started deliberating late this afternoon. they have adjourned for the night with no verdict. the arbery family is hoping for a decision by wednesday, that will be two years since his death. jericka. >> duncan: wow, janet shamlian for us in georgia tonight, thank you. more than 25 million americans are in the path of two major winter storms, states from montana to michigan are experiencing bitter cold and heavy snow, with some areas getting nearly two feet. an arctic cold front will bring dangerously cold temperatures to millions from denver, high of just 10 degrees, to cheyenne and rapid city, south dakota, highs of j

mcmichael is due to face trial next week on the federal hate crime charges.dmitted that he pursued ahmaud arbery because of his race. all three men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery have been sentenced to life in prison. it is exactly one year since myanmar's military cease control of the country, an estimated 1500 people have been killed by security forces, and 9000 arrested in protest. but as is reported, resistance is still going strong and has been taking many different forms. >> major demonstration since the military to power have been replaced by smaller, sporadic protests. protesters marched quickly before dispersing to avoid arrest. others have taken up arms training alongside ethnic armed groups in jungle camps. they are part of the people's defense force, and armed resistance group set up by the national unity government. a paralyzed -- parallel government. the military has declared these groups terrorist organizations. >> it's very important that the international community or our neighbors understand that these are self-defense forces, these ar

defense attorneys for travis and gregory mcmichael and william "roddie" bryan tried to argue the men believed arbery was involved in criminal activity. but the jury sided with prosecutors who said the men were driven by racial assumptions, racial resentment, and racial anger. 20 witnesses testified, some claiming they'd heard the mcmichaels make racist statements. text messages and social media posts with the "n" word were also introduced to establish a history of racist views. the defendants sought a plea deal before trial, but the judge rejected it after arbery's family opposed. >> what we got today we wouldn't have gotten today if it wasn't for the fight the families put up. >> reporter: attorney general merrick garland >> i cannot imagine the pain that a mother feels to have her son run down and then gunned down while taking a jog on a public street. >> reporter: garland said the doj will continue to bring hate crime cases where the facts and the law are on its side. skyler henry, cbs news. >> all three men now face up to life in prison for federal hate crimes. they're already se

, gregory mcmichael and william bryan acted out of racial inmouse.acist slurs and offensive language in one text quoting saying zero n words work with me. they ruin everything and that's why i love what i do now. not a n word in sight. those blacks are nothing but trouble. william bryan junior made deinterrogatory tear racial comments when he found out his daughter was dating a black man saying his daughter has her n word now. attorneys for the defendants making their case separately acknowledging their clients use of racist language in the past saying it's wrong but insisting they followed him that day only because they believe he had illegally entered a house under construction. not because he was a black man. the three men sentenced the life in prison but this case is important to family and in general as it tests how the legal system deals with allegations of violent racism. another notable difference in this trial, the jury is more diverse with three black injuries and one hispanic in addition to weight white jurors. the murder trial consisted o

gregory and travis mcmichael, and william "roddie" bryan now face up to life in prison for the federal, in addition to the life sentences they received in state court after being convicted of his murder. >> what the d.o.j. did today, they were made to do today. >> come on! >> it wasn't because of what they wanted to do. they were made to do their job today. >> reporter: arbery's mother, wanda cooper-jones, angry the justice department initially agreed to a plea deal that would have let the mcmichaels serve the first part of their sentences in federal custody. the judge took it off the table after the arbery family objected, saying the conditionse in federal prisons are safer. prosecutors describe the men as vigilantes, motivated by racial hatred. defense attorneys suggested they chased arbery only because they suspected him of a crime. attorney general merrick garland today calling the verdict a victory against hate. >> all of us have a moral obligation to combat the hatred and bigotry that motivates those crimes. >> reporter: tomorrow will be two years since arbery was killed. cooper-

on the other side of the court, you could see the mcmichael family crumbling.ome of the jurors became emotional. ryan young, cnn, brunswick, georgia. >>> in washington, former u.s. president donald trump has lost the latest legal battle to keep the records out of the committee investigating the january 6th insurrection. the u.s. supreme court decided on tuesday it would not hear the case. >>> a winter storm is pushing temperatures below freezing for much of the u.s. right now. pedram javaheri has the latest forecast just ahead. >>> over 10 million americans underneath wind chill alerts in places where you expected 25 to 50 below in places you don't expect in northern texas, parts of northern oklahoma as cold as 15 below. we'll break this down with details coming up in a few minunutes. i hit a patch in my life where we lost our homeme, we lost our clothes, and we had to live in hotel rooms because i didn't have that credit. i picked up the phone ani called them. editrepair.com, it was, "hey, we can come together. this is what we're going to do," ki of thing. i c