while the texas parole board reviews the case, garrett foster's family anxiously waits. >> and to theat would be her message? >> i want him to know that -- it's impacting me and garrett's family. and not just use this to get some type of political plants for this, that it's just -- this is just inhumane. >> hoping that justice will stand. >> how do you want the world to remember garrett? >> just he was just fighting for racial equality and fighting against police brutality and that's all we wanted, was to fight for a better place. that's what he wanted. >> our thanks to john. up next, the medical moon shot in the story of one man apparently cured of hiv. sickle in my ozempic® tri-zone, i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. 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 attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. and you may lose weight. adults lost up to 14 pounds. ozempic® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't share needles or pens, or reuse need

parole board to expedite review of perry's conviction, posting to twitter, look forward to approving the board's pardon recommendation asas soon as i it hits my y desk ununlike presisidential power, in n texas the e parole b board must t firsrst recommend a pardon before the governor can act raising the question, will the board grant it the county's former assistant district attorney tells me yes. >> i fully expect a pardon will be issued but it's not going to happen any time fast governor abbott has proposed short circuiting the entire criminal justice system solely to benefit one individual >> reporter: garrett's family is asking the governor to reconsider >> before he lets out somebody who was just found guilty of murder and lets him off he really needs to look into exactly what happened. >> reporter: dana griffin, nbc news. >>> well, it was a major surprise today tiger woods dropping out of the masters tournament due to an injury the move re-igniting questions about the legendary golfer's future and how much longer he'll stay in the game here is sam brock. >> reporter: for years, tiger woods' swing and smile have been synonymous with the masters, but tonight major questions about the go

texas , goes on twitter and says he intends to do just that. so governor abbott himself appoints members of the texas board of pardons and paroles. so after they review this verdict, how likely is it that they will recommend a pardon? keep in mind this board rarely, uh, seeks to have someone pardoned here in texas, and it is even more rare that the governor actually grants them. we're talking about a handful of year, maybe a little more, maybe a little less. but i can tell you that the belief here in austin and here in travis county is that given the fact that the governor appoints members of this board, they are likely to do exactly what he is asking them to do, which is bring forward as quickly as possible. a recommendation for a pardon. so the basic argument as i understand it, and please, tony, correct me if i'm wrong is mr perry, how to gun? the guy he killed had a gun. and the question is whether mr perry shot him in self defense. is that right? mhm that's exactly but importantly, here in texas, and this is the point that prosecutors strenuously argued during the two week trial. the law says that you can't instigate. you can

the texas board of pardons and paroles said monday it is now launching an investigation into governorfor an expedited pardon. a court docket had mistakenly listed daniel perry's sentencing listed as 9:15 i am but it is not even set. there has just been the murder verdict. for more where joint and austin by two people. hiram gilberto garcia, an independent journalist who livestreamed that night and was the first witness on the stand to testify for daniel perry's murder trial. also with us is rick cofer, former assistant district attorney for travis county, which includes austin, and now a criminal defense attorney. we welcome you both to democracy now! hiram, let's begin with you. lay out what you testified in this trial and your response to the vertex being a murder verdict but the governor saying he will pardon mr. daniel perry. i don't know if you heard me, but i was asking you to respond to the governor saying he is going to pardon perry who has just been convicted of murder and to describe what you said on the witness stand, what you saw that day in 2020 as you were filming. >> th

texas. i know he has endangered the public safety of our community. on monday, the texas board of pardons and parolessaid it had received governor abbott's request for a pardon of daniel perry in that it will immediately begin to investigate . but it's not clear how long it will take for the agency to issue its recommendation to the governor. also important to point out that daniel perry's trial isn't even fully over. the sentencing phase of this trial hasn't even started yet. ed lavandera, cnn dallas. new video shows the moment and imam was stabbed, drawing morning prayers at a mosque in new jersey on sunday, and you can see the suspect among the other worshippers when they kneel down to pray. he quickly moves to the front of the room and appears to stab the imam in the back. the suspect has pleaded not guilty to an attempted murder charge. a cnn exclusive investigation now into how kim jong un has used high tech bank robberies to fund his illicit nuclear arms program . cnn's alex marquardt has the story from washington. north korea's nuclear and missile programs race ahead there. hackers have been

right now, the request has been made to the texas the texas board of pardons and paroles.hat agency says it is immediately reviewing and investigating this case, but it's not exactly clear. here when they will issue a recommendation to the governor. we've reached out to the governor to see if these texts these messages, and these new details will change his thinking on this case, but that we have not heard back from him yet. yeah it's really interesting case unprecedented. the governor went forward with his promised to pardon this. this man who was convicted without even the sentencing happening. very very unusual case. thank you so much . ed lavandera. for all those details from austin, texas, kate tight right now in paris. we have been following the protests and at times violence and france for weeks and soon we're going to learn the fate of those of what those protests are all about. president macron's move to raise the retirement age there. plus, boeing says there is no immediate concern after disclosing a manufacturing problem with their 7 37 max. that's next. sunday

protester and just two after texas governor greg abbott announced he was working quote swiftly regarding the convicted murderers. pardon the texas board of pardons and parolesay said it is launching a review. daniel perry had claimed he shot garrett foster in self defense. the jury disagreed. but now he could soon walk free after pressure from fox on the texas governor. cnn's ed lavandera has the details. foster in the summer of protests following the murder of george floyd in 2020, garrett foster joined a black lives matter demonstration in austin, texas, where you got it out tonight. don't let us march in the streets anymore, so i got to practice some. some of our right was an army sergeant working as a rideshare driver that summer and had just dropped off a passenger near a blm protest. prosecutors say perry ran a red light to turn into protesters on the street. instigating the confrontation. perry's lawyer says several people started beating on his car and foster motion for him to lower his window. foster was carrying an assault style rifle, which he was legally allowed to do. oh god. this police interrogation video at one point captured perry, saying h

shame texas governor greg abbott calling the verdict a legal atrocity as republicans do, abbott seems to have said, sir, yes, sir, to tucker, saying he's directed the texas board of pardons and paroleson for perry. you might recall abbott also posted a celebratory tweet when kyle ritten house used his semiautomatic rifle to shoot two men dead in kenosha, wisconsin jose garza rebuked abbott's pardon efforts saying a jury gets to decide whether a defendant is guilty or innocent, not the governor joining me is msnbc senior political analyst, matthew dowd. this feels like a pattern to me. you have republicans in multiple states including florida passing and pushing laws that will allow people to hit black lives matter protesters or any protesters they like with their cars. this was after the charlottesville murder by car of a white woman who was a black lives matter protester they have seemed to have gotten back into lynching, hanging, all sorts of other draconian 19th century fare what is going on with republicans that they seem to be bringing back the lynching vibe? >>well, i mean, i would be surprised if this was an african american who shot somebody in austin, texas, that the govern

all pertinent information is for the board of pardons and paroles to consider, as this is part of the review process required by the texas constitution, and what he's referencing there is that the governor has to wait for the recommendation from that board before he can issue a pardon, but right now there is no timeline on exactly when that will happen. in fact, we should all remember that this trial isn't even over yet. the sentencing hearing hasn't even been scheduled. alison. ed thank you. i'm joined now by garrett foster's longtime partner, whitney mitchell, and his mother, sheila foster, and sheila is joined by her attorney, quentin broaden, ladies. thank you so much for being here. so, sheila, let me start with you when you found out the governor abbott wanted to pardon the man convicted of murdering your son. what was your reaction? disbelief. initially and then. nausea and i've been sick for the past week. yeah i mean, whitney, you both waited so long. for a conviction. you waited so long for a resolution to this and then a day later to find out that the governor had plans to pardon this person. do you understand

sentence that read all pertinent information is for the board of pardons and paroles to consider, as this is part of the review process required by the texasonstitution. that is all and we are still waiting to hear. from the board of pardons and paroles, how long it will take for them to issue their recommendation to the texas governor, amber and victor. lavandera for us there. thank you so much. edwin and you are in four teams face off for the final two spots in the nba postseason. so who came out on top? we'll tell you coming up. these are our sales by product by regionn. you can actually see taste strengths. since when can we do that since we started working with video people who know no b d o i've always been prone to hair thinning genetically predisposed gave birth was und a lotf stress . older itarted taking neutral , natural. clinically effective , neutral fall is the number one dermatologist recommended hair growth supplements. within months, i noticed it becoming stronger and thicker, neutral has taken me back to the hair i was meant to have. i am back to me. start your hair growth journey at neutrophils dot com. phil swift here f

texas made that announcement via twitter. yeah and we'll see what the state parole board decides that lavandera. thank you. it is the most consequential abortion decision since the supreme court overturned roe versus wade last year. a federal judge in texas on friday suspending the fda approval of the medication abortion pill, kristen less than an hour later, a federal judge in washington state issued a contradictory ruling. so this all means of fast track, most likely to the supreme court. let's bring in steve vladeck, cnn legal analyst and costume for law professor at the university of texas law school. it's great to have you, um, question now. this is going to go to the supreme court, right? but uh, i was just gonna ask you can the fact joan brought up the fact that the dobbs decision overturning roe versus wade said, this is up to the states. so doesn't that make it hard for the supreme court to uphold with this texas judge just did even if they wanted to. it really does copy, and i think it's not just hard for the court to uphold. what has america ruled on friday. we might this week not be talking so m

today read simply all pertinent information is for the board of pardons and paroles to consider, as this is part of the review process required by the texasstitution, so the governor has to wait for that parole and pardons board to issue its recommendation. no timeline on exactly when that is going to happen, though, anderson lavender appreciate it. thanks still ahead. 2024 gop hopefuls taking the stage of the nra convention, which of course , taking place in the wake of the mass shootings in nashville and louisville, plus gop rising star florida governor ron desantis making his debut visit to the pivotal primary state of new hampshire tonight. we have details next. prats wore many hats. they came from past jobs. in fact, every time she experience something new for stock of huts, grew even served turkey legs with what's on top while wearing a viking hat. then she found a place for many hats would be embraced, and she couldn't hide the excitement from her face in her hats to help her earn her grad cat. your past experience can help you earn your degree faster and for less started at phoenix dot e. d u this is my mission flank. frank. come

today read simply all pertinent information is for the board of pardons and paroles to consider, as this is part of the review process required by the texas constitution, so the governor has to wait for that parole and pardons board to issue its recommendation. no timeline on exactly when that is going to happen, though, under appreciated, thanks still ahead . 2024 gop hopefuls taking the stage of the nra convention, which of course, taking place in the wake of the mass shootings in nashville and louisville, plus gop rising star florida governor ron desantis, making his debut visit to the pivotal primary state of new hampshire tonight. we have details next. with every generation sububaru forester has been a leader in crash safety. working to undo the impact crash can have on your life. which has led the forester to even be able to detect it. and stop itself. subaru forester has earned the i h s top safety pick plus nine times more than honda crv and toyota rav four. that's wha makes subaru subaru introducing as to pr allergy nowvailable without a prescriptn was the first and only 24 hours. steroid free. sprint takes hours after pro starts

governor says perry acted within its legal rights, texas has strongest stand your ground rules that cannot be nullified. he is asking the state's parole board to review the case quickly so he can pardon him >> the da says a jury gets to decide if guilty or innocent , not the governor. texas lieutenant governor dan patrick backing abbott's efforts. listen. >> one thing to have law and order break down in the streets, but to have law and order break down in the justice system, he should not have been charged. the detective argued with the da over this. when you have the justice system breakdown at the da level and the court level, when a country in the justice system -- >> that is the deal. >> that is the beginning of the end of a country. >> calling out billionaire soros whose contributions to the texas justice political action committee topped $669,000. texas attorney general paxton says self-defense is a god-given right, not a crime. unfortunately travis county cares about dangerous antifa and blm mobs than justice. without having an appeal court overturn the conviction, sergeant daniel perry could face listen in prison. back to you. >> as

the texas board of pardons and paroles says it will immediately start investigating a potential pardonor daniel perry, the man recently convicted of killing a black lives matter. protester three years ago. the pardon request came straight from the state's governor, greg abbott, a move that's causing controversy and putting the victim's loved ones through new trauma. the local district attorney says the governor's request undermines the rule of law and has made the community less safe. simmering tensions in the middle east boiling over as clashes break out between israeli forces and palestinians in the west bank. the palestinian red crescent says more than 200 people were injured near the town of beta. the israeli defense forces say they will responding to a riot. meantime police have issued a statement after video appeared to show their forces throwing tear gas canisters at journalists. they say it appears the police failed to adhere to establish rules and guidelines in ensuring freedom of the press. latest unrest happening as israel's national security minister joined thousands of set

. >> lisa: texas governor greg abbott calling on the board of pardon and parole to recommend pardon forrgeant daniel perry. he was convicted for the death of black lives matter protester garrett foster. self-defense cannot be nullified by a district attorney. texas attorney general ken paxton joins us now. hi, attorney general. we see from governor abbott saying right to self-defense cannot be nullified, isn't that what progressive district attorneys across the country are trying to do? >> it is happening in travis county and counties where da, we have george soros. we have real problems in texas and across the country having credible justice system on the criminal side. >> lisa: statement that travis county district attorney says the governor's statement he will intervene in the legal proceedings surrounding the death of garrett foster is deeply troubling and a jury gets to decide if a jury is guilty or innocent , not the governor. this district attorney has been accused of witness tampering, telling them to hide evidence that would prove daniel acted in self-defense. >> this da is ele

texas governor greg abbott says he has requested the board of pardons and paroles to expedite its review of this case and a statement. governor abbott said quote texas has one of the strongest stand your ground laws of self defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or a progressive district attorney. additionally i have already prioritized raining and rogue district attorneys and the texas legislature is working on laws to achieve that goal. perry was found not guilty on a second charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. the judge says sentencing in this case could start as early as tuesday . perry faces life in prison reporting in los angeles christina coleman fox news as many as 10. people may have died in six people may have been hospitalized following a presidential building collapse in francis ford city of marseille and explosion this morning, followed by a fire within the rebel is likely to cause of those feared casualties more than 100. firefighters were trying to put out flames under huge piles of debris. officials say to neighboring buildings were also partially brough

texas governor greg abbott is pushing the state's parole board to recommend a pardon for a u. s army sergeant convicted of murder. on friday. daniel perry was convicted of killing a protester during a black lives matter. rally back in 2020. he says he fired his weapon in self defense after he says protesters surrounded his car as he drove through. downtown nashville. his lawyers argue he had the right to open fire after one demonstrator, he says, raised an assault rifle at him. cnn's camilo bernal joins us now with the latest camilla very unusual case to see a governor way in so soon, right after this whole matter was adjudicated in court. yeah this is not over, but governor greg abbott is pointing to self defense, pointing to standard ground laws in texas. and look, there are some in conservative media that have been encouraging the governor to pardon perry and even kyle rittenhouse has been very vocal on twitter written house was acquitted after he shot and killed two people in kenosha, wisconsin, during protests. there he has been asking for money for the legal defense. he

texas is rather complicated, though, john. this case has to go before the board of pardons and paroles. hey have to issue a recommendation before a texas governor can issue a pardon, so it has to still go through all of that. and what is really striking in this case, john is that this case technically is not fully over. in fact, the punishment the punishment phase hasn't even started. sentencing testimony is scheduled to begin tuesday in austin. so this case isn't even over. and the district attorney in austin says that his quote deeply troubling that the governor of texas is intervening in this case at this stage. lavandera truly is remarkable to see the speed with which governor abbott is moving here. thank you so much. sarah now look at the legalities involved . in this case. i'm joined by criminal defense attorney and cnn legal analyst joey jackson. i'm not sure as you just heard john mentioned there i've ever seen. something happened this quickly. the day after a conviction, we haven't gotten to the sentencing. and yet, the governor saying, hey, i am going to move to pardon this guy

the texas board of pardons and paroles responding saying they will be commencing that investigation immediatelytexas and i think undermines our public safety. what the governor said is that people don't matter, their voices don't matter. >> in july, 2020, the white military veteran was driving for a ride share company and pulled up to a street with a crowd protesting the killing of george floyd. police say that's when foster, also white and an air force veteran, approached perry's car with an ak-47 type rifle which is legal in texas. foster was then shot by perry multiple times with a handgun perry legally owned. >> someone got shot. >> with texas having one of the strongest stand your ground laws for self defense, attorneys for perry say he had no choice but to shoot foster for his own protection. but prosecutors say perry could have fled the scene instead. >> at the sentencing hearing, the judge will have the opportunity to hear from the family member of the victims in this case, to hear about the impact of this crime on them. >> meanwhile, perry's attorney telling abc news many people reache

texas governor greg abbott is pushing that states patrol parole board to recommend a pardon for daniel perry. he is the army sergeant who was convicted of murder on friday for shooting and killing a protester during a black lives matter. demonstration in 2020. this is what abbott tweeted on saturday. i'm working as swiftly as texas law allows regarding the pardon of sergeant perry. i'd lavender joined us. from dallas with more so it has to go through this process. i wonder how the victim's family is responding because this this happened right after the jury verdict came in. yes all of this happening very quickly. in fact , this trial isn't even fully over yet. they're entering the sentencing phase in the district attorney in austin, texas, says that the government the intervention from governor greg abbott, in this case already is quote deeply troubling. guilty of the offense of murder and austin jury convicted daniel perry on friday for the murder of garrett foster. the army sergeant broke down after hearing the verdict. perry shot and killed foster during a black lives matter protest

spokesperson, saying all pertinent information is for the board of pardons and paroles to consider, as this is part of the review process required by the texasconstitution. so this will still take some time. it's not exactly clear when that board will issue its recommendation to the governor. and this important reminder here, jake. this trial isn't even over. yet there were still awaiting when the sentencing phase of this trial will take place. jake lavandera in austin, texas, for us thank you so much coming up at the top of the hour breaking news out of the u. s. supreme court and the fight over medication abortion what that means for women and doctors across the us stay with us. you can't always avoid migrainene triggers like your nt period can help prevent migraines. you can't alwlways prevent what's going on outside. that's why q lip to helps. what's going on inside gets right to work in a three month study tulip to significantly reduced monthly migraine days, and the majority of people reduce them by 50 to 100% you lift up blocks e g r p protein believed to be a cause of migraines you lived a is a preventive treatment for episodic migra

all pertinent information is for the board of pardons and paroles to consider, as this is part of the review process required by the texas constitution, and what he's referencing there is that the governor has to wait for the recommendation from that board before he can issue a pardon, but right now there is no timeline on exactly when that will happen. in fact, we should all remember that this trial isn't even over yet. the sentencing hearing hasn't even been scheduled. lavandera. thanks so much. alright still ahead. it's a household name for wedding dresses. but now david's bridal is reportedly on the verge of bankruptcy details next . okay everyone. our mission is complete, balanced nutrition together, we provide nutrients to support immune, muscle bone and heart health, 25 vitamins and minerals and ensure complete with 30 g of protein. modere to severe eczema doesn't care if you have a date they off. or a double shift. make your move and get out in front of eczema with steroid free sabine co. not an injection. pinko is a once daily pill for those who didn't respond to pass treatments, and it's proven to help provide

texas governor greg abbott is calling on the state's board of pardons and paroles to recommend a pardony. perry was convicted on friday for murder of a black lives matter protester named garrett foster. this was during 2020 the, the massive blm protests. this protest in austin. abbott says he was working as an uber driver -- i'm sorry, perry was working as an uber driver when he encountered these massive protests. an ak-47 was pointed in his direction, and he fired with his legally-possessed handgun. greg abbott is saying e doesn't have, you know, rachel campos duffy yesterday, will, if you were governor, would you pardon him? i did have an intuition, the texas governor doesn't have as much power as you think, so he needs this board to recommend a pardon, and ten he can a approve it. joey: i wonder who appoints the board. i wonder what his relationship is with this board. lisa: and abbott also blamed travis county district attorney jose garza for perry's conviction saying texas has one of the strongest stand your ground laws that cannot be nullified by a jury of a progressive district a

texas governor greg abbott says he has requested the state's board of pardons and parole to expedite its review of this this case after army sergeant daniel perry was convicted of murder for killing air force veteran garrett foster, a black lives matter protester. it was an emotional day in court after the verdict came down on friday. members of foster's family could be seen crying and hugging the attorneys that they worked with. some eyewitnesses strongly kiss piewpted perry's claims in this case. they testify that foster did not raise his ak-47 at perry. his father spoke to the media after the verdict came down. take a listen. >> we're happy with the verdict. we're very sorry for his family as well. there's no winners in this. >> reporter: per arely appeared to break down after the verdict was read as his family processed the fact that he had just been convicted of murder. this is nearly three years after the hooting that led to this trial. it happened at this black lives matter rally in july of 2020. perry's attorneys maintain he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot foster.

parole board. today the county's district attorney asked to present evidence to the texas board of pardons as it considersxtremism experts warn that abbott's push to pardon daniel perry is part of a larger pattern within the gop to normalize violence joining to discuss is jeff sharlet, author of "the undertow: scenes from a slow civil war." he covers the growth of right-wing extremism. thanks for joining us. you have covered republicans and the are right for a long time. what is your reaction to abbott saying he supports a pardon for daniel perry? >> i think what we see here, i see abbott's actions on a continuum with legislators, actions taken by ron desantis, receiving a kind of institutionalization of the far right violence that some thought came to a peak on january 6. instead it is being pursued by law. it is entering into a period in this right-wing movement where it is almost like a mythological age of martyrs, the creation of martyrs. ashli babbitt most famously. now the martyr doesn't even need to be killed, they need to be persecuted like that january 6 prisoners or kyle rittenhouse or daniel pe

all pertinent information is for the board of pardons and paroles to consider, as this is part of the review process required by the texasonstitution, and what he's referencing there is that the governor has to wait for the recommendation from that board before he can issue a pardon, but right now there is no timeline on exactly when that will happen. in fact, we should all remember that this trial isn't even over yet. the sentencing hearing hasn't even been scheduled. i want to show you some live pictures right now of st charles county, missouri. there it is right there. there are tornado warnings tonight in parts of the midwest, including that area. we're showing you right now. please be careful if you're in those areas will have the latest from the cnn weather center and just a few moments that's next. this necklace is truly a new piece of my soul. .i always knew i had a s sister and she did it. and so when we met for the first time, it was just fulfilling, and i knew that it was what i longed for my entire life. it is one of my love languages to gift so this necklace symbolizes our worlds coming together. every occas

texas. the governor can only grant a pardon after the board of pardons and paroles makes a recommendation. abbott has requested an expedited review of this case. i want to note that we invited the governor on this show tonight or this week to join us. now we are speaking to the district attorney in this case, jose garza, who joins us and thank you so much for being here. the idea that this sentencing date has not even been sent been set yet and already the governor is moving ahead with this. what's your reaction to that? caitlyn. my first thought is about the foster family about garrett's parents and his fiancee. they waited so long to have their moment import. they waited so long for justice for their son and justice, i think feels so elusive to them right now, but i want them to know that the travis county district attorney's office is going to continue to fight. or a criminal justice system, where everyone is treated equally, including garrett foster. have you spoken to the family yap? i have had the opportunity to visit with the family. on multiple occasions. i had the opportunity to v

governor abbott says he has requested the board of pardons and paroles to expedite the review of the case . in a statement, abbott said quote texas one of the strongest stand your ground laws of self events that cannot be nullified by a jury or a progressive district attorney. additionally i have already prioritized raining and rogue district attorneys and the texas legislature is working on laws to achieve that goal. despite calls for peace on easter weekend, seven civilians in ukraine were killed by russian forces. kharkiv officials say russian troops batter the area sunday with multiple rockets targeting residential areas. artillery has been deployed to help ukrainian soldiers just west of the russia ukraine border as ukraine attempts a counter offensive and it's donestk region. dozens of ukrainian children are back with their families. this morning, the children arrived on a bus in kiev on saturday after the organization save ukraine brought them home from russia. various human rights groups have raised concerns about russia deporting ukrainian children. the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for president