that said, with regard to the sentence in this case, as to travis mcmichael, mr. mcmichael, the court sentences you as follows. count 1, malice murder, life without the possibility of parole. count 2, felony murder, as vacated by operation of law, count 3 felony murder, vacation operation of law, count 4, vacated by operation of law, count 5 felony murder, vacated by operation of law. count 6, aggravated assault, merges into count 1. count 7, aggravated assault, the court sentences the defendant to 20 years consecutive to count 1. count 8, false imprisonment, merges into count 1. count 9, attempted false imprisonment. five years concurrent to count 7. that is life plus 20. greg mcmichael, the court sentences you as follows. count 1, malice murder, defendant was found not guilty. count 2, felony murder, life without the possibility of parole. count 3, felony murder, vacated, i want to say vacated by operation of law in all cases, i'm just not going to repeat it. count 4, valentincated. count 5, vacated. count 6 merges into count 2. count 7 aggravated assault, 20 yea

may choose to sentence travis mcmichael, who was the actual shooter, more severely than the other twonts. all three men are now convicted murderers. but only travis was convicted of malice murder, the most serious crime. and travis mcmichael also took the stand in his own defense. if the judge thinks he lied during his testimony, that could be a factor in sentencing. the judge will also look for the defendants to express remorse for their crimes and empathy to mr. arbery's family. but katy, sometimes that's difficult for defendants when they are appealing their convictions, as all three defendants have said they plan to do in this case. >> what about jackie johnson, the former georgia district attorney? she's facing criminal charges as well for violating her oath of office by obstructing a police officer in connection with the investigation. what could happen to her? >> this is one of the rare cases in which not only are police officers implicated, as we've seen in high profile cases. in this case a prosecutor has been charged with abuse of office, reportedly and allegedly she tried t

travis mcmichael, gregory mcmichael, william bryan.eck is outside the courthouse in brunswick. also with us on this friday, charles coleman, a civil rights attorney, former brooklyn, new york prosecutor. he's an nbc news legal analyst. katie, who are we hearing from this court today and when can we expect the sentences to be handed down? >> reporter: well, as you said, this is a mandatory life sentence. the judge is determining whether any of the three defendants should have given the possibility of parole after serving 30 years. he will make that decision after hearing several testimonies from the stand. we know that arbery's mother and father will make brief statements. we don't know if anyone will call -- we know the defendants themselves will be given an opportunity to speak to the judge directly before they are sentenced. now, outside the courtroom, we're seeing a lot of the same familiar faces we've been seeing throughout the trial. a lot of advocates for racial justice supporting the arbery family. this morning in the way into t

courtroom, the families watching from their seats were praying as the judge began to read. >> as to travis mcmichael, mr. mcmichael, the court sentences you as follows, count one, malice murder, life without the possibility of parole. >> reporter: state law required the judge to hand the three men who murdered ahmaud arbery life sentences, and the only mercy he could show was to allow them to be eligible for parole after 30 years. but for travis mcmichael, who fired the fatal shot, and his father gregory, a former police officer, the judge refused parole. they will die in prison. >> they chose to target my son because they didn't want him in their community. they chose to treat him differently than other people who frequently visited their community. >> reporter: in a powerful moment, judge timothy walmsley sat in silence for one of the five minutes that ahmaud arbery ran for his life, and he said that this piece of video helped make up his mind, seeing the son and his father turn their backs on the young black man who was dying in the street. >> his death should force us to consider expanding our d

look at this, travis mcmichael, who actually did the shooting, is 35 years old. consideration during today's sentencing? >> it could. the judge can recognize that even a life sentence with the possibility of parole could be an effective life sentence, especially for greg mcmichael, the older of the three defendants. but i think at the end of the day, a judge is going to impose a sentence based on the severity of the crime, which here is obviously very severe, and the relative roles of each of these defendants. that's where i think travis mcmichael is probably most likely to receive a life without the possibility of parole. >> do you think we'll hear from the defendants actually today? do you think they're going to give us some sort of statement? >> well, that's a great question. obviously there are two things that might have their lawyers suggest that they not make a statement. number one is this case will be appealed to the georgia supreme court right after the sentences are imposed. and secondly, there is this federal trial that is going to take place next mont

that said with regard to the sentence in this case as to travis mcmichael, mr. mcmichael, the court sentences you as follows. count 1, malice murder, life without possibility of parole. count 2, felony murder, vacated by operation of law. count 3, felony murder, vacated by operation of law. count 4, felony murder, vacated by operation of law. count 5, felony murder, vacated by operation of law. count 6, aggravated assault merges into count 1. count 7, aggravated assault, the court sentences the defendant to 20 years consecutive to count 1. count 8, false imprisonment merges into count 1. count 9, attempted false imprisonment, five years concurrent to count 7. that is life plus 20. greg mcmichael, the court sentences you as follows. count 1, malice murder, the defendant was found not guilty. count 2, felony murder, life without the possibility of parole. count 3, felony murder, vacated -- i say vacated, vacated by operation of law in all cases. i'm not going to repeat it. count 4, vacated. count 5, vacated. count 6 merges into count 2. count 7, aggravated assault,

because of minimum sentencing laws, travis and gregory mcmichael and william bryan must serve life.t the sentencing hearing today. we'll find out in 15 minutes. ahmaud arbery's parents and sister urged the judge to issue the maximum sentences possible. >> he was robbed of his life pleasures, big and small. he will never be able to fulfill his professional dreams, nor will he be able to start a family or even be a part of my daughter's life. the loss of a maude has devastated me and my family. these men deserve the maximum sentence for the crimes. ahmaud arbery never said a word to them. he never threatened them, he just wanted to be left alone. >> a jury convicted the men just before thanksgiving for chasing down and shooting arbery who was jogging in the neighborhood. we are in brunswick, georgia. in the victim pact statement, his mother gave a rebuttal of sorts to comments made about her son during the trial. tell us about those. >> reporter: yeah, victor, if you watched this trial in november, if you read about it or heard about it, chances are you remember a line that was widely

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travis mcmichael, his father gregory, and their neighbour, roddy bryan, were convicted of felony murder had chased mr arbery while he was jogging, before he was shot to death. their defence had claimed they feared he was planning to commit a crime. the mcmichaels will spend life in prison without the possibility of parole, but roddy bryan will serve life, but does have the possibility of parole. here's georgia superior court judge timothy walmsley outlining some of the evidence from the trial. there's a frame where i believe ahmaud arbery, it looks to be if he's 20 yards out — that may be close — 30 yards out — it's the frame of travis mcmichael lifting the shotgun to fire at ahmaud arbery. and you watch that with context — and when i say �*context�*, after hearing the evidence in this case and thinking about a young man that had been running at that point for almost five minutes — and it is a chilling, truly disturbing scene. ahmaud's mother gave her reaction to the sentencing outside the court. first, i want to say thank you to god, who made this all possible. yes. my prayer was to ge

travis mcmichael says i'll take my chances and go to trial?ext step in this instance? >> this language is in every plea agreement and every defendant is warned of it. look, there is a small chance that the judge may reject the plea agreement. if the judge does that then you're not bound by the exact agreement and then rejected. so now the defendant can go back and decide maybe i don't want anymore discussions. let's go to trial. if they're interested in a plea maybe they go back to the drawing board. no side is forced to go to trial but might be something that the judge sees as unfair. >> if for example the defendants, mcmichaels, do see it to try to work out something to go to federal prison for a portion of the sentence. they could go back as you say to the drawing board and figure out plea deal and the family would have less of an issue with? >> yes. or could plead straight up. they could say what the heck? we have got -- in prison for the rest of our lives. we'll plead to the indictment. the prosecutor really would be happy to agree to tha

attorneys for the defendants calling life without parole a punishment too severe. >> nothing in travis mcmichael's life suggests that he's a danger to society now or will be a danger to society 30 years from now. >> reporter: in the end, judge wamsley pointed to the mcmichaels' lack of remorse, even pausing to reflect on ahmad's final moments. the 25-year-old was out for a jog when he was chased, shot and killed the judge noted bryan who expressed remorse earned a parole possibility because of it as for arbery's family, relief to see justice. what will you go home with in your heart tonight? >> the day i laid ahmad to rest, i told him that we would get justice. i have finally fulfilled that promise to ahmad we have justice for you. we got justice today >> reporter: will you sleep soundly? >> i will. >> reporter: in brunswick, georgia, casey beck, nbc news. >>> much of the eastern half of the country is recovering tonight from the second big winter storm this week and bracing now for a deep freeze kathy park with late details. >> reporter: tonight millions are digging out. >> i always look forward

travis mcmichael, his father greg mcmichael and william bryant all facing a minimum of life in prisonin brief but powerful statements just a short time ago. ahmaud arbery's family made it clear they believe his killers should serve the full sentence with no chance for proehl. >> ahm awe d is my brother, and would i like to tell him a little bit about him. you a maude had dark skin that glisened in the sunlight like gold and he had thick curly hair and would often like to twist it. he enjoyed running and had an appreciation for being outdoors. these are the qualities that made these men assume that you a maude was a dangerous criminal and chase him with guns drawn. to me those qualities reflect a young man full of life and energy who look like me and the people i love. >> not only did they lynch my son in broad daylight but they killed him while he was doing what he loved more than anything, running. that's when he felt most alive, most free, and they took all that from him, and when i close my eyes i see his execution in my mind. >> and your honor, we loved him back. he was messy. he

this case travis mcmichael, his father, gregory mcmichael and their neighbor, william roddy bryant, were all sentenced to life in prison. today the judge denied the chance for parole for travis and gregory mcmichael, their neighbor. however, william roddy brian will be getting the possibility for parole in 30 years. now. this case gained national attention after brian's video was released to the public showing the mcmichael is confronting are very before sentencing, the court heard powerful victim impact statements from ahmad are berries, father. mother and sister. the loss of a mind has devastated me and my family. some accident that the man that killed him. be given the maximum sentence available to the court. just wamsley. he heard the testimonies from from each from each witness. he gave us a very good verdict. and he gave us a very good sentence. yes i do. also want to thank the prosecutors who came in and fought with my family and i defense teams for all three men said that they do plan to appeal the convictions next month. all three of those men are facing a second trial. this tim

it's the frame of travis mcmichael lifting the shotgun to fire at ahmaud arbery.t with context — don't want to say context — after hearing the evidence in this case and thinking about a young man that had been running at that point for almost five minutes, and it is a chilling, truly disturbing scene. ahmaud's mother gave her reaction to the sentencing outside the court. first, i want to say thank you to god, who made this all possible. yes _ my prayer was to give justice for ahmaud. he filed for us in the courts, he gave us a fairjudge, judge walmsley, he heard the testimonies from each witness. he gave us a very good verdict and he gave us a very good sentence. let's get some of the day's other news. the us supreme court has begun hearing arguments about the legality of president biden�*s vaccine—or—testing rules for large businesses. opponents say he does not have the authority to impose the rule without going through congress. backers say it will save lives. judgement is not expected for several days. nato's secretary general, jens stoltenberg, says russia is

" bryan began tracing them and travis mcmichael fired. a judge is expected to sentence all of them to life in prison. the real question is whether the three will ever have a chance at parole. as soon as that sentencing comes down, we'll send an alert through your free nbc bay area app. >>> san francisco police are searching for two men caught on camera shooting at a man who was trying to stop a robbery. it happened wednesday morning in golden gate heights. neighbors say they noticed two men taking tools from a construction truck and when the homeowner came outside and hollered and was getting video on his phone which you see there in his hand, the thieves then ran back to the parked car. a neighbor explained one fired a shot as the driver took off. >> i saw him ducking. the bullet -- are you kidding me? >> really lucky thing is that no one was hurt. police say they did recover a shell casing there and witnesses say officers collected a lot of video evidence as well. >>> new this morning, hollywood legend sir sidney poitier has died at the

he just wanted to be left alone. >> during the trial, travis mcmichael, who pulled the trigger.there, admitted that arbery posed no immediate threat during the confrontation. all 3 men say they will appeal their conviction. the cdc says the number of kids being hospitalized because of omicron is increasing its why they again updated safety guidelines for schools. >> our dc correspondent raquel martin reports as school districts struggle to adapt. >> the cdc is actually doing a disservice by changing its guidelines. every 3 and a seconds. the president of the american federation of teachers says cdc's updated recommendations for school safety are counterproductive. think it just creates, frankly, more confusion. randi weingarten says right now educators are focused on keeping everyone safe in keeping kids in school. despite the omicron, sir, she says more than 90% of schools remain open. >> but more must be done. eat to prepare for contingencies. we've got 2 or more weeks of really tough sledding. so let's get the you know that the rapid tests into people's hands under guidelines

the father and son, greg and travis mcmichael, were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. their neighbor, william bryan, who filmed the pursuit, received life with the possibility of parole. bryan will first have to serve at least 30 years in prison before he's eligible. well, during the sentencing hearing, aubrey's sister recalled her brother's humor, describing him as a positive thinker with a big personality. cbs' mark strassmann is outside the courthouse in brunswick, georgia for us. good evening, mark. >> reporter: good evening, norah. outside this courthouse, several dozen people listening by speaker cheered when the judge announced the sentence. nearly two years after ahmaud arbery was killed, his family sees justice in a case that almost never came to trial. >> we are all accountable for our own actions. >> reporter: account act in america's latest moment of racial reckoning. three life sentences, two without chance of parole. in a relieved georgia community, ahmaud arbery's family still churns. >> when i... close my eyes, i see his execution in my mind over and o

this is in the travis mcmichael deal.re for those two defendants on the federal level. >> okay. on a much lighter note. sports fans, listen up. the super bowl, apparently a big football game. >> oh, yeah. when will it be played? >> i hear it is coming up. let me tell you all about it. the cincinnati bengals are set to play the los angeles rams. i love that bengals song. is it manic monday? >> the bengals song? >> segue. they're going to play each other. on sunday, the bengals stunned the crowd by beating the kansas city chiefs. now, my husband grew number kansas city so this was a devastating loss in my house. >> a rough evening? >> yeah. very sad. >> a little moping. >> then the rams defeated the 49ers in a second half comeback. >> so the super bowl will be at rams sofi stadium where mary j. blige, kendrick lamar will be the halftime show classic. if you're trying to get tickets, they are many thousands of dollars. >> okay. this super bowl halftime show looks fantastic. so you don't even tune in for the halftime show? >>

took the law into their own hands. >> travis mcmichael, his father, gregory mcmichael, were given lifeossibility of parole. the 3rd man, william brian, was given life in prison with the possibility of parole after serving 30 years in february of 2020 arbery was jogging through a suburb when he was confronted by 3 men. then they shot and killed him. arbery's mother spoke before the sentencing >> these men. have chose to lie. and attack my and his surviving family. each have no remorse. and do not deserve any leniency. >> the 3 men still face a federal trial where they are charged with hate crimes and attempted kidnapping. jury selection for that begins next month. prosecutors and defense attorneys for 3 former minneapolis officers who are charged in the death of george floyd are asking a judge to postpone their state trial. the attorneys say they want to wait while a federal civil rights trial goes forward. the 3 officers are scheduled to go on trial on state charges of aiding and abetting both murder and manslaughter. on march, 7th. they also face a federal trial on january. 20th on ch

travis mcmichael, his father greg mcmichael and william "roddie" bryan were convicted by a georgia jury last november. now they face a minimum of life in prison. the big question today, will the judge decide whether or not the men will have the possibility of parole. we also expect to hear from ahmaud arbery's mother during the hearing with a victim impact statement. she spoke with cnn earlier this morning. >> ahmaud didn't get a chance to live. so with that being said, travis should not get a chance to live as a free man. travis should go to prison for life without parole, and that being said, he should remain in prison forever. >> let's go to our national correspondent dianne gallagher on the scene for us in brunswick, georgia, for us this morning. set the scene for us. what do we expect? >> reporter: well, wolf, as things get under way inside that courtroom here, we expect for it to be a day of hearing statements, both from the defense and from the state. wanda cooper jones, the mother of ahmaud arbery, is expected to speak. she's going to give that victim impact statement to the cou

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travis mcmichael, his father gregory, and their neighbor roddy bryan, were convicted of felony murder jogging, before he was shot to death. their defence had claimed they feared he was planning to commit a crime. the mcmichaels will spend life in prison without the possibility of parole — roddy bryan, will serve life but does have the possibility of parole. here's georgia superior courtjudge, timothy walmsley, outlining some of the evidence from the trial: there is a frame where if he is 20 yards out, that may be because, 30 yards out, that may be because, 30 yards out, that may be because, 30 yards out, it is the frame of travis mcmichael lifting the to at ahmaud arbery. and you watch that with context, and when i say context, after hearing the evidence in this case and thinking about a young man running at that point for almost five minutes, and it is a chilling, truly disturbing scene. stay with us on news, still to come. we will have a full summary of all the national and international sport, a busy international sporting weekend coming up, all to come on bbc news, do stay with us

he sentenced gregory and travis mcmichael, father and son respectively, to life without the possibilityr man, william �*roddy�* bryan — the man who took the infamous video footage — he was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole, but he will be 82 years old before he gets to enjoy that right, if he lives that long. yeah, it's a really tragic case, david. is there a sense that change is slowly, but is taking place in america, because obviously, we've been seeing quite a few of these cases recently — high—profile racial cases like that of george floyd, and now, of course, this one. is there a sort of sense that maybe the policing system, the judicial system is changing for the better? it's an interesting question. now, ahmaud arbery�*s case is different to george floyd — ahmaud arbery was not killed by police officers, he was killed by people who were — who believed they had the right to act as police officers, if you like, as so—called vigilantes and, indeed, his family described the death as a modern—day lynching. they have since, i might add, expressed their delight at the sen

it's the frame of travis mcmichael lifting the shotgun to fire at ahmaud arbery.ng the evidence in this case and thinking about a young man that had been running at that point for almost five minutes, and it is a chilling, truly disturbing scene. ahmaud's mother gave her reaction to the sentencing outside the court. first, i want to say thank you to god, who made this all possible. yes. and my prayer was to give justice for ahmaud. he filed for us in the courts, he gave us a fairjudge, judge walmsley, he heard the testimonies from each witness. he gave us a very good verdict and he gave us a very good sentence. a letter, posted to a man in northern ireland, with no surname or address on the envelope — just his first name and a 57—word biography — has amazingly managed to find its way to the right place. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, has more. "feargal, lives across the road from the spa. "his ma and da used to own it." no house number, no street name, a few things much more personal than that. the first thing i noticed was the amount of detail on the enve

it's the frame of travis mcmichael lifting the shotgun to fire at ahmaud arbery.nd you watch that with context — and when i say �*context�*, after hearing the evidence in this case and thinking about a young man that had been running at that point for almost five minutes — and it is a chilling, truly disturbing scene. that was the georgia superior courtjudge giving his verdict. ahmaud's mother gave her reaction to the sentencing outside the court. first, i want to say thank you to god, who made this all possible. yes. my prayer was to get justice for ahmaud. he filed for us in the courts, he gave us a fairjudge, judge walmsley, he heard the testimonies from each witness. he gave us a very good verdict and he gave us a very good sentence. the president of kazakhstan has ordered his security forces to use lethal force on protestors after days of unrest following a sudden rise in fuel prices. russian troops have arrived to support his government. the us secretary of state has warned that it may be difficult to get them to leave. our correspondent abdujalil abdurasulo

he was running in february, 2020, when travis and greg mcmichael chased him in a pickup truck.liam roddy bryan followed in his truck and recorded the video of arbery being shot and killed. jasmine arbery is ahmaud's sister >> ahmaud had dark skin that glistened in the sunlight like gold ahmaud had a broad nose and the color of his eyes was real he was tall with an athletic build. these are the qualities that made these men assume that ahmaud was a dangerous criminal. >> travis mcmichael killed arbery with his shotgun. during the trial, he took the stand. >> it was obvious that he was attacking me, that if he would have got the shotgun from me, then it was a life or death situation. >> wanda cooper jones is ahmaud's mother. >> son, i love you as much today as i did the day you were born raising you was the honor of my life and i'm very proud of you. >> next month, all three men go on trial again, facing federal hate crime charges the arbery family rejecting a plea deal. for the news, i'm perry russom >> president biden touring the devastation from last week's fast moving wildfir

travis mcmichael, his father, gregory mcmichael and their neighbor, william roddy. tenced to life in prison. the judge denied the chance for parole for travis and gregory mcmichael, their neighbor, though william roddy bryant will be getting the possibility for parole in 30 years. now. this case gained national attention after brian's video was released to the public showing the mcmichael confronting are very before sentencing, the court heard powerful victim impact statements from ahmad are berries, father, mother and sister. these men. have chose to lie. an attack my son. and his surviving family. they each have no remorse. and do not deserve any leniency. when i close my eyes, i see his execution in my mind. over and over. i'll see that for the rest of my life is sentenced. defense teams for all three men said that they do plan to appeal the convictions next month. all three men are facing a second trial, this time in federal court on federal hate crime charges. in the newsroom. i'm alex savage. ktvu fox two news, andre back to you. all right, alex. thank you so m

travis and gregory mcmichael will go to jail without the possibility of parole and the third man involvedle after 30 years. the jury found the men chased and murdered arbery. catie beck has more. >> reporter: it was an emotional day in court as the three men convicted of murder of ahmaud arbery were sentenced. the judge called it a tragedy and said his sentencing was a measure of accountability. the father and son guilty of the 2020 murder of ahmaud arbery will spend the rest of their days behind bars. >> a young man with dreams was gunned down in this community. >> reporter: judge timothy wamsley calling it accountability, for greg and son travis mcmichael, a sentence of plief without parole and for neighbor william bryan a life sentence with the possibility of parole. the decision after hours of testimony, ahmaud arbery's parents describing broken hearts that will never heal. >> son, i love you. as much today as i did today that you were born. >> reporter: attorneys for the defendants calling life without parole a punishment too severe. >> nothing in travis mcmichael's life suggests he'

travis mcmichael and his father, gregory, face federal hate crime charges in a trial set to begin next week. they had planned to argue that the men were motivated by racism but now but now have asked a judge to approve plea agreements for the father and son. arbery's mother said she opposes the deal and plans to urge the judge to reject it in court with a third man also convicted in the killing not reaching a deal so far. >>> today in san francisco come a court hearing for a man accused in more than half of last year's hate crimes against the aapi community. 37-year-old derik barreto plead not guilty to several charges, including vandalism and burglary. police caught him on surveillance video last summer smashing windows and stealing from asian-owned businesses. many were in the ingleside neighborhood and he has been in a mental health diversion program since place there last september by a judge. >>> taking a live look at san francisco, golden gate furry will add extra trips today to existing commuter service, for san francisco. the golden gate very resumed service between those areas

all 3 white. 25 year-old aubrey was black travis mcmichael who shot arbery as he was running through the georgian neighborhood and his father, greg mcmichael, who along with his son chase arbery. both got life in prison without parole. their neighbor, william roddie bryan, who joined the pursuit and recorded cell phone video was granted a chance of parole. but first, he must serve at least 30 years in prison. in a statement for the victim arbery's mother talk about that day that our son was killed. >> these man. deserve the maximum sentence. for the crimes. i never say they were to them. he never threatened them. he just wanted to be left alone. >> during the trial, travis mcmichael, who pulled the trigger at mit arbery pose no immediate threat during the confrontation. all 3 men plan to appeal their conviction. >> slow down and be prepared for delays. that's the advice from the highway patrol. anyone who's heading up to the tahoe area this weekend. here's a live look at the conditions on interstate 80 due to the snowy conditions. all vehicles traveling on the highway through placer

travis mcmichael who shot arbery as he ran through with the georgian neighborhood and his father, greg mcmichael, who chased arbery along with the sun. both got life in prison without parole. their neighbor, william roddie bryan, who joined the pursuit and recorded this cell phone video was granted a chance of parole, but he must serve at least 30 years in prison. first in a statement for the victim. arbery's mother spoke about the day that her son died. >> these man. deserve the maximum sentence. for the crimes. i never say they were to them. he never threatened them. he just wanted to be left alone. >> during the trial, travis mcmichael, who pulled the trigger admitted arbery posed no immediate threat during their confrontation. all 3 men will appeal their convictions. coming up here during kron, 4 news at 3 o'clock today. there is no such thing as a free lunch. so why one bay area shopping center is getting ready to charge shoppers. >> to park. and the new technology that's coming to body-worn cameras by police officers by the department believes this is going to help its relationsh

it's set to involve travis mcmichael and his father greg, but not their neighbor. they were all convicted of killing a killing aubrey. >>> we turn to the rising tensions with russia and concerns about vladimir putin's next move. the u.n. security council is set to the meet with ukraine today. faith abubey is here with the latest. >> reporter: u.s. officials believe today's u.n. security council meeting will give russia a chance to offer some answers about its plans on the ukrainian border. russia is slamming that meeting as a pr stunt. as ukrainian troops pick up arms training in the field, u.s. officials are dialing up the pressure on moscow on multiple fronts. at a u.n. security council meeting today -- >> you don't amass 100,000 troops if you don't have intentions to use them. >> reporter: the meeting comes as a group of lawmakers on capitol hill inch closer to a bipartisan deal on a bill they're calling the mother of all sanctions. >> i would describe it as we're on the one yard line and we'll be able to conclude successfully. >> reporter: russia has bolst bols

a jury found father and son greg and travis mcmichael and their neighbor, william bryan. guilty of killing arbery and a murder carries a mandatory life sentence in georgia. so the judges remaining decision is whether they're going to have a chance of parole or not. the mcmichaels armed themselves and chased arbery in a truck after they saw him running in their neighborhood. brian joined the pursuit and recorded the whole thing on his cell phone and showed travis mcmichael shooting and killing arbery. >> we'll take a break here at 6.22. coming up, we're obviously still following the latest with the weather. today is the day that rain arrives once again and we see it beginning to fall in the north bay getting closer and closer to san francisco. we'll be back with for complete with a >> it's 6.25. and national news. it was a day of remembrance at the capitol as lawmakers remember the january 6 capitol riots. democrats held events throughout the day while most republicans stayed away from the capital. basil, john has the d tails. >> good morning. there was a somber atmosphere

the attorney for travis mcmichael said today to the judge that they were hoping that they would havee story of redemption here for the mcmichaels and also for the arbery family. at that point ahmaud arbery's father looked hat his attorney and gave him a look and that's what we're dealing with at this point. we do expect it to be finished sometime today. diane gallagher. we know the court hearing will resume at the top of the hour. thank you. let's get some perspective. were you with us many times during the actual trial as we listened to the testimony. the judge has to make a decision. are the circumstances here of this killing so extraordinary in his view that these men should be denied a chance of parole. you hear from ahmaud arbery's father and mother today, incredibly powerful statements. how much, if at all, does that impact the judge, and i don't say that to be disrespectful for the family. does the judge have a legal check list or is he open to the open-minded impact? >> the judge is open-minded to the impact. i'm not sure it's possible that they may have seen a written one in

. >> 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 department 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 mcmichael 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

first off, there was a demonstrated pattern of vigilanteism by greg and travis mcmichael. first off, we have our july 13th -- >> we're going to pull out of this for a moment here. back with me is areva martin and bernarda villalona. the impact statements from the family, just crushing. >> yeah, kate. i am filled with so many emotions myself, the mother of three kids, i can empathize with the family. i sit here though so proud as a black woman because ahmaud's mom, the biggest -- the comments she made about ahmaud's toe mamail nails, the lawyer talked about his toenails being dirty and uncut, as if that somehow justified his murder, and that did not go unresponded. ahmaud's mom just in her face told her if my son knew that your client was going to kill him on that day, perhaps he would have cut and trimmed his toenails. but she just personalized, humanized her son in a way that is so powerful. i cannot imagine that this, you know, didn't resonate with this judge and that it won't have an impact on the sentencing that he gives shortly after these arguments. i think that was

travis mcmichael shot him as he tried to run away. all three plan to appeal. they still are facing a federal hate crime trial next month. >>> turning to the pandemic the supreme court hears arguments today about the legality of president biden's vaccine mandate for large businesses. meanwhile, at least one state now wants to start giving out a fourth dose of the covid vaccine. it all comes as some top experts push the white house to adopt a whole new pandemic plan. abc's ike ejiochi here with the latest this morning. ike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, mona. some pandemic experts are now urging the president to change his strategy saying, we need to learn to live with the virus. meanwhile today a new step in the fight over vaccine mandates. this morning, the supreme court in the spotlight. the justices today will consider whether the biden administration can enforce vaccine and testing rules for private companies as well as vaccine mandates for health care workers. the white house says it's confident the president has that authority adding, the need

a jury in november found father and son greg and travis mcmichael and their neighbor, william bryan,lty of murder and that carries a mandatory life sentence in georgia. the judges main decision now is whether to deny any of the defendants, a chance at parole. the mcmichaels armed themselves and chased arbery in a truck after they spotted him running in their neighborhood. brian. john, the pursuit and recorded cell phone video of travis mcmichael shooting arbery. >> we'll take a break here at 5.22. as we go, we'll show you once again stormtracker four's. we're watching waiting for those showers to start impacting the bay. looks like we might have a few beginning to form up near santa rosa and clear lake. so keep it tuned. we'll track the showers just a minute. with less moderate-to-severe eczema, why hide your skin if you can help heal your skin from within? dupixent helps keep you one step ahead of eczema with clearer skin and less itch. hide my skin? not me. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. serious allergic reactions can occur, including anaphylaxis, which is severe. tell y

life in prison without parole for travis mcmichael and his father. william received the possibility of parole after he serves at least 30 years. the jury convicted the defendants in november. the three men will be back in court next month to stand trial on federal hate crime charges. today, president biden and first lady dr. joe biden are in the suburbs of boulder, colorado, to view wildfire damage. they arrived in denver earlier and are scheduled to meet with families and first responders. nearly 1000 homes destroyed in wildfires just before the new year causing an estimated $513 million in damage. the president approved the disaster declaration ordering federal aid to be made available. today, hollywood is mourning the loss of a trailblazer. sydnee has died at age 94. michael george looks back on his career. in a breakthrough through racial barriers on- screen. >> sydnee was an award-winning actor. also, played the role of a hollywood trailblazer. he was the first prominent black movie star. he didn't shy away from roles that took on the issue of r

. >> the judge in georgia sentenced travis mcmichael and his father to life in prison without the chance of parole for the murder of ahmaud arbery. the third defendant received the possibility of parole. >> today the defendants are being held accountable for their actions. >> the father told the court his heart will always be broken.>> when i close my eyes i see his execution in my mind over and over. >> a jury convicted the defendants in november more a year and a half showed them chasing him down and shooting him while he was jogging in a georgia neighborhood in february 2020. they claim their client thought he was a burglar and were trying to make a citizens arrest, but there is no evidence of a crime. the lawyer argued against the maximum sentence. >> this was not a planned murder. this was not a murder involving torture. >> during her victim impact statement the mother took a jab at the controversial comment one of the defendants lawyers made about her son during the trial. >> i wish you would have got him cleaned his toenails before he went out for the job that day. i guess he woul

that is life plus 20 travis mcmichael and his father gregory give him the maximum sentence for murdering 25 year old aubrey of the, chasing into a georgia neighborhood. in february of 2020 william roddy brown, who joined in the chase, was given a mandatory mud a sentence of life imprisonment, but with the possibility of parole. after 30 years. the judge said that he, unlike his co defendants, had displayed some remorse. all 3 can appeal their sentences, but also faced a federal hate crimes trial. next month, before the sentencing members of abra family made their case, a man who killed my sy s 7 is called rome every single day next to his father. and now we get the chance. 6 next, my son, elbow again. and aubrey's mother addressed her son directly. i made a promise to you to day a lady tress. i told you i love you. and some day, somehow i will get to justice. the presiding judge said he thought deeply about the case even paused in silence for a minute to suggest how long aubrey had been running in fear of his life before he was murdered. a fraction of the time that a mod armory was runni

travis mcmichael and his father gregory were both given life with no prospect of parole.bor, william bryan was given life with possibility of parole. the judge who you saw, judge timothy, held a minute of silence in the courtroom in respective ahmaud arbery, who was chased while he was jogging, because the man claimed he might be a burglar, and he described the killing as callous and the most violent crime that they had seen in the neighborhood, the killing of an unarmed man out jogging, and the three men involved have been sentenced to life in prison. just one of them has any possibility of parole. let's hear from the georgia judge outlining some evidence further trial that influence the sentencing. >> there is a frame or i believe ahmaud arbery, if he is 20, 30 yards out, there is no frame of travis mcmhael lifting the shotgun to fire at him, and you watch that with context, and i say context after hearing evidence in the case, thinking about a young man who had been running at that point for almost five minutes, and it is a chilling, truly disturbing scene. anchor: the