i want to bring in, now, wanda cooper. ms. cooper, i should say, ahmaud arbery's mother and attorney lee merit. ms. wanda, thank you for joining us. i appreciate it. lee, thank you as well. wanda, thank you for being here tonight, again. i know today is ahmaud's birthday. he would have been 26 years old. sunday is mother's day. how you doing? >> i'm managing. the day was a very emotional day because it was his birthday. it was -- i felt better after last evening. but this weekend is going to be extremely hard because i had ahmaud, back in 1994, on mother's day. >> on mother's day. >> yeah. >> so i -- i've got to ask. i hate to ask you about this. but -- because i know your focus is on your son. and i'm going to have more for lee, in just a little bit. but michael and his adult son -- gregory michael and his adult son, travis, were taken into custody last night. 74 days after the shooting. only two days after that video surfaced online. in your view, what do you think took so long, ms. wanda? >> i think that they were actually

has led the country since then and has turned for wanda into one. model african state economic growth is strong the streets are clean and corruption levels are low . but the r.p.s. government has also imposed strict limits on political rights and civil liberties because the authorities claim that the country is still threatened by hutu militias . we are now on our way to eastern congo after r.p. of troops put a stop to the massacres hundreds of thousands of hutus fled to the forests near the border because they feared reprisal attacks by rwanda's tutsi led government. there are still occasional outbreaks of violence in the region. the united nations is trying to stabilize the situation in eastern congo part of that effort involves offering sanctuary to rebels who agree to stop fighting. those who want to surrender simply call our hotline. talks to a rebel who wants to turn himself in. saying you have no weapons right. where you are right now. try to get to tongo we can perhaps pick you up there. where as the one on ones out. many fighters still fear

god bless you, wanda.hree more members of our new jersey family, three more names we will honor as we begin our restart three more reasons and three more reasons for us to continue practicing our social distancing, even as we take the first steps towards our recovery. let's keep at it for rob, bill and wanda and everyone we have lost. when you all see the flag flying at half staff, take a moment to remember why they are there and remember only you and fellow new jerseyans including yours truly have the power to stop the spread. let's switch gears for one of -- other announcement. as you know, may his mental health awareness month. we know the past two months have not just been a challenging time for all of us protecting our physical health, but they have also been hard on the mental health of many residents as well. i am proud to announce the new jersey department of human services has been awarded $2.8 million in federal funding for vital behavioral health services and this much-needed funding will help e

two months ago wanda's son, 25-year-old ahmaud arbery, was killed. chased and gunned down by white men while jogging on a sunny georgia neighborhood street in february. do you remember your last conversation with him? >> i told him i was leaving, i'll be back, and i love you. and his last words to me was "i love you." >> reporter: arbery's death did not become a point of national rage until this graphic video of the shooting leaked to the public last week. it immediately ignited a firestorm across the country. >> no justice! no peace! >> reporter: on social media. across racial and party lines. >> major developments tonight in that case igniting national outrage. >> a young unarmed black man shot and killed. >> demands for an arrest have grown louder. >> reporter: culminating in arrest and murder charges 74 days after he was killed. >> the moment i see that tape i say to myself, not again. >> reporter: now ahmaud arbery's face and name etched on america's new mt. rushmore of sorts. not to old pride but renewed pain. many of them martyred while they w

he says his parents would never consider going back to probe wanda. here talks to students about the various militia groups that are now operating in eastern congo. he asks the audience what is the primary function of these soldiers. the other students have a laugh at that remark. he did. the rosa explains that the militia group. whether they are from rwanda or congo are terrorizing the civilian population the f t l r is especially notorious in the region. this one does that give these rebels are taking advantage of the local residents feel it. seems obvious to soldiers need meat they steal a goat from someone. if they want a woman or a young girl. and they take one from the very villages they say they are protecting says all. the rebels recruit local boys and teach them how to use weapons. well those boys don't go to school either. we try to convince the locals not to support the rebel groups because it will bring nothing but trouble. after in something and another ex rebel hubby man i'm always finish their meal they'll be transported to rwanda as pa

wanda, obviously so much will change with this case in the coming weeks and months.s your memory of your son. i know that he is the youngest of three, planning to follow in his uncle's footsteps to become an electrician. what can you tell me more about ahmaud? >> ahmaud was loved, ahmaud was kind. ahmaud -- he was

service to the community ran deep with wanda. she was an administrative secretary for many years for gloucester county. there was nothing like helping people nearest her home. she was 86 years old and we lost her. her family is saying goodbye to her as we sit here today. i promised her son we would get a livestream. please make an honest man out of e. home run funeral began at 11:45 this morning and i believe they are still together. she is being united with her late husband, brother and parents read i'm sure she is making up for the time lost. she is survived by her children. susan, linda, daniel, denise and bob along with a bunch of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. we send them our condolences and thanks to wanda for her years of service to the people of gloucester county. god bless you, wanda. three more names we will honor as we begin our restart. three more reasons for us to continue practicing our social distancing even as we take the first steps towards our recovery. let's keep at it for rob, bill and wanda and every

we send them our condolences and thanks to wanda for her years of service to the people of gloucester county. , wanda.s you three more names we will honor as we begin our restart. three more reasons for us to continue practicing our social distancing even as we take the first steps towards our recovery. let's keep at it for rob, bill and wanda and everyone we have lost it when you have see the -- when you see the flags flying, take a moment to remember why they are there and remember only you and fellow new jerseyans have the power to stop the spread. let's switch gears for one of their announcement. may his mental health awareness month. the past two months have not just been a challenging time for all of us protecting our physical health, but they have also been hard on the mental health of many residents as well. i am proud to announce the new jersey department of human services has been awarded $2.8 million in federal funding for servicesavioral health through this will help expand access to counseling and other support services for residents of every age. the department has launc

wanda was a democrat donor.nd giving funds to a group that criticized the president's coronavirus response. the media didn't even care to look. the media is having a hard time just getting basic facts right. some lightweight went off on trump in the oval office. he rudely and wrongly accused mayor calf losing to south korea in the testing race and got served. >> mr. president, overall south korea has done five times for tests per capita. why is that? president trump: i don't believe that's true. >> south korea's testing was 11 per 100,000, and we are at 17 per hundred thousand. president trump: are you going to apologize yahoo? you better get your facts right. jesse: so this yahoo reporter arrogantly badgers the president of the united states like he owns the place. but the premise of his question was dead wrong. he apologized later and said he misread the chart. not good enough, dude. you need to brush up before charging into the white house like that. "politico" blight this week, too. they ran a story saying s

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states changing over and so-called we say opening up streets to people and closing them to cars you see wanda and. reinvestigating it's low emission congestion charge zone so we're seeing a lot of change right now i think we will probably see a continuation of that because more and more people are out walking and biking they also need those spaces the one thing is public transport on the other hand is providing more of a crucial service with fewer riders say was 60 not to 90 percent fewer riders right now but we that would be probably a question of what we see as we emerge out of this process whether decision makers will also make similar moves to prioritize public transport been a lot of things are going to return to normal at some stage what makes you think they won't return to normal as far as mobility goes. well i think they will return to normal to a certain extent now to what extent they diverged from this pathway i think is up to a decision makers and what they do in the policy decisions in how we prioritize public space and street space in cities after previous recessions or downturns

the world more than 260 people have been killed during heavy rains in eastern africa kenya somalia wanda and uganda are the worst hit an estimated 11000 people have been affected by this year's floods. unemployment in the u.s. has surged to almost 15 percent the highest level since the 2nd world war more than $20000000.00 americans lost their jobs last month as lock downs prompted by the coronavirus pandemic led to a major freezing of the economy employment fell in all sectors hospice hospitality and leisure were among the hardest hit. australia has announced a 3 stage plan to ease coronavirus restrictions and reopen the economy the country seen a drastic slowdown in the number of new infections since opposing strict lockdown measures in march. and spanish authorities have recovered almost 20000 historic artifacts and a major crackdown on art traffickers officers arrested 100 people the pieces included some very rare objects from pre-columbian south america. now the epicenter of the u.s. corona virus outbreak has been in new york where more than 26000 have died of coverage 19 the virus o

>> i can say that wanda cooper, marcus arbery were very, very relieved to see this arrest take place.ot only have we been waiting since the mcmichaels have been arrested, they've been waiting for three months for all three of these men to be brought to custody. >> why did you think he ultimately had something to do with it other than being a witness and shooting the video? >> well, the official police report sort of described his role. the idea he was just a witness and recording that video, that's a recent invention. his role in this ambush was well-documented in the original police report and is demonstrated by the video. >> ben, the investigation wasn't moving until this video that bryan shot became public. now he is in police custody. this really is a stunning turn of events chunk about it. if it wasn't for the video, you know, we may not have known, the country or the world may not have known exactly what happened to ahmaud arbery. and now the man who shot it is in custody. >> absolutely, don. and it's based on that video and probable cause why he is in custody. and, don, since h

wanda, thank you so much for joining us. i'm so sorry for this heartbreaking loss. you doing? >> thank you, and thank you for having us. >> how are you holding up? >> i'm -- i have -- i have my moments. i have my days. and i have my sleepless nights. >> so this is not unusual for your son to go out on a run, right? and he was running through an area that you would normally have worried about, not normally worried about or would you worry about him running through this area? >> i wouldn't have ever worried with him jogging because if he's jogging, he's not bothering anyone on his daily runs. so i never worried about him jogging, ever. >> so at first i understand that authorities told you that ahmaud was involved in a robbery and that the homeowner shot him, and then they changed that? >> that is correct. when i was first notified on the 23rd of february, i was told that ahmaud was involved in a burglary. there was a tussle -- there was a confrontation with my son and the homeowner, and at that confrontation, there was a struggle over the firearm, and then ahmaud was

>>brought back so many memories it was 1/1/2009 when wanda johnson son oscar grant was shot and killeda bart police officer at the fruitvale station in oakland, the incident captured on cell phone video grant seen lying face down on the station platform was unarmed the officer claimed to use his taser instead of his gun. he was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter 11 years later a similar case involving an unarmed black man in minnesota george floyd also caught on >>i just started crying. really crying because. i saw how there was. >>compassion or no movement for someone screaming out for help derek shop in a minneapolis police officer kneeled on floyd's neck for more than 8 minutes. >>has since been fired and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. johnson says the charges are not enough we spoke to civil rights attorney john burris who represented johnson family in the fruitvale shooting. >>and the number of police death cases why might a prosecutor decide for a lesser charge of murder. do you think it's because it is more realistic too. >>get a convic

year-old unarmed oakland man who was shot and killed by bart police in 2009 since her son's death, wanda johnson has been advocating against police violence in kron four's gayle ong joins us live with her reaction to what's unfolding in. minneapolis and gail i have to imagine what she saw in minneapolis watching that video just had to put salt in an open lifelong room for her. >>grant as you can miss johnson tells me she's had many sleepless nights ever since seen george floyd's dead in minneapolis a tragedy that reminds her of her own son's untimely death. we want to warn people they haven't seen this that each yet it may be disturbing. >>it brought back so many memories it was 1/1/2009 when wanda johnson son oscar grant was shot and killed by a bart police officer at the fruitvale station in oakland, the incident captured on cell phone video grant seen lying face down on the station platform was unarmed the officer claimed to use his taser instead of his gun. he was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter 11 years later a similar case involving an unarmed black man in minnesota geo

wanda said it was a long stressful journey.is more of what she had to say to u to know himo wasve him. he had a wife and kids andll of that was taken away. he was african american and joteing in a predominate w neighborhood. when it first occurred i thought it was going to be covered up and everything was working in that direction. if we did not final right resources to push the issue, we would nobe here today. it was really bad. i got to a point where i thought i would never see justice. i do believehere will be justice for ahmaud. ♪ laura: the number of people killed in an attk on a maternrd in the afghan capital has risen to 24. mothers, newborn babies and nurses weramong the victims. the head of the world health organization condemned the tack. our rt course -- our correspondent has the report. >> delivered into a world of war. infants who escaped death in the first hours of life. ottheirr shot dead just after giving birth. this doctor says 19 newborns were broug to his hospital by security forces. only two with mothers. ba

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>>brought back so many memories it was 1/1/2009 when wanda johnson son oscar grant was shot and killed by a bart police officer at the fruitvale station in oakland, the incident captured on cell phone video grant seen lying face down on the station platform was unarmed the officer claimed to use his taser instead of his gun. he was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter 11 years later a similar case involving an unarmed black man in minnesota george floyd also caught on >>i just started crying. really crying because it's. i saw how there was. >>compassion or no movement for someone screaming out for help derek shop in a minneapolis police officer kneeled on floyd's neck for more than 8 minutes. >>has since been fired and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. johnson says the charges are not enough we spoke to civil rights attorney john burris who represented johnson family in the fruitvale shooting. >>and the number of police death cases why might a prosecutor decide for a lesser charge of murder. do you think it's because it is more realistic too. >>get

wanda cooper-jones, i'm very sorry the loss of your son has provoked all this.he only thing i can say is the fact that you have a lot of people pushing for answers to make sure there is no carriage of injustice here it. they know it happened, they k w know. and we will not ignore this story again. i hope you're able to heal with your family. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. if you need anything, we are a call away. god bless and try to enjoy the weekend if you can at all. >> thanks, chris. >> there are questions with a legal analysis. i've got my show coming up with laura coates. we don't have that same text message. a former federal prosecutor, laura coats, next. everyone has a story. we have different needs. but one thing we share is wanting to make our lives the best they can be. if you have medicare and medicaid, a dual complete plan from unitedhealthcare can help. giving you more benefits. at no extra cost. and a promise to be there for you. whatever your story may be. to learn more, call or go online. dual complete from unitedhealthcare. it's st

wanda cooper-jones, i'm very sorry that the loss of your son has provoked all this.nly thing i can say to you is at least take some solace in the fact that you have a lot of people pushing for answers, to make sure that there is no miscarriage of justice here this time. that people know what happened, they know why it happened. it's the most complete investigation. it's the most complete public record that we can put together. and that we will not ignore this story again. i hope that means something to you, as you're trying to heal with your family. >> yes. thank you so much. >> thank you so much. and if you need anything, we are a call away. all right? to you both, god bless. and try to enjoy the weekend, if you can at all. >> thanks, chris. >> thank you. >> all right. i mean, you know, like, enough. the -- the mom's had enough. there are questions to do legal analysis and i got another segment coming up right now with laura coates. so we'll take up some of these questions for her. we don't have that agc reporting about the text message. but, assuming it's something

. >> reporter: arbery's mother wanda cooper jones agrees. >> why he was videoing he should have been trying aid in you would have stepped in, our son would be with us today. >> reporter: brian's fiancc says they have not been able to leave their home because of the threats. >> it's turned our lives upside down. the phone calls starting at 3 am , the we are coming for you, we are coming for you. >> reporter: the cell phone footage is not the only video evidence. the gbi has this video from a camera about a block away from where arbery was shot. it shows a man in a white shirt and shorts going into a home under construction, but investigators say they had this video before the arrest of gregory and travis mcmichael. the video shows it happened within minutes of a 911 call reporting a burglary. >>> today fans are remembering actor and comedian jerry stiller who passed away of natural causes at age 92. most probably remember him as george costanza's hotheaded father on the sitcom seinfeld. he was also known as playing the father character on quick of queens. he performed alongside his wi

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i got seinfeld, carlin, wanda sikes is on one.ou ever have comics come over and they're not on the wall? >> i was talking to ellen, and i lied. i said she's on the other wall that you can't see. so that's the only time. >> jimmy: she's on our underpants. that seems like enough, doesn't it? over the weekend, you did something fun with your family. you guys camped in the back yard did this take place? >> yeah, yeah, man. a little camp night. right now you got to be creative, you got to come up with other things to do. so we ordered some tents, put the tents up. we got sleeping bags, the whole nine, and we didn't make it. >> jimmy: who put the tents up? >> you know what? >> jimmy: who assembled the tents. >> i'm not going to lie to you. i would love to sit up here, jimmy and say that i did it, but i can't live with myself after if i lie. but my security, my security helped with the tents, which means they basically, they basically did most of it, but i did a lot of it. me and the kids, we held down the, you know, the strings and rope

more than 260 people have been killed during heavy rains in eastern africa kenya somalia for wanda and uganda are the worst hit an estimated 11000 people have been affected by this are slots. lockdowns opposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus have reduced traffic and pollution in some places that has allowed nature to make a comeback and tyla it is a bold and dolphins and other animals to reappear. dolphins galore not far from the similar islands in thailand these magical mammals have surrounded the rangers boat they don't know anything about social distancing or the coronavirus pandemic but they're definitely benefiting from it so there's many many people and all the activities associated with this many people. but all this is a lift. to carry on fishermen recently recorded these images of rare pink dolphins a breed of indo-pacific humpback dolphin there around 150 of them living in the gulf of thailand they very rarely come this close to human. nature is making a comeback starting with some of the smallest these level back seater tools can grow up to 700 kilograms researchers n

former brunswick district attorney investigator greg big michael in his son travis arbery's mother wanda cooper says she received a call no mother wants to get from glynn county deputies informing her that her son was killed claiming the 25 year-old was committing a crime but he went on to say that. >>i have been involved in curry. and in the midst of the burglary amman was confronted by the homeowner. in doing that confrontation there was tussle over handgun. the mom was shocking to you. >>this video is the key starting point in this investigation. it was released anonymously tuesday and tells a different story as a driver captures arbery on cellphone jogging in a suburban brunswick neighborhood. his good friend about michael innocent travis armed with a shotgun and at 3.57 handgun. arbery's lawyers are calling for an immediate arrest. >>there's no place on earth really where would happen wasn't criminal. but apparently in brunswick. the can get away with it for months at a time. we continue to enjoy their families in their homes in the him freedom. it is offensive. it's painful for his

in an interview with "48 hours," arbery's mother, wanda cooper jones, says she expects holmes to prosecute the father and son to the fullest extend of the law. >> i need do you actually work. we waited. we have been patient. >> reporter: omar villafranca, cbs news, dallas. >> o'donnell: there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." the first tropical storm of the season lashes the atlantic coast where the severe weather is headed next. heart stopping video as firefighters are surrounded by flames. we have late details on their conditions. and later, the celebration after a patient beat the longest of odds to survive covid-19. (cheering and applause) 'are my'' life is full of make orak moments. that's why it's so important to help reduce your risk of fracture with prolia®. only prolia® is proven to help strengthen and protect bones from fracture with to it, or take xgeva.nths.ia®ug serious allergic reactions like low blood pressure, trouble breathing, throat tightness, face, lip or tongue swelling, rash, itching or hives have happened. tell your doctor about dental pr

arbery's mother, wanda jones: >> it proves my son was not committing a crime.out for his daily jog, and he was hunted down like an animal and killed. th reporter: gregory mcmichael hed investigators he thought arbery was a burglary suspect and ordered him to stop. mcmichael then said arbery violently attacked his son and the two fought over the shotgun before travis shot him twice. at the time, no charges were filed. attorney lee merritt represents arbery's family. >> today, both of the mcmichaels, gregory mcmichaels and travis mcmichaels should be behind bars. >> reporter: mcmichaels is a former law enforcement officer who used to work for the local d.a. the case is now on its third prosecutor who says he will ask a grand jury to bring charges. >> i'm hoping that all hands involved, they're indicted and they go to jail. >> reporter: cbs news reached t t to the mcmichaels but they did not want to talk. the wheels of justice are moving slowly because of the coronavirus, but the prosecutor says he plans to present the case to a grand jury for possible charges onc

wanda is an indigenous health assistant supporting people who are sick.t people here that viruses from outside bring devastation. one of their few defences now home—made masks, but much more is needed to protect them. translation: we have lots of people in the community with symptoms, but you don't have a doctor, you don't have a nurse who looks after us. indigenous communities in the city struggle to access health services, and they are struggling to work, too. those living deep in the ra i nfo rest too. those living deep in the ra i nforest face even too. those living deep in the rainforest face even bigger challenges. the closest medical help is often days away by boat. some communities have shut themselves away, fearful of contagion. protection agencies are no longer on the ground, and that has huge consequences in a country where illegal loggers and miners have been emboldened by a government set on developing the amazon. translation: we cannot forget the attacks that keep happening and another revolt. covid—19 kills. here, people are killed either t

arbery's mother wanda cooper jones says she was stunned when she learned of the arrests. >> as we waitedtwo months and they hadn't been arrested. and g.b.i. had it for two days. it was a shock. it was really a shock. >> reporter: did you worry that your prayers were not going to be answered? >> i'm going to be honest. at times, my faith was tested. but at the end of the day, i knew that he would come through. >> reporter: she probably won't watch the video of her son's death because it's too painful. there's a 2.23-mile run in in brunswick, georgia. 2/23 is february 23, the day that arbery was killed. norah. >> o'donnell: omar thank you for covering this story from the beginning. and there is still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." a rare springtime blast of the polar vortex has tens of millions of americans bracing for record cold, even snow. later we're going to go "on the road" for mother's day. and the trophy goes to... (denise) my husband has heart disease, copd and lung cancer from smoking. today, he's being tested to see if the lung cancer has spread. he may be