let us hear from the attorney for wanda, who is running for the texas attorney general. she asked me not to say it, but i'm going to say it. we need attorney generals like this. followed by the attorney general of black america, who flew in and out, even as he handled other cases. these lawyers kept going to the wall and stood up. we walked out of court with tears in our eyes. we cried inside, but they were tears of joy, because people like thurgood marshall broke down barriers. and others. to produce [indiscernible] >> you all do not want to hear from me. you want to hear from the family of ahmaud arbery. as we all do. we want to wrap our arms around them. the only reason i am speaking is to provide an introduction for a praying mother. you will have known her now for the last 18 months. 18 months ago, when she learned about the murder of her son, she was told that she would just have to deal with it alone. they told her that there would be no arrests. there would be no accountability or justice. she made her son a promise. before she laid him in the ground. that his mo

wanda cooper prayed and she made criminal charges herself. when she came to glynn county, when she was looking for justice and glynn county, she was faced with a corrupt legal system that did not investigate her sons death during the course the child. -- trial. she did her own investigation and hired her own attorneys. can you all join me in giving around of applause? [applause] >> amen. >> i just want to thank you guys. thank you. thank you to everyone of you. you fought the fight with us. it has been a long fight. it is been a hard fight. but god is good. >> yes he is. early in, i never thought this day would come. back in 2020. i never thought this day would come. but god is good. i was going to tell everybody thank you. thank you for those who marched, those who prayed, most of all the ones who prayed. thank you god. thank you. you know him as ahmad, i know him as my son. he will rest in peace. >> amen. [applause] [inaudible] >> you all heard what came out of marcus aubrey when they pronounce travis mcmichael guilty. he could not contain

wanda performed her own investigation. wanda hired her own attorneys and she woke up a nation. can you all join me in giving applause for this fighting, faithful mother. wanda, come forward. come on. >> yes, mama. >> i just want to say thank you, guys. thank you. thank each and every one of you who fought this fight with us. it's been a long fight. it's been a hard fight. but god is good. >> yes, he is. >> early in, i never thought -- to tell you the truth, i never thought this day back in 2020. i never thought this day would come. but god is good. >> yes, he is. >> and i just want to tell everybody thank you. thank you for those who marched, those who prayed, most of all the ones who prayed. >> yes, lord. >> thank you, guys. thank you. i know him as quez, he will now rest in peace. thank you. >> you all heard the good wrenching grunt that came out of marcus arbery when they pronounced travis mcmichael guilty. he could not contain it any further because think about how long he and wanda have been enduring all the innuendo, all the allegations, all the character assassinations,

wanda performed her own investigation. wanda hired her own attorneys and can you give a round of applause for this fighting, faithful, praying mother. wanda, come forward. [ applause ] >> i just want to say thank you, guys, thank you to every one of you who fought that fight for us. it's been a long fight. it's been a hard fight. but god is good. early in, he never saw -- to tell you the truth, i never saw this day back in 2020. i never thought this day would come. but god is good. and i just want to tell everybody, thank you. thank you for those who marched. those who prayed. most of all, the ones who prayed. thank you, guys, thank you. and now, quez, you know him as ahmaud, i know him as quez, he will now rest in peace. >> you all heard the gut-wrenching grunt that came out of marcus aubrey when they pronounced travis mcmichael guilty. he could not contain it any further. because think about how long he and wanda have been enduring all the innuendo, all the allegations, all the character assassinations. long legs with di

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

and wanda continues that legacy. >> and wanda, what is your message to other mothers of black children who are watching right now and fearing that their own child may never get justice? and i wonder if you've thought at all about other mothers who have been in your circumstance who have had young men who were sons killed by police in cases where there wasn't justice. and i just wonder what your thoughts are on that. >> yes, i often think of mothers like breonna taylor's mom or jefferson in texas which that is getting ready to go into trial. but a lot of these families don't get justice. and my message is don't give up, keep pushing, keep fighting. >> and we're a day before thanksgiving. ahmaud won't be with you at the thanksgiving day table tomorrow. what thoughts go through your mind when you think about what you will be experiencing tomorrow on this thanksgiving? you have to be thankful for justice, but your son won't be there. can you talk to us about that? >> this is the second thanksgiving that we'll be without ahmaud. but at the same time, this is the first thanksgiving that we'l

i'm going to let wanda come forward. come on, wanda. speak i want to say thank you, guys. thank you. thank each and every one of you. who fought this fight with us. it's been a long fight. it's been a hard fight. but god is good. early in, to tell you the truth, i never saw this day back in 2020. i never thought this day would come. but god is good. i just want to tell everybody, thank you, thank you for those who marched, those who prayed. most of all the ones who prayed. thank you, thank you. you know him as ahmaud. he will rest in peace. >> thank you, lord. >> you all heard the gut wrenching grunt that came out of marcus arbery when they pronounce travis mcmichael guilty. he could not contain it any further. because think about how long he and wanda have been enduring all the innuendo, all the allegation, all the character assassination. long legs, dirty toenails. just imagine all they went through. when he heard that, he could not contain himself. marcus as a father. they see their job is to protect their children. you can experience the pain of a mother and father who

chris, you were involved in this case from the start as wanda jones working with wanda cooper jones as she was fighting for charges to be brought. what was going through your mind as you watched the judge read the guilty verdicts. it was jubilation, it seemed like relief and exhaustion, all bursting out at once. >> i mean that is how i watched it, tears were in my eyes and i texted miss wanda because every night i text her a prayer back and forth and i just text her faith because we have to understand how hard fought this was. and it is even bigger than just the verdict today. two da's were removed and we have a system of corruption rattled and shake ebb to the core. these people get off because they are a former cop or they have connections. but they got life. all three of them will end up getting life. it was a game changing moment and the defense gamble with racism and lost. >> and a very conservative corner of the deep south. and it is not just the man who pulled the trigger but all three men who played a role in the killing of ahmaud arbery. that is significant. >> it very much is

wanda, thank you for being with us. the things you had to hear. but i was stunned yesterday, when you recounted what you were first told and how you were first told, how were you first told of your son's death, wanda? what did they tell you? >> how were you first told of your son's death? >> can you guys hear me? >> i can, yes. >> i don't know where the mic is. where is it? >> they can hear you. the microphone is here. they asked how you first learned of your son's death. >> back on february 23rd of last year, i received a call about 6:30 in the evening. it was from an investigator lowery from glen county police department who shared that ahmaud was committing a burglary. he was confronted by the homeowner. at that time there was a confrontation with the homeowner. there was a weapon, and unfortunately ahmaud was shot and killed. >> he told you that your son committed a burglary. >> yes. >> now, we've all been watching this trial. there's no evidence of that whatsoever, and distinctly, the absence of that evidence. so w

you came to see and support marcus and wanda as a faith leader. and again, as you say, when our names was called out in the courtroom, we all had to rally with you, also with reverend jesse jackson, because that's what we do. the bible tells us to go all over the world. that's what you exemplified to all of us pastors and leaders. you stuck with this family, and the city of brunswick, we knew that this is not how we are as a people. i don't even like to use the word white community, because all these were created equal. and because of that, our white brothers and sisters and pastors, we all came together and we knew that we had an opportunity to show the world and to show the nation what it means to come together as one. so i thank you personally, reverend sharpton, for your leadership over the years that many of us was not always able to be upfront with you. we saw you from afar, but brunswick as you able to see the reverend al sharpton to lead us and other pastors and show us where there is unity, there is strength. >> thank you for that. let me

we rushed back to the courthouse and i sat between you and the mother, wanda.ever will forget as they said there's a verdict, she took my hand and you took my other hand and we prayed, and you jumped up when the guilty verdict came up and said "finally we got some justice." tell the nation how you felt. i mean i was sitting there feeling your body quivering. tell them how you felt when you as a father felt that finally at least some justice for the loss of your son's life was announced? >> -- a weight off of my heart because, you know, it's been a long time coming for us african american people. you know, it is a thing that, good god, i just all glory to god we got that conviction. we got that guilty verdict. ahmaud can rest in peace, because i was just so overwhelmed that we wasn't going to get justice and how the jury would pick. you know, and then i just thank god how the community right around us, black and white people, stuck together and they got this -- they didn't want this in their town, you know. i'm just thinking god for everybody that put their hand

what are you thankful for this morning, wanda? and how hard is it for you to find gratitude on a day like this? >> i'm very, very thankful that god gave me the son of ahmaud, he gave me the assignment as ahmaud's mom. i'm very, very thankful for the people in the community, the people in the state of georgia, the people in the united states of america who stood with us, supported us through this huge long fight that we finally got the chance to say, we got justice for ahmaud. >> and the trial is over now, to an extent the country will move on. i know you won't. i know you will never move on from ahmaud. what do you want people to remember about him? >> since the day we lost ahmaud, ahmaud implemented change. he's brought about the hate crime law in georgia. he caused that citizen's arrest law to be repelled. and i want people to think of ahmaud as change. ahmaud lost his life, but he didn't lose his life in vain. he implemented change already. >> wanda cooper-jones, we appreciate you being with us this morning. we're still sorry f

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jamaal has been celebrating thanksgiving with wanda and her family every year since.remember last year, he was even there to support wanda as she mourned the death of her husband who died of covid-19. on thursday, there they were again, continuing the tradition with jamaal and his girlfriend snapping a picture with wanda. he shared photos from five years writing six years strong. they spoke about their friendship last week on "today." >> i was telling wanda the other day how it actually helps me get through the year sometimes to see so many uplifting comments and so many people looking forward to our story that i love it all. >> we do too. our first low stays or not thanksgiving theme with an outrageous stretching of the original spirit intent and definition of pizza. but is it outrageously good? you make the call. feast your eyes on this pile of thanksgiving leftovers dumped on top of a pizza crust. it's all there, friends. turkey, mashed potato, stuffing, corn, even a cranberry drizzle. the creation is from macy's place pizza. the owner says he's been going in overd

ahmaud's mother wanda cooper-jones this morning with her reaction to the verdict. >> when i heard the judge read the charges, and immediately after every charge he said the first guilty, i said to myself, we finally got justice for ahmaud. we finally got this. and i was very, very thankful. very excited. i mean, i was just -- really no words to really explain all of the emotions that i was going through at too time. >> i want to bring in nbc's cal perry, following this case from brunswick, georgia. katie phang served as a prosecutor in florida and the also a criminal defense attorney joins us. good to see all of you. happy thanksgiving. cal, give us a sense what the community feels like this morning? >> reporter: listen, you used the word "relief." that's definitely what they're feeling. a long time coming and the words of ahmaud arbery's father, in the courts, of course, when that first guilty verdict was read, let out an audible scream, escorted out and not before saying, a long time coming. definitely it was. this case likely wouldn't have seen even the inside of a courtroom had it

when we first talked to ahmaud arbery's mother, wanda cooper-jones, 17 months ago, there was not a lot of attention on this case. but she was pushing investigators to dig deeper. she wanted the men arrested, tried, and convicted. today, a year and a half later, because of her pressure, her prayers were answered. >> count one, malice murder, we the jury find the defendant, travis mcmichael, guilty. >> wooo! >> reporter: an emergency reaction from ahmaud arbery's father on the first of the 23 guilty verdicts for the men who murdered his son. arbery's mother wanda cooper-jones wept in the back row as the verdict was read. >> to tell you the truth i never saw this day, back in 2020, i never thought this day would come. but god is good. >> reporter: athlete men stood silent as their fats were read. they could spend the rest of their lives in prison. their attorneys say they're disappointed but respect the jury's decision. >> we understand that they feel they have gotten justice today. we respect that. we honor that. >> reporter: travis mcmichael, the man who pulled the trigger, was found gu

ahmaud arbery's mother wanda was visibly emotional as the verdicts were read. you can see her response there, looking heavenward and then looking down, and crowds outside of the courthouse celebrating, chanting, ahmaud arbery's name as the guilty verdicts came in. moments later, ahmaud's family and their lawyers and supporters exited the courthouse with their a arms raised and then they spoke to the crowd. >> it's been a long fight. it's been a hard fight, but god is good. >> yes, he is. i never saw this date back in 2020. i never thought this date would come, but god is good. >> yes, he is. >> and i just want to tell everybody, thank you, thank you for those who marched, those who prayed, most of all, the ones who prayed. >> yes, lord. >> thank you, guys. thank you. now you know him as ahmaud, i know him as quez, he will now rest in peace. >> let's get to our martin savidge, he has covered this trial since it began, and since this story began last year, so martin, for months and months, you've talked about this. tell us the reaction there today. >> you know, o

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>> but wanda and jamaal have experienced loss together too.passed away from covid last year, their first year spending thanksgiving without him. wanda credit social media for helping her through it. >> i get so many people giving condolences and their -- they are so genuine and so uplifting. breanna: this story almost never happened, had wanda not responded when jamaal jokingly said he would come over for a six -- a thanksgiving plate that first year and yet here we are in 2021. at times the world can feel divisive and heavy, that this story is so simple, it knows no boundaries of race, age, or background. this is pure friendship, admiration, and love. what if you had never done that? >> never texted him back? then i would've missed out on a wonderful relationship, this changed my view totally of the younger generation. and now that i reflect back on all of these years, i did not change their life, they changed mine. kumasi: year, and as their relationship gets deeper, the story gets better. kristen: she said she has gotten so much from this r

he was your son. >> yes. >> he was wanda's son. >> yes, sir. >> but it was your son. what do you think about him today and the trial, when you think about the trial and think about your son, what comes to mind? >> because my boy called me every day, missing him. there ain't a day he missed not calling me. now i'm missing them calls. because you know he was a young man that loved his family. he called his mama every day. he called his brother. you know, and that's a double mistake, my children. i got the grandchildren, they asked where their uncle at. i look at them, i can't explain that to them. i'm at a pause, i don't know what to tell them when they asked where their uncle at. i can't tell them he got killed by three white men. i can't tell them that. they ask where he is at. >> attorney crump, you and attorney lee merritt have stood by this family and fought vigorously. i also see some parallels between this case u case and the kyle rittenhouse trial that is also under way. both cases have nearly all white juries, also the way the judges have handled the sensitive

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when we first talked to ahmaud arbery's mother, wanda cooper-jones, 17 months ago there was not a lot of attention on this case. but she was pushing investigators to dig deeper. she wanted the men arrested, tried and convicted. today, a year and a half later, because of her pressure her prayers were answered. >> count 1, malice murder. we the jury find the defendant, travis mcmichael, guilty. >> whoo! >> reporter: an emotional reaction from ahmaud arbery's father to the first of 23 guilty verdicts for the three men who murdered his son. arbery's mother, wanda cooper-jones, went in the back row as the verdict was read. >> to tell you the truth, i never saw this day back in 2020. i never thought this day would come. but god is good. >> reporter: the three men stood silent as their fates were read. they could spend the rest of their lives in prison. their attorneys say they're disappointed but respect the jury's decision. >> we understand that they feel they have gotten justice today. we respect that. we honor that. >> reporter: travis mcmichael, the man who pulled the trigger, was found

. >> reporter: it's been 622 days since wanda cooper jones last saw her son, ahmaud arbery, alive. in broad daylight while jogging in georgia in what's being called a modern-day lynching. >> all rise. >> reporter: today in the trial in the case surrounding the death of the 25-year-old is finally under way. do you feel like you're closer to justice now? >> i do feel like we're getting closer to justice for ahmaud day by day. >> reporter: travis mcmichael, father gregory mcmichael, and neighbor woody randall brian are standing together, charged with nine counts each including murder and aggravated assault. >> mr. arbery is under attack by all three of these men. all three trapped him like a rat between their two pickup trucks. >> reporter: the prosecution arguing the defendants chased down arbery for five minutes after one of them saw him running down the street in what he described at a very fast pace. >> he's assumed the worst and has absolutely no immediate knowledge of any crime whatsoever. all three of these defendants did everything they did based on assumptions. >> reporter: f

although wanda has transformed into what many consider apricots, tech hump and achieved rapid economic growth, it struggle to leave its dark path behind. and while many seek a gummy, as a visionary leader, others crane he is a threat to democracy. oh, after winning his 3rd term in 2017, with nearly 99 percent of the boat, how much longer is he planning to hold on to power? and is there any guarantee ethnic conflict will not arise again? the president of rwanda, pog army, talks to al jazeera they the race will calculate mr. president, bowl gregory, thank you very much for accepting. go invitation and hosting ours. he at the presidential palace. thank you so much. sure. al marcell most welcome, and am i can turn the mach one to another customer when i was 19 years old. mister president, we only knew rwanda through the massacres. that took place in this country through the news. sir, you are one bulletins in obama in the year 19 lane d. before to their reward, the house was formed and changed. mother was a very big renaissance. what have you done? so what is the password that you use to a

but when new garden is a common wonder they have noted experience this them hardships wanda, is a do when they were you gonna? and the question here is, if you are talking about your border lawyer, a border is full people. people who brought us back and forth. why is most of a new form of ally doing this? people say that there is a fee of poll guy, ms. leadership and the government in the region. is this more competition than this gets over borders? i don't know. i don't want to argue for someone this if you ask me what concerns me, i tell you that if you are a resident, do you call prism or 70 or do you communicate with each other or you to talk to one another but of lead to more or less the stuff is a long time ago is for some time and until it is, issues are resolved and in talking isn't just talking for the circle the to we will talk because we did it and have 2 things together. but if law to then know what is talking about, mr. president, what is that one me do? megan was a big in central africa. how long will it honestly, outside the country? what then was the kind of problem w

this is some of what ahmaud arbery's mother, wanda, said after leaving the courtroom today. here it is. >> mr. travis mcmichael killed my son all on assumptions. he had no real facts of where ahmaud was coming from, what ahmaud had done. he just took actions into his own hands. travis killed ahmaud all on assumptions. he didn't have any facts on hand when he chose to pull the trigger. not one time but three times. >> so my initial question was going to be that but i wanted to hear from her first. how's she doing? how's she feeling? >> she's excited about tomorrow, quite honestly. she's looking forward to the prosecution's cross-examination. we know that travis mcmichael set himself up to be impeached on a lot of the misinformation he tried during his direct examination. so she told me she may not sleep tonight. she's excited about the cross-examination in the morning. >> mm-hmm. do you agree with her, mrs. cooper-jones? do you think this was all based on assumptions? and if so what kind of assumptions? >> mainly the assumption that a black man in the neighborhood, which ahma

and when the guilty verdict was announced, wanda broke down and started crying. and marcus, the father, just jumped up and started screaming. we had to take him out of the courtroom. i think as much confidence as they exuded throughout the several months, and as you said, i was involved through national action network in the case even before the video was discovered, they always said they believed they could win. but you never know until it happens. and i think the emotional outburst was a relief. we had lunch right before the verdict was announced. we were having lunch, marcus, and attorney crump and i when we got the call to come back there was a verdict. and they just was preparing themselves for the worst. i have gone through so many trials that looked gooded from the dealoe trial to the bell trial, and then got not guilty verdicts. so i was preparing them for the worst. but thank god it didn't half. but it shows it can happen. it showed what justice felt like. until we change a lot of these laws, and until we have federal laws in place, this will be an aberr

attorney merritt, wanda, thank you both for joining us tonight. i want to go to wanda first. it is worth mentioning that this is the same defense team that tried to bar any more black pastors, including myself, from entering the courtroom, the same defendant. i was there last wednesday, the next day he started this lambasting of my being there. in a show of force, attorney merritt and i as the ceo of national action network, along with tens of hundreds of other black pastors and leaders gathered for a powerful player vigil outside the courthouse on thursday. and then the same defense attorney declared in court our rally was comparable to a public lynching, a prayer rally now, of the three white defendants. and he argued that i and other 70s activists are trying to influence the disproportionately white jury. and then he moved for a mistrial. as i told your son's father we had on the show last week, and i talked with you, with an darks i must say i fought with many through the years. i have not met one with more dignity you have had. that's why this was no joke about us coming

when they read the charge and we had the first guilty, i think wanda breaking down crying is the only thing that stopped me from crying. because the tears i had was that finally we got something for one of these families. >> and it is real in this country, bernice, right? even with evidence rock solid, you always wonder how is this thing going to go. as we've seen so many other cases like this one go in the wrong direction. what was your reaction yesterday? >> yeah, thank you for that. at first as we continue to lament ahmaud's death, i want to extend my prayers to wanda cooper jones and marcus arbery sr. because i know that this is a very difficult day. but it is also as she said a day where she knows that her son is resting in peace. i think about almost ten years ago, a similar scenario with trayvon martin. and this is the moment that we have been waiting for. but more importantly, i believe although it is a moment, it could perhaps be a turning point because an important precedent has been set by this verdict. so yesterday was a critical moment in our nation. because in many ways

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we heard that dramatic testimony and then saw ahmaud arbery's mom wanda cooper jones and came out here and talked to some of her supporters and talked about how she does believe that there will be a conviction in this case. take a listen. >> didn't threaten you in any way? >> no. >> didn't verbal threaten you? >> not veeshlly. >> didn't swear at you. >> didn't swear. >> didn't say anything? >> did not. >> didn't pull out a gun? >> no. >> turned and ran away. >> reporter: we did have the sound from wanda cooper jones talking about the reaction to the testimony there from travis mcmichael. yasmin, closing arguments set to begin tomorrow and the defendants face life in prison. >> thank you for that. >>> a civil rights probe in south lake. the texas town that's the epicenter of the phantom fight over critical race theory and now the subject of three investigations. the parents turn the sights on blocking mental health programs for children. we'll be right back. ht back. men. ...demands a lotion this pure. new gold bond pure moisture lotion. 24-hour hydration. no parabens, dyes, or fragranc

and wanda his mother was very courageous to watch the video for the first time there in court.er marcus just thought he saw the video already, he thought that he could not sit there and watch that video being so close to the killers of his youngest son. so he chose to leave the courtroom to be able to not lose grip of his emotions. because, to us, ahmad is a case, a hashtag to wanda and marcus, that was their baby boy. >> he's a human being, absolutely. no question. benjamin crump, thank you so much for your time. >> thank you, jim. >>> up next, video obtained exclusively by cnn showing rudy giuliani under oath admitting he didn't have time to verify the election fraud claims he was repeating over and over again. we'll show you the tape, next. we're getting destroyed out there. we need a plan! right now, at t-mobile, customers on magenta max can get the new iphone 13 pro... and t-mobile will pay for it! upgrade to the iphone 13 pro... on us. ♪ ♪ there are beautiful ideas that remain in the dark. but with our new multi-cloud experience, you have the flexibility you need to unvei

in fact, you know, wanda jones yesterday stated, his mom, that there are many mothers who will not getve not gotten justice. and they must continue to hold on and continue to endure. and perhaps that can come sometimes. i still think our system, we call it a criminal justice system. but it is a criminal system, but it is yet not proven. yesterday, it proved that it can be a justice system, but generally as it relates to the african african american community, the black and brown community, justice is not achieved. that means work needs to be done to the system. >> and during the trial, we saw one defense attorney repeatedly villainizing the presence of black pastors. another lawyer sparking outrage with comments about arbery's legs and toenails. were you surprised by those attacks? were you concerned they would work or resonate with the jury? what was your thought about some of those things that were said? >> actually, i didn't know. i was not surprised. i was greatly disappointed that our system and our society and our judicial, not judicial, excuse me, legal people would use defense

they changed mine. >> cheers to wanda and jamal and the accidental friendship that has endured and nowteful for our blessings. we've asked some of you to share what you're grateful for this year. roxanne watson wrote to us about the young man who donated his heart to her in 2010, saving her life. and since then, she says she has dedicated her energies to encouraging others to be donors. mike lamonica is grateful he decided to get back to competitive swimming, something he had done in college. not only did he find a refuge from the pandemic he also met a pool manager who turned out to be the love of his life and mike and kelly were married in september. so much to be thankful for. thank you for spending this afternoon with me. have a great thanksgiving. i'm jessica dean. special thanksgiving day marathon of stanley tucci "searching for italy" starts now. >>> i have driven in italy quite a bit. but i did say to one guy when i was doing the movie, people don't really stop at stop lights that much. he goes, no, no. th

. >> his mother, wanda cooper jones that she wanted to show her family the mural on a day when she isys people often forget heh family went 74 days before there were any arrests in this case. she told us there was a relief hearing the verdict that all three defendants were found guilty of murder. wanda cooper jones also said she believes her son was looking down on them when the decision came in, smiling then and smiling now, resting in peace. we also asked her what message she thinks the result of this trial sends to the world. >> i'm hoping that the verdict of guilty on all three defendants sends a message of accountability. i mean, you can't make better decisions and not be held accountable. >> what you think his sacrifice and life will do for other people maybe? >> i'm hoping that his sacrifice will -- it's going to implement change. he has already brought about the hate crime law in georgia, also the citizen's arrest law being repelled, so he has brought about change already. >> mother says she is ready for whatever is next in this case. likely sentencing in a few weeks and then

and both were wanda and you got there were accused of backing that group by you and investigated the local populations in the areas very much sort of the rwandan in cash and into eastern congo. they were wondering, you've got to do a denied being involved in this group. we don't know exactly why it's re service again now input, if you haven't communicated anything, hasn't said what demands or what it dames are. but compared to 8 years ago, the situation is very different into far as the kong leads. army is not nearly as strong as it was at that moment when it had some sanction support from un peacekeepers in the foreign support. and also this comes at a time where eastern congo is relatively insecure to other groups. the adf, another one called cadet cottages to the north of this area, have been attacking a lot of towns and villages and ambushing vehicles on the road. in recent years, the areas generally less stable where we don't know how strong in 23 is at this moment with the has any foreign support as it was widely believed to have before 6 palestinian rights groups recently desi

he respected wanda cooper-jones early, arbery's mother. he is in close contact with her.end of yours. good to have you back with us today. there's been so much focus on these comments from the defense attorney, on the judge's reaction, which has been very clear and strong, at each moment. so i'm just curious, could you tell us in what instance would you imagine that a judge would rule that there would be any reason to keep people out of a courtroom, specifically members of the clergy or family members? >> there wouldn't be a reason unless someone was causing some massive disturbance. georgia has an open-court rule. anybody can go to court and watch a trial. i mean anyone. it's absolutely ridiculous and it's just an attempt by mr. goff to inject racism, in my opinion, into this case. >> wanda cooper-jones, ahmaud arbery's mother, has been there every day. she is right now presumably sitting through this testimony from the medical examiner, which has been very difficult. the attorneys, the defense attorneys, seem to be upset she got upset in that courtroom at one moment. br

ahmaud was loved by many. >> wanda cooper-jones, i appreciate you talking with us tonight. and s.continue to follow this. still ahead, president biden overhauls his message about inflation after months of claiming rising prices were temporary. ok everyone, our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy. whoo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, now introducing ensure complete! with 30 grams of protein. from the very first touch, pampers, the #1 pediatrician recommended brand, helps keep baby's skin drier and healthier. so every touch will protect like the first. pampers >>> the white house is changing its tune on inflation after promising for weeks that inflation is only temporary. president biden's now saying that higher prices are slowing down the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. the biden administration is also bracing themselves for high inflation to persist into 2022, posing a major political problem no doubt for democrats ahead of next november's midterm elections. joining us now, someone who knows something about dealin

this is ahmaud arbery's mother wanda cooper-jones. >> i never thought this day would come, but god is good. i want to tell everybody, thank you. thank you for those who marched, those who prayed, most of all those who prayed. thank you, god. thank you. ahmaud will now rest in peace. amy: more on that verdict later in the broadcast with alicia garza. 27 people died drowning in the english channel last wednesday in what the international organization for migration said is the biggest loss of life to occur in the maritime crossing between the france and the u.k. since the u.n. agency started collecting data in 2014. three of the victims were children. vigils were held on both sides of the channel. >> we can say this happened because of smugglers but it is the responsibility of the deadly migration policies overall. we see this every day. what is happening is a policy of harassment and degrading, inhumane treatment of exiled persons. many were here in northern france. amy: the tragedy sparked tensions between france and britain, with the u.k. home secretary being shut out of a meeting amo

. >>> ahmaud arbery's mother, wanda cooper jones, joins us now along with her attorney lee merritt.with us tonight. i have heard defense lawyers, prosecutors over the last several hours say it was just out of line, what the defense attorney said about your son. the quote, long, dirty toenails. for you, as a mother, it prompted you to get up and leave the courtroom. what was going through your head? >> thanks for having me, as well. um, it was very, very disturbing. i thought it was very, very rude to talk about his long, dirty toenails and to totally neglect that my son had a huge hole in his chest where he was shot with that shotgun. she chose not to -- to recognize that -- that that gunshot wound -- actual his long toenails. >> why did you get up and go? >> i was faafraid that i was -- just was afraid. i sat there the last two weeks and let them dehumanize my son who wasn't doing anything wrong the day that he chose to go for that afternoon jog. and after, they go as far as describing his toenails long and dirty. despite, like i said earlier, that my son had a huge hole in his che

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wanda and vision weren't stuck in west view because of a witch's spell.cause west view was in new jersey [ laughter ] "wanda, dear we're supposed to go through freehold bourough. "well, this is freehold township." "can we get on i-95? "i think we're on 195. "oh, god do you know what this means? we're stuck in new jersey. [ laughter ] well, we've done it again. another "a closer look" where we're barely talking about politics [ laughter ] less of a closer look and more just like looking around [ laughter ] at this point, we're going to needs a new title card ♪ the point is, i don't remember what it was. but while we're talking about new jersey, i do think it's worth noting that amid all the doom and gloom for democrats on tuesday -- and there was plenty - they did manage to hold on to the governorship and control of the state legislature there. which is actually something of an accomplishment when you consider new jersey's electoral history. >> new jersey's governor is waking up a winner this morning. incumbent democrat phil murphy is now projected to be r