>> greg mcmichael. >> no, your honor. >> witnesses are under oath. let's go get the family. >>> we were hoping for this begin. i just want your professional opinion is it odd for an opinion to fixate on what is or is not sitting in the area there? is it odd for him to bring up t shirts, hoodies saying i support black pastors? >> it's actually not. in fairness, a common motion i would make would be to exclude police officers from wearing their uniforms and sitting behind the prosecution. i'm not seeking to exclude the officers themselves. but them wearing their uniforms. that's an example of an exclusion a court will make. one they will not make is excludeing black pastors from the courtroom. let me say this. i understand the sentiment in that i might have tried to -- and i know reverend al. i've done a show. i would try to exclude him because he's, number one, influential, and number two, people trust in their opinions? . >> what does that have to do with the trial itself? >> i'm not asking you. what would that have to do with the trial itself? >> it

. >> the state of georgia versus travis mcmichael, greg mcmichael and william bryan. >> reporter: three white men charged with murdering a 25-year-old black man ahmaud ar arbery. in their opening statement prosecutors played a cell phone containing the final moments of arbery's life. among those watching and listening was arbery's mother, weeping and overwhelmed, she said later it was the first time she'd watched the video in its entirety. >> i decided to remain and get familiar with what happened to ahmad. >> reporter: inside the court on friday the nearly all white jury heard two different accounts of how ahmaud arbery was chased and killed near brunswick, a coastal town in georgia. >> we just know that he was running from all three defendants for five minutes. >> reporter: prosecutors argue the defendants cornered and fatally shot arbery without evidence he had done anything wrong. >> in this case all three of these defendants did everything they did based on assumptions. not on facts, not on evidence, on assumptions, and they made decisions in their driveways based on those assumpti

travis and greg mcmichael, they have been claiming that they were trying to conduct a citizens arrest on ahmaud arbery because they suspected that he participated in some of the burglars in the neighborhood and they said that they were acting in self-defense when he was shot and killed. william roddy brian is maining that he had no part in the killing. back to you. >> thank you. >>> make sure you tune in tonight for a cnn special report, it is called trumping democracy. key republicans are going to speak to our own jake tapper about just how close america came to losing democracy and jake going to join us next with a preview. >> also ahead, it could be a step forward in treating covid-19. pfizer said that its experimental covid drug reduces the risk of hospitalization and death by close to 90%. ♪ ♪ there are beautiful ideas that remain in the dark. but with our new multi-cloud experience, you have the flexibility you need to unveil them to the world. ♪ [ marcia ] my dental health was not good. i had periodontal disease, and i just didn't feel well. but then i found clearchoice.

travis and greg mcmichael, william roddie bryan. also remember this. no matter what happens in this trial, the men are facing federal charges as well including hate crimes. so double jeopardy doesn't apply, even if they are acquitted. that federal case may go forward. now, the counsel with us tonight represents bryan, who helped trap arbery with his vehicle in february 2020 according to authorities before travis mcmichael shot him. he provided key evidence, did roddie bryan, in this trial and on this show, recording the killing on his cell phone. listen to what he told us on this program right before he was charged in may of last year. >> your decision to videotape this may be what makes all the difference in the administration of justice in this case. are you aware of that? >> yes, sir. if it wasn't a tape then we wouldn't know what happened. or y'all wouldn't -- >> and how do you feel about that? >> i would. i hope that it in the end brings justice to the family. >> well, a video may very well help bring justice to the arbery family. now, counselor g

greg mcmichael. these are 2 men who honestly believe that what they were doing. was the right thing to do. >> well, as lauren lister reporting for us. the men still face a separate trial on federal hate crime charges. legal analysts say that the likely not be sentenced until that second trial is done. >> still ahead of the kron 4 morning news why experts say wildfires now pose more of a threat to the sequoias, then we've wants thought and the lawyers they're back in action. we have the highlights. once we get back. the classic hollywood story. we meet the hero, the all-new nissan frontier hero faces seemingly impossible challenge. tension builds... the plot twist the hero prevails in hollywood, this would be the end. but our here, we are just getting started. introducing the all-new nissan frontier. welcome back to the kron 4 morning news thanksgiving staples including turkey mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie. yep cranberry it's got to have it potatoes, tomatoes land rent. okay. now that is that fire exti

greg mcmichael said to a police officer, we trapped him like a rat. and so once you have each one of them playing some role, as the prosecutor said, this is like a bank robbery. if you were all playing some role in a bank robbery, you were all involved in the robbery if one person pulls the trigger. and that's why i think they are all in jeopardy of a conviction. >> what happens if we see a hung jury? >> if we see a hung jury, i think the case will be retried. because if we see -- i think the prosecution, let me just state at the onset, the prosecution, i think, put forth a beautiful case. so i don't anticipate there will be a hung jury. but in this particular case, there is a lot of different elements here. i want to keep in mind there is now the rule or state of law which is the citizens' arrest, which has now been repealed. i think there are a lot of societal messages that need to be proven through this case. not that i would necessarily say that's the reason why it's important to retry. but at the core of this is a young boy, really, in my view, w

because without greg mcmichael, this would never have happened. now, felony murder, once again, based on the four felonies. now, the felony murder is you're committing a felony. there is no intent to go ahead and kill the person. but because you're committing that felony, someone dies. okay, let's not be fooled. we're not talking about but for his parents getting married, that is -- that's the red herring. what are we talking about, ladies and gentlemen? but for the felony, okay, that's the thinking. but for the criminal attempt at false imprisonment, but for the false imprisonment, but for the aggravated assault, with the motor vehicles, but for the aggravated assault with the shotgun, he wouldn't be dead. that is how you think about it. look at these crimes, and ask yourself, okay, if we take that out, would he be alive? it is real simple. the answer is you can't take out any of these crimes. you take out any one of these crimes he committed, he's still alive. all of the underlying felonies played a substantial and necessary part in causing the

they asked the review the 911 call when greg mcmichael is sort of explain that what the emergency was was, quote, there is a black male running down the street. called 911 and said there is a black male running down the street. that was his emergency. they asked the review that. i wonder when you heard that what you thought of that. >> yeah. well, i actually thought it was a good sign if by good we mean -- and we do mean conviction here. i mean, it is, i think a day for -- not exactly celebration. some kind of solemnity, but this was a very, very fast deliberation. nine. >> chas against all of them. with different kind of guilt profiles and they come back back in 11 hours. to me, the most consistent interpretation was one or two jurors really wanted to be persuaded that there was, in fact, as the prosecutor had urged, no possible citizen's arrest. and that final 911 call, as opposed to the others, to me, was very strong evidence against them. because he specifically said, he's running. he wasn't seeing him do any crime. the place was abandoned. if you are looking hard, that, to me, wa

travis mcmichael was guilty of malice murder in the killing of ahmaud arbery, he and his father , greg mcmichael, and a third defendant, william bryan were convicted of felony murder. >> the verdict was based on the facts and evidence. that was our goal, to bring that to that jury so they could do the right thing. >> reporter: this is the scene outside the courthouse shortly after the verdict was read. demonstrators who have been here since the start of the trial have called for justice for ahmaud arbery . to i have been here 30 years and to get this outcome is a blessing. >> reporter: the mother of ahmaud arbery thanked the supporters. >> it was a long fight but god is good. >> reporter: the defendants believed ahmaud arbery had committed the crime but there was no evidence to support that assumption . the defense called the verdict sad and disappointing. >> we also recognize that this is a day of celebration for the ahmaud arbery family, we cannot tear our eyes away from the way they feel about this. >> reporter: the three defendants face life in prison. travis mcmichael's defense at

. >>> that jury in georgia is reviewing nine separate counts against travis mcmichael, greg mcmichael and william "roddie" bryan. let's bring in cal perry. we're joining by harry litman and david henderson. thank you for being with me. take us through what the jury asked this morning for. >> reporter: this was the first time we've heard from the jury since they started deliberating yesterday morning. they're entering hour nine of deliberations. we heard they do have lunch. not clear if they're going to work through lunch. this morning they asked to review materials. they wanted to see the video that william bryan shot that shows the violent death of ahmaud arbery. they wanted to see it played three times and they asked to hear the 911 call made by greg mcmichael. we heard the prosecution putting so much emphasis on this call, picks up the phone, dials 911. the operator asks, what's your emergency, and he says there's a black man running down the street. that's something the prosecution has pointed out time and time again. we'll see what today brings. if the jury hasn't reached a decis

and you know, greg mcmichael's lawyer sent me the places i'm not supposed to go when she said the reason why arbery is dead is because he ran. so let me get this straight, he ran for his life and apparently, the mcmichael's grab their go back because remember, according to gregory mcmichael's attorney, he's a good neighbor. with good neighbors like that, who needs jury executioners at this point? that go bag must have been gun, pistol, shotgun, i mean, i was waiting for them to say they also, you know, came with their hood and all that other stuff and a rope to lynch, right? because that's that law that they're relying upon and antique law tied to white slave owners. that's what the law is tied to and that is the important law that david talked about that the prosecutor talked about. the idea that a citizen's arrest has to be for an offense committed in front of you or that you have immediate knowledge of, the only knowledge that anybody there had was the fact that 12 days earlier on some grainy surveillance video, mr. arbery was seen inside of a home under construction and remember the

greg mcmichael. these are 2 men who honestly believe that what they were doing. was the right thing to do. >> that was lauren lister reporting for us. now. when them and i should say still face federal hate crime charges and legal experts say they probably won't be sentenced in this most recent trial. until that second one is complete. we'll keep you updated. >> well, it is going to be another beautiful day getting a little spoiled this weekend. thanksgiving is no different. some low 60's at the coastline after a very cold start for inland areas. those frost advisories really just expiring a few minutes ago. we'll have a nice afternoon with some low to mid 60's. i'm talking all the details in here. turkey day forecast. here. turkey day forecast. still ahead. watch this. can i please get the cheddar loaded cheeseburger combo? wait, i know that voice... (smug laugh) danny palumbo? from high school?! no, it's jack. try my $5.99 cheddar loaded cheeseburger combo with cheese 3 ways. i was injured in a car

listen >> did greg mcmichael ever use the word burglary? >> no ma'am. >> did he use trespass >> no ma'am. >> did he ever say he was attempting to make a citizens arrest >> no ma'am. >> did he ever use the word arrest >> no ma'am. >> reporter: it was a contentious and emotional reprimanded saying be professional in the courtroom. arbery's at one point the judge reprimanded saying be professional in the courtroom. arbery's family is there every day watching and listening, hoping for justice here's a reflection that arbery's mother had after court. take a listen. >> it was very saddening, knowing that my son had just entered that same property minutes before and then another guy came by this georgia power utility truck and went into that same property and that gentleman is still now alive today and my son is deceased. >> reporter: it's an open property under construction and the bottom line is for the arberys, arbery's family it's very difficult every day to be in court we expect more of a pitch battle again tomorrow between prosecutors and th

mcmichael. this was a officer who had never testified in court and seemed pretty comfortable talking about the events that led up, and you could really see the fact that at some point as he was asking questions going back and forth, there's really no discussion about that point right there, trying to make a citizen's arrest and we weren't able to see his body cam video. one of the reasons why is that body camera video caught gregory mcmichael on it and since they couldn't ask him what he was thinking because he might take the stand, and they went part by part two the transcripts and take a look at one of the exchanges. >> while speaking with you did greg mcmichael every use the word burglary? >> no, ma'am. >> use the word trespass? >> no, ma'am. >> did he ever tell you while talking to you he was attempting to make a citizen's arrest? >> no, ma'am. >> did he ever even use the word arrest? >> no, ma'am. >> did he ever use the word detain? >> no, ma'am. >> did he ever tell you we're going to detai

police officer testified that greg mcmichael changed his story at police headquarters. the officer said mcmichael first told him that are very had been recorded by security cameras breaking into several homes. mcmichael later told the detective and intruder had only targeted one home that was under construction. in the beginning. i didn't understand why. god had places assignment on me. but that being said, is that. god would never fail. you right? during the break in the trial, ahmad are berries parents, along with the reverend al sharpton attorney benjamin crump and others held this prayer vigil outside the courthouse as they push for justice in the case. two witnesses took the stand today in the federal fraud trial in san jose. against there are nose founder elizabeth holmes, our investigative reporter. evan sernoffsky tells us both the defense and the prosecution scored points. during testimony about that failed blood testing company. the federal fraud trial against theranos founder elizabeth holmes started strong for the defense wednesday. former lab director, dr k

mcmichael testifying he feared arbery would come at him and his father greg mcmichael next. >> he was acting weird. he was acting funny when i was trying to talk to him prior, so i'm on alert >> reporter: the prosecution pushed back. >> so you're telling this jury that a man who has spent five minutes running away from you you are now thinking is somehow going to want to continue to engage with you, someone with a shotgun, and your father, a man who has just said stop or i'll blow your [ bleep ] head off by trying to get in their truck >> that's what it shows, yes, ma'am. >> reporter: outside the courtroom, hundreds gathered to support arbery's family including black pastors in response to a defense attorneys request restricting how many pastors the family can have in court. singling out two men again this morning. >> this court is authorized to exclude reverend sharpton and reverend jackson from the courtroom without a hearing. >> reporter: the judge again refused the request, at the relief of arbery's family >> i want to say thank you to all the pastors who traveled near and far to

of the 27 total charges for travis and greg mcmichael and william roddey bryant, only four resulted in not guilty investigators. the man who pulled the

there were a couple of murder charges that dropped off for greg mcmichael. one of those charges -- travis' father, and for william requ"roddy" bryan. they are facing a lot of time in prison. people have been waiting here for two full weeks during this trial and coming back and forth as this has gone on for many weeks. as ryan has talked about, this has taken a long time to get to this point where people feel like justice was served. ryan. >> reporter: and you think about this, especially, alisyn, especially the racial undertones that played out and shocked the law community. when you think about what was said in court a lot of times with the jury not in the room, but the idea black pastors would not be allowed in touched out a lot of feelings. we received information from reverend jackson who texted justice was served. he's very angry about what happened in terms of being called into court. we saw pastors show up and march in the streets. you can see the amount of people who have shown up here. then the business leaders who live in this community, ones who a

remember what greg mcmichael said? did this guy break into this house today? i don't know! but, hey, law enforcement officers, i'm sure he must have committed some crime today, so why don't you figure out and figure out what crime it was that he must have committed today. why do they think he must have committed something? because he's running down the street. he might have gone into someone's house. pure speculation. and after he's lying there dead, gregg mcmichael is telling the police, hey, why don't you investigate, because i'm sure he committed some crime today. that's not a citizen's arrest. not legitimate at all. so what are you going to hear -- >> i hate to interrupt closing argument, but the state is misstating the citizen's arrest law repeatedly in this section of its argument. and i would like the court to instruct the jury that the law will come from the court. this is not an accurate statement of it. >> the court is going to charge the jury on the law and as indicated, you'll have a copy of that charge with you to review during your deliberations. >> thank you.

greg mcmichael. these are 2 men who honestly believe that what they were doing. was the right thing to do. >> that was lauren lister reporting for us. the men still face separate trials on federal hate crime charges and legal experts say that they'll probably not going to be sentenced in this case until that second trial is complete. we'll take a break at 7.37. still ahead on this thursday morning. why experts say wildfires now pose more of a threat to the sequoias. we once thought. >> and the warriors back in action but have highlights coming up in just a minute. and we are going to see lots of sunshine today, even though it is a cold start to the morning with many temperatures as low as the 30's with or were had later on today. some 60's to even low 70's. >> we're back. 7.40, is the time and thanksgiving staples. you know them turkey mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie cranberry but safety experts also say a fire extinguisher should also be on the menu this holiday season not to eat. but you've got to hav

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listen >> did greg mcmichael ever use the word burglary? >> no ma'am. >> did he use trespass >> no ma'am. >> did he ever say he was attempting to make a citizens arrest >> no ma'am. >> did he ever use the word arrest >> no ma'am. >> reporter: it was a con contentious and emotional day. at one point the jhung rep reprimanded saying be professional in the courtroom. arbery's family is there every day watching and listening, hoping for justice here's a reflection that arbery's mother had after court. take a listen. >> it was very saddening, knowing that my son had just entered that same property minutes before and then another guy came by this georgia power utility truck and went into that same property and that gentleman is still now alive today and my son is deceased. >> reporter: it's an open property under construction and the bottom line is for the arberys, arbery's family it's very difficult every day to be in court we expect more of a pitch battle again tomorrow between prosecutors and the defense as they try to paint this conflicting p

travis and greg mcmichael, william roddie bryan. also remember this. no matter what happens in this trial, the men are facing federal charges as well including hate crimes. so double jeopardy doesn't apply, even if they are acquitted. that federal case may go forward. now, the counsel with us tonight represents bryan, who helped trap arbery with his vehicle in february 2020 according to authorities before travis mcmichael shot him. he provided key evidence, did roddie bryan, in this trial and on this show, recording the killing on his cell phone. listen to what he told us on this program right before he was charged in may of last year. >> your decision to videotape this may be what makes all the difference in the administration of justice in this case. are you aware of that? >> yes, sir. if it wasn't a tape then we wouldn't know what happened. or y'all wouldn't -- >> and how do you feel about that? >> i would. i hope that it in the end brings justice to the family. >> well, a video may very well help bring justice to the arbery family. now, counselor g

. >> what does greg mcmichael say on lines 3 through 6? >> he was trapped like a rat. >> reporter: testimony expected to continue with more police officers quoting their interrogations of the defendants prosecutors try to use their own words to convict. lester >> ron allen, thank you. >>> we'll turn now to the skyrockets prices for gas and heating your home. with inflation hitting a 31-year high, president biden is under pressure to take action tom costello now on what he can do to reverse the surge. >> reporter: from americans gas tanks to their winter heating bills, the dollar signs just keep adding up pump prices up 60% in a year natural gas up 130%. heating oil up 59% it is all about supply and demand >> seems like the price is hiking every day. >> reporter: unleaded now averaging $3.41 a gallon, a seven-year high up from $2.12 last year. but last year the country was in the grips of a pandemic. employees worked remotely, schools online, sporting events canceled. with fewer cars on the roads, fuel prices sank what a difference a year m

greg mcmichael was found guilty on all charges. his father was found guilty of felony murder. a third man who joined the chase and filmed the killing was also found guilty of felony murder. they pursued a 25 roll block who was jogging. all three said they acted with self-defense. the son of the libyan former minister has been barred from running in next month's residential election. he is one of 25 candidates barred from standing. the libyan electoral commission says he is ineligible because he was convicted of a crime should a warlord with 72 others remain in the race. an overnight curfew is holding in the french caribbean territory of guadalupe after days of violent protest against covid-19 restrictions. long-standing grievances over policy and the quality. vaccination rates remain low with less than half the population receiving jabs. the protests have spread through the neighboring island of martinique. leaders of three german political parties have agreed to form a coalition government after two months of talks. olaf scholz will take over as chancellor. those are the head

greg mcmichael guilty felony murder. we the jury find the defendant. william our brian guilty. >> a father and son and a neighbor found guilty of chasing and killing arbery as he was jogging in a neighborhood near brunswick georgia. the defendants claiming they were conducting a citizen's arrest of arbery believe he was responsible for local burglaries was shooter. travis mcmichael claiming self-defense. the prosecutor today reacting to the trial outcome. the verdict today was a verdict based on the facts. yes, based on the evidence and that was our goal was do the right >> civil rights leader al sharpton welcoming the verdict of 11 and one black come out in the deep good up in the court said that black lives do matter attorneys for each of the defendants today already saying they plan to appeal. >> this is a very difficult day for travis mrmichael greg mcmichael. these are 2 men who honestly believe that what they were doing. was the right thing to do. >> that was lauren lister reporting for us tonight. the men still face a separate trial on federal h

where is travis mcmichael? he is in the house. where is greg mcmichael? this all started when they saw him run down the street. >> reporter: inflamed by the attorney for william bryant. goff tried several times to get the black pastors showing up to support arbery's mother kicked out of court. as the attorneys broke for lunch during closing arguments today, some found themselves face to face with protestors. some, armed to the hilt. prompting attorney goff to call for a mistrial. >> i agree with the concern that is out there with regard to the jurors having exposure to anything that may be going on outside. not -- whatever may be going on outside, i have -- it has not been brought to my attention on a security level. >> reporter: now, greg mcmichael's defense attorney caused gasps in the court when she made a comment about arbery. she said turning ahmaud arbery into a victim after the choices that he made do not reflect the reality of what brought him there and then she talked about what he had on. she said with his khaki shorts, with no socks, to cover h

travis mcmichael was found guilty on all counts. his father, greg mcmichael was found guilty. and his neighbor, william bryan, who filmed the video, was guilty of the part he played in a murder. they will now be subject to sentencing and could face life in prison. the verdict was met by cheers from supporters of the arbery family. >> you can imagine it was a very tense moment in court as the jury returned. the judge read the verdict and all three men in these case were guilty of murder. ahmaud arbery's father let out an exclamation in the court. his mother looked very somber and was weeping. the three men remained expressionless. they will now await sentencing at a later date. georgia does carry the death penalty for murder, but the persecution was not seeking that in this case. there were also shouts and celebrations outside the court, with many activists, black-and-white, hoping what they saw as justice would be done. they were later addressed by an activist who has been following the case, rev. al sharpton, a veteran of the civil rights movement, who said that this jury, wh

>> greg mcmichael. >> okay. and a contact number for you? >> 912-217-1726. they can call me back. >> okay. and your address, sir? >> 230 [ inaudible ] drive. we've had a lot of break-ins in this area out here, automobile break-ins. and my son and i just discovered a guy, we think he may be living at fancy bluff creek bridge on 17. >> did you discuss this finding of sorts, this person that you thought was living on the bridge, did you discuss it with anybody else in the neighborhood? >> i did. >> who did you discuss it if you remember? >> a direct neighbor. i'm sure i spoked to [ inaudible ] when he stopped by. then there was another guy down the road, older fella. i can't -- >> all right. do you know whether or not the subject of someone living under the fancy bluff bridge being a suspect of things happening in the neighborhood, whether that subject came up anymore over the course of the next five or six months? >> yeah, there was people -- i was always there, it was always in the back of people's minds, something happened, you would hear, you would see it o

that 25-year-old ahmaud arbery was jogging unarmed in a residential neighborhood, when greg mcmichael and his son bega a pursuit. >> did pull out any gun or knife? >> no, ma'am >> never reached for anything, did he >> no. >> he just ran >> yes, he was running >> reporter: the defense claims self-defense, that they were being vigilant vabs, spotted ahmaud arbery walking through a house up construction. they claimed arbery tussled with mcmichael for his gun. >> this is the most traumatic thing i've ever been through in my life. i don't know how -- i've never been through a situation like that >> reporter: deliberations in georgia will begin on the heels of another controversial case closed >> we the jury find the defendant, kyle rittenhouse, not guilty >> reporter: friday, kyle rittenhouse was acquitted on all charges after killing two men and shooting a third during civil unrest in kenosha, wisconsin. prosecutor paul henderson says while the facts between the cases are very different, the heart of the case is much the same >> the key part of this case, what people will be arguing about

greg mcmichael told the police this -- stop or i'll blow your [ bleep ] head off. >> reporter: defense attorneys avoided the word race and focused on the word crime, calling the victim a neighborhood intruder and a plunderer, even though he's never seen stealing anything at the open construction site at the center of the case. >> within a split second, ahmaud arbery makes a left, not a right. makes a left and is on travis. such that travis has no choice but to fire his weapon in self-defense. because at that point it's his life or ahmaud arbery's life. >> reporter: prosecutors also shared a graphic police camera video today of the blood and the body in the street. one of the jurors used her notebook to cover her eyes. travis mcmichael, his father gregory mcmichael, a former police officer, and william roddie bryan, one of their neighbors, are all facing murder and other charges. they pled not guilty. they're arguing that ahmaud arbery should have just stopped, that they just wanted to know what he was up to. but the prosecution along with many americans watching this trial tonight are

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mcmichael and his son travis, said later that he fit the description of a burglary suspect. so, they armed themselves, jump into a truck and chased after him. the third man, roddie bryan, saw this happening and jumped into his trucks well and also followed him. there was an altercation after ahmaud arbery was chased for five minutes, which led to ahmaud arbery being shot dead. now, bause othe racial makeup of the jury, which with comprised of 11 white people and just one black person even though this is a city that is majority black, there was a lot of speculation about how they might interpret the facts. so, there was a huge amount of relief, i think. supporters of the arbery family cheered when the verdicts were read out. travis mcmichael, the son in the three men who chased ahmaud arbery, was found guilty on all counts. his father greg and roddie bryan were not found guilty on all counts, but at least one felony murder account, so the minimum sentence for each of them is life in prison. ros: stay with us if you would. i want to play one clip from in the court earlier beca

mcmichael testifying he feared arbery would come at him and his father greg mcmichael next. >> he was acting weird. he was acting funny when i was trying to talk to him prior, so i'm on alert >> reporter: the prosecution pushed back. >> so you're telling this jury that a man who has spent five minutes running away from you you are now thinking is somehow going to want to continue to engage with you, someone with a shotgun, and your father, a man who has just said stop or i'll blow your [ bleep ] head off by trying to get in their truck >> that's what it shows, yes, ma'am. >> reporter: outside the courtroom, hundreds gathered to support arbery's family including black pastors in response to a defense attorneys request restricting how many pastors the family can have in court. singling out two men again this morning. >> this court is authorized to exclude reverend sharpton and reverend jackson from the courtroom without a hearing. >> reporter: the judge again refused the request, at the relief of arbery's family >> i want to say thank you to all the pastors who tr far to come just to be

greg mcmichael, his son travis and william bryan are all charged with shooting arbery in february of 2020 say they were making a citizen's arrest because they thought he was committing a crime, but he was not attorneys for the men claimed the shooting was self-defense. however, they admitted during the burry walked away from them during the confrontation. coming up on the kron 00:00am morning news chp is going to be joining in on the effort to stop smash-and-grab >> plan to beef up patrols to stop the robbers. and dry weather is putting a damper on ski season. how this is impacting ski resort ahead of the holiday. >> arrive in time for you now for 14 08:00am here on the day before thanksgiving. hopefully you don't have to work in your just nestled in your bed and maybe getting all the preparations for tomorrow's dinner. but we've got your weather and your roadways covered this morning for your meteorologists. john shea was been tracking all of that and john, what can we expect. well, we are looking at conditions out there that are going to remain dry and actually pretty nice for vent

mcmichael, his son travis and william bryan are all charged with shooting arbery in february of 2020 near brunswick, georgia. burry was unarmed and was jogging through the neighborhood when the men follow him claiming that they thought he had committed a crime. well, the defense maintains the shooting was in self-defense. still ahead on the kron 00:00am morning news, a crime filled weekend and staffing issues have oakland. police spread thin want it prompting the city's police chief to call on the community to help stop the violence. welcome back to the kron 4 morning news here on this tuesday. and we are a day closer to thanksgiving john, i'll ask you, what are you thankful for this year. oh, my gosh. so much. i think after these past 2 years, it's the little things. it's yeah. i think a lot of us can say about you. family friends friendship, life, all those things. she had the list ready just definitely. a lot to be thankful for in a good forecast just on top of it will cherry on top i guess we are going to be looking at some nice weather to be getting outside maybe for the thanksg

>> reporter: defense attorneys for greg mcmichael said he didn't pull the trigger and it was arbery's actions that led to the confrontation. a roddy bryan's lawyers say he didn't know what was happening or that mcmichael had a weapon. the state will have the final word in rebuttal and the case is handed over to the jury to deliberate. if the defendants are found guilty, they could face life in prison, norah. >> o'donnell: omar villafranca, thank you. and here in washington tonight, the house committee investigatsuoetrp es r stone and alex jones, among those who allegedly helped plan and finance rallies that led up to the attack on the capitol. both stone and jones spoke at demonstrations near the white house on january fifth and sixth, the day of the insurrection. tonight, two hostages are free after being held by a violent gang in haiti, they were part of a group of christianries abductt cbs' manuel bojorquez has the details of the case. >> reporter: the release comes nearly 40 days after the group was kidnapped while leaving an orphanage near port-au-prince. in a statement, christia

up heard it from greg mcmichael's mouth himself, he called 911 because there was a black man running down the street. that is not as enough probable cause if you will for implementing that citizen's arrest law and you saw the defense attorneys make motions for mistrials, likely there will be an appeal in this case, but i don't think they will win. >> caroline pelosi, thank you for joining us. we're joined by "washington post" columnist and nbc political news analyst eugene robinson. i would like to get your thoughts on not only this verdict, but the impact and how it will be received in different circles in this country. >> well, lester, i have to say -- what i'm feeling is an enormous sense of relief that what i -- what i always saw as clear justice in this case has in fact been done. you'll recall that after the initial -- after the killing, the local authorities initially decided not to prosecute at all. they didn't charge the defendants with anything. when in fact what we saw on that videotape, taken by roddie bryan, now one of the three convicted murderers, was a modern day lync

mcmichael and his son travis began an armed pursuit, cornering arbery with the help of neighbor roddie bryant who filmed the deadly moment travis mcmichael shot arbery after he had made multiple attempts to get away. >> didn't pull out any gun. >> no, ma'am. >> didn't pull out any knife. >> no, ma'am. >> never reached for anything did he? >> no. >> he just ran. >> yes, he was just running. >> reporter: the defense claims self-defense, that the three defendants were being vigilant neighbors, had spotted arbery walking through a house under construction, and followed him to investigate. they claim arbery tussled with mcmichael for his gun and that is when fatal shots were fired. >> the most dramatic event i have ever been through in my life. i don't know how, i've never been through a situation like this. >> reporter: deliberations in georgia will begin on the heels of another controversial case closed. >> we the jury find the defendant kyle h. rittenhouse not guilty. >> reporter: friday kyle rittenhouse was acquitted on all charges after killing fwo men and shooting a third during civil

we the jury find the defendant greg mcmichael guilty count non criminal attempts to commit a felony. we the jury find the defendant, greg mc michael guilty. this 24th day of november 2021 signed on as to william marbra. in the spirit court of glenn county state of georgia state of georgia versus william r brian. case number c, r 2000433. jerry verdict for count. one. malice, murder, we the jury find the defendant william r brian not guilty count to felony murder. we the jury find the defendant, william barbara and not guilty count 3 felony murder. we the jury find the defendant, william r brian guilty. count ford. so the merck, we the jury find the defendant, william our brian guilty. cow, 570 murder. we the jury find the defendant, william our brian guilty. cow 6, aggravated assault. we the jury find the defendant william our brian knock, don't count. 7 aggravated assault we the jury find the defendant, william our brian guilty, count 8 false imprisonment. we the jury find the defendant, william our brian guilty, count 9, criminal attempt to commit a felony. we the jury find the def

his father, greg mcmichael, was found guilty on all but one count of malice murder. and neighbor william "roddie" bryan, who recordedly the fatal encounter on his cell fop, was found guilty on six counts, including felony murder. >> we would expect the judge to give the most severe sentence to, obviously, travis mcmichael. and that would probably be a life sentence. the judge could go up to a life sentence for the felony murder on the other two. but they are all facing similar sentencing. >> reporter: defense attorneys argued the defeants suspected arbery was a burglar and were conducting a citizen's arrest, and that travis mcmichael shot arbery in self-defense. >> you are allowed to use force that is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if you believe it's necessary. >> reporter: jurors also heard from more than two dozen witnesses during the trial, including travis mcmichael, who said during cross-examination arbery did not threaten him. >> he hasn't pulled out a gun. >> that's correct. >> he hasn't said one word to you. >> he has not. >> he has not threa

. >> we the jury find the defendant, travis mcmichael, guilty. greg mcmichael, guilty. william r. bryan, guilty. >> reporter: and for ahmaud's mother wanda, who spent nearly two years fighting for justice, hearing that verdict meant victory. and today, she's full of gratitude. >> today is thanksgiving and i'm really thankful. my family and i are very, very thankful for the verdict. >> reporter: arbery's father marcus spoke to abc news just hours after his outburst in the courtroom. >> guilty. >> oh! joy. when i heard that guilty verdict on the one that pulled the trigger, i really was really, really happy, because i knew justice was going down. >> reporter: so much made about that nearly all-white jury. in the end, they spent just 11 hours deliberating. their decision reverberating across the country. >> say his name! >> ahmaud arbery! >> say his name! >> ahmaud arbery! >> i hope when society hears the name ahmaud arbery tomorrow, ten years from now, a hundred years from now, they'll know his name from being the man who brought about change. >> reporter: linsey, one of those chang

mcmichael mcmichael say on lines 3 through 6? >> he was trapped like a rat, like he was wanting to flee, and he realized something, you know, he wasl not going to get away. >> in reading the same transcript, mcmichael believed his son was in trouble during the struggle for the gun. >> and there was no, no hesitation on his part when it came to travis. i mean, it was -- i think he was -- his intention was to grab that gun and probably shoot travis. that's in my mind. that's what i saw, you know. and with that in mind, if he -- if he'd had gotten that shotgun and there was any separation between travis and him, i was going to cap his as. >> at trial the men claimed they attempted to make a citizens arrest. they claimed travis' gun was stolen a month earlier and travis was seen at a home under construction. so far there was no evidence they saw him break into a house, steal anything, or with a weapon at any time. reminder, he was jogging through that neighborhood that day. >> yeah, and that was what started all of it, just seeing hi

charles: investigators have also testified that both greg mcmichael and william brian said they used their pickup trucks to try to corner arberry, the defense maintains that mcmichael were trying to make citizens arrest. 12 days prior to the shooting officer robert testified that he responded to a call about travis mcmichael arberry trespassing on a neighbor's property and possibly being a danger, listen. >> the dispatch cold us that he was probably armed and that's why we went in with guns drawn. >> this is a different situation, you might encounter a man who has a gun? >> yes. >> charles: mike, a bit of tension outside of the courtroom. reverend al sharpton to meet him in front of courthouse on thursday. this, of course, defense attorney kevin golf's comments about not wanting any more black pastors in the courtroom, mike. >> mike: charles watson live in atlanta, thank you very much. new york city, molly line in new york city. >> the incoming mayor is vowing to address the ongoing violence. just this past thursday a young woman was jogging in central park was raped. shortly after 7

attempt to stop burglaries in the area, saying his father greg mcmichael came to him, quote, frantic, after he saw a man outside an unfinished house. the two of them got into their truck, chased down arbery, travis saying he fired his shotgun because he feared for his life, saying this was a life or death situation. arbery was unarmed. prosecutors late today beginning their cross examination and abc's steve osunsami leading us off. >> whole truth and nothing but the truth? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: he's one of three white men in south georgia accused in a killing that some are calling a modern day lynching. >> i want to give my side of the story. >> reporter: and tonight, 35-year-old travis mcmichael is surprising jurors by taking the witness stand, telling them that he's not guilty of racism or murder. >> i'm trying to de-escalate. i know that this can be, you know, this can go any way, but i'm trying to find out what's going on. >> reporter: travis mcmichael is seen here -- in disturbing cell phone video that's been shared around the world -- shooting and killing 25-year-old ahmaud