then you've got kevin gough, who just gets up and makes that statement. what does he mean by overly broad? i just found that, when i listened to his explanation, it made no sense. and of course the defense -- other defense teams were outraged because what they fear is that the blowback is against all of them, that whatever kevin gough said is going to make all the defense teams look bad, and thereby their defendants. in fact, it was jason sheffield who came out at the noon break, and he just unloaded against gough. here's a sample of what he had to say. >> there's been a lot of reporting on a statement made by kevin gough yesterday in court about wanting no more black pastors. that statement was totally asinine, ridiculous. >> you know, i will point out that kevin gough, in giving his apology today, said he will be filing a motion early next week on the subject matter. so it sounds like kevin gough has still got more to say when it comes to the issues of black pastors. meanwhile, we know that there is just dozens and dozens and dozens, perhaps even hundre

so it's going to be a stretch for the defense. >> so the defense attorney, kevin gough, is continuing his push to have the court keep a record of everyone attending the trial. yesterday he complained about reverend jesse jackson. last week he was bothered by reverend al sharpton. what is he trying to accomplish here because even the judge, you know, took him to task, saying, you know, what are you doing here? it looks like you have ulterior motives. >> yeah, don. this judge has been incredibly patient with this argument. i'm very surprised. i've been in front of this judge before. he's known as a patient judge, a fair judge. but this motion has absolutely no legal merit to it. you cannot prevent someone from coming into a public courtroom if they're not making a disruption. now, it would be different if reverend jackson came in there and decided to make a speech or interrupt the witnesses or call out somebody's name, but that's not happened at all. he simply sat with the family just like reverend sharpton, and they are absolutely allowed to do that. so the idea that the judge is going

but all of a sudden when kevin gough started talking in court and spotlighting some people like jesse jackson, like ben crump, you knew that more people were going to show up. and that's going to be en masse tomorrow outside this courthouse while the prosecution is now putting their case on against travis mcmichael and asking them questions. it should be an interesting dynamic here tomorrow, don. inting to see what happens when this all plays out. >> beyond that what are you expecting tomorrow? >> reporter: i think it's those questions right there. because the prosecution is going to have to really go back at travis's testimony, especially when he talks about the training he received in the coast guard when it comes to law enforcement. they're probably going to ask some questions about why did he have to cut him off, why was the gun close enough, why did he shoot three times. these are all questions i think a lot of people want to ask, especially after all this time and all this wondering. and let's not forget that video which so many people have watched, we've seen it over and over a

. >> reporter: it was a much more contrite kevin gough, the defense attorney that report william roddie bryan, to make amend for what many thought were outrageous statements thursday when he said we don't need any more black pastors in the courtroom. he said, quote, if my statements were overly broad, my apologies to anyone who may have been affected. during the noon recess of court, another defense attorney, jason sheffield, who represents travis mcmichael, he got up and just lambasted kevin gough for the comments that he made. here's jason sheffield -- >> there's been a lot of reporting on a statement made by kevin gough yesterday in court about wanting no more black pastors. that statement was totally assinine, ridiculous. >> reporter: it's clear what's going on is one defense team is trying to put a lot of distance between them and kevin gough and say, look, we don't think the way he does. meanwhile, testimony on friday, there were some interesting witnesses including robert rash who is a police officer with the glenn county police department. it's his body camera that really is the

kevin gough. that's the counsel for roddie bryan. now, what i want to do is let's talk to somebody else who understands the game of litigation very well. another criminal defense lawyer. what does he think of counsel's arguments? what does he think of this point? and then we'll get to the real business. what is going to happen here? does he believe this will be a quick deliberation? walking up on me. might as well shake his hand. joey jackson, everybody, when we come back. ♪ superpowers from a spider bite? i could use some help showing the world how liberty mutual customizes their car insurance so they only pay for what they need. (gasps) ♪ did it work? only pay for what you need ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ spider-man no way home in theaters december 17th (tiger) this is the dimension of imagination. ♪ are you taking a statin drug to reduce cholesterol? it can also deplete your coq10 levels. i recommend considering qunol coq10 along with your statin medication. the brand i trust is qunol. do you take aspirin? pl

kevin gough. that's the counsel for roddie bryan. now, what i want to do is let's talk to somebody else who understands the game of litigation very well. another criminal defense lawyer. what does he think of counsel's arguments? what does he think of this point? and then we'll get to the real business. what is going to happen here? does he believe this will be a quick deliberation? walking up on me. might as well shake his hand. joey jackson, everybody, when we come back. financial picture. a plan with tax-smart investing strategies designed to help you keep more of what you earn. this is the planning effect. do you take aspirin? plain aspirin could be hurting your stomach. new vazalore is the first liquid-filled aspirin capsule clinically shown to cause fewer ulcers than plain aspirin. vazalore is designed to help protect... releasing aspirin after it leaves your stomach... where it is absorbed to give you the benefits of life saving aspirin... to help prevent another heart attack or stroke. heart protection with your stomach in mi

what was your initial reaction when you heard those comments by that defense attorney kevin gough? >> i was completely dumbfounded and felt as if i was in a time machine. no way was i hearing that level of ignorance in 2021. it felt like 1901. and yet here we are. >> he tried to apologize, apologize, i use that word loosely here for his comments, because let me read you what he said. i will let the court know that if my statements yesterday were overly broad, i will follow up with a more specific motion on monday putting those concerns in the proper context and my apologies to anyone who might have inadvertently been offended. reverend, did that statement make things better or worse in your opinion? >> they were not overly broad. they were very specific. he didn't says pastors. that would have been broad. specifically black pastors. which really yields to the historic significance of the strength of the black church and black clergy and why black clergy from around the nation are really outraged and mobilized to stand with the family in prayer. reverend sharpton did not come in pro

what's the strategy behind what defense attorney kevin gough is go doing? >> the strategy is simply to try to appeal to the lowest common denominator, the lowest factor he can, in terms of throwing out a hail mary, in hopes that somebody is going to leak something to the jury and potentially get someone on the same waivelength he is. he is going to go all out in terms of putting down the dog whistle and picking up the bull horn about what it is to spout racist rhetoric as a means to trying to connect to the 11 white jurors, as well as the 1 black. i have long said that race is the 13th juror in this case. it is being held in brunswick, georgia. from the outset, what we saw with respect to jury selection and how this trial has proceeded, and with bryan's repeated -- sorry, with gough's repeated attempts to keep certain people out of this courtroom, it is undeaniable that he is -- undeniable that he is playing the race card for his client. >> you can't deny it. william barber last week said, i'm not a black pastor. i'm a pastor. >> right. >> i'm a pastor. the

you had not been in that courtroom before you were mentioned by kevin gough. is that why you came in response to his effort to keep you and others out? >> no. i was coming -- i've been involved for some time. where another case where a young man was taken from campus, 60 miles away through illinois and killed. and that was a terrible case. and so, i planned to come here. he just extended the invitation i couldn't refuse. >> will you be in the courtroom everyday? >> well, i want to be there enough -- not as a distraction. urging the vice president, the president of the united states mr. biden, to get involved in this case. this is a tragedy upon tragedy. we cannot look -- be silenced from the department of justice. i tell you again in this county, there's not a single judge that will take the case. >> there needs to be response from across the country. there is this call for what's being described as a wall of prayer later this week. pastors from around the country invited to brunswick. what should we expect to see on thursday? >> reverend sharpton called that

at the end of the day, kevin gough decided he wanted to single out black pastors when he needs to be concerned about how he's launching a defense for his client as opposed to who's sitting in the gallery of the courtroom. this is not unusual. those people sitting in the interest of watching this trial and wanting to see justice done for ahmaud arbery have a right to be there so long as they're not being disruptive to the proceedings in the courtroom. i find it insulting and problematic that kevin gough even after apologizing for this now decides that he wants to put down the dog whistle and pick up the bull horn in terms of continuing with these racist attacks and trying to dictate who should and should not be in that courtroom. >> ron allen, charles coleman, a big thanks to both of you. >>> the sixth longest serving senator in u.s. history saying good-bye. senator in u.s. history saying good-bye y? nope! with tide pods, you don't need to worry. the pre-treaters are built in. tide pods dissolve even when the water is freezing. nice! if it's got to be clean, it's got to be tide. peopl

on the 5th day of the trial, kevin gough drops a bombshell of a comment. >> and if their pastor's al sharpton right now, that's fine. but then that's it. we don't want any more black pastors coming in here. >> if a bunch of folks came in here dressed like colonel sanders with white masks sitting in the back -- not caused by a heart valve problem. so if there's a better treatment than warfarin that's a trail i want to take. eliquis. eliquis reduces stroke risk better than warfarin. and has less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis has both. don't stop taking eliquis without talking to your doctor as this may increase your risk of stroke. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. while taking, you may bruise more easily or take longer for bleeding to stop. get help right away for unexpected bleeding, or unusual bruising. it may increase your bleeding risk if you take certain medicines. tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures. the number one cardiologist-prescribed b

that prompted kevin gough to ask for another mistrial, which the judge was like, "no, that's not going to happen." all these things are playing out as tension rises. hopefully today when court starts at 8:00, we'll get closer to the ending. >> listening to that, i think we all understood very well what she was trying to do. the question will be, is that something that resonates with the jury, or is it rejected? ryan, thank you so much for that report from georgia. really appreciate it. >>> just into cnn, smack and grabbers striking again in california overnight. a mob of at least 20 suspects tried to break into a nordstrom at the grove shopping center, smashing a window with a splej ha sledg sledgehammer. it prompted a high-speed police chase. video from saturday shows 80 suspects in ski masks that ransacked a nordstrom near france. last week, another group stole $120,000 worth of merchandise from a louis vuitton in illinois. >>> we have breaking news. we're learning president biden is set to announce that he will release 50 million barrels of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve t

>> reporter: multiple calls for a mistrial from defense attorney kevin gough because of high profile people in the public gallery and gatherings outside the courtroom. . >> we are asking for a mistrial. >> reporter: all three denied. but today might be the last chance for either side to sway the jury. the man month fatally shot arbery was one of the last taking the stand. >> denied brandish any weapons? >> no, ma'am. >> didn't pull out any guns? >> no, ma'am. >> didn't pull out a knife? >> no, ma'am. >> never reached for anything, did he? >> no. >> he just ran? >> yes, he was just running. >> that was ahmaud arbery seeing this february 23rd, 2020 near brunswick in georgia. >> you are telling me a man who spent five minutes running away from you you're thinking is 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 the truck? >> that's what the shows, yes, ma'am. >> gregory mcmichael, his father and william bryan. the prosecution has, however, reminded the court ov

. >>> kevin gough, the attorney for william "roddie" bryan, was pressed last night about his multiple requests to bar black faith leaders from the courtroom. let's listen. >> why do you think about pastors in terms of black and white? >> i don't think of pastors in terms of black and white. and let's be clear. if you were in that courtroom, sitting in my chair, representing roddie bryan, you would be doing exactly the same thing. >> no, i wouldn't. >> we have no problem with black people being in the gallery. never did. never will. chris, you can call -- you can call me ignorant. you can call me anything you want. but i'm here representing roddie bryan, and i'm going to defend my client to the best of my ability, and i don't really care whether the people in the cheap seats like it or not. >> joining us now to discuss is benjamin crump, the civil rights attorney who is representing the father of ahmaud arbery. ben, just to be clear, that attorney equated black pastors with the klan. what do you say to that, gough claiming that his opposition to black pastors being in the courtroom was

. >> reporter: and william bryan's attorney, kevin gough arguing there wouldn't even be a trial were it not for his client, his cell phone and the video he took. >> roddy bryan didn't shoot anyone. at the time of the shooting, he was some distance back. he was armed only with his cell phone. isn't it time -- isn't it time, ladies and gentlemen, that we send roddy bryan home? >> reporter: but the growing protest outside the court threatened the proceedings. the presence of demonstrators with guns had bryan's attorney, kevin gough again motioning for a mistrial. it was denied. the judge did say he'd decided to move the jury deliberations to an interior room in the courthouse to keep jurors out of sight and earshot of the demonstrations. after court recessed for the day, attorney lee merritt said the arbery family appreciated the support from protestors. but urged them not to go so far as to possibly interfere with the trial, itself. >> the community's presence here has been a great encouragement to the family but we cannot allow anything to disrupt justice in this case. >> reporter: pr

gough. >> we don't want any more black pastors coming in here. >> no matter what he say, we going to pray anyway! >> reporter: arbery's mother gave a brief statement to the media and said she is emotionally exhausted from this trial. closing arguments are set to begin monday morning. norah. >> o'donnell: omar villafranca, thank you. all right, now to another trial, three days of deliberations and still no verdict in the trial of kyle rittenhouse. the teenager could get up to life in prison for shooting three men, killing two at a protest in 2020. national guard troops are standing by outside kenosha, wisconsin in case the verdict sparks violence. all right, today, with just hours to spark the governor of oklahoma called off the execution of julius jones. jones has been on death row, proclaiming his innocence, for nearly 20 years, and as cbs' mireya villarreal reports, his pursuit of freedom is far from over. ( cheering ) >> reporter: the mercy julius jones and his supporters have been praying for came just four hours before he was set to die. in a statement, governor kevin stitt said

defense attorney kevin gough objecting to reverend jesse jackson's presence in the gallery. >> how many pastors does the arbery family have? we had the reverend al sharpton here earlier last week. which pastor is next? is raphael warnock gonna to be the next person appearing this afternoon? we don't know. >> with all due respect, your honor, the seats in the public gallery of a courtroom are not like courtside seats at a lakers game. >> trevor: all right, first of all, of course this trial is not like a lakers game. the jury has 11 white people and one black guy. that's basically the opposite of any basketball team. and, secondly, i'm not saying this guy is racist, but when you're representing a guy who killed a black man just for jogging in the wrong neighborhood, it's not a great look to be pointing into the gallery and going, "hey, this black guy doesn't belong here. we should do something about that! come on,s jasper, you want to do that again?" and, thirdly, black pastors have been supporting families in need from the beginning of time. why are they shocked by this? whether it's th

kevin gough was passing a black preacher. he said, kevin, i still love you. they held each other for a little bit. kevin said we'll talk later. very interesting to see how this all played out in the end with both sides walking away with a little something, exempt for the defense side, obviously. they took a big loss. >> what a scene that must have been to witness. ryan young, we appreciate the work you've done down there, talking to us about the story and the journey of this community, which really has been remarkable. thank you. >> reporter: thank you. >>> joining us now is the founder of the hatchet firm and the host of "the verdict," judge hatchet and former federal prosecutor elie honig. you saw this verdict read yesterday. guilty, guilty, guilty, and what the jury decided. >> i was very pleased. but i have to say the prosecutors did an amazing job of dismantling the whole notion that this was some kind of valid citizens arrest and that they could not stand on the self-defense on that they provoked. i thought it was very, very strong. so i applaud them. a

>> reporter: kevin gough. >> we did file a motion for the interfering with a fair trial. >> reporter: this coming one day after he complained about civil rights leader reverend jesse jackson being in the courtroom. jackson didn't enter the courtroom tuesday, sitting with arbery's father in another room. his mother saying it will be tough to hear the defense present their case. >> it will be difficult. but at the same time i think if i just keep what happened the way that the prosecution presented it, i think i'll be okay. . >> and the defense will start picking up the case at 10:00 this morning. the real question is will any of the three defendants take the stand to testify on their own behalf? getting back to the black pastors in the courtroom issue, which has been haunting this trial for over a week, there is a protest planned for tomorrow. several hundred pastors coming from all across the country are expected to be here to demonstrate support for ahmaud arbery's family. . >> martin savidge, we appreciate you being there. keep us posted. a lot going on. >> let's discuss it all with

attorney kevin goff you see there with live pictures. >> this comes as gough is being scrutinized for his comments to limit the efforts of black pastors specifically in the courtroom, including the reverend jesse jackson who says he will be in that courtroom alongside the arbery family again today. joining us martin luther king iii who plans to be in court tomorrow. good to have you with us this morning. there has been so much discussion, and rightfully so, about the comments that the defense attorney, kevin gough has made as he continues to try to push to keep people out of that courtroom. for people not familiar with it, i want to play some of those moments. >> don't want anymore black pastors coming in here -- jesse jackson who was in here earlier this week, sitting with the victim's family trying to influence the jury in this case. if a bunch of people came in dressed like colonel sanders with white masks in the back. >> what we have now are individuals coming into the courtroom. i will say that is directly in response, mr. gough, to statements you made which i find reprehensible.

this is the same attorney, kevin gough, who wanted black pastors supporting the family banned from the courtroom. cnn's chris cuomo confronted him overnight. >> why do you believe the jury should not hold your client as responsible as the other two men? >> well, you know, i don't really want to get into the details or try and summarize an hour and 45 minute closing argument. the question here is when did roddie bryan know the mcmichaels were armed, when did he know they intended to shoot mr. arbery. and at that point what could mr. bryan have done about it. those are the three questions i asked repeatedly. we're still waiting for answers on that. >> why are you trying to make this so intensely personal about ahmaud arbery? why bring up black pastors and their presence and what you know is a public accommodation being this courtroom and you don't have a say in who comes and doesn't come to observe? why make that point? why do you think of pastors in terms of black and white? >> i don't think of pastors in terms of black approximate white. let's be clear, if you were sitting in that cour

gough, the defense attorney for mr. bryan, we've seen an unparalleled and unprec unprecedented case of racism. the only thing i can think of is they think that will resonate given the demographics of the jury, that being 11 white jurors and one black, that they're hoping there is somebody that will latch onto this racist rhetoric they're spouting and potentially prevent their client from being convicted. hopefully we won't see that happen. but that sort of rhetoric and using racism as a legal strategy is an aberration and something i hope not to see continue. >> do you expect a verdict wednesday? >> i do. a wednesday verdict would not surprise me. i do hope that the jury is doing its jobs by considering all the facts and they paid attention and they are giving all the charges and the defendants just and due consideration. because that's what our legal system commands. however, i think this is also a very straightforward case in many regards. and hopefully, a quick verdict will be a sign that justice -- that there is an

his name is kevin gough. you know him. you know him from this show. you know him from all his appearances now on television during the trial. he became controversial with what he said about black pastors and worrying about them being in the courtroom of this trial for the killing of an unarmed black man on a jog in georgia. now, that was a suggestion that many took to have a racial bent, and the prosecution seized on it today in their closing argument. >> the defendants never, ever

this is the same attorney, mind you, kevin gough, who wanted black pastors banned from the courtroom, who equated them with the klan. chris cuomo confronting him overnight. >> why do you believe the jury should not hold your client as responsible as the other two men? >> well, you know, i don't really want to get into the details or try and summarize an hour and 45 minute closing argument. but, you know, the question here is when did roddie bryan know that the mcmichaels were armed. when did roddie bryan know that they intended to shoot mr. arbery? and at that point what could mr. bryan have done about it. those were the three questions that i asked repeatedly. and we're still waiting for answers on that. >> why are you trying to make this so intensely personal about ahmaud arbery? why bring up black pastors and their presence and what you know is a public accommodation being in this courtroom and you don't have a say of who comes and who doesn't come and observe? why make that point? why do you think about pastors in terms of black and white? >> i don't think of pastors in terms of b

. >> reporter: the trial was inflamed by kevin gough, the attorney for william bryant. gough tried several times to get the black pastors showing up for arbery's mother kicked out of court. as the attorneys broke for lunch today, some found themselves face to face with protesters, some armed to the hilt, prompting attorney gough 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. it has not been brought to my attention on a security level. >> reporter: the emotions outside court were high as were the emotions inside court, especially after a comment made by one of the defense attorneys concerning ahmaud arbery's appearance. she talked about him being in the neighborhood in khakis, in shoes with no socks, and having long, dirty toenails. that caused gasps in the court as you might imagine. she is referencing a dead man, and ahmaud arbery's mother could not get out of court quick enough. she was filled with emotion. sara sidner, cnn, brunswick, georgia. >> for more on all

gough, roddy bryan's attorney. that's the story for november 22. here's "your world" with neil cavuto. >> this is the video that i shot here. it's surreal to watch. i couldn't believe it was happening. with us hard to watch for sure. not something you want to see again. >> hard to watch indeed. we're live in waukesha, wisconsin where the suspect in that horrific parade crash is facing intentional homicide charges. we should warn you, some of the scenes are graphic. this was the scene sunday afternoon when the driver of a red s.u.v. plowed into a parade in wisconsin

last week, defense attorney kevin gough said, "we don't want any more black pastors coming in here." he cited the presence of the reverend jesse jackson. >> i would submit with all respect, reverend jesse jackson, that this is no different than bringing in police officers or uniformed prison guards in a small town where young black man has been accused of assaulting a law-enforcement officer or corrections officer. amy: and students at howard university have reached a deal that will bring an end to protests at one of the nation's preeminent historically black universities. since october 12, students have been occupying howard's blackburn university center to demand better campus housing amid reports of toxic mold, pests, and crumbling infrastructure in campus dormitories. the students were also demanding better representation and more transparency from howard administrators. an attorney for the students said that while details of the agreement remain confidential, protesters largely accomplished their objectives. and those are some of the headlines this is democracy now, democracynow

trial of ahmaud arbery ripping into defense attorney kevin gough. >> the colonel sanders statement you made last week is influencing what is going on here. >> reporter: the judge reacting to statements like this one from gough. >> that's it. we don't want any more black pastors coming in here, or jesse jackson, sitting with the victim's family, trying to influence the jury in this case. >> reporter: that comment in response to reverend al sharpton appearing in court thursday, not jesse jackson. he did apologize but then today -- >> we have all these community leaders fearful that the city is going to burn down. >> reporter: this time civil rights icon reverend jesse jackson was in the room, and gough again taking issue. >> which pastor is next? is raphael warnock going to be the next person appearing this afternoon? we don't know. your honor, i would submit with all respect to the reverend jesse jackson that this is no different than bringing in police officers or uniformed prison guards in a small town where a young black man has been accused of assaulting a law enforcement officer or

after my visit to the courthouse last week, defense attorney kevin gough asked the judge to bar any more black pastors from attending in trial. in an argument the judge said he found reprehensible, gough asserted that the presence of black pastors could be intimidating to jurors. he continues, the christian church, the disciples of kleist, did not ordain me to be a black pastor. i am a pastor, called to serve all of god's children without regard to race, creed or culture. when gough argued that the presence of black pastors is intimidating, his words suggested that blackness itself is a threat. this is telling because to me it teams the three men on trial found arbery's blackness intimidating as well. though arbery was an unarmed jogger, these men say they assumed he was engaged criminal activities and pursued him with weapons. one of them recorded the group and one of them shooting the black man. quote, abolitionists who insisted on the full humanity of black people were seen as intimidating and disruptive to the social order. white or black, they were often portrayed as dangerous radic

. >> we also spoke was kevin gough, who's representing william roddie bryan. he says he's confident his clients will walk out free. it's up to the jury to decide how long those spend deliberating what the court does say the jurors will be brought back after thanksgiving on friday and saturday. if they're needed. >> today, prosecutors in wisconsin charged the man with intentional homicide in the deaths of 5 people who were killed during that christmas parade. there. they say a 6th person. a child has also died. so now more charges are pending. 39 year-old. darryl brooks made his first appearance in court today. conviction on first-degree intentional homicide carries a mandatory life sentence which is wisconsin's stiffest penalty. the ages of those killed ranged from 52 to 81 years old. nearly 50 people were injured on sunday when a red suv plowed into a crowd in waukesha. at least 5 children are still in the hospital tonight in critical condition. a candlelight vigil was held last night in honor of all of the victims. the motive for the rampage is not known. ho

also today, william bryan's attorney, kevin gough, delivered his opening statement. goff says his client who recorded cellphone video of the shooting did not have any intention to harm barbary. when he left his house. he walks out to his car. with a cell phone. and his keys. and that speaks volumes as to the intentions of mr brian on the day in question. bryan's attorney also filing for another mistrial today, citing concerns over prominent religious leaders being in the courtroom. he specifically cited reverend jesse jackson, the judge denying that request, saying he believes the jury will not be swayed. prosecutors rested their case on tuesday after calling nearly two dozen witnesses. and iliopoulos. fox news. the jury in the kyle rittenhouse murder trial has wrapped up its second day of deliberations, jurors met for about 7.5 hours and requested to review two videos. the request prompted a discussion about how many times the jury would be allowed to watch. written houses. attorney argued the videos should be played once, but prosecutors said they should be able to

gough, who is the defense attorney for mr. william bryant, we've seen an unparalleled and unprecedented level of just blatant racism coming from the defense in this case. the only thing that i can think of is that they believe that that is going to resonate given the geographic location of where this trial is being held, in the deep south, and the demographics of the jury in terms of its makeup, that being 11 white jurors and 1 black, that they're hoping there's somebody who is going to latch on to the sort of racist rhetoric they're spouting and potentially prevent their client from being convicted. hopefully we won't see that happen, but that sort of rhetoric and using racism as a legal strategy is just an aberration and something that i hope not to see continue. >> and do you expect a verdict wednesday? >> i do expect a very quick verdict. a wednesday verdict would not surprise me. i do hope that the jury is doing its job by considering all the fact and they've paid attention and that they are giving all of the charges and

. >> the reverend al sharpton responded by saying the arrogant insensitivity of attorney kevin gough and asking a judge to bar me or any minister of the family's choice underscores the disregard for the value of the human life lost and the grieving of a family in need of spiritual and community support. >> american olympic gold medalist suni lee says that she was pepper sprayed in a racist attack. she says that attack happened last month while she was waiting for a ride in los angeles. it was all during her stint on dancing with the stars. the gold medal gymnast told pop sugar that she was out with a group of her girlfriends. all of asian descent when a car drove up with people shouting racist slurs. she says one of the passengers sprayed her arm was pepper spray before driving off. she says there was just nothing she could do about it. >> still ahead tonight, a dire warning from the cdc. wyatt says one of the deadliest diseases in human history could make a comeback. plus, governor newsom announces a new commitment to reduce fossil fuels in california. why some say more still needs

kevin gough us defending one of the 3 white men accused of chasing and killing arbery arbery was jogging in a georgia suburb golf complained to the judge after reverend al sharpton sat with arbery's family. wednesday. he said bringing in high-profile black pastors is an attempt to intimidate and pressure the majority white jury today. he admitted those comments were inappropriate. al sharpton's response to the initial statement. the river is called on 100 pastors to meet the glynn county courthouse next thursday. come on down, says sharpton argued his attendance is not disruptive in any way and was at the invitation of the family of ahmaud arbery. >> more lawsuit announced after the deadly astroworld music festival in houston as more victims are laid to rest yesterday. officials announce the death toll has increased to 9 that after 22 year-old a texas, am students succumbed to the brain injury. she suffered in the crowd surge funerals for 2 chicago area. friends have been planned for later this month. both men travel to houston to attend the event which was headlined by rapper travis sco

but before that, defense attorney kevin gough, who represents william roddie bryan, filing a motion for a mistrial after a state prosecutor asked a witness this. >> do you believe that someone stealing is deserving of the death penalty. >> objection. irrelevance, your honor. . >> the judged on monday issuing the question but denying the mistrial request and the third motion about people in the public gallery during the trial, specifically calling out civil rights leader jesse jackson, who was inside thursday seated close to arbery's mother, wanda cooper jones. meanwhile, outside --. >> we're going to pray anyway. >> reporter: hundreds of the community gathered for a prayer wall. >> i did not come in the courtroom to protest. i came to pray. >> reporter: after the day court, cooper-jones wanted to hear gregory mcmichael testify, though he will not. but she's optimistic about how the trial will end. >> i want to remind you it was 74 days we went without an arrest. things happen. and now we're here. and i'm very confident we will get a guilty verdict. >> reporter: and a reminder all three

but first, this is defense attorney kevin gough, who represents william "roddie" bryan, neighbor of gregory mcmichael and his son travis mcmichael, who chased and killed arbery. >> i'm reminded of one matter i wanted to address commitment understanding why was cross-examining lowery yesterday is rev. al sharpton managed to find his way to the back of the courtroom. i am guessing he was somehow there at the invitation of the victim's family in this case. i have nothing personally against mr. sharpton, my concern is it is one thing for the family to be present and another to ask the lawyers to be present, but if you're going to start a precedent starting yesterday what we bring high-profile numbers of the african-american community into the courtroom to sit with the family during the trial in front of the jury, i believe that is intimidating and an attempt to pressure could be consciously or unconsciously an attempt to pressure or influence the jury. amy: in a statement, the reverend al sharpton said the attorney's comments "underscore the disregard for the value of the human life lost and th

gough, has had something to say about it. he's either called for the court to ban black pastors, just black ones, from the courtroom. and it was not a misstatement. he's made that claim several times. he's also called for the judge to keep track of their presence in the courtroom. multiple times he's called for a mistrial on the basis of their presence. the judge has denied these motions every time. >> we don't want any more black pastors coming in here or other -- jesse jackson, whoever was in -- here earlier this week, sitting with the victim's family trying to influence the jury in this case. i certainly don't mean to suggest that al sharpton or jesse jackson or any other pastor belong to a mob, but at the same time we are talking about organized behavior by whoever outside the courthouse leading up to this case. we have all these community leaders fearful that the city's going to burn down. still third parties are influencing this case. they've been doing it from the gallery in this courtroom. they've been doing it outsid

. >> reporter: kevin gough at one point miss identifying al sharpton who had been in the courtroom wednesday to support the arbery family. >> we want to keep hreubgs out of -- politics out of this case. the gallery, which is already limited in this case, isn't being utilized for a purpose that could be improper. >> gough objected to them sitting in the courtroom beside the victim's family. the judge seemingly confused about what the defense wanted. >> it is a reminder of the court's previous instructions to keep outside influences outside the courtroom. >> state? >> it's a public courtroom. . >> at one point his argument made a bizarre, racial ly chargd turn. >> if a group of white people in masks came in here --. >> and he was cut off >> as long as it's not a distraction to the jury or anything else going on in the courtroom, so be it. i'm not going to blanketly exclude members of the public from this courtroom. >> in a case where race has played a central role from the beginning, it touched a nerve. >> i'm very surprised to know he frowned upon anybody, any pastor that would come in to sit

. >> we also spoke with kevin gough, us representing william roddie bryan. he says he's confident his client will walk out free. it is up to the jury. how long they'll be deliberating, of course. but the court does say jurors will be brought back after thanksgiving on friday and saturday if needed. carol brooks, the wisconsin man accused of driving an suv into crowds at the waukesha. >> christmas parade was charged today with 5 counts of first-degree intentional homicide. prosecutors say a 6th person an 8 year-old little boy died today and that another intentional murder charge is expected to be added brooks reportedly drove a maroon suv directly through the parade, striking people and afloat last sunday over 40 people were injured. 6 were killed. a candlelight vigil was held last night in the honor of the victims. and tonight we are getting a look at the moment that brooks was arrested on sunday reporter kailey the sun has more. >> in all actuality. it was a really, really scary thing. waukesha homeowner daniel writer says it all happened in the span of abo

how could anyone say beyond a reasonable doubt -- >> martha: that's kevin gough, roddy bryan's attorney. that's the story for november 22. here's "your world" with neil cavuto. >> this is the video that i shot here. it's surreal to watch. i couldn't believe it was happening. with us hard to watch for sure. not something you want to see again. >> hard to watch indeed. we're live in waukesha, wisconsin where the suspect in that horrific parade crash is facing intentional homicide charges. we should warn you, some of the scenes are graphic. this was the scene sunday afternoon when the driver of a red s.u.v. plowed into a parade in wisconsin killing five and injuring 48. the s.u.v. struck those marching in the parade and those on the sideline. police have identified the suspect as darrell brooks. he has been re -- he had been released on bail prior to the incident. police say he was involved in a domestic dispute prior to the crash. i'm charles payne in for neil cavuto. we begin in waukesha with grady trimble. grady? >> police say darrell brooks acted alone and there's no indication the att

a lot of it has been through attorney kevin gough. he has seemingly gone down this road time and time again, including recently asking for a mistrial based on the black panthers as they made their way around the building. today, it's quiet. we're not seeing the large crowds. small crowds are here to support the family, jose. >> thank you so much for being with me today. >>> now to wisconsin where darrell is facing five counts of intentional homicide, including small children and grandparents. megan fitzgerald has the latest from wisconsin. we're wondering how the injured are processing this days after the horrendous tragedy. >> reporter: it's difficult for this community. we've been speaking with people here, neighbors, some of who say they don't know anybody who is connected to this parade. but they are still in tears crying because they know their community is hurting right now. what we know is that 8-year-old jackson sparks was in the parade, marching with his teammates. he was on the baseball team. excited to be there just like al

defense attorney kevin gough asked the judge to bar any more black pastors from attending in trial. in an argument the judge said he found reprehensible, gough asserted that the presence of black pastors could be intimidating to jurors. he continues, the christian church, the disciples of kleist, did not ordain me to be a black pastor. i am a pastor, called to serve all of god's children without regard to race, creed or culture. when gough argued that the presence of black pastors is intimidating, his words suggested that blackness itself is a threat. this is telling because to me it teams the three men on trial found arbery's blackness intimidating as well. though arbery was an unarmed jogger, they say they assumed he was ingauged in criminal activities and pursued him with weapons. one of them recorded the group and one of them shooting the black men. abolitionists who insisted on the full humanity of black people were seen as intimidating and disruptive to the social order. white or black, they were often portrayed as dangerous radicals as those who accepted slavery were seen as

kevin gough has repeatedly complained about civil rights leaders. reverend jesse jackson and reverend al sharpton attending the trial in support of the arbery family. goff argue jackson's presence could impact members of the jury. the arbery family. >> it is giving up seats in the public that these gentlemen may be present. with all due respect, your honor. the seats in the public gallery report are not like courtside seats to the lakers game. there are a first amendment rights in the public gallery of the courtroom. there is no standing in any particular individual to be president in the public gallery of the court. there is no reason. prominent icons in the civil rights movement to be here. mister goff at this point. not exactly sure what you're doing. >> i have already ruled on this court's position with regard to the gallery. candor. i was not even aware that reverend jackson was in the courtroom. until you sort of. >> today in court. the jury saw close-up pictures of arbery's injuries and heard from a medical examiner who testified that arbery

also today, william bryan's attorney, kevin gough, delivered his opening statement. golf says his client who recorded cellphone video of the shooting did not have any intention to harm are very when he left his house. bryan's attorney also filed for another mistrial today, citing concerns over prominent religious leaders in the courtroom. the judge denied the request, saying he believes the jury will not be swayed. already as we look at the forecast for tomorrow, this is san francisco, but it might as well be oakland or san rafael. cloudy in the morning areas of frogs. lunchtime you're back into the upper fifties partly to mostly cloudy. and at the end of the day, you're partly to. mostly cloudy again. call that partly partly sunny. is he right? it's one of yeah. 61 degrees and san francisco about probably 65 will be the number out in oakland. really nice day tomorrow. if you look at the golden gate bridge, there's no fog out there right now, and the fog will mainly be in england feature. as you know which we've been seeing the last few mornings and we'll see it agai

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kevin gough, the attorney representing one of the men was tried argue that the jury was influenced because there was a demonstration outside. but again, that was rejected. so it goes to the hands of the jurors and they're going to make deliberations after they hear the closing arguments which will happen today. take a look at this rescue. the chp going get helicopter rescue crew on saturday and this was treated tweeted out by the fire department. >> 2 people were pulled from the water one by helicopter, one for the fire departments, rainy look at that and we don't know what led up to this rescue. all we know is they had to to safety and they did. yeah. this is pretty dramatic as it more that was there a boat somewhere around there. what happened? we don't like that person standing on some rocks and had to get way out there in the first place. >> don't see that every day. 6.41. is the time in the south bay, the driver's car was hit by a golf ball or a driver's car was hit by a golf on highway one in sunnyvale was all caught on video. >> we're going to let this a couple times just happen. lo

a motion that, again that defense attorney kevin gough made again this morning. the judge denied it. now, on the cross-examination issue, yes. the defense -- the prosecution has been trying to basically challenge travis mcmichael's version of the events, that he was acting in self-defense. that arbery was attacking him. here's a bit of the back and forth. take a listen. . >> didn't threaten you in anyway? >> no. >> didn't verbally threaten you? >> not verbally. >> yell at you? >> not verbally, no. >> didn't swear. >> no. >> didn't say anything? >> no. >> he didn't pull out a gun. >> he did not pull out gun. >> turned around and ran away? >> reporter: that was the message prosecutors were trying to get across to the jury that arbery was not armed, that he did not attack the defendants, that he was just running down the street, and they also have been trying to tell the jury that whatever was going on before, what we see on the videotape, doesn't matter. the times that the defense has been focussing on these images of him in a neighborhood house in the days and wee

kevin gough us defending one of the 3 white men accused of chasing and killing arbery while he was jogging in a georgia suburb goff it complained after reverend al sharpton said in the courtroom wednesday saying he might intimidate the majority white jury. more funeral arrangements plan now for the victims of the deadly astroworld music festival in houston. >> the latest are 2 people from chicago. they're both friends franco patino and jacob jurinek. they both traveled to houston to attend this event. travis scott who headlined the show said that he will cover all funeral cost for the victims. and today prominent attorney ben crump on more lawsuits are being filed filed over the concert disaster. >> this morning. we are now son, the foul and. overnight the more lawsuits in this matter. >> we will make sure. >> that they get justice because this should have never, ever happened. >> meantime, scott's attorney claims that the rapper and his team were never informed of exactly what was going on in the crowd of 50,000 attending even though his set went for 40 minutes after a mass casualty event