russia. we will continue to remain open. russian president says he s open to diplomacy but on his terms after the u.s. and its allies slammed the kremlin with sanctions. we re live in lviv, washington and paris. and the verdict is in. nearly two years after his murder the three white men behind ahmaud arbery s killing are convicted of hate crimes . now the u.s. and its allies trying to hit moscow where it hurts aimed at deterring a russian attack on ukraine. moscow not appearing to back down. in a video message posted a short time ago, president vladimir putin says russia is still attorney-client privilege
conversations from the courtroom. thank you, ron, for being with me. paul butler, just your reaction to this? it seems like they were found guilty on all counts? so, jose, this trial was symbolic in a way because all three defendants are already serving life sentences, but it s hugely symbolic. emmett till was falsely accused in mississippi in the 1950s. he was hunted down and lynched by white supremacists. his killers were never brought to justice. no matter how it feels sometimes, we are not living in mississippi in the 1950s. so here are three white men who hunted down and killed a black man have been brought to justice in both state and federal court. in the eyes of the law, these three men are not only murderers, they are killers who were motivated by anti-blackness. if mr. arbery were white, with he would still be alive. and the jury just sent the
tougher because they re going after the oligarchs at the banks that it will deter. obviously, it didn t. we know president biden has said he s holding some sledgehammer sanctions in reserve to escalate, if putin goes further. o donnell: so many people watching to see if putin takes that move and takes the capital of kyiv. margaret brennan, thank you. all right, guilty. that was the verdict in federal court today where the three white men who murdered ahmaud arbery were convicted of hate crimes. killing arbery simply because of the color of his skin. cbs janet shamlian is at the white house in brunswick, of ahmaud arbery jubilant outside court today, moments after a jury found the three white men who murdered him guilty of targeting the 25-year-old because of the color of his skin. gegry and travis mcmichael, and william roddie bryan now face up to life in prison for the federal hate crimes, in addition to the life sentences they received in state court
crimes trial of the three white men convicted of killing ahmaud arbery got under way. the prosecution trying to prove the three men targeted arbery because of his race. now, they called nearly 20 witnesses, including several who say they heard racist and discriminatory remarks. the defense called just one witness before resting on friday. joining me from atlanta, nbc s blayne alexander, who has been covering this for us. give us the lay of the land, where are we and what can we expect in court today? reporter: well, as you said right now the prosecution has just gotten under way, giving the closing arguments. remember, their entire focus of this case is essentially proving that the three men who have already been convicted in a state courtroom of the murder of ahmaud arbery, now the federal government has the burden of proving that they did so, that the events that ultimately led to his death back in february of 2020 were motivated by race. so, we re hearing from the prosecution righ
death. travis, gregory mcmichael and william bryant were convicted in november of murdering arbery. cnn s nadia romero is in brunswick, georgia. what can be expected during the closing arguments on monday? reporter: yeah, fred. monday morning right here in this courthouse, 9:15 a.m., closing arguments. let s start with the defense. so they don t have the burden of proof. they presented one witness to who came to the stand, a woman who lived in the same neighborhood as the defendants, the same neighborhood ahmaud arbery was killed, and she spoke about that neighborhood, but she didn t know the defendants personally. the defense will tell you this is not about race at all. they say that the three dr.s knew about a man, a black man, who had been going in and out of a vacant property, a home under construction, and they knew some items were missing from that home and from a vehicle, and they believe ahmaud arbery was the person vandalizing and