this includes third doses for those, with certain health conditions. the trial of three men accused of murdering a black man while he was outjogging has begun today in the us state of georgia. the death in february last year of 25 year old ahmaud arbery sparked protests across the us. further controversy has followed after a nearly all white jury was selected for the trial in which the defendants have pleaded not guilty. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool is in brunswick, georgia. it was called a modern day lynching and hit the headlines, notjust because this was three white men decided this young black man looked like, they claimed a burglary suspect and they felt that gave them the right to arm themselves, chase him, corner him, shoot him and kill him. it wasn tjust him, corner him, shoot him and kill him. it wasn t just that it later emerged that one of them used a
a ten-year veteran of the coast guard who felt a duty and responsibility to protect his neighborhood. it s scenario-based training. you re relying on muscle memory. reporter: the defense argued arbery was seen on video inside a neighborhood home without permission, including the day that arbery was killed. the evidence shows overwhelmingly that travis mcmichael honestly and lawfully attempted to detain ahmaud arbery, according to the law, and shot and killed him in self-defense. reporter: because there are three defendants, of course, there would be three opening statements that would be coming from the defense team. with one exception. kevin goff, the attorney who represents william bryant decided not to give an opening statement. at least not now. he s waiting for the state to present their entire case and then he says he will make his opening statement. some consider that a rather risky maneuver.
it all begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern tonight only on cnn. the prosecution and defense both laying out their cases in the murder trial for the killing of ahmaud arbery, including new video and a moment that caused arbery s mother to gasp. stay with us. hey, guys! they have customized solutions to help our family s special needs. hey, graduation selfie! well done! and voya stays by our side, keeping us on track for retirement. .giving us confidence in our future. .and in kevin s. you ready for your first day on the job? i was born ready. go get em, kev. well planned. well invested. well protected. voya. be confident to and through retirement.
and just before the testimony began today, the judge finally ruled on the issue of the confederate flag emblem that was on travis mcmichael s pickup truck the day he pursued ahmaud arbery. the judge says the jury can see it and make their own distinctions based upon it. martin savidge, thanks. president biden today touting good economic news as democrats in congress begin to move on his agenda. but are they really going to do it? stay with us. that s decision tech. only from fidelity. my name is monique, i m 41, and i m a federal contract investigator. as a single parent, i would run from football games to work and trying to balance it all. so, what do you see when you look at yourself? i see a person that s caring. sometimes i care too much, and that s when i had to learn to put myself first, because i would care about everyone all the time
racial slur as ahmaud arbery lay dying. it was also the fact the police didn t make an arrest in this case for nearly ten weeks, and only then once a video of the killing went viral and there were protests. i met the mother of ahmaud arbery before the trial started and she said she had never seen the video. 0ne said she had never seen the video. one of the most upsetting and emotional scenes at the trial today was hearing her anguished cry as she watched the video for the first time in the courtroom. as you said in the this trial starts in controversial circumstances because although we are in a city that is majority black, only one member of the jury is african american. some of those supporters of the family feel these racist attitudes went towards killing ahmaud arbery and may influence thejury and killing ahmaud arbery and may influence the jury and the verdict. thank you.