to give them the possibility of parole. they have nothing to lose at this point, to show some remorse, show some sorrow, to express their grief to the community, to ahmaud arbery s family. i think you ll hear from them. stephanie rawlings-blake, jeffrey toobin, we ll watch and see what happens in brunswick, georgia. thank you very much for joining us. all right, there is breaking news we re following right now. cnn has confirmed that the legendary actor and director and long time activist sidney poitier died at the age of 94. he became the first black male and bahamian actor to win the academy award for best actor back in 1964 for his role in the movie lilies of the field. in addition to his movie roles, he was a human rights trailblazer at the height of the civil rights movement, a truly, truly great man.
reporter: account act in america s latest moment of racial reckoning. three life sentences, two without chance of parole. in a relieved georgia community, ahmaud arbery s family still churns. when i. close my eyes, i see his execution in my mind over and over. i ll see that for the rest of my life. reporter: the 25-year-old arbery went jogging and ended up running for his life. for five minutes in february 2020, three white georgia men in pickup trucks pursued a black man on foot they suspected was a burglar, trapping him like a rat in the words of defendant gregory mcmichael. two 12-gauge shotgun blasts tore pointblank into arbery, even though gunman travis mcmichael later testified arbery never threatened him. didn t pull out any guns? no, ma am. didn t pull out any knife. no, ma am.
in prison. the big question today, will the judge decide whether or not the men will have the possibility of parole. we also expect to hear from ahmaud arbery s mother during the hearing with a victim impact statement. she spoke with cnn earlier this morning. ahmaud didn t get a chance to live. so with that being said, travis should not get a chance to live as a free man. travis should go to prison for life without parole, and that being said, he should remain in prison forever. let s go to our national correspondent dianne gallagher on the scene for us in brunswick, georgia, for us this morning. set the scene for us. what do we expect? reporter: well, wolf, as things get under way inside that courtroom here, we expect for it to be a day of hearing statements, both from the defense and from the state. wanda cooper jones, the mother
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a moment s silence. before sentencing, all three men to life in prison. 0nly william bryan will be eligible for parole, but not until he is 82 years of age. has eligible for parole, but not until he is 82 years of age. eligible for parole, but not until he is 82 years of age. as we stand here in glen he is 82 years of age. as we stand here in glen county he is 82 years of age. as we stand here in glen county in he is 82 years of age. as we stand here in glen county in front - he is 82 years of age. as we stand here in glen county in front of- he is 82 years of age. as we stand j here in glen county in front of this courthouse, think about all the black people who have been lynched in the history of america, in georgia, who never, ever got their day in court. georgia, who never, ever got their day in court- georgia, who never, ever got their day in court. ahmaud arbery s death -aved day in court. ahmaud arbery s death aved the day in court. ahmaud arbery s death paved the way