who expressed remorse earned a parole possibility because of it as for arbery s family, relief to see justice. what will you go home with in your heart tonight? the day i laid ahmad to rest, i told him that we would get justice. i have finally fulfilled that promise to ahmad we have justice for you. we got justice today reporter: will you sleep soundly? i will. reporter: in brunswick, georgia, casey beck, nbc news. much of the eastern half of the country is recovering tonight from the second big winter storm this week and bracing now for a deep freeze kathy park with late details. reporter: tonight millions are digging out. i always look forward to the first snow. reporter: after wintery weather slammed more than a dozen states from tennessee to maine the northeast blasted with heavy snow, ice and freezing temperatures early this morning new jersey declaring a state of emergency the treacherous travel spanning several
the fewest number of jobs added in any month of 2021. the unemployment rate, however, fell to 3.9%. that s the best it has been since the beginning of the pandemic. we re going to have much more on that in just a moment. and later this hour, i ll break down the numbers with the u.s. labor secretary marty walsh. we re also watching a major courtroom in brunswick, georgia, where in the next hour a sentencing hearing begins for the three men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery. we re going to bring you that live. stand by for that. and also breaking this morning, cnn has learned the white house is now growing increasingly frustrated with the cdc director dr. rochelle walensky and the confusion her agency s guidelines have created. dr. walensky is set to take questions at a solo news conference later this morning. let s begin this morning with those latest job numbers. our chief business correspondent christine romans is joining us right now. christine, break down all the
john harwood, christine romans, thank you both very much. you re welcome. this morning, his mom getting involved. novak djokovic, his mother says he s a prisoner being treated inhumanely. the australian government disagrees with mom. and a judge is about to sentence the men who chased down and murdered ahmaud arbery, his mother is going to join us live next. a must in your medicine cabinet! less sick days! cold coming on? zicam is the #1 cold shortening brand! highly recommend it! zifans love zicam s unique zinc formula. it shortens colds! zicam. zinc that cold! with clean, fresh ingredients, panera s new chicken sausage and pepperoni flatbread is a mouthwatering explosion of yes. craft? yes! heartiness? yes! living life to the avor-fullest? heck yes. panera. live your yes. now $1 delivery. and it s easy to customize your insurance limu emu and do. at libertymutual.com so you only pay for what you need.
murder for reasons of racial bias. that s a different crime, a different set of facts to be proven, and the question is whether prosecutors will think it is worthwhile to pursue this case, even though when these defendants are all going to be serve an enormous time in prison. a big factor in that is how the family of mr. arbery feels because that s something prosecutors take into consideration. it certainly sounds like both his mother and his father are against any sort of deal, but i suspect those discussions will continue for some time. you think we ll hear from these three men who have been convicted of murder, do you think we ll hear from them in the course of this sentencing procedure that is about to begin, stephanie? i think so, i think they re trying to get the judge to hear from them, to have some empathy,
ovi ve ever made. ask your dermatologist about cosentyx®. baas. top of the hour higher on this friday afternoon. i m erica hill in for ana cabrera, and we are at this hour monitoring a south georgia courtroom where any moment now the three men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery will be sentenced. court set to return from a lunch break any moment now returning. travis mcmichael, his father greg mcmichael and william bryant all facing a minimum of life in prison in brief but powerful statements just a short time ago. ahmaud arbery s family made it