shawn. army sergeant daniel perry says he fired that day in self-defense. he claims that the protesters surrounded his car while he was driving through downtown austin and basically ran into a black lives matter protest. his lawyers argue that he had the legal right to open fire after one of those demonstrators raised an ak-47 and pointed it right toward him, so he feared for his life. christina coleman has the very latest. christina? reporter: hi, eric. texas governor greg abbott says he has requested the state s board of pardons and parole to expedite its review of this this case after army sergeant daniel perry was convicted of murder for killing air force veteran garrett foster, a black lives matter protester. it was an emotional day in court after the verdict came down on friday. members of foster s family could be seen crying and hugging the attorneys that they worked with. some eyewitnesses strongly kiss piewpted perry s claims in this case. they testify that foster
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there are accidents but not that. new york city eric adams saying it is an issue but something that he will get under control. right now crime is up 44% from this time last year in new york city and i can share, arthel, the post reports, cameras along the route where gaals s body was found. arthel: hopefully they can get some answers, nate foy. eric: pope francis calling for peace in ukraine as millions around the world are marking easter, the holiest day in calendar. we will take you to the services up next.
is where the team plays their home games but it s been turned into a venue for watch parties with hundreds of fans supporting the team. i want you to take a look at the moment that they beat perdue, 3 seed to advance to the elite 8. watch this energy here. [cheers and applause] reporter: you see it s madness in there. it looks like a lot of fun. fans here on campus are certainly hoping for more of that against north carolina. we ve also talked, trace, to some people who are visiting jersey city just because of the basketball team. i don t live in jersey city, i m from pittsburgh but you have to love it. it s just an exciting atmosphere. tremendous. that s why we had to walk up here to see how it s going on up here. reporter: last night duke and villanova won and they clinched their spots in final four. the peacocks win tonight they will
member of the house foreign affairs committee had this reaction. the president is undisciplined in his speech. we may feel that. we may say we don t want vladmir putin to be in power in our hearts but when you say that out loud as the president that is official u.s. policy. the lack of clarity, the lack of discipline in that speech is deeply troubling especially given how high tensions are. this is a time for measured words, not off-the-cuff remarks. trace: let s get to rich edson live at the white house with more on this. reporter: good afternoon, trace, after that major speech the white house is stressing the united states is not calling for regime ching despite what the president said about 24 hours ago. president biden landed here, got back to the white house, in the overnight hours, around 2:00, 3:00 in the morning. he spent three days in europe during that trip. met with european leaders to coordinate the massive sanctions campaign against the russian regime. because of that ca