letting substance abuse your homes during these extraordinary times. we are grateful. the beat with ari melber starts right now. hi, ari. hi, nicolle. thanks so much. welcome to the beat. i m ari melber. today, may 4th, marks one legal conclusion in a quest for justice began on january 26th, 2021. today federal prosecutors won their big case against a key militia that first breaches the capitol, the proud boys, who donald trump specifically shouted out. now convict of sedition, the most series possible charge for an insurrection, and a rare charge in american life and law. it is proven against these four sedition conspiracy including top gun. you may remember the nation was watching in realtime, and from casual observers to security experts, many were aghast and astounded that a group would so quickly overrun the security apparatus, the police during one of the most significant national security gatherings of the year, during a time when we know all of congress and the
including the winner of the 2020 academy award, for sure documentary. this year, with some of the best films we ve ever been privileged to showcase. they tackled some of the biggest issues of the last 18 months, from democracy and covid, to race and the teaching of history. you are about to see three films here, plus my conversations with two of the directors. first up is the facility, directed by seth west lure. later in the program, you ll see mail down in dixie, and golden age karate. we hope you enjoy. [noise] my name is i am originally from honduras. my father is a citizen. my wife is a citizen. my son has been born here. my mom is a legal resident. i ve been here for 20 years. so, what is the point of ice having me here for? my name is andrea [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] covid-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. all of italy, a country of 60 million