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
blessed by the priest. churchgoers said it gave them a chance to feel what normal life is like. this easter is like a reminder of what life we had before war when we all together go to the church and just singing songs and, you know, easter as usual. so it s like something that we had before war, and now it s all the same. it was a tough year, but we believe in victory. that that s enough for keep fighting. reporter: it is east in his easter sunday mass, pope francis offered prayers for both ukrainians and russians. the pope has made a point of avoiding criticizing russia with the intention of not alienating them. arkansas arthel, back to you arthel, back to you. arthel: praise for pray for
all human beings. i tell you all, we we we, together, did this. we all together, black, white, activists, faith members, lawyers, prosecutors, we did this together! we said, america, we will make us better than what we saw in that video. we did this together. the naacp released a statement noting the generations of black people in this country, dating back to its founding, back to emancipation, back to the first citizen s arrest law, generations of black people without ever seeing anyone held accountable. the generations of loss that have fueled protest after protest after protest. the verdict in the trial over the killing of ahmaud arbery is long overdue. long overdue
who marched, those who pray, most of all, the ones who prayed. yes, lord. thank you, god. thank you. i don t want to see no daddy watch their kid get shot down like that. so it s all our problem. so hey, let s keep fighting and making this a better place for all human beings. i tell you all, we we we, together, did this. we all together, black, white, activists, faith members, lawyers, prosecutors, we did this together! we said, america, we will make us better than what we saw in that video.me we did this together. the naacp released a statement today noting the generations of black people in this country, dating back to its founding, back to emancipation, back to the first citizen s arrest law,
who witnessed what they witnessed not being there to protect their child. every parent in america can take solace in knowing that we have an example of how to deal with tragedy and grief when they look at the example of marcus arbery and wanda cooper. and we should applaud them. they should be applauded. [ applause ] that s right. and i tell i tell you all, we, we, we together did this. we all together, black, white, activists, faith members, lawyers, prosecutors. we did this together. we said, america, we will make us better than what we saw on that video.