it is the final chance to address what was a dramatic and controversial presentation from defense lawyers that some say evoked racist images. this is what happened in closings. first, the lead prosecutor argued the defendants initiated the encould nter with arbery an were not, as they claim, alkting in self-defense. all three of these defendants made assumptions. assumptions about what was going on that day. they made their decision to attack ahmaud arbery in their driveways because he was a black man running down the street. now, lawyers for travis mcmichael, his father greg, and william roddie bryan painted them as concerned neighbors, worried about reports of burglaries in the area, and they blamed arbery for his death. told you of the thefts, the totality of the facts, why he
. from cnn saturday morning it s saturday, june 9, 2012. i m randi kaye. making their case could prove challenging. a teacher hosting a loud party is shot dead. the shooter says it was self-defense under the stand your ground law. you be the judge. we ll show you the incident as it was all caught on tape. and from homeless to harvard, we ll bring you the inspire uing story of a young woman who defied the odds to reach the ivy leagues. up first, thousands of people sickened in the aftermath of the 911 attacks are hailing a federal recommendation that could make them eligible for compensation. the ruling could add 50 types of cancers to the list of sicknesses covered by the massive fund of victims. earlier i spokesman with cnn s nick valencia. previously they had ruled there was no direct link between cancer and the 99/11 attacks. federal health officials ruling that the federal institute for occupational safety and health that oversees the 9/11 program, that s a