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newsroom with jim acosta begins now good morning you were. alive in this unit newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington and we begin with breaking news out of michigan. the parents of oxford school shooter, ethan crumbley are in court face-to-face with their sons, victims ahead of their sentencing, james and jennifer crumbley were both found guilty of four counts. involuntary manslaughter after their teenage son brutally murdered four of his classmates back in 2021, they are the first parents to be held responsible for a school shooting committed by their child. you re looking at a picture is coming from inside the courtroom as we speak, cnn s jean casarez joins us now, gene tell us what s happening in court right now. and about this prospect that we re gonna be seeing in just a few moments here of the parents of these victims coming face-to-face with ethan crumbley s parents. that is going to be an incredibly emotional moment that will be the emotional moment because th