the defense previewing the case concedes the killing was tragic claiming the men who brought the lethal weapon to the scene were the one whose had to resort fought self-defens. we are here because of assumptions and driveway decisions and they made decisions in their driveways based on those assumptions that took a young man s life and that is why we are here. and it s tragic. it s tragic that ahmaud arbery lost his life. but at that point, travis mcmichael is acting in self-against. self-defense. even just that brief excerpt of the opening arguments can tell you something really big about this case. it s not a mystery. this isn t a murder trial about alibis. i was somewhere else, alternative killer. got the wrong guy.
they don t always follow it closely and yet as you ve illustrated there s real threats on the horizon. david, i wish you a great weekend. same to you, ari. thank you. up ahead, we are getting into the billion fairs taxing the rich, a very special guest who happens to be very wealthy. and is inviting the government to tax him more and we ll explain why. our shortest break now 60 seconds. when i come back i ll show you what s happening in this trial today-of-ahmaud arbery killing what we need to do about justice. moderate to severe ps, are rethinking the choices they make like the splash they create the entrance they make, the surprises they initiate. otezla. it s a choice you can make.
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