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Arbery was an individual black man who went for a run. he was hunted down, shot in cold blood, and the idea that a jury would let his killers off while at the same time kyle rittenhouse, who illegally obtained the gun, the ar-15 that he used, could kill people, in cold blood, and use self-defense is deeply troubling. >> okay, but that illegal gun part, four days before kyle rittenhouse was acquitted, the judge threw out the illegal gun possession charge. what did you make of that decision? >> i ...

Im joined by attorney katie fang. katie, the court is considering a portion of the law and its the part that deputizes private citizens to sue clinics, doctors and someone that drove a woman to an abortion clinic. some have compared this to bounty hunting. how did the court respond to this when they heard this case? >> yeah. so alex, thats a good point. i want to put everybody at ease. the life and death of roe v. wade will not be determined tomorrow. theres a concern that roe v. wade will be ov...

To change these things is by focusing on these issues in elections and making sure that we understand that our fundamental right, our fundamental right to live, to exist in public squares, is whats at stake with these cases. >> let me ask you quickly, because you brought it up. the supreme court that will be making the first major ruling in the battle over gun control in over a decade, it will determine if this new york law that imposes strict limits on carrying guns outside the home, if that vi...

Expect as the arbery trial comes to a close, im joined by nbcs stephanie stanton in brunswick. stephanie, what should we be watching for this week? >> reporter: well, good afternoon to you again, alex. you should be watching for a potential verdict. that depends on the timing of everything. that is because closing arguments are set to begin tomorrow, depending on how that goes, the jury could have the case in their hands maybe by the afternoon. well have to see how it goes. but the mood here in ...

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Emotionally overwhelmed. >> i decided to remain in so i could get familiar with what happened to ahmaud the last minutes of his life. >> reporter: at no time during the five-minute chase, the prosecutor says, the defendants told arbery they were performing a citizens arrest. instead, they say gregory mcmichael shouted threats. >> how do you know mr. ahmaud arbery was under attack by strangers with intent to kill him? because greg mcmichael told the police this, stop or ill blow your [ bleep ] he...

Arbery while he was jogging before he was fatally shot. prosecutors are arguing that arbery was killed because he wasogging while black. and in wisconsin 18-year-old kyle rittenhouse is on trial for shooting and killing during a shooting of a black man jacob blake. joey jackson joins me now. he is also a criminal defense attorney. great to see you as always. lets start with the arbery case. what is your big takeaway for the opening day at the trial? >> pamela, good evening to you. the big takeaw...

Has to do is establish enough basis for self-defense. i think well hear them argue one or two of these two things. one, that rosenbaum reached for his gun and he had to shoot in order to stop that. a witness said something along those lines. number two is that rittenhouse essentially heard a shot fired elsewhere and believed it was rosenbaum. the prosecutions response is going to be neither of those things were a reasonable belief, his conduct was not reasonable, and he started this situation. h...

About that. >> at least eight people are dead after a chaotic scene at a music festival late last night. what were learning about how it all happened. plus, a big win for president biden. congress passing that nearly $2 trillion infrastructure bill. well get you reaction from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. a high-stakes trial under way in georgia as prosecutors layer out their case in the killing of ahmaud arbery. our legal team weighs in on the argument and the makeup of the jury . ...

There will be many questions whether this was a receptive jury. i think something more could have been done. >> with that said, elie, what does your experience tell you about where this might go? i mean, prognosticate what you can for us here. >> yeah, so joe is correct. the jury selection process is highly imperfect, even in a case like this where a judge suspects there may have been racial discrimination in the selection of the jurors. the judge then has to do something about it. take away som...