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So charges were filed. those charges were then dropped. a special prosecutor was appointed to investigate why those charges were dropped and then a grand jury found that six new disorderly conduct charges would be put against jussie smollett and that is why we are here right now. its been a years long process to get to this point. and jussie smollett is in court seated alongside a number of defense attorneys as weve seen throughout the day. >> how long is this trial expected to last? >> in short...

Pleaded not guilty in this trial but also has maintained his innocence throughout. that of course is something that is going to be tested over the course of this trial. the judge here has said he wants to get through in just four to five days, and as this jury selection process is ongoing, hes hoping to get through it by the end of today. victor, alisyn. >> omar jimenez, thank you. so supply chain issues are impacting cyber monday deals. what this means for your online shopping. great care sta...

Troubled and vengeful and dangerous man can never harm another innocent person. >> tom toolan was sentenced to life in prison and thats where things stood for four years. but in august of 2011, everything changed. the massachusetts supreme judicial court overturned tom toolans conviction. the court said there were flaws in the jury selection process, and ordered a new trial. the trial got underway in june 2013. this time at a courthouse on the mainland in barnstable, massachusetts. for the famil...

Were dealing with today the killing -- or the shooting of jacob blake jr. and then you have a kyle rittenhouse comes in, taking the law into his own hands and doing what he did. >> so, lets pivot then to -- because i was going to ask about the prosecution in this case, because it is sort of like where was the derek chauvin prosecution team for this case? what about ahmaud arbery? how concerned are you that those three guys will get off in the killing of ahmaud arbery? >> im not concerned that th...

Aggressor in this situation. >> what in your view will be the outcome of this case, either, you know say about the justice system, say about where we are in america on race, culturally? i mean what -- what do you expect? >> yeah, fred. its going to say a lot. it has already said a lot. we have to keep in mind that there are 11 white jurors on this jury even though this community is 25% african-americans so even if theres guilty vicks on all council for all three men, we need to continue to look ...

Not to sequester these folks. and, you know, fortunately for us, it turned out as a positive component. so i think all and all, not only were the jurors very analytical in their deliberation process, but i think that the judge for all of the faults that were mentioned about him, i think he was a very fair judge overall. dr. dimitrius, thanks very much. worked with the defense in the jury selection process and high profile cases as well. you know, before i let you go, obviously these people will ...

0 rittenhouse has to get on with his life the best he can. the attorney said i dont think he will continue to live in this area saying its too dangerous. hes had 24/7 security since this all happened. john, great to be covering this breaking news with you. im sandra smith. >> john: and im john roberts taking off next week so have a good thanksgiving. "the story" with martha starts now. >> martha: thank you very much, john and sandra. good afternoon. im martha maccallum. breaking right now on "th...

Encounter. prosecutors showing the jury graphic images of ahmaud arberys body, too graphic to show here, taken by police body and dash cameras. a day in court that began with arberys mother fighting back tears as prosecutors show the jury video of what they say was her son being hunted down and killed. >> ladies and gentlemen, at this point in time, mr. arbery is under attack. >> i decided to remain in so i could get familiar with what happened to ahmaud the last minutes of his life. im glad i w...

>> dont assume the worst of another persons intentions until you actually know whats going on with them. dont assume the worst. look what they intend to do. but in this case, all three of these defendants did everything they did based on assumptions. >> the evidence shows overwhelmingly that travis mcmichael honestly and lawfully attempted to detain ahmaud arbery according to the law and shot and killed him in self-defense. >> so the trial begins following a contentious jury selection process, o...

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...