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Matter. >> i never thought this day would come, but god is good. and i just want to tell everybody thank you. thank you for those who marched, those who prayed and mostly the ones who prayed. >> yes, lord. >> thank you, god. thank you. and now quez, you know him as ahmaud, i know him as quez, he will now rest in peace. >> for real, all life matters. >> yes. >> not just blacks and we dont want to see nobody go through this. >> amen! >> i dont want to see no daddy watch their kid get shot down lik...

Handcuffs to separate cars to go back to jail. we believe the federal government is going to file charges against them. and all three men, their defense attorneys plan to file appeals. the family feels like they got justice this day. ryan young, cnn, brunswick, georgia. while the parents of ahmaud arbery say they are grateful justice was served, the fight for racial justice across the country is not over. >> to tell you the truth, i never saw this day back in 2020. i never thought this day wou...

The courthouse. >> its been a long fight. its been a hard fight. but god is good. >> i dont want to see no daddy watch his kid get lynched and shot down like that. its all our problem. its all our problem, so hey, lets keep fighting. >> and martin savidge joins me now. martin, what a day. the jurors as you know began the day by asking to replay the video of his killing several times. how significant is that? >> reporter: yeah, looking back at that, laura, i think that was a pivotal moment in the...

Trial almost never happened until there was a national outcry when the video surface. ed. so aubreys parents are understandably relieve. >> its been a long fight. its been a hard fight. but god is good. i never thought this day would come. but god is good. we knew him as ahmaud. i knew him as friend, he will now rest in peace. >> we are all, so, hey, lets keep fighting. lets keep doing this. >> i have to say the guilty investigators didnt surprise me, nor that this verdict came today instead of ...

It is all our problem. so hey, lets keep fighting. lets keep doing it and making this place a better place for all human beings. >> the foreign for william roddie bryan says he will file a motion for a new trial. that was expected. the attorneys for the two other defendants mcmichaels father and son are expected to also file an appeal soon after sentencing. julie. >> julie: benjamin, well toss it to you and thank you for your report. >> benjamin: for more on this lets bring in ted williams, form...

But god is good. i never thought this day would come. but god is good. we knew him as ahmaud. i knew him as friend, he will now rest in peace. >> we are all, so, hey, lets keep fighting. lets keep doing this. >> i have to say the guilty investigators didnt surprise me, nor that this verdict came today instead of extending beyond thanksgiving. what did police aptly surprise me was the nuance of the verdict. the jury process mounds of evidence and 27 pounds in the span of 11 hours. their conclusio...

The murder of ahmaud arbery. it was only after that video was made public that there was public outrage across the nation, and then state investigators got involved, and within 36 hours you had the first arrest in the case. then came the charges and then came the trial. but none of that guaranteed a verdict, and that is why when they heard the words "guilty" outside of that courthouse, there was so much meaning to so many people. >> black killed, life dont matter. for real, all life matters. not...

I felt good. >> the jury system works in this country skprkts when you present the truth to people, and they can see it, they will do the right thing, and thats what this jury did today in getting justice for ahmaud arbery. >> reporter: the jury deliberated for over eleven hours after 13 days of testimony from more than 30 witnesses. the three defendants claim they were trying to make a citizens arrest of arberying saying that they suspected he had burglarize add nearby home construction site, r...

Today letting you know that all life matters, not just black. we dont want to see nobody go through this. i wouldnt want to see no daddy watch their kid get lynched and shot down like that. so its all our problem. its all our problem. so hey, lets keep fighting. lets keep doing and making this a better place for all human beings. all human beings. >> amen. >> everybody. >> amen. >> love everybody. love everybody. all human beings need to be treated equally. were going to conquer this lynching. t...

Watch their kid get shot down like that. so it is all of our problem. it is all our problem. so hey, lets keep fighting. >> reporter: the celebration continued. to call it a celebration really is not fair. because no one is celebrating the fact that a young man is still dead regardless of the outcome. i guess what people are acknowledging here is they truly feel after seeing that horrific voerd and waiting for arrest anden during the whole process of a trial and conviction, justice, that is what...