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Kevin. >> amen. and what gianno said was important in the outset. they have an 80% vaccination rate and they dont have the mask mandates and people are living their lives going around before the pandemic because of those high rates of -- of vaccinations. thats what we need in this country to return to some semblance of normalcy. thats the way that we are going to get out of this. its our patriotic duty as the president talked about over the weekend and thats what we need to focus on as a country...

Was that? i want to play for people what that was like because we were all waiting and watching with you, and i think a semblance of the same emotion. lets play that for a moment. >> we the jury find the defendant travis mcmichael guilty. >> woo. >> im going to ask that whoever just made an outburst be removed from the court, please. >> now, sir, after that, and i certainly understand why -- i cant say i can understand fully the depth of what you must be feeling but take us back to that moment, ...

That your sons killers have been found guilty? >> feel real good. its just -- it wont bring ahmaud back, but we do know those guys held accountable for the lynching they done to him. thats what my family, we are grateful for. >> there was a moment when the very first of the verdicts was read for travis mcmichael, and you really exclaimed in the courtroom, you shouted, and what was that? i want to play for people what that was like because we were all waiting and watching with you, and i think a ...

For the prosecution was ahmaud arbery who, of course, was dead. but the only way he was able to speak up, the only way his voice was able to be heard was actually through this video. and it was, oh, so ironic and it was said earlier by my colleague. its so ironic that this video was shot by individuals who murdered him. this wasnt a bystander video. this wasnt a surveillance video. they literally shot this video, and then released it themselves under the audacity and the privilege that it would ...

Januarys is six, the guilty very we saw in the china >> -- is the very least that we are owed we know just how much you to crest even get a semblance of that kind of accountability. so >> and with that. >> i. >> brittani, thank you for joining us as always. that is tonights last word, the 11th hour with brian williams starts right now. >> well good evening once again, they 309 of the biden administration. the three men charged in the killing of ahmaud arbery are going away, having all been convi...

Race-based cases, the best witness for, in this case, the prosecution but for some of us who represent families when they are killed by law enforcement. um, the -- the individual or the plaintiff in those cases, the best witness is oftentimes dead. in this case, the best witness for the prosecution was ahmaud arbery, who of course was dead. but the only way he was able to speak up. the only way his voice was able to be heard was actually through this video. and it was, oh, so ironic and it was s...

Make them look as hypocritical and problematic as they are. the trust coming out on january 6th, the guilty verdicts we saw in the arbery trial today, that is literally the very least we are owed and you know how much it took us to get a semblance of that kind of accountability. >> brittany pack net cunningham, thank you as always for joining us. "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts right now. good evening once again, day 309 of the biden administration, the three men charged in the kill...

Monitoring for more complications. so a long road to recovery. and is the reality for the over 60 people who survived this but still have a long way to go before any semblance of normal, either physically or, of course, emotionally. john. >> i was going to say, there are the physical wounds but the emotional ones, as well. omar jimenez, thank you so much for being there. president biden took a rare step today that he says will help lower gas prices. but will it make a difference and when? what...

In stone above the supreme court but a reality for all americans. laura, your thoughts? >> you know, this is a case that has reached the upper etchchelo of our government for a reason. one really having a visceral reaction because it showed a demonstration of a lack of humanity for a human being, and im glad the president of the united states has weighed in. im glad he recognizes why this is of such importance. it also is an indication, just the level of celebration that is coming as a result of...

What was your reaction today? >> look, at the end of the day this is an overwhelming victory for our plaintiffs. the jury sent a very clear message that violent hate wont go unanswered. there will be accountability and there will be consequences. they found the defendants liable for civil conspiracy, for racial, religious, ethnic harassment violence and james spiel responsible for intentional infliction of emotional stress. our plaintiffs have fought the last four years tirelessly for the some s...