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He started striking. he was on me. he was tugging on my shirt. i had the gun. and i was too close to draw on him. >> so you're saying that all of that took place, he's not your shirt, he's striking you, you've got the gun up in this thing, and you can't draw down on him. and it's a struggle, and he's on you and you're going back and forth in front of the truck. is that what you're saying? >> yes. >> reporter: the racial implications of three white men charged with murdering a black man have not going unnoticed. that day arbery's mother expressing home at the prayer vigil. . >> i am confident w...

Who has just said, stop or i'll blow your [ bleep ] head off, by trying to get in the truck? >> that's what the shows, yes, ma'am. >> gregory mcmichael, his father and william bryan. the prosecution has, however, reminded the court over and over again what the defendants told police after the shooting. >> during your statement to the police, did you say that you and your father were trying to arrest mr. arbery? did you? >> in the statement? >> yeah, to the police. >> no, ma'am. >> reporter: prosecutors also pushed back against claims of self-defense. >> and you were right there, and you just p...

Acted in the way that he did. >> mj lee, appreciate it. thank. now, to the trial of three white men charged with the killing of a jogger, ahmaud arbery, a black man. during open statements today, prosecutors argued the defendants tracked down the 25-year-old, cornered him and shot him without any knowledge that arbery had done anything wrong even though they claim they were making a citizen's arrest. also today, an emotional moment for arbery's mom who saw the video of her son's death in its entirety for the first time adve as it was played in the courtroom. >> state of georgia versus trav...

Happened to ahmaud the last minutes of his life. >> reporter: at no time during the five-minute chase, the prosecutor says, did the defendants tell arbery they were performing a citizen's arrest. instead, prosecutors say gregory mcmichael shouted threats. >> so, 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 i'll blow your [ bleep ] head off. >> reporter: in the defense's opening statements, travis mcmichael's attorney portrays a very different story. >> this case is about duty and responsibility. >>...

Neighborhood home under construction without permission. including, the day that arbery was killed. >> 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. >> reporter: gregory mcmichael's attorney, also, argued his client's actions were well within the law. >> greg mcmichael was absolutely sure this was the guy. the same guy he had seen on surveillance videos inside a house multiple times where greg had sound reasons to believe theft had occurred. the state's first witness ...