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Zimmermann, on the prosecution table, lonnie kooms, a former los angeles criminal prosecutor, and anna sega mick la zee, a veteran former homicide prosecutor in brooklyn. now, in our makeshift jury box, the neutral voices at least for tonight, richard gabriel, a jury consultant in many high profile cases including the o.j. simpson and casey anthony trials. judge glenda hatchett who was the first african american chief judge of a stiate court in georgia and ken turkell, everyone from hulk hogan to sa sarah palin. if you have not been following this trial, we're going to give you the quick overv...

A very bad decision, and he wanted to say he was sorry. i did accept it, but as far as forgiving, i haven't forgiven him. >> can you give me a sense -- take me into the court with you. you have been -- i was there in state court. the emotions couldn't have been higher there with some of the words used against your son by both the men and the defense attorney. take me into federal court, where we cannot have cameras. can you give me a sense of what it was like in there for you, as a mother whose son was murdered? >> well, when we entered the courtroom, it split into two sections. on the left is...

Cannot have cameras, give me a sense of what it was like for you, as a mother whose son was murdered? >> wow, when we entered the courtroom it's limited to two sections. on the left, the defendants family. on the right, supporters of ahmaud arbery. and wanda sitting right behind the prosecution table. she's been in close contact with the department of justice since february, when these men were for a sentence. , first convicted. and she's prepared impacts statement she was looking forward to sharing with the court. having an opportunity to both address the court and the man responsible for the...

Including sex trafficking and racketeering charges. sonya moge has been following these court proceedings for months now and joining us from new york. you profiled dozens of women involved in this case and what did you learn? >> you know, i was sitting in the courtroom as that verdict came down and i couldn't help but think about all of these women who came and made that moment possible. the prosecution table right in front of me was filled with an all-female prosecution team, these women with extensive histories prosecuting mob families and really complex criminal cases. i thought of all the ...

Manafort had committed here. he cited a lot of cases, some of the cases that he had heard in this very courtroom, that he said he gave people probation or just, you know, a few months in prison. so he was struggling with the idea that of sentencing paul manafort to 19 to 24 years in prison, but he also said that this was obviously a very serious crime and that's why he arrived, eventually, at 47 months. so just under four years. i think a lot of people were surprised. >> yeah. >> reporter: you could see the look of astonishment on the look of a couple of -- on the faces of a couple of the pros...