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Whether it's felony murder or malice murder. >> that's exactly right. whether it's felony murder or malice murder, the penalties are going to be almost exactly the same. but your point about a split verdict is an excellent one. in my experience as a federal prosecutor, juries try really hard to sort through the facts and apportion liability in a fair and thoughtful way. they don't always get it right. it's not it always thoughtful. but here i think it is. let me explain that. so son pulled the trigger. he was the one convicted of malice murder. father also wielded a firearm. he was convicted o...

Major pharmacies tel nbc news demand has been high for weeks. >> the rapid tests are not the gold standard, they're not perfect, but they're a good layer to add to the other measures you're doing to try to keep people safe. >> reporter: tonight for dr. bell and families nationwide, moving from virtual to personal, a way to safely gather just in time for the holidays. miguel almaguer, nbc news the high-profile civil trial over violence at the 2017 unite the right rally in charlottesville, virginia, has ended in a split verdict. the jury ordered white nationalist leaders and organizers to pay ...

Tiki torches and chanted things like "jews will not replace us." on the second day a man plowed his car into a group of counterprotesters, killing 32-year-old heather heyer. today a jury concluded that nine counterprotesters are entitled to financial compensation from those very same white supremacists. substantial compensation, awarding them more than $25 million in damages. the jury failed to reach a decision on two claims about whether the defendants had engaged in a race-based violent conspiracy which is illegal under a federal law known as the ku klux klan act. amy spitalnek is the direct...

The defendants had raged in a race based violence conspiracy. which is illegal under a federal law known as the ku klux klan act. , amy spitalnick, it's a director of the organization that reprimanded the plaintiffs and she defends and represents. >> amy first i get your reaction to what was sort of a split verdict although all of the claims that were found were found in the plaintiffs favor, what was your reaction to that? >> look, at the end of the day this is an overwhelming victory for our plaintiffs. the jury and the very clear message that violent hate won't go unanswered. that there wil...

Justification. the defense may also appeal base ed on the evidence that the judge didn't let the jury see pertaining to mr. arbery's minor criminal justice involvement and his mental health rorlds. the defense will argue those were relevant and should have been presented. but bottom line is, in most cases, when people appeal criminal convictions, they lose. this was a well-fought battle by the prosecution. >> there are also next steps here. there's the federal hate crimes case that's coming up. i wonder if you can lay that out as well as your analysis of what we saw as a split verdict. we know...