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And roddy bryant, they are facing different charges. mcmichaels are charged with brandishing a weapon and there's a lot of things going on and the thing to point out is how ahmaud arbery's parents were reacting in the courtroom. we know his mother and father were there and this is tremendously emotion a.m. at one point wanda copper jones was actually sobbing openly during the prosecution's argument so this is the second time they have had to sit through the evidence, the state trial and now and wednesday marks the two-year anniversary of the death. >> blayne alexander live for us there in a ra...

Jogger ahmaud arbery on trial for federal hate crimes. the prosecutor said they targeted arbery because he was black. if he had been white he would have gone for a jog, checked out a cool house under construction and been home in time for sunday supper. instead he went out for a jog, ended up running for his life. arbery's mother sounding confident about the case. >> i think that we'll get another victory out of this. i think it's going to be a long, long hard round, a whole lot of hard evidence is going to come into play so i've got to be prepared for that each and every day. but i'm grateful...

Ahmaud arbery. that had nothing to do with it. so, the defense is trying to disconnect the two and saying that the defendants had a good faith belief they were protecting the neighborhood. they thought ahmaud arbery was doing something that was amiss or illegal, and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the basis for what they're doing. but it's hard to make that argument when you read all the ugly things that you read when it looks and sounds and quacks like a duck. laura, what is it? a duck. >> i got to tell you, you and i both know it comes down to the strength of the case. things that may seem ex...

Officers who also have an obligation to provide a duty of care to someone who is in their custody, and what they choose to do or what they choose not to do will actually essentially determine what accountability looks like in police training and down the line in a criminal courtroom. this really comes down to what was the formal obligation you have to somebody who is in your custody? it's not enough to be present if you're not going to go forward and accomplish your oath of office of providing that particular duty. so this is an extraordinarily important case that will have ripple effect all a...

Years ago. they face life sentences if they are convicted on top of the life sentences from their state trial. joining me now, blaine alexander in georgia, and civil rights attorney. what did we hear in today's closing arguments? >> reporter: right now we are hearing the final words in the case. the final prosecution the government is giving its rebut annual, and we heard from all three defense attorneys and after this case wraps up this case goes to the jury. the three men already were convicted of the murder of ahmaud arbery. the three men on trial, it was argued, are vigilantes and they too...