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A federal hate crime, and attempted kidnapping of arbery. the mcmichaels were also each found guilty of an additional firearms charge. the mcmichaels and bryan are already serving life sentences for the felony murder of arbery after a separate state trial in november. only bryan is eligible for parole after 30 years. but these new federal convictions could add more life sentences. >> we got a victory today. but it's so many families out there who don't get victories. >> this is a federal hate crime case that almost did not go to court due to a plea deal with the defendants which was ultimately...

Determining they chased arbery because he was black. it was an emotional day for jurors and the family. ryan young has the latest. >> victory. >> holding their hands high outside a georgia courthouse, another victory for the family of ahmaud arbery, nearly two years after his murder. >> i knew wood weget victory on the state level and in the federal level. >> i give all glory to god. and we got justice for ahmad. >> a jury found travis mcmichael, his father gregory mcmichael, and william bryan guilty of all counts in their federal hate crimes trial. the mcmichaels were also each found guilty o...

The message that is sent. it's completely different than the state trial when we saw what was depicted, which is the violence but more of the mind of these defendants and what drove them to have the audacity to chase down this man that they did not know, did not know their mother, their family, their friends, what he's been through, but because of how he looked. they determined that they wanted to be judge, jury and executioner. >> bernarda, as a legal expert, i'm just curious, aside from the defense argument and what we heard from the prosecution, what impact at all did ahmaud arbery's family...

Prosecution bring witness after witness to the stand to testify about their personal interactions with the mcmichaels and saying the conversations turned into a rant about black people and how travis or gregory michael didn't like black people, using racial slurs. the prosecution laid out text messages and social media posts from all three defenses. that's why they say it's clear they didn't like black people. they hated them. that's why they targeted, attacked and killed ahmaud arbery because he was black man in their neighborhood. all three men already face life in prison because of the conv...

Very emotional final hours in court, nadia. >> reporter: absolutely, john. good morning. and that's what it's been like for this trial and the previous state trial as well. very emotional for all the parties involved. and really the world because many people saw that viral video of the killing of ahmaud arbery. so many people have been watching. well, at about 9:00, that's when the jury will come back to the courthouse behind me to begin their deliberations for day two. and before they were dismissed by the judge last night, they were given very strict instructions, they can't talk to themselv...