donald trump. then, new ethics questions about supreme court justice, clarence thomas. and a billionaire donor. and, with just one week until title 42 inspires, a look at the humanitarian crisis at the southern border as the 11th hour gets underway on this thursday night. i m simone in for stephanie ruhle. tonight, this brand-new reporting that special counsel, jack smith, is ramping up efforts to find out former president trump hid classified documents. the new york times writes, prosecutors have, quote, obtained the confidential cooperation of a person who has worked for trump at mar-a-lago. the report continues, quote, the existence of an insider witness, whose identity has not been disclosed could be a significant step in the investigation. this news comes just hours after the justice department scored a critical win in its prosecution of the january 6th attack. today, for members of the proud boys, including the group s leader enrique tarrio were convicted of seditious
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you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in new york. much of california is under a state of emergency this afternoon, and mandatory evacuations are under way in parts of monterrey county on the central coast. a short time ago we received drone video of a levee that failed this morning. as you can see, the waters rushed through the breach and into a nearby neighborhood. the floodwaters have washed away roads and bridges and cut off some communities in the area. this is new video. we also have coming in from springville, where many have lost their homes and belongings in that area. california s reeling from its tenth atmospheric river of the winter in the central and northern parts of the state. it s dumping huge amounts of rain and snow on the ground that is already saturated. cnn s mike valerio joins us. you spoke to a county supervisor a short time ago there. what have you learned? reporter: well, he told us, jim, that there are hundreds of people now in shelters
jesse: he still says he didn t do it but a jury of his peers disagree, alex murdaugh found guilty of murdering his son, paul and wife, maggie and sentenced to life in prison. a stunning fall from disgraced attorney and only practiced law in tiny south carolina but they were the law. that is until alex went from lawyer to defend her. the judge tearing down that dynasty. your family, including you have been prosecuting people here in this courtroom and many have received the death penalty. probably for lesser conduct and the question is, when will it end? when will it end? and it has ended already for the jury because they have concluded that you continue to lie and lie throughout your testimony. jesse: the judge had this chilling, actually warning for the convicted murderer. i know you have to see see pl and maggie during the nighttime when you sleep. i am sure they come to visit you. and i m sure all day and every night. jesse: na in the end it was the team that