taiwan, if xi jinping gets his wish will be part of china soon. the chips thing, they are moving full speed ahead but will take us a couple years to build these facilities. but $52 billion is heading out the door as of this week to do just that. but we do get a ton and it is upside down, our trade issues with china. john: good to talk to you about all this. great interview with chris wray last night. thank you very much. john: back to the courtroom, continuation of closing arguments in the alec murdaugh trial. used to commit this crime. and this is forensic evidence that was presented to you. first of all, we ll talk about the blackout and you ve heard testimony there were two blackouts purchased in december of 16. and that one went missing around halloween of 17, years prior to
republican congressman attacked judy chu, the first chinese american in congress, saying she shouldn t have a security clearance. that is terrible stuff. we are in mccarthy era stuff that we don t need to repeat. lets everybody come down here a bit. and not talk ourselves into a war with china, a conflict, a standoff may be necessary, but let s be smart about this. tom friedman, we appreciate it. thank you tom. next to, the 2020 election lies that fox news personalities foisted on viewers and what fox chairman rupert murdoch admitted about them order but bring you the details when we come back. and later, the defense alec murdaugh trial but not radically different theory of the crime and also up murdaugh s brother said on the stand today and what happens when murdaugh s wife and son were killed.
continue monitoring that briefing there at the white house should they get back to that, we ll dip back in. bring in fox nation host nancy grace, covering the latest on the alec murdaugh trial, live pictures out of waterboro, south carolina at this hour. nancy, you have been reporting on this extensively, and what a shocker it was last week when he took the stand. how do you believe they are going to sort of come back from all of this this week? what do you believe their strategy and approach will be? well, i can tell you something, i ran into the lead prosecutors waters early, early this morning and he is showing the wear. he looks gaunt, exhausted, and why shouldn t he? he went through about two full days of cross examining alec murdaugh, and let me tell you, murdaugh is a wiley one. camped out in front of the courthouse and i just learned murdaugh s own brother has now taken the stand. that s telling me the defense is
john: compelling testimony in the alec murdaugh trial in a south carolina courtroom as alec murdaugh takes the stand in his own defense, trying to inject enough doubt in the juror s minds they will not convict him for the murders of his wife and son paul. we are here as we begin america reports a little bit late during this lunch break, and jacqui heinrich is with us today. jacqui: we certainly learned a lot in that testimony. heard murdaugh admit it s his voice on the recording at the kennels, lied about his alibi to investigators, he blamed his drug addiction for that, but certainly a lot of new details. i want to play one sound bite that really stood out when he was asked if he killed his wife and son. let s take a listen to sot number 1. mr. murdaugh, did you take this gun or any gun like it and blow your son s brains out on