The trials studies, in this primetime special. Good evening everyone, i am laura coats, the Closing Argument today in the Alex Murdaugh Double Murder trial will resume tomorrow. They come after five weeks of intense, emotional, and graphic moments. As a jury of 12 in South Carolina will soon decide Alex Murdaughs face, and for the very first time today they visited the scene of the murders of maggie and paul murdoch, traveling to the families hunting property. We also got to look at the crime scene of close we have video released today. Here is how tonight is going to work. We have assembled some of the nations most prominent trial and jury veterans to analyze the key pieces of evidence. And which side may have the best argument. On the defense table, mark omara, who defended george zimmerman. Jennifer vaughan jean who defended bill cosby, and r. Kelly. And lonnie coombs, a former los angeles Criminal Prosecutor and a veteran former homicide prosecutor in brooklyn. In our makes a jury
kamala harris is set to condemn vladimir putin in a speech to world leaders. what we expect to hear at the munich security conference and latest from kyiv. and funeral services today for alonzo bagley, the unarmed man killed by shreveport police. we re getting a first look at the body cam video. and the toxic train derailment in ohio, federal officials set to investigate next week as some residents say they are experiencing health issues including rashes and trouble breathing. we ll hear directly from them. and plus key testimony in the alex murdaugh trial laying out the prosecution s version of events including the time line they say puts murdaugh at the scene of the crime. the weekend is here. saturday, february 18, thank you so much for waking up with us. always great to be with you bright and early. i wish you were right here next to me to keep me energized. it was a rough night but we won t go into that. a rough start for all of us. sometimes you have to fake
I did not. Is at your door, mr. Murdaugh, bad things happen. What do you mean by bad things. Do you know why people lie, because they know they have done something wrong. Are you. I would never intentionally do anything to hurt either one of them. Ever. Ever. Nancy im nancy grace, thank you for being us with here for special investigation of Alex Murdaugh double murder trial, were camped outside of the court of house. In less than 12 hours. 0930 court will resume. We saw the debacle on the stand last week. There he goes, Alex Murdaugh, crying and crying. There is a report that one of the juror,handed him a box of kleenex, did they believe him . He did a great job, but during crossexamination. It began to fall apart under the beating he took from the prosecutor. This is is the reason you should never take the stand, remember that Fifth Amendment right to remain see lent, listen to our cut number 12. I dont believe doing that. I dont believe that i ever had one of those, i dont think a s
Hows your client now . Hows his State Of Mind . Not good. Jimmy, where jim i was with him that morning he was shot. In his mind, he was ready to give up. I said, you know, alex, theres an end to this, and theres a life beyond this. And you need to be here for your family, and buster loves you, and, you know, we all support you 100 . And he told me that he had an Opioid Addiction and that he had been struggling with it for many, many years and it was very expensive. Alex murdaughs speaking for the first time in weeks, this time from a savannah hospital bed. The patriarch of the family making Big Decisions as he recovers from a gunshot wound. The murders of my wife and son have caused an incredibly difficult time in my life. Ive made a lot of decisions that i truly regret. Im resigning from my law firm and entering rehab after a long battle thats been exacerbated by these murders. After alex was shot, first thing he did was admit that he had an Opioid Addiction and a problem and then wen
Including 2 3s of democrats saying that President Biden is too old for another term. Today in pennsylvania, he said hes going to be there next year right at the top of the ticket. I tell you what, someone said, you know, that biden, hes getting old, man. I tell you what. Well, guess what . The only thing that comes with age is a little wisdom. Ive been doing this longer than anybody. Guess what . Im going to continue to do it with your help. That seems to be a subtle response made by an author that interviewed biden world for a new book. They said President Biden could bow out. Based on all of your reporting, how much of a surprise will that be to you . Id say it would be a surprise to me, but it wouldnt be a total surprise. The reelection strategy is starting to come in to focus as well. President biden wants to talk about Trump Without Naming trump. Guess what . The great real estate builder, the last guy, he didnt build a damn thing. Under my predecessor, infrastructure week became