that circle. they have the ability to do the forensic work. they have the ability to interview witnesses, and they have the ability to gather electronic data. and we believe that we ve shown conclusively that s.l.e.d. failed miserably in investigating this case. and had they done a competent job that alex would have been excluded from that circle a year ago, two years ago, but he would have been excluded. what did you hear from the witness stand? you hear from chief barry mccroy. i didn t know chief mccroy until i got involved in this case, but his reputation is outstanding. and he s a consummate professional, and he explained that when he got there he was
0 morning, joe scarborough? i wanted to go to the rev, he s on fire today. the commissioner rev, come on, you know, preacher s kids can be tough, right? a lot of pressur but a carpenter and a preacher, i don t know how he did it. that s a rough combination, we actually had a candidate quoting the bible this morning. we re going to have a great day deacon scarborough. sfwr amen, reverend sharpton. that does it for us this morning, lindsey reiser picks up the coverage right now. it s 10:00 a.m. in new york, i m lindsey reiser. right now all eyes are on this courtroom in south carolina as the closely watched double murder trial of alex murdaugh s its final stages. the defense has begun its closing arguments just after a juror was dismissed. let s listen. alex murdaugh innocent of these charges and frankly, as he explained that s not natural when you hear on the news that a crime has occurred, an arrest has been made, you feel a little bit relieved, thank god they caught him, and f