we should be wondering why it was so fast. i mean, look, most times and charles can agree or disagree with me. as a former prosecutor, when you get a verdict this fast, it s usually a verdict of guilty. this jury has salt through multiple weeks of testimony. this trial started with jury selection january 23rd, i want to say. it s been going more than 61 witnesses presented by the prosecutor. we heard from experts witnesses, we had cell phone evidence, blood spatter evidence. at the end of the day, i think what really moved the needle for the jury was the rebuttal closing from the prosecution. when the prosecutor got up and said, alex murdaugh kicked the person he loved the most, and it wasn t his wife. it wasn t his son. it was himself. and in order to preserve his lifestyle, his addiction, his financial fraud, he picked himself. and if that s what the jury heard last before they went into the jury room, i would not be surprised to see if the verdict is guilty. ellison ba
plus, an alarming new claim from former republican congressman about a call that came from the white house during the capitol attack. and also ahead, the top republican in the house unveils the gop agenda if they win in november. but the plan is being slammed and focused more on talking points than substance. good morning. welcome to way too early on this monday, september 26th. thank you for starting your day with us. we start with a new interview by republican congresswoman liz cheney over the weekend. the wyoming representative who lost her re-election bid in a bitter primary battle last month says she ll do whatever it takes to keep former president donald trump from taking back the white house in 2024. and that includes campaigning for democrats and leaving the republican party if necessary. we cannot afford to be a society where we re tearing each other apart. think about what the leaders say about american democracy. they say our elections can t really they don
patel, an msnbc medical contributor. maura, what s the latest? what do we know? reporter: according to the first lady s communication director, she confirmed the first lady tested positive via pcr test. she developed mild symptoms yesterday evening, monday evening despite testing negative on monday morning, during one of her covid testing cadences that the president and first lady do. when she started feeling the symptoms, she tested negative on an antigen test but then positive via pcr test. she s on vacation with the president and some family members. we know hunter and his wife have been here in south carolina. the first lady will stay here until she receives two negative covid tests. we haven t gotten updates on her symptoms this morning. we know she s been prescribed a round of paxlovid just like we saw the president had been when he initially tested positive. the first lady is 71 years old. we ll obviously be in touch with her office as the days go on to make sure we
order to help people access the health care and abortion services that they need. i anticipate there will be more debate and discussion. or was interesting about the supreme court decision, it gave the authority back to the states to make these decisions. so now that the decision has been made, it will be up to each of the state legislators and people there to talk about their elective representatives about what their laws looked like. we also get a new look at how americans see this decision to overturn roe, from the yougov poll out this morning, it was 41% of americans approved, but nearly 16% 60% disapprove. 67% of women overall in the survey do not agree with this decision. you ve got washington, also in the meantime, still feeling the aftershocks on another topic, a week of bombshell testimony at the january 6th hearings. as folks now brace for more in the coming weeks, this morning, one member of that committee, congressman adam schiff lays out what he thinks the
talked about what has been thus far but also talked what is to come. what is to come. here s the quote, clark decided - it s like a movie. you know, like mussolini or something. yeah. sort of like al haig. no disrespect. you got to know whether you re a utility, infielder or cleanup like the justice department. he decided they re going to take over the justice department. they re going to wipe out everything. and trump. they call in rosen is it donahue yeah. some of these characters, like him and the other guy who said i don t want to hear two words out of you. we always talk about who should play these characters in the movie? who do you think? these guys should play the characters in the movie. listen to this, clark, i ve done a lot of very complicated environmental litigation, sir. donoghue, that s right, you re an environmental office, how about you go back to your office and we ll call you when there s an oil spill. makes a good point. b