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washington. glad to have you. here right now in south carolina, there are major developments in alex murdaugh s double murder trial. the prosecution now respond ing after the defense presented its closing arguments yesterday. defense attorney jim griffin made an emotional plea when wrapping up his presentation. there are two words that justice demands this thises case and those two words are not guilty. the oath you have taken in this case it requires a verdict not dwlt. on behalf of alex, of buster, on behalf of maggie and on behalf of my friend paul, i respectfully request that you do not compound a family tragedy with another thank you. just before closing arguments began, the judge remove d a jurr for discussing the case outside of the trial. diane gallagher is outside of the court in south carolina. diane, what more did the defense say today as they were presenting to the jury in these final hours of this trial? reporter: jim griffin spoke for about 2 hours and 15
that they don t want to default. they want to avoid that, but they don t agree on how to do it. mccarthy wants to hold it at hostage in return for massive cuts on discretionary programs meaning basically everything but social security and medicare which along with defense, make up the clear bulk of the budget while president biden has been adamant that no cuts are on the table. none. so what are these guys going to talk about? and how will mitch mcconnell, chuck schumer and hakeem jefferies factor in? they will also be at that may 9th meeting. does it end an agreement to disagree until this fall? in other words, a short-term deal to avoid collapse? because that is what economists are worried about, a default that will send the markets into a freefall, add rocket fuel to inflation, slash millions of jobs, cut off social security payments and veterans benefits and drag the u.s. economy into an ugly and potentially prolonged recession. no one wants that. joining me now is nbc n
and the rise of china. and, climate advocates bless the president for approving a huge drilling project in alaska. we will sit down democratic senator chris van hollen let what it says about progressive s wish list ahead of 2024. plus, the bite administration says the worst is over, after a high-profile bank failure spoils markets appear. our banking system is sound. but while makers, business leaders and consumers are still bracing ahead of a fed interest rate decision just days away. we will bring in mohamed el-erian one of the world s most respected investors on what this means for your economy and your money. then, former president donald trump says he expects to be arrested in manhattan on tuesday per bless the sunday panel of the looming charges could up and the 2024 campaign all right now on fox news sunday . gate hello from doctors in washington. global powers are flexing this week russian president putin is prepared to welcome his chinese counterpart judging p
well, the stage is now set for a potential presidential rematch. president biden has officially launched his re-election bid. he says the battle for the nation s soul as he s described it is not over, and he s ready to take on so-called maga extremists. and a new threat in war torn sudan. one of the warring factions seizing a laboratory in khartoum. samples of polio, measles, and cho cholera potentially exposed. and officials are warning a germ bomb could be released on the already devastated capital city. and parts of the midwest could see the worst flooding in 20 years here in the coming days. earlier than expected snow melt is pushing the mississippi river closer to cresting in parts of iowa, minnesota, and wisconsin. what this means for some of the major crops that americans depend on from those areas. we are following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. four years to the day after he launched his 2020 president