is. i can promise you i would hurt myself before i would hurt one of them. the alex murdaugh trial in the deep south captivating the nation. there are a lot of conversations i had where i misled my clients and i stole their money. reporter: a case of weltd, po wealth, power, privilege, and murder. once i lied i continued to lie. reporter: but is there enough evidence to convict the man at the center of it all. i didn t shoot my wife or my son anytime ever. reporter: tonight we lay out the facts, the mysterious clues, and the trial s stunning turns in this cnn prime time special. good evening, everyone, i m laura coates and closing arguments today in the double murder trial, and they will resume tomorrow and come after five weeks of tense, emotional, and graphic moments. as the jury of 12 in walterboro, south carolina, will soon decide alex murdaugh s fate. for the very first time today, they visited the scene of the murders of maggie and paul murdaugh trav
Change in supply. Reports that other companies are thinking about trying to acquire it, a possibility of a huge deal in agriculture and chemicals. Gop leadership, paul ryan meeting with donald trump. Trump has arrived at rnc headquarters for his key meeting with the House Speaker as they work to find a way to unify around trumps candidacy. We go outside rnc headquarters where protesters are now gathering. Good morning, john. Reporter good morning, carl. Donald trump did arrive a few minutes. He was greeted by protesters. We have not soon paul ryan, though he is not known for being late. We would assume that meeting is now under way. Its an important meeting for donald trump to begin to unify this priority. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell has decided the best thing to do to protect his majority is to endorse donald trump. But paul ryan is a politician who has more of a commitment to particular ideas, particular political style than many other politicians and he has indicated, as
For montauk. Everybody else slowly climbing. We will see temperatures widespread across the northeast many the 80s today. The satellite and radar picture showing were practically cloud free. Wall to wall sunshine to start off. And the futurecast, a class of clouds coming in. And then tomorrow, showers and thunderstorms at times. We will finally shake the rain by the evening hours. And sunday looks terrific. So heres what you can expect across the area today. A lot of n of 84. The beaches look good as well. More coming up in the exclusive accuweather forecast in a few minutes. Heres Heather Orourke. Hello. P. A. T. H. Trains, Journal Square to 333rd street, 15 minute to 33rd street, 15 minute delays. George Washington Bridge, inbound, the upperlevel, you are bumper to bumper. A repeat almost every day this week because of construction on the cross bronx eastbound, had over an hour delay. George Washington Bridge is 10. The lincoln is five. Holland with a minor delay. P. A. T. H. Weekend
Forecast. Good morning. Im lori stokes. And im in for roseanne tellez. You are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. Amy freeze in today. Good morning. We start out this friday with nice conditions. Mostly clear skies overnight, just a few patchy clouds and starting with 69 degrees. And highs today in the low to mid80s. A change is the increase in humidity and warmer temperatures by the afternoon. 60 degrees. Long island, 62 for islip. And 50s north and west with monticello with number at 57. Satellite and radar, we have dry conditions and a high of 84. Heres Heather Orourke with a look at traffic. Good morning. New Jersey Transit, Long Island Railroad, all on or close to schedule. A. M. 4 train, signal problems at kings bridge so downtown delays as a result. George washington bridge, lower level closed in both directions until 5 00 a. M. And construction at the lincoln and holland. And we have alternate side of the Street Parking rules are in effect citywide. Ov
Accused in the death of freddie gray is under way in baltimore right now. Edward neario is one of three involved in grays initial arrest. He has pleaded not guilty to assault charges. Prosecutors say gray died for injuries sustained after being arrested. Chris gordon is live in baltimore with how this trial will be different from the first officers. Chris, good morning. Reporter Opening Statements this morning lasted less than an hour with prosecutors accusing officer nero of assaulting freddie gray by shackling his legs and risking his life by loading him on to a police wagon face down on the ground without securing him with a seat belt. The lawyer, the defense lawyer for officer nero said he acted in a reasonable matter and it was the responsi driver, not nero, to see to grays safety. Nero chased gray on 2015. Gray was on the ground and said he needed his asthma inhaler. Prosecutors say he suffered a broke neck and died a week later. Officer nero is not charged with his death. He is