tonight on the reidout last month, we learned about a justice who for years has accepted lavish trips and real estate purchases worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. from a billionaire with interests before the court. that justice failed to disclose these gifts. how low can the court go? how low indeed. the senate judiciary committee holds a hearing on the mounting scandals involving supreme court justices. committee member sheldon whitehouse joins me in a moment. also tonight, it felt like trump had 40 zillion hands. that was testimony today from jessica leads, who claims she was molested by donald trump on a flight. she joins me tonight. plus, some of your favorite tv shows are going dark as hollywood writers go on strike. tonight, a look at the important issues that led to the walkout. and we begin tonight with the united states supreme court. the nine individuals with lifetime appointments highest law giving body in the nation, who have the power to determ
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
the un warns that global food shortages and mass hunger in poorer countries could follow russia s invasion of ukraine. soul legend diana ross, queen and duran duran are among the star studded line up for the queen s platinum jubilee concert. and, we will meet the couple who have won £181; million on the euro millions lottery. britain s biggest ever lottery win. they go public with a press conference in just over half an hour. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ministers are facing growing calls to bring forward large increases in benefits and the state pension which will be paid from next april. charities say they want benefits to increase now to help people. last night the chancellor rushi sunak warned the next few months will tough, as he spoke to business leaders. inflation to business leaders. in the uk has hit a a0 year inflation in the uk has hit a a0 year high of 9%. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. thank you. high