Have arranged getting killed so that his son could get a $10 million insurance policy. Sounds bizarre. A lot of doubts. But for now the focus in this hamilton county, south carolina courtroom is just to get an arraignment on the committing insurance fraud charge. Then it could expand from there. Let s get the latest from steve harrigan in hampton county with more. Steve? we re keeping an eye on the first court appearance of alex murdaugh who stands in front of insurance fraud charges. He hired a former client to shoot him in the head by the side of a rural road in south carolina. The alleged gunman, curtis smith was released on $55,000 bond. Murdaugh surrendered himself to police. He arrived in a tshirt and fluorescent sneakers. His hands were cuffed. Murdaugh gained notoriety when his wife and son were brutal religioned down this summer outside the family s large hunting lodge in rural south carolina. It was murdaugh that discovered the bodies, murdaugh that called 911. Still no publi
Trying to use an unlawful ability to go after americans who they think disagree with them. Beneath this, kevin is clearly running scared. Petrified he might be more deeply implicated in the events of the day. Mccarthy s phone records are also subject to the preservation request that the committee issued on monday to more than 30 social media and telecom companies. That means there s a chance that his data will be the target of a potential subpoena. That explains mccarthy s panic when he is issued an unprecedented threat to the companies on tuesday, vowing to destroy them if they comply with investigators. He is not just demanding those companies stonewall congress, he is running a protection racket. Not unlike the mafia. With the threat of retribution. He is extorting private sector companies for a guarantee of safety. What exactly is he trying to hide? let s remember, little kevin is among at least a dozen republicans to have their communications targeted by the select committee. An a
Welcome, everyone. I am sandra smith and this is america reports. John: i am john roberts in washington. Talking about ending the mission in afghanistan as the u. S. Now depends on the goodwill of the taliban to rescue americans and allies still stuck in the country. We now know that dozens of u. S. Journalists and their families are among the stranded. This comes as new photos of taliban holding mock funerals. Sandra: nikki haley joins us ahead of the pentagon news conference at happening in just a moment. First, a u. N. Ambassador, your reaction to those photos, as outrage is pouring in? but also big questions as to whether or not those journalists left behind can count on this president and take him at his word that he will get them out of that country and out of harm s way? thank you, sandra. First, i can tell you that those photos are every reason blinken, sullivan, and biden should not be trusting the taliban. I think what we are seeing with the journalists and americans there, b
Department are only compounding the problem. Biden is americans are able to get to the airport we have no indication they haven t been able to get problem through the airport. We made an agreement with the telegram far, they ve allowed them to go through, so we know of no circumstance where american citizens are carrying american passport trying to get through the airport. The u. S. Military last night had to rescue 169 americans by helicopter were just 200 yards outside of the airport, on the other pentagram back president, revealing americans are being attacked on the way there. We know of cases, a small number we know of, we are aware of the radical cases were there is no harassment going on some physical violence has occurred. Aishah: to make the issue even more obligated tonight, the u. S. Embassy and afghanistan issue security alert that reads, because of potential security threats outside the gates at the kabul airport, we are advising u. S. Citizens to avoid traveling to the ai
today we are able to breathe again. i m going to miss him, but now i know he s in history. what a day to be a floyd. it s a victory for all of us. there s no color barrier on this. this is everyone who has been held down, pinned down. you know what, people? we standing together in unity. the brothers of george floyd reacting after a jury finds derek chauvin guilty of murder. the first such conviction of a white police officer against a black civilian in the state of minnesota. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is wednesday, april 21st. guilty on all charges was the verdict rendered after ten hours of deliberations for former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin who killed a black man named george floyd on may 25th of last year by kneeling on his neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. chauvin s bond was revoked and he was immediately remanded to custody at the oak park heights correctional facility where he will spend the next eight weeks awaiting sentencin