atmospheric river is raising water levels and leaving a trail of destruction. a levee breech iach is forcing evacuations in monterey county. governor newsom has declared a state of emergency. we can t live like this. how do i live like this? how do i have my kids live here or my elderly mother live here? mike, a lot of people are trying to reassess how much longer can they endure this. reporter: right. you know a couple people made the decision to leave just a few minutes ago. we saw them coming out on national guard convoys because they couldn t wait any longer. we re here just over the santa cruz line in pajaro. you see acres of farmland that are now underwater. if we push in looking north, the farther you go, the closer you get to the pajaro river. a levee in the river failed around midnight local time, which is why you see all this water flooding this strawberry farm that s on either side of the railroad tracks. we want to jump to drone video of neighboring watsonvi
this is america s newsroom. so finally the prosecution will rest its case. after the jury took a field trip to the crime scene. they toured the kennels where they say alex murdered his son and wife. he told investigators he wasn t near there. he had to reverse that story on the hand. they paint him as a serial liar with the means, motive and opportunity. this defendant, on the other hand, has fooled everyone everyone, everyone who thought they were close to him and everyone who thought they knew who he was. he has fooled them all. and he fooled maggie and paul, too. and they paid for it with their lives. dana: team fox coverage. nancy grace is here with analysis. let s begin with jonathan serrie in atlanta to set the scene for us. good morning, dana and bill. in their closing arguments, the defense for alex murdaugh are expected to push their theory that perhaps two shooters were involved with the murders of maggie and paul murdaugh and that the initial crime scen
alec murdaugh is innocent, innocent of these charges. he lied because that s what addicts do, addicts lie. he lied because he had a closet full of skeletons. evidence is crystal clear from that moment he started fabricating evidence against alec. john: the alec murdaugh trial, a fiery rebuttal to the closing arguments, before the jury decides whether the disgraced attorney is guilty of murdering his wife and son. i m john roberts in washington. good to be with you. jacqui: murder could get life in prison without the possibility of parole if the jury convicts him of the murder charges. john: defense arguing prosecutors failed to prove their case that he committed the crimes beyond a reasonable doubt. jonathan is live in the southeast bureau with the latest. interesting arguments from jim griffin this morning and now the prosecution with a chance to try to rebutt some of those before the jury gets the charge. as we look at the live feed from the courtroom, you are see
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paula. it s just a very scary time in our country. asking for trouble. team trump trying to fire up his base, as he faces possible indictment within days. and joining forces, the world s biggest central banks team up to keep the cash flowing and stave off a possible financial crisis. all right. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m christine romans. good monday morning to you. in just 90 minutes, china s leader xi jinping arriving in moscow for a state visit including a one-on-one meeting with russian president vladimir putin. overnight, the two leaders published articles written for audiences in each country. the pieces highlight the trust in cooperation, and credit china for promoting peace in ukraine. cnn s salma abdelaziz following the story live from london for us. salma, what s the purpose of xi s visit? and what is putin looking for from china? reporter: well, for president xi who has, of course, secured that unprecedented third