maggie and i would never hurt my son paw paw. murder of your wife maggie murdaugh, i sentence you to a term for the rest of the natural life. for the murder of paul murdaugh, i sentence you to prison for murdering him for the rest of your natural life. john: convicted double murderer alec murdaugh set to spend the rest of his life and after life behind bars after a south carolina judge handed down two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. john roberts in washington. good friday to you. gillian: good friday, that s an awful long time, two life sentences. i m gillian turner, i m in for sandra, this is america reports. so in this fairly dramatic sentencing hearing, judge clifton newman admonished him, called the defense not credible and assault on the integrity of the judicial system. john: murdaugh repeatedly claimed he did not murder his wife and son. his conviction capped off a stunning fall from grace for his family which the judge described
you can. soon after davis was nominated for the medal of honor but the paperwork disappeared. a few years later, he was it was resubmitted and then lost again. ron dees, had this to say. i don t think it was by accident. i think that because he was a black leader of our team, i think those recommendations were thrown away. colonel davis s daughter explains the lessons her father, an all american college football player in louisiana, the son of a midwestern foundry worker recently inducted not army ranger hall of fame told her when she was young. he always talked about it s about we, not i, so whenever i
you, i wish your brother christopher was still with us to see your dad finally recognized. it s a story that didn t just begin in the vietnamese village 58 years ago. picture paris in 1956, the son of a midwestern foundry worker starting his first year at southern university in the heart of louisiana. a college football team quickly noticed that paris had the grit and guts they needed on the team. before long paris not only joined the team but named all american for it. he is a very slow learner, this guy. [laughter] i tell you what, off the field paris saw reminders of to many he was less than an american. that in the eyes of the law he was less than a person. signs on bars that read whites only, seats on buses were off limits for african-americans