jesse: he still says he didn t do it but a jury of his peers disagree, alex murdaugh found guilty of murdering his son, paul and wife, maggie and sentenced to life in prison. a stunning fall from disgraced attorney and only practiced law in tiny south carolina but they were the law. that is until alex went from lawyer to defend her. the judge tearing down that dynasty. your family, including you have been prosecuting people here in this courtroom and many have received the death penalty. probably for lesser conduct and the question is, when will it end? when will it end? and it has ended already for the jury because they have concluded that you continue to lie and lie throughout your testimony. jesse: the judge had this chilling, actually warning for the convicted murderer. i know you have to see see pl and maggie during the nighttime when you sleep. i am sure they come to visit you. and i m sure all day and every night. jesse: na in the end it was the team that
top of the hour here in the cnn newsroom. thanks for joining us. i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto. happening now, attorney general merrick garland on capitol hill to testify before the jen at judiciary committee for the first time here. you see senators cruz and holly. he is expected to be hit with a wide range of questions including allegations from republicans as they said that the justice department is being weaponized against conservatives as well as updates into investigations into trump and biden and we ll take you there live as it happens. the annual cpac conference happens today as we get new cnn reporting about what trump s allies are doing to get house republicans in his corner. for 2024, not all of them are there. sdwloo also ahead, closing arguments are expected to begin today in the double murder trial of disgraced former lawyer alex murdaugh. jurors in that case at the crime scene at this hour. we will take you live to south carolina. let s begin this hour with
little to anything against churches and pro life centers. they will get in a lot. senator ted cruz asking garland during his last appearance before the committee about promise he made to keep politics out of the d.o.j. it went like this. i asked you quote, will you commit to this committee that under your leadership the department of justice will not target the political opponents of this administration? your answer, quote, absolutely. it is totally inappropriate for the department to target any individual because of their politics or their position in a campaign. that was your promise just a few months ago. i m sorry to say you have broken that promise. dana: that was more than a year ago. the committee will have plenty of ground to cover today. jason chaffetz ahead with reaction. david spunt starting us off on capitol hill. attorney general taking a seat behind me ready to answer those questions. he said multiple times he wants to keep politics out of the d.o.j. he wi
of mar-a-lago for classified documents. but also since he launched not one, but two special counsel investigations into both former president trump and president biden. we just saw garland walk into the hearing room moments ago. he didn t answer any questions on the way in. we are live on the hill. also, congress intensifies its scrutiny of china. one lawmakers even warning of a, quote existential struggle with the nation during the very first meeting of a house select committee dedicated to china. what we learned. plus, the warning from the head of the fbi about china s efforts to hinder investigations into the origin of covid. we are also following breaking news in greece, a devastating head-on collision between a freight train and a passenger train carrying 350 passengers. officials saying dozens were killed with reports of people being thrown out of windows from the impact. the desperate search this morning for survivors in the wreckage. and an extraordinary moment
i ll try to reduce the number of migrants seeking asylum in our country at the southern border. white house plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars they say and aborted communities like el paso and other places that are over run with the migrant problem. but critics say it will not go far enough to stop the endless flow of illegal crossings. s third start of the first day this administration check office. that is in the surge started. we are just getting more and more highs and lows obviously but with title 42 going the news is out. they realize they come right now. that s overseeing so many individuals come across and continue to come across. the right political will is in place. these people need to be det detained. arthel: griff jenkins is live in branson, texas and the latest. what are you seeing there? arthel, we are seeing firsthand every hour of today group after group after group of migrants coming here. last 24 hours and just this area and brownsville par