fact he died few days later and his mother was in late stage alzheimer s and house being cared for by a caretaker and you ll hear from the caretaker. mr. waters? just a moment. reporter: we ve heard the beginning of the opening statements from state there from the lead prosecutor creighton waters, let s bring back in cnn diane gallagher outside the courthouse also with us misty mer ris, what stands out to you about the evidence the state says they have against alex murdaugh? yes, new evidence here, really, really important we have a blue rain coat that murdaugh wore do his parents house in the days after the murders, that has to gunshot residue on it. that is something we did not know before.
also more references to gunshot residue. and maggie s dna we ve also seen a lot of information set forth to the jury in this opening statement relating to the guns that were used. now, we know that the prosecutors do not actually have the weapon. but we see them putting together their case that there was a missing gun that will match the casings that were found at the scene, and that gun was purchased by murdaugh and now cannot be accounted for. so we re starting to see how the prosecution is going to put together their case. but that gunshot residue and blue rain coat or blue tarp will be a essential piece of this case. in addition, we see the prosecutors laying the stage. it s going to be cell phone data we heard a lot about this snapchat. we know that there might be location data. we know there s a witness coming from google to testify. we hear that maggie and paul are
two separate systems. the first one that will be sliding into the northeast and mid atlantic going through the day saturday, the secondary one just starting to push its way into northern california that is expected to spread across the mountain west in the next 24 to 48 hours, unfortunately bringing several locations just in time for the ball to drop, to produce some rain as well as snow. the one location everybody wants to know about though is new york city. let s start with the good news. temperature wise it is going to be above average and certainly warmer than it was this same time one week ago. temperatures will likely be into the low 50s in the hours leading up to the ball dropping, but there s also quite significant rain chances. now, the heaviest rain is likely going to be in the early evening portion, beginning to lighten up the closer we get to the stroke of midnight. the problem is that it may not be gone entirely. you may want to have a rain coat or poncho handy if you plan
still, though, which ones work best? how can you spot a fake one? dr. sanjay gupta shows us the science behind the masks. reporter: in the united states, we are being drenched with omicron. a variant so contagious that it has caused daily cases to double in the past two weeks. now, just like you would put on a better rain coat in a bad storm, we need better masks more than ever. our best bet, an n-9 5 mask. if you are going to wear a mask, wear the best mask possible. aaron collins is an engineer. there is significant improvement. they are such a powerful tool. i think it s worth reminding people why exactly they work so well. it has to do with the actual material.
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