what the audience at cpac is hearing. plus we have a stunningly quick verdict in the alex murdaugh murder trial. we ll get expert analysis on this case in just a moment. and also ahead secretary of state antony blinken meet briefly with his russian counterpart for the first time since the start of the ukraine war. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, march 3rd. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin in south carolina where a jury has found disbarred lawyer alex murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife and son. the state versus richard alexander murdaugh defendant, indictment for murder fc code 16-3 verdict guilty. the jury of seven men and five women deliberated for less than three hours before unanimously finding the 54-year-old guilty. murdaugh was also convicted of two counts of weapons possession. the defense and prosecution addressed reporters outside the courtroom. we re very disappointed with the verdict.
tell me. the shotgun that i secured in my vehicle on the scene. okay. [no sound] marked as exhibit 4. see if you recognize this particular item. that would be the shotgun i secured. at this time we move exhibit 4 into evidence. no objection. submitted. may i have sergeant green show the firearm to the jury. make sure not to point it at anybody, please. you know how to engage that firearm? okay. all right. sergeant green, i ll show you one other document before we move on to some other matters. all right, your honor i move to admit state s exhibit 2 without objection. no objection. i will show you this exhibit and see if you recognize this document. yes, that would be the chain of custody for the shotgun. is there a signature on that document? it is. what does this mean to the jury? i originally took position of the weapon and turned it over to investigators. may i publish this exhibit, your honor? yes. did you you turned the shotgun over
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Attack on the capitol. What he now acknowledges about that day to get ready to pay more at the pump. The new decision by saudi arabia and russia impacting prices could convicted double murderer alec murdoch get a new trial . The new claims about jury tampering and what legal experts are now saying. Plus, seeing pink, why flamingos n. A. Showing up in several states, not used to seeing them and later, the hero College Quarterback fresh off a big win, tries to get out of a homework assignment at. Please let me turn in my homework. Lake the response from his professor. From abc new york this is america this morning. Good wednesday morning, everyone. Im andrew dymburt. Good morning to you. Im rhiannon ally. We want to begin with a possible new clue in the manhunt for a convicted killer who escaped from prison. Authorities in pennsylvania have reported new sightings of the fugitive and the search area has expanded. Heres abcs Morgan Norwood this morning. The urgent manhunt for escaped murde
6th a national embarrassment. Pierre thomas with late reporting. Also breaking at this hour, the urgent manhunt outside philadelphia tonight, and the new images just in of the escaped convicted murderer. Authorities closing schools, expanding their search area. Where they believe he is now. Trevor ault on the ground there. The record heat. 70 million americans, texas all the way up to New York City tonight. This is expected to last for days. Were also watching what could become another very powerful hurricane. Ginger zee tracking the potential path. The bombshell in the Alex Murdaugh case. The husband and father convicted of murdering his own wife and son. What his attorneys are now claiming. So, will he get a new trial . Tonight, news on Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell after freezing in front of reporters on two occasions. What the capitol physician is now saying. Rachel scott live on the hill. The first lady dr. Jill biden testing positive for covid. The president , two tests