double murder. now day two of the double murder try of alex murdaugh in south carolina. it begins in 30 minutes. the first witness is set to take the stand today. i m bill hemmer. good morning at home. dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. a lot of drama. a lot of people following the story for the prominent south carolina lawyer accused of shooting and killing his wife in 2021. propers cuteors argue all the evidence fits together like the pieces of a puzzle including cell phone footage and gunshot residue. bill: the defense claims it proves nothing. high emotion in the courtroom yesterday. the defendant broke down in tears. dana: now as the trial is set to resume the big question is whether his surviving son will take the stand. bill: that s where we begin with jonathan serrie covering the trial. good morning. good morning, bill and dana. alex murdaugh 26-year-old son buster is on the list of 255 potential witnesses. a list that includes law enfor
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is not doing. for me that tells me there is no strategy for growth. we can talk about inflation and jobs all day long. where is the strategy for growth? the strategy for growth would be-not going to potential adversaries. dana: show gas prices. call for three at 3.50 up from last week. going up there. however, this morning you get this gdp number and comes in better than expected at 2.9%. is there a disconnect between what we re hearing from some ceos and what is happening in the economy? i don t think so. the gdp number is backward looking talking about the fourth quarter and talking about the first read. we have three more reads on the gdp and by the way, yes it is better than expected but weaker than the third quarter.