country s rejection of donald trump in the 2020 election and became a critical battleground in the campaign by trump and his allies to overturn his defeat. a letter today from fulton county d.a. connie willis to judges and her fellow county officials saying in essence, clear your calendars. the new york times reports this, the georgia prosecutor leading an investigation into the former president and his allies has taken the unusual step of announcing remote workdays for most of her staff during the first three weeks of august. asking judges in the downtown atlanta courthouse not to schedule trials for part of that time, as she prepares to bring charges in the inquiry. the move suggests that the fulton county d.a. is expecting a grand jury to unseal indictments during that time period. thanks to court filings and reporting, we know that willis has cast a very wide net, with everyone from state gop officials to the ex-president himself, under scrutiny right now. the new york
made available to the white house and congress, the department reaching the same conclusion as the fbi, that covid probably escaped from a lab. keep in mind, this was repeatedly dismissed as a conspiracy theory over and over again, both by scientists and members of the media. that is not the only thing that s giving folks whiplash in recent weeks. a major study finding masks made no difference in stopping the spread, concluding natural immunity provided as much protection as being double vaccinated. and the talking heads all too quick to dismiss it. i m really sorry that the lab leak has become a distraction for so many people. frankly we still don t know. there s no evidence really to say. it s very strongly leading to this could not have been artificially manipulated. just weeks ago, dr. jonathan fauci disputed the conspiracy that it was made in a lab in china. escaped from the lab, sounds like something from a marvel movie or a science book. this coronavirus
it s 4:00 in new york. s.w.a.t. teams, secret phone calls, testimony from some of the most prominent political figures in america and a windowless conference room in which 23 people investigated a plot to end democracy. an exclusive and extraordinary piece of writing and reporting from the atlanta journal constitution pulls the curtain back on the special grand jury in fulton county, georgia, one of the two criminal investigations into the twice impeached disgraced ex president. it could result in anything truly historic and unprecedented. the indictment of a former president of the united states. from that piece of reporting, quote, in an exclusive interview with the atlanta journal institution, five of the 23 special grand jurors recounted what it was like to be a pivotal but anonymous part of one of the most momentous criminal investigations in u.s. history. they described a process that was, by turn, fascinating, tedious, and emotionally wrenching. one juror said she woul
tedious, tnt, and trutv, as well as on cbs. good luck with your brackets, and goodnight. good evening, everyone i laura coates, and welcome to cnn tonight. look, it s being called the first twitter fueled bank ran. customers withdrew 42 billion dollars. yes, i said billion with a b. it all happened in a single day just last week in silicon valley bank. the viral panic spreading on twitter, texts, and also attack group chats, which raises a ton of questions, like where do we get our information in who we trust with that information and what happens the next time? plus, what exactly is the mission of a women s college. now, the answer may not be as obvious as you may think. one of the top women colleges in this country, hillary clinton s alma mater, wellesley college, they re now divided over whether to open admission to all nine binary and trans inter sudan s, including trans men. we ll discuss all of that tonight. and in pre-pandemic times, they call out the olden days no
verdict in the alex murdaugh double murder trial. guilty verdict. verdict, guilty. verdict, guilty. verdict, guilty. convictions on all four charges against him including two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of his wife margaret and his son paul in july 2021. you see him being led away there, put in a van. taken from the courthouse. moments ago, that occurred. we re waiting for a conscience ever conference with the prosecution. it s extraordinary how quickly the jury came to this verdict. what was it like in the courtroom when the verdicts were read? reporter: yeah, it took them just about three and a half hours or so to find alex murdaugh guilty on all four counts. you try to read the jury as they file back into the courtroom. none of them looked to the right where murdaugh sat and the family sat. they all had their heads down as they walked into the courtroom. also, anderson, you could see alex murdaugh we have this presser that is just about to start h