verdict guilty. verdict guilty. a disgraced former attorney, alex murdaugh, will be sentenced after being found guilty for murder. we ll break down the verdict just ahead. and it sounded like a freight train. just like going by the house. a powerful storm system moving through the southern u.s., bringing the threat of tornadoes and damaging winds, tracking the severe weather plus, in the coming hours, the u.s. will announce more systems for ukraine as ukrainian fighters are struggling to keep russian forces out of the eastern city of bakhmut. disgraced former south carolina attorney, alex murdaugh, will be sentenced in the coming hours after being convicted of killing his wife and son. guilty verdict, verdict, guilty. verdict, guilty. verdict, guilty. the jury deliberated less than three hours thursday before returning their decision, one welcomed by the lead prosecutor. here he is. justice was done today, it doesn t matter who your family is. it doesn t matte
guilty verdict. signed by the forelady. and we had no doubt that if we had a chance to present our case in a court of law, that they would see through the one last con that alex murdaugh was trying to pull and they d. wow. what a night. so quick. so fast. what a night. we ll get into all of it. good morning, everyone. it is friday. we re dwglad you re us with. it took that jury less than three hours. alex murdaugh found guilty of murdering his own wife and son. hours from now, the sentencing, plus this it just came up. glass breaking out anywhere. tornadoes ripping through texas and louisiana as well. the severe weather threat is not over yet for millions of americans we have correspondents live on the ground. we also have this for you. i m begging you, by the grace of god, please, people, do what is best. can you hear the outrage and desperation. it is boil over in east pal stun. families are demanding to evacuated or relocated from their own hometown. but
maggie and i would never hurt my son paw paw. murder of your wife maggie murdaugh, i sentence you to a term for the rest of the natural life. for the murder of paul murdaugh, i sentence you to prison for murdering him for the rest of your natural life. john: convicted double murderer alec murdaugh set to spend the rest of his life and after life behind bars after a south carolina judge handed down two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. john roberts in washington. good friday to you. gillian: good friday, that s an awful long time, two life sentences. i m gillian turner, i m in for sandra, this is america reports. so in this fairly dramatic sentencing hearing, judge clifton newman admonished him, called the defense not credible and assault on the integrity of the judicial system. john: murdaugh repeatedly claimed he did not murder his wife and son. his conviction capped off a stunning fall from grace for his family which the judge described
equality, and a celebration of how far they have come. women s history month. gillian: fast forward to today, nearly 30 years later and some women are recording they are frustrated they now feel they are being asked to take a back seat to transgender women. from one of the best known brands to historic institutions, there is a push afoot to redefine biological women. john: welcome back as america reports rolls into hour number two, i m john roberts, and nice to see you this friday afternoon. gillian: gillian turner in for sandra. women s history month getting underway, no escaping the controversy whether you are at the smithsonian museum or want to grab a chocolate bar. john: a world gone so woke, an nba team is even apologizing for the offense of suggesting without women we wouldn t have babies. it s just biology. we ll get brian kilmeade s take on all of this. race for the white house is heating up as republicans gather at two duelling conferences highlighting the
we should be wondering why it was so fast. i mean, look, most times and charles can agree or disagree with me. as a former prosecutor, when you get a verdict this fast, it s usually a verdict of guilty. this jury has salt through multiple weeks of testimony. this trial started with jury selection january 23rd, i want to say. it s been going more than 61 witnesses presented by the prosecutor. we heard from experts witnesses, we had cell phone evidence, blood spatter evidence. at the end of the day, i think what really moved the needle for the jury was the rebuttal closing from the prosecution. when the prosecutor got up and said, alex murdaugh kicked the person he loved the most, and it wasn t his wife. it wasn t his son. it was himself. and in order to preserve his lifestyle, his addiction, his financial fraud, he picked himself. and if that s what the jury heard last before they went into the jury room, i would not be surprised to see if the verdict is guilty. ellison ba