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excessively angry? no. no. the showdown was set for october 22nd, 2018, the first day of madison s murder trial. this is the start of war, you know? madison, who had always been so convinced he would be found not guilty, was worried. he d found a new girlfriend while out on bond and told her this if this goes downhill, i would have two life sentences, be in prison for the rest of my life. and i was like, it s okay. like, if you don t want to be with me anymore, you can go. that was pretty tough, having to tell her that, you know? in court, attorneys were about to start the last phase of jury selection, when, suddenly, the mood in the room seemed to shift. people running all over the courthouse, back and forth. the sheriff was there, too, waiting for proceedings to begin. did you have your suspicions about what was coming? no. what was coming was a stunning announcement from the
investigators said madison could have gotten out of his handcuffs and committed a double murder, the lack of blood on him was also easy to explain. it was a small caliber weapon, and small caliber weapon doesn t cause a whole lot of initial damage to a person. so, it s conceivable that madison was involved in that shooting and didn t get any blood on him? that s correct. even if michael was physically able to shoot himself, he d hardly seemed suicidal to the sheriff s son, who was that first deputy on the scene. the conversation that he had had with the deputy, i don t think anyone would agree that the man, well, is going to go in there and he s fixing to kill his wife and kill himself. he was very clear-minded. did your deputy in that initial encounter with mr. holton describe him or think of him as being under the influence of any kind of drug? none whatsoever. and he didn t seem excessively angry? no. no. the showdown was set for october 22nd, 2018, the first day
i ll be asking my republican friends in congress in states and cities and counties to stand up for god s sake and help prevent this concerted effort to undermine our election and the sacred right to vote. [ cheers and applause ] have you no shame? welcome back, that was president biden in philadelphia yesterday, where he gave an impassioned speech on voting rights as a wave of republican-backed restrictive voting laws are being implemented across the country. in texas the showdown continues as dozens of state representative, currently holed up in washington, d.c. after fleeing the state in order to block a bill. that bill passed the texas senate but it won t get to the governor s desk as long as the texas house democrats can hold out. nbc s priscilla thompson is in austin, this afternoon. priscilla, bring us up to speed