six weeks. we are standing by for the court to resume in the verdict to be read. dianne gallagher as you know has been covering this from the very beginning she s outfront live in water bro south carolina outside of the courthouse. diane i understand the verdict came in a few weeks ago, a few hours of deliberations what else you understand is happening right here. as you can imagine this is a fluid situation, we have seen movement of the cameras inside of the courtroom signaling there is something going on but were focused on the seal every time we are in break. according to the pool at 6:41 p.m. the jury let the clerk of court no that they reached a verdict. we do not know what the verdict is, alex murdaugh facing four felony charges in a series of the murder of his wife maggie and his son paul, as you mentioned three hours of deliberation after lengthy closing arguments in the prosecution, the defense in a rebuttal from the prosecution this afternoon before the judge char
we begin this hour with breaking news, the final nbc news poll of the midterms is out now, just two days before the election. it shows a highly competitive landscape and what could be one of the most consequential elections in u.s. history. among all registered voters, congressional preference is tied at among likely voters, 58% say they prefer a democratic-controlled congress compared to 47% for republican controlled. our poll also finds democrats have no pulled even with republicans in enthusiasm, and identical 73% from both parties say they are highly interested. registering either a nine or ten on a ten-point scale. and when it comes to the most important issue, 23% of registered voters say it is threats to democracy. 20% say jobs in the economy, and 17% say the cost of living. earlier today on nbc news, leading members of both parties say both issues will propel them to victory. we have great candidates, people are showing up to vote. there is no this election is a
this doesn t happen very often around here buck the great ari melber is dealing with some technical issues so you get a couple more minutes of me, and i am thrilled to get to show you more of this conversation with rosie perez. she talked about her childhood trauma, about grappling with ptsd and also talked about something my colleague rachel maddow and i talked about last night, and that is the mental stress and pain of what happens in the news. here she is talking about the dobbs decision. whey thought about were all the children that could potentially come into this world that will be unwanted, unloved, and abused. there s such a greater you know, it s such a great sin to do that to a child, because when a parent doesn t want a child, the child knows it. i knew it. i knew it. and i just think about all of that, and it breaks my heart. i even called i even called one of my sisters, i call her, from the children s home when that decision came down. and i was like, oh,
memphis police department sergeant lewis brownlie saidy ha kelly has prior arrests for attempted first degree murder, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. back in 2020. . and at this hour, the manhuntg is still ongoing with some reports he s even made iwit torr arkansas. our own trace gallagher has been following allacgallaghe tht details from our west coast newsroom, and he joins us nowat with the latesest.t. t what can you tell us ?nsas and , laura , we re trying to we kirm the arkansas angle on this. y weou s knoayw the suspect, as yu say, apparently giving live stream faceboo k updates eachshoo time he shoots somebody. so as you said, police knows. who he has identified as 19 year old ezekial kelly , but it s unclear if they knowhas he exactly where he is .tate l has he crossed state lines?in apparently, the suspect a carjacked a woman in a gray suv. it was thought to be a gray noyota, but now they re saying it s a gray suv. w ing it sand he has been on th sp
insurrection. we are going to break down the disturbing details and what happens next. plus, we have 24 days away from crucial midterm elections. i m excited about the election and then debate stages, they are heating up and we are talking about the police moments and georgia. and wisconsin, that could decide the balance of power in congress. they have questions that need answers. housing urban development secretary, he is joining me at my table to talk all about affordable housing and helping potential home buyers and a market that same stack against them. i am simone sanders thompson, i have something to say. this week january six hearing, really tied up some loose ends for us. i gave the country a more complete picture of what was happening inside of the capitol. actions by lawmakers, in action by the white house. but take italy, the former president of the united states of america during believe me as one question. why? why did the secret service and the fbi failed to act