murdaugh waits his fate. we are an hour and a half away from the start of this morning s sentence hearing. brian: it took the jury less than three hours of jury deliberations to convict murdaugh. griff: live outside of the courthouse, hey charles. hey, good morning alex murdaugh expected back in court at 9:30 local time this morning. sentencing after a jury found him guilty of killing both his wife maggie and son paul on the property in 2021. really a tough day for alex on thursday who immediately after the verdict was read and out of the courthouse in handcuffs for the entire world to see. the 54-year-old staring 34 years or life in prison after the jury came back three hours of deliberations with unanimous verdict of guilty on two counts of murder and two counts of possessing a weapon during the condition of a violent crime here this verdict coming after weeks of testimony, including testimony from alex himself who was forced to admit he lied to the police for almost
new york city. alex murdaugh in the initial hours now of what will be a lifetime behind bars. the judge piling on during sentencing calling the double murder defense an assault on the judicial system. we ve got a live report coming to you in just a minute. plus, reports that president biden has now tapped some of the most successful track governors in the country to help lay the groundwork campaign. and fury erupts again at a town hall in east palestine, residents whose patience is clearly being tested to the limit nearly a month after that toxic train crash. this has touched my family. this has touched my friends, and it will touch me for the cellular level when i get diagnosed with cancer, als or whatever is going to come down the road if i stay in this contaminated, toxic town. more on that and the failure of norfolk southern s ceo to show up, the second time he s avoided coming face-to-face with those residents. but we begin in south carolina with today s dramat
it will severely impact millions of people and put the barrier island communities completely under water. joining me this hour, the acting director of the national hurricane center to update the track of the storm. i will talk to mayors up and down the coast as ian comes onshore. let s go to our meteorologist with the latest on the hurricane s path. what are you seeing from the latest updates? with each update, the conditions continue to grow dire. right now, we are seeing lots of rain and strong winds moving into ft. myers. if you look at the latest trajectory, we have this making landfall as a mjor hurricane, a strong category 4, 155 miles per hour winds. once you are in 157, you are in cat 5. they are seeing strong winds move into areas. streets are under water. i want to note that it s not until the center of the eye makes landfall that we call it a landfall. we are anticipating within the next three to four hours this will make landfall just outside of ft. myers and so
libby. the next hour of cnn starts right now. good morning, everyone. welcome to cnn this morning. boris did you forget my name? i put sorry and boris together and said soris. i didn t mean to step on you. it s all good. great to be with you, amara. officials in alabama say they re in recovery mode after severe storms swept through the state killing a dozen people, the latest on the recovery efforts just ahead. the white house is trying to go on with business as usual amid mounting questions over president biden s handling of classified documents. what we re learning about the special counsel investigation and why republicans in congress say they re now looking into the department of justice s response. and new details in the case of a missing massachusetts woman. what police are now looking into their search for clues. plus, new questions about america s aging infrastructure after a massive faa software glitch grounded planes across the country. that s ah
buenos dias. good morning. saturday, january 14th. welcome to your weekend. i m boris sanchez. good morning. i m amara walker. you are in the cnn newsroom. and we begin this morning out west where more than 25 million people across much of california s coastline are under flood watches this weekend. only two to four inches of rain are expected today. keep in mind, recent storms which have already killed at least 19 people have left the ground extremely satch-related catch rated, many the could lead to floods and mudslides. residents should be cautious venturing out in today s storm. we are not out of the woods yet. the threat to communities remains and waters will continue to rise even after these storms have passed. very heavy snow is also in the forecast for the sierras with an additional 3 to 6 feet of fresh snow expected through monday. the big concern is in northern california where officials are worried massive flooding could cut homes on the monterey penins