the country, specifically, gender roles. today in tennessee the republican governor billy see signed two controversial new laws. one bans gender affirming care for minors and the other restricts drag shows in the state. let s bring in former democratic congressman ron derrick jones and patrick is here and doug high. guys, let s start with the decision to ban any sort of doctors medical care for anyone under 18 who is looking who believes they are trans and is looking for any sort of medical treatment be it pharmaceutical, consultation or anything like that. doug, i believe you are comfortable with this new law in tennessee. yeah, i think one we have to treat people with dignity and respect and certainly what we ve learned over not just the past three or four years but 20 years, people that feel this way, are this way and have gone through this process quite often go through a very painful life and process. we don t want that. but there are differences between people who a
guilty verdict. signed by the forelady, 3/2/23. we had no doubt that we had a chance to present our case in a court of law they would see through the one last con that alex murdaugh was trying to pull and they did and we are so grateful for that. prosecution team in south carolina feeling good this morning. they got that verdict in just about three hours. now we are waiting for them to be back in the courtroom this morning because the sentencing hearing will be underway. good morning. alex murdaugh has been found guilty on all counts in the double monitored of his own wife and son. we will find out if he is going to get life in prison. the attorney general is going to join us lufb as the judge is preparing to sentence murdaugh. emotions high in east palestine east palestine last night demanding to be relocated after last month s toxic train derailment. two families brought together by tragedy. the parents of television journalist and 9-year-old girl killed in last wee
to governor itself, the district should have autonomy and some of them are saying they re disappointed. d.c. has this right, it s a sad day for d.c. home rule. deeply disappointed. it is a very divisive issue for the democrats and it is a har b harbinger on the issue that democrats may have on crime going into this election. certainly something to watch. thank you so much. it is the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. hello, everyone. today disgraced former south carolina attorney alex murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of his wife, maggie and his youngest son paul. a judge handed down two consecutive life sentences without parole for the killings. his defense team plans to file an appeal in the next few days. before he was sentenced, the former lawyer maintained his innocence. i ll say it again. i respect this court. but i m innocent. i would never under any circumstances hurt my wife maggie and i would never under any circumstances hurt my son p
down very nicely, we ve seen that that decline has now done this, essentially starting to plateau. people can protect themselves. at some point we have to rely upon common sense and good judgment versus mandates. this very church in this courtyard isis used it as a firing range. you can still see the bullet holes behind me. well, today pope francis is here. i m pamela brown in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world on this busy sunday. you are live in the cnn newsroom. a heated standoff with huge implications is playing out right now in new york. governor andrew cuomo defiant in the face of new allegations of inappropriate conduct made by a third former staffer. there are some legislators who suggest that i resign because of accusations that are made against me. i was elected by the people of the state. i wasn t elected by politicians. i m not going to resign because of allegations. anybody has the ability to make an allegatio
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