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for ac 360. good evening, and take a look, this is the face tonight of alex murdaugh, convicted killer, his head shaven at a south carolina prison system intake facility on his way within the next several weeks to serving two consecutive life sentences, life without parole for murdering his wife maggie and his son paul. this is the face of a man whose family name was once synonymous with the law in the county in the legal profession and criminal justice system there. at today s hearing in the courthouse where his grandfather s portrait once hung, murdaugh was sentenced. he spoke briefly, but judge clifton newman had the last word. i would never under any circumstances hurt my wife maggie, and i would never under any circumstances hurt my son pau-pau. and it might not have been you. it might have been the monster you become when you take 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 opioid pills. maybe you become another person. well, tonight a prime time exclusive interview with cre ....
good evening, and take a look. this is the face tonight of alex murdaugh, convicted killer. his head shaven in a south carolina prison system intake facility on his way within the next several weeks to serving two consecutive life sentences, life without parole for murdering his wife maggie and son paul. this is also the face of a man whose family name was once synonymous with the law and county in south carolina where he lived and multiple generations of the murdaughs in the legal profession and criminal justice system there. at today s hearing in the courthouse where his grandfather s portrait once hung murdaugh was sentenced. he spoke briefly but judge clifton newman had the last word. i would never under any circumstances hurt my wife, maggie, and i would never under any circumstances hurt my son paw-paw. it might not have been you. it might have been the monster you become when you take 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 opioid pills. maybe you become another person. wel ....
Long-running three-day gathering is now seen as the trump show. these are my people. this is is beautiful. reporter: the former president is set to appear saturday joining a sea of loyal supporters and members of his own family. your president, president donald trump will be here. reporter: who are rallying to return him to office. but other big name contenders who many republicans see as the party s future, had other plans. last year florida governor ron desantis took to the stage as a rising star. cpac. reporter: but as he inches closer to declaring a presidential bid, he attended a gathering of donors in florida hosted by club for growth, an antitax group urging the party to move on from trump, several potential rivals also skipped cpac and headed to florida, including former vice president mike pence, south carolina senator tim scott, south dakota governorings, christie gnnoem. reporter: took a seat at a ....
Resolute desk against the backdrop of a faux oval office. trump first, and then desantis let s do that in 28. reporter: colleen hoffman is from jacksonville, florida, she wore a desantis hat as she sported a trump sticker. she said she s torn but believes trump is the stronger choice for 2024. i really love this hat because it s like let us alone, you know, i love it, but as of right now i m going to vote for donald trump. reporter: at the early stage of the campaign, it s hardly a two-man contest as an ohio businessman who jumped into the race last month made clear on the cpac stage. when we rallied behind the cry to make america great again, we did not just hunger for a single man. we hungered for the unapologetic pursuit of excellence. that is what it means to be an american. reporter: yet, even as the republican field grows, the conversations at cpac and the comparisons between candidates always came back to trump. i think governor desantis is wonderful. ....
Tomorrow the former president speaks at what once had been an important stop for all potential republican presidential candidates, but this year several likely contenders are skipping the conservative political action conference, in part because it s become a major three-day rally for the maga wing of the party. jeff zeleny has more. reporter: it s long been a command performance for republicans harboring white house ambitions. it s great to be back at cpac. reporter: but at the annual conservative political action conference outside washington, the parade of potential presidential hopefuls is far shorter this year. former south carolina governor nikki haley if you re tired of losing, put your trust in a new generation. and if you want to win not just as a party but as a country, then stand with me. reporter: and former secretary of state mike pompeo, gently called for a new direction. we shouldn t look for large reporter: but the ....