there, but i think what we ve done in florida should inspire people with a sense of hope. american decline is not inextricable. it is a choice, comeback is attainable and freedom is worth fighting for. we begin this hour with the latest in the race for the presidency. senator tim scott launching his campaign yesterday in south carolina. steve: the senators he is the guy to turn around america as president joe biden faces an uphill climb in the polls. ainsley: alexandria hoff has the latest. alexandria: tim scott worked up from humble beginnings and is the candidate with the most cash on hand. under president biden, our nation is retreating away from patriotism and faith. fewest people in 30 years believe their kids will be better off than their parents and radical left is pushing us to culture of grievance instead of greatness. alexandria: he kicked off the campaign at charleston southern university. donald trump tweeted, good luck to senator tim scott, it is rapi
district attorney s office tomorrow cohen spoken to prosecutor almost two dozen times and he says that will be going in - testimony. whether it s before the grand jury, or it s just t meet with them for an interview, again, i m not sure. but yes, i was asked to make myself available and to be at the da s office tomorrow, as a rebutta witness. and nbc s learned the witness counting michael cornice as former legal adviser, robert costello. stella previously represente steve bannon and rudy giuliani costello says the trump s lega team asked him to testify. the manhattan da has decline to comment, the office i already preparing for unrest making sure staff, after trump s call for protests, and an internal email obtained by nbc the district attorney writin quote, please know that your safety is our top priority we do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office, o threaten the rule of law new york federal authorities are also o alert to specially as trum repeats the rhetori
ukraine will never be a victory for russia. what does victory look like and are we give them enough to win the war or just surviving? if you want victory, we have to do more. plus, rising tensions. you are approaching chinese airspace. as the u.s. continues to warn china about sending weapons to ukraine, tensions are rising in the south china sea. is the pentagon preparing to move more troops to taiwan? my guests this morning, if national security adviser to president biden jake sullivan and dan sullivan of alaska. and off the rails. i sincerely hope that when all of the politicians get here including biden to get back from touring ukraine that he s got some money left over. donald trump travels to the site of the toxic train derailment in ohio to bash the biden administration for focusing more overseas, creating the first real split screen moment of the 2024 campaign. joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news chief white house correspondent kristen
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
when you ve got something that was this bad somebody s got to pay. somebody has got to pay. hello, and welcome to dateline. nona dirksmeyer and kevin jones were a couple with a bright future. she was a self-confident 19 -year-old known for her beautiful voice. he was her devoted boyfriend with big ambitions. then, a brutal attack their shattered their dreams. it was a crime that would shake a small southern town to its core. and pit a family against the community they called home. here s keith morrison with what happened to the beauty queen? look at her. look at the young woman at the heart of our story. you can see how lovely she is. the young beauty queen. can you see her vulnerability? by now your first impression is probably locked in. it s very unlikely to change. and certainly, that s how it was in russellville, arkansas. the town where a first impression hardens like a patch of cement. about her and also about for better or worse, the young man acc