murdaugh which wrapped up a short time ago, and the judge sentenced the disgraced attorney to two consecutive life sentences for the mirder of his w wife maggie and his son paul. i will tell you again, and i respect this court, and i am innocent. i would never again under any circumstances hurt my wife maggie or hurt my son paw-paw. and it might not have been you. it might have been the monster that you have become when you take 10, 20, 50, 60 opioid pills that you become another person. this is all one day after the jury convicted murdaugh on four murder charges. it took just three hours. we will go out to dianne gallagher. walk us through what happened in court this morning. it was incredibly remarkable to hear from judge clifton newman reflecting in a measured way talking about this these crimes that murdaugh has been convicted of, but also the person that he saw hymn become. amara, we have talked for so long why this particular case is capturing nation, and it is
coming up this hour, an honor that is long overdue, president biden will award a vietnam veteran with the medal of honor for his incredible bravery almost 60 years ago. we begin with breaking news out of south carolina where just in the last hour disgraced ex-lawyer alex murdaugh was sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars. after he was convicted of murdering his wife maggie and youngest son paul in a high profile case that captivated the country. in the murder of your wife, maggie murdaugh, i sentence you for a term of the rest of your natural life. for the murder of paul murdaugh, whom you probably loved so much, i sentence you to prison for murdering him for the rest of your natural life. before he was sentenced, murdaugh addressed the court this morning. i m innocent. i would never under any circumstances hurt my wife maggie and i would never under any circumstances hurt my son paul paul. pretty much all he said. last night in just under three hours
this is highland park, an affluent chicago suburb known for its safety. we certainly have great cops there. four hours yesterday those police hunted down the person of interest. arresting 21-year-old aspiring rapper with a very long history, what you can see online, violent postings, had been there a while. they caught him about 5 miles north of the mass shooting. identified him as 21-year-old, again, violence online is what marks his history. those who managed to escape the bullets raining down became witnesses to this unforgettable crime skin. we saw people falling, people screaming, people going all different directions perry migrant daughter said to me pop but don t let the bad guys shoot me. and she s two years old. daughter, mommy i don t want to die. closer holding her saying okay, honey, it s all right. keep running. harris: you can see on the screen right now the ages 8-85 years old the authorities have publicly identified two of the deceased, 73-year-old grand
Hearings. What he thinks the Supreme Court will want to get involved in his case. In georgia, all of the 19 codefendants accused of conspireing to overturn the 2020 election down there have now waived their arraignments. What happens next . We have news on a just scheduled hearing Recording Sydney Powell and Kenneth Cheesebrow and when will we hear from the judge about moving mark meadows case from State Court To Federal court. Hes been deliberating for more than a week. What that will mean for the president of the United States. Lets get do it. Joining us now is nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent, ken dilanian, whos outside of the courthouse. Garretts The Lucky One who got to get inside to see airconditioning. Sorry, ken, out there sweating it out. Talk to me about tarrio and what the prosecution is asking for. Reporter theyre asking for 33 years but they wont get it based on what the judge did with the other proud boys leaders last week. The judge sentenced them to betwe
Any minute, Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell is set to speak on the floor of the senate for the First Time Since his latest Freezing Episode as questions swirl about the future of his leadership. Were monitoring those remarks. The man hunt for a dangerous escaped murderer is now expanding. Pennsylvania Authorities Say the convicted killer was spotted outside of the original search area. Two School Districts closed their doors as hundreds of Law Enforcement officers deployed to help with the search. And more than 50 years after his heroic actions in vietnam, retired Army Captain Larry Taylor will be honored at the white house. Captain taylor will receive the nations highest Military Award. We are following these latest developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news central. This hour on capitol hill, the senate is back in session after its august break, and many eyes and ears are going to be trained on the minority leader. Any moment now were expecting to he