The trials studies, in this primetime special. Good evening everyone, i am laura coats, the Closing Argument today in the Alex Murdaugh Double Murder trial will resume tomorrow. They come after five weeks of intense, emotional, and graphic moments. As a jury of 12 in South Carolina will soon decide Alex Murdaughs face, and for the very first time today they visited the scene of the murders of maggie and paul murdoch, traveling to the families hunting property. We also got to look at the crime scene of close we have video released today. Here is how tonight is going to work. We have assembled some of the nations most prominent trial and jury veterans to analyze the key pieces of evidence. And which side may have the best argument. On the defense table, mark omara, who defended george zimmerman. Jennifer vaughan jean who defended bill cosby, and r. Kelly. And lonnie coombs, a former los angeles Criminal Prosecutor and a veteran former homicide prosecutor in brooklyn. In our makes a jury
time frame. todd: steve harrigan life in the ground on kiev one-year anniversary of the war, steve. ukraine has already been out and about downtown performing a ceremony with soldiers saying ukraine will do everything possible to win back the war against russia within this year. in the meantime, u.s. g7 nations expected to announce a new series of economic sanctions against russia. this comes as the u.s. is also announcing $2 billion more in military aid to russia and since provided since the war began $50 billion of economic and military aid to ukraine. that is $113 billion that has been authorized. some military analysts are beginning to express cautions about president biden s message that the u.s. would support ukraine as long as it would take. when we say, like the president said, listen, i applaud them coming to ukraine. i applaud the speech he made reaganesque like in poland but we will be there until the end. that is playing into putin s end? he wants the end to
Hows your client now . Hows his State Of Mind . Not good. Jimmy, where jim i was with him that morning he was shot. In his mind, he was ready to give up. I said, you know, alex, theres an end to this, and theres a life beyond this. And you need to be here for your family, and buster loves you, and, you know, we all support you 100 . And he told me that he had an Opioid Addiction and that he had been struggling with it for many, many years and it was very expensive. Alex murdaughs speaking for the first time in weeks, this time from a savannah hospital bed. The patriarch of the family making Big Decisions as he recovers from a gunshot wound. The murders of my wife and son have caused an incredibly difficult time in my life. Ive made a lot of decisions that i truly regret. Im resigning from my law firm and entering rehab after a long battle thats been exacerbated by these murders. After alex was shot, first thing he did was admit that he had an Opioid Addiction and a problem and then wen
To waive an Arraignment Appearance in Fulton County after embracing the spectacle from his previous three arraignments. Six more trump codefendants, including former Chief Of Staff mark meadows, Jeffrey Clark and former trump attorney john eastman have entered not guilty pleas and filed waivers for their arraignments. The trump 2024 campaign has been boosted by the massive legal challenges with trump now in a dead heat in a hypothetical rematch with joe biden. Joining me garrett haake, joyce vance and jackie alemany. Garrett, start things off. We have had multiple pleas this morning right up against the deadline. Take us through what we know so far. Reporter theres just one of the 19 codefendants who has not entered a plea thus far. A relatively minor player in the saga. One of the Elections Officials caught up in the broader rico case here. Donald trump having filed his Appearance Waiver last week. We knew would not be attending. As you pointed out at the top, its a Split Decision for
Reports gets underway. Hope you had a great long weekend. Sandra im sandra smith, all hands on deck search. Officials are expanding resources and moving south after the fugitive was seen on monday night, a Hooded Sweatshirt and carrying a duffle backpack. School districts have closed, residents are on full alert. John Brazilian National was not even in jail a month before he escaped. He was convicted for fatally stabbing his exgirlfriend 38 times in front of her two young children. Prosecutors say he killed her to stop her from telling police about charges against him back in his native brazil. The sandra nate foy, live in the New York City newsroom. Any leads . Six sightings of Danelo Cavalcante and the search is expanding in land and also in resources. The fbi and Border Patrol are now joining u. S. Marshals, as well as state and local authorities as state Police Revealed the convicted killer slipped past their perimeter. Take a look at the new trail footage. Cavalcante five minutes