white house. starting with the most important issue to voters: the economy. and we learned today inflation was up last month more than expected. the new data out today shows one of the biggest reasons is housing costs, so we are going to look at what that means i had for your wallet. plus, the immigration crisis remains the top of mind for voters as they make their voices heard in the 2024 election cycle. tonight, we have an in-depth look at the strain in the classroom as tens of thousands of migrants cross the border and their children enter public schools. and then the other big headline today, former president donald trump was not on the campaign trail, but inside a courtroom. tonight, his outburst at the prosecutor and the judge and what the outcome of that $370 million civil fraud trial could mean for his real estate empire. so let s begin with the economy. inflation jumped in unexpectedly today, taking up slightly to an annual rate of 3.4%. cbs s jo ling kent will start
fight for the speakers dpafbl house speaker kevin mccarthy put that hard fought victory to work and announced a piece of legislation that is at the heart of the republican platform. standing in front of the portrait of george washington the speaker described rights. so many parents were attacked, call terrorists because they simply wanted to go to a school board meeting to be heard on what s going on. one thing going on in this country is education is a great equalizer and we want parents to be empowered, and that s what we re doing today, that you have a say in your kids education, not government, and not telling you what to do. the irony here is almost too obvious to explain. here s a bill introduced by the speaker of the house changing the way parents children are taught in school. mccarthy is literally the government telling them what to do, and he s not alone. in the past several months there s been a wave of republican led bills attacking schools and attacking educa
what the audience at cpac is hearing. plus we have a stunningly quick verdict in the alex murdaugh murder trial. we ll get expert analysis on this case in just a moment. and also ahead secretary of state antony blinken meet briefly with his russian counterpart for the first time since the start of the ukraine war. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, march 3rd. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin in south carolina where a jury has found disbarred lawyer alex murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife and son. the state versus richard alexander murdaugh defendant, indictment for murder fc code 16-3 verdict guilty. the jury of seven men and five women deliberated for less than three hours before unanimously finding the 54-year-old guilty. murdaugh was also convicted of two counts of weapons possession. the defense and prosecution addressed reporters outside the courtroom. we re very disappointed with the verdict.
cast your ballots tomorrow. we got an inside look at the key races in the midterms. our sit down with tonight show host and author jimmy fallon. we discussed his new bilingual children s book and introduce you to its star. this is american voices. we begin this hour with the subpoena standoff. former president trump versus the january six committee. the committee s final hearing before the midterms put trump on the spot. nine members voted to demand his testimony. the next step, getting trump to actually take the stand. committee member adam kinzinger today warning that a contempt referral is not out of the question. as we are wrapping up the investigation, we are pursuing new leads and facts. we want to speak to the president. look, he s made it clear he has nothing to hide, what he says. he should come in on the day we ask him to come into. if he pushes off beyond that, we will figure out what to do next. the clock is ticking. the january six committee has just over t
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