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six weeks. we are standing by for the court to resume in the verdict to be read. dianne gallagher as you know has been covering this from the very beginning she s outfront live in water bro south carolina outside of the courthouse. diane i understand the verdict came in a few weeks ago, a few hours of deliberations what else you understand is happening right here. as you can imagine this is a fluid situation, we have seen movement of the cameras inside of the courtroom signaling there is something going on but were focused on the seal every time we are in break. according to the pool at 6:41 p.m. the jury let the clerk of court no that they reached a verdict. we do not know what the verdict is, alex murdaugh facing four felony charges in a series of the murder of his wife maggie and his son paul, as you mentioned three hours of deliberation after lengthy closing arguments in the prosecution, the defense in a rebuttal from the prosecution this afternoon before the judg ....
any moment now we expect to see president biden welcome one of america s strongest nato allies to the white house. the meeting is russia s invasion of ukraine is just beyond the one-year mark. the pentagon has announced another $400 million aid package for kyiv. phil mattingly is live. we ll start with you and what you know about the president s meeting with chancellor schultz. it s a critical meeting and sounds like something with of meeting when it pertains to this war with the allies and alliance that s been together. it stead very fast. there is probably no more critical leader at this point than chancellor schultz. this is a relationship. the two leaders get along quite well. no staff component between the two leaders who have been critical to an alliance that has produced a significant evolution in terms of the types of weapons, the capabilities that they provided over the course of the year. there have been points where the germans haven t gone as far and thr ....
to governor itself, the district should have autonomy and some of them are saying they re disappointed. d.c. has this right, it s a sad day for d.c. home rule. deeply disappointed. it is a very divisive issue for the democrats and it is a har b harbinger on the issue that democrats may have on crime going into this election. certainly something to watch. thank you so much. it is the top of the hour on cnn newsroom. hello, everyone. today disgraced former south carolina attorney alex murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of his wife, maggie and his youngest son paul. a judge handed down two consecutive life sentences without parole for the killings. his defense team plans to file an appeal in the next few days. before he was sentenced, the former lawyer maintained his innocence. i ll say it again. i respect this court. but i m innocent. i would never under any circumstances hurt my wife maggie and i would never under any circumstances hurt my ....
griff: took the jury less than three hours to convict him of the murder of his wife and son. ainsley: charles watson is outside of the court house in walter borough, south carolina. what is the latest? what are you expecting this morning will seek life in prison without the possibility of parole when alec murdaugh is sentenced behind me this morning for the murders of his wife maggie and son paul. after thursday s verdict alec was remanded almost immediately and let out ever the cool tan county courthouse he is staring at 30 years to life in prison after the jury came back guilty of two counts of murder and two counts of possessing a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. scene of the murders after voice was caught snapchat video moments of before his wife and son were killed. son buster sat a few rows behind him with a deflated look on his face. his lawyers tried to throw a hail mary with a request for a mistrial lack of evidence. judge newman thought oth ....
hitting severe turbulence. it comes as a pennsylvania man appears in court, accused of trying to bring an explosive on a plane. the alleged plot to kill jewish officials in michigan. the state s attorney general now saying she was among the targets. the house ethics committee officially launching an investigation into george santos. the surprise meeting of the g20. what secretary of state tony blinken told his russian counterpart face the face. and harry smith on the doctor inspiring america by carrying for the city s most vulnerable. announcer: this nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and everything. there is breaking news where the alex murdaugh double murder case has reached an verdict. murdaugh on trial for the murders of his wife and 22-year-old son. let s go to catie beck right now outside the courthouse in walterboro, north carolina. catie, what can you tell us? lester, this is sort of an exceptional surprise to see a jury come back ....