. top of the hour this thursday morning. i m jim sciutto. and i m erica hill. happening right now, testimony is underway in the double murder case against disgraced and disbarred former south carolina attorney alex murdaugh. he s accused of killing his wife and youngest son in 2021. we ll take you inside of the courtroom just ahead. and aas soon as today police in fem memphis, tennessee, could release a number of videos from the death of tyre nichols. you see him there. overnight the memphis police chief called it a failing of basic humanity. this incident was heinous, reckless and inhumane. those five officers and others failed our community and they failed the nichols family and that is beyond regrettable. in our outrage and frustration, there is still work to be done to build each other up, to continue the momentum of improving our police and community relationships and partnerships. to show those who watch us now that this behavior is not what will define our comm
plus the police shooting of a black teen exploded the notion that one american town was a model of racial harmony. more than 30 years later, the town is still grappling with the legacy of that shooting and its aftermath. the killing of 16-year-old philip funnel is in new jersey is the subject of a new msnbc docuseries. i ll be joined by their mother and sister. we talk a lot about the fragile moment in american democracy, now with this year s crucial midterm elections fast protesting, we are watching a new to get into the pacific s and show you where, whom, how the most potent that s democracy in america are manifesting. first is arizona, home of the critical and say this high stakes political season. the secretary of state and gubernatorial candidate katie hobbs joins us in the next hour. velshi starts now. good morning to you it is sunday, september 18th. i m live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. a city that, this week, is hosting president biden and sc
i voted for karen bass. i voted for biden. i voted for gavin newsom b. i m sick of democrats. want a do over. we told you so. the great replacement theoryis t is not some grand right-wing conspiracy theory. i was shakin sght wingg that isp away from propaganda coming out of his mouth. kenned comy ends be if y all are on strike, who is going to write the fake news? i don t know what that question means. no one likes fake news here.s fa no one writes fake news in the washington post. ashingto the washington post walks out on bezos. plus, sarah has jesse walter has been naughty or nice this year. bi i ll a fox news alert. the president s son, hunter biden, is set to be indicted at any momendet tonight.g it we re monitoring it and we re going to update you throughout the hou willr. but first, when someone breaks a record, we usually celebrate it. y ce but the records we re breaking aren t cause for celebratiogn. a s a little while back, obama s secretary of homeland