Have arranged getting killed so that his son could get a 10 Million Insurance Policy. Sounds bizarre. A lot of doubts. But for now the focus in this hamilton county, south Carolina Courtroom is just to get an arraignment on the committing insurance Fraud Charge. Then it could expand from there. Lets get the latest from Steve Harrigan in Hampton County with more. Steve . Were keeping an eye on the first Court Appearance of Alex Murdaugh who stands in front of insurance Fraud Charges. He hired a former client to shoot him in the head by the side of a rural road in South Carolina. The alleged gunman, Curtis Smith was released on 55,000 bond. Murdaugh surrendered himself to police. He arrived in a tshirt and fluorescent sneakers. His hands were cuffed. Murdaugh gained notoriety when his Wife And Son were brutal religioned down this summer outside the familys large Hunting Lodge in rural South Carolina. It was murdaugh that discovered the bodies, murdaugh that called 911. Still no publicly
feel sympathetic for him as if the dope was the cause of the money and the cause of his issues when the reality is it wasn t. this had been going on for a long time and the finances prove differently. but what else about this? you have seen the interviews. and we are going to play some clips of these interviews but i m not going to play them all for you again, you have watched them. but if you have any question, go back and watch them. he talks about being paranoid. watch those interviews when he s with dave owen. he doesn t look like he s withdrawing from any drugs. his responses are appropriate. he s not displaying any paranoia. he s smooth. he s focused on the events, focused on trying to get information about the case from law enforcement officers, which is interesting in its own right, why is he so focused on that. and in savanah, where supposedly he was detoxing, he sat down as you heard the testimony with a composite sketch artist and went through the whole process to
wife and son to hide financial crimes. the prosecutor is seeking to go after alex on this comes back to the notion that he did have a motive, he did have a reason and he did have a world that was closing in on him as again, the details of his financial improprieties and embezzling were coming to life and known by his wife and indirectly by his own son and the separate drugs issue, this break will be about 15 minutes or so. i want to get the read from ted williams what he makes of this argument that the prosecutor is making. that this storm got to the point that he did what he did and he outlined the storm. but it dragged on awhile. he s trying to map the storm out for the jury. how do you think it went? you know, neil, i think mr. waters has put on a compelling case here by the prosecution here. he has laid out a road map for this jury to be able to follow. you know, you have to ask yourself, when is alex murdaugh lie something when his lips are moving. i say that to say th
putin s invasion. we estimate that they will try to do something on this february. norah: with tens of billions of taxpayer dollars going to ukraine, cbs s david martin reports on its impact on america s readiness. for a couple of key items, the stockpile is getting low. richard alexander murdaugh wishes to take the stand. i didn t shoot my wife or my son anytime, ever. severe winter weather stretching from coast-to-coast. the cold air comes charging in on friday, setting the stage for a huge winter storm in the west. announcer: this is a special edition of the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from the uss nimitz. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us. tonight, we are broadcasting live aboard the uss nimitz, and while we can t give you our exact location, we can tell you, we are here in the western pacific ocean. we landed here just moments ago, after boarding a c2 greyhound in guam and landing on the deck of
across several states. a confirmed ef-2 tornado already, winds up to 135 miles per hour. what to expect tonight in atlanta up through washington, philadelphia, new york to boston. rob marciano timing it all out. the remarkable images coming in from parts of california tonight families lined up for food. the community writing in the snow, help us. the state of emergency and how long it could take to get to them. the white house doctor tonight revealing a small skin lesion removed from president biden s chest was skin cancer. mary bruce standing by at the white house. the heated confrontation during a town hall in east palestine, ohio. residents face-to-face with the company that owns that train. president biden with the german chancellor at the white house tonight, united on ukraine. while overseas tonight, the laughter in the room after what vladimir putin s top diplomat claimed, and you ll hear it. back in the u.s. tonight, the family outside salt lake city deman