we will be here, doing a primetime recap of tomorrow s january 6th hearing, starting at 8 pm eastern. so if you are used to seeing me or msnbc prime, tune in an hour early tomorrow for that primetime recap of the next january 6th hearing. i wish you a pm eastern tomorrow night. now it s time for the last word with lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence. in other words, msnbc audiences are going to get even more rachael tomorrow night. i m quoting myself right now. and you will once again be my lead in for tomorrow nights 10 pm hour after i join you in the 8 pm for our earlier coverage. is it absolutely impossible for you to get your show prepped when we hold you onset for 9 pm? and then here s the amazing thing, the time when we did that and everyone at the last word staff was amazed with us the show was completely done, before we started the 8 pm coverage. and it s never been done before 8 pm wow. there s something about deadlines, rachel. there s s
where they were, and what they did would launch a terrifying case. why did have to happen here? with a deadly end. nobody s leaving until we figure out what happened. a man at home, alone, and afraid. what would you do, if you felt in danger? they were really attacking his home. you have a right to protect your home, and to protect yourself. he planned. he prepared. and he was determined to kill. the most chilling detail of all. what you ll hear on tape. hello and welcome to dateline. growing up, cousins nick brady and haile kifer were close. nick loved to joke, and haile loved to laugh. the teenagers were together that cold, november day, when tragedy struck. the horrible incident was all there for police to hear, on a perfectly-clear recording. so, why was what happened so unclear? a mystery that would divide a community, and spark a national debate. here s kate snow with 12 minutes on elm street. 12 minutes. not a lon
Been replaying in my head, over and over. It was, all, very unbelievable. It happened On Thanksgiving. Two teenagers, missing. I just buried my head into my hands, and i started to cry. Where they were, and what they did would launch a terrifying case. Why did have to happen here . With a deadly end. Nobodys leaving until we figure out what happened. A man at home, alone, and afraid. What would you do, if you felt in danger . They were really attacking his home. You have a right to protect your home, and to protect yourself. He planned. He prepared. And he was determined to kill. The most chilling detail of all. What youll hear on tape. Hello and welcome to dateline. Growing up, Cousins Nick Brady and haile kifer were close. Nick loved to joke, and haile loved to laugh. The teenagers were together that cold, november day, when tragedy struck. The horrible incident was all there for police to hear, on a perfectlyclear recording. So, why was what happened so unclear . A mystery that woul
byron. so, it was ridiculous, to us, for authorities calling him a cold-blooded killer. it would be an uphill battle in the court of public opinion, thought prosecutors. they knew they had the burden of proof. i have tried a lot of murder cases. and this one, in particular, seemed like a real challenge. why? because a lot of people thought we d lose it. a lot of people saw this, as a referendum on whether it s okay to protect your property, and protect your life. you don t see it that way? not this case, not these facts. but to prove murder, in the first degree, the state would have to show that byron acted, not just with excessive, unreasonable force but, also, with premeditation. and while the defense may have had a lot of townspeople on its side, the prosecution had something else. a piece of evidence, they felt, would sway any juror to see byron smith, not as a fearful victim but, as a calculating
testimony about nick s involvement in that previous break-in was irrelevant and inadmissible. he, also, couldn t say in court that there was evidence that nick and haile, together, had robbed another house, too. unfortunately, the judge would not allow that evidence to come in. and i thought he was making a grave error. how many witnesses did you have lined up, who weren t allowed to speak? about half a dozen. and so, byron smith s friends, watching in court, could only hope that the jury would see things, as they did. that he was a scared man, who defended his life and property. we knew him as our friend byron. so, it was ridiculous, to us, for authorities calling him a cold-blooded killer. it would be an uphill battle in the court of public opinion, thought prosecutors. they knew they had the burden of proof. i have tried a lot of murder cases. and this one, in particular, seemed like a real