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>> do you want to see it first? submitted without objection. not a graphic image. can i show it to the jury? >> yes. >> i will put what's been marked -- i will put what's been marked as state's exhibit 3 up on the screen and see if i can get it the right way. all right. can you see that? >> i can. >> do you recognize what's in that particular image? >> i do.
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marked as exhibit 4. see if you recognize this particular item. >> that would be the shotgun i secured. >> at this time we move exhibit 4 into evidence. >> no objection. >> submitted. >> may i have sergeant green show the firearm to the jury. make sure not to point it at anybody, please. you know how to engage that firearm? okay.
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all right. sergeant green, i'll show you one other document before we move on to some other matters. all right, your honor i move to admit state's exhibit 2 without objection. >> no objection. >> i will show you this exhibit and see if you recognize this document. >> yes, that would be the chain of custody for the shotgun. >> is there a signature on that
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document? >> it is. >> what does this mean to the jury? >> i originally took position of the weapon and turned it over to investigators. >> may i publish this exhibit, your honor? >> yes. >> did you -- you turned the shotgun over to the agent listed here, is that correct? >> i did. >> did you alter or change the weapon in any way from when you found it? >> no, i didn't manipulate it in any way. >> thank you. >> i will show you what's been
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marked as state's exhibit no. 1 and see if you recognize this. >> yes, sir, i do. >> all right. can you tell the jury what this is on this here? >> that would be the body camera footage from that incident. >> from your arrival and through the investigation until some point you turned it off after it no longer needed to be on. >> that's correct. >> i move to admit state's exhibit no. 1. >> that is this officer's body cam which is a camera that's mounted on his body, is that correct? >> that's correct. >> submitted. >> permission to public this exhibit to the jury. i'll need this. >> i would point there are graphic images of this. everybody needs to cover up their monitors, please.
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>> in order to control what is presented and published in accordance with the court's order the parties to police that are yourselves. >> we intend on turning it off when you get to the graphic images and then uncovering it. >> they come pretty quickly. if mr. griffin is ready. >> i'm heading out there. >> female on the son of the
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head. the son is shot also. [siren] >> this is your body cam video, is that correct? >> that's correct. >> bill: the first 15 minutes were you running code running at reasonable speed to get to the scene as fast as you can? >> yes, sir, my lights and siren were activated so i could get there quickly. >> at this time i will fast forward it until he a i rives. i believe without objection from the defense. >> without objection, your honor.
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>> 4147 or 57? >> 4147. vehicle in the driveway with the flashers on. >> copy, i'm going on scene. it has a long driveway. the mailbox out front is labeled. he is not at the end of the driveway. he might be by the house. >> the mailbox was 4147mosel and the incident location where you discovered the victims? >> that's correct. >> copy. >> i'm getting out of the car right now. >> copy.
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>> right there to the left of the screen what did you see right there? >> to the left was paul's body laying face down on the ground. large pool of blood around him as well as a great deal of water immediately around his body. >> was that water, was it down the entire kennel concrete pad. >> you could see walking down the kennel. the more water there was the closer to paul's body. >> had it been raining to cause that amount of water? >> i don't recall if it had been raining a lot that evening but given where the water was it did not appear that rain had caused that water. >> ladies and gentlemen, there is an objection. if i sustain the objection you are to disregard the question, if i overrule the objection you
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may consider the responses and the question as deemed appropriate. you may proceed. >> thank you, your honor. backing up a little bit. i went too far. i will roll from here again. >> two miles out. >> the scene is secured. >> on the right is maggie's body laying face down on the ground. large pool of blood around her head. >> we see an individual standing. who is that? >> the individual standing in the background would be mr. murdaugh. >> the person you identified in the courtroom? >> that's correct. >> just to be clear the location you are standing now is the
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colleton county, right? >> this is your vehicle? do you have any guns on you at all. >> turn around for me. >> i don't have any. >> i see that, okay. this is your wife and son? okay. i notice you shined your flashlight on the black vehicle. what do you shine your plash light on just then? >> you could see the shotgun leaning on the side of the vehicle. >> were the flashers on the vehicle right there in the image? >> i believe so, yes. >> [inaudible] >> is this the firearm you brought from inside the house? >> yes, sir. this is a long story. my son was in a boat wreck a few months back.
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he has been getting threats. most of them have been benign stuff we didn't take serious. you know, he has been getting punched. i know that's what it is. >> when did -- >> was that when you testified he mentioned the boat case. >> he did mention it prior to me asking about it. >> did you get home right when you called. where is the house? >> i came to the house first. my mom has late stage alzheimer's and my dad is in the hospital. i left i don't know what time. i can go back on my phone and tell you the exact time. did you check them? >> we got medical guys. that's what they will do, okay? >> what are they doing? can they hurry? >> yes, sir. the gentleman out here already is one of the battalion chiefs. >> before that discussion did mr. murdaugh offer to go on his phone and check? >> he did. he wanted to verify the timing
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of his arrival. >> how did you pull up? from back there? >> i went to the house and they weren't home, which was odd. i tried to call and then i knew they had been down here before i left to go to my mom. and so that is loaded. you might want to unload it. >> is this the only firearm with you? this is the only one or any more in the truck? >> i believe that's it. >> you think that's the only one? >> i'm 99% sure. >> do you have any other firearms in the vehicle? >> i don't. occasionally there is a pistol in there. >> okay. >> what are you doing right there? >> those are gloves to put on my hand to limit the contamination of any evidence. >> you put those on before you handled the firearm?
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>> yes. >> wait right here for me for a second, okay? >> what are you doing right now? >> at this point i walk back to my vehicle to secure the shotgun inside my vehicle. >> we can see you holding it to the left of the screen, is that correct? >> that's me holding the barrel of that shotgun. >> bill: explain a body worn camera. where is it located and where are the images coming from? >> i put it dead center on my chest. >> how is it activated and turned off? >> most of these cameras are activated in the patrol vehicles that deputies on patrol have. activated whenever you activate your blue lights. it activates my dash kam as well
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as body worn camera. >> how do you turn it off? >> it has a button on the front that you can press. you would press that button to turn it on to start the recording and whenever you are done recording press the same button to stop the recording. >> in this instance how did it get activated when you turned on your blue lights? >> that's correct. >> run code, do you know what that means? can you explain it to the jury? >> whenever you turn your lights and siren on to get wherever you need to get fast. >> when you are moving quickly in response to an emergency situation. >> that's correct. >> i've already spoken with the captain.
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>> you laid the shotgun inside your vehicle, is that correct sfl >> i laid it in front of the passenger seat in front. >> did it remain there until it was turned over to sled? >> it did. >> to the left of the screen again that's where the -- paul was, is that correct? >> that's paul laying on the ground. >> is that where you saw the water that you described earlier? >> it is. >> crime scene. assistance of a couple field agents. >> copy that. >> they are dead, aren't they? >> yes, sir, that's what it looks like. >> what do i do now?
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>> what is mr. murdaugh doing at this time? >> he is on the phone pacing around talking to someone. >> did he ask you to confirm if they were dead? >> he did. he asked multiple times on scene. >> did you see any physical tears? >> i did not. >> did you ever see him approach the bodies? >> i did not see him approach them, no. >> did you observe any visible blood on him? >> there was no blood i could see on him. >> the bodies as you saw them, was there a lot of blood around them given the injuries they suffered? >> yes, there was a pool of blood around each of the bodies that extended out from the body. >> the police are here now, the police are here now.
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>> when was the last time you were here with them or talked to them or anything like that? >> um, um, it was earlier tonight. i don't know the exact time but i left. i was probably gone an hour and a half at my mom's and i saw them 45 minutes before that. i rode around with paul for two hours this afternoon in a pickup truck. >> they've already checked them. >> they did check them? they're dead? >> that's what it looks like. >> when you observed these victims was it obvious they had injuries incompatible with life. >> yes, any person would have come to the conclusion they were deceased. >> i'm very sorry.
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>> what's her name? >> her name is maggie murdaugh. margaret murdaugh. what's her birthday? >> pause it there. what did the defendant just say? >> let me back it up. >> [inaudible] >> how are you doing? >> what did the defendant say there? >> i'm in the process of gathering information about the two victims from him. somebody walks by behind me and he pauses what he is telling me to say hey, how are you doing? >> how are you doing? who was that he said that to? >> i'm not 100% certain. i believe it was a fire rescue
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individual. >> what is her birthday? >> 9-15-68. >> your son's first name. >> paul murdaugh. >> what's his birthday? >> 4-are they covering him up? >> i have some getting dressed now and have somebody stop and grab it. >> tell them they don't have to do that. we'll preserve what we can. >> 5-3. >> he will be the only one that has access. >> what is paul's birthday? >> um, um, april 14th, 1999, sir. >> put it up as wide as you can.
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that's fine. you said 99? he was born in 99? >> he was born april 14th, 1999. >> okay. what is your first name, sir? >> my name is alex, richard, alexander murdaugh. >> let me ask you this. in your interactions with mr. murdaugh did he respond appropriately to what you were asking? >> he was able to answer all the questions. >> was he panicking in any way? >> he seemed upset but i wouldn't say panicky. >> did you notice any labored breathing or anything? >> yeah, he was breathing heavily. never once did he complain about not being able to breathe. the fire rescue guys were there and didn't ask for medical attention due to not being able to breathe. >> richard alexander murdaugh?
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>> are you familiar with the location? >> no. cody, come around the truck and then go to the building. from around the truck and then -- yes, what's that? >> set a footprints there, too. >> who is that individual right there? >> i know he works for colleton county fire rescue. colleton county fire rescue. >> in the background in the center of the screen looks like somebody is doing something with yellow tape.
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explain what that is. >> that's deputy pruitt. one of the deputies i supervise and instructed him to put up crime scene tape to include that vehicle just so we put up crime scene tape to try to keep people out of the immediate crime scene area to preserve any possible evidence that's there. >> at this point in time had you noticed any evidence of firearms such as casings or spent shells or anything like that? >> as i was walking through. i could see shell casings particularly around maggie's body. >> a shell casing like a rifle or pistol. >> they appeared to be rifle rounds. >> could you tell what type of ammunition at that point in time? >> i could tell they appeared to be rifle. that's about it. >> you weren't stopping to collect those you were managing the scene as you described it for us. >> that's correct.
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>> let's go over to that corner of the building. >> let me see what we have, whether or not we can handle that part or not. >> what are you shining your light on there? >> in the background behind mr. murdaugh is standing you can see several sets of tire tracks. the grass was really wet that night and the tracks appeared to be really fresh. it caught my eye. >> why did it catch your eye? >> it seemed odd, it appeared to be that many sets of tire tracks since he said he pulled out, went to the house and came back. it appeared more than just that. >> appeared there were more tracks than just that. >> that's correct. >> i see a lot of tire tracks. were any of these you going in and out. >> i left one time and i came back. >> okay.
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>> the rest of them maybe from earlier. only two were mine. >> did you go out this way at all? >> no. >> stay here, sir. i have a whole bunch of stuff right there. >> try to get around that way. >> your best way will be back through the rocks. we can't get any tracks off those rocks. >> we'll go back around. >> thank you. >> i'll get that in a little bit here.
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>> who are you approaching now? >> that's the vehicle mr. murdaugh said he approached the scene in. >> is that a black suburban? >> it is. >> units 23. >> are you behind the house? >> there are several of us out here. >> that would be maggie's body in front of the shed, is that correct? >> that's correct covered up by a sheet at this point. >> a long driveway right to the mailbox says 4147 and you'll see our lights down at the shed thing. negative.
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[inaudible]. >> what was going on right there? >> both of those deputies pruitt would be on the left and mcdowell would be on the right. deputy mcdowell was taking small pieces of crime scene tape and sending them by shell casings, i believe. as road patrol officers we don't have the placards you'll see in crime scene photos but to prevent somebody from accidentally stepping on them due to it being so dark we take something small like a piece of paper or crime scene tape just to indicate it better. >> part of the job a first responder to protect the scene until the crime scene investigators get there. >> that's correct. >> both these individuals were you supervising them that night? >> i was, yes.
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>> looking at this perspective right here to the left of the scene is whose body? >> to the left in the forefront would be maggie. in the back you can see where paul is laying. >> okay. >> was paul next to in the kennel area? >> yes. i think his brother. he said he was calling somebody. he said he was calling somebody. there are a couple of shell cases right here. >> those would be easy to find. mark a couple in order to see at some point. >> you all familiar with this
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>> the gentleman in the white shirt is the husband of her and father of him. that is paul murdaugh. this was his mother. paul murdaugh was the guy in the boating accident from a while back if you remember. >> yeah. right. >> just then were you describing the boat wreck? >> yes, that it had been if local news previously. >> it was your understanding that paul was involved in that? >> in some way. i had no idea of the actual details of the case to know what his actual involvement was, honestly. >> he did have a firearm when i pulled up. a shotgun and secured in my vehicle.
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>> when you get a chance can you give dispatch a phone call? >> give me a few minutes and yes, i will. >> that dispatch call, was take related to the case me any way? >> i don't think it was. as a supervisor a lot of us are tied up at one time they'll the end to give me a phone call to let me know a certain call is pending or something else is going on just to help keep the radio traffic free they will call me on my cell phone instead. >> did your entire squad respond to the particular call? >> one deputy remained in service. >> did not respond here but remained on the road. >> correct.
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>> who is the most expendable that can start a log? >> crime scene log, please? >> a log started. sled is on the way. let's push -- from here to there, from that last pole right there to that last pole. >> write names and times. you don't have any kind of paper? >> no. >> who is the individual in the center of the screen? >> detective to the right? that would be deputy pruitt. >> what did you just ask him to do. >> start a crime scene log. >> tell the jury what that is. >> it's established as soon as additional people start to arrive on scene. we document exactly who comes into the actual crime scene as well as the exact time they come into the crime scene.
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>> yep, sure. >> that look old or fresh? >> old. >> old, yes. >> what are we doing right here with the tape? >> securing it to the corner of that part of the shed to run it to the shed on the opposite side of the area. we expanded the crime scene out a little bit further. >> to protect a larger area? >> yes.
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>> you will have to speak more directly into the mic or can you increase the volume, madam clerk, of that mic? just a little. >> is it working? >> i was revving -- referring to the witness. can you increase his volume? >> yes, sir. i usually don't have a problem being too quiet. >> speak up for us. >> let's proceed. you are securing the crime scene tape. let's proceed. >> i will just hold the light for you. >> bill: it has been a
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fascinating hour to listen to the audio on the body cam and imagine those sitting in the benches inside the courtroom are seeing on video. paul murdaugh, his surviving son is sitting two rows behind him. we'll bring in trey gowdy. what do you make of this so far? >> you know, bill, a pretty traditional way to start a homicide case. there are other ways to do it. you want to get the evidence in front of the jury. this is hard to look at. we can't see it but i've seen 1,000 of them. it is hard to look at dead bodies if you aren't used to doing it. the jury is not used to it. it is a traditional way to start. having said that, i'm not crazy about the cadence or the timing so far. you should never attempt any form of humor in a homicide case. for the prosecutor to say i usually don't have any trouble
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being heard okay. he has probably done 10, 20 murder cases. this is the first one that jury has ever been part of. you have to look at it from the jury's standpoint and not through a seasoned trial attorney standpoint. >> dana: you know this part of the world very well. it is very interesting to listen to the first officer who was on the scene. very dark, very isolated, and you have a situation you have this officer comes up and then there is just the accused who is on the stand now. how do you think that the deputy -- his name is daniel greene from the coralton county sheriff's department has done so far as the first witness in the case. >> i think he is really credible. juries want to believe police officers. he has not been cross-examined yet but also not giving a ton of opinions. he is telling us what he saw and heard and how the defendant's
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demeanor was. so he is not trying to reach forensic conclusions. he is not trying to be a scientist. he was the first one on the scene other than the killer. so he is just telling us what he observed. i actually like his demeanor. it is not -- it's professional and what a jury would expect. >> bill: also with this jonna spilbor and paul morrow, we were discussing this with you leading into the trial. there is buster there, the surviving son. jonna, does the attorney for murdaugh have his work cut out for him? >> well, in any murder case you have your work cut out for you. this is interesting because the trial is starting out in chronological order. this is the first officer on the scene. he is not saying anything that's overly remarkable. one of the things i think the prosecution is trying to show is the affect of the defendant when he made the call to 911 and whether the officer first got
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there. it begs the question what are you supposed to act like if you come home and find two of your loved ones with their heads blown off? how are you supposed to act? that's something that maybe we'll see on cross examination when that gets underway. >> dana: paul, i noticed that we've been -- we've known about the boating accident that happened with the deceased son from before and then the officer greene says one of the first things that alex murdaugh said to him was my son was part of this boating accident. what did that mean to you when you heard that? >> well, you can look at it a couple of ways, right? as jonna says, how are you supposed to respond to a situation like this? it's possible from the defense perspective he is thinking who might have done this and went to the most public thing that's
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known about the family. on the other hand on the prosecution side of things you could say that's what he is thinking about now is trying to put the blame onto somebody else? things like there was this boating accident incident or check my phone. those things sound defensive depending on the ears you hear them with. one thing i would mention a nuance. the prosecution got lucky, a sergeant responded. sergeant greene is a supervisor, a corporal and cops under him. what does it mean? when he gets to the scene he has tasking authority. you can hear it in the body cam he is telling the guys put the crime scene here and do it here. walk around the truck. he is telling that to fire and rescue. he takes control of the situation and he is the boss. that matters. if you show up as a first responder as a patrol cop sometimes you don't have the authority to direct people to do what you want them to do even if you know what has to be done.
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it is a break for the prosecution and for the preservation of the scene and evidence the boss is the person who responded and he took strong control. now, he hasn't been cross-examined yet. we'll see if the defense tries to poke holes. as of now i'm comfortable with the way the guy is portraying how the scene was handled. >> bill: the foundation has been laid in the double murder trial. the quote on the body cam was i know that's what it is when referring to the boating incident from 3 1/2 years ago. jonna, thank you, paul, thank you, trey, thank you as well in south carolina. we'll get you back soon to talk about your new book, too. it's getting fantastic reception. so trey, thank you for that. start, stay or leave. thank you for being patient. let's get a break right here and we'll continue in a moment.
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>> bill: there is a deadly drug sweeping the nation normally used as an animal tranquilizer going by the street name as tranq. it is hitting philadelphia especially hard. we a bringing you the story. welcome back and good morning. it's called tranq, very harmful in the neighborhood known as kensington. we want to look at that right
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now. >> philadelphia's kensington neighborhood is an open air drug market hit hard by the emerging misuse of a animal tranquilizer leaving users like gene with gruesome wounds that could lead to amputations. >> i might lose my legs. >> what is it about tranq that makes people go back to get a high in your legs, arms and fingers have to be amputated. >> being chemically dependent. >> he knows how addictive tranq is. withdrawal sets in in just a few hours and is intense. many avoid going in for treatment. it can sedate a horse and it was found in more than 90% of the dope samples in philly in 2021. the dea warns that the drug is leading to a nearly 300% spike in overdose deaths across the nation. it is mixed in with fentanyl to
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extend the high and does not respond to overdose reversal drugs like narcan. >> are you all right? >> the team carries oxygen tanks like this out on the philly streets. >> we've had people reporting that they've had black-outs that can last up to 3 to 5 days. >> there is a nonprofit focused on harm reduction. >> it is very sad and difficult to see in a first world country five miles from -- individuals on the side of the road with bone and muscle and tissue exposed. >> calling to add funding to what soon could be a nation-wide problem. >> it is not a controlled substance. you can buy the drug online for $20. concerning. you don't have to traffic it in so much and they cut it in the fentanyl supply and taken over
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90% of the dope supply. i worked in chicago for a knew years. this was the worst area i've been in and a sad situation to see how these people would rather rot on the streets with these huge wounds than go in for treatment because they say the withdrawal is so intense. >> bill: wow. is there help going into this neighborhood? is the city doing anything? is the state doing anything? >> the city has added even a wound care nurse who treated more than 600 people. people who do street out reach says it is not enough. people know they are about to use it before they end up getting the wounds. >> are you seeing it in other cities snow >> it is in other cities getting worse and worse. people will have wounds and treatment centers opening up in new york and other places that have already had that supply. >> bill: remarkable stuff. thank you. >> dana: very fortunate to be able to bring in pennsylvania governor josh shapiro. thank you, good to have you on
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the program. is the drug addiction problems i'm sure you saw it on the campaign trail. now in the governor's office is that one of the most difficult problems you're facing? >> it is a tremendously difficult challenge. it is going to take an all hands on deck approach to address it. we lose 15 people every day to drug overdose. prior to being elected governor, i served as attorney general and as attorney general we arrested over 8,000 drug dealers, shut down major drug trafficking rings. i'm the first to tell you we cannot arrest our way out of this crisis. a strong law enforcement response needs to be present. i want to add more police to the situation. but we have to make sure that there are real resources for treatment particularly as we've seen this migration from heroin to fentanyl and now to tranq, which is even more potent claiming more lives. it is one of the reasons why as
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attorney general i took on the pharmaceutical companies and won and brought over a billion dollars back to pennsylvania specifically earmarked for treatment. we need a multi-pronged approach. more law enforcement and more resources for treatment who are battling the disease of addiction. it is a disease, not a crime. those peddling the poisons need to be held accountable. those with addiction need our help. >> bill: thank you for being here today. just watching this, i don't know any mayor or elected official could sit back and say this is acceptable in any city in america. and as our reporter was going out. the need is greater than the aid to the city. if you don't catch it in the beginning this thing could go to other areas throughout your state and then you have a bigger problem. >> bill, let me build on the comment you made. it is unacceptable.
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we cannot accept this as a new normal. again we all have to understand we have to come at this with both a law enforcement response as well as understanding drug addiction is a disease, not a crime and we need treatment. we also have to make sure that at a younger age we are helping our kids understand how to make smart choices to avoid these drugs in the first place. not just simply telling them no but helping them with prevention and education. so it is important that we are treating those battling addiction. we're educating those before they go down that path and we have a strong robust law enforcement response to hold those peddling poisons accountable. >> bill: you have a big job. you are cutting the college degree requirement. this is the reason why you came on today for 65,000 state jobs. why is that so important? >> fundamentally i believe pennsylvaniaians need to have the freedom to chart their own
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course and the opportunity to succeed. for too long we've had this barriers to entry. these barriers to opportunity. so i wanted to plant a marker on my first day in office and i signed an executive order making sure that 65,000 jobs -- it is 92% of our state jobs wouldn't require a college degree. that instead you would be judged on your merits. your ability to do the job. maybe the practical work experience or the apprenticeship program you went through instead. so right now if you go on our website, bill, dana, i'm sure you're not looking for a job, there are now 550 jobs available on our website as of just a couple of days ago that you can apply without requiring a college degree. if you have a college degree great. what we're prioritizing here in pennsylvania is your skills, your knowledge, your ability to do the job and we want to open
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up the doors of opportunity for all to succeed. that's a fundamental freedom. a real freedom that i talked about on the campaign trail. i talked about in my inaugural address and keep on pursuing as governor. the real freedom to achieve success in the commonwealth. >> dana: you are a new governor and i'm sure you're talking to colleagues around the country. other states have done this as well. in maryland for example and maybe utah. possible trend coming. what type of people do you think perhaps never would have applied for a state job that you might see apply to those 550 jobs that are open right now? >> i heard it a lot on the campaign trail. i began talking about this issue 9 or 10 months ago. actually several folks came over to me and said i work for the commonwealth and yet i can't advance in state government because they require a college degree. or folks who have the necessary
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skills that we want at a time where we have a workforce shortage not just here in pennsylvania but across the country. folks would apply and they would see that college degree requirement and even though they had the skills to be able to be successful they just shut the application down and went on to something else. we will collect the data from this initiative and report back on that in some number of months but the bottom line here is we are opening up the doors of opportunity for more people to come through and succeed and it is a value-added for us. >> dana: governor shapiro of pennsylvania, we appreciate you coming on. important topic. we hope we see you again. >> great, thank you, dana and bill. >> thank you, sir. so a couple minutes before the hour. i have to tell you, that video that alexis shared with us in philadelphia is stunning. this is a major american city. the eagles play at home on sunday afternoon in a game that
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tens of millions of people will be watching. this is happening right down the street. >> dana: do you remember last week -- >> not exceptable. >> dana: last week fox business reporter jeff flock was there walking through because they were talking about the safe injection sites. the governor said it is one of the biggest problems he will have to solve. you mentioned and asked him if you don't contain it there, it will go elsewhere. we already know some of this drug is being sold in new york city. so we have people to be concerned about there as well. >> bill: we'll keep an eye on it. thanks to alexis for going there. our good friend and colleague benjamin hall severely injured in ukraine last march appeared earlier today on "fox & friends." he has a new book out and describing the horrific injuries that he is living with. his fight to survive and get back home to his three beautiful daughters and wife and his amazing journey on the road to recovery. >> i think that you learn a lot
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going through things like this. i was surrounded by so many wonderful people and why i'm here today and look forward to everything that comes ahead. >> bill: his memoir is released on march 14th. the one year anniversary that left hall hospitalized and two other colleagues dead. he talked about how he heard the voices of his daughters to say daddy, get out and come home. he said i will get home if i have to crawl there i will find a way. >> dana: if you look at that whole clip he was very strong of spirit and in voice. he said he would like to be back at work and will get there. i have been told this book is so beautifully written you will want to read it and he also said he was there with pierre for 40 minutes while pierre was losing his life and he had his friend with him and as ainsley said we didn't know that so he writes
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about that very movingly in the book as well. you want to pro-order that as soon as possible and get it in a couple of months. >> he was grateful for everybody reaching out to him. >> dana: and the prayers. he said the prayers really mattered. >> bill: help and mattered to him. we're watching the trial in south carolina and see how it goes and leave you with that. we'll see you on friday. for perino and hemmer we are out of here. >> dana: harris faulkner is next. here she is. >> harris: we begin with this fox news alert with millions of americans forced to suddenly pay attention to their social security and medicare. so many depending on those programs to take them through their golden years. at this hour there is a problem. with details emerging about the money running out for seniors for those programs. i'm harris faulkner and you are in "the faulkner focus." at issue the money is coming out of the program faster than it is going in. congressional budget office reports social security is headed for bankruptcy without legislative action to save it,
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