have been you. it might have been. but the monster you when you. take 15 2030 opioid pills. maybe you become another person. i've seen that before. the person standing before me was not the person who committed the crime, though it's the same individual. that at that. before announcing sentence on these cases. with regard to all of the other pending cases. are here in college in or i'm sure some of them are half of them are have it in front of me, but there are a substantial number

of charges here. there's some hampton, hartford, beaufort. hi, alan dale. maybe others. i'm not thinking of right now. we might have worn out our welcome here in college in, um, right been and i'll take this opportunity to thank sheriff field and all of the court officials and really, everyone i've met and dealt with while here in paladin county just been great. above we're going to schedule some of the other matters. i know mr harpootlian. scheduling is complicated and you sacrifice quite a bit too. be able to hear be here. defending mr murdoch as well as the attorney general's office. with all the other, many many things and obligations you have. and to be

able to have the attorney general here. alan wilson for the period of time that he's devoted to being here along with everyone else. it's been, uh quite a sacrifice. other victims. whose cases deserve to be heard. and case has jumped some of those other cases. perhaps. jumped at because of the. resulting in and the salt on the integrity of the judicial system in our state. law enforcement in our state. eve trial, the. enforcement have been aligned for the past five

or six weeks. bye. access to. justice. to be able to deflect the investigation. evidence that pointed out in this case. the looming storm that mr waters talked about. can just imagine. on that day, june 7th. when a lawyer is confronted and confesses to having stolen over a half a million dollars. from a client. and he has a tiger like mark tinsley on his tail. pursuing. discovery. in the case involving

the death of mallory beach. and having a father. for the most part on his deathbed. i could imagine. i really can't imagine. but i know it had to. have been quite a bit going through your mind on that day. but to have you come and testify. that it was just another ordinary day. and i were out just enjoying life. not credible. not believable. yourself about it, but obviously you're have the inability to

convince anyone else about that. so. if you made any such arguments as a lawyer, you would lose every case and that like that. cases you will never have an opportunity to argue anymore. except perhaps your own as you sit in the department of corrections. mr murdoch. i sentence you. to the state department of corrections on each of the murder indictments. and the murder of your wife, maggie murdock. sentence you for the term of the rest of your natural life. for the murder of paul. murder. so much. i sentence you to

prison. murdering him. rest of your natural life. those sentences will run consecutive. under the statute involving possession of weapons during a violent crime. there is no sentence. where life a life sentence is imposed on other indictments. there the court and you are remanded to the state department of corrections. and officers may cherry fourth on the deposition. oh, the tangled web we weave. those were the words we heard

from the judge. reiterating the words that alex murdoch had stated from the witness stand in his own defense. and now the judge sentencing him to two consecutive life. sentencing is one for each of his his wife, as well as his son, his wife, maggie, as well as his son paul's deaths. their murders we did hear from alex murdoch today , who would just simply said i would never hurt my wife, maggie or my son. paw paw, but what a fall from grace as the judge, very pensive, reflective personally, knowing alex murdoch as a man in the legal world, talking about the portrait of his grandfather that hung in that courtroom. i want to bring in eva pilgrim who has been following this case from the very beginning. even i know you had a chance to speak with one of the jurors. what did they say was so compelling that just in less than three hours, they were

able to come unanimously to this guilty verdict. all that juror craig boyer telling us that it was that video that paul took at the dog kennel just minutes before he was murdered, where those jurors could hear he voice of alec murdoch on it. and then eventually alex murdoch got on the stand and said, yes, that is, in fact, me that is my voice at the kennels right around the time of the murders. he said. that was one of the key pieces of evidence for him. the other thing he mentioned to us was that he kept looking murdoch in the eyes. he watched him on the stand appearing emotional, and he said he never saw tears in his eyes, and he expected that a man who had lost his wife and son would cry, lindsey and even thank you. i want to bring in our chief legal analyst dan abrams. dan i know that you were saying that this was just incredible. what we witness of the judge really talking about him, knowing him in such a personal way and saying it one

point i know you have to see paul and maggie every night when you try to go to sleep your reaction to this sentence. it was extraordinary interchange. i mean, this was almost like a scene out of a movie where the judge seems to be trying to get him to confess saying to him, you know, this is your final opportunity. i know there's an appeal pending, but this is your chance, in effect to come clean and, of course, alex murdoch saying he didn't do it. he would never do it, etcetera. now the other point to make here is it's the sentences is no surprise of two concern. executive life sentences again to be served consecutively, meaning one after the other. but his testimony in conjunction in connection with the sentencing does him no favors because this court, the jury has clearly determined that he lied repeatedly to the court . so now you have the judge who

presided over the case, who is now sentencing the person who has sat there lying repeatedly to the court, in addition to the crime itself, so if there was any hope that he'd had coming into this case of a possible lesser sentence by testifying and then being convicted, i think that's sort of killed. his faith with regard to what the sentence would be. and then you said that you were even surprised yourself. just how quickly the jury deliberated and render this verdict. i was stunned at how quick the verdict was less than three hours in a case that went on for a month with complicated testimony and witnesses, etcetera. i mean, i was shocked that that juror told eva that there were a couple of jurors who came in, um, thinking that he might be innocent and in 45 minutes, they were convinced

otherwise. which makes you think that you know, maybe they just had a couple of questions, but this is a very fast verdict in a high profile case. what i find in high profile cases is that jurors want to be seen as having a evaluated the evidence very carefully and methodically. and it sure felt like in a less than three hour verdict that these jurors did not think that this was a particularly close case. and you have to believe that alex murdoch's testimony added to that the fact that he testified they didn't believe him. if there's anyone who might have been saying doubt coming into his testimony. coming out of it clearly concluded that they couldn't believe and even want to bring you back in here. we saw alex murdoch relatively stone face today we have seen him be rather emotional in videos leading up to the trial, and then again as he sat in the courtroom and on the witness

stand, but i wanted you to take us through just what a fall from grace about the legal dynasty of his father, his grandfather, his great grandfather, all serving. we as prosecutors in that very courthouse in that county for a period spanning more than 100 years. and you heard judge newman there referenced that this was especially heartbreaking for him because he knew his family. he talked about the fact that he had to issue a court order to take his grandfather's portrait down from the back of that courtroom so that they could have a fair trial in that courtroom. alex murdoch's family has a huge legal legacy in these parts. almost 100 years, someone from the murdoch family was the solicitor, the prosecutor in this area, and he had been a volunteer solicitor in this area as well. his family also has this very prominent law firm that tried lots of civil cases, and they're well known in the

community that their history here a lot of people viewed them as helping in the community. and then this happened the boat crash than the murders to think that he was once that prominent lawyer now he's convicted of double murder. lindsey eva pilgrim are thanks to you for the entire coverage of this trial. and of course, we will have the very latest on abc newu to your regular programming in the west. that is. good morning. america. i'm lindsay davis. good day. ec news. >> reporter: linsey, good morning to you. officials have put road closures behind me, to try to keep people out of harm's way.

all of this as the national guard has already been deployed to the san bernardino mountains behind me, buried up to 7 feet of snow, plows working overtime, and i rememb and officials say it could take up to a officials say it could up to a week. firefighters using snowcats to move crews and equipment, but one of the biggest concerns right now is the threat of roof collapses as a result of this massive snowfall here that already happened in the small town of crest line at a grocery store. san bernardino 1 of 12 counties now under a state of emergency. if you have a place to stay, and you have shelter and food, try and stay put if at all possible. george, back to you. >> thank you. let's get the forecast from sam. >> to punctuate that great reporting, i want to show you what's in the pipeline for next week. dragging that moisture down to

california, dragging it down the coastline for next week by tend of the week, we pick up really big doses of moisture off the coast of hawaii and move it toward the coast of california, so at least two more big storms coming for next week. here's where we are live with all of these warnings, the flood warnings in arkansas, 7 inches of rain already fell in that area. tornado watches, and they say this is likely to be extended into nashville this morning. take care, folks, as this continues to drive north. they will have this from atlanta to around 5:00 in the afternoon. real damaging winds here for nashville, lexington, louisville, and you're in this as you continue to move north and east. it has an edge to it, so if i had to fix on you, it's a little bit more to the east, but detroit, and into the east, we will go into these big snowfall totals. >> a lot of not normal. >> not normal. >> it continues.

>> yep. >> sam champion, thank you. we turn to the pennsylvania man accused of trying to usmugge an explosive onto a plane making his first appearance in court. it comes as we get a look at the lehigh valley national airport. trevor ault is there with the latest. >> this man is being held without bail, and we know what that explosive looked like he was accused of trying to smuggle onto that plane. it was wrapped in wax-like paper in a clear they claim x-rays showed it contained powder similar of that found in commercial fireworks. authorities say this device was hidden. they say they found it hidden concealed inside the lining of one of his suitcases, that

suitcase he's seen pulling in his left hand there and he checked that before his flight to orlando. this is the tag with his name on it that was on that suitcase and also inside the bag they say along with the explosive they claim they found a can of butane, a lighter and lithium-ion batteries. now, muffley's attorneys say that explosive was a firework in a bag. they say there was no way this was going to detonate on its own, but prosecutors claim a firework is still an explosive and muffley knew all of these things were banned. they say when he was called to security he left the airport and changed his phone number and now if he's convicted he could face up to 15 years in prison. george? >> trevor ault, thanks. now to the latest trouble for george santos. there is a wide-ranging investigation of the embattled congressman. chief washington correspondent jon karl tracking the case. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. the allegations against george santos are so numerous that the house ethics committee set up a separate subcommittee to look into them. among the many things that they will be taking a look at are whether he broke campaign finance laws, whether he lied on his official house disclosure forms and whether he violated federal conflict of inteest laws. santos, of course, is known for fabricating most of his life story, even falsely claiming

that his grandparents fled the holocaust, that his mother died from complications related to 9/11, but the most serious allegations are those related to how he financed his campaign and how he spent that money. santos says that he will fully cooperate with this investigation, but, george, he faces many investigations including local investigations in new york, federal investigations and even an investigation in brazil. >> a lot going on there. jon, thanks very much. coming up, if you're looking at a new vacation, the warning about passports. when to renew yours. and the top nfl prospect back on the field after turning himself in after two drag racing deaths. we hear from the girlfriend of his former teammate killed in the crash. first, we're back to sam champion who's in for ginger with more. hey, sam. >> hey, everybody. i want to go back into the storm in the middle of the country and talk about rainfall totals. they're impressive. as we watch that storm move in toward tennessee during the day there's strong gusty winds,

possibility of tornadoes in the morning and start to talk about snow after that heavy rain. so chicago, this is kind of verifying what we think about you, to the south and east, detroit, lancing, you're in it and curves up over the great lakes and gets into central new york and vermont and new hampshire. for new york likely, no, but a little north of new york in the poconos and catskills but the winds are so impressive. it wraps up then hands 0 of to another low off the coastline as they have done as of late. wind gusts, 45 miles per hour. 41 miles per hour from atlantic city to nantucket, 55, 56 miles per hour. that's the weather around the nation. here's what you can expect this morning.

frances: today's highs will be mild, similar to yesterday's numbers. get ready for more wet weather heading our way. we will see a mix of rain and snow this weekend. it is a level 1 storm on our impact scale. it will continue into monday. a wintry mix but turning into scattered showers tuesday. a break on wednesday before more rain returns on thursday. still lots more to get to on this friday. we'll be right back. even when i was with the people i love, i was masking my depression. i was taking an antidepressant, but my depression symptoms still made me feel isolated. is it just me? it's not just you. many people experience a partial response to their antidepressant. let's add rexulti®.

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morning. hi, joanna. hi reggie. thank you. good morning, everyone. we want to start with the maps here because we're following a new crash has been reported in san francisco between a motorcycle and one other vehicle. it does appear that injuries are involved. this is on north. dont wanna one past bayshore avenue. your speeds have dropped around seven mph in that area as we bring in a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. you know, this is a little bit lighter than we normally see, but still beginning to fill in during lights came on at 5 49. and then we'll end here with the live picture in oakland, showing you are 80 at the coliseum camera. reggie. thank you. davina meteorol

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emergency in parts of california. people stranded by up to seven feet of snow and the national guard was called in and our team is tracking the dangerous weather all morning long. also, a new warning from the cdc after investigating two incidents of infants infected with a rare bacteria. we'll break down what new parents need to know when it comes to cleaning breast pump equipment and if you use formula where you should never put this scooper. that's coming up. torture or pleasure. a new three-year-long cruise is being offered, life at sea cruises is promising stops on every continent, 375 ports and 135 countries. the ship has all the usual amenities and offices for people who need to work. rates start at $30,000 a year. the voyage begins in november from istanbul. i don't know if i could go on a three-day cruise, yet alone three years. >> that's a rental. you're basically getting an apartment for three years. >> i mean it's a lot of money but for a whole year. >> that's not bad. $30,000 does seem reasonable if you have the all inclusive. we still have lots more

ahead as we head into a very busy travel season. why there might be a delay when it comes to getting your passport. gio benitez will break it down all coming up. right now we get more on the guilty verdict against alex murdaugh. he was convicted, of course, of murdering his wife and son. eva pilgrim back with that. >> reporter: george, the judge acceptabilitying alex murdaugh to two consecutive life sentences for the murders of his wife maggie and his son paul. alex murdaugh walking into court wearing a brown jail jump suit and slippers, and shackles around his ankles. the once prominent lawyer now convicted of murdering his wife and son, declaring his innocence in court. the state asked the judge for the maximum, the two consecutive life sentences, and that is what the judge ordered, but before announcing that sentence, the judge talking about how this is one of the most troubling cases he has ever presided of, talking about the tangled web we weave, that reference to alex murdaugh's own testimony, asking

him, when will the lies end? he said for the jury it's ended here. he says he hopes you will find it within your soul. you have to deal with that. guys? >> thank you, eva. we turn to the california couple stranded at sea. whit johnson is here with that. >> reporter: there was a couple claiming they were left behind by their tour boat fearing they would drown while trying to get to >> it was our honeymoon, and it was supposed to be a nice occasion, and instead it was a near death experience which really can't be taken away. >> reporter: the couple now suing sail maui for $5 million.

abc news obtaining this video showing the tour setting off for a snorking excursion near the island of lanai in 2021. the couple says they were in the water for about an hour when they tried to swim back to the boat. >> we kept swilling and swimming, but it seemed to be getting farther away, and heading out towards the open ocean. at that point, they came realization that the boat had left them. >> reporter: the lawsuit alleges they failed to conduct an adequate head count of passengers before departing. they say the couple's only option for survival was returning to shore. the newlyweds struggling for survival in water 30 to 40 feet deep. jessica hebert was a passenger on the same tour that day. >> they said everything was on, you know, all accounted for. we started to take off. nobody's looking behind them. >> reporter: hebert says the crew took a few head counts, but the process wasn't very coordinated. >> the head count was just

disorganized. op walking around, hd to hear the name calling, and the clicker. that's what blows my mind. that's two head counts that they missed two people. >> reporter: the lawsuit alleging the couple, fatigued and dehydrated was forced to swim half a mile to shore. elizabeth writing, help, and sos in the sand. once on land, the honeymooners finally got help from a local couple driving by, and when they called the company to inform them of what happened, to the complaint, it was apparent that sail maui did not realize at this point anyone was missing from the charter. sail maui telling abc news, we are not able to comment at this time. experts urge travelers to do their homework before booking, but be prepared for the unexpected. the lawsuit acknowledge that is sail maui's captain was licensed by the coast guard. abc news reached out to the coast guard, but they did not respond to our requests about the investigation. the attorney for the couple

tells us they're still dealing with the emotional trauma from this incident. rebecca? >> you can imagine that. all right, whit. thank you. linsey? now to top nfl prospect jalen back now on the field after turning himself in on reckless driving charges in connection with a crash that killed a teammate and staffer. steve osunsami joins us now from atlanta with more. good morning, steve of the. >> reporter: good morning, linsey. there are many who feel that carter's arrest isn't going to hurt his chances that much in the nfl draft. fresh off sitting for this booking photo at a jailhouse in georgia, former university of georgia defensive lineman jalen carter was back at the nfl combine in indianapolis and he wasn't hiding from cameras. seen here watching a warm-up for scouts and teams. >> jalen carter's got him again. >> reporter: he's considered by many to be the best defensive player from the best college football team in america. >> jalen carter is that type of player. >> reporter: despite his arrest he's still expected to be a top pick in the nfl draft come the end of april.

>> players periodically find themselves in these kind of situations that really can be life-changing and can be detrimental to their prospects of being an nfl player and they have to answer for it and they have to be held accountable for it. >> reporter: charged with drag racing and reckless driving both misdemeanors after police reported he was driving one of the black suvs in this surveillance video from january 15th. it was the night of the big parade for the georgia football team after they won their second national championship in a row and shortly after the suvs speed out of this camera's view, one of them crashes terribly. >> we got one in the car unresponsive, one on the ground. >> reporter: the driver of that suv died and one of carter's teammates who was seated behind her was also killed. offensive lineman devin willock was just shy of his 21st birthday. his girlfriend says it's all so unfair. >> people kind of dehumanize the situation and talk about how two

lives were lost so easily. i just want devin to know he has so many people that love him and we were so blessed to have him in our lives and will continue to fight for him and his legacy for the rest of our lives here. >> reporter: in a statement jalen carter says when the facts are known, i will be fully exonerated of any criminal wrongdoing. it now matters a little more that carter is seen here being ticketed for speeding last september. accused of driving nearly 90 miles an hour in a 40-mile-an-hour zone. >> you need to slow down, dude. >> reporter: just five days before the deadly crash another team member, starting linebacker number 10 was also accused of street racing near school and was arrested for the same exact charges facing jalen carter. >> one, two, three. carter isn't speaking to combine reporters but his former teammates are. >> it was sad to hear. i can speak on jalen's character. he's a great dude. >> i don't have anything to say on my teammates but, of course, to whom much is given much is expected. >> reporter: police share that the driver of the vehicle that

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>> i hadn't been on vacation in a very, very long time. i was a caregiver for my mom and wouldn't leave her. so when she passed away, i finally decided i have to get away. i didn't think it was going to be a problem. go to the post office, fill out the application. she hands me the paper. she says three to five weeks expedited. i paid extra. and checking on the passport website, it became five to seven weeks. >> reporter: she had to cancel everything. >> they don't have enough people working at the passport office. they don't have any extra phone numbers where you could call and try to get information and they have no emails. i had to cancel the flight, hotel, everything had to be canceled. >> reporter: how do you time it out? it usually takes 8 to 11 weeks to get a new passport, but if you pay 60 bucks you can expedite yours. but, remember, that may only save you a few weeks. >> so definitely apply as soon as possible. don't go too close to the date of your trip and give yourself

undue stress. >> reporter: remember, those processing times don't start until the state department actually receives your application, not when you send it. now, if you have urgent travel within 14 days, you can make an appointment at a state department passport office and get your document processed. but even if your passport is valid you should still check that expiration date. >> look at your passport and see when it expires. many countries won't let you in unless you have six months or more valid. and the next thing is even if your passport is valid, make sure you have enough open pages. if it's a full passport, some countries require entire open pages. >> reporter: and we should tell you the state department tells us that it has increased staffing and that it's working to hire some more employees to keep up with all of this demand. but, guys, at the end of the day just get that request in early. that's what you got to do. >> great advice, gio benitez, as always, thank you. all right, coming up, our "play of the day." all right, coming up, our

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. breaking overnight, alex murdaugh found guilty. >> guilty, guilty, guilty. >> the prominent south carolina lawyer convicted of killing his wife and son. this morning, eva pilgrim has an exclusive interview with one of the jurors. >> did you feel like he was a liar? >> i did. a good liar, but not good enough. >> what went on in the room. murdaugh now faces life behind bars. this morning, the south carolina attorney general joins us live. urgent cdc alert. precautions for baby formula and breast pump equipment after cases of a rare bacteria were reported. what you can do to help your little ones stay safe.

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our incredible "gma" team says they're going to do it. you notice why people are maybe -- i know. you're talking to your mom. it's why -- people are smiling a little bit. it's because these people have two and three phones. i'm not kidding. am i right? you're going to put both in? really and truly? all right. we'll give you tips on why it's important. look at this phone coming in. rebecca, what's going on? >> happily will bring mine up to you in a minute, sam. also ahead, the urgent cdc warning for new parents about a bacteria that puts newborns and bbies at risk. but first the latest on the alex murdaugh trial found guilty on all counts convicted of the double murder of his wife and son. we'll speak to the attorney general of south carolina in a moment. first, let's go to eva pilgrim back at the courthouse at walterboro, south carolina. good morning, eva. >> reporter: george, the judge sentencing alex murdaugh to two consecutive life sentences for the murders of his wife maggie and son paul. walking in in a brown jail jump

suit and orange jail slippers, shackles around his ankle connected to a shackle around his wrists. the once prominent lawyer now convicted of murdering his family. >> i sentence you to the term for the rest of your natural life. for the murder of paul murdaugh, who you probably loved so much, i sentence you to prison rest of your natural life. both sentences will run consecutively. >> reporter: after 28 days, 75 witnesses and less than 3 hours of deliberation the jury found alex murdaugh guilty of killing his wife maggie and son paul. >> guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty.

>> reporter: appearing emotionless as the verdict was read and his son buster putting his head in his hands. the defense asking for a mistrial, but the judge standing firm. >> the jury has now considered the evidence for a significant period of time, and the evidence of guilt is overwhelming, and i deny the motion. >> reporter: the disgraced attorney then taken out of the courtroom. now in an abc news exclusive juror craig moyer breaking his silence revealing how the jury came to their decision. >> when you first got into the room, you took a vote? >> it was two not guilty, one not sure and nine guilty. >> what was your vote? >> guilty. >> from the start? >> yes. >> reporter: moyer says it didn't take long to get everyone on the same page. >> we started deliberating, going through the evidence, and everybody was pretty much talking.

and, i don't know, about 45 minutes later we -- after all our deliberating, we figured it out. >> so it took basically 45 minutes for you guys to come to a decision? >> probably about 45, maybe an hour. >> that's really fast. >> yeah, the evidence was clear. >> reporter: and moyer telling us it was this piece of video, of alex at the crime scene moments before the murder. alex finally admitting it was him for the first time a year and a half half the murders. when he said it was him, were you surprised? >> i was very surprised. >> why? >> it was his only savior right here. >> it's so hard to understand how a husband, especially a father would kill their own son.

what made you see that? >> his responses, how quick it was with the defense, and his li lies. >> do you feel like he was a liar? >> a good liar, but not good enough. >> reporter: moyer also not convinced by moments like this. alex appearing emotional on the stand. >> what did you think when alex murdaugh took the stand? >> i didn't think much of him. >> really? >> i didn't see any true remorse or any compassion or anything. >> even though he was -- he cried a lot on the stand. >> he never cried. >> what do you mean? >> all he did was blow snot. >> did you

>> no tears. >> how do you know he didn't cry? >> i saw has eyes. i was this close to him. >> reporter: l >> reporter: he says he didn't buy the argument he didn't have enough time to skmcommit the cr. >> lawyers say he couldn't get it all ready and go to his mom's and come back in that short amount of time. >> i think there's just enough time. >> reporter: all those factors leading the jury to hand over that guilty verdict.p>> if you everything, it's all plain and clear. >> reporter: and before announcing that sentencing, judge newman speaking directly to alex murdaugh after he continued to declare his innocence in the courtroom saying it was especially heartbreaking for him to watch this trial knowing alex murdaugh's family, knowing the family legacy, and he asked him, when will it end? for the jury, he said, it ended here.

george? >> okay, eva. thanks. we're joined by south carolina attorney general alan wilson. thanks for joining us. you said this verdict proves no one is above the law, position and power don't matter. what does it mean for south carolina? >> first off, george, i want to say thank you to the men and women of our office, s.l.e.d. and other law enforcement agencies. without their work this would not have occurred. what this says to the people of south carolina, many people who questioned the criminal justice system and that it doesn't apply fairly and equally to all people, well, here today we are here to say that it does, that no one is above the law in south carolina and, when you brutally murder your wife and son, you will be held accountable no matter who you are. >> but were you surprised by how quickly the jury reached a verdict? >> obviously i didn't know what to think. obviously, when i heard they will come back within three, four hours, it felt like it was a good sign for us because, i mean, six weeks of testimony and three, four hours you find out you're getting a verdict, i was pleasantly surprised. i didn't know what to think.

you never want to get out in front of your skis and make an assumption about what they will do. i respect the process too much to be that confident. i was guardedly optimistic when they came back so early. >> was it the video that made the difference? >> i believe the video, i think alex's voice, alex taking the stand. he's been weaving a tangled web of lies for decades, and i think, you know, for so long he has been able to manipulate people and bend them to his will because he's so good at what he does. as you heard in the testimony, he was a master at manipulating and communicating with juries. and i believe when he took the stand, that was his last closing argument. he had done this for so long, he believed i could get what he wanted out of this jury and i think, when he took the stand, he confirmed for many of those jurors what they heard in the video that he was a liar. >> what is your response to how the law enforcement division handled the crime scene? >> when you look at the complexity and the thousands of pieces of evidence and all that goes into the case, anyone that

wants to come in and criticize law enforcement, i just think, you got to put yourself there in the moment. in order for there to be a second-guesser, there has to be a first-guesser. when you're arriving on the scene and doing things in realtime and things are fluid and complex and you're moving a thousand miles an hour -- obviously it's easy to go back and say you should have done this or could have done that when you're second-guessing. but i want to say thank you to s.l.e.d. and fbi and secret service and so many other agencies that were supportive of the sheriff's office. they made this conviction possible. our team leader creighton that i assigned this case to and all the young men and women who worked on it, i want to give credit to them. >> what do you want to see at sentencing? >> thanks very much for your time this morning. tune in for a special "20/20" on the murdaugh family murders with new interviews at 9:00, 8:00 central on abc. rebecca? >> so many lives impacted by that story. coming up in our "gma morning menu," it is tough to be a new parent and what you need to know to keep your baby safe

when it comes to formula and breast pump equipment. we will break down the new cdc alert. plus, with king charles' coronation two months away, reports top stars are turning down the big event. also this morning, lori bergamotto is here with "the right stuff" for your nail care. and sam is here with two special guests. >> yeah, only here on "gma" could we have two global superstars in our shtick here. stephanie hsu and matthew rhys, this is global unplugging day so in order to get you in the mood to unplug your phones, let's unplug. what do you think? >> i got to dry off my hands. >> it's electrical, so you never know. okay, here we go. >> one, two, three. >> try it. >> oh, wait a minute. maybe we should have rehearsed this. guys, was it supposed to go like that? i don't know. we'll be right back. i'm so sorry.

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it's frightening to think the formula or breast milk you're giving your baby could harm them. it's not an everyday occurrence but the cdc is issuing this warning to make sure it never happens again. two cases of a rare bacteria were reported. one was a who likely got it from a utensil to scoop powdered formula. that little boy survived. however, another newborn who was infected got it from a breast pump that somehow was contaminated. that baby died. this is the same bacteria linked to last year's baby formula recall and shortage. the cdc offering tips to parents to keep their babies safe. keep all surfaces and your hands clean during the preparation process. if you use a breast pump, make sure to clean and dry all of the parts thoroughly. also, if you use powdered formula, never put the scoop on the counter or in the sink and then place it back in the container. that's a huge no-no. make sure you wash it first and reseal the container. also make sure you wash all of the bottles.

things like this may seem obvious but when it comes to caring for your baby you can never be too safe. guys? >> thank you, stephanie. as if new parenting isn't hard enough. >> you're so tired and sleepy and out of it anyway. there's so much to think about. >> just sanitize. [ laughter ] we turn to the grammy award winning rapper macklemore sharing his struggle with sobriety and revealing his, quote, very painful relapse during the pandemic. whit johnson is here with that. whit, good morning to you. >> linsey, good morning. macklemore has been open and honest about his addiction saying recovery is not a linear path and he's now sharing how loneliness and isolation during the pandemic sent him back into relapse. ♪ had a broken keyboard ♪ ♪ i bought a broken keyboard ♪ >> reporter: he's known for hits like "thrift shop" and "can't hold us." ♪ spread it across the country ♪ >> reporter: now rapper and songwriter macklemore opening up about his struggles with addiction and recent relapse during the covid pandemic after

14 years of sobriety. ♪ feel like i'm getting weaker ♪ ♪ need someone to pray for my soul right now ♪ >> on one side of my brain there is this disease of addiction that is telling me literally, who cares, dude, just do it today. just for today. tomorrow you'll go back. >> reporter: the 39-year-old saying the isolation of the pandemic pushed him back towards his addiction. >> i was alone. that's the answer. i was alone. when you're in recovery, a huge part of my recovery is my community of people, is going to meetings, to 12-step meetings, seeing people, giving them a hug, hearing their stories. now all of a sudden i'm not going to meetings and for me as an addict i need to go to meetings. >> reporter: he's not alone. according to the cdc, 13% of americans reported starting or increasing substance use to cope with pandemic-related stress or emotions. >> the pandemic was really a difficult time for those people that are in recovery because the access to in-person connection and community was shut down.

there was a sense of profound isolation. >> reporter: but macklemore now two years sober and releasing his first album since 2017. >> i know exactly who i am. i know exactly what got me here. i remember the magic that makes me who i am. i had forgotten it. >> reporter: experts say by speaking out macklemore could have a positive impact on others. >> when a celebrity comes forward and talks so transparently about their struggles with abstinence, their struggles with recovery and the truth about relapse, it saves lives. so what i know is that macklemore is going to save lives. >> and macklemore says music is like therapy for him. while he makes many mistakes, the only real mistake he can make is not telling his truth. macklemore's third studio album "ben," is out today. linsey? >> we look forward to hearing that. whit, thank you. now to sam with the weather.

we have snow and tornadoes, storms, all about. >> a lot more to come. national weather service just extended, we told you they would, this tornado watch on into nashville. nashville, from nashville to memphis, keep an eye out, could be large and long tract. just keep an eye going on this. some strong gusty winds as well. i want to take you into the foothills in arizona there. the catalina foothills where there's snow on the cacti, if you will. so, george, did you know that the -- what is it, the little animal -- the groundhog out on long island. his name is sam champion. >> i do remember that. >> he predicted more winter weather. i just want to go on record, sam champion, you're not only cute but you're absolutely right. here's what's going on. lots of snow, more systems loading up into the west from mount shasta, could be another 30-inch snowfall play as we go into the next five days. winter still around. that's the weather around the nation. here's the best local weather in

frances: today's highs will be mild, similar to yesterday's numbers. get ready for more wet weather heading our way. we will see a mix of rain and snow this weekend. it is a level 1 storm on our impact scale. it will continue into monday. a wintry mix but turning into scattered showers tuesday. a break on wednesday before more rain returns on thursday. now this is super important. we'll see who actually does it. to the global day of unplugging, a projects to unplug, the importance of taking a break from our devices, go screen-free for 4 hours. we'll take what we can get. if that sends a chill down your spine or raging headache, well, our tech correspondent becky worley is here to help. good morning, becky.

>> reporter: sam, it's a sign of the times that we need a day for this. geez. but the struggle is real and i am right there with you. so why should we unplug, and how do you actually do that? we are plugged in to our friends, our jobs, our social networks, 24/7 connected. some of that is good and can feel like too much. >> even cutting out 15 or 20 or 30 minutes a day of screen time can be extremely helpful to our mental and physical health. >> reporter: the research is clear, cutting down on screen time can improve our health. >> using too much screen time has been associated with an increased risk of obesity, neck and back strain. >> reporter: but according to the pew research center, 85% of americans say they're online every day with more than 30% of americans saying they're online almost constantly. and the kaiser family foundation says kids 8 to 18 years old are averaging 7 1/2 hours a day in front of screens for entertainment use. you think you're not on your phone that much?

fire up the settings, open screen time and check out your daily average. mine? ooh, that's embarrassing. when i see how much time i've spent on social media alone, yikes. like an hour plus some days this week. clearly i need an intervention or at least some mindfulness. that's the idea for the day of unplugging. to go offline for a whole day. without screens you have time to go for a walk, to cook, you could work on house projects and if a whole day seems undoable, maybe just use your phone less. >> even if we use apps that tell us that we should cut our screen time, it really is up to us to be disciplined enough to tell ourselves enough is enough. >> reporter: now, here's another idea to cut back on screen time. one that's helped me. if i realize i've been scrolling for awhile, i'm talking to you, instagram, i will often stop and ask myself, is this bringing me joy? is this bringing me relaxation?

9 times out of 10, sam, the answer is now and that makes me put my phone down. >> all right. i get it. and so you've said it's difficult for you, but you're our fearless leader. so what are some things you do in your downtime that are not tech related? >> reporter: well, you know, i think the biggest challenge for me, i mean, i have lots of things that bring me joy, but a lot of times my phone distracts me. so what i've been doing more often is using the focus tools to turn off notifications. i can do sleep. i can do work. i can do relaxation and customize those settings in the phone and say, even though i'm in downtime or not tying to get notified my kids can get through

>> my bet is that george, if you were to start this right now you'd be the one to cave first. >> no question. my daughter harper would say i'm not going to lie, i would be the first to go. >> linsey, i didn't know who of the two of you would be more likely. >> she's an influencer. [ laughter ] >> i am the opposite of all of that. i'm just going to say what would sam champion, the punxsutawney phil sam champion do and i'm doing that. >> linsey? >> i would gladly give up my phone for a day if i could. >> yeah. >> you know, it's just a matter of if i can, but i'd be happy to do it. >> you can't mute your boss? >> i have permission from -- george said i could. >> go ahead. [ laughter ] >> all right. so coming up -- coming up, lori bergamotto is here with "the right stuff" for nails. >> nice try, everybody. >> announcer: why is strength training blowing up across tiktok? why are so many women turning to it over other exercises? next week on "gma" you'll see

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lingering into monday and tuesday, a break on wednesday before more rain on thursday, liz all right, francis, thank you, and we're going to have another abc seven news update in about 30 minutes, and always on ♪ and that is global music star zara larsson performing her new single, "can't tame her." >> i'm with lori b. now to "the right stuff." top trends to shop and we're talking nail care whether you're looking for the best at home manicure to keep your nails healthy, if nails are your entire deal lori bergamotto is here to help you so you can get the right products right now by scanning the qr code. you got that set up for everybody. >> we do.

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if you are a person who wants to do it at home you cannot skip this step and it will keep it looking good for longer. >> that's the first step, and then use whatever you want on top of that, but you must have that. >> you must have that or it will not look as good or last as long. this one i'm extremely excited about. this is from dashing diva. i want to show you my nails here. >> they look like press-on nail. >> these are actually -- this looks like a gel manicure. they can cost people so much money. we actually did some math and with this kind of a kit which starts at $16, you can save more than $500 a year, okay, that's pretty incredible. >> that's worthwhile. >> what you do, these are like little stickers. >> i didn't know what they were. so you did this. >> i did this, it took me under 15 minutes yesterday. i did it while i was like thinking about what i would make for dinner and they come in 100 different shades, mini l.e.d., no uv light. incredible innovation. you're not going to want to miss that.

>> yours look great. >> usually i look like a toddler did my nails. this was extremely helpful to me. let me tell you, a toddler did not do our next model. katie. >> come on in. show it off. >> we want to show you this is from static nails, these are beloved because they are customizable and actually reusable and she did them with a little help because she's a beginner. how did it go? >> jessi helped and it took ten minute. >> get out of here. that looks awesome. it's got the checkerboard pattern. they're different and that seems to be the trend. >> these are $20. it took her ten minutes. if you're going to do it in a salon it could take two hour. >> that looks like a french tip. >> they come in all different colors and designs. >> hey. >> love it. but, sam, we talked about all the fun things you can do. you have to at some point take them off, right? you have to take the polish off. nail polish remove smells strong. it's potent. right? >> you know when it's going on. >> exactly. >> people on san antonio are so

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♪ all right, we are back as we count down to oscar sunday and "everything everywhere all at once" has taken hollywood by storm racking up 11 nominations, more than any movie this year, and now we have one of the stars right here on "gma" who has a nomination of her own, stephanie hsu, welcome to "good morning america." >> hi. >> great to see you. > thank you so much. >> what an incredible run you've been on. this is just so great to have

you here and we know, we went back into our "gma" vault. you were here once before. >> i was. >> what? >> i was here-here. there was an audience here, yes, this is -- >> this is when you were on broadway for "spongebob squarepants." >> there i am. i see it. [ laughter ] >> january 2018. >> yeah, i played a computer, i'm off to the side. aww, this is very cute. >> i see you. >> that little karen the computer has come a long, long way. >> come a long way. that was one of my favorite moments and memories of "gma" because when you're on broadway, you know, it's not as fancy and you don't get as spoiled as when you get to be in a movie, you know, when you're on broadway you wake up at 3:00 a.m. and hop on to the subway and do your own makeup, your own wig and you get like -- i think we walked to "gma" from -- >> probably did. >> and then we hearsed and then that was that. >> look at you now. you must literally be just on cloud nine.

flying high from this oscar nomination and i remember you telling me before that you actually were flying when you found out about the nomination. >> i was. i've been filming this movie called "the fall guy" with ryan gosling and emily blunt, david leitch's new film and i was flying back from sydney, australia, and at around 5:00 a.m. when the plane was about to land my phone just started blowing up basically and that's how i found out and i just sat by myself on the airplane just -- [ laughter ] yeah. >> that's an incredible moment, though. >> "everything everywhere all at once," it's a wild ride. i so enjoyed it. sometimes i had no idea what was going on but i loved it anyway. let's look at a clip. >> you could be anything anywhere. might not go somewhere where your daughter is more than just this.

here all we get are a few specks of time where any of this actually makes any sense. >> just a powerful performance. >> so good. so very good. the entire movie, the cast is amazing. characters, so many characters you play because we're watching so many different versions of your life and it's in seconds that we see it but i remember in one second you're holding like an oscar statuette, am i right? >> i am. >> all right. so can that like -- did we just predict the future? >> well, you know, when we're filming i'm actually just holding a stick then the special effects team sort of plugs it. >> oh. that's horrible. >> i'm either going home with a

stick or statue, yeah. >> i think you and your team have pretty good odds of going home with the other and you have this incredible team, michelle yeoh, ke huy quan, the speeches throughout the award season have been so moving. so impactful because it's just really showing people what's possible. >> yeah. >> how has it felt to be a part of that? >> i feel like we're also discovering what's possible for us alongside one another. you know, growing up, i just -- you know, it cannot be stresse enough that if you see it, you can believe it and we just didn't see it. james hong didn't see it at 94 years old, michelle didn't see it. ke didn't see it. we've been making this space for ourselves at the same time so i think the most special thing about these nominations and getting to be nominated together we're breaking out these records for the asian community and getting to make space so younger versions of ourselves never have to think, oh, it's not possible and even growing up, you know,

the dream, i just -- this is -- people are like, is this your dream come true? i don't think i had dreams. it was so far away that i couldn't even touch it. i couldn't even possibly imagine it in my realm of being so, yeah, it's really important and special and i feel very honored to be one of the people who gets to usher in this new generation. >> well, it's been an honor to see you. >> thank you. >> see your performance, see all of your colleagues and everyone and all the work that went into your performance. thank you for being with us today, stephanie. >> thank you so much for having me. >> best wishes. no sticks in your future. only the good stuff. all right. "everything everywhere all at once" is out now and the 95th oscars are on sunday, march 12th right here on abc and you can tune in to "gma." here we are, for our oscars after party that comes up the next morning. hey, sam.

>> something special going on this morning. we're honoring the great college basketball coach jimmy valvano. the 30th anniversary believe it or not of his iconic espy speech as he stared down cancer and launched the v foundation. i think i remember this clearly and i think robin was there for cancer research that night and it's inspiring to people who want to get involved and it's inspired people to get involved ever since. take a look. >> don't give up. don't ever give up. >> reporter: 30 years have passed since jim valvano's legendary speech. >> it's been 30 years of battles. >> 30 years of strength. >> 30 years of never giving up. ♪ >> there's still a lot of work to be done. learn more at v.org/donate. 100% of your donations go frances:frances: good friday morning.

another dry day. temperatures similar to yesterday's numbers. on the mild side with a mix of sun and clouds. we have a wet weekend ahead. and now to this week's "gma" and now to this week's "gma" buzz pick from a familiar face, it's "real love" by "bachelorette" star rachel lindsay and here she is with more. >> good morning, america. okay, when type a maya johnson is offered the lead role on "real love," get this, she turns it down. this is a vibrant story about self-discovery, female friendship and, yes, romance and a sneak peek at reality tv. maya will be forced to face whether the perfect life she's strived for will create true happiness and love. reality tv may look tempting b real love could change everything. >> "real love" will be out on march 7th. keep reading along with us @gmabookclub. coming up, matthew rhys

starring a perry mason is here live. >> and he's still alive. we didn't kill him. more paper being crumpled music: “i wish” by skee-lo boom! sound of paper balls landing in bins office workers cheering music stops why do we shoot baskets with paper balls? for the same reason we play scratchers from the california lottery. because a little play can make your day. logo scratches on ♪ ♪ whether someone is across the neighborhood, across the street, or across the room, you have the power to make them feel right at home. ♪ ♪ ritz. a taste of welcome.

all right, we are back with an emmy award winning actor who we know from tv's "the americans" and movies like "a beautiful day in the neighborhood" and now matthew rhys is back as the famous tv lawyer in season two of "perry mason." take a look. >> can we focus, please? >> i am. >> you suddenly wanted to give up criminal law and do civil. >> this is civil. >> you said that keeps firms in business. >> since when? >> what time is court tomorrow? >> 9:00. >> 9:00 a.m. okay. >> a practical person would own a date book. >> i don't need one. i have a secretary. >> we love it. all right, matthew, you go from being a private detective to being a lawyer in season 2. which one is harder to play, the detective or the lawyer? >> oh, the lawyer. for me the lawyer.

the courtroom theatrics are far more intimidating than sort of this hard drinking, hung over lot. [ laughter ] a great affinity very quickly. >> oh, dear. >> i'm no detective but everything else. >> we can all drink. >> yes. >> perry mason is such an iconic character. any hesitation? >> at the very beginning when it was slightly miscommunicated, i said, you can't remake "perry mason," and they said it would be a re-imagining of "perry mason" and went back to the source material, back to the books, the original setting of l.a. in the '30s, and they wanted to give him a far more kind of rich, slightly diverse back story that would inform the origin story, so there was a slight hesitation, but when i read the script, it was a no-brainer.

>> such a big name, and as someone in my age bracket, i remember the original show clearly, and i like that this is a reimagining of it. if we're going back to the '30s, i noted in one show you got to ride a vintage harley. is it a chopper? >> yeah. >> was that like one of these, oh, check the list, i get to do this? >> the writers can say, what do you want to do? oh, let's put some action in it and get horses or motorbikes, and then they introduced me to a 1930s harley-davidson and gave me a training day and very quickly said, i don't think that's going to work. [ laughter ] they said, turn it into an electric bike. so they brought them. we'll do what? they butchered this harley-davidson. when we were out on location, it divided a lot of people. a lot of predominantly gentlemen would say, is this a 1930 x, y, z, and they were like, why can't i hear it?

i said, it's now electric. and that's incredible. that's an abomination. >> very quiet motorcycle. you're now in the movie also, "cocaine bear," as the bear, of course according to your twitter account. >> that's what i tell everybody. >> alongside your partner keri russell and the reason i mentioned that, you did tweet that. >> i did. i did, unashamedly. she said at the time you have no shame. i said, no, absolutely not. >> it was boiling that day. >> it really was. an island as tennessee who knew island could double as tennessee but we had a great summer island and both knew elizabeth banks from a long time ago. as i was reading the script i said who is playing that first part, that little -- the guy who -- she said, i don't know. text banks, tell her i'll play it. better yet, ask her if i can play it. >> what an incredible

performance in the movie. >> for who, keri or myself. >> for all of you. >> oh, yeah. >> so much critical acclaim. >> it was a swing, you know, even when you title a film "cocaine bear," everybody is like, is that going to work? i think they were all happy the way it turned out. >> when not acting you apparently are also a first mate and can double, a nice little side hustle you have here. >> rather foolishly, i purchased a very old wooden boat that was built in new york in brooklyn in the 1930s and it was named cat rarebit and when i saw that and should buy this wreck of a boat and refurbish it and charter it out to the public and that's what i foolishly did. i am the first mate and make a welsh rarebit with a blowtorch. >> any chance at taking it out? >> the boat?

>> we talked about a cruise going on for three years. >> i'll charge people about $29,000 and i shall first mate for three years. >> matthew rhys, season 2 of "perry mason" premieres on hbo and hbo max. thank you. thank you. hbo and hbo m

before we go, very special welcome to the "gma" family,

patrick colby parks kimmel. new baby boy for maryalice parks and her husband chris. congratulations. oh, by the way, we have another photo. this one is sam champion, the groundhog. >> he's super cute. >> what does he say about want? >> that we had more. he was dead on, right. >> sam champion, thanks for being with us. >> my joy. >> you too. >> have a great weekend, everybody. >> see you, guys. really super fun. ♪ and everyone falls down ♪ ♪ and everyone falls down ♪

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building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions . this is abc. seven news. good morning, everyone. i'm liz quarries from abc seven mornings. let's take a look at the road conditions right now, this is a live look from our bay bridge toll plaza camera. metering lights are on, but there is no wait there at the toll plaza. easy commute right now, so if you're planning to come into the city, it is a good time to drive across the bridge. and meantime, francis is going to look outside. pretty nice out there. looking gorgeous from our live camera from mount tam. you see lots of blue skies. even some low clouds right now. temperatures are mostly in the forties for everybody. san francisco 46, oakland 48 san jose also 46 degrees, and then this afternoon, we'll see mid to upper fifties around the bay just a couple low sixties out there for some inland neighborhoods. we're going to get some rain and snow this weekend and also more snow in

this year a with a winter storm warning in effect. tomorrow morning through monday morning, liz. all right, francis. thank you time now for live with kelly and ryan, and we'll be back at 11 for it's live with kelly and ryan. today, from the new film champions, woody harrelson. and the host of farmer wants a wife, jennifer nettles. plus, relax and unwind. tips for participating in national unplugging day. all next on live. and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. ♪ we fell in love in a hopeless place ♪ i never get sick of this, i love this. ♪ we fell in love in a hopeless place ♪ yes, oh my gosh, club vibes. -club vibes, yeah! -art! art! art! art! art! art!