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americans. >> overdue oversight. the ceo of norfolk southern agreeing to testify before the senate. and march is national reading month, but studies show post-pandemic many kids have fallen behind. how to make those kids fall in love with the written word. >> we begin with breaking news. closing arguments underway in the alec murdaugh murder trial. the claim is that the disgraced former lawyer killed his wife and youngest son. after the prosecution, alec murdaugh's attorneys will deliver their closing arguments. >> earlier today, the jurors were taken out of the courtroom and visited the scene of the alleged crime themselves which they only heard about the past 27 days. sum up for us from we've heard from the prosecution so far in

the closing arguments. >> it's a little hectic and you'll see me looking off because we're listening to the prosecution resuming their closing arguments after a brief lunch break. we heard a lot from the prosecution so far today, but the crux of the argument is that i know you heard alec murdaugh testify and tell you do this. i know he's talked about suffering from an opioid addiction for a while, but this guy is a professional liar. this guy is also a professional lawyer who knows what to say to make you believe he didn't do this. listen. >> this is an individual who is trained to understand how to put together cases. complex cases. he's been a prosecutor. he's done complex car wrecks. he understands the law. he's given closing arguments to juries before.

when youhave a defendant like that, think about whether or not this constructing defenses and alibis. >> they keep using this phrase, kate, gathering storm. they used that to describe alec's situation in the leadup to when these murders occurred and they talked about at length about his alleged financial crimes and issues with finances as that being the motive for him killing his wife and son. at one point the prosecutor said to the jury i know this sounds to a lot of people like a ridiculous reason to commit a crime like this, but they said this is not a normal man, trying to imply what you might think is an unreasonablible motive might not be to him because his legacy was everything. >> they mentioned this unusual trip the jury took to the crime

scene. what more do we know about that trip? >> the jury went there this morning. they had a specific set time where they could see the property. they had 30 minutes there. we have video of it because a press pool, someone representing all of us, they were able to film what the jury saw after the jury left. they spent time in the feed room, in the kennel, they were able to walk up to the outside of the main house. the key thing here, they were not allowed to ask any questions of law enforcement, anybody that was there. they were not allowed to talk to each other. we do know from our colleagues on the ground with them that they saw at least one jury go into the feed room where paul murdaugh was shot, in the area where he was shot, they said they were looking closely at the ceiling and the doorframe. this is a key issue of both sides cases and the jury having a chance to see that, us getting the chance to see some of that is a big deal. how it factors into the jury's decision, we won't know until

they deliver a verdict. >> thank you. new comments from the director of the fbi are deepening the debate over the origins of covid-19. >> the fbi has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident in wuhan. >> that assessment was made in 2021 with moderate confidence. just days ago in a classified report, the u.s. energy department made a similar assessment about a lab leak with low confidence. four other agencies have stated with low confidence that they believe the virus emerged naturally. julie, how are lawmakers and the scientific community responding to his comments? >> i was told over the weekend back when the senate intelligence committee and the house intelligence committee received this report that showed the department of energy changed their assessment on the origins

of covid-19 as low confidence that that wasn't widely viewed differently, but now this is picking up steam, especially among republicans on capitol hill. we keep talking about low confidence, moderate confidence, what does that mean? this is how the intelligence community defines these assessments. none of them are fact-faced. there's a level of subjective judgment here. when you look at high-quality assessment, that means the sources are of high quality, they've been corroborated. then you move to moderate confidence, this could mean there are credible sources, but maybe they have some problems with not enough sourcing or there's some questions in the judgment value. then you move to low confidence. that's what the department of energy has stated they believe in their assessment that covid likely came from a lab leak in china. that means there's a problem with the credibility of the

sourcing and maybe not enough sources. all of this boiled down yesterday at the house select committee on the chinese government's first hearing looking into all of these, not just the origins of covid but other matters as well. listen to the questioning of matthew pottinger, one of the witnesses there. >> do you believe china has taken the appropriate steps to make a future lab leak less likely? >> i think the system that's in place in china does not permit for or prize serious safety. >> there you have it. i reported this morning that all senators actually are having access to those documents that outline new intelligence for the origins of covid. so they're able to view that as they wish. >> julie, thank you. at least 36 people are dead and dozens more are hurt after a fiery head-on train collision in greece. this drone video shows the scope of the deaf station there. part of one train went right off the tracks.

greek media reporting first responders worked through the night combing through the wreckage looking for survivors. matt bradley is following the developments for us today. do we know how this happened? and where do search and rescue efforts stand right now? >> we don't know how this happened but the prime minister of greece faulted human error that he said appeared to be the main cause of this. that's still doesn't get us closer to knowing exactly what triggered what's being called the most deadly accident in greece's railroad history. there are rescue workers still looking for dead bodies or living people and that seems unlikely when you look at how terrible this wreckage was. a week or two ago i was in turkey talking to you guys, they were still pulling living people alive from wreckage that didn't look that much worse than that. so there is reason why rescue workers might be holding out hope to find living survivors.

it's going to be tough considering how gnarly that crash looks. >> matt bradley continuing to follow that. thank you. if you are one of the millions of americans who relies on insulin, we have important health news to share with you. >> you may be about to pay a lot less for it. eli lilly says it will cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month. that change takes effect immediately. it comes after years of pressure to reduce the cost of the life-saving diabetes medication. look at this. until today's announcement, a vial of insulin costs nearly $100 in the united states and a fraction of that in other places, $14 in japan, $7 in australia. rehema ellis is following this story for us and joins us now. we know there's been political pressure to lower the cost of insulin in this country. what do we know about what led to today's decision? >> industry experts say eli lilly sees the writing on the

wall. last month the inflation reduction act capped it at $35 for senior citizens. republicans said not for the rest of the folks on private insurance. that did not go over well. we're talking about a drug that's a life-saving drugs. people have been rationing it, skipping doses and sometimes ending up in the hospital or death. this may be a move that ely lilly said if it's necessary, let's do it now. >> what about other providers that make insulin, do they want to follow suit? >> if they want to be competitive, they will be. other providers are providing this for less online. who will buy insulin for $100 when as of today it is $35. >> rehema ellis, thank you for

the reporting. tesla is trying to win big with investors today and chipotle is adding new menu items thanks to tiktok. >> bertha coombs has our cnbc money minute. >> a report from reuters says tesla is going to completely revamp its y cross skroefr for crossover for next year. tesla has not commented publicly about changes, but the report comes as tesla's ceo, elon musk, is set to kick off tesla's investor event this afternoon. a lot of folks are looking for updates on the company's plan. amazon changing things up as well. amazon fresh will charge fees. if you don't order at least $150, get ready to pay a fee. fees will range from $4 to

nearly $10. amazon says this will help them keep prices lower but the company has also been trying to cut costs. until now, prime members got free delivery for orders over $35. >> chipotle is adding a new quesadilla option to their digital menu. the new quesadilla will allow customers who order on the app to order more veggies and a protein in their quesadilla, an option that apparently was not available before. got to honor that creativity. >> what was the video on tiktok? just saying you can order it this way? >> we want it this way? >> apparently. yeah. apparently that's what these people ordered, so people are like, hey, that's a great idea. it doesn't seem like it's that new to me. >> a lot of places have secret menus. >> you just have to know what to

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lions of spectrum news 13 in orlando also died. deputies are still investigating the motive, but they say there isn't any connection to the family or the local news crew. >> maya, thank you. a bald eagle is fighting to survive. it was rescued by animal welfare crews from a cemetery in massachusetts. they believe the bird might have ingested rat poison. here's michael rosenfield. >> reporter: it was a life and death chase unfolding in this arlington cemetery monday morning. a sick bald eagle needed to be rescued by wildlife experts in order to survive a likely case of poisoning. she was showing signs of poor health since friday and could no longer friday. >> her head was drooping, and by sunday, she was on the ground, unable to get back up to the trees or her nest. >> reporter: andrew along with linda, both wildlife experts

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bottom of the hour. here's some stories making headlines. >> the cdc is warning about a rise in drug resistant cases of a bacterial infection called shigella. it calls the new form of the stomach bug a serious public health threat. shigella is the major cause of inflammatory diarrhea. evidence suggests the illness is spreading among gay and bisexual men in the u.s. and abroad. a texas mother claims a teacher was taped to a chair. charlotte johnson says her

10-year-old son was taped to the chair by the teacher and with the help of two other students. he said his body was taped down and his arms were freed. when the teacher left the room to return the tape, other students began hitting him on the head. los angeles county will pay $29 million to the family of late nba star kobe bryant. this after vanessa bryant filed a lawsuit saying graphic photos taken by the lapd at the scene of the crash were mishandled. new revelations today in the case of four idaho college students who were murdered. we are learning what items were seized from the suspect's parents home in pennsylvania. dana griffin has more on this. what did investigators find there?

>> they say a search warrant from the morning bryan kohberger was arrested late last year has revealed new information that came out of that home. there's a cheek swab that was listed in their probable cause list, medical gloves, a flashlight and an assortment of clothing including a black sweatshirt and black and white nikes. according to two sources familiar with the investigation, nbc news has learned that investigators used forensic geneology to zero in on kohberger possibly using dna recovered from a knife sheath found near one of the bodies of of the victims inside that home. in a previous search of kohberger's home in washington state, investigators gathered possible hair strands, chemical resistant gloves and items that had red and brown stains on them and also a computer tower.

it will be interesting to see what investigators will pull and try to piece together when it comes to the evidence they collected from his home. kate? >> do investigators believe they're any closer to determining a motive in this case? >> if they do, they have not said it specifically. they have not said exactly what the motive will be, but they alleged that kohberger visited the home where these attacks took place 12 times before the murders claiming that he possibly stalked these victims. they also say that he returned -- or as he's awaiting trial for four counts of first-degree murder, investigators say he has not entered a plea yet but has said through his former attorney that he believes he will be exonerated. kate? >> dana griffin for us, thank you. pressure is ramping up on the rail company at the center of the toxic train derailment in ohio.

the ceo of norfolk southern agreed to testify in front of the senate next week. what are senators looking to ask the norfolk southern ceo? >> we can find clues to this in a recent letter sent by a group of senators signed by two senators from ohio where east palestine is as well as the two senators from pennsylvania, bob casey and john fetterman, who were right there across the border. they want answers on a whole host of questions from the norfolk southern ceo, alan shaw, who is expected to testify next week. they want to know from him, what are you going to do about this? they want to know what he's going to do in terms of responsiveness to local needs and providing full and fair remuneration for the damages it has caused, that means contaminated water sources and hazardous materials. what they will do to local farmers whose crops have

suffered because of this derailment. they also want to know how much norfolk southern has spent on stock buybacks and dividends over the last ten years versus what they spent on maintenance and repairs. this is unlikely to be a comfortable hearing for the norfolk southern ceo. >> we also mentioned this new bill being proposed that would address train derailments. what would it do and what sort of support does it have? >> it's a new bipartisan bill and it has support of the democratic senator from ohio as well as jd vance, the newly elected republican senator from ohio as well as other bipartisan cosponsors. it includes provisions to enhance safety procedures for trains. trains including hazardous material, they want proper labeling. they want sensors for wheel

bearings when they overheat. that seemed to be one of the causes of this according to j.d. vance. that safety procedure going forward could prevent something like that from happening again in the future. it would create permanent requirements for railroads to operate with two-person crews. that's not currently a rule. it would increase fines for wrong doing committed by railcar rail carriers. currently the fine is 225,000. this would dramatically increase it which would have real teeth to it. following the january 6th attack, security in and around the capitol complex was improved. but law enforcement experts are saying there's one major loophole that does allow guns inside the capitol. >> reporter: the deadly violence

of the january 6th riots led to glaring lapses in security. a vulnerability may remain and it could lead to a big problem. >> the protocol is for them to pass around security. >> reporter: members of congress are never security screened when they enter the complex. and some brag about carrying guns even down to the house floor. >> i'm enjoying the united states capitol, feeling like america again. a little more freedom. >> reporter: after the riot, then speaker nancy pelosi put up magnetometers around the chamber. >> you know there are fellow members that have weapons on the floor of the house? >> absolutely. the day the metal detectors came down. maybe the day before. >> reporter: this loophole is something that jared huffman wants closed. >> it's crazy to just assume

that all of these people are immune to those factors and they can bring guns into the united states capitol and nothing will go wrong. >> reporter: in a letter shared to nbc news, huffman asks for a new architect of the capitol who will deal with this issue. the lack of screening of hundreds of people makes the capitol police more difficult. >> when you have members of congress inciting violence, inciting the people to come and breach the capitol, and then imagine they all have weapons inside. it would be chaos. >> reporter: and with threats against lawmakers at an all-time high, the mix of political passion and guns makes gop congressman troy nells, a former sheriff, nervous. >> i support 2a, i'm all about that. but this is the united states capitol, and it's kind of like, you know, would you allow people

to carry weapons at the county courthouse in civil trials dealing with divorce proceedings? no, the emotions are too high. >> ryan joins me now from the capitol. how are the capitol police responding? >> they aren't. they do not want to stay in this fight, they are not the ones who make the policy when it comes to this, they just enforce the policy. they offered us no comment when we brought up this specific issue. it's up to the hands of the new capitol police board and the new architect of the capitol who will have a vote on whether the policy changes in the future. >> ryan, thank you. we're following breaking news involving the condition known as havana syndrome. you might remember in 2016, workers at the u.s. embassy in cuba started complaining about mysterious illnesses. now a newly declassified report shows there's no evidence a foreign adversary is

responsible. ken dilanian is following the story and joins us now. what do officials believe was actually behind these symptoms? >> they don't have any one particular cause. what they are saying is that after years of intensive investigation, they have not been able to tie any of these incidents to an attack by a foreign adversary or any deliberate act of any kind. there was a working hypotheses when this first emerged in 2016 that this was a foreign adversary, likely the russians, using some kind of microwave division that was causing brain injuries. a lot of people believed that. they've done a lot of investigating since then. i was briefed on it for two hours today by intelligence officials. they say they investigated every possible scenario. they have not links to a foreign adversary and they have

intelligence contradicting that it was russia, china or cuba. they say it's extremely unlikely. about as definitive as you can get in the intelligence world. they're not saying they disbelieve these people who suffered very real injuries, including brain injuries, they are just saying they were caused by other things, and they're not discounting the idea that once you ask everybody to report anything and once they're under attack, diplomats and spy, everything that happens to them is linked to this mysterious condition. now the intelligence community is saying havana syndrome does not exist. chicago mayor lori lightfoot has lost her re-election bid. lightfoot failed to get enough votes tuesday in the nine-person race to move on to a runoff in april.

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a former state social worker is looking to refile the bill in the coming weeks which will pave the way for new moms to be found not guilty by reason of mental illness. the topic has taken relevance after lindsay clancy, a 32-year-old mother faces multiple charges including two counts of murder after she allegedly strangled her three young to death. it would also provide more education and resources for those living with postpartum mental illness. >> what about women convicted already and serving time for similar crimes. >> under this bill, women found not guilty would be taken to a state hospital or treatment facility to follow a tailored treatment plan and have access to other resources like therapy

with family. >> those found not guilty would get that. >> yeah. that's the over angle of this bill. if it were to become law, not only would it impact pending cases tied to postpartum, women serving life sentences could ask for their cases to be reopened. in the last two sessions, the bill didn't go anywhere but representative o'day is hopeful there will be more discussion given what happened in january. the only other state that has a similar bill as of now is illinois. that bill passed back in 2018. >> interesting discussion. grace gomez, thank you. in today's modern parenting, today marks the start of national reading month. tomorrow is read across america day. according to the national assessment of educational progress, 68% of fourth graders in the country are not proficient in reading. joining us now is dr. laura starns from the goddard school. we appreciate you being here.

do we have an understanding of why so many young kids are struggling to learn how to read? >> it's a great question. the important thing to understand is that reading skills progress on a continuum. all too often parents and sometimes even education systems try to rush children ahead and they fail to meet some of those key critical foundational pieces that begin in the first five years of life. >> you talk about the first few years of life here. when exactly is it a good time for parents to start trying to get their kids into reading? >> for young children, reading actually begins with vocabulary. the more word a child hears and can understand, the more sounds they hear, then they can make connection between those sounds, letters and pulling words off a page. for parents interested in getting their child an edge in reading, the important piece is actually before you pick up a

book, talk with your child. insert new words and encourage them to try new language. reinforce those words when you hear the child use those in conversation. >> when i have gone to read to kids, i tell them whatever it is you like to read, if it's the comic book, cartoon on the back of the box, whatever it is, do that. >> what is a way parents can instill a love of reading in kids. >> sometimes parents will talk about their child doesn't show a lot of interest or attention on reading a book. think of the child stacking blocks or playing with construction vehicles, in the midst of the act of play, the parent or family member hands the child a book on transportation or building. the child flips through the pages. the child sees the book as a way to pull additional information. once that is sparked with a child they'll seek books for more information continuing to build upon their interests.

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