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an alford plea -- the screwball pitch of american jurisprudence. >> alford plea, to civilians, to laymanit. do you wanna take a crack at trying to explain what an alford plea is? >> sure. it basically is when somebody says, "i'm willing to say that you have lots of information, and -- i'm gonna plead guilty, but i'm not gonna say i actually did anything wrong." >> reporter: and i say, "huh?" >> right. >> reporter: and then i turn to ron and say, "how does this go again?" >> so, he's gonna take responsibility without saying he did it. >> reporter: the state's attorney signed off, and the trial judge accepted sirius underwood's alford plea. sirius was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 38 years. a sentence he's appealing. josh daniels got life with the possibility of parole after 28 years. not enough time for some of brandy's loved ones. >> reporter: so where do we stand now? they've-- they've both been dealt with? >> yeah, i guess. >> reporter: your opinion, do you think they both got off easy? >> yes, they did. they're still breathin', she's not. >> reporter: josh and

alford schmalford.ike to walk around and proclaim his innocence, but he can't. he can play with words but he can't play with the facts. >> reporter: the courtroom was eerily reminiscent of the 2003 trial, packed with tv cameras. >> everybody's a little bit older, but there's so much that's the same. the emotion, the tension, the anger, all of it was still there. >> how does mr. peterson plead to charge of voluntary manslaughter? >> he enters a plea of guilty pursuant to alford. >> mr. peterson you're pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter. that's a class d felony. do you understand, sir? >> yes, sir. >> and do you now personally plead guilty pursuant to the alford cas >> yes, sir. that's -- was the most difficult decision i ever made in my life was to take the alford plea. >> and that's gonna give kathleen's family an opportunity for what they call the victim impact statement -- >> right. >> michael peterson you are pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter. you will be treated as guilty for murderin

robert alford get once. so does jones. and matt ryan, 218 yards passing and a touchdown. michele tafoya. >> michele: matt, you told us this season wasn't easy, wasn't perfect. how does the season prepare you. >> we had to grind it out, defense played really well. offensively, we were going against a great defense tonight. we ran the football. our guys played up front so hard. and in the second half, we started to get it going a little bit. i'm proud of pit . it was a fourth quarter game and i'm proud of this win. >> cris: now you go to philly, a place you're very familiar with. you probably have lots of people there supporting you. what does it mean to go in there and pursue this playoff run? >> doesn't matter where you're going, we're going. i'm happy for my team. we're putting together a lot of hard work through the offseason. and to keep it going is our main goal. we're excited to head up to philly next week. . >> michele: congratulations. let's go do deion jones. >> we knew it was going to take all four quarters. all my guys were ready to fight till the end. it was gr

robert alford get once. so does jones. and matt ryan, 218 yards passing and a touchdown. michele tafoya. >> michele: matt, you told us this season wasn't easy, wasn't perfect. how does the season prepare you. >> we had to grind it out, de against a great defense tonight. we ran the football. our guys played up front so hard. and in the second half, we started to get it going a little bit. i'm proud of pit . it was a fourth quarter game and i'm proud of this win. >> cris: now you go to philly, a place you're very familiar with. you probably have lots of people there supporting you. what does it mean to go in there and pursue this playoff run? >> doesn't matter where you're going, we're going. i'm happy for my team. we're putting together a lot of hard work through the offseason. and to keep it going is our main goal. we're excited to head up to philly next week. . >> michele: congratulations. let's go do deion jones. >> we knew it was going to take all four quarters. all my guys were ready to fight till the end. it was great. 6. >> michele: how much confidence does a perfo

robert alford get once. so does jones. and matt ryan, 218 yards passing and a touchdown. michele tafoya. >> michele: matt, you told us this season wasn't easy, wasn't perfect. how does the season prepare you. >> we had to grind it out, defense played really well. offensively, we were going against a great defense tonight. we ran the football. our guys played up front so hard. and in the second half, we started to get it going a little bit. i'm proud of pit . it was a fourth quarter game and i'm proud of this win. >> cris: now you go to philly, a place you're very familiar with. you probably have lots of people there supporting you. what does it mean to go in there and pursue this playoff run? >> doesn't matter where you're going, we're going. i'm happy for my team. we're putting together a lot of hard work through the offseason. and to keep it going is our main goal. we're excited to head up to philly next week. . >> michele: congratulations. let's go do deion jones. >> we knew it was going to take all four quarters. all my guys were ready to fight till the end. it was gr

. >> that's a republican state representative steve alford in a public meeting. yes, he just said african-americans had the first response to marijuana as a function of their character and makeup, and then he issued a statement saying he was wrong and sincerely apologized to anybody he hurt. why do we play this? because racism and ignorant thoughts about race don't always exist in the loudness of the kkk or people carrying banners or saying things obnoxious, it's often quiet moments and people that believe things and feed a very corrosive sense of fairness and humanity. that's what this is. i'm not saying this is a bad guy, i am saying that he believed this to be true. >> clearly. what rock has he been living under? how did he get in those advanced age? i am betting white people in kansas have a substance abuse problem and he knows that and how can he harbor these feelings. >> the facts are clear, there's no fact what supports, and the opioid epidemic is white, does that mean our character and makeup is bad. it's worth exposing so we remember, it's out there and

. >> that's a republican state representative steve alford in a public meeting. yes, he just said african-americans had the first response to marijuana as a function of their character and makeup, and then he issued a statement saying he was wrong and sincerely apologized to anybody he hurt. why do we play this? because racism and ignorant thoughts about race don't always exist in the loudness of the kkk or people carrying banners or saying things obnoxious, it's often quiet moments and people that believe things and feed a very corrosive sense of fairness and humanity. that's what this is. i'm not saying this is a bad guy, i am saying that he believed this to be true. >> clearly. what rock has he been living unde

justin alford, thank you for coming along.at a california home plead not guilty to torture, abuse and false in prison and. and as we havejust torture, abuse and false in prison and. and as we have just been discussing, scientists say they have taken a step towards one of the biggest goals and medicine, a universal blood test for cancer. ok, let's get more on the sporting action. england's cricketer‘s have gone 2—0 up in their one day series against australia. they won by four wickets in brisbane chasing down their target of 271 with five overs to spare. suddenly the scenes using little more screen. even when faced with batting like this from a stellar pot by karen finch, england's one—day side refused to panic. finch made 100 again, but when he fell, australia stumbled, england taking advantage and taking wickets. chris woa kes advantage and taking wickets. chris woakes hair, his side camera creative. the innings was. 270, it never really looked enough. england would have defied a new zealander, jason roy in making his history

here to share why if you use your best to his alford, a plummeting car and truck country family brandeing with us. what is the correlation here between the president's tax plan in tax plan a new giving everybody 500 bucks. >> is 100%. you can send money to washington or direct your employees. the blazer and the money. washington takes it. reporter: nancy pelosi says this means nothing to folks. it's peanuts, almost insulting to give them $500 or a thousand dollars and think it would make a difference. what were your employees reactions? >> gratitude. they know their company trust them. we said this, my partner and i., if we get a tax-free cut, where we put the money? the individuals that create the money for you then reinvest in your business. it's a very simple equation. transfer okay, you give your employees more money. companies all over from comcast to waste management. others get huge bonuses. have you seen an uptick as a relation to this tax plan? >> we announced on monday. we got calls from all over the country. people said they want to do business with a fair company that trea