pete: alex murdagh received two life sentences for killing his wife and son.h carolina legal dynasty. rachel: and ada vogel has the details. >> reporter: are harsh new reality for the ones legal giant now known as a convicted killer. 54-year-old alex murdagh appeared with a shaved head and yellow prison jumpsuit after he was booked into a temporary evaluation center where he will face a number of medical and mental health tests. on thursday he was convicted of killing his wife, maggie, and son paul. prosecutors said he killed them to gain sympathy and to purchase time before facing investigations into his growing financial problems. judge clifton newman had this exchange with murdagh. >> i would never under any circumstances hurt my wife maggie, i would never under any circumstances hurt my son. >> might have been the monster you have become, take 15, 30, 40, 60 opioid pills, you have to see paul and maggie during the nighttime. >> reporter: defense lawyers say they plan to launch an appeal in just 10 days. also speaking out, the father of 19-year-old mallory

convicted murderer alex murdagh is at a maximum security evaluation center serving two life sentencesling his wife. will: this kicks off the downfall of us after line of family dynasty. rachel: anita vogel has the details. >> reporter: a harsh new reality for the once legal giants now known as a convicted killer. 54-year-old alex murdagh was in a mug shot with shaved head and yellow prison jumpsuit after he was booked into a temporary evaluation center where he will face a number of medical and mental health tests. on thursday he was convicted of killing his wife, maggie, and his son, paul, prosecutors said he killed them to gain sympathy and to bide time before facing investigations into his growing financial problems. judge clifton newman had this exchange with murdagh during his sentencing. >> i would never under any circumstances hurt my wife maggie and never under any circumstances hurt my son paul. >> might have been the monster you've become, you take 15, 20, 30, 60 opioid pills, to see paul and maggie in the nighttime and attempting to go to sleep. rachel: defense lawyers plan

stuart: alex murdagh is about to be sentenced, found guilty of murdering his wife and son.n the sentence is handed down, very soon, we will bring it to you. now this. bill bennett is a former drug czar who appeared on this program to discuss the surge of fentanyl. he wants to send the military to take out the leaders of mexican cartels. america killed the isis leader, bennett wants something similar with cartel leaders. in the wall street journal, former attorney general william barr has joined the debate, he wants more aggressive policy inside mexico including the use of capabilities. the death toll grows, the poison keeps flowing at all the president does is call for stricter penalties for fentanyl trafficking and checks on vehicles on the southern border just not doing much. he's treating is treating fentanyl as a law enforcement issue. bennett and william barr believe it's a national security issue which would dress to fired drastic action. deal with the cartels the way they deal with terrorists. they are terrorists who corrupted our southern neighbor and poisoned 100,0

pete: alex murdagh appears in a mug shot was shaped life in prison jumpsuit.ll be in an evaluation center before being sent to maximum-security prison. he will serve two life sentences for killing his wife and son. sentencing, the judge discussing his claim that he is innocent. >> might have been the monster you have become, take 15, 20, 40, 50, 60 opioid pills, you have to see paul and maggie during the nighttime. i'm sure they would come and visit you. pete: they plan to launch an appeal within 10 days. president biden asked if he plans to take action following an interdepartment report indicating covid likely came from a lab. pete: the investigation continues, the world health organization is urging anyone with lab leak intel to come forward. walgreens says it will no longer sell abortion pills in 20 states. the move comes after, one month after state attorney general threatened to take legal action against the company if it continues to sell the drug to customers. those officials say it is against the law to use the postal service to ship or receive any dr