the lives of laurie and alex.r needs help, brother comes to the rescue. >> reporter: alex would eventually wind up serving time for aggravated assault against joe ryan. as for laurie, she would move on to husband number four. >> charles vallow to me was the best of laurie's husbands. they had been dating, and we all liked him. charles and alex were very good friends. they laughed over everything together. charles loved alex, and alex loved charles. >> this is a family that lends lori's daughter tylee and adopted son j.j. -- >> people describe lori vallow as an extremely loving mother, fun mother. she was somebody who made the kids the center of her universe. >> reporter: everything seemed perfect. until lori started to express extreme new beliefs. >> one thing she told me was that when she was in the temple, she said she saw jesus christ face-to-face. and she talked to him. and i thought, that's an odd thing to say. then we were standing in her kitchen, and shouldn't that she was turning into a translated being. a

alex!and rush alex to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. he is only 51 years old. >> had gotten a phone call from zulema, and she was just in shock. i just broke down. like, it felt like i'd lost my best friend. how could i ever trust somebody the way i trusted alex? she was he was like a vaulhe wa. >> and his secrets are locked in that vault. so you've got this guy who kills lori's husband, although he says it's in self-defense, and then he's being looked at in the disappearance of these two children, and now he's dead. >> there's been a lot of false claims that he's a hitman or the family killer and it couldn't be further from the truth. alex has and had a big heart, and he was a man of his word, a man of truth. >> and police are trying to find the truth about how he died. >> zulema told police that alex was suffering having shortness of breath. and the night before he died, she urged him to go to the doctor but said that alex refused. >> ultimately the medical examiner would dete

>> good to see you man... >> it's alex jones! oh my god, alex!e young turks. they both decided to interrupt their live show. there were people everywhere and i remember trying to hold my camera up to film what was going on. there were people scrambling everywhere, people screaming at each other. >> first of all, let me explain something, all right? >> i mean, it was spectacle. it was, it was ridiculous, but i mean, honestly, that was par for the course. that was daily life with jones. you don't know (bleep)! what do you think, the lizard people are in charge? >> no, and you're pissed... >> for him, it was always like, "let's create chaos." because chaos is entertaining, people are going to tune into that. (people shouting) >> and they just decided to go for it. they had a preternatural sense that that would be a big to-do. (shouting) the objective is always to get clicks, to get eyeballs, and to convert that into financial gain. >> narrator: chaos, conflict, conspiracy. in 2016, jones and stone were rewriting the playbook of american politics. >>

his father, alex, is a prominent lawyer.other maggie and his older brother, who's known as buster. >> these three couples were going out. paul murdaugh was there with his girlfriend, morgan doughty. anthony cook was there with his girlfriend, mallory beach. anthony's first cousin was there with his girlfriend. >> reporter: borrowing their father's boat, the teens stop at a gas station buying beer using an older brother's i.d. they set off for an oyster roast. >> they went back to the boat to drink. they weren't drinking in front of everyone. paul's uncle was there too. >> did he look like he was really young at the event? >> he didn't look like that to me. >> just after midnight, the group leaves the oyster roast and they go to downtown beaufort to a place called luther's. >> we could see in that video they have a couple of shots, stayed about ten minutes. then they head back to their friends on the dock. >> paul, he's swaying. i mean, he clearly is intoxicated. >> paul and the rest of the group get back on the boat. >> i co

alex murdaugh got shot?one family? the boat crash was the first domino. then the mom and the son. then a housekeeper who fell at their home. four deaths in all surrounding the murdaugh family. >> the murder mystery in south carolina taking a bizarre turn. >> it just took this story to a whole other level. >> is somebody trying to finish the job by killing another member of the murdaugh family? >>> two members of a well-known low-country family were discovered overnight. >> no arrests have been made, no suspects named. >> the fbi is now involved in the murdaugh investigation. >> this is a story that for months gripped not just the state of south carolina, but the whole country. >> you never know what the next twist and turn is going to be. every time something happens, your jaw drops and you gasp. >> i feel like i'm in a three-ring circus. there's no bottom to this case. i'm shocked every single day. >> there are more new details. >> alex murdaugh calling 911 for help. >> for a gunshot wound to the head. >> i

sorry to my friend alex. she's coming up right now, so stay tuned for my friend alex witt. >> you are officially dubbed today the coolest anchor in television for having just like that, and its efforts for racial equality and inclusion, and all that discussion, you go girl, so you know. >> thank you, alex. >> i don't mind that you took a few minutes or seconds of the show. have a good one. we'll see you next saturday. >> thanks, alex. >>> a very good day to all of you from msnbc headquarters. it's high noon here in the east, 9:00 out west. the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the u.s. hitting some record highs as the omicron variant rages on, but there is new hope today. the cdc says there is evidence those numbers will drop dramatically in the coming weeks. >> i do think in places that we are seeing this really steep incline that we may well see also a precipitous decline, but we're also a much bigger country than south africa, and so it may very well be that we see this ice pick shape, bu

welcome to alex witt reports.re beginning with the breaking news, a tsunami advisory currently in effect for the entire pacific coast as well as alaska. it comes after an underwater volcano erupted early this morning off the coast of tonga in the pacific ocean. you can see here that nation's largest island was hit by some pretty big waves. just last hour, though, hawaii ended their tsunami advisory. no major damage or injuries being reported at this hour, only some minor flooding. let's go right to nbc's guad venegas. i'm going to be honest and tell you i got an email from a friend from new port beach saying they were alarmed about it and wanted to know what the latest was. >> reporter: right, so, a lot of people saw the alerts. they've been seeing posts on social media talking about the tsunami. a lot of the images that we've seen that we were just showing come from tonga. this is where they did have a tsunami, the water flooding the capital. a lot of people had to flee to higher ground but here on the west coast

welcome, everyone, to "alex witt reports." we've got breaking news to begin. a winter storm making an impact on millions of us. check out this video. that's florida. we're seeing reports of tornadoes on the gulf coast. didn't know we need to expect that. but we do have debris we can see flying off of buildings in fort myers. collier county, witnesses spotted a possible tornado roaring through that area. there are reports of heavy damage in the area. 82 million of us are under some kind of weather alert from this storm that started in the plains, made its way to the southeast overnight, and is now tracking toward the northeast. several states have declared states of emergency as snow and ice have moved in, covering roads and leaving thousands without power. north carolina is facing some of the worst of it. already 5 to 10 inches of snow have been reported in the western part of that state. governor roy cooper called on everyone to stay home today, calling it a menace and bringing in help. >> our forecasters expect significant impacts across our state. i've also

alex sharma as a chair. as the cock, you take care of the carpet laid out for things before people assembled in glasgow . one was to come with better pledges to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from different countries that was not a success. and so that is a problem. a major problem for the world in that before the cop the world was heading for about 3 and a half degrees of global warming by the end of the century. and we're still now heading for $2.00 degrees of global warming. so some progress, but nothing like enough. so that's got to improve in the next caught in the car after that. well, let's just say you are in glasgow next week. where would you rather be, would you want to be outside the conference hall, giving these well leaders a pc of mind or, or tanto, would you like to be and say going illema a few solutions? well, i'm going to be there and i'm going to be outside because that i think is where things are going to happen inside. it's very important that we have this political process, this, this

alex?okay. i got to tell you, i will not be anchoring the next hour so i'm going to feel a lot better about not having to drag you out and do a live shot for us. kathy park, thank you so much. let's go from there now to long island, new york, and emily. so, emily, again, feeling badly, but what's the latest there for you? >> reporter: well, already, this bomb cyclone, a storm for the record books. atlantic city, new jersey, recording its snowiest january on record. we'll likely see other areas follow suit. we are here in long island, new york, which has already seen a foot of snow. we're going to see that snowfall total continue to rise. i'm really trudging through here because of how deep the snow is, and it's this light, fluffy stuff. take a look at the consistency here, which allows the wind and we're seeing some significant gusts for sure, pick it up, blow it around and really reduce the low visibility. that's why you will hear forecasters and experts warn people, if you don't have to g

welcome, everyone, to "alex witt reports." here's what's happening -- breaking news following out of arizona. that's where the state's democratic party announced it is formally censuring senator kyrsten sinema. following the story for us, my league. just heard something from senator sinema's team. told you have a response. what are they saying? >> reporter: yeah. we have response from senator sinema's office to our capitol hill team here. pull it up i want to read part of it here. spokeswoman for senator sinema says in part during three terms in the u.s. house, now in the senate, kirsten promised arizonan should would be an independent voice for the state not political parties. always honest where she stands. you recall that 2018 campaign when she ran for the u.s. senate, she ran as this sort of arizona independent. this western independent. very much in the mold there of john mccain, but the hope among arizona democrats was that years of activist work would ultimately lead to a democratic senator in the u.s. senate ultimately

alex i spoke call. it will be over with us across atlantic. well, the question is, can buy them how to skate the political was or are really vulnerable to come? people come back and at home will a challenge from scott on. finally, a merge to cause ballast johnson. some sleep was afternoon, i suspect so. well, what else? by 2020 or it's from all about your issue. our crew whole team would like to wish you all a happy and prosperous new year as, as we say in scotland, have and get new year, or we hope to see all again next week until then. bye bye for ah. it states, it has to be rich to be able to afford enzyme and find the luxury that for sure. despite having the most expensive health care system in the world, we have poor life expectancy. we have higher infant mortality. we have more deaths from treatable causes. so americans are suffering every day from it. it's as if these people don't count. i saw how they can choose your customers and dump a sick so also they can satisfy their wall street investors. no parents should have to see what i saw

here is our interview with alex padilla.ow is united states senator alex padilla on "comunidad del valle." and senator, it's been just over a year since you were sworn in as senator. nothing's happened really in washington, d.c. since. i mean, what a whirlwind that you walked into as a united states senator. senator alex padilla: oh my gosh, thank you for letting me back with you, damian, and your fan base in the bay area. you're right, what a year it has been. i think back to where we were a year ago. for me, transitioning into the senate, but also the circumstances, right, in the worst parts of covid at the time, not just from case counts but people in hospitals, lost lives on a daily basis, and the wake of the insurrection in the nation's capital. but all that not withstanding, what a year it's been. and to think that i arrived in this senate in time to help negotiate and pass the american rescue plan, which was huge money for working families, for small business owners, for state and local governments, and most important

>> first, alex, thank you for having me.s stop the woke act he has been traveling the state and the country to say that the state of florida will lead in banning critical race theory. this is republicans' red meat, issue of this year and last to deal with an issue that is actually a non-issue. governor desantis, when he should deal with issues important to floridians right now chose to neglect that and deal with a crisis that's not even real. >> okay. the republican governor, desantis, announced this proposed legislation last month. let's take a listen to what he said. here it is. >> i think what you see now with the rise of this woke ideology is an attempt to really delegitimize our history and delegitimize our institutions and i view the wokeness as a farm of cultural marxism. no taxpayer dollars should are used to teach our kids to hate our country or to hate each other. [ applause ] >> so he's calling critical race theory state sanctioned racism. how do you see that? >> first of all, governor desantis already knows that

>> absolutely, alex. voting rights bills would have gotten rid of gerrymandering and done what california does, which is have an independent exhibition. the voting rights bills would have made sure you have to have an appropriate number of ballot boxes in every community. you can't just have an african american community and say, well, we're going to have less ballot boxes there, and the voting rights act would have made sure that people have the chance to vote by mail who need to vote by mail and that you couldn't discriminate against certain communities from doing that. it's really a problem that we have. >> okay. so what kind of problem is it in terms of other approaches democrats can auskt if they counter these efforts and if there aren't, does that mean there will be repercussions in the 2022 midterms, and even the next presidential election? >> well, it's three a disadvantage. we can overcome it. we shouldn't have to overcome it. it should be a clear principle that everyone can agree on that every v

welcome to "alex witt reports." developing this hour, the january 6th committee's investigation is intensifying. nbc news confirming an npr report that the panel could soon ask vice president mike pence to appear voluntarily. the panel's chairman, bennie thompson telling npr, quote, i think you could expect that before the month's out. congressman adam schiff, a committee member explaining why pence's information could be critical for their inquiry. >> he would have, i think, very undoubtedly relevant testimony for us about that pressure campaign. no one would be in a better position to speak to it than he would. all of the efforts to get him to violate his constitutional duty, to count the votes and instead reject votes without basis as the chairman's indicated, we intend to extend that invitation fairly soon. let's hope that he's willing to do the right thing. >> the marking of one year since the attack on the capitol has sparked a fresh push on voting rights legislation. senate majority leader chuck schumer said

alex: the nasdaq is down pretty hard. down 1.4%.e are seeing a tantrum. >> i think it is isolated. not that those companies are not real, but i look at the s&p 500, which you know has a huge tech wave. the nasdaq is very concentrated, and it sometimes moves divergent lee. john: in terms of the inflation road ahead, but are you watching for? >> two things. i am looking at wage settlements and i am watching as inflationary expectations -- the latter is looking pretty good. they are up, but not very much. the wage settlements, we will have to see. they are looking a little high, but we understand why that is. alex: we are looking forward to those minutes in just a few minutes. thank you very much. that doesn't -- that does it for john and me. minutes are up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> the most crucial moments in the trading day. this is bloomberg markets the close. >> it is 2:00 p.m. and we are live. i am caroline hyde. we look at the growth stocks extending. still on a rebound as yields push higher. we have you covered. we bring you

>> it very much varies, alex, across the state.nowy, they're trying to keep the schools open. there are events going on at this middle school and high school complex today, but they say they have about 800 students and staff that have tested positive or about 3% of the school's population. in l.a., the nation's second largest school district, they have delayed the return to school by a day as they return to grapple with staff shortages and students that are out sick. and as you said, there were sickouts that were staged this past week in san francisco and oakland. there is a big push to try to get testing and trying to get better masking, for example for the students and for the staff. but some teachers who stage these sickouts, like this one in oakland, say it's not enough. >> there are challenges. we need to be ahead of the curve. this feels like a wildfire and we need to be ahead of it and we need to be able to communicate. we're on the front lines. we're with students every day, seeing what's happening, seeing the actual situat

donald trump actually befriended alex jones after, after alex jones repeatedly told the despicable lie that the mass murder of kindergarten students and first graders along with teachers and staff at san diego elementary school did not happen. alex jones claimed it was all fake. all staged. parents of the victims of that mass murder successfully sued alex jones for that defamation. alex jones lawyer say they will appeal that verdict. john eastman who wrote a memo for donald trump telling the lie that vice president mike pence could block the congressional certification of joe biden's electoral college victory also claimed a fifth amendment protection from the january six committee subpoena. he has invoked his fifth amendment rights to refuse to answer 140 67 anne written questions. he -- john eastman's emails from their server, a federal judge is considering easements attempt to block that subpoena on the grounds of a client privilege. today, lisa monaco said the justice department is investigating attempts to replace biden electors with trump electors in states one by trump why -- joe

>> alex, i really don't know.to overturn the results that day. i'd also just like to remind people that imagine this were during the al qaeda era and we were talking about a group of people who were dressed in body armor charging the capitol with a qrf automatic weapons, night vision goggles, this sort of stuff outside the city. this is ludicrous that we treat it so lightly, really, in our discussions. i find that quite alarming, it is right here at the gate, it is not some far-fetched sort of scheme or plan or something that you read casually about. and this also comes just three to four months after the wolverine militia plot was interrupted to kidnap governor whitmer in michigan. there were other groups doing similar things just a few weeks prior to this. >> when you just said what it would've looked like if they had taken over that day, they might've taken over that day. tell me how that would have played out potentially. how do you envision that playing out potentially? >> what i'm curious about is had they g

. >>> welcome everyone to alex witt reports. developing news. the president preparing for a phone call with the president of ukraine amid rising russia tensions. let's go rice to msnbc's mike memoli joining us from wilmington, delaware where the president is spending the weekend. today's call with zelensky comes just days after the president spoke with president putin. what is the timing of the two calls. where does the situation stand? >> reporter: the timing of this call so quickly after president biden spoke with president putin is significant because as we've seen in the eight years now since russia annexed the crimean peninsula part of ukraine's territory there's been only a continued build up of pressure by russia on ukraine trying to undermine the government there. so that is why at every turn you see president biden, other administration officials doing everything they can to underscore the u.s. commitment to ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. there is this principle president biden has articulated especially since his earl

alex?ay, julie tsirkin, thank you so much from capitol hill. >>> joining me right now is stephanie grisham, former white house press secretary and communications director for president trump. also chief of staff to first lady melania trump. she's also the author of "i'll take your questions now: what i saw at the trump white house." stephanie, big welcome you to, i'm awfully glad to have you here. >> thank you so much. >> let's play part of an interview, it happened just this morning, with elissa farrah griffin, who described the shape of things to come. here it is. >> i think you're going to see the anatomy of the big lie begin to unfold, when you see more text messages come out of people around trump who knew the election fraud was a total myth, they were simply humoring him and privately saying, yeah, we can't keep spreading this craziness. i think it chips away at trump's credibility and i also think it really gets to him. >> what's your take on what she said? >> i could not agree with

you're watching "alex witt reports." we begin with this breaking news as we give you a live look at san francisco. we're looking at california as well as west port, washington, because a tsunami advisory is currently in effect after an underwater volcano erupted in the pacific overnight, it happened near tonga, and it has sent massive waves crashing onto that nation's island. take a look at this satellite video, it is capturing the moment of eruption. the u.s. advisory expands now from hawaii to the pacific coast, from the california/mexico border all the way through oregon up to washington, and all the way continuing to alaska. the national tsunami warning center says that residents that live near beaches, harbors, other coastal areas should move away from shore, and make their way inland or uphill. wow. joining us with more on this tsunami advisory, guad vin nay gas. what's the latest on this? >> the national tsunami warning center issued this alert after that volcano erupted in the south pacific as you mentioned near

alex?> okay, well, maybe the president himself can then go and vote in person instead of by mail, as he did the last time as well. okay, thank you. >>> new today, a longstanding associate of president biden is expressing disappointment in a "new york times" op-ed. frustrated that his friend waited ten months after georgia passed restrictive voting laws before speaking out and pushing for federal voting rights legislation. a sentiment shared, to some extent, by another biden friend, congressman jim clyburn. >> well, i see the frustrations that are had. the fact of the matter is he did not have to deal with the senate on covid-19 or the infrastructure bill. he had to deal with the senate on the so-called filibuster for voting rights. and that's not new. >> joining me now, the reverend al sharpton, ceo of the national action network, and of course host of "politicsnation" here on msnbc, and a correspondent with reuters. >> reporter: i'm going to reach out to you first here. other civil rights

but of course, alex, you're an economist. you must have a view on the, on the long term impact of called it globally. but it does last for good friend, a very, very prominent economist. but daughter, it should be the i never met before, but really interesting work on the long term impact because you say of long cove it came to john miller, kanes, when served in the long run. but all dead famously. well, hopefully the long term will be dead from corporate, but nonetheless, the long term economic effects are going to be with us for many years ago. it wasn't just economics and business, but sure. business. which came back into life in 2021. what else did you online shows which prosper during lock bone was a wonder bugs on a warm summer day. these were the types we took a trip to their comic partnered with studios to find out why the women are so good that recognizing each other as a perfect example in front of us and appreciating each other. what you have to offer, do you get the same from remaining, your business, the, i mean y

whoa, alex, look! what do you think? this is amazing. like that that he can manipulate. so when he came into this room, there's not a lot of extra noise but there's a lot of things he can touch. you did it! i'm so proud of you. we started travelling with him when he was six months old. i before we really knew he had special needs. | so he's very used to it. so by the time we did . have a diagnosis he was so used to travelling. so you just acclimated him to it. ijust met danielle who has a five—year—old boy who is also non—verbal autistic. we had a really fun time catching up. my new friend, we just friended each other on facebook. it was lovely to talk to her, so many similarities, how do you do this? it is better if you try to align the flights i with his normal sleeping times. we found that out. yes. other people on the plane, sometimes, to get peoplel who are less understanding... yeah, i was pretty worried about that. but it is pretty. rare, i would say. it's great to find a community, in this setting, where we can talk and make new

this is a storm, alex for the record books.tlantic city just recording its snowiest january on record ever. i think we're going to continue to see some of these records broken, alex. >> you two please go get in the truck and warm up. excellent reporting, emilie ikeda there on long island. thank you. >>> meantime, overseas for all of you, u.s. troops are on high alert as the pentagon warns that russia has the capability to launch a full scale invasion on ukraine in just weeks. president biden says he will soon be sending troops into eastern europe. defense secretary lloyd austin says conflict is not inevitable. let's go to nbc's matt bradley on the ground for us in the ukrainian capital of kyiv. welcome to you. high stakes diplomacy is underway to avert conflict militarily speaking. what is the latest. >> reporter: it's interesting that you ask that because looking around here, walking around this capital city, it really doesn't feel like anyone is all that concerned. we spoke with some people. we spoke with president vladimir z

the issue is host alex michaelson joins us now for a preview. hey, alex. hi alex and heather.e to have both of you together for a change. yes this week are big debate is over this issue of vaccine mandates. of course. dr pan says that he would get rid of the personal belief exemption that would go into effect in january of next year. it's very controversial. we've seen in some school districts that have already tried this. a lot of students have not complied with that concept. so this week on the show on the left, we have progressive attorney ethan beerman and on the right daily wire host michael knowles. here's some what that's saying. don't stop the spread. they don't stop infection. we know that the infection fatality rate for kids from all forms of covid , and especially from this most mild form. the micron variance is extremely low you're looking at about 400. uh deaths of kids under 18 per year since the pandemic began, and when you factor in severe comorbidities, it's probably significantly lower than that. that is much less than deaths from cancer. that's much less tha

but alex, we know that's not what's happening.asks that people assess their own symptoms. are your symptoms resolving? after 20 years of practice and 7 years of advanced education, it's hard for me to assess my own symptoms. that's why i tell myself not to be my own doctor so i think the reality is very difficult, and i think we're feeling the crunch. people want to be able to afford rent, send their kids to school, day cares stay open, but we have this pressure. so i do feel like the cdc's guidance is just that. it's guidance. at the end of the day, look at your local community, what's happening to you, and use your common sense. >> okay. let's talk masks because there are reports that the cloth and surgical masks that are so common don't, in fact, offer the maximum protection from omicron, so does that mean we all should be switching to the now more expensive, by the way, n95s? >> right, yeah, look, i would love if people had the ability, yes, i would love for people to switch, and my clinic is looking to ask and see if your loc

. >> joining the panel now is fellow buckeye jackie kucinich and alex thompson.ause of the rose bowl win, jackie, i'll start with you here. the idea of executive action, the congressional progressive caucus says they believe they can get a lot done through executive action. they will lay out their proposals in the days ahead. there's skepticism at the white house about this idea. is this plausible to some degree? >> that remains to be seen. we know joe biden has -- he extended the moratorium on student loans a few weeks. that's something that progressives -- a minimal thing progressives pushed him to do because that was set to expire at the end of this month. so -- but in terms of other things the president can do, biden has been resistant to that, because he wants to get a legislative win and work with congress. so they're kind of coming up against his wishes as well as what is actually possible. we'll have to wait and see what the progressive caucus puts out as congresswoman jay paul outlined in her "washington post" op-ed as to how this could potentially get d

alex? >> i felt bad for that guy earlier, too. that sound bite. he rescheduled yesterday's flights for today. thought, okay, i'm getting home and, nope, i mean, it's frustrating. all right, steven romo, we'll be checking back in. >>> let's go to harrowing video out of new mexico. 21 people were rescued saturday after being stuck on a tram in the mountains overnight. can you imagine that? officials say there was an unusually fast accumulation of ice on one of the cables. the passengers, they were employees of the tramway as well as a restaurant that sits on top of that mountain. they were eventually lowered using a rope system and evacuated from the ground via helicopter. i mean, imagine that chilly night, right? let's turn to meteorologist michelle grossman. so michelle, ice, snow, stranding those folks and no doubt somewhat frightened and freezing passengers overnight. what about today? is it going to be better there or overall across the country? >> hi, alex. i picture those passengers. p

pretty reasonable, alex jones. so jones admits the investigators were polite and that the questions were reasonable. but he nonetheless refused to answer them because he did not want to get charged with perjury. he also shared much of what the committee asked him, we'll get to that shortly, it's interesting. but he also went out of his way to add this little tidbit about his friend, stewart rhodes. >> i saw it all as larping. i didn't see the oath keepers as bad people. but i saw a lot of it as playing soldier in the backyard. their mission was something that i agreed with for most of its operations. but if the indictments true that they thought they could form in and kickstart and detonator rebellion at the capitol that would lead to a larger war, that is not something that i knew about or something i support, or something i want. >> oh my goodness! your honor, i don't know, they were dressing up, we had an internet show. i have nootropics to sell. i don't what's going on. a certain amount of this is likely just j

then alex did something audacious. real gun. >> alex, why did you take the gun from riley? that was kind of a bold move. >> yeah it really was. >> i was tripping from the backseat. >> i was just -- and reilly grabs it back out of my hands. that was scary. >> and that was when police got through the gate. and made their move. >> what's the? >> let me see your hands! everyone out of the vehicle now! >> riley was cuffed and taken away. the gun stayed in the car. >> we pulled out the vaccine, just to see the serial number. >> the mission was a success. alex and noah were -- law riley was charged with the murder of emma and taken to jail. it was the end of a long, crazy day. the football hero was behind bars. how did it all come to this? >> he was controlling. but you never thought he was of murder. >> and in a case already full of surprises, the biggest one was still to come. >> coming up. a sudden change in riley's story. and it's a stunner. >> as crazy as it is, and as bizarre as it is, he was hoping that he could come t

he now speaks to alex donica smith. welcome back to the alex simon's show and happy new year. yes, indeed, happy new year. of course, chris's new year, new valiant. because it was different as this strain of the virus from the other streams like like delta. well, they're all part of the same family. and they all there for related because they are all corona viruses and they're corona viruses which are part of this coded 19 family. but when i'm a chrome was 1st detected in southern africa, it was actually quite see who is the g p. and in south africa who 1st noticed the a slew of patients coming to her surgery with similar symptoms. but quite remote from the holy truancy that we've been using to diagnose covey. prior to that time of loss of sense of smell and taste, new coff high fever. these patients were presenting a bit differently. they had a sort of scratch, she saw throat that of a fever. a bit of a coffin felt very, very tired, but otherwise they were pretty trivially on well. and it was thanks to her spotting that. there was some pattern and testing these people that ac

welcome to "alex witt reports."e beginning with the breaking news, a tsunami advisory still in effect for the entire u.s. west coast along with hawaii and alaska and here's why. large waves have crashed onto the nation of tonga in the pacific ocean. this after an underwater volcano erupted. we're also getting some reports of a tsunami having hit some southern japan beaches and small waves reaching hawaii. let's take a look at this remarkable satellite video. it's capturing the very moment of eruption. you see it right there. it happened deep under the ocean there. let's go to nbc's guad vinnegas. what's the latest from your vantage point there? >> wow, impressive images of that volcano erupting. some of the residents of tonga reported hearing the eruption. they also saw ash go into the sky. the flooding that we saw in tonga made its way to the capital. some people had to flee to higher ground. the king had to be evacuated. that happening in tonga, and then of course this tsunami warning from the national tsunami war

>> reporter: hey, alex. last hour, we've heard from ukraine's foreign minister on twitter, calling on russia to withdraw the forces that it has built up on three sides of the ukrainian border. let me read you what he had to say. he says, if russian officials are serious when they say they don't want a new war, russia must continue diplomatic engagement and pull back military forces it amassed along ukraine's borders and in the temporarily occupied territories of ukraine. diplomacy is the only responsible way. and this is a slight shift in tone of late for ukrainian authorities who have been very critical with some of the rhetoric coming from washington, saying that that rhetoric is alarmist, that it's been causing panic and economic uncertainty. but here you see the ukrainian foreign minister drawing a correlation between a potential, quote, new war and forces built up on its borders. and this tweet coming a day before this push, diplomatic push by the united states at the u.n. security council level to call

alex: absolutely. the window is limited. i think that is the key question with all the consequences print the european close is coming up. we will about that. this is bloomberg. guy: we are wrapping up the thursday session in europe. broadly european equities are in aggregate. take a look at the stoxx 600 higher. you have to be selective in the way you think about this. the london market is negative. today we are lower. you are seeing this big move in the energy stocks unwinding. names like shell are down. you also have gsk down as well. unilever walking away. on the continent the dax is up .6%. the ftse mib is up .7%. the smi is up. in aggregate the main markets are higher. let's look at the session. we are up .5% on the stoxx 600. we are near session highs right now. after the selling we have seen recently come unsurprising to see we get a bounce back day. the question is are we flipping around to buying tips and selling risks. that is the story we are all watching so carefully. this is the other asset that fits into this