answer when he was contacted. >> neither buster murdaugh nor anyone in the murdaugh family has been family denied any connection to stephen's death when i sat down with them in june. that was shortly before s.l.e.d. opened up their own probe into stephen smith's death based on information they were able to get during the investigation of maggie and paul's double murder. since then, randy murdaugh has declined to comment about the statement stephanie smith made to investigators that randy offered his legal services to the family. we also reached out to buster murdaugh, but the family has declined further comment at this time. >> reporters were also looking at the 2018 death of the murdaughs' house keeper and nanny, gloria satterfield, who died after an injury at their home. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> my housekeeper has fallen and her head is bleeding, i cannot get her up. she fell going up the brick steps. >> murdaughs' insurance company agreed to pay $505,000 for her wrongful death. but as the summer independents, there's a new emergency. >> i got a flat tire. >> uh-huh? >>

. >> there was randolph murdaugh sr., then randolph buster murdaugh jr., and then randolph "randy" murdaughii. >> they were the big fish in the small pond. >> you're the person that the community looks to to keep you safe, to prosecute the people who do wrong. and so it is a powerful position. >> not only did they have this built-in system of power, by nature, a prosecutor and a law enforcement officer -- whether it be a sheriff or a police chief -- have to work together. but the murdaughs took it further, and it was a social thing. they might go hunting or fishing with the jasper county sheriff. they might drink whiskey with the beaufort county sheriff. they might invite the hampton county sheriff over to the house for barbecue. >> in addition to the murdaughs' history in the solicitor's office, the they also founded a prestigious civil firm more than 100 years ago. >> so, no matter what you were doing in the legal field, whether it was criminal or civil, chances are you're going to bump up against a murdaugh. >> so, it's into this family of power and privilege that paul murdaugh is born.

buster. now alex murdaugh faces two counts of murder.dergoing a seismic shift. a "new york times" college poll shows democrats with a 19-point advantage among white college graduates. the same group went republican as recently as 2016. all of that is according to that one poll, "new york times," science yeah college. meanwhile democrats and republicans are in a statistical tie among hispanic voters, a group democrats won by 50 points in the 2018 mid-term. polling now shows a surprisingly tight race for control of congress with democrats and republicans neck-and-neck. you will remember yesterday molly hemingway, the editor in chief of the federalist was on with me and doesn't like the poll because she doesn't think there could be this closeness. she thinks republicans based on a lot of other polling she has seen are bigger in their category and democrats are losing mightily. but based on "the new york times," democrats and republicans neck-and-neck. watch this. >> nobody actually believes that democrats have an advantage. what we all know

suicide for hire plot, allegedly so his surviving son buster could cash in on a $10 million life insurance payout. this is some of what alex murdaughg. he's been in bar over a slew of charges for financial crimes. let's bring in diane gallagher. >> reporter: these indictments handed down by a grand jury say alex murdaugh himself pulled the triggers. there are very few details included in the indictments. what they say is murdaugh shot and killed his 52-year-old wife, maggie with a rifle and his 22-year-old son paul with a shotgun. his attorneys, he was an attorney until he was disbarred this week by the south carolina supreme court. his attorney released a statement quickly after the indictment was handed down. alex wants his family and friends to know he didn't have anything to do with the murders of maggie and paul. it was clear from day one that lawsuit and the attorney general prematurely concluded that alex was responsible for the murder of his wife and son. we know that alex didn't have any motive whatsoever to murder them. we're filing a motion for a speedy trial. we're requesting the attorney general turn over all evidence

murdaugh. including a friend's girlfriend, the families housekeeper, and a classmate of the eldest son, buster.gled web valerie or line, national reporter for the wall street journal who has covered this case extensively and, think of, is writing a book about it to explain it more in detail. valerie, good morning, thank you for being here. were you of the camp that wasn't surprised by yet another indictment of alex murdaugh, but this time for the murder of his wife and son? >> i think last year, june 7th, 2021, we had no idea where this was headed. over the course of the past year, as you mentioned katie there have been 81 felonies wrought against alex murdaugh for financial crimes, even for drug dealing. i think a lot of people who would've been surprised a year ago, they are not terribly surprised when he was charged with the death of his wife and his son, paul, last week. >> valerie, this family has been involved with so many bizarre incidents. we literally don't have time to get all into them. that is why the book you are writing is gonna be such a great fine. what is the big picture here r

murdaugh. he is looking to renounce his interests in her estate and let it go to his only surviving son buster.ither. if he is indicted, anderson, he will remain in jail. he's there facing many charges for financial crimes and he has not been able to make that $7 million bond. so he will remain in jail and we should know sometime tomorrow afternoon if the grand jury does indict him in south carolina. >>> to texas where they are looking into the deadly school shooting in uvalde plans to meet with the victim's families. seven weeks after the massacres, the families of the 19 children and 2 teachers are still demanding answers why it took more than an hour for law enforcement to storm the room. what is the latest into the investigations of the shooting? >> they're still ongoing, anderson. officials say we don't have a complete picture. yes, we have the video that's been leaked and is out there now, but there is still -- think about this, anderson. there is still a lot of video we haven't seen, there is audio transmissions, there is communications between just the cops talking in the hallway that c

murdaugh. his lawyers tell me today he's looking to renounces interest in her estate and let it go directly to his only surviving son, buster wasn't a motive either. that's why it's really still a mystery but if he is indicted, anderson, he will remain in jail he's there facing many charges for financial crimes, some of which is already admitted to. and he has not been able to make that 7 million dollar bond, he will remain in jail we should know sometime tomorrow afternoon if the graduate doesn't item here in south carolina. >> all right, randi, now into texas where invested can be looking to the deadly school shooting in uvalde, pledges to meet this week with the victims families. seven weeks after the massacre, the 19 children, two teachers murdered are still demanding answers. why it took more than an hour for launch force meant to storm a classroom and robb elementary. cnn--'s joins us now from san antonio. what's the latest on the investigation into the shooting? >> it's still ongoing, anderson, i've been talking to officials that say we still don't have a complete picture. yes, we have a video that's been leaking out