judge clifton newman has seen his fair share of trials over the past two decades in fact, he presidede trial of his career, the trial of alex murdaugh we spent some time talking about the trial itself, also talking about the fascination with all the inner workings of the trial as well. judge newman spending some time here yesterday telling me what it was like to be at the center of it all. the trial grabbed headlines around the world >> i'm alex murdaugh. >> once head of a prominent south carolina legal dynasty standing trial for the murders of his wife and son. overseeing the high-profile case, judge clifton newman were you surprised by the attention, the extent of it? >> probably shouldn't have been surprised. you know, high-profile lawyer, death of a wife, death of a child, accusations of stealing millions of dollars from clients, allegations of a lawyer hooked on drugs. it had all the ingredients for something of major public interest. >> reporter: it all started on the night of june 7th, 2021, when alex murdaugh called police claiming he found his wife and son shot to death on th