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katie beck is in south carolina for this hearing, and what is next in this legal battle that murdaugh walking out. the judge said he didn't trust that he informs a mental state to handle that responsibility safely. they are presenting it back to the court. now this case that you're referencing was a 2018 case, it was a wrongful death suit after his former housekeeper allegedly fell at the moment and died several weeks later. there was about $3 million amount of money that he is accused of stealing out of that settlement that was supposed to go to her former housekeepers sons. he was called a liar and a cheat today. they say he has put a stain on the legal system here in south carolina and that justice needs to be accountable including people in prominent positions and maybe have a lot of means. one of the attorneys spoke about it today. >> laws that mistreat and steal from their clients, it's a real stain on the profession. we're pleased. we thought he was a danger not only to our clients but society. >> the judge also heard from south carolina investigator who has been working on the

nbc's katie beck takes it on in our sunday spotlight. >> reporter: 21-year-old move. awism. >> this is a normal snack time. >> we eat and walk around. >> reporter: despite the obvious challenges, her parents say their daughter is living her best life. functioning better and feeling happier than many painful years of her childhood. they say medical marijuana dramatically improved her life and theirs. >> she has behavior where she'll punch her face for extended periods of time. >> reporter: before cannabis treatments, the fits as her parents call them, captured here in the 2020 documentary weediatrics happened thousands of types prescribed and had terrible side effects. they tried marijuana. you saw the side effects? >> we still do. there's no medicine in the cabinet that's even close. >> reporter: today her treatments are rare, and vapor treatments can end episodes in about 20 minutes. >> her body demean was to relax. she would look me in the eye. i thought this is a different person. it's a miracle. i'm sorry. >> reporter: their miracle is also illegal. in texas where

our own katie beck has been at the contentious loudoun county school board meetings and was at the oneing on. suburban outrage about schools bringing former republicans back into the republican column. what we're all trying to figure out is this a loud minority or is this truly a movement? >> well, it depends on who you talk to get that answer, chuck. certainly varying view points. but last night there were more than 130 outraged parents who spoke before this school board. many who were very upset because they say the sexual assault allegations were brushed under the rug because the school administration wanted to promote a transgender bathroom policy. this was an extremely heated night of discussion. many calling for resignations and for people to be fired. but there are other people in the school district who say these are not the majority. these are not the majority of parents. these are people who are disrupters coming from the outside to try to stir up political feelings and influence this election. so as you stated, you know, it depends on who you talk to fwind that answer but ce

. >> katie beck joins us from brunswick, georgia. what do we know about the jury pool?n a slow start this morning. they are actually still having some motions that they need to get through before they can start the selection process j sort of laying out ground rules on what questions will be in bounds to ask potential jurors. the defense asking if they can ask jurors whether or not they support bhm -- blm, and their thoughts on confederate flags. they're trying to come up with ground work plans. the judge says he has concerns about how long the selection process might take. that's because the case got so much media attention, sparked so much outrage nationally, it's hard to stack an impartial jury. that's why they cast a wide net and have brought in a large jury pool. there are 600 potential jurors today. there's another 400 that are going to be on stand by if they don't find sufficient impartial jurors in the first pool. this will be an extremely long process. it -- they are going point for point in there this morning on the motions. so it could take some time before t

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. >> katie beck, thank you so much for that. >>> at one time or another we've all used the reaction "de things like like and wow and angry reactions. but they may be more powerful than you know. a new report from the washington post is headlined, five points for anger. one for like. here's what the post writes. quote, facebook programmed the algorithm that decides what people see in their news feeds to use the reaction "morning joe"s as signals to push emotional and provocative content. incluing content likely to make them angry. they treated "morning joe" reactions as -- they treat. they say we continue to work to understand what content creates negative experiences so we can reduce the distribution. this includes content that has a disproportionate amount of angry reactions, for example. >>> a massive civil trial after charlottesville. how this proceeding could potentially give us hints about cases being built against the organizers of the january 6th riot. >>> in a few minutes the first update from law enforcement since the deadly movie set shooting in new mexico. we'll take you th

katie beck is following this story. what's the latest this morning? >> reporter: good morning. unrest continues across the small country as demonstrations are bringing outrage to the streets. this while officials give us very little information about the status of those 16 americans and one canadian still waiting for a rescue. as conditions in haiti grow more violent and the consultant descends deeper into chaos and desperation, 17 lives continue to hang in the balance. >> it is a tragic, profound crisis that we are trying to get out of. >> reporter: but getting out for the americans has a $1 million price tag for each one of the missionaries being held hostage, among them five children one as young as 8 months old. the christian aid ministries group abducted by a notorious haitian gang. kidnappers posting a chilling video thursday warning if demands aren't met, hostages will be shot. in the u.s. the ohio based faith group praying for its members trapped in haiti, offering prayer even for the gang members. >> we thank him that he is god and ask him to hear our prayers and bring