again, this is murdaugh logic. murdaugh world, if i lied about the cause of the fall, there never should have been a claim in the first place. never should have been a payment of $4.3 million and there would never have been money for me to steal. somehow in his mind, that squares his financial crimes but it defies all common sense and at the end of the day in legal claims that lack common sense don't go very far. these claims didn't go far as well. >> dana: what would a successful outcome of this look like to you? >> for the family that he be convicted on all the financial crimes. i think now it's all the more important we have that back stop because there is a real threat, if there was malfeasance with the jury in the murder case, that's a threat to that conviction. it is all the more important to the satterfield's and the state of south carolina that these financial crime convictions take place so that we have that solid back stop even if there was something untoward that happened in the murder case. >> bill: bac

coming up, alec murdaugh's defense attorney on his fight for a new trial and why he believes murdaughurder his wife and son. that is coming up next. >> mr. murdaugh, did you take this gun or any gun like it and blow your son's brains out on june 7 or any day or any time? >> no, i did not. >> mr. murdaugh, did you take 300 blackout such as this and fire it in to your wife, maggie's leg, torso or any part of her body? >> no, i did not. >> did you shoot a 300 blackout in to her head causing her death? >> mr. griffin, i didn't shoot my wife or any son any time effort. >> martha: jim griffin joining us next. i was on a journey for a really long time to find some relief. cosentyx works for me. cosentyx helps real people get real relief from the symptoms of psoriatic arthritis or psoriasis. serious allergic reactions and an increased risk of infections or lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms, had a vaccine or plan to or if ibd symptoms develop or worsen. i move so much better because of cosentyx. ask your rheumatologist about cosentyx

told jurors not to be fooled by murdaugh's testimony. asked juries for their opinio about murdaugh's guilt or innocence pressured them to reach a quick verdict. and invested a story about a facebook post to remove a juro she believed leaned in favor of the defense. murdaugh's attorneys saying alex still maintains his innocence. what has he shared with you with this latest motion >> well, i can't talk with you about attorney-client privilege information. i can tell you when i shared with him the affidavits, he is a lawyer he was astonished. he was shaking he was in disbelief. >> reporter: months after the trial ended, hill published a tell-all book. even writing about visiting the murder scene "some of us either from the courthouse, law enforcement or jury at moselle had an epiphany and shared our thoughts with our eyes i knew and they knew that alex was guilty." murdaugh's attorneys claim hill betrayed her oath of office for money and fame >> she's trying to make money off of it she's selling the book >> reporter: earlier this year, the

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there were unsubstantiated rumors that he and buster murdaugh were in a relationship murdaugh has never been identified as a suspect, and does not face any criminal charges. >> i never had anything to do with his murder, and i never had anything to do with him on a physical level of any regard >> reporter: murdaugh was at his father's trial every day, taking the stand in his defense. but this was his response in the interview when asked if he thinks his father is a psychopath >> i'm not prepared to sit here that it encompasses him as a whole, but certainly, i think there are characteristics when you look at the manipulation and the lies and the carrying out of that and such, and i think that's a fair assessment. >> stephanie joining me now alex murdaugh has gotten into trouble for participating in a new documentary. what happened? >> reporter: yeah, he has. according to the corrections department, his attorney actually recorded a phone conversation where he was reading some journal entries. now, that is not a crime, but it does break the rules, and he has lost his phone privileges his a

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versus richard alexander murdaugh, defendant, guilty. >> reporter: -- now facing allegations from murdaugh's legal team that she tampered with the jury by advising them not to believe murdaugh's testimony and other evidence presented by the defense and pressured the jury to reach a quick guilty verdict. murdaugh's attorneys also claiming hill invented a story about a facebook post to remove a juror she believed might not vote guilty. and they allege it was all in an effort to bolster her new book, "behind the doors of justice: the murdaugh murders." murdaugh's lawyers say after the book's july release, they interviewed several jurors who also expressed concerns about hill's behavior. hill has not yet responded to the allegations. and, david, south carolina law requires a new trial if jury tampering is proven in a case where there's a conviction. the state's attorney general has ten days to respond to that motion. david? >> david: erielle reshef. erielle, thank you. >>> tonight, news on senate minority mitch mcconnell after those uncomfortable moments, freezing in front of reporters on two se

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alex murdaugh could not overcome those tapes while on the stand. doesn't matter how brilliant he was, he couldn't overcome them. likely he wouldn't take the stand. it will be a different trial if it happens. >> martha: i would point out, when i saw this interview with rebecca hill, the documentary producer, he's very open to sharing everything she thought about the family, the history of the family and this verdict. here's a piece of it. you'll see the rest. it's a three-part series on fox nation on this trial. this is rebecca hill. >> i'm the one that read the verdict of alec murdaugh. my breath was knocked out for a moment. but then i have to tell myself to treat this like any other trial, any other verdict and praise my mind there and take them out, any other personal relationships. >> she seems cool, calm and collected. she at that point would have never assumed that this could come to be. we'll see. the u.s. attorney's office, the local attorney general's office is looking into these actions. if there's any issue which is allegedly, it could b

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asking jurors their opinions about murdaugh's guilt or innocence.rs occurred and jurors got to see the layout there for themselves in person, she wrote in her book which was just published last month, some of us either from the courthouse or you law enforcement or the jury had an epiphany. you have to remember this was a culmination of six weeks of testimony, three hours of deliberations before the jury handed down those two guilty verdicts and consecutive life sentences. we also just learned for the defense attorneys now they actually went on dirt roads and would knock on the doors of the jurors, others after the publication of rebecca hill's book wanting to talk and essentially saying they seem sort of upset with how everything played out. >> what will this process look like if true? what happens next? >> reporter: so they just filed this new motion for a new trial, the attorney general's office will have ten days to respond and then there will be a hearing on what to do here, there's already an appeal going on from march that will be on hold as w

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richard alexander murdaugh, defendant.tment for murder, sc code 16-3-0010, cdr code 0116, verdict, guilty. >> laura: now the nation was rivetted by the story for all the reasons you would expect. the prominent southern family, two murders, big money, drugs, and, of course, mystery. alex murdaugh placed at the scene of his wife and son's killing by an audio recording from his dead son's phone. but now murdaugh's attorneys say that he deserves a new trial because of jury tampering allegedly by the clerk that you just heard reading the verdict. >> that the clerk of court would go in to the sanctity of the jury room before he testified and tell the jurors don't be fooled by his testimony, watch out for his body language, and if that is true, which we have every reason to believe that it is, and no reason to believe that it's not, there is no choice but the courts to grant a new trial. >> laura: joining me now martha mccallum editor and executive editor of "the story." she just spoke with murdaugh's surviving son buster for new

murdaugh's testimony in his own defense.k about these allegations just in general and what it might mean. could he potentially get a new trial because of this? >> very serious allegations, sara. for our system to work it has to work for the worst of us so that it works for the rest of us. alex certainly represents the worst of who we are as a society. we have to have a system where the jurors listen to a judge, a judge is the one that instructs the jurors. a clerk of court has a very, very important role in our system, they're coordinators, they're fascinators, they make the system run smooth, the filings of all cases that take place, they deal with jurors and scheduling. very, very important roles, but they are not instructors to the jury. however, i do want to say it should be fully investigated, but let's wait until we hear from people under oath. let's wait until we hear from the clerk of court under oath. i don't think we're going to hear from her on a press release or a press statement like we saw yesterday from the de

murdaugh has never been identified as a suspect and does not face criminal charges. had anything to do with his murder i never had anything to do with him on a physical level of any regard >> reporter: murdaugh was at his father's trial every day, taking the stand in his defense, but this was his response when asked if he thinks his father is a psychopath >> certainly, i think there are characteristics where you look at the manipulation and the lies and carrying out of that such, and i think that's a fair assessment >> to stephanie for that report. still to come, an early contender for play of the season as week one of college football kicks off. >>> and you can't escape from alcaraz, the number one ranked men's tennis player. e ranked men's tennis player. i started cosentyx®. five years clear. real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infection, some serious and a lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infectio

and also of course talked to buster murdaugh who insists his father was railroaded in the trial. listen to what he said. >> i do not believe it was fair. >> why? >> i was there for six weeks studying it and i think it was a tilted table from the beginning and i think unfortunately a lot of the jurors felt that way prior to when they had to deliberate. it was predetermined in their minds prior to when they heard any shred of evidence that was given in that room. >> john: now i don't know if buster had the information that harpootlian and griffin just outlined but what he's saying would be a piece of what they just told us. >> you know, and it sort of makes sense for those of us who watched every moment of this trial, this was a well-known family in the community, these were agregious facts, alec murdaugh got caught in tremendous lies so in a sense he shot himself in the foot. however, the fact you have somebody inside the courtroom, not an attorney, not the judge, but an insider trying to give signals or worse to the jurors is something that just cannot stand. so, and the benefit

murdaugh's attorneys.ury to watch him closely, immediately before he testified, including look at his actions and look at his movements, which understood that they thought to mean that he was guilty. if that is true, how shocking is this? >> disturbing, troubling, and outrageous. good to be with you, laura. listen, you know better than anyone that the hallmark of democracy and the judicial process is a fair trial. many watch of the trial, many maggie were riveted by the trial lasting six weeks and maybe not surprised at a three-hour verdict. but the reality is that you have to have a jury that is locked in on the evidence, making conclusions and drawing those conclusions on the evidence without any undue influence from the outside. when that undue influence comes from an elected clerk, allegedly, it presents a significant problem. so i suspect that the judge will, at a minimum, hold an evidentiary hearing to determine whether there is any meat to these allegations and, if so, we could indeed see a new tria

murdaugh is currently serving two life sentences.r, for the killing of his wife and son. now, his attorneys say that they have uncovered new evidence suggesting, according to them, significant problems with the court clerk. randi kaye, has the latest on that. so walk us through these new allegations from the defense. >> anderson, the defense is alleging jury tampering, denied their client alex murdaugh a fair trial. and at the center of it all, is the court clerk. her name is becky hill, and some of the allegations against her by the defense were laid out in their 65-page filing today. and they include that she instructed jurors not to be fooled by alex murdaugh's testimony, or misled by evidence presented by his defense team. this is of course an allegation. also, that she had frequent, private conversations with the jury foreperson in the bathroom, in the jury room. also, that she asked jurors their opinions about their guilt or innocence of alec alex murdaugh. she told the jury -- four person that everything murdaugh has said was

what could this mean for murdaugh's life sentence that he's currently in?e are a bunch of steps that have to go forward before we get any clarity on where this is going to go. first, the evidentiary hearing we spoke about, the judge would be able -- there would be questions to the jurors and cross-examinations and it would be like a mini trial in order to dig into the allegations and if it is confirmed that these statements were made or any aspect of this relating to communications with the jury or god forbid actually circumventing the process by getting a juror removed and if that ends up being true then the next step is to overturn the verdict. if it is overturned, there is a new drill and it's called de novo, and from scratch. >> that would be a lot for the prosecutors and the defense to go back over this again never mind the community and the family. if this turns out to be true that this clerk had some kind of contact, would other cases possibly be impacted if they learned this about one case, will they go back and look at other cases? >> as a defense

attorneys for alex murdaugh are demanding a new trial, claiming jury tampering. cbs's mark strassmann has the stunning new details. >> there's no choice but the court to grant a new trial. >> reporter: for alex murdaugh's lawyers, the bull's-eye is rebecca hill, the colton county court clerk. they're alleging she jury tampered to write a book about the murdaugh murder saga. >> the clerk of the court had improper private communications with the jurors. don't be fooled by his testimony. watch out for his body language. >> guilty verdict. >> reporter: last march, murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife maggie and son, paul, gunned down on their hunting estate by long rifles at short range. his trial flared with part southern gothic, part southern grotesque. a dynastic south carolina family, wealthy, wiley, and powerful. themes of greed, deceit, recklessness. a defendant admitting from the stand to lying, an opioid addiction, and ripping off millions from clients. buster murdaugh, the defendant's son, believes his dad's a psychopath but not a murderer. and th

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attorneys for murdaugh say they have found evidence of jury tampering.tion this week seeking a new trial. martha maccallum joins us for this story and more. you know the story better than anyone right now. you have a special coming up we'll get to in a moment. the woman in question is becky hill. the clerk of court there in the county. and his attorneys allege that she tampered with the jury by advising him not to believe murdaugh's testimony and went out and wrote a book. in that book when she was reading the verdict in the front of the jury and nation she said i was mostly concerned about alex being found innocent when i knew in my heart he was guilty. so his attorneys are arguing it was out of bounds. is it? >> not just that. there is a lot that is in this statement that they put out yesterday that they claim becky hill did. we've only heard their side of this story. but they have two possibly three jurors who wrote sworn affidavit testimony saying that she said a number of things to them. don't let him fool you when he is up on that stand. watch his

would murdaugh testify again.away from that because we first have to go through the process of the evidentiary hearing and that motion has to be granted and then whether or not this constituted harmful error and whether it is true. all of that needs to be explored. but if true, we could see a brand-new trial and who knows how that would play out. so this was truly a bombshell to today. >> thank you so much. >>> a manhunt intensifying for this inmate who escaped from that pennsylvania prison in chester county. one man who lives in the search area said the fugitive broke into his house. hear his encounter with the convicted killer next. salonpas, makers of powerful pain relief patches for 89 years... believes in continuous improvement... like rounded corners that resist peeling, with an array of active ingredients... and sizes to relieve your pain. salonpas. it's good medicine. >>> in our national lead, a game of cat and mouse is now escalating between hundreds of law enforcement officers and one very dangerous, ver

at 92 years old, the decision was expected, but murdaugh noted it was not due to his health, saying our companies are and robust health, as am i. >> rupert murdoch passing the torch to his son, lachlan. do you think that things will change in how fox news is run? >> i don't. for the super bowl future, i think laughlin's going to run this company the same way his father did. >> the mobilization -- controversial careers and modern media. the australian media titan started building his empire back in the 19 80s, buying tabloids from australia to britain. as well as the new york post. but one of his biggest passions was news. in 1996, fox news channel was born, giving conservative voices and outlet. >> well fox news has dominated cable, controversy in scandal followed, including the suit over false allegations around dominion voting systems, resulting in a settlement earlier this year. and the firing of tucker carlson, one of the most highest rated stars. tonight, as murdaugh passes the torch, he has made it clear he does not intend to sit on the sidelines, saying he will remain an active m

murdaugh's attorneys which i understood to mean that mr. he testified. >> if the defense can prove the blockbuster allegations that they make in this motion for a new trial then i think there is a reasonably good chance that murdaugh might actually get a new trial. >> prosecutors allege murdaugh killed his wife maggie and younger son paul to distract attention millions of dollars in drug fueled financial crimes. murdaugh's surviving son buster told martha mccallum he believes his father is not the murderer and that extensive pre-trial publicity in their small community convinced jurors otherwise. >> it was predetermined in their minds prior to whenever they ever heard any shred of evidence that was given in that room. >> and murdaugh's attorneys also allege the clerk of court pressured jurors to come up with a speedy verdict and held private conversations with the foreperson. we reached out to the clerk's office for comment but have yet to hear back. bret? >> bret: jonathan serrie in atlanta. jonathan, thanks. >> bret: also breaking tonight

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. ♪ ♪ >> lawyers for convicted murderer alex murdaugh are seeking a new trial.evidence. >> the clerk of court had improper private communications the jurors. ♪ ♪ >> the white house confirms that first lady jill biden has tested positive for covid-19. >> yesterday he took a test, and it was negative. today he took a test, and it was negative. ♪ ♪ >> norah: student loan payments are due again as millions scramble to pay off their debts. >> that $700 a month that could be food, it could be gas, it could be bills paid. ♪ ♪ >> norah: and honoring a hero, the emotional moment at the white house as a vietnam war veteran is awarded the medal of honor. ♪ ♪ good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this busy tuesday night. we begin with breaking news from the federal courthouse right here in washington. 39-year-old enrique tarrio once the top leader of the far right extremist group the proud boys was just sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for orchestrating the failed plot to forcibly block the peaceful transfer of power following the 2

the fall of the house of murdaugh. down with the son, buster, for his only interview. it is available now on fox nation. an 8-year-old little boy is the latest victim of new york city's crime crisis. police say he was hit by gunfire after getting off the school bus. the shooter is in custody charged with attempted murder and he has a long rap sheet. the little boy is in stable condition as reported. there has also been a rash of vandalism on new york city suspects. they smash the windows of dozens of trains causing a half million dollars in damage and then the rampant drug epidemic. a young mom dead overdosing on fentanyl. the sufficolk county d.a. says e drug dealers got released almost immediately because of the bail reform laws. >> sadly, this is not by any stretch of the imagination a unique instance. last year in suffolk county alone we had 399 fentanyl death. something we need to address. we need to stop talking about it and paying lip service to public safety. we need to start coming out with solutions. >> harri

it all comes on to, sorry, murdaugh comes on to the stage and sees the opportunity to be that in thisge that, and that is what fox became. it grabbed all those things an package them because the traditional republican party thought they could do somethin different. they thought the containment they thought they could be through the sleight of hand, they could show you a pictur of woody horton and that was enough and they could talk abou welfare queens in this vague way, and that was enough, an hinted at it, but it was never overt in the same way that thi is now and there were things that happened now, you would neve have gotten away with in the traditional republican party o the 80s or 70s but murdaugh comes salon and says that thing is still raw rain that void is still there and we can capture that, because it wants to have a voice. and we give it one and that's why traditional republicans are all open arms, because they were trying t feed monster stake under the door just have it come out when the election gets here >> and then in the process rupert murdoch creates the runway for do

she told the jury foreperson that everything that murdaugh has said is lies. this is a big one here, anderson. the defense is alleging that she invented a story about a facebook post in order to have a juror removed, a juror who she thought was going to vote that alex murdaugh was not guilty. and sure enough, that juror was removed on the very last day of the trial. also, the defense is alleging that she pressured the jurors to actually come up with a very quick verdict, telling them that they were going to have to stay in a hotel, also that they would note be allowed to take smoking breaks. six of those jurors were smokers. so the defense team held a very brief conference today, anderson, and they shared how alex murdaugh himself is responding to these allegations. listen. >> when i shared with him the affidavits, he is a lawyer. he was astonished. he was shaking. he was in disbelief. >> and, of course, anderson, the question is why would a court clerk allegedly do this. the defense also laid that out in their court filing. and they say that she did this to g

murdaugh.new developments in th murdaugh case.ng for a new trial on what they're calling newly discovered evidence that the court clerk tampered with the jury by advising them not to believe murdaugh's testimony. alex murdaugh was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison and his attorney is claiming this new evidence could win him a new trial. nbc's lindsey reiser is joining me from columbia, south carolina, where his lawyers are holding a press conference just about 90 minutes or so. also back with us, former district attorney joyce vance. lindsey, start things off. this is absolutely wild what we have been hearing so far trickling out what we expect to hear from these attorneys. talk us through it. >> reporter: we have been reading through the new allegations in this filing and the allegations of witness tampering center around the county clerk rebecca hill, the overseer of the jurors, she would escort them to and from the courtroom. according to the attorneys, she tampered with the jury by saying don't be fooled with m

the murdaugh murders.g to these allegations, but my next guest, neil gordon, is. neil, thank you for being here. i want to first get you to respond here to some of these allegations, one of the jurors said that hill instructed the jury to, quote, watch murdaugh closely, and to look at his actions and movement. that juror says, they interpreted those instructions to mean that murdaugh was guilty. did she say that? >> not to me. we spent four months together, working on the book. i asked her many, many questions about all of her duties, which included working with the jury, with the judge, with witnesses, with the media, with the public. we went through just a litany of questions. and nothing like that ever came up, whatsoever. i was not there at the trial. and did not meet becky until three weeks after the trial as well. >> one of the things he's also accused of doing is instructing the jury to not be misled by murdaugh's defense. i mean, you have spoken to her recently, as the allegations have come up. wha

when alex murdaugh was testifying, don't believe him.ou don't even have to show they listened to it or that it made any difference. that kind of intrusion into the sanctity of the jury room is san automatic new trial. >> is there any reason you didn't reach out to rebecca? >> we went to the jurors who gave us the information and we got, you know, sworn testimony from the jurors. we did not reach out to her. we knew that she had a lawyer related to other matters. so we went forward with the information we had to file in court. >> what did alex murdaugh say when you gave him this news? >> i met with alex in person. showed him the affidavits. i can tell you, he's a lawyer, been a lawyer for a long time. he was startled. he was shaking. he was shocked. and he understood the significance of it. he thanked dick and i for beating the roads to get this information. >> why do you think a new trial will make any difference? mr. murdaugh admitted that he lied to the police about his alibi. why could he get exonerated a second time around? >> there'

in a new docuseries that dropped on thursday from fox nation buster murdaugh, the only living murdaugh media for the first time at length about his father and his late brother and mother. buster saying that he still believes that his father is innocent of those killings, but acknowledged that the trial did change his perception of the man he has always called dad. >> when i look up the definition of psychopaths, someone who can completely get away with lying and acting normal and carrying through as if nothing is happening, does that describe your dad when you look at those definitions of that? >> i'm not prepared to sit here and say that it encompasses him as a whole, but certainly i think there are characteristics where you look at the manipulation as the lies and the carrying out of that such, i think that's a fair assessment. >> reporter: now, buster was not the only murdaugh we heard from this that docuseries, alex murdaugh himself, his voice was recorded on phone calls to his attorney jim grip. it actually got him in a little bit of trouble with the prison system, the south carol

alex murdaugh's attorneys accusing a court official of tampering with the jury. just ahead, we go one-on-one with the defense team about their stunning claim plus, what the state attorney general has to say. >>> all that, plus final days. a new revelation about the secret health battle of bob barker. >>> and young americans. the new u.s. stars making tennis history at the u.s. open 19-year-old coco gauff dominating on her way to the semifinals and the 20-year-old sensation on a cinderella run of his own. >> the u.s. open semifinals. >> and is the american tennis drought at the open finally over september 6th, 2023. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >> hi, everybody good morning welcome to "today. nice to have you with us the heat is on at the u.s. open. >> can you believe what happened yesterday? >> these young american stars are phenomenal just dominating. coco gauff headed to the semifinals i mean, our cup runneth over for tennis fans. >> we will get into all that in a bit. it's hot on the

murdaugh is back in court facing indictments on financial fraud. his attorneys are arguing that you can't find a jury anywhere except for the planet mars and i don't think the judge is buying that at the moment. >> dana: it's the same judge, i believe. bill holloway is joining us from georgia. you have your eyes on this case and the one happening in fulton county. on this one in particular, what did we just hear, phil? >> what the defense is doing, dana, is they are laying the ground work for a motion to change venue. they make a very valid point. there is a presumption in situations like this that the jury in that local jurisdiction might be tainted. he is right, the lawyer is, there is no trial that we've seen certainly in recent times that had as much pre-trial and post trial publicity as this one. now the motion for a new trial based on the alleged misconduct of the court chrcek. that's an issue and be part of any reason why the defense is going to say this needs to come out of this particular county because in this county for that and other re

attorney for convicted killer alex murdaugh filing motion for a new trial. rebecca hill tampered with the jury. >> aftermath of the verdict, we received information that we needed to look into what happened in the jury room. we started down that road and we met a zone of silence, no jurors would speak to us. the clerk of court wrote her book and published her book, that silence collapsed and jurors were more than willing to come forward and tell us things we had heard through a whisper campaign. >> todd: murdaugh legal team says after verdict and before sentencing, ms. hill pressured the jurors to travel to new york city on the today show. a criminal defense attorney joins me now. if these allegations are true, how catastrophic is this for the prosecution, which i should add, did nothing wrong here. >> right. good morning. it is a gut punch to the prosecution, if true. i heard here is post-judgement motion sake which criminal defendants do all the time, they have nothing, but time. these allegations are stub stanative and damning, i can only believe the lead

murdaugh's lawyers are in federal court trying to convince the judge to accept a plea deal where murdaughhis former clients. moments ago in court he said he wants to take responsibility, he wants his only surviving son, buster, to see him take responsibility, and he wants the healing process to begin for his victims. but notably as part of this plea agreement, he will have to take a lie detector test which could reveal a lot of information not only about the murders of his wife and son. take a look at this video as murdaugh arrived at federal court at 9:00 a.m. if federal agents catch him lying about anything during the polygraph test the deal is null and void. they will ask him about a lot more than the murders. >> he will be asked about murder. he have will be asked about drug purchases, drug funding, the 2.2 million of cashiers checks he gave to cousin eddie. any other attorneys that assisted you in facilitating the theft of client funds. >> bill, in this deal he is pleading guilty to 22 federal financial crimes including bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. he will pay restit

now murdaugh is stepping aside.he other into the homes of millions of americans will change anytime soon. they could put that genie back in the bottle even if they wanted to. no one has done more reporting a fox news that my next guest. that's coming up after a quick break. er a quick break. run the show. so, we switched to verizon business internet. they have business grade internet, nationwide. (vo) make the switch. it's your business. it's your verizon. ♪ oh what a good time we will have ♪ ♪ you can make it happen ♪ ♪ yeah oh ♪ now, try new dietary supplements from voltaren for healthy joints. [car traversing over uneven ground.] now, try new dietary supplements from voltaren [silence in the vehicle.] [car traversing over rocky ground, babbling creek in the background.] [minimalist piano enters, plays throughout.] (dad) we got our subaru forester wilderness [heavy sound of water coming from waterfall.] [heavy sound of water stops abruptly.] to discover all of the places that make us feel something more. [heavy so

. >>> alex murdaugh back in court today. this time, on financial crimes, including those questions about a housekeeper dying from a fall, and who benefited from the insurance money? >>> the staggering death toll overseas. fears up to 20,000 people have been killed in libya. and tonight, serious questions now about two dams and whether this could have been avoided. >>> here in the u.s., the large tent collapse at a company outside chicago. more than two dozen people hurt at the event. several of them seriously. >>> also, news coming in tonight on that cruise ship that ran aground. several americans among those onboard. and the help that arrived with high tide. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. as we come on the air tonight, hurricane lee is turning north. this parallel path right along the east coast. ginger zee up in the plane with the hurricane hunters. >> >>> but first, the president's son indicted. three felony gun charges. accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a fi

wolf's new book is going to be published that i called, the fall, at the end o fox news, and the murdaugh dynasty. but because the fall happene today, michael wolf has rushed into the studio tonight with one of the precious advanc copies of the book, which we will now discuss, and it wil be on sale next week >> - >> i was going to say, i'm going to run to my office so i can catch the first block in the last block of your show. >> do not miss this -- explosive, the mild -- that you can look for. >> thanks, eamon ayman. -- or did he. the 92 year old rupert murdoch who has spewed more lies int the news atmosphere than anyon then - said, i am writing to let yo all know that i am deciding to transition to the role o chairman emeritus at fox and news he also said, i will b watching our broadcast with critical - reading our newspapers and websites and books, with muc interest, and reaching out t you with thoughts, ideas, an advice -- will become so chairman of bot companies. so, the son, who would, neve be - such a capacity ever in hi father's company - but daddy, will be watching. >> first gues

moving on to attorneys for convicted killer alex murdaugh.hey plan to push for a new trial in the disgraced legal double homicide case based on discovered evidence is what they are calling it. murdaugh's attorneys filed a motion for a new trial based on this evidence discovered after the previous trial. they plan to discuss the motion at a press conference tomorrow at the south carolina state house. what are the chances of murdaugh getting a new trial based on what they call discovered evidence? >> well, you know, julie, we'll have to wait and see what the newly discovered evidence is. i can tell you as a lawyer, i believe in trying my case in the courthouse. they are holding a press conference tomorrow afternoon. if they are going to file an appeal, file an appeal and show what this newly discovered evidence is. but i can tell you, the evidence in this case of alex murdaugh was overwhelming. his alibis, there was a time that on the video paul, his dead son, had taken just before he was killed, you could hear the voice of alex murdaugh, sever