paul smith, french politics expert, thank you for your time. new interim taliban government formally began work on wednesday in afghanistan, with key posts filled exclusively by loyalists and hardliners. small protests against the taliban continue. no women are included in the administration, and dozens turned out in kabul to demand representation and rights, but the protests was swiftly broken up. the taliban previously promised to for an inclusive administration for all afghans, but it remains to be seen how the country will ultimately transform under taliban rule. daily life however has already changed for many afghans, notably women. reporter: the taliban promised to maintain women's rights in afghanistan, but that is far from the reality on the ground. women seen protesting in kabul wednesday against the government's all-male cabinet say they have already expense repression by the new regime. >> we are not talking about islamic dress, we want the right to work and education, and the international community that has been silent for these la

we're in a boat crash. >> we have someone missing. >> i'd like to move to body four, maggie, paul, steven smithry beach. mallory beach, a teen girl on a boat with paul murdaugh driving. speeding. grossly intoxicated. at the wheel when mallory beach is thrown overboard. the boat going up rearring up with speed. >> you are [bleep] smiling like it's funny. >> we're first responders we were dispatched. we were dispatch at 2:30 that morning. nancy: that night that mallory beach was killed. did they leave from that dock that we just left from. >> no, ma'am, they left from dock downtown atwater front. nancy: where. >> downtown beaufort, they were at a house warming party. >> there were adults there? >> i would assume so, i don't know. nancy: they could not see that, young adults were drinking getting on to a boat. >> from what i understand, they were asked not to leave, but they left anyway. nancy: what do you do with a guy like paul murdaugh, drunk, you are physically restraining him. >> right, not much. my understand they left there. nancy: i understand they stopped get more alcohol. after or after.

let�*s speak to paul smith, secretary general of botanic gardens conservation international.imate change, and obviously that is a contributing factor, isn�*t it? yes. contributing factor, isn't it? yes, and we are _ contributing factor, isn't it? yes, and we are certainly _ contributing factor, isn't it? yes, and we are certainly seeing - contributing factor, isn't it? is: and we are certainly seeing this more and more, for example, in tropical islands, heavy storms, rising sea levels, but mainly it�*s our other activities, including clearing for agriculture for forestry, for urban conurbations and so one and, of course, we are displacing trees in doing that. shift! displacing trees in doing that. and here in the uk, _ displacing trees in doing that. and here in the uk, can you give us a sense of the species most under threat and what is being done to counteract this?— threat and what is being done to counteract this? well, i think the examle counteract this? well, i think the example we _ counteract this? well, i think the example we have _ counteract this? well, i think the

earlier i spoke to paul smith secretary general of botanic gardens conservation international, in carmarthenshirerising sea levels, but mainly it's our other activities, including clearing for agriculture, for forestry, for urban conurbations and so on and, of course, we are displacing trees in doing that. and here in the uk, can you give us a sense of the species most under threat and what is being done to counteract this? well, i think the example we have given is the menai whitebeam which is down to about 30 individuals and there are actually around 440 species around the world that we know are down to fewer than 50 individuals left in the wild, so what we do about that in the first case, obviously, is to protect those that remain and make sure no more are cut down or lost and then we can augment those and add to those populations by reintroducing, growing them in nurseries and botanic gardens and so on and reintroducing trees back into the wild. but it is really important that local communities look after their own species, that is the most important thing. if someone was to say to you, how d

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murder of paul and if maggie murdaugh, death of steven smith, death of gloria satter feel, obstruction, allegedly hiring someone to murder him and misappropriating funds, that is quite a trail to this one family, isn't it? >> that is quite a trail. and i do see one thing, his attorneys are trying to play the sympathy card, if you will, in that they're a blaming a lot of these misdeeds on alless admitted opioid -- alex's opioid addiction. a lot of people can forgive, the law forgives addiction. i understand that, i work in the law. but what i can't forgive is an attorney who's going to steal from if his law firm and most especially steal from his clients. and god forbid he's involved in any way, shape or form in the intentional deaths of the people around him be it his wife, his kid, perhaps his longtime housekeeper. that's inexcusable on any level. mike: sorry. is some of this because the family was in financial trouble? >> well, it seems that they might have been in financial trouble, but the only reason we really know that is because that's alex's plan. was it because he was spending

that map that water districts conservation gold paul also came at a close second at thirteen percent. about that smith ktvu fox two news. the city of san francisco in several irrigation district in the central valley are suing the state over drought restrictions the lawsuit claims the state water resources control board doesn't have the authority to- to restricted those with long standing claims to california's water even if there's a drought emergency. san francisco holds one hundred year old rights to collect mountain runoff in reservoirs near yosemite but last month the state told them to stop or face fines of ten thousand dollars a day. hi all right if you ever wanna get into it go down a rabbit hole with water rights in the state of california read cadillac desert- it's probably the best books i think ever written on california are those other books as well but- it water rights. almost impossible to understand i've tried i read so many books and i still struggle with it are just so many little deals that were made in over the years okay so the fire weather watch. in fact tomorrow through friday m

smith is in custody. murdock's wife maggie and son paul were shot to death in june.pects have been named in their murders and now police are opening an investigation into the mysterious death of their housekeeper. field died of a slip and fall in 2018, the coroner says her death was never reported and an autopsy was never performed. >> this is wild. did you see this, hear about this? the fbi promising reforms after some chilling testimony from a tearful simone biles and other gymnasts abused by very nasser. >> i don't want another young gymnast to experience the horror i and hundreds of others have endured. to be clear i blame larry nasser and i also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. >> the bravery on display was unbelievable. she claims the fbi totally turned a blind eye to reports of abuse but when went out of its way to cover up for you as a gymnastics. christopher ray testifying following the gymnast and apologizing for failing to properly investigate sexual abuse allegations, he said the agent responsible for investigating, larry nas

smith, also appears in court on multiple charges includes assisted suicide. murdaugh's life coming under scrutiny, after the brutal unsolved murders of his wife, maggie, and 22-year-old son, paul, this past june. >> is he moving at all, your son? >> they're not -- neither one of them is moving. >> reporter: police have not identified any uspects but probes into that case now launching several other investigations. >> that was eva pilgrim reporting there. murdaugh's lawyers say after posting bail, he intended to return to an out-of-state drug rehab center. >>> a shipping backlog has some retailers taking action to avoid holiday season shortages. a record number of cargo ships are waiting to dock. at the ports of los angeles and long beach. add to that covid-related supply chain issues and you have the real possibility of a toy shortage coming for the holidays. >> whatever becomes the hot toy of the season in the next month or two may not be there in huge quantities. >> to get around the problems, major retailers, including walmart, target, and home depot, are chartering private cargo vessels to make sure merchandise arrives in time. retail analysts say the best things consumers

son, paul, was accused of being under the influence, while driving a boat, killing 19-year-old mallory beech. charges were dropped. and authorities reopened a cold case, in the death of steven smith, who died six years ago. his body found on a south carolina road. police say the double-murders prompted them to take another look at the case. murdaugh's arraignment for the botched suicide is scheduled for this afternoon. andrew? faith? >> so many unanswered questions. >>> the nba champion milwaukee bucks making news off of the court. the team hiring lisa buyington for the play-by-play. giving props t the bucs in taking the first steps to make hires like hers the norm. the miami heat uses rielle hunt yer for some of the fill-in broadcasts. she does more of the color commentary. this is the first time we're seeing a woman take the helm as a tv announcer. this is awesome. >> good for her. >>> coming up, the latest baseball pitch for a hall of shame. >>> first, the video that is showing us how easy it is to return just about anything at costco. you're watching "world news now." do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy, even a term policy, for

smith, great guy. always had a big smile on his face. >> captain paul robertson knew them all. >> we studied together forf them including keith maynard. >> that was my friend. i miss keith. >> washington and maynard bonded as members of new york's society, an association of black firefighters focused on fighting racial discrimination and building racial equity in the department. maynard's identical twin kevin remembers their shared mission. >> they became great friends because they were very passionate about what they were doing. >> but just two years into his career as a new york firefighters keith maynard was gone. killed along with hundreds of others in the collapse of the twin towers. >> i was numb. i couldn't believe it. >> even as the nation mourned together, both captain washington and kevin were struck by the lack of representation in the remembrances. >> there was never an image of them throughout the whole 9/11. there wasn't always a picture and there were one or two stories and it was just forgotten. >> for captain washington, it was symbolic of a larger problem. people of color make up a majo

paul. now there is another mysterious case resurfacing surrounding the death of 19-year-old steven smith. of the road in 2015. authorities have said something from the murdaugh murder investigation has led them to review this cold case. the implication being that somehow these murders are related. it is unclear, right? they're not pointing to the murdaughs as suspects at this point. you've read through all the documents and interviews in the investigation. what did you learn about why it might be connected? >> that is kind of the big question, erin. you know, reading through all the documents, it was a really strange case. he was found in the road and it seemed like a hit-and-run according to police at the time and then the highway patrol investigating the case started to cast doubt on that. i listened to plenty of interviews where the highway patrol investigators were telling family members that they didn't really think this was a hit-and-run. they chased a lot of rumors tying the murdaugh family to this case. a lot of members, this is a small town in hampton. and they said that they --

smith who is live for us in the capital robot. but good to see you. so as we enter election day, what is the mood of people paul's opened here. what about 10 minutes ago and really only a trickle of people we've seen going through to vote at the school. an indication really of the after apathy that there seems to be a morocco over these elections. so now rate is going to be estimated to be only around 35 percent or so particularly low. this is the school wide web prime minister sod money will vote later this morning. really, the biggest question is whether this will be his last boat prime minister, lead the justice and development party has been out since the elections 1st post. our springing elections here in 2011 when the constitution was changed, supposedly gave political parts and the prime minister more power in regards to the king. what people say has happened in morocco over those last 10 years. in fact, the king has continued to wield a huge amount of influence. for example, while the, just as a development development party has the prime minister's position, it doesn't have any positions in the cabinet. the king poin

smith. i am a native minnesotan. born and raised in st. paul so delighted to answer this question. this disconnect between productivity and wages is very curious because it is not subject to the typical ways we think there might be a disjoint or wedge between automation or import competition. it has been going on. far too long we know market concentration plays a role in this. new research from columbia university and princeton university has shown declining union membership plays a role in the stagnation of wages. in particular high school and less than high school education workers to the extent there was a union membership benefit for them now increasingly not unionized. it has led to a widening of wage inequality and that is the relationship we now know from the entirety of the 20th century is the relationship between wages and the types of workers were unionized. there was still a union premium but that is tied to a smaller segment of the labor force and increasingly those with less education are increasingly not unionized. sen. smith: you had a situation where, increasingly,

that is when the body of 19-year-old steven smith was found dead mere this same area -- near this same area. then, of course, march 2019 paulng a boat that resulted in the death of 19-year-old mallory beach. he was then indicted on felony charges of boating under the end 234r50u7bs. then, of course -- influence. then, of course, june 4th you had a court-ordered mediation in paul's case brought for trial. but then if you go with just after that double murder, that tragic double murder of maggie and paul on june 7th, on june 23rd investigators say they're reviewing the 2015 death. ultimately, you see the timeline there. is any or all of this related? >> at this point we don't know. the south carolina law enforcement division has kept things close to the vest, rightfully so. and what i'm wondering here as an attorney, as a south carolina native, was this planned or was this a random act in and i believe, griff, when you and i spoke not too long ago we were asking ourselves the same thing. we don't have a suspect from the double murders of maggie and paul murdaugh, and we don't have any suspects for the shooting of alex murdaug

smith admitted being present in disposing of the weapon. murtaugh is a member of the south carolina legal family, his wife margaret and son paul were murderedn the front. he regionally resigned from the law firm accused of misappropriating funds and entered rehab for an apparent opioid addiction. the perfect family could turn to what has unfolded the past few months. jillian: things always look perfect on the outside. todd: scratching the surface on this. jillian: the wife and the sun's murder, we don't know what happened. carley: this is a scary situation that unfolded in florida, 21-year-old cedric singleton junior, all the car. during the police chase, two here okay 9 officers took bullets intended for their handlers. >> those canines took bullets meant for my deputies, no doubt in my mind the first deputy who put hands on her suspect singleton would have been shot. carley: the canine rushed to treatment, the suspect has been arrested. thank god for those hero pups. >> in the next hour of "fox and friends first," gavin newsom walking away with a victory in the recall election. mainstream media is sobering. heather: talk to joe concha and

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smith, also appearing in court on multiple charges including assisted suicide. murdaugh's life coming under scrutiny after the brutal unsolved murders of his wife, maggie, and 22-year-old son, paul, this past june. >> is he moving at all, your son? >> nobody -- they're not -- neither one of them is moving. >> reporter: police have not yet identified any suspects but probes into that case now launching several other investigations. and alex murdaugh is out of jail tonight on $20,000 bond. his lawyers say he will be going back to that rehab facility for his opioid addiction. david. >> eva pilgrim who has been following this case for us, eva, thank you. >>> when we come back tonight news this evening about convicted former police officer derek chauvin. his plea tonight in another case. >>> then later here the two people who will be hosting "jeopardy!" for the rest of the season. got a couple of bogeys on your six, limu. they need customized car insurance from liberty mutual so they only pay for what they need. what do you say we see what this bird can do? woooooooooooooo... we are not getting you a helicopter. looks like we're walking, kid. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. li

smith, who faces five charges ranging from assisted suicide to insurance fraud. it's the latest twist in a string of ongoing criminal investigations connected to murdaugh. his wife maggie and 22-year-old son, paul, were shot and killed on the family's property in june. dick harpootlian is murdaugh's attorney. >> reporter: law enforcement officials have opened an investigation into the death of 57-year-old gloria satterfield. murdaugh's housekeeper diedtter. after a trip-and-fall accident at their home in 2018. an autopsy was never performed. alex murdaugh is also under investigation for reportedly ented drehab for anof dollarss, opioid addiction. norah. >> o'donnell: nikki battiste, thank you. tonight, police body cam video provides a new clue in a young woman's disappearance that sparked a nationwide search. 22-year-old gabrielle petito is seen sobbing after an altercation with her fiance, brian laundrie, in utah. that was last month. they were on a cross-country drive, and she vanished soon after that incident. well, he drove home to florida, and is not cooperating with investigators. all right, tonight, school districts all over the country face a growing problem. listen to this: a severe sh

captain paul, washington both say there wasn't just one slight or one incident, but rather the culmination of many over the years, washington and miss smithrecalled to us. one nationally televised moment in particular, this scene from an episode of saturday night live. ladies and gentleman. the mayor of new york city. rudolph giuliani broadcast in the days after the attacks. >> featured in a subsequent documentary every last one of which his wife's tough one. >> and i think that kind of set the tone. so we feel it's important to put that to show that black sacrifice that we died in this in this and this tragedy as well. firefighters girard back to east vernon sherry terrell coleman. andre fletcher. keith glasgow. ronnie henderson, william henry karl joseph, keith remain sean powell vernon richard and leon smith junior. >> 12 black firefighters among the 343 who were killed on 9.11. this story would not be complete without also noting miss smith and the other families of the 12 black fdny firefighters who died on 9.11 have also watched the department itself change over the last 2 decades. the fire department has made an effort to diversity

unsolved case, the death of 19-year-old steven smith whose body was found on a hampton county road back in 2015. at the time of his murder 22-year-old paulf 19-year-old malory beach in a boating accident. he had pleaded not guilty but the charges were dropped after he died this summer. the murders of maggie and paul murdock remain unsolved. >> it wouldn't be a stretch for folks to think he probably lied about the circumstances in which he wife and son were shot. >> clearly he was distraught about their deaths. he did not murder them. >> reporter: and again, alex murdock's attorney did see hay plans to turn himself in, those arrest warrants were issued for conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. but i do want to go back to their housekeeper because in addition to the coroner requesting they look into that because of inconsistencies like her death being labeled natural as cause of death even though, you know, she had a fall, but another reason was, quote, information gathered during the course of our other ongoing investigations involving alex murdock. his attorneys have yet to comment on this latest investigation. >> really interesting poin

smith found dead. no arrests were made there. march 13th, the body of mallory beach was found one week after a boat crash where paul murdaugh was indictede was bound for trial. alex discovers his son, paul and his wife, maggie, fatally shot at the family hunting lodge a few months ago, june 7th of 2021. then june 23rd investigators say they are reviewing that 2015 death that we talked about of steven smith based on new information that had been gathered. that leads us to september 4th where alex is shot in the head while changing a car tire. i mean, this whole situation as i mentioned is extremely mysterious, very complicated, and officials have remained pretty tight-lipped on this. we haven't heard much. i assume that's on purpose. >> absolutely on purpose. this is not your typical homicide investigation and there's certain facts and circumstances that are known only to the suspects and victims involved. they're going to keep those facts and circumstances see considerate. they don't want to let those out. don't be disturbed the fact that police are not saying anything in this. this is a real who done it. the less information they put o

part of a massive $10 million insurance fraud scheme curtis edwards smith is behind bars charged in the plot the death of maggie and pauled to the family are now getting a closer look from authorities. murdaugh's lawyer spoke to craig exclusively on wednesday >> your client lied about the circumstances under which he was shot it wouldn't be a stretch for folks to think he probably also lied about the circumstances under which his wife and son were shot. >> they were very affectionate maggie and paul and alex all together, paul -- i mean maggie and alex holding hands he is totally distraught we've talked to him at length about it this week clearly, he is distraught about their deaths he did not murder them. >> so, he didn't murder them does he perhaps know who did and why? >> i don't think he does. >> reporter: at the time of his death alex's son paul was facing charges in a boating accident. it left a young woman dead >> helped cover up things that shouldn't have been covered up. >> reporter: and law enforcement announced a criminal investigation of the housekeeper gloria satterfield, who worked there two decades. listi

murders of maggie and paul, has led to some new evidence involving another episode, a 2015 hit-and-run involving a teen. what more do we know about that? >> sure. so steven smithn the middle of a road with his head, major head wound, in 2015. it was ruled a hit-and-run and ever since his death in 2015 rumors have swirled that the murdoch family was somehow connected to his death. and throughout their investigation, police case rumors connecting the family to his death. but we've noticed from police documents that none of those rumors were ever really confirmed. so shortly, a couple weeks after paul and maggie were found shot to death in islandton, the state law enforcement agency announced that they were opening up an investigation into his death. they have not clarified what exactly they found other than saying that it is based on information gathered during their investigation into the june double homicide. so there are some connection there with information that they have learned. but they remain tight-lipped on what exactly they've learned about the death of steven smith in the wake of this june 7th double homicide. >> so it is another thing that if you're

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smith in jemez that's from teaching law this fall. >> dead pom-poms. >> princeton is going to take the ivy league. that's the power. [inaudible] but. >> boring, boring. kennedy: let's talk britney. paulntly for, breaking news the battle of britney spears and fortune take a big term tonight. her father, jamie spears, filed a petition tonight to and conservatorship after 13 years. brittany's dad said in the petition grounds for the conservatorship may no longer exist and she should not need another psych evaluation to end it. after years of mockup what does this mean emily? >> before he did that he resisted. he said well, i will step down and do time. until then let's pay an additional $2 million of the payments and bills, yes let's get another psych exam. he pushed back after everything blew up and only now is resign himself to the fact he's the number one person the public eye with a black eye. speaking of which he released the petition to the media before he released it to the other counsel. i see him up and down is this discussing man. it's one step towards her freedom i think on the flipside a defendant in a civil lawsuit for fraud and misconstruction of funds and a bunch of stuff

22-year-old son, paul, was actually on trial for driving a boat while drunk that led to the death of a 19-year-old. then they linked the family to another death. 19-year-old stephen smithose body was found on a dirt road with his skull crushed. people thought for a while here in this town perhaps the murdaughs are being targeted by someone trying to take revenge for either of the two killings. with the latest information now about the father and his behavior, they are taking a lot of scrutiny at his own alibi for the death of his wife and son and for the latest claimed shooting. back to you. >> martha: tragic and fascinating story unfolding in south carolina. there is a lot more than what we've got right now and we'll keep digging. thank you very much. workers in several major cities pushing back on vaccine requirements and with some places already having difficulty filling vacancies, is this going to make it tougher to fill fire departments and police departments? plus president biden's popularity taking a nose-dive after the chaotic exit from afghanistan and the spike in the covid delta variant. could his approval rebound or should democrats be worried about where th

smith, a former client, as a suicide hit man. but the mystery gets deeper. back in june, "tucker carlson today"'s wife margaret and 22-year-old son paul were shot and killed atyet been arrested for those murders, alex murdaugh is now clearly being investigated, and there is more. when 22-year-old paul murdaugh was shot and killed on that hunting ranch, he was on trial for driving and crashing a boat while drunk, a 19-year-old woman died in that crash. and in 2015, another murdaugh son was investigated and cleared in the death of a 19-year-old mao was found with his skull crushed. a tangled web, indeed, but legal analysts now say if alex murdaugh has now admitted that he hired someone to kill him, other admissions might soon be coming, lawrence. >> lawrence: what a mess. thanks, trace. joining me now, criminal defense attorney mark eichler's. mark, this is a tangled web. i need you to put your criminal defense attorney hat on. why is he cooperating right now? did someone confess? what is the motive right now? >> because they got him. there is no "who done it," they got him. night to defend people, it's either "my client did not do it, he or she was framed lik

gathered investigating the double murder. 19-year-old steven smith no member of the murdaugh family has been named as a suspect in the case in 2019, paulting under the influence after a crash that left 19-year-old mall rhee beach dead then the june murders of paul and his mother maggie murdaugh just days before he was due in court. and finally, this week's shooting of alex murdaugh's allegedly attacked as he was changing a flat tire on his suv along a desolate road. state investigators have not publicly made a link between any of the events, but people in this small community are eager for answers. >> i want the truth to come out because it wasn't fair the way maggie and her son was killed and if alex is innocent in all of this, i hope it's proven. >> catie, as you came to find out there, it's difficult to overstate how big the murdaughs are in that part of south carolina let's go back to that 2015 cold case authorities reopened. what more can you tell us about what exactly happened in 2015? >> reporter: well, craig, until recently, that case was an unsolved hit and run case. police say 19-year-old steven smith was walking down a road

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smith found dead. no arrests made. then we jump to you, let's see. april 18, 2019. pauldicted on felony charges of boating under the influence related to that. then we come to june 23rd 2021, or rather june 7th, 2021, when alex murdaugh discovers paul and maggie shot at the family hunting lodge, and finally over the weekend, alex murdaugh, shot in the head while changing a car tire. i have been doing a little bit of reading about this family. they have been a fixture in south carolina in the legal community for over 80 years. three generations of lawyers there. this is a family that is both loved and feared. why are they feared? >> that is a really great question, but i think most recently, police are looking at the fact that there is now three deaths that is somehow associated with the family. one was their housekeeper. one was the mysterious death of another teenager on the side of the road. and of course a boating accident. they paid a wrongful death claim when they apparently slipped and fell on the property. and that beach family is now a plaintiff and a wrongful de

smith to shoot and kill him to claim a life insurance policy. he blamed his unraveling on an opioid addiction and the impact of the unsolved murders of his wife maggie and son paul>>> life from new york. >> comedian norm macdonald dies after a nine-year battle with cancer. >> he joined saturday night live in 1993. known for the impersonations of famous faces, including senator bob dole and actor burt reynolds. >>> and some of the week's wildest moments caught on camera. reba mcintyre is doing okay after being rescued from the upper level of the historic building she was touring in oklahoma after the stairwell collapsed. >>> a 16-year-old sufferer bitten on the arm by a shark suffering minor injuries. >>> let's do it. >> football fans drenched in the stands after a pipe broke on the season opener. a spokesperson for washington confirmed it was rain water that leaked. ♪♪ >>> and after 18 long months, broadway is back in a big way. the "today" show team hit the town for the big reopening. >> i'm excited. i'm pumped. you know why? >> why? >> broadway's back! >> so excited for that. >> nice to have something to celebrate. especially in new york city. hugh jackman com

tied to two more murders, son paul on trial for driving boat while drunk, 19-year-old girl was killed in the boat crash in 2015, a 19-year-old man, openly gay steven smiths from the murdaugh home, there could be a connection between this family and the murder there now. money, sex, drugs, class and new twist everyday. sandra, john, back to you. >> sandra: wow, steve, thank you. it has been something different every single day, it is drugs, violence, it is sex, money and we're following it. >> john: hiring somebody to kill you, that is a new twist. >> sandra: absolutely. >> john: keep watching. critical race theory on the ballot in key race for governor. >> sandra: a damming report finding facebook knew instagram was toxic to many teen girls, but failed to act on it, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle calling for action now, dreading sarnt -- including senator marsha blackburn, she will join us next. what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ blackburn, she will join us next. what's the #1 retinol brand used most by dermatologists? it's neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair® smooths the look of fine lines in 1-week, deep wrinkles in 4. so you ca

smith also appearing in court on multiple charges including assisted suicide. murdaugh's life coming under scrutiny after the brutal unsolved murders of his wife maggie and 22-year-old son pauls past june. police have not identified any suspects but probes into that case now launching several other investigations. and murdaugh did turn in his passport at that hearing yesterday. he is expected back in court in late october. guys? >> all right, eva, thank you so much. >>> we will switch gears and turn to the new "jeopardy!" host, champion ken jennings will share the job with mayim bialik for the rest of the year. t.j. is here. t.j., are we done? is this it? >> did you know this was going to be a career beat by the way? >> george, it is, and that's embarrassing for this show. that's just the truth of the matter and it's upsetting to fans, it had one host for 37 years. it's had 16 in the past 8 months. you had all the guest hosts followed by an announcement of the new permanent host following by the announcement he would step down and that mayim bialik was stepping in and now ken jennings is stepping in. guys, get this, this is not your final host announcement either. the greate

smith died in a hit and run. murdoch's name came up. in 2019 a young teenaged woman was killed in a drunken both incidents. paul all of these things are tied to mr. murdoch shot in the head? >> that's the burning question. is this the same people going around shooting members of the murdoch family? are these revenge killings? >> the state law enforcement division is like south carolina's version of the fbi. in the double murder back on june 7th, they made no arrests and named no persons of interest and put out a public statement saying the community had no reason to fear anyone was in danger. what do they say now? >> they haven't made that statement since alex was shot. they made that statement after maggie and paul were found dead. we haven't had a statement like that yet. we don't know what the status is right now of the community safety? i would say the murdoches should be extremely cautious. i don't know anything other than what is in the news. it seems that the members of their family are being targeted by someone. who that is remains to be seen. >> finally, you are there. an attorney in the community. the