it's worth noting that sean grayson's attorney declined to comment on the record about this case.the state's attorney plan to appeal the appellate ruling to the illinois state supreme court so this could get dragged out longer. we've reached out to see how soon that might happen. we'll keep maggie vespa, thank much. thank you for joining me. i am jose diaz-balart. you can always join me on social media.

it's worth noting that sean grayson's attorney declined to comment on the record about this case. his client pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges and the state's attorney plan to appeal the appellate ruling to the illinois state supreme court so this could get dragged out longer. we've reached out to see how soon that might happen. we'll keep maggie vespa, thank much. thank you for joining me. i am jose diaz-balart. you can always join me on social media. >>> andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," bipartisan criticism after a stunning reversal to pardon his son, hunter, after saying before the election he would not. >>> democrats and republicans voicing outrage over president trump's selection for kash patel to run the fbi. >>> a whistleblower report is raising questions about the suitability of pete hegseth to run the pentagon. >>> and a new military challenge from rebels seeing an opening after iran and hezbollah have been weekend. >>> good day, everyone. i am andrea mitchell in washington. president biden's ab

more than two dozen people were here chanting things like sonya's life matters and f sean grayson. ing this trial court's decision to keep grayson behind bar, saying the state said he's likely to prove he's going to a danger again. it gets graphic. this is when massey called 911 back in july about a possible prowler. grayson and a partner showed up. at one point during their change, she picked up a pot of boiling water and things escalated and he shot her in the head after telling her to drop it a few times. she crouches down behind the counter and it's become a national fire storm around this case. her family was out here, they were also inside the hearing. we talked to her dad briefly after the hearing and i asked him about one piece of verbiage the judge used saying he had to, per the appellate court's decision, take this specific thing into account when deciding whether grayson will walk free. check this out. >> the judge talked in there about getting the least restrictive conditions for former deputy grayson once he is out on pretrial release. i'm wondering if you heard that la

until the court decides whether to consider his bid to go free as he awaits her trial for now sean graysonthe illinois appellate court get it right? >> merry christmas to you, arthel. let me say i do believe the illinois appellate court got it right. this man, certainly look at the video there there is an as to whether he actually murdered that woman in that case. i think they got it right the same effect must go to chris so now she is asked the former farr lacrosse players to forgive her. can those players and others who lost their job in the process truly recover from the damage her original testimony created? >> you know, arthel, i keep using the words lives ruined. i remember in 2006 that i was on the ground there at duke covering this duke lacrosse players rape. everything we believed there is that it divided this nation. on one side these were white privileged kids. on the other side was a poor black woman that had been raped. and so come as a result of that after the investigation by roy cooper who is now the governor of north carolina, the charges were dropped. but the stigma remai

drop the sangamon county sheriff's deputy, sean grayson, was fired and has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges. >> number five, after 35 years in prison, two brothers have the possibility of freedom. lyle and erik menendez. planned, plotted and executed the murders of their parents in 1989. the brothers said they acted in self-defense after suffering years of physical and sexual abuse by their record executive father. the first jury trial ended in a mistrial, but included their sexual abuse testimony. do you recall the first time that he wasn't nice during the sex? >> yes, yes. >> and you were 11. >> i was 11. >> but during a second trial, the brothers were convicted. now they say they have new evidence. and with a netflix docudrama on the case. we did it as well as the sudden support of now former l.a. district attorney george gascon. the chance for freedom is possible, but the new da, nathan hochman, is making no promises. >> you have to review thoroughly the facts and the law number four, the chief executive officer of insurance giant unitedhealthcare gunned down in new yo

. >> drop the sangamon county sheriff's deputy, sean grayson, was fired and has pleaded not guilty toer and other charges. number five, after 35 years in prison, two brothers have the possibility of freedom. lyle and erik menendez planned, plotted and executed the murders of their parents in 1989. the brothers said they acted in self-defense after suffering years of physical and sexual abuse by their record executive father. the first jury trial ended in a mistrial, but included their sexual abuse testimony. >> do you recall the first time that he wasn't nice during the sex? >> yes, yes. >> and you were 11. >> i was 11. >> but during a second trial, the brothers were convicted. now they say they have new evidence. and with a netflix docudrama on the case. we did it as well as the sudden support of now former l.a. district attorney george gascon. the chance for freedom is possible, but the new da nathan hochman is making no promises. >> you have to review thoroughly the facts and the law. >> number four, the chief executive officer of insurance giant unitedhealthcare gunned down in new

drop the pot drop the sangamon county sheriff's deputy, sean grayson, was fired and has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges. >> number five, after 35 years in prison, two brothers have the possibility of freedom. lyle and erik menendez planned, plotted and executed the murders of their parents in 1989. the brothers said they acted in self-defense after suffering years of physical and sexual abuse by their record executive father. the first jury trial ended in a mistrial, but included their sexual abuse testimony. >> do you recall the first time that he wasn't nice during the sex? >> yes, yes. >> and you were 11. >> i was 11, but during a second trial, the brothers were convicted. >> now they say they have new evidence. and with a netflix docudrama on the case, we did it as well as the sudden support of now former l.a. district attorney george gascon. the chance for freedom is possible. but the new da nathan hochman is making no promises. >> you got to review thoroughly the facts and the law. >> number four, the chief executive officer of insurance giant unitedhealthcare gunned d

drop the sangamon county sheriff's deputy, sean grayson, was fired and has pleaded not guilty to murdernd other charges. >> number five, after 35 years in prison, two brothers have the possibility of freedom. lyle and erik menendez. planned, plotted and executed the murders of their parents in 1989. the brothers said th acted in self-defense after suffering years of physical and sexual abuse by their record executive father. the first jury trial ended in a mistrial, but included their sexual abuse testimony. >> do you recall the first time that he wasn't nice during the sex? yes, yes. and you were 11. >> i was 11. >> but during a second trial, the brothers were convicted. now they say they have new evidence. and with a netflix docudrama on the case. we did it. as well as the sudden support of now former l.a. district attorney george gascon. the chance for freedom is possible, but the new da nathan hochman is making no promises. >> you have to review thoroughly the facts and the law. >> number four, the chief executive officer of insurance giant unitedhealthcare gunned down in new york c

drop the sangamon county sheriff's deputy, sean grayson, was fired and has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges. >> number five, after 35 years in prison, two brothers have the possibility of freedom. lyle and erik menendez planned, plotted and executed the murders of their parents in 1989. the brothers said they acted in self-defense after suffering years of physical and sexual abuse by their record executive father. the first jury trial ended in a mistrial, but included their sexual abuse testimony. >> do you recall the first time that he wasn't nice during the sex? yes, yes. and you were 11. >> i was 11. >> but during a second trial, the brothers were convicted. now they say they have new evidence. and with a netflix docudrama on the case, we did, as well as the sudden support of now former l.a. district attorney george gascon. the chance for freedom is possible, but the new da nathan hochman is making no promises. >> you have to review thoroughly the facts and the law. >> number four, the chief executive officer of insurance giant unitedhealthcare gunned down in new york c