cnn i m brooke baldwin, i want to read to you, anything you heard in my phase i ask you to forget it. that coming from a man allegedly killing nine people at a church in charlotte north carolina. speaking to the men and women of a jury who will ultimately decide whether he should live or die. they were murdered in june of 2015, the killer said he was trying to start a race war. and in his voice today he told jurors i am not going to lie to you through myself. he went on there s nothing wrong with me psychologically and anything you heard from my
paying the highest gas prices of the year. the average price for a gallon of gas nationwide is now $2.58. that s up 55 cents since january. biggest seasonal increase in years. aaa says the upward trend is likely to continue into the summer due to a sharp increase in crude oil and supply issues at refineries. amal clooney was in washington on thursday working on behalf of her latest client the human rights lawyer is trying to win the release of former maldives president mohamed nasheed. he was sentenced to 13 years in prison on terrorism charges. clooney said the former president s conviction was politically motivated and called his trial a sham. she has also filed a legal complaint with the u.n. something of a mystery to tell you about playing out at a church in charlotte, north carolina. it all started last sunday. that s when an envelope with a note was put in the church s donation plate. it said don t be mad.