Court to grant a new trial. Reporter for Alex Murdaughs lawyers, the bullseye is rebecca hill, the colton county court clerk. Theyre 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. Dont 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 defendants son, believes his dads a psychopath but not a murderer. And the trial . I think it was a tilted table from the beginning. Reporter supporting the tampering claim, affidavits from two murdaugh jurors and a third dismissed juror. From that evidence, a determination will be made if there should be a new trial. But at least there should be a hearing. The Court Official should never be discussing anything about testimony or credibility of witnesses. Reporter no comment so far from rebecca hill, the court clerk who is suddenly in the spotlight. The South Carolina court of appeals has ten days to respond to this request for an evidentiary hearing. The latest twist in this true crime saga. Norah. Indeed. Mark strassmann, thank you. A scathing ruling today by a panel of federal judges finds alabamas Republicanled Legislature in defiance of the u. S. Supreme court and tosses out the states newly drawn congressional map, saying it denies fair Political Representation to black voters. A courtappointed official will now draw the lines for next years elections, creating at least one additional majority black district, which could help democrats pick up another seat in the closely divided house. Mitch mcconnell returned to work today with the rest of the senate amid growing concerns about his health. Nearly a week after the senates Top Republican froze and stood speechless in front of reporters for the second time this summer, mcconnells Office Released a letter today from the capitols attending physician. It says theres no evidence the 81yearold senator has a seizure disorder or that he suffered a stroke or has parkinsons disease. Well, we did see him on the senate floor today, mcconnell only alluded to the incident, saying hes been busy and productive. We turn now to our indepth look at americas student loan crisis. The freeze on federal student loan payments, which started more than three years ago at the start of the covid pandemic, comes to an end next month. A recent survey finds nearly half of borrowers expect to be delinquent on their payments. We get more now from cbss carter evans. Reporter rochelle brooks knows the power of higher education. The once homeless single mother says college pulled her out of poverty. How many degrees do you have . Ive got an associates degree, a bachelors dreg, two masters degree, a teaching credential, and a doctorate degree. Could you have done it without taking out Student Loans . Absolutely not. Reporter now 36 and an l. A. Public school principal, brooks and her fiance are expecting a baby girl. But she never expected her Student Loan Debt would balloon to more than 230,000. That is a big number. Its huge. Reporter when bills go out again in october, shell owe 700 a month. At that rate, shell be paying off her Student Loans well into retirement. That 700 a month could be food. It could be gas. It could be bills paid. Some people just simply wont be able to make the payment. Reporter Braxton Brewington is with the debt collective, a nationwide union of bror rowers fighting to erase debts. The majority of student debtors actually have an annual income less than 75,000. In fact, 40 of student debtors dont actually have a degree because theyve had to drop out of college. They couldnt afford it. Reporter interest on these federal loans began accruing again last week. Who is going to be impacted the most by this . Women in particular, black and brown americans, older americans. Reporter an oxford economic Study Suggests that the restart of student loan payments will reduce Consumer Spending by 100 billion a year. This comes at a time when we think the economy is going to become more vulnerable and actually slip into a recession at the end of the year. Reporter and even though rochelle brooks has a 120,000 salary, it wont pay for three children, rent in los angeles, and her college debt. Youre successful. You are putting your degrees to use. Thats what gets to me, right . You did everything the right way. I did everything that i thought i should do to get ahead. When that bill comes due in october, you cant pay it . I cant pay it, and i wont pay it because i cant. Reporter right now theres a 12month grace period where your credit wont take a hit if you dont pay your bills, but that interest is still going to accrue. And there are some loan forgiveness programs based on your income and also whether or not you work in Public Service like principal brooks, and thats something shes going to be looking into. Norah. There should be help for teachers and nurses and more. Carter evans, thank you. The cbs overnight newews will be riright back. Hey, i just got a text from my sister. You remember rick, her neighbor . Sure, hes the 76yearold guy who still runs marathons, right . Sadly, not anymore. Wow. So sudden. Um, were not about to have the we need Life Insurance conversation again, are we . 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The photos confirm that cavalcante has not changed his appearance but also that he has obtained a backpack, a duffel slingtype pack, and a hooded sweatshirt. Reporter police were forced to widen their search perimeter today, which led to two School Districts closing out of an abundance of caution. Everyone is home today, but its not what we chose to be. Reporter cavalcante is believed to be within ten miles of the prison where he escaped last week. He was spotted by a state trooper who gave chase but ultimately lost him in the woods. We had already requested and begun to mobilize resources from additional federal agencies last evening, to include the fbi and u. S. Customs and border patrol. Reporter cavalcante is serving a life sentence without parole for killing his exgirlfriend in front of her two small children. Hes the second prisoner to escape from this prison this year. Cavalcante has been spotted multiple times since he escaped last thursday. 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Dozens were celebrating labor day on the dock at the university of wisconsinmadison when the metal pier suddenly folded into the lake. At least 60 people plunged into the water. Several people were hurt. One person was taken to the hospital. Tennis superstar coco gauff does something that no ame can te when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. Hi, im joel osteen. Im excited about being with you every week. I hope youll tune in. Youll be inspired, youll be encouraged. Im looking forward to seeing you right here. You are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race thats been designed for you. Tennis sensation coco gauffs summer of triumph just keeps getting better. It took the 19yearold just 68 minutes today to breeze into her first ever u. S. Open semifinals. Gauff is the First American teen to do so since Serena Williams in 2001. Well, today is also the first time three american men are in the u. S. Open quarterfinals since 2005. Congrats to all. A vietnam war hero receives the u. S. Militarys highest honor for valor. Thats next. We end tonight with an honor for a vietnam war hero behind one of the most daring rescues Army Officials say theyve ever seen. Today President Biden awarded retired Army Captain Larry Taylor the medal of honor. On the night of june 18th, 1968, taylor landed his helicopter in the middle of heavy firefight, swooping in to rescue four soldiers who were surrounded by enemy troops. When duty called, larry did everything, did everything to answer. Because of that, he rewrote the fate of four families for generations to come. Thats valor. [ applause ] captain taylor got emotional towards the end of the ceremony. And thats the overnight news for this wednesday. For some of you, the news continues. For others, check back later for cbs mornings. Remember, you can follow us online anytime at cbsnews. Com. Reporting from right here in the nations capital, im norah odonnell. 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We begin with breaking news from the federal courthouse right here in washington. 39yearold Enrique Tarrio, once the top leader of the farright 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 2020 president ial election. It is the longest sentence yet stemming from the january 6th assault on the u. S. Capitol, but not as long as the 33 years requested by prosecutors. He begged the judge for mercy, saying, quote, im not a political zealot. But he did not receive that mercy. Cbss Scott Macfarlane was inside the courthouse. He joins us now. Good evening, scott. Reporter good evening, norah. Enrique tarrio was the highest level january 6th defendant, convicted of that highest level charge, seditious conspiracy. Choking up, he apologized in court to the police and the other victims. But for the judge, that remorse was too little, too late. Ththe man fedederal prosececuto called the leader of the conspiracy that led to the january 6th attacks, former proud boys leader Enrique Tarrio, stood in court today and asked the judge to show mercy, adding how sorry he was for the events that occurred that day. But judge timothy kelly, who sentenced tarrio to the longest jail sentence yet for any january 6th defendant, pointed to this text message tarrio sent after the capitol had been breached. Proud of my boys and my country. Dont expletive leave. The jury agreed with the government that he directed this, that he recruited the individuals who were in place and led the assault on the capitol with the express intention of preventing the peaceful transfer of power. Reporter tarrios attorney sought leniency, arguing he wasnt at the capitol that day, watching from a hotel in baltimore. A prior arrest had banned him from traveling to d. C. But prosecutors laid out how tarrio mobobilized a g group of to m march on ththe capitol,l, g that they would turn out in record numbers that day and responding to president trumps 2020 debate comment. Stand back and stand by. Reporter tarrio writing standing by, sir. His proud boys codefendants received sentences ranging from 10 to 18 years, one of whom, dominic pezzola, shouted trump won in the courtroom moments after his sentencing ended. And Scott Macfarlane is back with us from just outside the courthouse. This is the most severe sentence for the more than 1,100 who have been charged on that january 6th assault. You were inside the room. Tell us what happened. Reporter ive been to hundreds of these hearings, norah. Never seen a crowd this big inside and outside the courthouse for a january 6th case. Tarrio has a big following, supporters and detractors, and his mom spoke to the judge, asking for mercy and leniency. But the judge said, norah, tarrio was the ultimate leader of the attack. All part of the Sprawling Department of justice investigation. Scott, thank you. We turn now to the massive heat dome smothering much of the nation. 186 million americans sweltered in hotter than normal conditions today with nearly half of the population experiencing temperatures in the 90s and above. Cbss Omar Villafranca now on how the dangerous heat is impacting schools. Reporter extreme heat is causing a backtoschool meltdown. In detroit, jamaya braid and javon adams had to pick up their two sons three hours early after the mercury hit 91 degrees. I just found out yesterday at 7 00 p. M. Yesterday that they have a half a day today. Reporter and its not just in michigan. Schools across seven states either had early dismissals or were closed entirely because of the heat, including in philadelphia, where students from 78 Public Schools with no airconditioning were sent home early on the first day of classes. In washington, d. C. , the swamp feeling like a swamp. Public pools were set to close on labor day, but the 97degree temps are forcin