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washington. glad to have you. here right now in south carolina, there are major developments in alex murdaugh's double murder trial. the prosecution now respond ing after the defense presented its closing arguments yesterday. defense attorney jim griffin made an emotional plea when wrapping up his presentation. >> there are two words that justice demands this thises case and those two words are not guilty. the oath you have taken in this case it requires a verdict not dwlt. on behalf of alex, of buster, on behalf of maggie and on behalf of my friend paul, i respectfully request that ...

good morning. breathe it in deep. the weekend is here. and welcome to cnn this morning. i'm boris sanchez. >> is and i'm paula reid. boris, it's great to be with you. >> we appreciate you getting up bright and early. amara is skiing somewhere in europe. here's a look at what we're watching this morning. >> overall we created more jobs in two years than any administration created in the first four years. >> president biden taking a victory lap following a strong jobs report. where we're seeing those jobs. plus a stunning free falls that led to the second largest bank collapse in u.s. ...

and "cnn this morning" continues right now. ♪ good morning, everyone. we are following breaking news this hour out of greece. a train full of passengers colliding head on with a freight train. so far at least 36 people have been confirmed dead. we are hearing harrowing stories from survivors who say that the train cars quickly filled with smoke and with flames. >> worried that the death toll could go up. one of america's prominent mayors, lori lightfoot, defeated. and the price of insulin, that is just moments away. we begin with that devastating train crash that we were talk...

congress. merrick garland answered questions about everything from gun violence to tech giants to child labor and much more. he gave an early sign that he would not go into detail about some of the justice department's most politically fraught investigations. >> that includes the classified dork found at the home of current and former president -- >> it requires as much as possible we speak to our work and our filings in court so we do not jeopardize the viability of our investigations and the civil liberties of our citizens. >> as expected, the attorney general received his toughest...

every day the heartbreak. we hate to start you off with the heartbreak. but this is at least a good moment. that was a moment a babe qui was saved after 65 hours under rubble in turkey. so we're glad to have you. sorry we have to report on such sad things. we'll take you live to turkey in just moments. john fetterman suffered a stroke on the campaign trail. he is in the hospital right now. details on what happened and his condition at this hour. >> also, not flagged as urgent when a new time line just revealed about what u.s. intelligence knew before that chinese spy balloon entered ...