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>> please rise. >> because of pretrial publicity and the high-profile beckwith name, the case was moved out of boone, 200 miles away to decorah, iowa, where the fazzinos and the beckwiths were now separated by much more than the courtroom aisle. the prosecutor told the jury that after a deteriorating relationship and with divorce papers filed, alex lost it that night and killed his wife. >> alex had everything to gain by emily's death. he had everything to lose by emily being alive. alex would lose his kids. would lose his job. would lose his house. and lose his money in a fight. for a divorce...

Name, the case was moved out of boone, 200 miles away to decorah, iowa, where the fazzinos and the beckwiths were now separated by much more than the courtroom aisle. the prosecutor told the jury that after a deteriorating relationship and with divorce papers filed, alex lost it that night and killed his wife. >> alex had everything to gain by emily's death. he had everything to lose by emily being alive. alex would lose his kids. would lose his job. would lose his house. and lose his money in a fight. for a divorce. >> the state started its case using alex's own words. >> help! help! >> 911, ...

Pressure on the state to prosecute this. >> the suggestion that there was some sort of political pressure that was put on my office to push this case forward or to charge it is absolute nonsense. it didn't happen. >> as alex waited for trial, things got worse. his 5-year-old daughter cocoa was diagnosed with cancer and underwent a bone marrow transplant. >> his daughter's illness took a huge toll on our family. but i will say this about my son. i saw him as very strong. you know, he was handling things that i don't think most people could. >> it had taken four years after his wife's death, but...

On in 2008. >> the obama presidency was historic, by definition. he was the first black president. the presidency itself has been a disappointment. particularly, to democrats. he was elected with historic majorities. he squandered them to the point where he will turn over the white house, not only to a republican president, but also to a republican house. and a republican senator. i expect to hear him tonight tooting what he considers his accomplishments, economic recovery, obamacare, paris, decorah, and so forth. but the truth of the matter is, donald trump is positioned to reverse a lot of t...

That they were putting political pressure on the state to prosecute this. >> the suggestion that there was some sort of political pressure that was put on my office to push this case forward or to charge it is absolute nonsense. it didn't happen. >> as alex waited for trial, things got worse. his 5-year-old daughter cocoa was diagnosed with cancer and underwent a bone marrow transplant. >> his daughter's illness took a huge toll on our family. but i will say this about my son. i saw him as very strong. you know, he was handling things that i don't think most people could. >> it had taken four ...