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That's so hard for any normal person to get their heads around. the only argument is that he's not normal. he's a opioid addict. he's not in his right frame of mind. he lies, steals and cheats so he would do something like that. it's tough for the average juror to look at him like that. it's tough to look at anyone like that, that they would kill their precious wife and off spring. >> trace: i want to play this sound bite. they're saying listen, the reason that he did all this is he may have loved maggie, he may have loved paul but he truly loved alex. watch. >> i think he loved me. i think he...

Crimes, and where he was minutes before the murderers. >> richard alexander murdaugh loved, i think he loved maggie. i think he loved paul. but you know who he loved more than that? he loved alex. >> reporter: if convicted, alex murdaugh faces 30 years to life in prison. if he is not convicted, he could still face life in prison for financial crimes. some of which he has admitted to during this trial. norah? >> nikki battiste, who has been covering the trial for us, thank you. well, tonight, tens of millions across the south from texas to mississippi are bracing for a likely outbreak of tornad...

The truth is simple. that it had to be two shooters with two guns. murdaugh's attorneys flipping the prosecution's script. arguing that while he lied about being at the kennels minutes before the murders, that video captured the conversation of a happy family. >> he's got a bird in his mouth! >> bubba! >> hey, bubba. >> there's nothing on that tape that indicates there's any strife, any conflict, any anger, any planning. >> reporter: the defense mocking the state's theory the disgraced lawyer murdered his wife and son because he was about to be exposed for his financial crimes. >> why, why, wh...

And on behalf of my friend paul, i respectfully request that you do not compound a family tragedy with another. >> reporter: but prosecutors getting the last word on alex murdaugh, leaving jurors with this thought -- >> i think he loved maggie. i think he loved paul. but you know who he loved more than that? you know he loved more than that? he loved alex. >> let's bring in eva again tonight. and this is now of course in the hands of the jury, as you reported right there, and with that juror taken out by the judge, how many alternate jurors are left, if they need one at some point here? >> rep...

0 manual transmissions are making a comeback. driving stick appeals to a new generation. take you paddle shifters and -- >> my mom told me you need to learn how to drive a stick. you have to drive yourself home -- i never partied. >> take your paddle shifters and stick them. thanks for joining us. i'm john roberts. >> "the story" starts right now. >> john and jackie, thank you. good afternoon. i'm trace gallagher in for martha maccallum. on "the story" right now, the jury in alec murdaugh's double jury about to get the case. murdaugh admits lying to investigators but testified under oath that ...