The Megyn Kelly Show - August 24, 2026


Karmelo Anthony Denied New Trial, Trump Campaigns For Darline, Shock Hospital Mix-Up： AM Update 8⧸24


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00:00:37.160 It's Monday, August 24th, 2026, and this is your AM Update.
00:00:41.500 A Texas judge slaps down Carmelo Anthony's bid for a new trial
00:00:44.560 as new texts from the convicted killer come to light.
00:00:47.540 Darlene is somebody I've known for a long time. I asked her to do this. I said,
00:00:52.360 Darlene, you got to do it because everyone loves her. Everyone respects her.
00:00:56.460 President Trump putting his political muscle behind the late Senator Lindsey Graham's
00:00:59.780 sister in South Carolina over the weekend. One year after Irina Zorutska is stabbed to death
00:01:04.600 on a North Carolina light rail, her family is suing the city they say failed her.
00:01:08.880 This is life-changing. You know, you don't come out of this without some type of life-altering,
00:01:15.160 catastrophic deficit. And a surgical drug mix-up at a Tennessee hospital,
00:01:19.400 leaving at least one paralyzed and several others suffering severe complications.
00:01:23.500 All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM Update.
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00:02:20.080 Texas judge rejecting Carmelo Anthony's bid for a new trial Saturday,
00:02:26.440 keeping the 19-year-old's 35-year prison sentence intact. Anthony's defense arguing
00:02:31.240 the trial was compromised, pointing to strict courtroom rules, jury instructions,
00:02:35.840 and a, quote, gentleman's agreement with prosecutors limiting what evidence jurors
00:02:39.440 would hear. Anthony had achieved a legal win following his conviction, with original judge
00:02:44.380 John Roach tossed off the case. Roach telling a local outlet that jurors, quote, got it right
00:02:49.700 in convicting Anthony. Legal experts saying the rejection of Anthony's bid for a new trial is not
00:02:54.840 surprising. Here's criminal defense attorney and host of In the Well on the MK True Crime Channel,
00:03:00.420 Mark Garagos on NewsNation. This is not unexpected given what happened earlier this week when the
00:03:07.460 text messages that were released that apparently weren't used during the trial came out and it was
00:03:14.240 not helpful uh to this young man to the accused or now convicted and i think where they're headed
00:03:21.120 with this new legal team is they lost the motion for new trial but it becomes apparent to me
00:03:27.040 they're now going to um probably focus in on ineffective assistance of counsel of the trial
00:03:34.160 lawyer in this case and i think that's the the newest tack that the newest legal team is going
00:03:40.160 going to take. Those texts Garagos is referencing, part of evidence that was not introduced during
00:03:45.120 the trial. The texts were revealed during hearings last week held on Anthony's motion for a new
00:03:49.880 trial. According to CBS News Texas, prosecutors saying Anthony repeatedly threatened to murder
00:03:55.000 his girlfriend in text messages, one of them saying, quote, how many bullets you want coming
00:03:59.360 out of your chest. And in another, quote, when I stab somebody, I'm going to lick their blood off
00:04:04.180 the blade. This is not the end of the road for Anthony. Attorney Mark Reichel describing what's
00:04:09.340 next on NewsNation. Does this officially end the case, Mark, or is there more to learn?
00:04:14.560 No. So when somebody's sentenced to a sentence like that, which was 35 years,
00:04:18.260 almost a life sentence, there'll be plenty of time to relitigate this exact matter.
00:04:23.040 Right away, they brought it up and said, you know, new lawyers said, hey, there was this
00:04:26.320 gentleman's agreement, much to our client's detriment. Shouldn't happen, you know, as bad
00:04:31.040 practice on their part. So they wanted to get in there right away and get a new trial.
00:04:34.960 Look, it's been denied. He's going to go up on appeal. But while that's pending,
00:04:38.500 They can continue to gather evidence, do some research, investigate, get more evidence about this gentleman's agreement, kind of look at the record, determine how it really prejudiced him, refile a motion.
00:04:50.380 You can file a new trial motion on new evidence just about any time.
00:04:53.580 So this is not the end of this case.
00:04:56.120 Not at all.
00:04:57.520 Nineteen-year-old Carmelo Anthony convicted in June of murdering Austin Metcalfe, who was fatally stabbed during a high school track meet near Dallas last year.
00:05:05.700 Anthony and Metcalfe were both 17 years old at the time of the stabbing.
00:05:09.180 Anthony remains behind bars, serving his 35-year sentence for Metcalfe's killing.
00:05:14.540 President Trump taking the political spotlight to South Carolina over the weekend,
00:05:18.520 rallying Republicans behind Senator Darlene Graham ahead of Tuesday's Senate runoff.
00:05:23.040 Darlene, who was appointed last month to serve out the rest of her brother Lindsay's current
00:05:26.660 term following his sudden death last month, finishing first in South Carolina's Republican
00:05:31.160 primary on August 11th, but only capturing about 32 percent of the vote, despite Mr. Trump's
00:05:36.940 endorsement, and heading to a runoff with a second-place finisher. She now faces Representative
00:05:41.860 Ralph Norman in Tuesday's runoff. According to the Kalshi prediction market, Graham currently
00:05:47.260 with a 69 percent chance to emerge victorious tomorrow, with Norman at just 32 percent. Graham
00:05:53.160 taking some heat recently after stumbling on the topic of Taiwan and the South China Sea during a
00:05:58.000 debate last week. Senator, are Taiwan and the South China Sea national security issues for
00:06:04.100 the United States? If so, why? I'm sorry, could you repeat the question? Are Taiwan and the South
00:06:11.180 China Sea national security issues for the United States? And if so, why or how? I'm just going to
00:06:18.720 be honest here. I'm not on national security that I'm not that informed on national security. So
00:06:24.900 but i do support the military my brother was in the air force for 33 years so i will do everything
00:06:34.380 i can to support the military my my dad was in the army i'm not a polished politician up here
00:06:41.380 i'm national security is not my thing not my area of expertise but i do support the military
00:06:48.100 president trump jumping to graham's defense on friday before his south carolina trip
00:06:52.640 All she was is being honest.
00:06:54.320 She's very smart, and she was being honest.
00:06:58.040 I mean, she's into the price of groceries, the price of food, the price of beef.
00:07:03.040 And it's not, it hasn't been her thing, but she's surrounded by very good people.
00:07:07.900 And she said that she's totally for the military.
00:07:11.420 I mean, she's going to do what the military wants, and really what the president wants.
00:07:15.700 She understands that national security is my thing.
00:07:19.060 And she is a terrific woman who answered.
00:07:23.180 I watched that.
00:07:24.260 I thought it was a very honest answer, actually.
00:07:27.580 The president continuing that sentiment at the rally.
00:07:30.640 Darlene is somebody I've known for a long time.
00:07:34.020 I asked her to do this.
00:07:35.480 I said, Darlene, you got to do it because everyone loves her.
00:07:39.120 Everyone respects her.
00:07:40.180 I've known her through Lindsay.
00:07:41.880 I've known her for a long time.
00:07:42.720 I think Lindsay respected Darlene more than any other person he knows, including me.
00:07:48.340 That does not make me happy. I'm not I'm not happy about that. I'm not happy about that.
00:07:54.300 But one of those things. But with your help this November, we're going to stop the radical left
00:07:59.960 Democrat communists here in South Carolina and all across the nation. Mr. Trump also telling
00:08:06.780 supporters to, quote, pretend he's on the ballot, warning that if Republicans lose control of
00:08:10.960 Congress, Democrats will try and impeach him again. So just say that I'm on the ballot one
00:08:17.100 more time you got to say it and you got to come out and vote because if we lose you're going to
00:08:22.960 lose your border you're going to lose your tax cuts you're going to lose everything that we've
00:08:28.880 done we've gotten the biggest tax cuts in history think about no tax on tips no tax on social
00:08:35.700 security for our seniors no tax on overtime all of that's going to be gone your taxes are going
00:08:41.940 to go up. Your pay is going to go down. Your jobs are going to be lost. They're going to end up
00:08:47.240 closing up. Your businesses are going to flee just like they did years ago. They're going to
00:08:53.320 flee our country. I'm going to be impeached. They're going to impeach me. They have no idea
00:08:58.000 why. President Trump taking a minute to respond to a heckler in the crowd. As the protester was
00:09:03.100 still being escorted out, the president firing back. Oh, I see. You're going to impeach him. Why?
00:09:07.440 Uh, well, I don't know. I don't know.
00:09:22.500 That's all right. That person's going home to mom, going to get scolded because mom is voting for us.
00:09:28.700 Mom is voting.
00:09:30.400 The winner of tomorrow's runoff in South Carolina will face Democrat Annie Andrews in November.
00:09:35.060 coming up a year after arena zarutska was murdered on a north carolina light rail her family taking
00:09:42.480 legal action against the city and several people suffering serious post-surgery complications
00:09:47.600 after a drug mix-up at a tennessee hospital
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00:10:53.740 One year after Irina Zarutska was stabbed to death aboard a Charlotte light rail train,
00:11:00.260 her family is now suing the city, arguing her death was preventable.
00:11:04.420 In addition to the city of Charlotte, the lawsuit names Professional Police Services,
00:11:08.340 a private security company contracted by the Charlotte Area Transit System, as a defendant.
00:11:13.240 The lawsuit, alleging the transit system contributed to Zarutska's alleged wrongful death,
00:11:18.420 by failing to provide adequate security on the light rail,
00:11:21.100 hire qualified people, enforce fares, and protect lawful passengers from foreseeable
00:11:26.060 criminal attacks. Her family's attorney, Lauren Newton, tells WCNC those shortcomings matter.
00:11:32.820 No guards, no gates, no turnstiles, no fare enforcement. The city was losing five to six
00:11:39.380 and a half million dollars a year from not collecting fares. We know there wasn't a guard
00:11:43.260 on the train and her death was foreseeable and it was preventable. And that's what this wrongful
00:11:49.100 death lawsuit is about seeking damages. You've been in contact with Irina's family. What are
00:11:56.060 they saying one year after her death? What are they telling you right now? With the one year
00:12:01.700 being upon us, it's bringing everything back to the surface, reliving it all over again.
00:12:08.880 And they understand that both the criminal justice system and the civil justice system,
00:12:14.740 These are necessary to get justice for the family.
00:12:18.340 Newton saying the family still trusts the system to hold Arena's killer, DeCarlos Brown Jr., accountable.
00:12:24.680 Newton saying the city needs to be held accountable to make sure the light rail is safe for all to ride.
00:12:30.080 The civil justice system is going to hold other parties accountable outside of DeCarlos Brown Jr.
00:12:39.500 We want not only for us to feel safe riding the CATS system, but we want folks who visit our community to feel safe.
00:12:50.900 And we want to make sure that where we were is not where we go back to.
00:12:57.760 Had there been physical barriers, turnstiles, gates to prevent DeCarlos Brown Jr. from getting on the light rail on August 22, 2025.
00:13:08.900 Had there been fair validators, DeCarlos Brown Jr. would not have been on that train.
00:13:14.400 According to the suit, the family is seeking damages for Irina's wrongful death,
00:13:18.380 including funeral expenses, lost future earnings, and punitive damages.
00:13:22.320 On August 22, 2025, Irina Zarutska boarded the light rail around 10 p.m.
00:13:27.860 Approximately five minutes after Zarutska sat down, DeCarlos Brown Jr., who was seated behind her,
00:13:33.080 stood up and stabbed her in the neck three times.
00:13:35.580 Brown has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial
00:13:38.060 and is expected to undergo treatment to restore his competency.
00:13:42.520 At least one person is paralyzed after four patients undergoing routine knee surgery
00:13:47.020 were given the wrong medicine at a hospital in Tennessee.
00:13:50.160 According to multiple sources, Ascension St. Thomas Midtown in Nashville
00:13:53.880 acknowledging a medication error after patients were allegedly injected with potassium phosphate
00:13:59.360 instead of the anesthetic bupivacaine.
00:14:02.120 the mistake resulting in serious, potentially life-altering complications.
00:14:05.960 The family of one of the patients, a 72-year-old woman named Glenda Dorton,
00:14:10.540 saying while her surgery was successful, she still has no feeling from her breastbone down.
00:14:15.900 Her daughter-in-law, Christina, telling local outlet WKRN,
00:14:19.900 they don't know what the path to recovery looks like if one exists at all.
00:14:23.760 We know that there are other patients that are involved.
00:14:26.960 You can kind of feel the vibe in the waiting room.
00:14:28.960 You know, it's heavy. The doctors, it's heavy with them. This is life-changing. You know,
00:14:33.840 you don't come out of this without some type of life-altering, catastrophic deficit.
00:14:40.280 We just are hoping that publicizing this gets some sort of genius somewhere that
00:14:47.300 knows what to do. Time is of the essence here for recovery.
00:14:53.320 And Glenda isn't the only one. According to CBS News, one other patient is also saying they've
00:14:57.940 been left paralyzed by the medical mix-up. As for the two other patients affected, they're
00:15:02.140 reportedly suffering serious complications. The hospital's CEO apologizing to the four patients
00:15:07.080 and their families, saying the facility is providing ongoing care and support.
00:15:11.480 President and CEO of the hospital, Dr. Shibuta Jagesa, releasing a statement reading in part,
00:15:16.720 quote, our hearts are with the four patients and their families impacted by this event.
00:15:21.280 On behalf of our leadership and care teams, I am deeply sorry for the harm caused to our patients.
00:15:25.780 We have met directly with each of the families to express our deep support, connecting them with spiritual care teams and ensured they have access to all appropriate resources and ongoing care needed.
00:15:35.880 The day of the event, we self-reported to state regulators and launched a thorough investigation.
00:15:40.360 We identified the cause and have implemented corrective safeguards.
00:15:44.380 WKRN reporting the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations is now looking into what happened after receiving information from state health regulators.
00:15:51.840 Legal experts putting this squarely on the hospital.
00:15:54.960 Here, Tennessee attorney Clint Kelly on News Channel 5 Nashville.
00:15:58.900 On a scale of 1 to 10, this is a 50.
00:16:01.080 I mean, it's the worst of the worst.
00:16:03.240 This was a failure of the hospital itself as an entity to either police its own system
00:16:07.860 or to ensure that its checklist, its safety protocols are enforced.
00:16:13.260 And that's a hospital problem.
00:16:15.200 Yes, employees can make mistakes, but were they set up to fail?
00:16:18.280 You know, how often was this system checked?
00:16:22.180 Were the policies enforced?
00:16:24.140 The training mechanism, was there somebody there to supervise
00:16:26.840 to ensure that decisions weren't being made that were not approved?
00:16:30.700 That's all institutional in the hospital.
00:16:33.460 The Dorton family saying Glenda's treatment so far has not worked.
00:16:37.240 And while it's been hard, their family attorney saying she is leaning on her faith.
00:16:41.540 But I've never seen something so devastating with a person who's alive.
00:16:45.140 Her being alive and having to live the rest of her life,
00:16:47.940 which would have been a promising one,
00:16:49.500 with this condition is something that she's grappling with, but she's doing so with a
00:16:55.380 rock solid faith. That'll do it for your AM update. I'm Tom Bevan of RealClearPolitics.
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