alec murdaugh is innocent, innocent of these charges. he lied because that s what addicts do, addicts lie. he lied because he had a closet full of skeletons. evidence is crystal clear from that moment he started fabricating evidence against alec. john: the alec murdaugh trial, a fiery rebuttal to the closing arguments, before the jury decides whether the disgraced attorney is guilty of murdering his wife and son. i m john roberts in washington. good to be with you. jacqui: murder could get life in prison without the possibility of parole if the jury convicts him of the murder charges. john: defense arguing prosecutors failed to prove their case that he committed the crimes beyond a reasonable doubt. jonathan is live in the southeast bureau with the latest. interesting arguments from jim griffin this morning and now the prosecution with a chance to try to rebutt some of those before the jury gets the charge. as we look at the live feed from the courtroom, you are see
including some top secret material. the documents first appeared on online platforms such as twitter, lichan and telegram, as well on the messaging platform discord. the leak reveals information about the deployment and state of ukrainian and russian forces ahead of a ukrainian spring offensive and appear to outline us training and equipment being provided to ukraine ahead of that offensive. there are also suggestions that ukraine s air force may not be able to withstand more russian attacks. other leaked material included intelligence on other countries such as china, israel, and south korea. officials say they do not currently know the source of the leaks. the bbc s barbara plett usher has more. the pentagon says the us is still very much in the finding out phase. we are told that this is a serious risk to us national security and that it is a matter of top priority. a number of government agencies are working together to try to find out how this happened and what the poten
minister. he wasn t there saying this shouldn t be happening, he| this shouldn t be happening, he wasn t saying can everyone break up and go home because my cable and socially distance? and everyone put masks on? no, he wasn t telling anybody that. he was grabbing a glass for himself. pressure coming on the uk government from a number of fronts more detail has emerged about the lockdown parties in number 10. there s confirmation energy prices will rise sharply later year as the cost of living crisis deepens. and an inquiry by mps has concluded that that the uk s withdrawal from afghanistan last year was a disaster . we re going to look at all three across this first half an hour. let s begin with the parties because, for the first time, insiders who were at some of the events have talked in detail about what they saw. they ve been talking to the bbc s laura kuennsberg and in this clip a staffer described the culture in noio during at the time. they were every week. the event
the us secretary of state antony blinken has formally determined that russia wrongfully detained the wall streetjournal reporter, evan gershkovich, suggesting the charges against him are politically motivated. wrongful detention status allows the us to allocate more resources to the case. the us government has applied for an emergency stay on a ruling by a conservative texas judge suspending approval of the abortion pill, mifepristone. the us authorities say it s been used for more than 20 years and is safe. to northern ireland now, where it s the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. it brought an end to decades of conflict in northern ireland, known as the troubles. there were bombings, shootings, and more than 3,500 people died. unionists wanted northern ireland to stay within the uk while nationalists wanted it to become part of the republic of ireland. the good friday agreement was signed on the 10th of april 1998 and approved by public votes in northern ireland and the r
appreciate it. jacqui. jacqui: prominent house republicans demanding to know more about the immigrant in the u.s. illegally now charged with killing 20-year-old kayla hamilton in her own bedroom. 17-year-old suspect is believed to be a member of the ms13 gang. lawmakers are asking two biden cabinet officials to explain why the suspect was released into the u.s. mike emmanuel is live in washington for us. hey, mike. yeah, those two cabinet secretaries facing tough questions about the case, jim jordan of ohio and tom mcclintock, argue the border policies have created vulnerabilities that criminals exploit to the detriment of american citizens. mayorkas is on the hot seat, and the health and human services secretary seek the immigration history, detention status, and