The trials studies, in this primetime special. Good evening everyone, i am laura coats, the Closing Argument today in the Alex Murdaugh Double Murder trial will resume tomorrow. They come after five weeks of intense, emotional, and graphic moments. As a jury of 12 in South Carolina will soon decide Alex Murdaughs face, and for the very first time today they visited the scene of the murders of maggie and paul murdoch, traveling to the families hunting property. We also got to look at the crime scene of close we have video released today. Here is how tonight is going to work. We have assembled some of the nations most prominent trial and jury veterans to analyze the key pieces of evidence. And which side may have the best argument. On the defense table, mark omara, who defended george zimmerman. Jennifer vaughan jean who defended bill cosby, and r. Kelly. And lonnie coombs, a former los angeles Criminal Prosecutor and a veteran former homicide prosecutor in brooklyn. In our makes a jury
theme you re listening to right now on making history at this year s oscars announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening we re glad you re with us tonight a double murder case that has drawn national attention with a prominent south carolina family at its center is inching toward its conclusion tonight with the prosecution resting its case against alex murdaugh, but not before the jury saw for itself the family property where the former attorney allegedly shot and killed his wife and son. the jury driven to the crime scene. later in the courtroom the lead prosecutor delivered his closing arguments telling jurors murdaugh was the only one with the motive, means, and opportunity to commit the murders, and painting murdaugh as someone whose financial misdeeds were about to be exposed and killed his wife and son to buy time to figure a way out. murdaugh has denied committing the murders. catie beck has more for us tonight reporter: alex murdaugh was l
happening now, cnn is near the tense front lines in eastern ukraine right now with just a few hours to go before russia s war hits the one-year mark. ukrainian forces bracing for the possibility of new russian strikes tonight. also this hour, a top safety official declares the toxic train wreck in ohio was 100%, 100% preventable as initial findings in the federal investigation are revealed. the transportation secretary, pete buttigieg, visiting the scene where frustrated residents are growing more and more concerned about their health by the day. alex murdaugh takes the stand in his murder trial. the disgraced south carolina lawyer admitting under oath to lying and to stealing while denying he killed his wife and son. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with a grim milestone for ukraine and the world, for that matter, a full year since russia s brutal invasion. ukrainians bracing f
plus more firepower for ukraine, the u.s. about to approve longer range missiles to counter russians on the battlefield. and too cold for school, classes in big cities like boston and buffalo canceled with the coldest windchills since the 1980s about to take hold. it is friday, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. right now chinese spies could be watching you from above from a high altitude spy balloon. the pentagon says they have been tracking this balloon about the size of three buss for days. people on the ground in montana at any didn t know what to make of it at first. there is the moon. all right. and then there is that. what planet is that? that sighting raises two big questions, what is it doing here and what does the biden administration plan to to about it. we get more from oren liebermann at the pentagon. reporter: for several days now the u.s. has been tracking this surveillance balloon over northern u.s.,
coast to coast, 65 million people now under alert for ice, wind, snow with blizzard conditions in some places. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. president biden is just a few hours away from a key meeting with eastern flank after vladimir putin suspended a nuclear arms treaty with the u.s. and biden plenledged unwavering support for ukraine. one year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of kyiv. and i can report kyiv stands strong. kyiv stands prude. a proud and it stands free. and kevin liptak is live for us this morning. the meeting with bucharest 9. what are you expecting. reporter: he says that the u.s. remains committed to the nato alliance and he called it the most consequential in american history. and many of these countries are watching the invasion of ukraine, very an issues about where vladimir putin may have his sights on next. so president biden will want to reinforce his support for nato. but i think