overcome and inspiring a new generation announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening. for the defense, accused murderer alex murdaugh taking the witness stand today in south carolina dramatic and at times tearful testimony from the man at the center of the country s most closely followed criminal trial murdaugh under questioning from his lawyers saying i didn t shoot my wife or son and addressing what has appeared to be some of the prosecution s strongest evidence murdaugh from the witness box admitting he lied about his whereabouts the night his wife and 22-year-old son were shot to death. chalking up the lies to opioid addiction and paranoia under cross-examination, murdaugh, a former lawyer, also admitted to stealing from clients. the prosecution has maintained the murders were part of murdaugh s attempt to escape accountability for financial misdeeds we begin tonight with catie beck reporting from walterboro, south carolina. reporter: after ne
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with us, thank you for sticking around. and you january 6th public hearing is just around the corner. at the same time, the special master in the mar-a-lago case is asking the former president to backup his allegations that the fbi planted evidence. plus, justice department once again is reviewing and using those classified documents found at his private mar-a-lago club. maybe trump s finances, it might happen in the most trouble, and then in puerto rico, no power, no water, and for some, nowhere to live. we are live from the ground and talking about the challenges that residents are facing after fiona ripped through the island. plus a powerful message from ukraine s president, what president s volynsky is telling thousands of men who are being drafted into the russians army army. also this hour. you think about the situation because, her whole life influenced her. a family member speaking out about the death of his 22 year old cousin in iran. we have the latest on th
[bleep] when he accused border patrol agents out of whipping illegal immigrants. those were the actual words. total [bleep]. the head of the border patrol announcing the results of their absurd months long investigation into an incident that both the dems and the media use to demonize innocent agents. after an extensive review, the u.s. attorney issued their decision not to prosecute the case. opr found no evidence border patrol agents involved in this incident struck any person with their rings intentionally or otherwise. greg: thank you for the heads up, chris. but we could have told you that on day one. those claims were already debunked by everyone including the guy who took the damn pictures. what a waste of taxpayer money, and all to cover their asses. i got two words for you, instant replay. they use it in sports to clear up a questionable call and this one isn t are wasn t even questionable. even the migrants say don t you dopes know how horses work? but a second
yes. ended in gunfire. he s already dead. who s already did? my husband. charlie told officers outside, he was gonna kill my mom, i had to do it. yes. a brave son protecting his mom. a harrowing story, but was it true? he seated behind a desk? yes. defenseless really. this seems to be an execution. was this campus hero actually a cold hard killer? defendants is an email to his returning to others, called showtime? or was a true something completely different. one of the things that was always in question was, was charlie covering up for someone else. a trial or nothing went by the book. three of the jurors were crying really hard. they re turning around their seats, getting emotional. they see what s coming. he was becoming unhinged. welcome to dateline. charlie tan was an ivy league or with a bright future, but then charlie s dad was killed in a home and everything changed. police are being told one story, but the evidence was te