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was and what he was doing, and he told attorneys today he told prosecutors, he was not trying to manufacture an alibi when he now admittedly lied to investigators around that time. here with me is cnns jean casarez who has been watching so much of this trial and what jumped out to you at the end here, particularly the dramatic finish of that cross-examination? >> he went through every single name of his partners, the people that should have gotten millions of dollars from the law firm,...

im kristin fisher. >> im jim sciutto, and top of the hour, alex murdaugh right there on trial for murdering his wife and youngest son is expected to take the stand and testify in his own defense. we will take you to the courtroom when it happens. plus any moment, the ntsb is egs expected to release a preliminary report on what led to that toxic train derailment today. and this morning pete buttigieg was there and this after citizens were demanding answers at a town hall overnight. >>...

A jury convicted Alex Murdaugh of murder in the killings of his wife and son at their family estate in 2021.

On Thursday, the defense for Alex Murdaugh gave its closing argument in the double murder trial of the disbarred South Carolina attorney.

The Alex Murdaugh trial will see defense closing arguments and the beginning of jury deliberations.

Creighton Waters said the disgraced legal scion, 54, faced a gathering storm of financial ruin that drove him to kill Maggie and Paul at the familys hunting estate in Moselle, South Carolina, on June 7, 2021.

Jurors on Wednesday visited the South Carolina estate where prosecutors say disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh shot and killed his wife and son.

Upstate attorney examines Alex Murdaugh's testimony at trial

In dramatic testimony, Mr Murdaugh denied shooting his wife and son but admitted lying about his whereabouts to investigators

>> and the the interview of august 11th, did you tell agent owen and agent kroft, did you lie to them by telling them that you were not down at the kennels on that night? >> yes. >> alex, why did you lie to agent owen, agent kroft and deputy rutland about the last time that you saw maggie and paul? >> as my addiction evolved over time, i would get in these situations and circumstances where i would get paranoid thinking, and it could be anything that triggered it. maybe a look that somebody gave...