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>> 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 murde...

Carley: an american being held in iran, a phd student studying at princeton university was arrested in tehran on espionage charges in 2016. jennifer griffin spoke to his wife who said her husband is being used as a political bargaining chip a. >> reporter: 3 years ago he left his wife and 2-year-old sun at princeton on what he thought would be a quick trip to tehran to research central asia politics. instead he became a victim of 21st-century politics, arrested by iranian police. >> iran says he's a spy. he is not a spy. all he wants to do is to research and teach for the rest of his life. >> ...