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Rob Reiner was a brilliant actor and director.

His wife, Michelle Singer-Riner, was an equally iconic photographer and producer.

These charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility parole or the death penalty.

Good morning you are, Alan Jackson, along with Cate with Mason and Elizabeth Middle.

Morton Jackson, right on behalf, Mr. Ryder, who's currently the president of court in custody.

We were set for January 7th for an arraignment, that's the next fourth day.

Did a medication adjustment play a role in the murders

of rob and michelle rider this morning we will break down the potential defense for nick

rider a 14-year-old girl weighing only 35 pounds now four adults face charges of child abuse the shocking

allegations from prosecutors plus our 12 days of holiday crimes focusing this morning on Scott Peterson convicted of murdering his wife Lacey and unborn sonny still looking for a new trial. It's all next right here on opening statements.

Good Monday morning and welcome to opening statements.

I'm Ted Rowland's in for Julie Grant.

We're kicking off a holiday week here at Court TV. Most court houses are, well, they're open around the country, but not a lot

going on. It's tough to pick a jury during these next couple weeks. But, you know, there's a few things going on.

And we have lots to talk about today. The latest on Nick Reiner, where that defense might be going.

There is this trickle of information coming out of Hollywood relating to those days and hours before

Robin Michelle Reiner's death plus we're going to be looking into the old Scott Peterson trial

plus that horrific starvation case.

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