our footage also came with another hand, so we can let you know if you switch to mint, you ll get three months free on all of our plans. even unlimited. feels like that deserves an exclamation point. whoa. easy, easy. breaking news tonight. more than a week after a billion dollar verdict in connecticut, a texas judge has ruled that alex jones must pay the full $45.2 million in punitive damages to two sandy hook parents despite a state cap. that would bring total damages to almost $50 million for the parents of jesse lewis, who was killed at sandy hook elementary school. 26 people were murdered that day, including 20 children. jesse s parents had sued alex jones for defamation. both parents testified in court. scarlet lewis, jesse s mother was able to confront him in
the defamation case against alex jones says that the conspiracy theorist will have to pay $45.2 million awarded to sandy hook parents. as we learned in august during the proceedings, that state of texas actually caps punitive damages at $750,000 per plaintiff. however, today the court entered a judgment against jones for that full amount. the judge in that statement writing that there is no question to her that this is a rare instance that the judge hopes that it remains a rare instance where a defendant intentionally inflicted emotional damage in a manner so unusual that the victims had no other recourse. the judge then went on to say that it is her hope that this amount will be high enough that alex jones can no longer afford to inflict further emotional damage. the jury has also previously ruled jones to pay another $4.1 million in compensatory damages. again, that s separate from the
number of ultra net worth people growing last year, coming in at 46,000 meaning we have 218,000 people in this world who have more than $50 million in assets. i know, eye popping. so let s take a look at what we re seeing. so there are 62.5 million millionaires around the world. and what s interesting we saw the increase of p 5.2 million last year. nearly half come from the u.s. which makes sense, if we look at where the wealth is concentrate preponderance of the evidence it s right here in the great states of usa and then the rest of the world and then china and then we have some other countries. so lots of wealth generated here. it s because we saw the stock market soar last year, saw rental, home prices really appreciate. that led to quite a bit of wealth generation and appreciation. someone said that is
generous people suffering so much. in response to the devastation, the government of pakistan has released funds, including immediate cash relief, but the scale of need is rising like the floodwaters and it requires the world s collective and prioritised attention. the united nations is issuing a fresh appeal for 160 million us dollars to support the response led by the government of pakistan. these funds will provide 5.2 million people with food, water, sanitation, emergency education, protection and other support. dear friends, south asia is one of the world s global climate crisis hotspots. people living in these hotspots are 15 times more likely to die from climate impacts. as we continue to see more and more extreme weather events around the world, it is our treasures that climate action is being put on the back burner as global emissions
welcoming and protecting millions of afghan refugees and, in many cases, sharing their limited resources. it breaks my heart to see these generous people suffering so much. in response to the devastation, the government of pakistan has released funds, including immediate cash relief, but the scale of need is rising like the floodwaters and it requires the world s collective and prioritised attention. the united nations is issuing a fresh appeal for 160 million us dollars to support the response led by the government of pakistan. these funds will provide 5.2 million people with food, water, sanitation, emergency education, protection and other support. dear friends, south asia is one of the world s global climate crisis hotspots.