into israel, the beach waters are for the first time in a long time now one is that people from gaza consuming. people on the gaza strip were in dire circumstances but we have seen progress on the right direction. it would be an enormous tragedy of this round of violence that back, change the direction back towards a hardening of the blockade and there was more bloodshed. thank ou for there was more bloodshed. thank you for spending there was more bloodshed. thank you for spending some there was more bloodshed. thank you for spending some time - there was more bloodshed. thank you for spending some time with l you for spending some time with us here at the bbc. us here at the bbc. thank you very much- the conspiracy theorist alexjones has been ordered to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages after falsely claiming the 2012 sandy hook school shooting was a hoax. the defamation case against the infowars founder was brought by the parents of one of the victims. they say they endure
space suits but those won t be ready until at least 2025. nasa has gotten quite good at keeping these old clunkers running. i think nasa has a really capable team that will keep these suits going as long as they have to. but the right thing is to get a new suit and the sooner the better. reporter: kristen fisher, cnn, new york. really unbelievable. thank you so much for joining us. ac 360 starts now. good evening. the reckless outrageous lies of alex jones and the conspiracy theories he spread about the mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school that killed 26, now carries a price for him and a big one. $45.2 million. i m jim sciutto in again nfor anderson tonight. that s how much a texas jury awarded damages to the family of
the conspiracy theorist alexjones has been ordered to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages after falsely claiming the 2012 sandy hook school shooting was a hoax. the defamation case against the infowars founder was brought by the parents of one of the victims. they say they endured harassment and emotional distress because of the right wing host s disinformation. the bbc s nomia iqbal reports. after decades of building a cult following, alex jones is facing the cost of spreading lies. foryears facing the cost of spreading lies. for years he claimed that the deadly school shutting in us history in sandy hook, connecticut, ten years ago, was a hoax. he says it was staged by the government to increase gun controls. 20 children and six adults were killed. his allegations led to families being targeted with death threats. this action was brought by the parents of six year old jesse lewis. the judge already ordered him to pay $4 million for the trauma
look, we ve all been waiting to see what lies might cost, eventually. we know what they might cost a family, maybe a country, maybe a democracy. the toll, the human misery. but the question for a texas jury today is what it should cost conspiracy theorist alex jones. we now have our answer. nearly $50 million. now, recall jones was already ordered to pay more than $4 million this what s called compensatory damages just yesterday. that to the parents of a beautiful 6-year-old child, a little boy killed in the 2012 attack. but today, they added $45.2 million on top of that, awarded him punitive or the punishment side of damages. why? for spewing lies that have caused unthinkable arm to one family of many families, destroyed by the sandy hook massacre. $50 million. and that s just one case. he has two more defamation trials awaiting him, so this is
medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs, that s going to be game changer for many families struggling with those high prices right now. jeremy diamond, cnn, the white house. right-wing conspiracy theorist alex jones is finding out the hard way that there s a price to pay for his outrageous lies about the mass shooting at sandy hook. 26 people were killed in that massacre at a connecticut elementary school. 20 of those were children. cnn s drew griffon has more on the verdict and what happens next. the jury in travis county, texas, came back after an afternoon of deliberations with a stunning amount, $45.2 million. that is going to be added onto the already $4 million they awarded earlier this week for a total of $49 million in payments that alex jones may have to make to the parents. there is a statutory cap limit on some of the punitive damages