live from our studios in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the us, where one of the most highly anticipated defamation trials began and ended just as quickly. with the jury already selected media giant fox news settled with dominion voting systems, for $787 million. the issue at heart of the case was whether fox news was liable for airing the false claims that dominion s ballot counting machines were used to manipulate the 2020 election in favor ofjoe biden over then president donald trump. one of dominion s lawyers, justin nelson and ceo james poulos spoke after the settlement. the truth matters. lies have consequences. over two years ago, a torrent of lies swept dominion and election officials across america into an alternative universe of conspiracy theories, causing grievous harm to dominion and the country. fox has admitted to telling lies about dominion that caused enormous damage to my company, our employees and
the former mp, jared 0 mara, is sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted for fraudulent expenses claims. and we ll hear more about a study of killer whales reveals that mothers make a lifelong sacrifice for their sons. the offical death toll from monday s earthquake in turkey and syria is now over 17,500. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. yes, you join is here, about two hours drive from the epicentre of this devastating earthquake, a place where the loss has been so significant that it is where the president has chosen to visit today, and where he hasjust president has chosen to visit today, and where he has just announced that new figure. i am hearing prayers being recited as we broadcast from here. one of the prayer leadersjust told us that 100 leaders have come from five cities across turkey to help bury the dead. in that main cemeteryjust behind us, 400 were buried yesterday. here, just behind, the refrigerated vans where the bodies are w
have we seen such an anticlimactic ending late today, dominion agreed to settle its defamation lawsuit against fox, but there s very little reason to believe fox will change its ways anytime soon also tonight, ralph yarl s aunt joins me. he s the missouri teen shot after approaching the wrong house. and now, criminal charges have been filed against the man accused of shooting him. and ron desantis is fought done with his absurd war with his state s top employer, disney, amid signs his presidential campaign is imploding before it even officially begins. we begin tonight we begin the reidout tonight with a common game show dilemma like on wheel of fortune if you can solve the puzzle, do you do so and take the money in front of you or spin the wheel for a chance to get more but potentially lose it all? today, dominion voting systems decided to take the money in front of them, settling their suit against fox on the first and last day of what was supposed to be a blockbu
who desperately don t want me to run for president in 2024 but, of course, the fbi is run by his appointee, chris wray. media liberals cheered on garland for the first time while media conservatives slammed an out of control justice department on the hypocrisy watch. both sides took precisely the opposite position when the fbi was investigating hillary clinton. trump asked what was the difference between mar-a-lago and and watergate? one involved actual burglars who turned out to be working for the nixon re-election committee, and the other government agents. now, do did the attorney general spark this huge backlash against doj by staying quiet for four days while he merely appeared to be seeking some boxes of classified papers that trump didn t turn over to the national archives? no question about it. that set off the pundits. these are blood thirsty savages who want to see him humiliated and violated. this is a threat to anybody who opposes them. look what we can do to yo
of the reasons of their success or why they are able to operate with such impunity. they are actually one of the only commercial tv channels in the united states that does not need a single commercial in order to be profitable. thinking of $0 in advertising revenue and still have 40 vac percent profit margin and that s because of the second most expensive channel and everybody s cable bills up what fox news is a dirty secret about fox news, it s one of their secrets, one of the reasons of their success or why they are able to operate with such impunity. they are actually one of the only commercial tv channels in the united states that does not need a single commercial in order to be profitable. thinking of $0 in advertising revenue and still have 40 vac percent profit margin and that s because of the second most expensive channel and everybody s cable bills up what fox news has done over the last customers to pay for box. the revenue has nothing to do with their radios have nothing to