for ari melber starts now. i wanted to say, what a day doesn t every feel day like what a day? what a day without breaks. some accountability welcome to the beat. i m alicia mendez in for ari melber we start with breaking news a legal earthquake for fox news fox news folded. rupert murdoch will pay more than $787 million over lies and conspiracy theories. the settlement coming as opening statements were about to begin in court today fox admitted to telling lie, and it comes after two years, a mo mounting smoking gun of evidence rupert murdoch under oath admit some hosts endorsed the lies from trump s team. here s dominion s lawyer right after the deal was struck. the truth matters lie 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. today as settlement of $787,500,000 reps vindication and accountability.
hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you. for sharing your day with us. 2024 revs up ron desantis aligned super pac answers what you might call a sticky add by asking why donald trump is now spending his time attacking other republicans . this week, the florida governor heads here to washington to capitol hill that after a donor defects from his campaign in waiting, plus class field trip tries to turn up the pressure on alvin bragg. house judiciary republicans hold a hearing in manhattan d a s backyard to call him soft on crime and yes to deflect attention from brags prosecution of the former president and a delay on the eve of a billion dollar trial, or fox and dominion, perhaps headed for a settlement, or will it s anchors, some of whom bread, blatant lies on the air have to take the witness stand. but up first for us congress is back today, and lawmakers returned to a very long to do list this morning. the house speaker kevin mccarthy, u