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 really far from over for the far-right conspiratorial host of infowars. this has really been a case that centered on lies, and thr
hey, everyone. it s saturday, august 6th. thank you for waking up with us. phil i shouldn t ask about how you re holding up. how is your wife holding up with those four children? they have been fed, as far as i know right now. not watching on the cameras like you guys have. they are happy with their breakfast. i hope there s some cartoons going on. i have to be careful about tv stuff. it s saturday. you watch cartoons, right? phil, when are you coming home? after 11:00. don t worry, wifey. walk through the door and here s the children. it s the beauty of it. amara great to be with you. step by step, democrats moving closer to a major climate bill. that bill has passed a key hurdle in kyrsten sinema, who supports the legislation. her support is essential as democrats push for passage of the legislation, after what we will call a convoluted procedural process. here s a snapshot of what is in the bill. it includes $369 billion to combat climate change, which is the lar
cell in the courtroom, the judge ruling she acted deliberately when she tried to carry cannabis cartridges into the country. the wnba star gave a heartfelt apology. i want to apologize to my teammates, my klug, the fans, and the city of ekat for the mistake i made and the embarrassment i brought onto them. this adds to a stalemate between moscow and washingwashington over a prisoner. cnn s kylie atwood is at the state department. jeremy diamond is at the white house. let s check in with fred pleitgen. i understand griner s attorneys are speak. let s listen to them and then i ll come back to you. reporter: this correspondents to what s happening. it s totally going against the actual part of the russian penal code. we will appeal and we re very disappointed and surprised by this decision. how is britney feeling? she feels bad. any word a possible exchange? no, no one is discussing that was. it s a question for the administration. if appeal will not be granted. do you thi
we said we ll see you on thursday. she said see you on tuesday. she was very upset and very stressed and she can hardly talk honestly. so it s difficult time for her. let s be clear, a guilty sentence has been almost certain since before griner even confessed to accidentally packing those cannabis cartridges in her luggage. russian courts have a conviction rate of 99%. the white house put out a statement, calling on russia to release griner immediately and says his administration is continuing to pursue every possible avenue to bring home griner and former u.s. marine paul whelan, who is also detained. u.s. officials have proposed a prisoner swap for griner s release, despite claims from the white house that the process is moving quickly, it is expected to take some time and the ball is very much in russia s court. joining me is molly hunter and jonathan, he worked on the case of trevor reed who was released from a russian prison earlier this year. molly, we weren t expec
would ever see johnny alive. many people would probably like that but i would need a new assistant. the outrage from the democrats and the media would be humongous. they would throw johnny in solitary, probably shackle him. they would need very small shackles though because johnny s leg are very skinny. his tan face would be plastered all over cnn and msnbc. they would dox his family poor, poor mrs. bell saraio. meanwhile poor johnny sleeping on a cold concrete floor. diney one meal a day through that tiny slot. worst of all, no one on the inside to steam his shirt. johnny would never survive under these conditions. but the media and the left would be perfectly fine with johnny behind bars. in fact, they would probably celebrate it as a victory for democracy. you see, johnny does not have liberal privilege. so he has got to watch his back. he can t just stage a comedy koop and get away with it. only democrats are allowed to do that like stephen colbert and his dog face puppet