$150 million in damages to two georgia election workers he defamed. we re breaking down the huge verdict against the former trump lawyer tied to his lies about the 2020 presidential election. i ll speak live to an attorney for the two election workers this hour. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. and we begin this hour with a major breaking story. the former trump lawyer, rudy giuliani, ordered to pay an enormous price for falsely accusing two georgia election workers of fraud. jessica schneider is outside the courthouse here in washington. jessica, this nearly $150 million verdict is vastly more than the attorneys for the election workers even asked for. it is, wolf. it s about $100 million more than their attorneys asked for. $75 million in punitive damages, essentially to punish rudy giuliani for those statements he made against ruby freeman and
times on the stand. people inside the courtroom said rudy giuliani would just sit there looking on with little reaction. what do you make of that as somebody who knows a court room, that does not seem to be a good way to win a case to look on stoically as these two compelling witnesses cried. unless you are contemptuous of the system which rudy apparently is, he said he hopes to get an appeal so he can get a fair trial before a fair tribunal record and i don t know what that looks like, even if he got an appeal. certainly this was a fair proceeding. he is just tap dancing and the music is stopping. giuliani, and we discussed this he was supposed to testify he said he was going to testify and he had evidence to back up his lies and he did not takes the stand in his own defense that would have been unwise but he was still doubling down about the falsehoods of these women. the judge rebuked him saying it could lead to another defamation case he keeps lying about these women
on them. the brigade had been operating in a high-intensify combat zone inside gaza on friday. the idf says the three hostages had either managed to escape or were abandoned by their hamas captors. meantime, another hostage has died while held captive by hamas, according to the israeli prime minister s office. her death means there are now 129 hostages who remain in gaza, 21 of whom have died. a source tells cnn that the head of israel s intelligence agency is expected to meet with qatar s prime minister to discuss getting hostages released. right now, families of the other hostages who remain in gaza are holding a rally in tel aviv. alex marquardt is there. how are people reacting to this accidental killing of three hostages? reporter: there s shock, sadness and so much anger. there s a lot of desire for the families and friends of the hostages for the government to are bring those hostages home as soon as possible. we just got the news of a 27-year-old who died in hamas c
good morning, everyone, and welcome to cnn this morning. i m amara walker. i m victor blackwell. good to be with you. a massive storm churning along the east coast. this storm is getting stronger. rudy giuliani is ordered to pay $148 million to two former election workers he defamed after the 2020 election, but these women may never see a dime of the money awarded to them. new this morning, the israeli military just announced a tactical pause in fighting in one gaza neighborhood so people there can get desperately needed food and water, but this won t last long. new information about the death of matthew perry. the powerful drug found in his system when he died. we re starting with the severe weather that s threatening millions of people. this powerful storm system bearing down on florida right now, really up the entire east coast. the possibility of flooding and severe winds has prompted florida s governor to activate the national guard. tens of thousands of
this is america s late news, fox news @ night . president biden and the white house are constantly saying that maga republicans are a threat to democracy. guess what? the vast majority of republicans are also worried about a tacks on democracy and they have an entirely different villain. the concern over democracy is quickly becoming a very big issue in the 2024 presidential election. senior national correspondent kevin clark has more on the fascinating new poll numbers. talk about your rare occurrences. imagine a world where republicans and democrats actually see eye to eye on a key issue. if the latest ap poll is to be believed as you mentioned apparently there is some common ground. the new survey showing 62% of americans believe that democracy could be at risk depending on the winner of the next presidential election. 51% say the democracy is not working. and then there is this. as the old saying goes be careful what you wish for. the majority of americans in this su