$965 million to the victims of the sandy hook school shooting massacre. we re getting reaction about the verdict and impact of jones lies about the shooting. also tonight, russia launches mass casualty missile strikes in ukraine. as the u.s. and nato scramble to beef up ukrainian air defenses. i ll ask white house national security official john kirby about administration s response to vladimir putin s provocation and learning more about tomorrow s january 6th hearing and new evidence that will be presented. the select committee poised to argue that former president trump remains a clear and present danger to democracy in america. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. let s get right to the top story. a connecticut s jury massive judgment against alex jones for spreading lies and conspiracies about the sandy hook elementary school shooting. for more on
u.s. capitol. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf woblitzer. you re in the situation room. former president trump and one of his top aides, cassidy hutchinson, dropped bombshell after bombshell on live television today. we re told even some trump allies were left speechless. ryan nobles reports on today s hearing and stunning new accounts of trump s actions before and during the insurrection. the moment she was sworn in, cassidy hutchinson, former aide to mark meadows, made it clear she had much to share. that evening was the first moment that i remember feeling scared. and nervous for what could happen. on january 6th. providing unique insight into a chaotic white house in the days leading up to january 6th and apres president who cheered the rioters and she was told desperately wanted to be with him. he said something to the effect of i m the f-ing president. take me up to the capitol now. the president reached u
the scheme going anyway. a former georgia election official telling the panel she and her family paid a horrible price for trump s lies, their lives threatened after the president falsely accused her of ballot fraud. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight the american people have gotten a deeper look into donald trump s attack on democracy through the testimony of state level officials who defied him and wound up actually fearing for their own lives. let s get to all the testimony from the january 6th investigation. our chief congressional correspondent manu raju reports. you re a tyrant. you re a felon reporter: tonight the january 6th committee laying out in stark terms intimidation and pressure campaign from then president donald trump and his allies against state officials attempting to uphold democracy in states where joe biden won. what are we going to do, besides k
short. we just learned his recorded testimony is expected to be shown tomorrow. and children under age 5 are another critical step closer to getting covid vaccines for the first time. we ll break down the new green light by fda advisers as cases are rising, and even dr. anthony fauci has now tested positive for covid. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with the biggest jump in interest rates in nearly 30 years here in the united states. the federal reserve prescribing new medicine for the ailing u.s. economy that may be tough to swallow for so many americans. brian todd is joining us live from outside the federal reserve. brian, this is truly a consequential move aim at trying to tackle soaring inflation. reporter: prices across the board were soaring out of control. the fed needed to do something. now it s a matter how the average american can absorb this. with prices s
don t think i could even hear my own voice. all right, so, that was former capitol police officer michael fanone at the first january 6th select committee hearing, speaking about the horrors that he experienced while defending the capitol and our democracy on that day. today, justice for michael fanone. daniel rodriguez, the rioter accused of attacking fanone with his taser plead guilty to four of the eight counts that he was charged with, including conspiracy and inflecting bodily injury on an officer using a dangerous weapon. three of the charges to which rodriguez pleaded guilty carry a maximum of 20 years in prison. joyce vance joins us, a former u.s. attorney, now law professor at the university of alabama and an msnbc contributor. joyce, great to see you again. so, this seemed like a pretty clear case for prosecutors, and according to the indictment in federal court, rodriguez wrote in a group chat with other rioters, quote, omg, i did so much and got away.