$787.5 million. that s how much the fox corporation will pay. it s half of what dominion says they were seeking, but a historic amount on the less the fox corporation. clearly deciding was better to pay the money than have their star anchors try to explain under oath, the election denialism and disinformation. they either spread themselves or help spread by giving others who are lying a platform night after night after night in a statement after the settlement was announced, fox said, and i quote we acknowledge the court s rulings finding certain claims about dominion to be false. the settlement reflects foxes continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards. i just want to repeat that the first part of it said. we acknowledge the court s rulings finding certain claims about dominion to be false. that might sound sort of maybe like an apology, but it s not. they acknowledge the court ruling doesn t really mean anything and their description that certain claims about
thanks for being with us today. nicole s back tomorrow. the beat ari melber starts right now. but not until i set eyes on him. ari, are you there? i m here. thanks for anchoring last night, and i think we all thank you for all the coverage from ukraine. we appreciate it, sir. my pleasure, sir. you have a great show. absolutely. stay safe. welcome to the beat. we have breaking news about recommended indictments in the georgia trump probe. breaking news tonight out of the criminal trump probe in georgia, and it sounds big. i m going to walk it through with you. the grand jury is recommending multiple indictments, and that news tonight is from an on-the-record source. we hear a lot about leaks and sources of anonymous people and the two-source rule. what is breaking news right now is on the record. the head of that georgia grand jury speaking out for the first time, which feeds questions and speculation tonight about who exactly is now being potentially recommended for
through the gag. the alleged leaker and the judge jack to share a is back in court this morning facing a judge to see if he ll get out on bail or stay behind bars as he awaits trial, just as the defense secretary puts a deadline on figuring out exactly how the pentagon league happened and how to stop it from happening again, $787 million, just the beginning, fox forced to pay in a store it some for lies about the 2020 election. new reporting on what could be an even bigger lawsuit just around the corner. disturbing and offensive, newly released racist messages from officers in the northern california city have sparked protests outside the police station. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news, central. hours from now the 21 year old air national guardsman accused of leaking a trove of classified documents. he s going to be back in a federal court. today s hearing will determine whether jack teixeira will stay behind b
explosives aboard and a legion flight from lehigh valley from pennsylvania to florida. evan perez joins us now from stanford, florida. evan, who is this guy? he s 40 years old. his name is matt mott free. and he was flying, anderson, from lehigh valley airport, which is in northeastern pennsylvania on a flight to orlando. according to the fbi, he checked a bag and in the routine screening that was happening by the tsa, they found explosives in this checked bag. according to the fbi, this is what they found they found powder. that was in a plastic wrap. they found fuses. the powder appears to be from commercial grade fireworks. and so, the question is, what was he doing with this? the airport tried to page him. while he was still at the airport he left. and he was later arrested later that evening on monday by the fbi. the court documents that were released today by the u.s. attorney in philadelphia, don t mention any indication of extremism or his ties to terrorist groups
urgent weather emergency out west. mandatory evacuations and emergency rescues are under way in california. as an unrelenting series of storms batters the state, triggering mudslides, flash floods, and opening massive sink holes. 90% of california is under flood watches or warnings right now. it caught people who have been here 50 years, caught them unprepared. how quickly was the water rising? you could watch it. you could see it rising. it was rising quick. in my experience, the fastest i have seen it rise. at least a dozen people have lost their lives to these storms and authorities are frantically searching for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters. adding to the urgency, forecasters say another dangerous storm system is moving in. we re going to get an update in moments. and i m speak with the mayor of santa barbara where mandatory evacuation orders are in effect in some areas. also, the high stakes three amigos summit between the u.s., mexico, a