children killed in a deadly mass shootings. one of the parents spoke to reporters after her son was murdered and spoke about the need for lessons at this moment in time. care and concern is so important and we saw what happens when there is a lot of that. i hope that everyone who is reading these articles and choose love with your kids because you can, that means being present in the moment with them. looking into their eyes, giving them a hug and just moving from there. just every moment realize that you have a choice and your choice is love. that s good advice and they are brave words from a mother who lost who was most precious to her. the judge in this trial could reduce today s figure due to a texas law that will not, though, mark the end of alex jones legal troubles. two more lawsuits ahead brought by more parents of those killed at sandy hook and the fate of records of his private conversations now sought by the january 6th committee. let s begin tonight with drew
i m jim sciutto in again for anderson tonight. that s how much a texas jury awarded punitive damages to the parents of a child killed during one of america s deadliest mass shootings. it comes a day after the same jury awarded $4.1 million in compensatory damages. shortly after, one of the parents, spoke to reporters about her son and spoke about the need for those lessons at this moment in time. care and concern is so important and we saw what happens when there is a lot of that. i hope that everyone who is reading these articles and choose love with your kids because you can, that means being present in the moment with them. looking into their eyes, giving them a hug and just moving from there. just every moment realize that you have a choice and your choice is love. that s good advice and they are brave words from a mother who lost who was most precious to her. now we should point out that the judge in this trial could reduce today s figure due to a texas law that will
he never does it again, jim. which he has done over and over again to other people. so the jury was asked that question, three different questions. they came back with their sum and is the sums added up to this pretty big punishing blow. this would be 75% of the generated income from alex jones media empire in a year. so it is a big hit. if it holds, as you said, there are caps in texas on these punitive penalties. just that figure, as you say, not even all that he earns in a year, shows that there s money in the business of disinformation. can you explain what happened earlier this morning when the plaintiffs called an economist to the stand. what was revealed about his finances. i think the first big thing that was revealed is just like in this trial, alex jones and his attorneys were not forthcoming in getting information to the plaintiffs about what they had. so the economists said, look, i
that alex jones was worth and more importantly, as you said, this is the punitive phase. this is the punishment phase. not what damages emotionally did alex jones put upon these two parents, but how should we punish him for what he did to these parents and to make sure he never does it again, jim. which he has done over and over again to other people. so the jury was asked that question, three different questions. they came back with their sum and is the sums added up to this pretty big punishing blow. this would be about 75% of the generated income from alex jones media empire in a year. so it is a big hit. if it holds, as you said, there are caps in texas on these punitive penalties. just that figure, as you say, not even all that he earns in a year, shows that there s money in the business of disinformation. can you explain what happened earlier this morning when the plaintiffs called an economist to the stand. what was revealed about his