on a u.s. base in jordan that killed three service members and injured dozens. here s what we know about the attack. you can see it in the middle of your screen, it was a logistics place where army and air force personnel are deployed as part of the effort to prevent the resurgence of isis. the pentagon reporting in the last hour all three killed were members of the army reserve. they are 46-year-old sergeant william jerome river, specialist kennedy l. sanders, 4 years old from georgia and 23-year-old specialist breonna moffett also from georgia. a drone struck the living quarters of the base where some of the troops were sleeping. eight of the injured had to be evacuated out of jordan because of the severity of their injuries. that s according to u.s. central command. an umbrella group of iranian-backed militias has claimed responsibility and brand-new reporting on what went wrong. the new york times reports air defenses failed to stop a deadly attack on a u.s. military ou
projects. it is an interesting one, because on one hand, donald trump says that day one, dictator for a day, i m going to drill drill drill. russia producing more fossil fuels than anybody in the world by a long shot, and then antibodies ever produced. let s get down to the skin of some climate activists who say that maybe that is not the goal that we should be having. and so this is that intersection between energy dependent and being a leader in the world and guaranteeing freedom for people who don t want to buy their gas from russia, and at the same time, being conscious of the climate. it is an interesting tightrope that we are going to talk about. have a great weekend, i will see you again tomorrow morning. all right, take care alley. all right. right i m ali velshi. we begin this morning with a blockbuster penalty that a jury has awarded the writer e. jean carroll in a defamation case against the twice impeached four times indicted ex president. yesterday, a
i m sorry, albert let s get right into the headlines. a jury just hit donald trump with this record breaking penalty for lying about a sexual assault accuser. defendant trump, ordered to pay $83 million to the writer e. jean carroll. she is the victorious plaintiffs in this case, and right here you can see as she first walked out of court with her lawyers today. now we can tell you the jury deliberated from just under three hours, that is fast, and they dubbed trump a huge loss, which set its records, and shows a very costly miscalculation that he, an ongoing defendant made by, according to the court system, lying and defaming her again after a previous court victory. here are the numbers tonight, if you ve been watching the news, you may have seen some of this. i want to break it down for me. $18 million to compensate carroll, okay, that is what the jury found she should get for what she went through. and then that larger number, a massive $65 million to punish this defian
served minister trump saying he sexually assaulted her in a department store dressing room and the 90s. he said she was a liar. it s terrible what s going on. it s a total false accusation and i don t know anything about her. reporter: and may, a different jury that mr. trump had sexually abused and defamed carroll, after he left office. awarded her $5 million. laven this second jury to decide only damages for what he said about her while he was president. carroll alleged his original remarks unleashed a torrent of threats online from trump supporters and tarnished her reputation. but mr. trump s attorney tonight blasting the judge for barr or mr. trump trump deny carroll s claims. before i walked into court, that judge decided that every single defense president trump had, we were not allowed to rise in front of the jury. trump cold the verdict absolutely ridiculous and said he would appeal. in a statement, carroll said, quote, this is a great victory for every woman
amount of damages trump was already found liable for both sexually abusing carroll and defending her in an earlier civil trial. nbc s laura jarrett has more. reporter: carroll originally served minister trump saying he sexually assaulted her in a department store dressing room and the 90s. he said she was a liar. it s terrible what s going on. it s a total false accusation and i don t know anything about her. reporter: and may, a different jury that mr. trump had sexually abused and defamed carroll, after he left office. awarded her $5 million. laven this second jury to decide only damages for what he said about her while he was president. carroll alleged his original remarks unleashed a torrent of threats online from trump supporters and tarnished her reputation. but mr. trump s attorney tonight blasting the judge for barr or mr. trump trump deny carroll s claims. before i walked into court, that judge decided that every single defense president trump had, we were no