january 6th in less than 24 hours from what is likely to be their final public hearing. that attack on the capitol was fueled by conspiracy theories and lies about the 2020 election. and so far, nobody has been held accountable for telling those lies. but this afternoon, in connecticut courtroom, a jury revealed that someone who spreads lies for a living can be held accountable in a big, big way. conspiracy theorists alex jones, who for years has claimed the sandy hook school shooting was a hoax, made up. today he was ordered to pay almost one billion dollars in damages to the families of eight sandy hook victims. two of those parents who are in the courtroom this afternoon will join the late in the hour. alice, jones he was not just telling folks about sandy hook. the january six committee subpoena jones over his efforts to spread misinformation out the 2020 election as well. the committee highlighted this video of jones during a hearing that took place last summer. it sat
the other officials heard on the tape. the shootout in philadelphia. three s.w.a.t. team members injured. what we re learning about the 19-year-old suspect who was killed. russia arresting eight people it says are connected to that bridge explosion in crimea, and our correspondent in moscow talking exclusively with a top russian official. how he s responding to president biden saying vladimir putin miscalculated significantly in ukraine. with energy prices rising the new alert on how much it will cost to heat your home this winter. and the teacher showing his students a fun alternative to the school bus that s inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening. fire brand conspiracy promoter and talk show host alex jones today once again learned there can be a steep price to pay for false and painfully cruel claims. a connecticut jury today putting that price at a stunning $965 million. ordering jones who was not in the courtro
speaking while i m interrupting. [inaudible] [inaudible] gentlemen, you will have your turn. [inaudible] [inaudible] and we focus on the issues that matter? everybody knows that. if i may. holding joe biden accountable. [inaudible] so, if you could not understand any of that, you are not alone. the republican candidates onstage at the ronald reagan presidential library, mostly, focused on attacking each other rather than the front runner in the polls. donald trump. talking over each other a lot. trump was instead onstage by himself. in michigan. speaking to a crowd of mostly non union autoworkers. and criticizing the strike against detroit s big three. that is a tight shot there. so really, the debate we are going to get to it. and more of the clips. but just overall. a mess. one republican later, one contributor, every, after another, after another. they were texting, and calling, all saying the same thing. what a mess. what an embarrassment. what a disaste
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