$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
that. one dead in texas and another in arkansas as powerful winter storm cripples the mid south. 360,000 residents are still without power. voters say the country is more divided than ever. dysfunctional family is what 81% say describing america today. when it comes to the economy. 66% disapprove of how president biden has been handling the inflation crisis. where is everybody going? to gobbler s knob. it s groundhog day. it is groundhog day. janice: punxsutawney, pennsylvania, the crowd have been here since 3:00 a.m. we will find out if there are going to be six more weeks of weather anything can happen. brian: you are looking somewhere in pennsylvania. punxsutawney, easy to say, tough to spell, where a bunch of people. steve: good scrabble word. brian: they want to have fun. brian: seeing grown men in groundhog hats. brian: it s acceptable. tomorrow it won t be. so don t try it. but right there, a bunch of people. some strangers, all willing to
defamation settlement involving a u. s media company, and fox, now facing an even bigger lawsuit from another voting company. plus putin s crackdown has just been sentenced to 25 years in a russian prison for speaking out against the war in ukraine. vladimir kara murza wife is outfront tonight. and a 20 year old woman shot and killed for pulling into the wrong driveway. police chief says the gunman showing zero remorse that chief is my guest tonight. let s go, outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight 787.5 million. it is a stunning number, and that is the settlement between fox news and dominion. in fact, it is the largest publicly known defamation settlement involving a me company in the united states. and by the way when you look at the value of it for dominion, it is 10 times the value. of dominion voting systems. it s massive anyway. you look at it now. in a statement along with the settlement, fox writes, in part quote, we acknowledge the court s ruling
Advocates for higher education in Alabama are mobilizing to ensure students have the support they need for federal student aid applications this summer. Delays in the release of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid have left many college-bound students in limbo about their financial aid eligibility. Chandra Scott, executive director of the nonprofit Alabama Possible, said only about 42% of high school seniors applied for FAFSA this year, down sharply from 2023. .