cnn breaking news. welcome to the lead. we have some breaking news for you. i m jake tapper. moments ago, we learned there is a settlement a settlement in the high stakes trial between dominion voting systems and fox dominion was suing fox for $1.6 billion, saying that the network showed complete and utter disregard for truth and facts and accuracy. when they allowed guests and hosts to push false conspiracy theories that the 2020 election had been stolen from donald trump. cnn s oliver darcy is outside the courthouse in delaware. oliver. what do we know about the settlement? we know right now. the judge just announced actually moments ago, jake that this case has been settled out of court. we don t know any details about what happened. but there was this unexplained two hour delay in court proceedings. this settlement really comes right before the clock struck struck midnight jake opening statements were set to begin at 1 30. they did not as scheduled, and there was an unexp
in the united states and all around the world. i m. ed settlement, fox news will cut a $787 million check for its dominion lies but avoids having to tell the truth that trial and issue on air retractions deadline looming. we re just hours away from the u. s. supreme court s ruling on access to an abortion pill. what president could tell us about this case plus fighting flares up again in sudan s capital as both sides ignore a ceasefire agreement. and the u. n is warning of a catastrophic humanitarian classes. live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with rosemary church. good to have you with us with the jury was sworn in. lawyers were ready for opening statements. but then fox news blinked, reaching a last second settlement with dominion voting systems, agreeing to pay almost $800 million to dominion about half of the initial claim for damages. in a statement, fox said, we acknowledge the court s rulings finding certain claims about dominion. to be false, and this settlem
joining us in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca novillo foster joining you live from london just ahead on cnn newsroom. the world got to see what really went on at fox news in 2020, today s settlement is complete vindication and really a message that lies do have consequences. i m thankful that mr lester has turned himself in charge does not mean justice deep. live from london. this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is wednesday, april 19th nine am here in london. four am on the u. s east coast. we begin with a colossal settlement in one of the biggest media cases in decades. the two year long battle between fox news and dominion dominion voting systems, finally ending with a whopping more than $787 million in damages to dominion, just before opening statements were set to begin. the deal, exposing the networks lack of credibility. the fox issued a statement saying it acknowledges the court found some of its claims about damian after t
lawsuits as they play out. today s settlement represents vindication and accountability lies. consequences if you re a fox news viewer, you won t even know this happened. the 84 year old white homeowner charged with shooting ralph ural turned himself into authorities and was released. we don t want him out, but we understand that s part of the process. this is a standard ground state combined with completely unfettered access to firearms and implicit bias. you have a recipe for disaster. this was heinous. it was evil. it was criminal. one person dead and several others injured after a parking garage in lower manhattan. quote pancaked using the necessary technology, we re able to get a clear view of what s happening inside the building. we believe that we have everybody accounted for going to take awhile to make it safe for the public. senate republicans blocking democrats temporarily replacing california senator dianne feinstein on the judiciary committee. that s ridiculous r
Around it from being shop for doing absolutely nothing wrong, told investigators he fell to the ground after being shot in the head and was then shot in the arm. he said. the man who shot him said don t come around here and then ran away going to multiple homes, asking for help . investigators say they observed blood on the front porch, blood on the driveway and blood in the street after the shooting was shot on top of his left eye that i will say in the left frontal lobe. and then he was shot again in the upper right arm. that injury is a stencil sieve and the residual effect of that injury is gonna stay with him for quite a while. another condition of lester s releases that his phone is subject to monitoring. he is not allowed to have any contact with ralph barrel or his family. it s unclear when he will appear in court for an initial hearing this as protesters take to the streets of kansas city for a second time on tuesday to demand