Bombshell Verdict News Today

listen to the show wherever you get your podcasts. the lead starts with wolf plitser in the situation room. happening now breaking news, a huge legal and financial blow to donald trump. a jury says he should may more than $83 million in damages to writer e. jean carroll for defamatory statements he made about her. were breaking down the verdict and the message it sends to the former president and the clear front-runner for the 2024 republican presidential nomination. welcome to our v...

$150 million in damages to two georgia election workers he defamed. were breaking down the huge verdict against the former trump lawyer tied to his lies about the 2020 presidential election. ill speak live to an attorney for the two election workers this hour. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> and we begin this hour with a major breaking story. the former tru...

philadelphia, new york to boston. and rob marciano timing it out. the war in ukraine tonight. and youll see the new and harrowing images right here. a family rescued from the rubble of their home following a russian missile attack. and tonight, who vladimir putin has now arrested for that bridge explosion. ian pannell in ukraine. and here in the u.s. tonight, two americans on their capture in ukraine by russian-backed forces. they describe what they say was done to them in ca whit jo...

tomorrows climactic hearing by the january 6th select committee, the last before election day. cnn political correspondent sara murray has new details on what to expect. >> reporter: the january 6th committee making its closing argument ahead of the november midterms. >> theres some new material that, you know, i found as we got into it pretty surprising. >> reporter: sources say theyre aiming to drive home that former president donald trump still poses a danger to democracy, using a m...

Familys car, two children inside. The Fight Spilling out onto the street. And a close call at Ohare Airport. The video just released. This cargo plane missing the runway nearly hitting several passenger planes. And good evening. Its great to have you with us on a busy friday night. Im tom llamas in for david, but we begin with the white house facing off against another former adviser. Blasting a soontobe published tellall book by omarosa. It goes back more than a decade from The Apprentice all t...

Underage girls for jeffrey epstein, her former boyfriend and longtime associate. during closing arguments, the prosecution calling them partners in crime who sexually exploited young girls together. she was described as a sophisticated predator. the jury hearing graphic testimony from four accusers who said they were groomed by maxwell to be abused. the defense insisting maxwell was an innocent woman and the victim of, quote, straight up sensationalism, claiming prosecutors went after her becaus...

Self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt. thats a very high bar. and so if the jury found themselves back in the deliberation room and said this is a close call, thats it. thats reasonable doubt and that leads to a not guilty verdict. thats what we saw today. >> sara, the shootings unfolded at the height of the racial justice protest last year over there in kenosha. does the community feel theres still a very long way to go to see racial justice right now? what are you hearing? >> there is a sense...

Cnn. on sunday, tune in to "state of the union." among the guests, dr. anthony fauci, virginias next lieutenant governor, winsome sears, governor chris su nunu and beto orourke. thats at 9:00 and noon eastern. im pamela brown in for jake tapper. our coverage continues now. happening now, breaking news. kyle rittenhouse is found not guilty of all charges after claiming he fatally shot two racial justice protesters and wounded another in self-defense. were getting new reaction to this polarizi...

Were following another high profile course playing out in charlottesville, virginia. a jury is just wrapping up the first full day of deliberations in the unite the right civil lawsuit. cnns brian todd is on the scene. hes been following every step of this trial. this is a wide-ranging case with 14 people and 10 organizations being sued in this civil case? update our viewers. >> thats right, wolf. it is wide-ranging in the number of defendants. much as you mentioned, 14 individuals, 10 groups, a...

Was the video that was taken not only from those who were on the streets that night, live streamers showing kyle rittenhouse and his actions that night but also from a very clear high definition drone video that the jury requested to look at. and they did relook at that evidence after the case was done. we do know that there has also been reaction, as you might imagine, from the prosecutors in this case. they said that they were disappointed, but that they respected the jurys decision. and they ...