joining us tonight on this very busy news week. you re going to get some great perspective coming up. laura coates live starts right now. $5 million didn t stop donald trump. will $83.3 million? tonight on a bonus hour of laura coates live. the jury says that donald trump must pay $83.3 million to e. jean carroll for defamatory statements that he made against her in 2019. vastly more than i think anyone even expected, and a huge victory for e. jean carroll. after that verdict sheet was given to the judge before it was actually read, the judge asked the jury foreperson what does the m mean? the answer, million. and that comes on top of $5 million already awarded back in may by the jury that found trump sexually abused carroll and then defamed her in 2022 by disparaging her and denying the allegations. sources telling cnn the former president is livid. obviously. and he s gone on social media also obviously to try to blame, wait for it, president joe biden. and to falsely c
his grieving mother pleading for action on police reform. so what are lawmakers going to do? and more lies from george santos, the latest having to do with a broadway show. even the great white way can t escape this. the new reporting and what it means for the gop. let s start with the story we are all talking about this evening, the chinese spy balloon flying over the country tonight. cnn s alex marquardt has the latest. reporter: tonight u.s. officials tell cnn the u.s. has not ruled out shooting down the chinese spy balloon once there is no risk to civilians below. but secretary of state antony blinken telling reporters that china s flagrant violation of u.s. sovereignty forced him to postpone his trip to beijing. i made clear that the presence of this surveillance balloon in u.s. air pace is a clear violation of u.s. sovereignty and international law. it s an irresponsible act and that the prc s decision to take this action is detrimental to the substantive discussi
do? and more lies from republican congressman george santos. the latest has to do with now a broadway show. even the great white way can t escape this. we ll break down the new reporting and what it all means for the gop. but let s start with the story we re all talking about this evening, the chinese spy balloon flying over the country tonight. cnn s alex marquardt has the latest. reporter: tonight u.s. officials tell cnn the u.s. has not ruled out shooting down the chinese spy balloon once there s no risk to civilians below. but secretary of state antony blinken telling reporters that china s flagrant violation of u.s. sovereignty forced him to postpone his trip to beijing. i made clear that the presence of this surveillance balloon in u.s. airspace is a clear violation of u.s. sovereignty and international law, that it s an irresponsible act and that the prc s decision to take this action on the eve of my planned visit is detrimental to the substantive discussions
the high-powered rifle used in the shooting. d anyone have thought he might kill? maybe his family? we now know in 2019 police flagged him as a clear and present danger after he threatened to kill everybody in his house. when police got there, they took away his dagger, his sword, and 16 knives. that was then. now the state attorney for lake county with a strong message to the community. what should have been a celebration of freedom ended in despair for our community. all of the people who died steps from here lost their freedom. we will stand with the survivors of this awful crime for as long as necessary. in the courtroom we will seek the maximum sentence against this offender. not because we seek vengeance, but because justice and the hearing process demanded. harris: the shooting left more than 30 people injured, and now another person has died, bringing the death toll to seven. among those killed were kevin and irena mccarthy. , periods 22-year-old aiden, who surviv
The Israeli Military says it hit more than 400 targets in the gaza strip overnight, killing three Deputy Commanders of hamas. It comes as the us israel to delay a Ground Offensive to give washington time to help free additional hostages. Thousands of israeli tanks and Ground Forces are most at the border with the countrys minister telling troops to keep preparing for an offensive, quote because it will come. While the Biden Administration asking israel to hold off on a Ground Offensive, they not calling for a cease fire, any cease would give hamas the ability to rest, to refit and to get ready to continue launching Terrorist Attacks against israel. You can understand perfectly clearly why thats an intolerable situation for israel, as it would be an intolerable situation for any that has suffered such a brutal Terrorist Attack and continues to see the Terrorist Threat right on its borders. These fire are hostages are the top priority right now. But last night was one of the hostages for