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>> look at that, theres a whole lot of crazy right there. election deniers. insurrectionists. weirdos, freaks, you have it all. the republican candidates in arizona, all of them extreme, all of them insurrectionists, all of them people who actually dont believe in american democracy. they believe in their form of government, where, well, you only recognize elections where your side wins. >> and this is what folks on the far right have been working on for quite some time. what this says...

in the u.s. and around the world. it is thursday, august 4th and im brianna keilar with john avalon in for john berman. >> good morning. >> good morning. we begin with a surreal intersection of the defamation case against conspiracy theorist alex jones and the investigation into the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. jones is on trial in texas for the lies that he spread about the sandy hook massacre and in a jaw-dropping moment in court a lawyer for the sandy hook parents reveale...

hook parents for calling the massacre a hoax. also tonight, four current and former officers now facing federal civil rights charges for the raid that killed breonna taylor. what the justice department alleges they did. the biden administration declaring monkeypox a public health emergency. what it means for the federal response. the record-shattering heat. nearly 80 million on alert. al roker is standing by. the new twist in a nearly 40-year-old cold case. he spent decades in ...

and china ramps up military drills and raises fears of a dangerous stand-off with the u.s. after house speaker nancy pelosi wraps her risky visit to taiwan. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off. im pamela brown, and youre in the situation room. we begin with a powerful message sent by kansas voters on the issue of abortion. with the critical midterm election around the corner. jeff zeleny reports on the conservative states surprising...

taming inflation. the very thing that is weighing on the u.s. economy. the worry, of course, is that the fed could tighten too much and plunge the u.s. economy into a recession. its really a delicate walk for the federal reserve, but at this point, the market wants to see the fed try to get out ahead of this because many believe the fed has been behind the curve for so long. >> alison kosik, thanks so much. >> turning to our politics lead and the january 6th committee laying out damnin...

signaling it could be strong enough to overcome any threat of a filibuster. the new legislation comes in the wake of several mass shootings across the country including an attack on a texas elementary school that claimed the lives of 19 little children and two teachers. for the latest lets bring in daniella diaz on capitol hill. this is significant. what do we know about what is in this potential new bill? >> amara, i want to emphasize the point you made. this is just a framework. no l...

so-called red flag laws. enhanced review process for gun buyers under the age of 21. closing the boyfriend loophole. penalties for straw purchases. and clarifying the definition of firearms dealer. eva joins me now. theres a lot to unpack here but the issue is moving forward. it has the potential to become law. >> jim, it is. it could be consequential. we have not seen any real gun safety measures passed in decades in congress. take the boyfriend loophole, for instance. anyone deemed t...

Intimate messages with trump adviser roger stone. the committee is looking into jones roll in the rally and riot at the capitol. jones asked for a mistrial due to the emails. the judge denied the request. >> anne thompson reporting there. this is a money-making game and has been for a decade now for alex jones. im not sure people fully appreciate the pain that he has brought upon families who already were living with the fact their children were slaughtered inside a first grade classroom in sand...

T i need to see not just five-second clips. >> reporter: the case is now in the hands of jurors. the attorney representing heslin and lewis has asked the jury to award $150 million in damages. >> now, the family in this texas case already won default judgments so the jury is deciding how much jones will have to pay to the families involved. as for those new details from jones phone there is also as mentioned the congressional investigation. the january 6th committee is looking into jones role in...

To believe what happens in this courtroom because the judge worked with child protective services, who you say is involved with pedophilia and child trafficking, correct? >> i said i dont know i can stand behind it. the judge is the fire burning lady liberty, its not the judge -- the judge is consuming freedom. >> reporter: in another awkward moment, jones, who had told attorneys he had no texts involving the sandy hook case, was confronted with this. >> your attorneys messed up and sent me an e...