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we start with the breaking news. a jury has just awarded nearly $1 billion in damages to sandy hook elementary families and an fbi agent in the connecticut defamation trial against alex jones. eight families and a first responder sued the far right conspiracy theer orists for the lies he told. this is the second of three against jones, concerning the sandy hook massacre, comes after a texas jury decided in august that jones and his company should pay nearly $50 million. the connecticut...

and hes asking why republicans wont ban assault weapons. and another justice department deadline, the governments response to a federal judge is due today. prosecutors hope to make the case that they were careful and that theres no need for a special process now to sort through the documents seized from donald trumps home. and a noteworthy maga makeover. house a denier scrubbed his website that a the 2020 election was stolen. the president of the united states enters the campaign fra...

coast guard over the phone to personally thank them. but those same heroes are about to lose their jobs by the end of the year thanks to the presidents own vaccine mandate. >> mark meredith live in washington with more. mark? >> good morning to both of you guys. the president and the first lady going to see firsthand the devastation left behind from two powerful hurricanes. as you mention the couple is going to be in puerto rico. thats on the islands southern coast. puerto rico still r...

condition as he recovers from covid. dr. anthony fauci is standing by live. we will discuss. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." we begin our coverage tonight with the guilty verdict in steve bannons criminal contempt trial. the former top trump adviser convicted on two counts of contempt of congress for defying the january 6th committees subpoena. cnns senior crime and justice reporter, katelyn polantz is jo...

four days after the death of queen elizabeth ii, at her scottish estate, the eyes of millions of people throughout scotland, the united kingdom, the commonwealth and beyond are fixed on the city of edinburgh this afternoon as the people of the country her majesty loved so much have their opportunity to say farewell. flags are at half mast, and theres a palpable sense of respectful remembrance around the capital, a city the late queen knew so well. back injuly, when the queens health wa...

>> secretary of state antony blinken reacting to the shocking news. >> our thoughts, our prayers are with him, for his family, with the people of japan. this is a very, very sad moment and were awaiting news. >> former president donald trump who had a very close relationship with abe saying, quote, absolutely devastating news that shinzo abe a truly great man and leader has been shot. he has a true friend of mine and much more importantly america. >> brian: you heard it was serious and...

one -- burning buildings trying to save as many as they could. and if then there were the brave passengers of united flight 93 who took on those hijackers crashing into a field in pennsylvania instead of the nations capitol. america fought back as we continue to stand firm today for democracy and human values. hello, everyone. welcome to "fox news live." im eric shawn reporting to you from ground zero in lower manhattan. hi, arthel. arthel: hello, eric. hello, everyone, im arthel nevil...

is the witness who vice chair liz cheney name checked at the end of one of those recent investigative hearings, which was itself a powerful move because theres rangling that goes on over time, so tub lick -- publicly calling out a witness is a last resort, but thats what congresswoman liz cheney did to name and shame a trump white house lawyer who she said was not fully cooperating at the time. you probably heard his name, pat cipollone. he had talked to the committee once, so he was n...

lows and he shared a compilation of the barrage of threats of violence his office is receiving. well describe it as deeply disturbing, but worse than that. heres just a snippet of what they posted. >>. >> going to come protest in front of your house this weekend. we know who your family is and were going to get you. >> the wrath of the lord god almighty come upon you, your health, your family, your home, your livelihood, and i pray if it be gods will that you suffer. >> you and liz che...

this land is more important than the principles that we are all sworn to protect. our republic relies upon the good will of all candidates for office to accept honorably the outcome of elections. this primary election is over. but now the real work begins. >> this morning on "today" with savannah guthrie, she was pressed on whether her future includes seeking the nations highest office. >> lets just be straight about it. are you considering running for president yourself? >> i will be ...