new tonight, a jury finding the white nationalists who planned and participated in the deadly 2017 unite the right rally in charlottesville, virginia, liable for more than $26 million in damages. james alex fields jr., who the nation saw in that extremely disturbing video, is responsible for nearly half of that money. he plowed his car into a crowd of counter-protestors, injuring dozens and killing heather heyer who was 32 years old. jason carroll is outfront and, jason, you know, incredible amount of money here. $26 million. the jury sending a strong rebuke to the white nationalists who were behind the deadly rally. >> reporter: yeah, and plaintiffs' attorneys are calling this a major step in holding white nationalists, white supremacists responsible for the violence that occurred during the unite the right rally. and, you know, as you know, at the end of the day, this is a civil case, civil trial. this was about trying to get as much money as possible out of