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possibly still to come. >> we are actually helping the american people instead of just playing political games. and the political payoff for doing the right thing. >> i've been very clear, i think he's guilty of the most serious dereliction of duty of any president in our nation's history. >> reports of a quiet republican effort to try to save this chinese seat, will it work? plus, the julia podcaster from texas and his performative outrage. and a 50 million dollar judgment against alex jones for his sandy hook lies. when all in starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ good evening from washing...

world. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." we begin this hour with very encouraging news for the u.s. economy. and for the biden administration. tonight the president is seizing on the much better than expected jobs report as he caps a week of unexpected successes. here is our white house correspondent jeremy diamond. >> today we received another outstanding jobs report. >> reporter: tonight president biden hailing another strong jobs report and promising more relief to americans struggling with stubbornly high prices. >> today there are more people working in amer...

Steroids. and just talking of right-wing extremists, last quick question i want to ask you about the verdict came down a few hours ago for punitive damages in the alex jones trial. it was a pretty astonishing result as the judge read it. have a listen. >> question number one, $4,200,000. question number two. $20,500,000. question number three, $20,500,000. all right. this question is addressed to my jury. is this your verdict? so say each and all of you? >> yes. >> that is 45 point $2 million awarded against alex jones for his shameful lies about sandy hook. your reaction? >> i think that it's...

But the jury spent about better part of the afternoon deliberating over how much he should pay in punitive damages. basically to punish him for the lies he told about the sandy hook massacre and the -- and the angry that he caused these parents. and then just before 5:00 out there in texas, the judge said the jury came back in and they sat down andal em jones was not there when the judge read off those jury amounts that were agreed upon unanimously. >> question number one, $4,200,000. question number two. $20,500,000. question number three, $20,500,000. >> so that is a total over the past two ...

If you take a look at spending. the amount of money has been spent. romney campaign spent $7 million. super pac supporting romney almost $11 million. 17,791. gingrich, $1.2 million. super pac supporting gingrich, roughly 4,200,000. a lot of money and disparity between the candidates is great. let's bring in our national panel, bill kristol and charles krauthammer. first, what you heard today on the trail from the two main candidates who are battling it out. your thoughts on this battle. >> i thought what newt said a few minutes ago, he is talking