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in the u.s. and around the world. it is thursday, august 4th and i'm 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 revealed this -- >> did you know that 12 days ago -- 12 days ago -- your attorneys messed up and sent me a...

This rabbi said orban's words hit too close to home. >> we saw this small congregation here, who come here every evening, every morning to pray, they are older people. most of them are holocaust surv survivors. and they are worried. they heard this before. and it didn't end well. >> reporter: often described as an authoritarian, orban has been in power for the last 12 years, reelected in april. his economic policies have won him support, but with inflation rising that's beginning to change, says this economist. >> in the longer run, yes, i think orban remains popular, but at this particular po...

About facts, representing as president of the united states the truth. he's not worried about the impacts this might have on people's confidence in our country and our institutions. but he is worried about his re-election. that's what this is all about. so he's doing everything he can to bolster his own standing. it shows you, you know, he's worried about obviously he lost the popular vote last time. that's a concern for him going into this election. he's not polling well. the economy could be teetering on the brink here. so he has some concerns. >> does this work, does this charge you work to...