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Infowars host Alex Jones was ordered to pay $4.1 million in damages to Sandy Hook parents after falsely telling his audience that the deadly classroom shooting was a hoax.

A jury in Texas ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook massacre for claiming the tragedy was staged. The jury must still decide on punitive damages. Nancy Chen has more details.

An Austin jury found Infowars host Alex Jones must pay more than $4 million to the family of the Sandy Hook shooting victim over claims on the show the shooting was a hoax and the parents were crisis actors.

KXAN's Avery Travis reports in the minutes before an Austin jury found Infowars host Alex Jones must pay more than $4 million to the family of Sandy Hook shooting victim - over claims on the show the shooting was a hoax.

A Texas jury Thursday awarded the parents of one of the victims of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School over $4 million in the damages trial of Alex Jones. Roy Gutterman, director of the Tully Center for Free Speech at Syracuse University, joined CBS News to discuss the verdict.

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $4.1 million to parents of a Sandy Hook school massacre victim in defamation case, the jury rules. Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin, whose son Jesse was killed in the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting, had sought $150 million for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The Infowars host repeatedly called the massacre a hoax.

'This is not your show': Judge scolds Alex Jones on the stand in trial

An attorney for the parents of Sandy Hook victims claims that Alex Jones’ lawyer mistakenly sent Jones' phone records to him. The attorney now reveals that the January 6 committee is requesting those records after the panel previously subpoenaed Jones over his efforts to spread misinformation about the 2020 election. NBC News’ Ben Collins reports.

The parents had sought at least $150 million in compensation for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones hit with part one of sentencing. The jury making him pay $4.1 million in compensatory damages to Sandy Hook parents. The punitive fines, meaning the punishment for lying about the Sandy Hook massacre, coming next. The judge rebuking Jones for lies and rejecting his ask for a mistrial after a bombshell revelation – his lawyer accidentally leaked his cell phone data. MSNBC’s Chief Legal correspondent Ari Melber reports on this trial and what the punishment part of this sentencing could mean. Former Federal prosecutor Paul Butler, NBC reporter Ben Collins and Daily Beast reporter Will Sommer react to this breaking news.

A Texas jury on Thursday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. (Aug 4)

He has been ordered to pay more than 4 million dollars in compensatory damages.

Brittney Griner is sentenced to 9 years in prison after drug smuggling conviction. Alex Jones will have to pay more than $4M to Sandy Hook parents.

U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay parents of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre at least $4.1 million for falsely claiming the shooting was a hoax, a Texas jury said.

China has launched missiles around Taiwan as a part of military drills in retaliation for the island hosting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

US House Speaker Pelosi may have left Taiwan, but the retaliation from China is only beginning. Beijing is staging what it claims is the largest ever military drills around Taiwan that simulate a blockade. CNN's Selina Wang reports.

China says it conducted long-range live fire strikes near Taiwan on Thursday as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades. This after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited leaders in Taipei. Long-range rocket artilleries were fired in the Taiwan Strait, and conventional missiles were launched and landed in waters to the east of Taiwan, state broadcaster CCTV said.

China launched live-fire military and missile drills around Taiwan in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the country. The exercises are scheduled to end on Sunday.

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Chinese media is reporting Beijing is holding its largest-ever military drill off the coast of Taiwan. It's reportedly expected to run through Sunday and comes one day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island. CBS News' Debra Alfarone and David Begnaud spoke with Michael Swaine, director of the East Asia program at the Quincy Institute, about the implications this exercise presents.

ABC News’ national security and defense analyst Mick Milroy reacts to China firing missiles near Taiwan for the first time in nearly 30 years.

China unleashed another show of force against Taiwan in waters off its coastline in retaliation to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent trip to the self-governing island. Ramy Inocencio reports.

Tensions are high after China conducted precision missile strikes and other military exercises in the waters off Taiwan. This comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a trip to the island nation earlier this week, telling reporters "America stands with Taiwan." China considers the island its own territory, and has vowed to take the island by force if necessary. Shelley Rigger, a political science professor at Davidson College, discusses what these military exercises could mean.

CNBC's Eunice Yoon joins Shep Smith to report on China's military response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

China conducted “precision missile strikes” Thursday in waters off Taiwan's coasts as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.