in the last hour we've gotten word that a connecticut judge is holding noted conspiracy theorist alex jonesempt because he didn't show up for depositions twice last week as part of a lawsuit from the families of sandy hook shooting victims. the lawsuit filed after jones repeatedly said on his show, infowars, that the massacre was a hoax. and the harassment those families say those claims caused. he's going to go to try in august. he must give two full days of deposition by april 15th just a couple weeks away or face fines. his attorneys blamed missing his depositions on jones being sick, being emotionally distressed. but he's still been hosting his show. it comes after the families rejected a settlement offer about 4 hours ago that came with a brief apology. jones asking to settle the suit for $120,000 per plaintiff. the lawyers for the families responding "jones wants to escape public reckoning." joining us now is nbc news senior national correspondent kate snow. kate, bring us up to speed about the proceedings today and where things go from here. >> hallie, i just watched that hearing. it

one plaintiff calling it a transparent and desperate attempt by alex jones to escape a public reckoningul profit-driven campaign in a statement, jones' attorney said anything regarding the sandy hook shooting now playsa quote, minuscule part in infowars programming jones is the founder of that website. adding the sandy hook shootings are almost a decade behind us. it's time to put this case behind us, too jones was found liable for damages in the defamation suit in november and this trial will determine the amount he will ultimately have to pay he's been found liable in three other defamation cases in texas where he is based. in one of those he was ordered to pay $100,000 in damages to a single plaintiff, a parent whose 6-year-old first grade son died in the shootings the parents in this latest case were also calling on the judge to arrest jones if he failed to comply the judge hasn't ruled yet on whether or not the new proposed date for the deposition will be accepted shep. >> valerie castro, thanks very much >>> you know, it's no secret that ivy league colleges of selective. but now s

killed in the sandy hook elementary school shooting rejected a settlement offer from radio host alex jones. jones offered to pay $120,000 per plaintiff to settle a lawsuit stemming from his claim that the shooting never happened. jones has been found liable for damages and faces a trial to determine how much he should pay. the victims' families called jones' offer a desperate attempt to escape a public reckoning. 20 first graders and six staff members died in that shooting. >>> the motion picture academy released a new statement on will smith's slap at the oscars. the acis promising to take appropriate action and says it's outraged by smith's actions. abc's derricke dennis has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, new indications will smith may face consequences for slapping chris rock at the oscars. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: today the board of governors for the academy of motion picture arts and sciences is expected to hold an emergency meeting where it will likely decide on whether to punish smith. >> nobody is okay with what happened. nobody, nobody, nobody. >> reporter: whoopi goldberg

wars host alex jones. offered to pay $120,000 to each plaintiff who filed a lawsuit claiming jones defamed them by saying that the massacre never happened and was a hoax. 20 children and 6 adults were killed in the 2012 shooting in newtown, connecticut. >>> overtime rules are changing in the nfl playoffs, and a historic bill was signed. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the washington post" reports president biden signed a bill making lynching a federal hate crime for the first time in u.s. history. mr. biden signed the legislation yesterday during a ceremony at the white house. it is named after emmett till who was kidnapped, tortured, and killed in 1955. his murder became a catalyst for the civil rights movement. >> i know many of the civil rights leaders here know, you heard me say it 100 times, hate never goes away. a few, all have to, not .rl200 other tiynbills e itir 120 ago. >>> the "associated press" says queen elizabeth shrugged off health issues to attend a memorial ser

. >> today's characters, phil waldron, alex jones.y familiar to your viewers. >> caroline wren, a gop fund-raiser who according to propublica helped organize the rally. >> she has been a top republican fund-raiser for some time. >> caroline wren is a republican party veteran, a trump loyalist who worked at high levels to help that january 6th rally happen. in fact, the government required a permit for that day, listed her as a, quote, vip adviser for the rally. one republican strategist told business insider wren emerged with more importance after trump's election loss and was, quote, in the middle of everything in trumpland in that fateful period. now, when the january 6th committee called, she answered. cooperating with its questions about people who collectively communicated with trump about that day and the committee knows she's worked for trump adviser kimberly guilfoyle in the campaign. a money contact between the trump campaign and the rnc. indeed, there's very controversial and famous right wing figures who volunteer her as th

. >>> and then the plaintiffs, the families called the offer a quote, desperate attempt by alex jones a public reckoning. >>> in florida, billboards are popping up across the state in some of the state's largest cities encouraging passersby to say gay. a new ball outlaws teaching sexual orientation known as the don't say gay bill. and then senator susan collins said she will vote yes on jackson's confirmation. also on capitol hill, the january 6th committee will sit down with somebody in donald trump's most inner circle. jared kushner will sit down and it will be virtual. he will be the first trump family member to appear before the committee. joining me now is punchbowl news founder and msnbc contributor, jake sherman. there has been a lot of news in the past few days. what are you hearing? >> here's what i would make of the jared kushner news, katy. this is the highest ranking aide to come in and testify. he's not doing so under subpoena. that, to me, tells me two things. he's not having a lawyer involved, at least in negotiating with the committee. he's probably consulting with a l

there's no recent precedent for that, so she is clearly listening to alex jones too much and she's treasonoustually everything that tulsi gabbard said, as you know, is true. republican issue, democrat issue, it's a factual issue. even in war truth is that good defense, it's the only defense. in a free country you can speak the truth. that right can never be taken away or else it's not a free country. but by the way, since we are speaking of fact, the director of the u.s. cooperative threat reduction program has confirmed that scientists are keeping soviet era pathogens for research purposes in ukraine. they told us they were destroying them. they should have destroyed them, but they haven't. what could go wrong in an active war zone? and they knew that those pathogens existed and were being experimented upon, researched, and they didn't secure them before the russians invaded. though they knew the russian invasion was coming, because they told us. and then, the undersecretary of state who oversees this disaster, testified under oath that yes, russian forces might seize those bio labs in ukrai

trump had to not allow certain people to speak at the rally, including people like ammie alexander, alex joneses and i did a deep dive into some of the backstage drama that went into picking these rally speakers and ultimately after katrina pearson went to the white house that monday before the stop the steal rally on the e lims, some of the speakers, carolyn wren, was pushing for scuttle much to the concern potentially of people like kim guilfoyle, who were trying to appease julia fancelli, the tom donor to the rally. >> another part of the whole follow the money part of it. but i want to talk about what's been happening in the last couple days. a 19-year-old, the teenagerer who tipped off the fbi about his dad before the january 6th riot and then he actually gathered evidence after the attack. he testified thursday. he was terrified. and he also said he was nervous and paranoid about his dad's demeanor when he decided to contact federal authorities. he's talked about googling how do you turn somebody in. what do you make of a testimony, and how big a deal is this? >> what a challenging thing

victims from the sandy hook school shooting have reject ad settlement offer from info wars host alex jonesthe 13 plaintiffs a settlement of 120,000 dollars. he's accused of defaming them by asserting that the massacre never happen in november, connecticut judge found jones liable for damages a trial is planned for later this year to determine how much he shoul >>> major controversy from the soccer world egypt failing to qualify for this year's world cup after th morning is was egypt's mohammed salah distracted by laser points from the stands in the closing moments of the game. you can see all the green lights on hiss face there moments later, his kick sails over the crossbar. senegal would go on to win it. feoff fifa prohibits fans from using the lasers it is not likely the results of. >> they deserve a re.do metz move game will change >> they deserve a redo metz move onto the on going fall out from the drama at the oscars with will smith facing possible consequences for slapping chris rock on stage. >> the academy's board of governors set to meet. we could learn what punishment if anythin

explain what senators have asked the judge so far and what's happening on capitol hill right now, ali alex jonesred questions for more than eight hours yesterday and the questions are going to continue for another full day today. so let's show you a live picture right now of the hearing room. they are on a brief break. and so they expect to be back and continue with these questions in about 15 minutes from now, but jackson has received a lot of praise so far, three days into confirmation process, she's remained calm. in composed and she has a lot of experience going through all this. she's won the confirmation of this committee, the senate judiciary committee three times before versus a federal district judge, a judge on the federal sentencing commission in her current role as a federal appeals court judge, legal experts say, barring any major surprises, and they're not expecting any jackson is expected to be confirmed as the next supreme court justice. and when she is she will be the first black woman on the u. s supreme court a very short time ago, she spoke passionately about the significance

hook elementary school shooting in connecticut rejected an offer from conspiracy theer theorist alex jonesthreats from jones' followers because of the hoax conspiracy promoted on his show. according to court filings posted online, jones, quote, extends his heartfelt apology for any distress his remarks caused. too little, too late for that, mika. >> yeah. >>> after more than 200 failed attempts over the course of a century, lynching is officially a federal hate crime. president biden signed the new emmett till anti-lynching act after more than 120 years of unsuccessful efforts to pass similar legislation. the historic bill is named for emmett till, who was abducted, tortured, and shot in the head in 1955 when he was 14 years old, after a white woman said he whistled at her in a mississippi store. >> the same racial hatred that drove the mob to hang a noose, brought that mob carrying torching out of the fields of charlottesville a few years ago. racial hate isn't an old problem. it is a persistent problem. a persistent problem. >> today, we are gathered to do unfinished business. to acknowl

go to organdonor.gov. 43 w host alex jones is being charged with contempt for failing to appear for deposition ignored orders to be deposed last week in a lawsuit filed by the families of the victims of the sandy hook shooting. the judge says jones will be fined $25,000 a day. until he shows up. jones is the founder of the info worlds in four wars website. you also claims that school shooting in 2012 was a hoax. well, a bill that requires paris that tell school officials if they keep guns at home, failed in its first committee vote in the state senate, only two out of seven of the panel members voted to approve the bill. the author of the legislation, says the bill could help prevent school shootings. the senate education committee's democratic chairwoman, opposed the measure , saying a better way to stop school shootings is to deal with student mental health problems. well two sexual assault survivors in the south bay have been awarded rewarded with more than $100 million. it's after the two women were sexually abused by their middle school music teacher. ktvu crime reporter henry lee has the

a judge is holding conspiracy theorist alex joe's in contempt after he failed to appear for a deposition for the sandy hook families. jonesder of info wars website. and claims the 2012 sandy hook school shooting was a hoax. well today, the judge found jones ignored orders to be deposed last week in a lawsuit filed by relatives of the victims, the judge says jones will be fine. $25,000 a day until he shows up. coming up next honoring cesar chavez students in the north bay taking to the streets how they replicated a mark chavez made a marine county years ago more than 50 years ago, and warmer weather is on the way. our chief meteorologist bill centuries ago, native californians thrived on this land. now, we share a destiny with all californians. when voters granted our sovereign nations exclusive gaming rights, it advanced self-sufficiency and created thousands of good jobs. but now, out of state corporations are coming to california. their online sports betting initiative would break the promise between us. it's bad for tribes and all californians. join us. protect the promise. in s to children. in oakland, they announced

jones. observe the whole sea. both above the surface and below vast amounts of data are then crunched by artificial intelligence to identify attackers or smugglers alex caterpillar's report. these are men, surface drones make up a new sense in it already been crow, but the u. s. navy in the gulf and could prove a game changer. the net aims to provide total surveillance of what is going on under or in the skies over a vast area of the sea ocean. his her works. the sense in it is made up of more than a 100 unmanned surface drones supplemented by a man under water vehicles, an aerial drones that all form a 3 d sensor grid. they're linked to each other and the headquarters. the vast amount of data sent back is analyzed by artificial intelligence software that looks for unusual patterns of movement. the technology may be mostly american, but the u. s. navy is involving its maritime partners. well, we think the equation to, to increase our deterrence over all throughout the region has 2 components, is a strengthening the partnerships, rugged region component, which we're working on quite virally. the 2nd part then, is increasing the technology and the inno