A jury in Panama City, Florida on Friday found CNN guilty of defaming a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country.

News network reached a deal with Zachary Young as it was facing potentially tens of millions of dollars in punitive damages.

After the judge announced that a settlement had been reached, one of the jurors asked if they could hear said number. When the judge looked at both CNN and Young's attorneys and received no response,