Things are not going well at CNN. And this latest billion dollar nightmare actually has to do with CNN's usual nemesis: the ratings. But the issue at hand isn't about CNN's lagging ratings themselves -- it's about what CNN talking head Jake Tapper actually thinks of those ratings.

A furious exchange between Jake Tapper and the Navy veteran’s lawyer has been shown in the blockbuster CNN defamation trial. Knewz.com can reveal a Florida jury saw the exchange between the CNN anchor and an attorney representing the veteran who has accused the network of defamation.