that's right the fact that monsanto will. longer exist there will be inheriting each and every lawsuit that taps the company around four thousand of them in the u.s. alone on top of that approximately two thousand legal hearings are still pending and one of the biggest trials to come this month is based on accusations that the company had bet its products could cause cancer for decades. at the center of all of those lawsuits monsanto's leading herbicide round up and its main ingredient like the fake according to the international agency for research on cancer it's called probably carcinogen a human their study has also found strong evidence of a link between life estate exposure and lymphoma. you know david what provokes me about monsanto is that it can sell as poison year after year nobody cares what provokes me is that there is only us here today monsanto has been implicated in the scandal in various ways court documents released last year showed that monsanto manufactured scientific studies and derived scientists to publis

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the groundskeeper is dying from non-hodgkin's lymphoma and blames the corporate giant monsanto.>> his cancer is not the result of genetics or bad blood.>> reporter: they link his cancer to continue to? closure to an active ingredient in roundup. he was healthy but then after his exposure to weed killers he's one of thousands across the country who is suing monsanto for failing to warn that these chemicals could cause cancer.>> they continue to sell the product and it doesn't cause cancer.>> reporter: monsanto argues that the chemicals are safe classified as low toxicity by the epa but johnson's lawyer argues that it relies on evidence from monsanto.>> they don't do their own testing. monsanto holds all the cards.>> reporter: the state of california lists glycoside eight -- lists glycoside. they argue that he knew the risk . monsanto argues that the product doesn't cause cancer. >> and it didn't cause his cancer. >> reporter: we spoke with a legal expert today and he said while you might expect the jury to skew liberal, he says there are more educated -- big are more educated which cou

one of the world's biggest brands and most controversial are cultural companies monsanto will soon be through this as we know it will be bought by bayer the german pharmaceutical giant and the company has announced that it will be shedding the monsanto name one which used to make headlines as thousands of protesters hit the streets across the globe. bit. like the fact that monsanto will no longer exist bayer will be inheriting each and every lawsuit that taps the company around four thousand of them in the u.s. alone on top of that approximately two thousand legal hearings are still pending and one of the biggest trials to come this month is based on accusations that the company hid that its products could cause cancer for decades. at the center of all of those lawsuits monsanto's leading herbicide round up and its main ingredients like the safe according to the international agency for research on cancer it's quote probably course in the genic to humans their study has also found strong evidence of a link between life estate exposure and lymphoma. you know the vote what provokes me a

seeds john to monsanto the sixty three billion dollars buyout is set to close on thursday. ditching the name on some to vote it's been the target of protests and lawsuits for years but months on to products will keep their names like round up which contains the controversial herbicide choli for state insists that monsanto is crop protection technology and to genetically modified seeds are vital to feeding a growing global population. that's a lot to talk about with a man of the frankfurt stock exchange only the fire monsanto deal is worth sixty three billion dollars it's the largest ever foreign takeover by a german company our investors are following the final finishing touches right to the end. yes they sure are especially as it's involved with a capital raising issue buyer has of course incurred great debt low interest rates that seem as it seems is a favorable time to aid in the financing of this huge sum that it has to shoulder for the takeover but it also is issuing new shares and that's a relatively new piece of news this week and the new shares to the tune of seven

at the center of all of those lawsuits monsanto's leaving herbicide ground up and its main ingredient like the fake according to the international agency for research on cancer it's called probably carcinogen a human their study has also found strong evidence of a link between life estate exposure and lymphoma. what disgusts me about monsanto is that it can sell for as new year after year and most people don't care it disgust me is that we aren't the only ones here to day. one since it has been implicated in the scandal in various ways court documents released last year showed that monsanto manufactured scientific studies and derived scientists to publish them but at the same time the company claims that ground up is a good life was saved based herbicides are supported by one of the most extensive worldwide human health and environmental effects databases ever compiled for a pesticide product. monsanto's new owner has provided assurances that the merger would make things right as they are great here but we aim to deepen our dialogue with society we will listen to our critics and work

they're looking at a very big conglomerate now because monsanto was a. cheyenne and bear is a giant in health and agriculture and now you're combining those when you create a giant company that controls all of these assets it makes it harder on the smaller companies that just fresh allies and one or maybe two of the functions of bayer so it's going to affect farmers if i did it will affect all of us in the long run. in a bid to win back uses trust facebook is splashing out on a series of news programs exclusively for his video streaming service. i hear you see. i'm shepard smith on facebook live with the i will circle scene as a live nightly newscast here on facebook. i. can as you just see the shows will be produced by us space media outlets from different sides of the political spectrum and you from c.n.n. to fox news it's reported that the social media john to set aside a nine hundred million dollars budget for the project but despite its rapidly growing involvement with mainstream media back in april chief executive was reluctant to acknowledge the p

i know i know at the center of all of those lawsuits monsanto's leading herbicide ground up. and its main ingredient like a fake according to the international agency for research on cancer it's called probably carcinogen a human their study has also found strong evidence of a link between life estate exposure and lymphoma. what provokes me about monsanto is that it can sell its poison year after year and nobody cares what provokes me is that there is only us here today one since there has been implicated in the scandal in various ways court documents released last year showed that monsanto manufactured scientific study and derived scientists to publish them but at the same time the company claims that ground up is. glacier site based herbicides supported by one of the most extensive worldwide human health and environmental databases ever compiled for a pesticide product. monsanto's new owner has provided assurances that the merger would make things right as they are great here but if our aim to deepen our dialogue with society we will listen to our critics and work together

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monsanto though it's been a target of protests and lawsuits for years but monsanto products will keep their names like round up which contains the controversial herbicide. that monsanto is crop protection technology and genetically modified seeds are vital to feeding a growing global population. there's a fisherman's cure our financial correspondent on wall street is joining us now hi sophie it's very good to see you know one thing away the name monsanto really get rid of the problems and the bad reputation associated with the company for a bunch. of it is highly unlikely but it's very clearly what bae is trying to do i mean the name months sometime have been the f.p.u. tome of evil per basic revie entire century a company had to be draining farmers destroying the environment or poisoning our food so it looks like a buyer is spending a lot to possibly inherit a bad reputation when launching this takeover bid a buyer promised it would not introduce genetically modified crops in europe experts are still warning buyer is going to feel the impact of this bad reputation by association beca

one of the world's biggest brands and most controversial are cultural companies monsanto will soon be through this as we know it will be bought out by bayer the german pharmaceutical giant and the company has announced that it will be shedding the monsanto name the one which used to make headlines as thousands of protesters hit the streets across the globe. repeat. this. point the fact that monsanto will no longer exist bayer will be inheriting each and every lawsuit that taps the company around four thousand of them in the u.s. alone on top of that approximately two thousand legal hearings are still pending and one of the biggest trials to come this month is based on accusations that the company hid that its products could cause cancer for decades. at the center of all of those lawsuits monsanto's leading herbicide round up and its main ingredients like the safe according to the international agency for research on cancer it's quote probably curse of the genic to humans their study has also found strong evidence of a link between life estate exposure and lymphoma. you know they vote

that monsanto crop protection technology and. seeds are vital to feeding a growing global population. so fishman secure our financial correspondent on wall street is joining us now hi sophie it's very good to see you know one thing away the name monsanto really get rid of the problems and the bad reputation associated with the company for a bunch. of it is highly unlikely but it's very clearly what bae is trying to do i mean the nine months have been the f.p.u. tome of evil per basic revie entire century a company had to be draining farmers destroying the environment or poisoning our food so it looks like a buyer is spending a lot to possibly inherit a bad reputation when launching this takeover bid a buyer promised it would not introduce genetically modified crops in europe experts are still warning buyer is going to feel the impact of this bad reputation by association because some of the brand names which will become part of the new part folio draw almost as much controversy as the parent company and buyer is not going to chan

final stage of a highly anticipated mega merger buyer is one step away from completing its takeover of monsanto but will it inherit the bad reputation of one of the world's most controversial companies. also on the show as the e.u. takes the united states to the world trade organization over tariffs on european steel and aluminum the e.u. trade commissioner announces balancing measures. for global plastic plight the u.n. calls for a global cleanup to tackle pollution will go to southeast asia where mountains of plastic are ruining some of the best beaches in the world. and tourists and by another my daughter will be able to bunk up air b.n. b. style and residential apartments a fight against mass tourism that could harm the island's economy. for business on d.w. and how you got to get us welcome to the program the german chemicals group by air is very close to finishing its takeover of u.s. seeds giant monsanto the sixty three billion dollars buyout is set to close by air is ditching the name and santo though it's been a target of protests and lawsuits for years but monsanto products will keep

the fact that monsanto will no longer exist bayer will be inheriting each and every lawsuit that taps the company around four thousand of them in the u.s. alone on top of that approximately two thousand legal hearings are still pending and one of the biggest trials to come this month is based on accusations that the company had bet its products could cause cancer for decades. at the center of all of those lawsuits monsanto's leading herbicide round up and its main ingredient like the fake according to the international agency for research on cancer it's quote probably course in a general human their study has also found strong evidence of a link between life estate exposure and lymphoma. you know the vote what provokes me about monsanto is that it can sell its poison year after year nobody cares what provokes me is that there is only us here today one sensor has been implicated in the scandal in various ways court documents released last year showed that monsanto manufactured scientific studies and derived scientists to publish them but at the same time the company claims that roundup

one of the world's biggest brands and most controversial are cultural companies monsanto will soon be through this as we know it will be bought out by bayer the german pharmaceutical giant and the company has announced that it will be shedding the monsanto name one which used to make headlines as thousands of protesters hit the streets across the globe. bit. like the fact that monsanto will no longer exist bayer will be inheriting each and every lawsuit that taps the company around four thousand of them in the u.s. alone on top of that approximately two thousand legal hearings are still pending and one of the biggest trials to come this month is based on accusations that the company hid that its products could cause cancer for decades. at the center of all of those lawsuits monsanto's leading herbicide round up and its main ingredients like the safe according to the international agency for research on cancer its quote probably course an agenda to humans their study has also found strong evidence of a link between like the state exposure and lymphoma. you know they vote what provokes

the fact that monsanto will no longer exist bayer will be inheriting each and every lawsuit that taps the company around four thousand of them in the u.s. alone on top of that approximately two thousand legal hearings are still pending and one of the biggest trials to come this month is based on accusations that the company hid that its products could cause cancer for decades. so. at the center of all of those lawsuits monsanto's leading herbicide round up and its main ingredients like the safe according to the international agency for research on cancer it's quote probably carcinogenic to humans their study has also found strong evidence of a link between like the state exposure and lymphoma. you know what provokes me about monsanto is that it can sell us poison year after year nobody cares what provokes me is that there is only us here today one since there has been implicated in the scandal in various ways court documents released last year showed that monsanto manufactured scientific study and derived scientists to publish them but at the same time the company claims that ground u

one of the world's biggest brands and most controversial are cultural companies monsanto will soon be through this as we know it will be bought out by bayer the german pharmaceutical giant and the company has announced that it will be shedding the monsanto name one which used to make headlines as thousands of protesters hit the streets across the globe. bit. like the fact that monsanto will no longer exist bayer will be inheriting each and every lawsuit that tops the company around four thousand of them in the u.s. alone on top of that approximately two thousand legal hearings are still pending and one of the biggest trials to come this month is based on accusations that the company hid that its products could cause cancer for decades. at the center of all of those lawsuits monsanto's leading herbicide round up and its main ingredients like the safe according to the international agency for research on cancer it's quote probably carcinogenic to humans their study has also found strong evidence of a link between like the state exposure and lymphoma. you know they vote what provokes me

by a believes the move will strengthen its portfolio but given monsanto's legacy something you say it might not be that easy this america explains one of the world's biggest brands and most controversial agricultural companies monsanto will soon cease to exist as we know it will be bought out by bayer the german pharmaceutical giant and the company has announced that it will be shedding the monsanto name one which used to make headlines as thousands of protesters hit the streets across the globe. i. think the fact that man. santa will no longer exist there will be inheriting each and every lawsuit that taps the company around four thousand of them in the u.s. alone on top of that approximately two thousand legal hearings are still pending and one of the biggest trials to come this month is based on accusations that the company had bet its products could cause cancer for decades. you know at the center of all of those lawsuits monsanto's leading herbicide round up and its main ingredient like a fake according to the international agency for research on cancer it's quote probably course

like the fact that monsanto will no longer exist bayer will be inheriting each and every lawsuit that taps the company around four thousand of them in the u.s. alone on top of that approximately two thousand legal hearings are still pending and one of the biggest trials to come this month is based on accusations that the company hid that its products could cause cancer for decades. at the center of all of those lawsuits monsanto's leading herbicide round up and its main ingredients like the safe according to the international agency for research on cancer it's quote probably curse of the genic to humans their study has also found strong evidence of a link between life estate exposure and lymphoma. you know they vote what provokes me about some sort of missteps concern is poison year after year nobody cares what the votes mean is that there is only us here today monsanto has been implicated in this scandal in various ways court documents released last year showed that monsanto manufactured scientific studies and bribed scientists to. but at the same time the company claims that ground

of the monsanto years and you know what we've had companies that have rebranded themselves and it did little different situation with each one but we had philip morris you know change your name and rebranded obviously and we had blackwater also changed the name this is different than just changing the name you are absorbing the baggage obviously i just saying communication i think they're going to put on a public relations blitz hey we're good guys look what we're doing we're talking we're meeting where we're listening and i think that's going to be that's going to be what's good we're going to see first whether or not this will result in actual you know movement changes action i wouldn't hold my breath and i think i think they'll be ok even if they don't to be honest with you i just don't see them falling apart what do you think fred. i think that the irony here is that the world food movement by focusing so intensively and specifically on monsanto on a brand for so many years has actually now shot themselves in the foot because i think there's a very strong sense monsanto was a vill

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the name monsanto though it's been a target of protest lawsuits for idiots that months on top. products will keep their names like roundup which contains the controversial herbicide life percent by insists that monsanto is crop protection technology and genetically modified seeds are vital to feeding a growing global population. that's a lot to talk about with a man of the frankfurt stock exchange only the fire monsanto deal is worth sixty three billion dollars it's the largest ever foreign takeover by a german company our investors are following the final finishing touches right to the end. yes they sure are especially as it's involved with a capital raising issue buyer has of course incurred great debt low interest rates that seem as it seems is a favorable time to aid in the financing of this huge sum that it has to shoulder for the takeover but it also is issuing new shares and that's a relatively new piece of news this week and the new shares to the tune of seven billion dollars and that means of course that the value of the existing shares gets watered down at the same ea

seeds maker monsanto is worth sixty three billion dollars and makes by an even bigger global player the name on sun toll is said to disappear but its products remain including the controversial weed killer round up which contains the chemical glass as it. it took almost two years but it's finally done with its purchase of months by a becomes the largest agra chemical company in the world. it holds just over thirty percent of the global market that's ahead of the chinese swiss firm came china syngenta which has just over twenty eight percent then it's the u.s. business dow dupont with seventeen and a half percent b.s.f. controls about thirteen and a half percent of the global market you know other words just five corporate entities will determine the direction of global agriculture and the nutrition of humanity while the world's population grows ten billion people by twenty fifty according to current estimates because farmland isn't increasing it's up to these five firms to figure out how to coax more out of the ground that's already under the plow. only by itself and as a correspondent

it was sixty three billion dollars and makes by an even bigger global player the name monsanto will disappear but its products remain including the controversial weed killer round up of contains the chemical plant site. it took almost two years but it's finally done with its purchase of months on to buy a becomes the largest agra chemical company in the world. it holds just over thirty percent of the global market that's ahead of the chinese swiss firm came china syngenta which has just over twenty eight percent then it's the u.s. business dow dupont with seventeen and a half percent b.s.f. controls about thirteen and a half percent of the global market you know other words just five corporate entities will determine the direction of global agriculture and the nutrition of humanity this while the world population grows ten billion people by twenty fifty according to current estimates because farmland isn't increasing it's up to these five firms to figure out how to coax more out of the ground that's already under the plough. i'm now joined by he's an agricultural economist and senio

that monsanto is crop protection technology and. seeds are vital to feeding a growing global population. so fishman secure financial correspondent on wall street is joining us now hi sophie it's very good to see you know well wiping away the name monsanto really get rid of the problems and the bad reputation associated with the company for a bunch. of it is highly unlikely but it's very clearly what bae is trying to do i mean the name one phantom has been the epi tellme of evil for basic revie entire century a company had to be draining farmers destroying the environment or poisoning our food so it looks like a buyer is spending a lot to possibly inherit a bad reputation when launching this takeover bid of buyer promise it would not introduce genetically modified crops in europe experts are still warning buyer is going to feel the impact of this bad reputation by association because some of the brand names which will become part of the new part probably a draw almost as much controversy as the parent company and buyer is not going t

monsanto years years. and you know you know what we've had we've had companies that are these that have report rebranded branded them sell themselves. and it will do it little different situation ration with even with each one we had had philip morris r us. you know change and you know change your name and rebranded branded obviated obviously obviously if we had we had blackwater also. change the name water also change the name this is different than just changing the name you are this is different than just changing the name you are absorbing the baggage or being the baggage obviously i just think community is silly i just think communication i think they're going to put out a public relations cation i think they're going to put on a public relations blitz hey we're a good can split a we're a good guys look what we're doing we're talking with media eyes look what we're doing we're talking we're meeting where where we're sitting listening and and i think that's good at going to be that's going to be what's

and that could benefit monsanto. because monsanto will be trying to convince these jurors that the science is on their side. in san francisco, julie watts, kpix 5. >>> pg&e is calculating the hit it i going to take for the wild country wildfires. it's taking a $2-1/2 billion charge. but the company says that number could go much higher. cal fire investigators found 12 of the big fires last october were sparked by trees hitting those pg&e lines. already some 200 lawsuits have been filed against pg&e. the company says its future liability could run as high as $15 billion. >>> the suspect arrested for kicking a homeless man in san francisco told police he's mad about the city's fail tower address the city's crisis. samuel is accused of a series of violent attacks including one caught on surveillance camera. he was seen walking past a sleeping homeless man in the tenderloin, then kicking him twice. he pleaded not guilty to seven charges including assault and battery. >>> people visiting san francisco from all over the wo

cancer. >> monsanto will stipulate they never warned anybody about it. mr. johnson made safety decisions based on the label. >> reporter: the general public will see this and probably have roundup in their home. should they feel safe using that product? >> absolutely, they should. >> reporter: scotpar partridge is vice president for monsanto and said he's symp or the plaintiff's position. >> reporter: glyphosate is the main chemical in roundup. the epa said it likely does not cause cancer. the state of california said it is carcinogenic. lawyers on both sides offered up conflicting studies imploring reporters to take them as fact. this trial may inform this truth. lee's lawyers just hope he's -- may form lee's truth. lee's lawyers just hope he's around to see it. >> it's day to day for him, but he's here today and i'm glad and i hope he's here to hear the verdict. >> reporter: this case has been expedited because of lee johnson's dire health circumstances. lawyers say start to finish things could wrap up in one month and whatever happens here could have

them cancer. >> monsanto will stipulate they have never warned anybody about it. mr. johnson made safety decisions based on the label. >> reporter: the general public will see this and probably have roundup in their home. should they feel safe using that product? >> absolutely, they should. >> reporter: scott partridge is vice president of global strategy for monsanto. he said he's empathetic for mr. johnson but that -- >> there is no science that supports the plaintiff's position. >> reporter: while monsanto is on trial today, so is the truth about guy foe glyphosate, the main chemical in roundup. lawyers on both sides offered up conflicting studies imploring reporters to take them as fact. this trial may bring out the truth. >> it's day to day. it's day to day for he's here today and i'm glad and i hope he's here to hear the verdict. >> reporter: this case has been expedited because of lee johnson's dire health circumstances. so lawyers say start to finish things could be wrapped up in one month. whatever happens here could have wide ranging implications for the

>> monsanto creates this battle of experts and the literature is clearly on monsanto's side. they have 800 studies. there was one study in particular that came out of an agency out of the world health organization in 2015. and it was the one that said it was a carcinogen. that's what spurred on this litigation, according to monsan monsanto. monsanto says the plaintiff's science is junk science, but this judge is going to let that science in. the federal judge, who is looking at multidistrict litigation, he has said words like the science is loosy-goosy from the plaintiff. so monsanto in those cases may have a much better shot. >> button's attorney represents thousands of other cancer patients, right? >> i think at least 2,000 of the, let's count them, 4,000. you have cases in s francisco, a mass of them. another mass of them in st. louis where monsanto is located. those cases are starting to go with those cases in october. so, this is litigation that's going to continue to continue. but this is the bellwether because if, in fact, this plaintiff wins, that creates real momentu

he says the company monsanto is to blame for not warning the public about roundup. lee worked for the benicia unified school district as a groundskeeper regularly using roundup on the job. he was healthy when he started back in 2012 and now he is one of 4,000 people across the country who have filed suit against monsanto saying roundup gave them cancer. >> monsanto will tell you they will stipulate they have never warned anybody about it. mr. johnson made safety decisions based on the label. >> there is no science and there is no medicine that supports the plaintiff's position. >> reporter: that is the vice president of global strategy for monsanto, who defends the chemical glyphosate the main chemical in roundup. the epa says it likely doesn't cause cancer. the state of california however says it is carcinogenic. some of those conflicting studies will certainly be key to this case. live in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. the main part of the trial after jury selection starts next week. live in san francisco, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> sexual assault is happenin

cancer. >> monsanto will stipulate they never warned anybody about it. mr. johnson made safety decisions based on the label. >> reporter: the general public will see this and probably have roundup in their home. should they feel safe using that product? >> absolutely, they should. >> reporter: scott par partridge is vice president for monsanto and said he's sympathetic to johnson, but -- >> there is no science supporting the plaintiff's position. >> reporter: glyphosate is the main chemical is rcinogenic. lawyers on both sides offered i them as fact. this trial may inform this truth. lee's lawyers just hope he's -- may form lee's truth. lee's lawyers just hope he's around to see it. >> it's day to day for him, but he's here today and i'm glad and i hope he's here to hear the verdict. >> reporter: this case has been expedited because of lee johnson's dire health circumstances. lawyers say start to finish things could wrap up in one month and whatever happens here could have wide ranging implications for the thousands of other cases going forward. in san f

merger traders have been waiting for about environmentalists have fought so hard against buyers and monsanto seal the deal to create the globe's biggest player in the agricultural sector. also on the show as nigeria tries to repatriate stolen funds the government's anti-corruption drive comes under fire we'll go to nigeria to tell you why. and all dressed up with nowhere to go india. a rocky road in their status symbols made in germany. it's time for business on the w. and how you got to get us welcome to the program the u.s. government has finally reached a deal with chinese phone makers e t eat now the firm can once again buy american components that are crucial to its business in exchange for a hefty one billion dollars fine the announcement comes two months after washington accused the company of reaching a settlement related to an earlier violation of sanctions against iran and north korea it requires the company to change its board of directors and thirty days and include a team of american compliance officers that's how they call it the loss of access to american parts threatened to s

representatives for monsanto continue to defend its safety today. >> all that evidence will show why monsanto sold that product, continues to sell that product, and it does not cause cancer. >> reporter: the court is now in the process of whittling down the jury pool of 125 people. the trial is set to start next week. it could last through mid august. >>> -- >> the head of intel is out of a job because of a prior relationship with another employee. ceo brian krzanich has retired. in a statement, intel says he had a past consensual relationship with another intel worker, and that is a violation of company policy which forbids managers from fraternizing with employees. he joined the company back in 1982. >>> in san francisco tonight, police will hold a community meeting to update neighbors on a violent incident in niue valley earlier this month. a mom attacked while holding her baby . it happened at the intersection of 28th and sanchez on june 3. the suspect is still on the loose. the meeting will start tonight at 6:30 pm. >>> there is a timeline from the board of supervisors president

merger traders have been waiting for about environmentalists have thought so hard against by air and monsanto seal the deal to create the globe's biggest player in the agricultural sector. also on the show as nigeria tries to repatriate stolen funds the government's anti-corruption drive comes under fire we'll go to nigeria to tell you why. and all dressed up with nowhere to go india's new voice a rocky road in their status symbols made in germany. it's time for business and e.w. and how you got to get us welcome to the program the u.s. government has finally reached a deal with chinese phone makers e.t.e. now the firm can once again buy american components that are crucial to its business in exchange for a hefty one billion dollars fine the announcement comes two months after washington accused the company of reaching a settlement related to an earlier violation of sanctions against iran and north korea it requires the company to change its board of directors and thirty days and include a team of american compliance officers that's how they call it the loss of access to american parts threat

merger traders have been waiting for about environmentalists have thought so part against buyers and monsanto seal the deal to create the globe's biggest player in the agricultural sector. also on the show as nigeria tries to repatriate stolen funds the government's anti-corruption drive comes under fire we'll go to nigeria to tell you why. and all dressed up with nowhere to go india's nouveau he should get a rocky road in their status symbols made in germany. it's time for business and e.w. and how you got to get us welcome to the program the u.s. government has finally reached a deal with chinese phone makers e.t.e. now the firm can once again buy american components that are crucial to its business in exchange for a hefty one billion dollars fine the announcement comes two months after washington accused the company of reaching a settlement related to an earlier violation of sanctions against iran and north korea it requires the company to change its board of directors and thirty days and include a team of american compliance officers that's how they call it the loss of access to american

merger traders have been waiting for about environmentalists have thought so hard against buyer and monsanto seal the deal to create the globe's biggest player in the agricultural sector. also on the show as nigeria tries to repatriate stolen funds the government's anti-corruption drive comes under fire we'll go to nigeria to tell you why. and all dressed up with nowhere to go india's get a rocky road in their status symbols made in germany. it's time for business and e.w. and how you got to get us welcome to the program the u.s. government has finally reached a deal with chinese phone makers e t e now the firm can once again buy american components that are crucial to its business in exchange for a hefty one billion dollars fine the announcement comes two months after washington accused the company of reaching a settlement related to an earlier violation of sanctions against iran and north korea it requires the company to change its board of directors and thirty days and include a team of american compliance officers that's how they call it the loss of access to american parts threatened to

the research proving it which monsanto was accused of suppressing so this is been a long. roundup was it's made by monsanto they've packaged it with genetically engineered seeds and that in the mid ninety's they did a big push to get it approved so that they could sell wound up and they could sell seeds that you could spray with ground up and it dramatically increased the amount of this chemical that's in our environment and they made a lot of claims in the mid ninety's when they were really pushing this out about how it was nothing to worry about table salt was more dangerous just a lot of claims about how benign this chemical was and you fast forward now into the last couple of years and finally more science has been done and we're not the one saying it's a probable human carcinogen the world health organization says that it's a probable human carcinogen and they have levels of possible probable you know they kind of worked through all of the available science and they came out with that determination a couple of years ago and monsanto went into crisis mode and it's real

in roundup and other monsanto weed killers. while epa and other hundreds of health organizations have deemed it safe to use, a 2015 report by the world health organization toys it's probably carcinogenic. >> monsanto says the science is junk science. >> reporter: rikki klieman says it's a high-stakes case being closely watched by both sides. >> this one is the bellwether because if in fact this plaintiff wins, that creates real momentum for other plaintiffs. >> reporter: johnson's suit also accuses monsanto of covering up potential dangers of the pest side and fails to warn users. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. >>> medical researchers say they have made a major breakthrough in the treatment of brain cancer. dr. jon lapook has the details. >> put your nose in my finger. >> reporter: 61-year-old debbie puffer has been a patient at duke university since 2014 when doctors began treating her deadly brain cancer glioblastoma with a most unlikely weapon, polio virus. at first, she was skeptical. >> i was just going to go home

them cancer. >> monsanto will stipulate they never warned anybody about it. mr. johnson made safety decisions based on the label. >> reporter: the general public will see this and probably have roundup in their home. should they feel safe using that product? >> absolutely they should. >> reporter: scott partridge is the global strategist for monsanto and said he's empathetic for mr. johnson, but -- >> there is no science that supports the plaintiff's position. >> reporter: while monsanto is on trial today so is the truth about glyphosate, the main chemical in roundup. the epa said it does not cause cancer. the state of california says it is carcinogenic. lawyers on both sides offered conflicting studies imploring reporters to take them as fact. his lawyers hope he's around to see it. >> it's day to day for him, but he's here today and i'm glad and i hope he's here to hear the verdict. >> reporter: because of lee johnson's dire health circumstances, the court has agreed to expedite this case, so this could wrap up in less than one month. live in san francisco,

while the monsanto name will disappear the reputation of the activities of course is still within by and by has to find a good way between making the company still profitable as it was that was the main reason why i took it over and making it ethically uncontestable for the public of shareholders and the world at large only bonds and friends and thank you. it seems the grass has never been greener for european soccer a new study by deloitte says the european football market is now worth twenty five and a half billion euros more than half of it generated by only five leagues france's top league is the lowest revenue generator of the big five at one point six billion euros last season italy's sciri ogg grew so revenue grow by eight percent to more than two billion euros the bulk of that growth came from in the midlands arc was ition by china's soon incorporation germany's business leader is in third place clubs like shocked by and showed strong revenue growth up fifteen percent across all teams to two point eight billion euros by the way the bundesliga is number one for match attendanc

monsanto will disappear, but it's brands will remain. reporter: with h the purchase of monsantoto, bayer becomes the largesagrochemical comny in the world. holds just over 30% of the global market. that is ahead of the chinese swiss firm which has just ov 28%. that it is the u. business down to pot, with 17.5%. basf controls 15.5% of the global markeket. just five corporate entities wiwill determine the direction f global agriculture and the nutrition of humanity. this while the world population grows. 10 million people by 2050, according to current estimates. because farmland isn't increasing, it is up to these five firms to figure out how to coax more out of the ground that is already under the plow. javier: the football world cup in russia is a week away with many european teams hoping to win it. soccer is not only a national support in many countries on the continent, but big business. a new study says that the european football market is worth 25.5 million euros half of it generated by five leagues. france's top league is the lowest

seeds giant monsanto today the deal is worth sixty billion dollars and it turns buy into the industry giant the name once on two will disappear but its products remain by its that monsanto's crop protection technology and genetically modified seeds a vital to feeding a growing global population. it took almost two years but it's finally done with its purchase of monsanto by a becomes the largest agra chemical company in the. world. it holds just over thirty percent of the global market that's ahead of the chinese swiss firm came china syngenta which has just over twenty eight percent then it's the u.s. business dow deponent with seventeen and a half percent b.s.f. controls about thirteen and a half percent of the global market you know other words just five corporate entities will determine the direction of global agriculture and the nutrition of humanity this while the world population grows ten billion people by twenty fifty according to current estimates because farmland isn't increasing it's up to these five firms to figure out how to coax more out of the ground that's already und

seeds giant monsanto the sixty three billion dollars buyout is set to close thirsty buyers ditching the name on sad too though it's been a target of protests and lawsuits for years and santo products will keep their names like round up which contains the controversial herbicide life will sit by or insists that monsanto's crop protection technology engineering modified seeds are vital to feeding a growing global population. there are financial correspondent on wall street is joining us now hi sophie it's very good to see you now will wiping away the name monsanto really get rid of the problems and the bad reputation associated with the company for. all that is highly. unlikely but it's very clearly what bae is trying to do i mean the name one fan to have been the epi tome of evil for basic revie entire century a company had to be draining farmers destroying the environment or poisoning our food so it looks like a buyer is spending a lot to possibly inherit a bad reputation when launching this takeover bid the buyer promised it would not introduce genetically modified crops in europe expe

the name monsanto however its been a target of protests and lawsuits for years but monsanto products will keep their names like roundup which contains the controversial herbicide life a state by insists that months on tools crop protection technology and to genetically modified seeds are vital to feeding a growing global population. well talking globally our world is addicted to plastic so it's time to do something about that amrita one man is drawing attention the problem in an amazing manner it's world environment day today and a man is going to extraordinary lengths to draw attention to the problem of plastic pollution long distances bent contacts set off on a nine thousand kilometer journey from japan to the u.s. he hopes to become the first person to swim across the pacific ocean that comes along fame could take more than six months to swim for eight hours a day accompanied by a support team including medical staff and scientists who will research the build up of micro plastics in the water. a dock to see two huge mistakes by liverpool goalkeeper lot of scouters in their champio

the name month sun too though it's been a target of protests and north suits for years but monsanto products will keep their names like round up which contains the controversial herbicide life state by insists that monsanto's crop protection technology and to genetically modified seats are vital to feeding a growing global population. let's catch up with our man in the frankfurt stock exchange in frankfurt were you there are many stories out there even one on electoral mobility i believe. yes and it's going to be a job killer in germany according to a study by from hope institute it's an organization for a technological research and to study for the automobile association and the engineering trade union and it says that seventy five thousand jobs will be lost in germany in the auto industry because of mobility and in the realm that's one in eleven and in the realm of engine and transmission work every second job will be lost lost and this is already factoring the new jobs that are gained perhaps in battery development production and also in technological development for the drives t

scenes giant monsanto sixty three billion dollars buyout is said to close thursday buyers ditching the name on santo it's been a target of protester lawsuits for years but monsanto products will keep their names like round up which contains the controversial herbicide glasses that buy and says that monsanto's crop protection technology and genetically modified seeds are vital to feeding a growing global population. let's bring in our financial correspondent ali bartz in frankfurt at the stock exchange there would be the bottom on such a deal so not just a takeover by a german company german investors must be excited that. they are excited and you know you mentioned the controversy around monsanto and that's gripping the people here as well analysts you talk to in the know about the chemical business and agro chemical business how much of a fight that is with fire they're almost euphoric some of them at least when they talk of the fed and the regional complementarity positions of the two companies and what that might mean for the future but when you talk to a lot of the people here on t

he is first in line to go against monsanto. he used round up 30 times a year. his case will go before a jury this week in state court. his lawsuit alleges monsanto covered up the dangers of the product for decades. thousands across the country are suing the company. monsanto says the herbicide used in roundup is the most tested in history and it most likely is not a cancer risk. >>> the latest west nile infections are being seen in southern california. health officials in the center area are concerned. they have to confirmed cases of dead birds found in santa clara county. tomorrow night and wednesday morning, vector control trucks will spray in parts of santa clara. the spray is not harmful to humans or pets. people should close the windows . they weren't that westmount can cause flulike symptoms. in wear symptoms, meningitis. >> i am scared. we just moved in a year ago. i see the birds all of the time in my yard.>> i do not think much about it, but it is mosquitoes, right? they are dangerous and not good for you. i do think about it, mostly for my kids. >> he

bayer is planning to raise money to help purchase monsanto. investors will be able to buy two new shares for every 23 held. 22%'s a discount of about to bayer's closing price. microsoft has decided to purchase github. they chose to sell the company rather than go public. they were last valued at $2 billion in 2015. a spokesperson declined to comment. unicredit is considering a merger. according to the financial times, the italian lenders ceo has been developing the idea for several months. anyfrench bank denied it and callsunicred were unanswered. airbus's newest aircraft has moved the u.s. borders. that the has learned affiliates of singapore airlines opted for the 787. that's your bloomberg business flash. the latest on the market. the shape of the yield curve in the united states might be the most excittopic and fixed income this week. after a mid-may pause, the flirt -- the curve flattened. the phenomenon that dominated for more than a month has roared back to life. it's locked and loaded for the market. john, when you look at the yield cu

it will see the monsanto name retired and it will be removed from the s&p 500 and i'm happy to say we are joined by the editor from deal reporter. this kind offal complicated -- of this complicated merger, is it a sign of things to come? is this about unwieldily conglomerates? >> it proves if you're a large corporation willing to execute a large merger there are several antitrust regimes that can formulate a single solution that will work for all parties. >> 20 different countries, they have to have a say in this crazy. >> it's a massive deal, but what you saw is that even though the european commission for instance which initially had 700-page long statement of objections came to the conclusion they had enough divestitures to clear the deal the department of justice as well reached i think a record settlement for the deal ordering about $9 billion in divestitures and then the deal got done. >> let's look at that in more detail you mentioned the doj. do we see this deal as the latest trend whereby behavioral remedies beat out structural remedies if you look at the difference between t