they are about monsanto. they are about looking at what monsanto has done and asking, dodoes that need to be punished? and if so, what is the amount of money to not only punish monsanto, but to deter future wrongful conduct? when i was talking to the jury and our closing argument, i told them this was a chance to send a message to monsanto that this was a chance to actually maybe even change the world. i think that resonated with the jurors because they saw that if they could make monsanto pay a certain amount of money, that it actually might lead to future correct conduct. so the n next personon that cals monsanto or uses roundup can make that decision with an informed choice. no one is saying it should be banned. no one is saying should take up the market. peoplele still smoke sigrid's today, right? but they smoke them knowing the risk. that is all we''re asking is for montes -- monsanto to disclose the risks and warned. if they can do that, they concert taking steps in the right direction. amy: doesn't the

the pharmaceutical company bayer says its monsanto weedkillers are safe. this follows a court ruling ordering them to pay nearly $290 million in damages to a man who became terminally ill after using them. dewaynejohnson, a school groundsman, alleges his cancer was caused by the ingredient glyphosate. here's our north america correspondent james cook. for dewayne johnson, the verdict was bittersweet, to say the least. at 46 years old, he is dying of cancer, caused — the jury found — by monsa nto‘s weedkillers. thousands more americans claim they too were sickened by the herbicides and their key ingredient, glyphosate. since the beginning of this case, i've received a lot of support, a lot of thank you, and a lot of prayers and everything, just getting energy from a lot of people that i don't even know, you know. i'm glad to be here to help with this situation, after i learned about roundup and glyphosate and everything, i'm glad to be here to be able to help but the cause is way bigger than me. the jury ruled notjust that roundup causes cancer but th

they insist —— monsanto insists the chemical is safe. it is the most widely used herbicide in the world. it's the most widely studied herbicide in the world. there are over 800 scientific, medical, peer reviewed published studies that demonstrate glyphosate is safe and does not cause cancer. and yet world health organization scientists say glyphosate is probably carcinogenic, while the us and the eu continue to approve its use. this case by no means ends the controversy about the most heavily used herbicide in history. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. tens of thousands of romanians have taken to the streets of bucharest for a second night running to protest against the government, accusing it of corruption and abuse of power. many of the demonstrators returned from across europe to voice their opposition. they are particularly angry at the government's sacking of an anti—corruption prosecutor. on friday police used batons, tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowds. vlad macelaru is protester and a un youth delegate, who's in b

the pharmaceutical company bayer says its monsanto weedkillers are safe. this follows a court ruling ordering them to pay nearly $290 million in damages to a man who became terminally ill after using them. dewaynejohnson, a school groundsman, alleges his cancer was caused by glyphosate in the herbicides. here's our north america correspondent james cook. for dewayne johnson, the verdict was bittersweet, to say the least. at 46 years old, he is dying of cancer, caused — the jury found — by monsa nto‘s weedkillers. thousands more americans claim they too were sickened by the herbicides and their key ingredient, glyphosate. since the beginning of this case, i've received a lot of support, a lot of thank you, and a lot of prayers and everything, just getting energy from a lot of people that i don't even know, you know. i'm glad to be here to help with this situation, after i learned about roundup and glyphosate and everything, i'm glad to be here to be able to help but the cause is way bigger than me. the jury ruled notjust that roundup causes cancer but

monsanto and its german owners say it's vital for agriculture. the us firm denies bullying researchers and insists the chemical is safe. it is the most widely used herbicide in the world. it's the most widely studied herbicide in the world. there are over 800 scientific medical peer review published studies that demonstrate glyphosate is safe and does not cause cancer. and yet, world health organization scientists say glyphosate is probably carcinogenic, while the us and the eu continue to approve its use. this case by no means ends the controversy about the most heavily used herbicide in history. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. with me now is our correspondent, richard lister. richard, what are the concerns here in the uk about glyphosate? well, in the us there are about 5000 people pursuing claims against m o nsa nto people pursuing claims against monsanto against life phosphate. it is the most popular herbicide in the uk that there are no significant group of people claiming this particular weedkiller has given them cancer. we have been abl

memos internal memos and monsanto talk about those writing studies that he a relied upon so monsanto was doing a number of things one it had the head of that as a division that he had a on its team for many years guarding its interests with many be a making sure there were no studies of its cars and genocide and protecting them against bad information and it was also had a number of scientists on its payroll and it was actually authorizing studies and get paying the scientists some of them very famous scientists to sign those studies which monsanto had written and santo was also actively trying to kill studies which it succeeded in doing and. originally e.p.a. back in the eighty's made the finding that roundup was indeed cars and. and on santo twisted e.p.a.'s arm got them to back off that based upon one study where e.p.a. a number of my in the study and the control group at cancer or not. none of the study lights in the control group got cancer and four or five out of the fifty and the study group in other words the exposed group had gotten cancer and monsanto paid a scientist. a lo

acted with malice. >> did monsanto fail to adequately wa

monsanto will appeal. president donald trump has again criticizewitter to the company he once held as a true american icon. harley davidson -- he may boycott the company if it moves production abroad. he tweeted that many harley davidson owners will boycott the company if it moves overseas. great, many-- harley competitors are coming to the u.s.. wells fargo investors who are learning to live with an unprecedented penalty the federal reserve imposed for bad behavior will have to dust will have its patients tested again. the bank disclosed that it faces a u.s. inquiry into its purchase of low income housing credit. has reportedoor that the justice department is looking into whether wells fargo and other banks colluded with developers on this. that is your bloomberg business flash. juliette, thank you. whatis worth mentioning -- we are seeing on the index futures is the market is down 1.4 percent this morning. it will be another turbulent day. we will watch that market very carefully. andill bring you the op

monsanto needs to file the appeals and they cost money. it is a standard court litigation tactic to string it out as long as possible. they have hopes that the plaintiff won't have enough to trap all the way to the final litigation. we understand there are thousands of other cases pending. how does this outcome affects them and doesn't set a precedent?m could. there are two different ways andi could. there are two different ways and i will try to make this as understandable as possible. firstly, outside of california, you could have persuasive value which means a judge could choose in his or her opinion that there is enough validity in the way the california decision was reached that it could be held to be binding. but it is not a requirement. in california, it is. u nless a requirement. in california, it is. unless this case is overturned, all of the fact that were tried and decided in the california case will be binding on any california litigation against monsanto for this. the other way this could go and it happened with asbestos, ther

it is a choice that monsanto made and today is the day of reckoning. every single cancer risk that has been found had this moment. every single one. where the science finally caught up, where they couldn't bury it any more. the agricultural giant strongly disagrees. it says farmers around the world rely on glyphosate and it says it will appeal, claiming its products are vital, effective and safe. it is the most widely used herbicide in the world. it's the most widely studied herbicide in the world. there are over 800 scientific, medical, peer reviewed published studies that demonstrate glyphosate is safe and does not cause cancer. and yet world health organization scientists say glyphosate is probably carcinogenic, while the us and the eu continue to approve its use. this case by no means ends the controversy about the most heavily used herbicide in history. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. carey gillam is a journalist and author who has won an award for her book on monsanto and roundup. she is in bendigo australia, which is just north of melbourne.

agricultural giant, monsanto.. is speaking out for the >>> hebert -- a bay area man who one a lawsuit against monsanto is speaking up for the first time. >> monsanto oars damages to the former groundskeeper, dewayne, lee johnson. he spoke to reporter in an exclusinteiew on cbs >> repte put it bl you are dying. no. it is t you. dying is something everyone has to do. if you know you are dying, it gives you an extra push. you can't just die for nothing. >> if you don't know, i am a groundsman. >> reporter: his ordeal began when he took a job as a pest control manager for a bay area school district in 2012. part of his job, spraying weedkiller made by monsanto, chemicals he says trainers told him were safe. >> one of the things that stuck out to me when they said it was saved enough to drink. it became the joke almost. like if you drink it -- it was a shock. >> reporter: despite that, he always were protective gear., m. >> you will get it on you. you will get it on your skin. it was never like i didn't get any on me. i

monsanto says farmers around the world rely on glyphosate. it says it will appeal and insists its products are vital, effective and safe. it is the most widely used herbicide in the world, it's the most widely studied herbicide in the world. there are over 800 scientific, medical peer—reviewed, published studies that demonstrate glyphosate is safe and does not cause cancer. and yet world health organisation scientists say glyphosate is probably carcinogenic, while the us and eu continue to approve its use. this case by no means ends the controversy about the most heavily used herbicide in history. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. well, there has been a statement after that ruling, in which monsanto said it was "sympathetic to mrjohnson and his family" but it would "continue to vigorously defend this product, which has a ao—year history of safe use". "today's decision does not change the fact that more than 800 scientific studies and reviews — and conclusions by the us environmental protection agency, the us national institutes of heal

american chemical giant monsanto has suffered a major blow after losing a landmark trial over claims its best selling weed killer causes cancer a u.s. court has ruled the company was responsible for the terminal illness of a school grounds keeper the jury unanimously agreed that monsanto acted with malice and ordered them to pay almost three hundred million dollars in damages the case could set a precedent for thousands of other claims against the chemical janet dewayne johnson who was diagnosed with non hodgkins lymphoma in twenty fourteen states his case is much bigger than just their personal victory. to begin this case i received a lot of support and thank you and a lot of. everything from a lot of people that i don't even know you know i'm glad to be here to help with this situation after i learned about. the same everything i'm glad to be you're able to help the cause is bigger than me. well the dispute over the cancer risks of monsanto products being going on for decades the main focus being on one key ingredient. no widespread herbicide it was discovered by a month chemist ba

american chemical giants monsanto has suffered a major blow after losing a lot mark trial over claims its best selling weed killer causes cancer a u.s. court ruled the company was responsible for the terminal illness of a school grounds keeper the jury unanimously agreed that monsanto acted with malice and ordered them to pay almost three hundred million dollars in damages the case could set a precedent for thousands of other claims against the chemical giant dewayne johnson who was diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma in twenty fourteen ses his case is much bigger than just a personal victory. since begin his case i received a lot of support and a lot of thank you and a lot of prayer and a lot of everything just given to you from a lot of people that i don't even know you know i'm glad to be here to help but this situation after i learned about him. and by the same everything i'm glad to be here to be able to help the causes we begin me. well the disputes over the counts are risks of monsanto products have been going on for decades the main focus being on one key ingredient sait no wide

memos internal memos and monsanto talk about those writing studies that he a relied upon so monsanto was doing a number of things one it had the head of that as a division that he a on its team for many areas guarding its interests with many be a making sure there were no studies of its cars and genocide and protecting them against bad information and it was also had a number of scientists on its payroll and it was actually authorizing studies and get paying the scientists some of them very famous scientists to sign those studies which monsanto had written and santo was also actively trying to kill studies which it succeeded in doing and. originally e.p.a. back in the eighty's made the finding that roundup was indeed cars and. and on santo twisted e.p.a.'s arm got them to back off that based upon one study where e.p.a. a number of my in the study and the control group at cancer or not. none of the study lights in the control group got cancer and four or five out of the fifty in the study group in other words the exposed group had gotten cancer and months and so paid a scientist. a lo

and monsanto is ordered to pay almost three hundred million dollars to a former browns keeper over claims that its best selling weed killer causes cancer we've got live reaction coming up. also in the program a senator in florida uses rush hocking the state's voting system at the midterm elections but the state authorities say there is no evidence to support that claim . just a few moments into a brand new day here in moscow sunday august twelfth you know neal based says r t international our top story turkey is ready to abandon the u.s. dollar and its international trade president to urge a one a defiant speech. his target sent the turkish currency into a tailspin. we are preparing to use our own national currency with our biggest trading partners such as china russia and ukraine if european countries want to get away from the us dollar then we are ready to set up such a system as well. the turkish leader went on to say that his country needs to look for a new friends on alliances he also appealed to citizens to sell their u.s. dollars and buy turkish lira to defend the currency in the w

they found not only did monsanto's product cause harm, but that monsanto was negligent and not warning it could cause harm and that their actions constituted malice, oppression or fraud and should be punished. lawyers for both sides say the jury was very educated and took copious notes. >> in truth, i've never seen a jury that paid attention and asked the kind of questions that this jury has asked, one question about a specific mouse cohort in one of the studies from the 1980s, kind of an obscure study. that was i think even difficult for some of the attorneys to answer. >> i don't know how they got it wrong, but they did. they got it wrong. >> reporter: 46-year-old lee johnson is a former groundskeeper for benicia unified school district. he's dying from non-hodgkin's lymphoma and blames the corporate giant monsanto. johnson's lawyers directly link his cancer to his continued exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in weed killers like roundup. he's one of thousands around the country suing the company for failing to warn them the chemical causes cancer. the chemical is classifi

round up weed killer the jury agreed ruling that monsanto should have warned buyers of the potential dangers bias says the court's decision goes against overwhelming scientific evidence. as board monsanto in june this year for fifty six billion euros with the american agro chemical firm facing more than four thousand lawsuits in u.s. state courts and four hundred fifty at the federal level it's estimated the total cost of litigation for buyer could reach up to eight billion euros well that's reason enough for investors to be cautious and although share prices showed some life earlier this year they perked up in june around the monsanto acquisition it's lately been mostly downhill monday brought another plunge following news of a california jury verdict against monsanto with shares down twelve percent well that's bring in our financial correspondent only bats from frankfurt. only are there you are only shareholders are correct in assuming this will cost by a lot of money. well you know the shock that they showed today might be unwarranted in the end the scope might be exaggerated at t

dwayne lee johnson is the first plaintiff with a successful lawsuit against monsanto. he was a groundskeeper for benecia unified school district where he used round up at least 20- 40 times a year and at one point was doused with it. johnson was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymph oma and has lesions covering 80% of his body.sot: dwayne lee johnson, plaintiff// "the cause is way bigger than me so hopefully this thing will start to get the attention it needs to get make a good choice."johnson's attorneys believe his case will pave the way for thousands more using the popular product.sot: r. brent wisner, plaintiff's attorney// "we now have a way forward that monsanto now has an option to do right by all the people who have been hurt, and do right by mr. johnson and do right by everyone else who could be hurt by the product."but the monsanto vp revealved they plan to appeal the verdict...johnson's lawyers took that as what they call a sign of the company's character. tag the monsanto vp went on to say that the agriculture industry relies on their product to feed an increa

state of california has found monsanto weed killers guilty of causing terminal cancer in a plaintiff the jury ordered the chemicals giant which is now owned by germany's buyer to pay two hundred and fifty million dollars in punitive damages plus thirty nine million in compensation culture authorities in san francisco fast track the case because the man is dying to wayne johnson had used the weed killer in his job as a groundskeeper. did roundup pro or ranger pro fail to perform as safely as an ordinary consumer would have expected when you used or misused in an intended or reasonably foreseeable way answer yes was the roundup pro or ranger pro design a substantial factor in causing harm to mr johnson answer yes. what amount of punitive damages if any do you award to mr johnson answer two hundred fifty million dollars i'm glad to be here to be able to help with a cause is way bigger than me so hopefully this day will start to. get the attention that it needs to get right supposed to make a good choice every major known human carcinogen had a moment mike this a moment when the science

monsanto executives said they feel sympathy for him. >> the case will not end with the verdict, monsanto plans to appeal to get the damages reduced. they are facing more than 5000 muller lawsuits across the country and this could set a precedent for those. >> glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world. use of the weedkiller has jumped primarily in the central valley where it is sprayed on food crops. that concerned debbie friedman who works for a nonprofit that provides locally grown organic meals to public schools around the bay area. >> she fought for years to get glyphosate out of the food supply. she calls the verdict stunning and says more should be done. >> and thrilled he will receive this money, but what it means is the rest of us are eating the food every day and we are not protected. >> nearly 1 1/2 billion pounds of glyphosate are applied annually to crops and gardens worldwide. the fda recently started testing certain food samples, but they have not released official results. regulators say glyphosate residues are not harmful if they are under legal limits. >>>

did monsanto failed to adequately warn of the potential risks answer yes. was the lack of sufficient warnings a substantial factor in causing harm to mr johnson answer yes monsanto says its products are safe it has promised to appeal the verdict. frankly that shockley that's not who we are and that's not what we did and that will certainly be a very very closely closely argued point of appeal monsanto was recently acquired by german chemical giant bio for fifty four billion euros buyer says hundreds of scientific studies show glad to say it does not cause cancer experts continue to debate the issue the world health organization says the chemical is possibly carcinogenic more than five thousand other americans are currently suing monsanto in connection to the use of life a state doing johnson's victory may just be the first for the plaintiffs now. as i look at some of the other stories making news around the world thousands of mainly r.-o. protest has rallied in tel aviv against a new law the declares israel the nation state of the jewish people critics say

did monsanto failed to adequately warn of the potential risks answer yes. was the lack of sufficient warnings a substantial factor in causing harm to mr johnson answer yes monsanto says its products are safe it has promised to appeal the verdict. frankly that shockley that's not who we are and that's not what we did and that will certainly be a very very closely closely argued point of appeal monsanto was recently acquired by german chemical giant bio for fifty four billion euros buyer says hundreds of scientific studies show of glycol say does not cause cancer experts continue to debate the issue the world health organization says the chemical is possibly carcinogenic more than five thousand other americans are currently suing monsanto in connection to its use of life estate doing johnson's victory may just be the first for the plaintiffs. now. let's not look at some of the other stories making news around the world thousands of mainly arab protesters rallied in tel aviv against a new law the declares israel the nation state of the jewish people critics sa

chemical giant monsanto is ordered to pay nearly three hundred million dollars to a former groundskeeper in the u.s. over claims that its best selling weed killer causes cancer. and a senator in florida accuses russia hacking at the state's voting system ahead of the midterm elections but they go forward to say that there's no evidence to support that claim. are broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our team international john thomas really glad to have you with us now turkey is ready to abandon the u.s. dollar and its international trade president everyone gave a defiant speech after donald trump's latest tariffs sent the turkish currency into a tailspin. we are preparing to use our own national currency with our biggest trading partners such as china russia and ukraine if european countries want to get away from the us dollar then we are ready to set up such a system as well. the turkish leader went on to say that his country needs to look for new friends and allies he also appealed to citizens to sell their u.s. dollars and buy turkish lira to defend the currency

state of california has found monsanto weed killers guilty of causing terminal cancer in a plaintiff the jury ordered the chemicals giant which is now owned by germany's bya to pay two hundred and fifty million dollars in punitive damages plus thirty nine million in compensation cultural forces in san francisco fast track the case because the man is dying to wayne johnson had used the weed killer in his job as a groundskeeper. did roundup pro or ranger pro fail to perform as safely as an ordinary consumer would have expected when used or misused in an intended or reasonably foreseeable way answer yes was the roundup pro or ranger a pro design a substantial factor in causing harm to mr johnson answer yes. what amount of punitive damages if any do you award to mr johnson answer two hundred fifty million dollars i'm glad to be here to be able to help with a cause is way bigger than me so hopefully it is they will start to get the attention that it needs to get rice opposed to make a good choice every major known human carcinogen had a moment mike this moment when the science finally cau

the latest monsanto verdict in california comes less than six months off their opinion approve the merging of one santa ana german crop chemical conglomerate known as bayer now the sixty six billion dollars deal which will drop the name on sand so it creates the world's largest pesticides and seeds monopoly now sixty one percent of global sales and pesticides production is in the hands of just three mega corporations and includes this one as well so is that a problem well it all depends on who you are who you ask because one center and bear have pitched their consideration as a way to develop the technology and innovation they say is needed to feed the world . the parties have submitted a remedy package worth well over six billion euros. this remedy package removes all problematic overlaps between the parties activities. and it ensures that the number of global players active competing and innovating in seeds and pesticides remains the same before and after the merger. there are plenty of critics including farmers now the merging is seen as a terrifying set woods in a monopoly in agricultu

monsanto had wanted a 15 year lease, they only got five. what then of concerns here way from california? there's no doubt it's the most widely used herbicide in the most widely used herbicide in the uk. latest figures show something like five and million acres of uk farmlands are treated with glyphosate. the government says glyphosate meets our high standards for the protection of health and the environment. the nfu says it's essential to modern farming that you could cut yield by something like 10% if you didn't have it but the soil association says it's want —— says it wants farms not to use it near harvest time and that park keepers and gardeners should not use it. it is still deeply controversial and this case has not changed that. thank you. the united states scrambled fighter jets and declared a security alert after a man stole a passenger plane from seattle airport, and performed aerobatic manoeuvres, before crashing on a nearby island. the airline worker, who was alone on the aircraft, is thought to have died in the fireball. th

did monsanto failed to adequately warn of the potential risks answer yes. was the lack of sufficient warnings a substantial factor in causing harm to mr johnson answer yes monsanto says its products are safe it has promised to appeal the verdict. and frankly that shocked me that's not who we are and that's not what we did and that will certainly be a very very closely closely argued point of appeal monsanto was recently acquired by german chemical giant bio for fifty four billion euros buyer says hundreds of scientific studies showed glycol state does not cause cancer experts continue to debate the issue the world health organization says the chemical is possibly carcinogenic more than five thousand other americans are currently suing monsanto in connection to its use of life estate doing johnson's victory may just be the first for the plaintiffs this is now. a sound look at some of the other stories making news around the world thousands of mainly arab protest has rallied in tel aviv against a new law that declares israel the nation state of the jewish peo

they got it wrong. >> now that same monsanto executive said they feel sympathy for mr. johnson. his doctors say, though, he is not likely to live past the newsroom, andria borba, kpix5. >> of course, this case will not end with this particular verdict. monsanto plans to appeal vigorously in an attempt to get the damages reduced, but the company is facing more than 5,000 similar lawsuits across the country and this case could set a precedent for those. the next trial is set for st. louis in the fall. >> glyphosate is the most widely used pesticide in the world. use of the weed killer in california has jumped dramatically, primarily in the central valley where it's sprayed on food crops. that concerns debbie friedman. she works for a nonprofit that provides locally grown organic meals to public schools around the bay area. she has fought for years to get glyphosate out of the food supply. friedman says today's verdict was stunning, but she wants more to be done. >> i'm thrilled that the plaintiff will be receiving this money, but itns is that the rest of us who are eating the food

to another big story of the weekend american chemical giant monsanto has suffered a major blow after losing a lung mark trial over claims its best selling weed killer causes cancer a u.s. court ruled the company was responsible for the terminal illness of a school groundskeeper the jury unanimously agreed that months until acted with malice and ordered them to pay almost three hundred million dollars in damages to. the case could set a precedent for thousands of other planes against the chemical giant wayne johnson who was diagnosed with none hodgkin's lymphoma in twenty fourteen ses his case is much bigger than just step personal victory. to begin this case i received a lot of support and a lot of thank you and a lot of you know. everything from a lot of people that i don't even know you know i'm glad to be here to help with this situation after i learned about. rip and go at the same everything i'm glad to be you're able to help the cause is way bigger than me. well the dispute over the counter risks of monsanto products have been going on for decades the main focus being on one ke

monsanto has to finally do something. >>reporter: this case was expedited because of johnson's poor health. he is expected to enter another round of chemotherapy in the coming weeks. the jury will begin the liberating tomorrow morning. live in superior court in san francisco. >>> we are learning new details about the deadly shooting in the bay bridge. the driver shot and killed has been identified as darrell stinett, a music promoter and rapper from texas. he was the father of two. a witness took these photos shortly after the gunfire yesterday morning. police say shots were fired from one car into another, triggering a crash. >>> police have only a vague description of the shooter's vehicle, a gray or a silver suv or sedan. the shooting shutdown lanes that lasted more than four hours. police is still not revealed a possible motive. >>> hot temperatures continuing, windy conditions as well and that makes things very tough for crews battling the holy fire in southern california. it has burned 4000 acres near the riverside-

the maker of roundup 'monsanto' already says ... it will appeal the verdict. kron-4's ella sogomonian has reaction tonight from the plaintiff who won his claim in court. the plaintiff dwayne lee johnson along with his legal team is celebrating the verdict tonight saying it's not just a win for him but for thousands of other people who claim their health issues stem from the monsanto product. a verdict was reached before a stunned courtroom as a jury found monsanto responsible for a bay area man's terminal cancer because he used their weed killer called round up. dwayne lee johnson is the first plaintiff with a successful lawsuit against the agribusiness giant which his attorneys believe will pave the way for many more using the popular product.sot: david dickens, plaintiff's attorney// "he stayed strong. he put his neck out as the first plaintiff in what will be thousands. he has stood up for what he believes and has stoof up for what is right against monsanto a huge corporation and because of him we have brought justive not jsut to him but hopefully thousands

veterans children were caused by exposure to agent orange monsanto one of the nine makers of the agent orange for the u.s. government during the vietnam war claims they're not responsible for the effects of the product on veterans or the many many innocent being to me is in korean stating but the government said the prospects of occasions for making agent orange and determined when and where and how it was made agent orange were only produced for and used by the us government however the recent verdict in the us courts found finding monsanto legally responsible for the cancer causing a fax of its pesticide roundup were and were ordered to pay two hundred eighty one million dollars to one of their victims which has led the nation of vietnam's foreign minister to repeat a longstanding demand that monsanto and eight other companies that made agent orange. compensate should compensate vietnamese victims so is it time that companies like monsanto are held responsible for the damage their products have caused or will they be able to hide behind the us government we've been victims without an

monsanto, the company that manufactures roundup weed killer. nbc bay area jean elliott with more. >> reporter: the verdict that was reached here sends a clear message to companies that profit over people's health won't be tolerated. it is most likely looking to settle this indicate and thousands of other cases similar in the pipeline. >> hopefully this thing will get the attention it dangers are fiy sued rounds monsanto. today a jury decided monsanto new the chemicals were dangerous and didn't warn users. the vice president of monsantos says the jury got it wrong. >> it doesn't change the overwhelming evidence. >> reporter: legal analyst say monsanto will likely try to settle. dean johnson says the verdict is a victory for consumers. >> this company did wrong. it knew it was doing wrong. sent a message to analysis with people's lives. >> reporter: he is fighting terminal cancer on. >> reportes money. but hoping to use the jury awar treatment. >>> judge rejected the plea deal made by the two men facing charges in the deadly ghost ship. a 30 page

has successfully sued the chemical giant monsanto a california jury ruled that the company's weed killer gave it dwayne johnson terminal cancer and it ordered monsanto to pay him two hundred eighty nine million dollars in damages not a case could set a precedent for thousands of other claims against if a chemical giant and doing johnson says it's much more than a personal victory. just beginning this case i received a lot of support and a lot of thank you and a lot of fear and a lot of everything i'm just getting from a lot of people that i don't even know you know i'm glad to be here to help but this situation after i learned about. rick and guy at the same everything i'm glad to be here to be able to help the cause is way bigger than me. the dispute centered on month santo's round up weed killer is the key ingredient is goal life essayed which has been produced by monsanto for decades now but in two thousand fifteen the world health organization found that substance that substance could be carcinogenic and monsanto insists the product is safe and it has pledged to appeal the court's de

you should know that monsanto denies that its product contributed to mr. johnson's cap -- cancer. the centers for health also found that it was actually -- at least levels of it in all the cereals tested. and you know, i think the take away here is that these two agencies would say that organic -- they did not find these trace levels in most of the organic products tested. >> those are big names -- cheerios, quaker oats -- those are staples in most ofÃyou know, especially young families kitchens. >> they insist that their products are safe, and certainly -- these are illegal levels by any means, but these scientists are concerned. >> thank you. >>> the mayor of san jose says that he will get a new tattoo, but only on one condition. he got the idea after a local man, jake mccluskey recently ran every single street of san jose's city limits. jake commemorated his feet with a tattoo with the new city logo on his left calf. so, today the mayor tweeted -- my staff dared me to follow jake's example. so, i told them i would do it for 1 million retweets. he goes on to assure his wife, do

(pam) monsanto already says ... it will appeal the verdict. kron-4's ella sogomonian has reaction tonight from the plaintiff who won his claim in court. gasps in this san francisco courtroom on friday as a jury determined giant corporation monsanto's product round up caused terminal cancer for bay area man dwayne lee johnson. the former benecia unified school district groundskeeper said he used the weed killer 20 to 40 times a year...and believes his non hodgkin's lymphoma disease was the result of it.sot: dwayne lee johnson, plaintiff// "johnson and his attorney's expressed their celebration is beyond their own...but a benefit to thousands of people who may have had their health impacted by the monsanto product too. sot: r. brent wisner, plaintiff's attorney// "the monsanto vice president shared his condolences for johnson's diagnosis but defended round up saying there has never been evidence for it containing a cancer causing agent and has been reviewed by medical professional many a time and cleared for use.sot: scott partridge, monsanto vi

chemical giant monsanto is ordered to pay nearly $300 million in damages to an american man who said its weedkiller made him terminally ill with cancer. i am glad to be here to help with this situation after i learned about roundup and glyphusate and everything. i am glad to be here to be able to help, but the cause is way bigger than me. a man appears in court in charged with starting the california wild —fires. a warning the army could be deployed in new south wales to help australia's farmers deal with the worst drought in living memory. and mission to the sun on hold. nasa is forced to postpone its historic space probe launch until tomorrow because of technical problems. and the click team meet france's very own rocket man — that's in half an hour on bbc news. a passenger plane has crashed after being stolen from seattle airport in the united states. alaska airlines says a member of the ground crew had taken the plane. no passengers or staff were on board at the time. andy moore reports. what the hell? the stolen plane was filmed by shocked witnesses flying low over the islan

and, the news may get worse for monsanto. there are thousands of people with cases and claims against the company. let's bring in ktvu legal analyst, michael cardoza. the verdict on friday, does it set precedent for the thousands of other cases right now against monsanto? >> certainly, it will have an effect. i don't think presidents is the right word. because you can't bring up this case and other cases to a jury. for example, if one of the other cases or a class-action goes forward, meaning a lot of different plaintiffs, you don't get to say to that jury, you know what a san francisco jury did? they give the plaintiffs $289 million. you should do the same. that is not mentioned.'s case stands on its own. >> the jury ruled that ranger pro and weedkiller roundup made by monsanto present a substantial danger to's consumers, -- to consumers, and that the country should have known about the potential risks they pose. that conclusion you are saying cannot be used in any future case? >> to my knowledge, it cannot be used in any fu

court orders chemical company monsanto to pay two hundred eighty nine million dollars to a man who says its weed killer caused him cancer. cameroon's government says it will investigate a video allegedly showing extrajudicial killings by the army and. the dozens injured during protests and before arrest as tens of thousands returned from overseas to demand the resignation of romania's government. u.s. president donald trump has escalated a feud with turkey doubling steals and out of many and tariffs as a monetary crisis pushes towards the economic brink at the heart of turkey's failing finances is a volatile currency which is now for them to a record low well since the start of the year the church has lost thirty five percent of its value against the dollar much of that deckard has happened since president of the one retired office with a hugely expanded powers a month ago well at the one has urged citizens to sell their dollars and buy lira and stay. to prop up the currency so i'm course here live reports from istanbul. turkey as president vegetate prior to an address this large rally

to note that this verdict sends a message to monsanto that it's years of deception regarding roundup is over and that they should put consumer safety first over profits. but will be bear own corporate but he would listen with literally listen only time will tell but this jury's decision does prove how important it is to always be watching the honks. you. want to. get the. real deal with. the part of. the day like you that i got. this. i. welcome everybody to watching the harks i am tired wrote this letter and with the wallace move so yeah i mean we had obviously talked about this we talked about this a long time as one of the things that's been covered a lot is months said it's not just. many if that month and we can talk about specifically round up and its use and what they're legally obligated to tell people about this and i think this is what is that's the stage is that there needs to be better consumer protections whoever that might end up being so this financial award includes past and and future economic losses and punitive damages limit period of damages tacked on right extra

chemical giant monsanto is ordered to pay nearly three hundred million dollars to a former groundskeeper in the u.s. over claims that its best selling weed killer causes cancer. and senator in florida is russia hiking the state's voting system ahead of the midterm elections but still forty say that there's no evidence to support that claim. broadcasting live directress it is a must go this is our team thomas certainly glad to have you with us now turkey isn't ready to abandon the u.s. dollar in its international trade president or to one gave a defiant speech after dollar trumps the latest tariffs sent the turkish currency into a tailspin. we are preparing to use our own national currency with our biggest trading partners such as china russia and ukraine if european countries want to get away from the us dollar then we are ready to set up such a system as well. the turkish leader went on to say that his country needs to look for new friends and allies also appealed to citizens to sell their u.s. dollars and to buy turkish lira to a friend of the currency in the wake of donald trump's pun

has successfully sued the chemical giant monsanto. a california jury ruled that the company's weed killer gave dwayne johnson terminal cancer and it ordered monsanto to pay him a two hundred eighty nine million dollars and damages the case could set a precedent for thousands of other claims against the chemical giant and doing johnson says it's much more than a personal victory. to speak in this case i received a lot of support and a lot of thank you and a lot of our you know. everything and just a lot of people that i don't even know you know i'm glad to be here to help but this situation after i learned about. work and life the same everything i'm glad to be you're able to help the cause as we begin to me. the dispute centered on monsanto's roundup weed killer the key ingredient is glyphosate which has been a produced by monsanto for decades but in two thousand and fifteen the world health organization found that that substance could be carcinogenic and santa insists that the product is safe and it has pledged to appeal the court's

court orders chemical company monsanto to pay almost three hundred million dollars to a man who says its weed killer calls him cancer. cameron's government says it will investigate a video which appears to show extra judicial killings by the army and. up . dozens are injured in protests in bucharest as tens of thousands demand the resignation of remedios government. the first president ever to one is urging turks to sell their dollars a by lira instead to prop up the currency which has fallen to a record low u.s. president donald trump has added pressure to take his economy by doubling steel and aluminum terrorists since the start of the year the turkish lira has lost thirty five percent of its value against the dollar and much of that decline has happened since president roger federer won the reach of office with hugely expanded powers a month ago so then because he only has more now from istanbul. turkey's president for just a proud to an address this large rally and have this massive for his citizens yes. if there is anyone who has dollars euros or gold under their pillows that yo

monsanto had been negligent in failing to warn users and had acted with malice or oppression. mrjohnson said he hoped the verdict would bolster thousands of similar cases. since the beginning of this case i have received a lot of support, a lot of thank yous and a lot of prayer, a lot of everything. just getting energy from a lot of people that i don't even know, you know. and i'm glad to be here to help with this situation after i learned about roundup and glyphosate and everything, i'm glad to be here to be able to help, but the cause is way bigger than me. his lawyer said the company had acted with reckless disregard for human life. this case was historic. every major known human carcinogen had a moment like this, a moment when the science finally caught up, when they could no longer bury it, where people had to actually look at it and say, "we have a problem." but monsanto, which is owned by the german conglomerate bayer, says it will appeal, insisting its products are vital, effective and safe tools forfarmers worldwide. the science is not certain. in 2015, the world heal

the headlines at three: agrichemicals giant bayer monsanto, insists that its weedkillers are safe to use, after an american jury ruled that they caused a man's cancer. an airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport is thought to have died after crashing on a nearby island. a 29—year—old man is killed and another man is seriously injured after an explosion at a military hardware factory in wiltshire. a warning the australian army could be deployed in new south wales — to help farmers deal with the worst drought in living memory and mission to the sun on hold: nasa is forced to postpone one of its most daring ventures until tomorrow because of technical problems. and the click team meet france's very own rocket man — that's in half an hour's time on bbc news. the manufacturers of britain's most widely—used weed killer — round—up — are insisting that it's safe, after a court in the united states awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to a man with terminal cancer, who says it caused his illness. the jury in california decided that

and monsanto now has the opportunity to do right. that is coming from the attorneys in a groundskeeper, f a school district, he weedkille name by monsanto, the story is developing. >>> coming up, it would be one of the biggest shakeups in decades, why critics say the presidents proposal is lost in space. >> a school is facing a major legal battle, several former students having a sexual abuse lawsuit filed on their behalf today. welcome to the xfinity store. thanks, janet. it's my happy place. you can learn how to switch to xfinity mobile, a new wireless network that saves you cash. and you can get 5 lines of talk and text included with your internet. and over here i'm having my birthday party. dj fluffernutter, hit it! ♪ dj fluffernutter simple. easy. awesome. ask how to get $300 back when you sign up for xfinity mobile, and purchase a new samsung phone. visit your local xfinity store today. >> the makers of the videogame fortnight are really forward with a lawsuit against a 14- year-old boy. the game maker accuses the teenager of

in a california verdict earlier this month monsanto was ordered to pay two hundred eighty nine million dollars to doing johnson who developed non hodgkin's lymphoma after using the weed killer according to a national university at resort study in argentina roundup is linked to several types of cancers including breast prostate and lung cancers and in a previous study researchers found that when parents were exposed to round up during the two years prior to the child's birth the risk of the child being born with brain cancer is significantly higher there is now global momentum to band life to say in two thousand and ten doctors from across latin america formed an organization doctors of human data towns to speak out against the wave killer in a documentary released this year the filmmaker highlights the social and environmental concerns in these agricultural toxins now the national conference held in argentina dr. paediatrician specializing in environmental health explained his concerns we've gone from a pretty healthy population to one with the high rate of cancer birth defects than il

it is a choice that monsanto made and today is the day of reckoning. every single cancer risk that has been found had this moment. every single one. where the science finally caught up, where they couldn't bury it any more. the agricultural giant strongly disagrees. it says farmers around the world were lined it and it says it will appeal, claiming its products are vital, effective and safe. it is the most widely used herbicide in the world. it's the most widely studied herbicide in the world. there are over 800 scientific, medical, peer reviewed published studies that demonstrate glyphosate is safe and does not cause cancer. and yet, world health organization scientists say glyphosate is probably carcinogenic, while the us and the eu continue to approve its use. this case by no means ends the controversy about the most heavily used herbicide in history. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. monsanto issued a statement after the ruling, in which it said: the nobel—prizewinning writer vs naipaul has died aged 85. raised in trinidad, he studied at oxford