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the month trial. we continue to have hope. we're continuing to search rescuers in florida, still hope to find survive. it's inside a collapse department. but a fire was hampering their f. the highly contagious delta vary. i'm trying to recall code 19 infections and indonesia, and it said to a lockdown and australia's biggest turkey is beginning construction on a mega project, linking the mediterranean with the black sea bar mental assault, calling it a bridge too far and in denmark are through to the last a to at the euros to girls from casper dog. help them secure a for nail victory against wales. ah, johnson johnson has agreed to pay $230000000.00 to settle claims that in fuel the u

. s. opioid crisis, the drug michael also promised to permanently end manufacturing and distribution of the pain killer. it's part of a case brought in the state of new york. the company denies wrong doing and insists it had already stopped selling people in the us centers for disease control says nearly half a 1000000 people died from a pure of doses between 999-2019. well my can live for us in washington. d. c might tell us more about the settlement well, came at the settlement that will be paid over 9 years, according to the agreement in excess of $230000000.00. the settlement reached with the new york state attorney general. now, significantly, this agreement comes just days before a massive case is due to take place in new york involving a number of pharmaceutical companies and distributors. now, johnson and johnson by paying this figure excludes its so from that particular

legal process. so although it appears on the surface a huge amount of money, it is something that johnson and johnson is now avoiding down the line in terms of that massive case which will take place very importantly, before a jury and unprecedented step in this type of case, johnson and johnson itself says that to stop distributing and manufacturing points as long ago as 5 years, but in its agreement that has agreed not to do so in the future. johnson and johnson continues to insist that the settlement is no acknowledgment of guilt. however, one must remember that there are some 3000 similar cases pending across the united states. this agreement that johnson and johnson as reach to new york state may not apply in other cases. why just remind us of how devastating the o, b, o, a crisis has been in the us. i mean, johnson and johnson isn't the only big pharmaceutical company facing the sort of

losses. well, it's a massive issue. centers for disease control has said that in excess of 500000 people have died of opioid abuse since the late ninety's. this is a massive figure and it has been a major social issue within the united states for a long period of time. there have been actions ongoing against various pharmaceutical companies, prescribing pain killers, other forms of opioid, and now this is coming to a head that new york case was the combination of years of efforts by consumers to take some kind of action in terms of this massive crisis and crisis that has been looking at the numbers of americans who have been affected, but i must add to as well. kim is that this is not necessarily a purely us issue. although this case is taking place in

a few days time in new york state in new york city, they are international efforts underway as well. and the significance of this particular deal that johnson and johnson has reached, is that that may set the template for other pharmaceutical companies who want to try and reach a deal, and thereby avoid the risk of a jury trial either within the united states or even further afield, so this is a significant moment in terms of the battle against opioid that new york attorney general saying that it's very important that johnson and johnson has formerly said it will not be distributing or manufacturing these points in the future even though it says it has stopped recently, and this is the type of template that legal experts will be looking at, not only in new york state, and not only in the united states, but around the world where points have indeed been a massive scourge. i thank you for that update there. mike hannah, for us in washington, d. c. well,

the us government has declared the opioid crisis of public health emergency. it started in the late ninety's when doctors began to prescribe, prescribe brother opioids, a greater rates, the mistake mistaken belief that they were not addictive. by 2018 around 10000000 americans were misusing the medication. more than 800000 were using heroin. many of the addicts who tend to elicit drugs when they could no longer get prescriptions refilled. the us department of health says more than 130 americans die every day from you. a related overdose is $48000.00 a year. gerald pulse there is an investigative journalist and author of pharma agreed lies, and the poisoning of america, he joins us live by skype, from miami. thank you for your time. first of what you get your take on this johnson and johnson settlement. i'm not as impressed with the johnson johnson settlement as the headline would lead you to believe any $272000000.00 sounds like

and it is a lot of money. but this is a company that has $85000000000.00 a year in annual revenue. they're going to pay this out over 9 years. they claim that they will stop making opioids, but that's true. but essentially they've been out of that business for some time. the subsidiary, there's jameson, had sold the right to make her their own, the oil pain. keller, a few years ago, they made a fentanyl patch that they really stopped. and what's not included in the deal can, is the fact that oklahoma, another american state, found them liable for about $500000000.00 just in 2019, because johnson johnson controls intense mania about 60 percent of the production and crops of the ingredients used in the underlying opium like oxy code and other ingredients in pills around the world, they aren't stopping that. so yes, this is a good deal in terms of getting something on the record, but it's not a great blow for justice. what is the actual culpability? all, johnson and johnson and other big pharmaceutical pharmaceutical companies in the

opioid crisis. i just want to understand because you know, the doctors who actually prescribing this medication had they been told that this medication was not addictive by the pharmaceutical companies, even though the companies knew that it was what can, can you explain that fully? yeah, absolutely. as a matter of fact, so there are a number of areas where i think there are parties that are responsible for the manufacturers, like johnson and johnson are do pharma which made a blockbuster drug called oxy content. other big a pharmaceutical companies. they over marketed the drug. it was approved by the food and drug administration for chronic terminal end of life pain. they ended up going and sending drug representatives knowingly. we now know this through the emails with the companies that have been produced in litigation. they sent drug reps out to the doctors telling them that even though the f d a has not approved it for things like austin arthritis or for lower back pain or for simpler things like migraines or

b green's. you can use it for all of that and the addiction rate is less than one percent. they had drug rep say this based upon a study that they knew was inaccurate and false, turned out. they kept pushing this for a long time. but manufacturers aren't the only ones responsible. yes, they over sold it and they misled the doctors. but there were also doctors who over prescribed this so called pill mills, who ran it as a business without worrying about whether people needed or not. there were distributors who distributed the multi $1000000000.00 corporations. they are part of the trial coming up in new york. that will start next week. there are pharmacies, like, for instance, walgreen's boots alliance, cbs and wal mart, who at times had false prescriptions that came in and the doctors and the pharmacists didn't pay attention to it. so there's a whole series of parties that are responsible for what became the most lethal drug epidemic in united states history. not just one, but they all share some responsibility and liability. ok, so $270000000.00. going to be paid in this case. this settlement,

how much of this money and the money from all settlements like it are actually going to the communities that have been affected by the appeal to crisis that the families who have lost loved ones to drug addiction. i think for those of us who are looking and investigating this particular drug crisis, that's one of the most frustrating parts of it, that the answer to that is very little finally gets to the victims this 200 $72000000.00 is part of what the states or 50 states, such as new york hope will be a $26000000000.00 settlement, eventually, from johnson and johnson, the other manufacturers. and all of the companies involved. most of that money will go to the states. the states will end up using it to fund treatment programs and rehabilitation programs and try to get addiction treatment. that's better for those who have fallen prey to oxycontin fentenol or even st. drugs. i care when people who have suffered from opioids in the past, or families who have lost a loved one, a child spouse,

somebody who's lost their jobs and gone to recovery and spent thousands of dollars trying to become sober. they will receive only pennies on the dollar. unfortunately, that's the way the system works. once it gets into a legal process, i'm a lawyer by trade and i know this lawyers will come out very, very wealthy about $2000000000.00 of the $26.00 building. you will go to the lawyers who are or pushing these claims. that's the way it works in the us unfortunately. so the real victims, not that much, the states will do quite well, and it will all be funded into drug treatment programs. right. i thank you very much for your time, gerald post their investigative journalist and author of pharma agreed, lies. the poisoning of america came a fire inside the rubble of a collapsed building in florida. the tampering efforts by rescue crews to find survivors. teams are working 24 miles a day and so side, florida, just outside of miami, for people are known to have died when the collapse happened on thursday, 159,

a still unaccounted for. how does your castros live for us, sir? from south side in miami, heidi tell us more about the fire. what do we know? how is it impacting those rescue efforts? overall, these rescue efforts are there going strong as in the workers are continuing to dig into tunnel. but the latest update from authorities is that there are still no signs of life. the last time that we had any updates for the survivors or the number dead came from friday morning. so it's been more than 24 hours with little development here. and that fire you mentioned is a major reason for the lack of progress the firefighters say this is a fire buried so deeply. beneath this rope rubble there, uncertain exactly where it's located or what is on fire itself. so you can imagine the difficulty then of trying to put it out there using everything from infrared

technology to foam to water, just to distinguish those wines. but right now they're major problem is the smoke that it's creating and it's dangerous for the rescue workers to continue tunneling in when the reading conditions are so poor. and in fact that smoke is releasing possible toxins into the air. and people living in this area have been told to take cautions as well. given all of these hurdles, though, the officials here say they have not given up hope. our top priority now continues to be search and rescue. we continue to have hope. we're continuing to search. we're looking for people alive in the rubble. that is our priority and our team have not stopped. hour after hour through the night. they have been working. and id reports been released. the report was done back in 2018, which showed him structural damage. what are all authorities saying about whether

that contributed to this collapse? they're saying it may be a factor, and it certainly is something that investigators will factor in as they determine exactly what brought down this building. so suddenly in the middle of the night as people were sleeping. now this report was commissioned by the management of this condo, and in it, the structural engineer who conducted the report so that he found a major structural damage to the beams, the metal, the steel and the concrete that basically held this building up. and he also said that that was partially due to major construction error in that the water was not allowed to properly drain from the lower levels of the building along among the parking garage levels. now it's still too early to conclusively say whether that is

what led to the collapse. there are also other theories of possible climate change . there is possibility of a scene call having developed all of those are things that investigators are looking into. and out of caution. county officials here say they're launching and immediate review of all other buildings of similar age or older. this is a 40 year old building throughout the county and many unanswered question. but of course, as for those family members of the 159 possible sol, still trapped beneath this rubble. this is an agonizing weight not only as they wait for answers to how this happened, but more importantly, answers to the fate of their loved ones. ok, thank you for that. how did your castro, they're supporting law from suicide, florida into my head on the news all including b, u. k. health secretary, resigned for apologizing, for breaking social move. journey had a fair,

wasn't paid, and economy in free fall, but not for everyone. now come christians from lebanon county, and the formula one well championship lead us at pace on his teams called the truck that was here with that. in covered cases arising in countries around the world with indonesia and russia breaking daily records, indonesia surpassed a record $21000.00 cases. on saturday, all russia recorded 619 cove deaths its worst day. this year most increases a blamed on the highly contagious delta varied shell of eligible. at a hospital on the outskirts of jakarta, people infected with coven 19 seek treatment and the car park. this week has been indonesia worst since the pandemic began. it is recorded more than 100000 cases for

the 1st time filling up dozens of hospitals. for the capacity of the tree ashton's is 30 portable beds. but the number of people who come here to us for medical treatment is really high. we contradict them. the capital jakarta is worst, his last week recorded more than 130 deaths every day. indonesia has recorded 50 success from fatalities since the pandemic began. that's the highest number and south east asia and the 4th worst per capita, globally. as adult a variance spreads, indonesia is not the only country facing a health emergency. russia recorded 619 cove dates on saturday, the highest so far this year. the operating agility for the last week. the number of patients increased by one 5th compared to the numbers we had before. the world health organization says the delta various has been identified in 85 countries and spreading rapidly in unvaccinated populations. it tech rate is higher. in fact,

more people. it can spread faster and we are seeing that now in at resort and in w, not seeing the most trailer in the, in the u. k. and i think we'll see it now increasingly in europe. and indeed, also in the, in the america, a strange experience that this week it was covered free. now it has dozens of cases, millions of people in and around sydney have been ordered into a 2 week lockdown. me once down the board upset. it's just complete, goes till again. we should bryce out build more cases with bonding that all household context. unfortunately, getting the bars transmits ability is at least double what pre previous very and have bang. so we do need to price out bills for potentially larger number of cases in the following days. the people in spain, their freedom, has been more than a year and the making. on saturday,

the government dropped in order to win masks out towards a 3rd of the population is now fully vaccinated and infections of falling in the order i feel safe. at the end of the day, i think we need to return to our past normal life as soon as possible. this is a step forward, but many kept the mass gone. weary of dropping the guard against a virus, still ravaging many nations. charlotte bellis out 0. person's health treatment hancock has resigned the day off, the been called out for breaking social distancing rules during unfair. he admitted to breach and guidelines after a picture of him kissing a colleague last month was published by a newspaper. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made that you have made. and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them. and that's why i've got to resign. i want to thank people for that

incredible sacrifices and what they've done, everybody working in the n h s. across social everyone involved in the, in the vaccine program. and frankly, everybody in this country who has risen to the challenges that we've seen over the past 18 months. 5 now to paul brennan, who is in london and met hong hancock. very much falling on his thought as it were . yes, it's been, it's been a whirlwind for a house, frankly. i mean, matt hancock was popular with forest johnson, but not necessarily with people within boris johnson's camp in downing street, we heard from johnson special adviser, dominic cummings, not so long ago, who gave evidence that as far as he was concerned, hancock was totally useless. and should have been sacked many times over, for the way that he'd handle the pandemic here in the u. k. but the newspaper revelations about this cctv footage with math hancock in

a passionate embrace with a parliamentary aid, a special advisor who he himself had appointed 1st off as an unpaid advisor and then on the $15000.00 pounds a year salary, an old university friend of his from oxford university, and both married and then the kissing and fondling each other for want of a better word. it just went to hypocrisy, frankly. in the letter that man had coaxed sent to the prime minister tendering his resignation. he said, the last thing i would want is for my private life to distract attention from the single minded focus. it's leading us out of this crisis. i want to reiterate my apology for breaking the guidance and apologize for my family and loved ones for putting them through this. i also need to be with my children at this time. and in reply as his customary, the prime minister sent a letter which was fulsome in his praise of the health sector him at hancock and held out the possibility that as far as the prominence is concerned, he believes that his contribution to public service is far from over so potentially

leaving the door open for matt hancock to return to government at some point after a period of penance and purgatory only back benches of the commons. that said, though, the behavior of mat hancock has been criticized in recent months. there was the issuing of contracts by the government to apparently friends of the conservative party as opposed. busy to going to normal tender processes. that was the statements that he made about putting the protective ring fence around around old people's homes, around residential care homes, which turned out to be totally an accurate people, had been discharged from hospital into homes without being properly tested for corona virus. and that was the way that the virus got into these care homes with fatal results. so his handling was very checkered history and they're surprised frankly that the pressure has as built up to the extent that he felt that he couldn't, we've done that anymore. and i have to go, i think that poll been in there for us in london. turkeys president has laid the

foundation stone in a mega projects that will link the black sea and the sea of mom or the symbol canal will open up a new lucrative trade route will be about 45 kilometers long. but environmentalists warn of a devastating impact on wildlife and agriculture phenom concealed reports from a stumble, connecting to black sea to the mediterranean, through the mar mercy. the bows for straight is unique. it has beauty and provides a vital trade for. but as the global traffic grows, so to has the size of the vessels and number of all tankers wanting to use the straight and poses risk to dash and city of his stumble. so 10 years ago turkey's president project a pat, john revealed an alternative global shipping lane and he called it canal, a stumble. it was designed to stem those risks while at the same time generating a significant revenue for the country. he called it his crazy project,

which had been based on was on mana since 2005 and the re traffic has risen 72 percent in the boss for us. there is already active public transportation tank has pose accidents and the narrow, straight pending vessels pollute the sea and cause emissions the 45 kilometer long canal project also includes the construction of new seaports, bridges, businesses, taurus, districts and artificial lakes. but since it's inception, there's been controversy. open planners warn of environmental distraction, cut it in the mom or any of you can all of the rudest new canal, the black sea and the marble waters will get mixed. this will have ecological consequences and in peril and already tenuous water supply and marine life. these 1st islands provide a group livelihood for farmers, but it's feared the zoning plants could put the features that risks and that investors from both took candle received are buying up to lent to make

a quick profit. there also concerns that the canal will swallow up important waters or wars. the government saves the canal project is totally safe and environmentally friendly, but experts are warning of water shortages and 9 me too high. so now me weighs on the mar marriot coast. if there's a strong earthquake in true case largest at the end, that's a real possibility because that's judgement as a former in stock, further in back valley, the canal project with claim some of his village. he's not happy. if he was either let me just do it or if we want to expand the business building into a bond that we can't, it's forbidden. what i do is the only job i know. i can only become a not watchman after these places become settlements. but a 1st film, the canal project is being seen as a means of national sovereignty from a book with these ships waiting. when we have the canals they won't meet here. besides, they'll pay more than it's in my country's interest. the multi $1000000.00 project

has exposed another raft into holla pillars, politics of turkey. the government is determined to build a canal, but the opposition says it won't pay anything towards it if they win the next election. seen africa solo al jazeera stumble. members of iraq's popular mobilization forces had held rally in de la province, the umbrella organization of she, a paramilitary groups, humping blocks from holding only a demonstrations. in may, the government arrested the leader of a p. m. f group and the province before releasing him. shortly afterwards. without charge, was hard to escape the worsening economic crisis gripping lebanon job the scarce and food and fuel becoming more expensive as the currency value tumbles. there is a financial lifeline, though from living owns experts that hold a reports from beirut. lebanon's economy may be in free fall, but not in some areas. here. beaches are crowded. so are cafes,

restaurants, and pub, the 90 percent devaluation of the lebanese lira that's led to hyperinflation, isn't the problem for those who are able to get access to foreign currency? at least for now getting paid and that's the only amino survival that you're getting paid in the renew 0 from a lack of foreign currency has greater choices of fuel, electricity, medicine and other essentially, the crisis is step to worse. and as the states gradually lift subsidies, the world bank says the financial crisis is one of the worst the world has seen in 150 years. and the united nations says 1500000 lebanese estimates a 3rd of the population need vital assistance. a large community, at least double the size of living on population is helping keep its economy afloat . remittance and from the dyess poorer have been the countries main source of

capital inflow for year, translating more than $7000000000.00 a year. and also they are coming to visit the parents here that families and they are spending more than $2000000.00 here also. but those who are on their own struggle, no my son or is about 55 and i have to walk home. he has a business in accounting degree, but can't find work in his fields. he's the middle class, it's completely available. it's completely destroyed, corruption and mismanagement by a divided political class in power for decades is blamed for nearly bankrupting the state. young men like william and nor are less than $100.00 a month serving tables. not whatever we barely enough for our daily expenses. i am not sure how we can afford to continue our education. many who are

able say they are planning their future abroad. and educate professionals have been leaving in large numbers. if politicians don't agree on a government that can restore international confidence, many are warning over the past to see that there was either here on algebra experts, a warning of a heat wave across the western united states, stronger and more devastating than ever before. forging for treasure and the jungle mushroom gather is fine nuggets of black gong on the time. we're here with the iranian national wrestling team. and we'll be showing you the precautions they're taking to get ready for the game. the age of coven 19. ah! it got hot early this year threat martha levant and it stay that way in the raven

brister and iran these the temperatures as full cast for sunday. they look high, but they don't look unreasonable, but they are on the high side of normal toronto case in point. the average is around about the city to mark were what about that? in fact, before we even change months, we get to probably equal the wreck, which is $38.00 for june. now that may not be the case elsewhere, we're still for most of the rock near 4950 degrees back that once more is cooler, cause 11 teen coast. and where you catch the edge effects of the monsoon winds on the coast of mine is obviously much cooler and off from his over captain drizzle. i haven't quite set in yet, but we've got 3 days of other rain or sherry where the wind is not particularly strong mrs. in cell as steady 28. she be decreasing those conditions. that wind also catches the coast of hand. tons near kenya and somalia. you might think you developed some rain, but this is not much of the full costs,

the horn of africa. there are a few light showers in ethiopia, but there are showers elsewhere, drifting slowly eastward. surprisingly.