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. it was always -- i am glad i have this on. >> reporter: after a hose came loose, spraying chemicals inside his suit. a few months after that, he developed a rash that spread over his body. >> it never went away, it just got worked -- worse. >> reporter: he was diagnosed with cancer. later that year, he contacted monsanto. >> i wanted to ask them was it possible that maybe if someone got this on their skin, what would happen? >> reporter: what did they say? >> she said mr. johnson, someone will give you a call about this. it won't be me but someone will call you. back to they call you?

>> no. >> reporter: it shows an executive was notified and wrote that he would call him back. in a later deposition, the executive said he did not recall if he ever spoke with him. a little over a year later in 2016, with his health declining, he sued. earlier this month after a trial and nearly 3 days of deliberations, the jury stunned the world with a $289 million verdict against monsanto. finding the company failed to one him and other consumers of the cancer risk. what did that mean to you? >> it meant to me, that this was not done. this was not done in vain. i remember saying to myself if i lose this case, this company will be able to get away and say see, i told you. >> reporter: monsanto says the products did not cause his cancer. after the verdict, the executive vice president said

-- >> we have tremendous sympathy for mr. johnson and his family. what they have gone through with his disease is terrible. >> reporter: of the verdict. >> it doesn't change the overwhelming scientific evidence and the 40 years of safe use of this around the world. >> reporter: what do you make of the fact that they are not backing down? >> they have to not back down. that's what i think. if they come out and say you got us. that is the end of them. >> reporter: monsanto promises to appeal, johnson may not live to see the final outcome of his lawsuit. but he says knowing the end is near allows him to pass on the lessons of his life to his sons. >> i want them to know to go forward and always do what they

are supposed to do and never do week, strong all the way through. >> reporter: you have to have pain? >> it makes you stronger. things like that happen but it happens for a reason. i am still here, i was supposed to be gone a long time ago. hard times always come. you deal with that accordingly. >> monsanto denies any link between active ingredient and roundup and cancer. they plan to appeal his verdict. there are new mandatory evacuation orders in glenn county because of the ranch fire. the fire is one of two that make up the mendocino complex fire. altogether it has burned 400,000 acres, that is three and half times the size of san jose. it is 79% contained. a utah firefighter killed is being laid to rest today. the battalion chief spent 20 years on the fire lines, he died a week ago today. and michael vick shows it's --

us the tribute. >> reporter: they say he was killed by falling tree debris after crews dropped fire retardant. today, he was remembered as a father, husband, firefighter and friend. a solemn procession began this morning services for the battalion chief in a small town near salt lake city. he served as a firefighter for 20 years. >> the fire procession is said to be noble. i believe that 100%. it takes a more noble man to fill the role. and there was none in my mind more nobleen mapped. eras 42 ye old, he leaves behind a wife and son. he was one of five sent from draper to help battle the largest wildfire in california history.

the mendocino complex fire, he was hit by a he and the fire zone one week ago today, then taken to the hospital and died. his body was flown back to utah last week to a hero's welcome. local firefighters have kept watch over his body around the clock at the funeral home. his family wrote his eulogy and delivered it today. >> you had a way of helping us see what was possible. what we might be be -- be capable of even if we had to suffer some pain to get here. especially today. >> reporter: the governor said our hearts ache for his wife and young son. we are just getting word a missing hiker from berkeley has been found dead. the remains of scott tends are was found in the northeast area of yosemite, he was last seen july 25 at the ranger station

and was planning an extensive backpacking trip. the cause of his death is under investigation. president donald trump lashed out, blasting special counsel and his ongoing russia investigation. in a series of tweets he called him disgraced and discredited and went on to say that he spent over 30 hours with the white house counsel only with my approval for purposes of transparency. the president is referring to the chief white house lawyer who spoke with his team three times in the president's lawyers say they are not afraid of what he said about the firing of the fbi director and handling of michael flynn. they are concerned about the president walking into a perjury trap. >> it's somebody's version of the truth, not the truth. he did not have a conversation -- truth is truth. truth is not truth. >> he tried to clarify the comments saying he was referring to the classic he said, she said puzzle.

the white house counsel works for the white house, not for president donald trump in a personal capacity. so far special counsel robert mueller has not subpoenaed him to question -- classify. two men could be responsible for a string of robberies and shootings in nashville. they are looking for this late chevy model, two victims were shot and killed on tuesday, and another was killed during a robbery. earlier this month, another victim was shot while walking her dog, leaving her paralyzed. >> at this hour, officers threat the city are on the lookout for two cold-blooded killers who have human life. authorities are increasing police presidents -- presence and them -- and the motive is

robbery. we have more information on the vatican's effort to confront -- >> reporter: pope francis admits the church abandoned little ones. and vows to heal the pain caused by the crimes and atrocities of the clergy sex abuse crisis in several countries. he wrote that the heart wrenching pain of the victims was long ignored, kept quiet or silenced. even though it can be said that most of these cases belong to the past, we did not act in a timely matter -- manor. realizing the gravity of the damage done to so many lives. it follows a report in pennsylvania that found 301 priests had sexually abused at least 1000 children over the last 70 years. the pope is appealing to to holics to face the is no effort must be spared to create a culture able to prevent such situations from

happening. but also to prevent the possibility of there being a cover-up and perpetuation. on sunday, several churches in the northeast held a mass of forgiveness. >> now this has come to light, the church can take the necessary steps to have this never happened again. >> reporter: the pope is expected to address the scandal this week at the world meeting of families in ireland. thousands of students are heading back to school this week. we have the warning for school student who could be tardy for class. commercial free? a thing of the past for netflix. why they are testing some ads while you binge watch. it is cloudy and foggy but that is starting to clear out. we have sunny skies and some places, hazy and others. taking a look at the sales force tower, i will show you what we will get, coming up.

it's back to school for tens of thousands of kids in san francisco .. and many of them were told to expect service delays and longer wait times if they planned on taking muni. kpix 5 reporter jackie ward lls us how it we it is back to school for tens of thousands of kids in san francisco and many of them were told to expect service delays and longer wait times if

they planned -- jackie ward tells us how it went. >> reporter: 29,000 school kids rely on taking you need to get them to class. there is the potential for kids to be late to school today because of an ongoing operator shortage. >> happy to report there were no major gaps or service delays. >> reporter: 72 part-time operators were transferred to full time. >> that's adding additional hours across the system, that will have an immediate and significant impact. >> reporter: delays have been a problem throughout the summer, construction on the twin peaks tunnel shifting operators off normal rates to provide shuttle service. operators had to go through training for specific modes of transportation. >> we expanded the amount of cr e ainingfor in eaclass, the

back they major parents and guardians were aware of the potential delays, prior to this morning. they notified principles. the communications office told us given that we cannot anticipate which lines are affected, we will evaluate any impact after school begins and work with schools and students that may be impacted. they say they don't have a recruiting problem, this is just a constantly shifting puzzle. once construction on the tunnel is complete, kids should be able to get to school even faster because they will be back to their normal roots. -- routes. the sf nta shuttles will be back up and running by the end of the week to help kids and families get to and from school on the 24 divisadero 29 sunset and 44 o'shaughnessy bus routes. let's see how wall street is doing as we look at the big board, vidal is doing well up 111 point. a study says fewer

americans are moving for a job, data shows three and half million people relocated for new jobs last year. that is down from 3.8 million in 2015. 4 million people moved for new jobs in 1999, experts cite a number of factors including changing family ties and opening her home. netflix binges are about to get interrupted, they are talking about ads between episodes. they are telling people not to worry, the recommendations are scalable and the service hopes that testing these previous will help members quickly discover other content they will enjoy. new video of one of the stranger competitions in the uk, they turned out for the british beard and mustache championships this weekend. they competed in 21 different categories, the event is not

restricted to men. it is not. women are welcome to participate in the fake beard category. >> is there a special gel for that category? >> i don't know, you are the guy. >> i heard raw eggs, they use the same thing for mohawks. >> must smell good. >> fun facts from your weather person. i have good news, it will start to get funny out there, all the fog and clouds are clearing out, you can see the fog is lingering, that will start to move out of the area. san francisco 57, concord 75, it is clear looking at the numbers, 63 degrees in santa rosa, 70 degrees and san jose. air quality today, when the fog moves out we have the haze behind it, that is because of the mendocino complex fire burning in lake county, moving moderate air-quality.

if you can avoid it, don't go outside to exercise in the afternoon, do it in the morning or give yourself a pass. this high-pressure system ll anbringing with it onshore flows that will keep things cool and foggy. the headlines for today, we have hazy sunshine in the inland areas, but the fog will linger on the coast and bay, we have a little bit of it around the city. heist today are at or slightly below average, in the middle of a cooling trend that will continue into tomorrow, bottoming out. for those of you spending monday watching baseball, lucky you. first pitch 7:05 pm, 63 degrees, cool and breezy. high temperatures for the warmer inland areas, cooler closer to the water at 74

degrees in vallejo. a mix of 60s and 70s around the bay, 67 alameda, 63 sausalito, 80 santa rosa, we will top out in the far north bay at 96 in ukiah, 97 lakeport, 91 st. helena, sunset at 7:55 pm, sunrise at 6:30 am, you can see the temperatures start to bottom-up -- bottom out and rebound towards the end of the week making for a cloudy coast and sunny inland area.

campus tucked away in wine countryâcarlos luna contreras zipping around on a golf cart on this campus tucked away, carlos is quite literally at home. this is the boys center, he grew up here. >> it was different but i enjoyed it. >> reporter: when he came here, he was an eighth grader with a troubled home life. his father worked seven days a week and his relationship with his mother was rocky. he came here, not knowing what to expect. >> it's not like a world within another world. >> reporter: he could do things he had never done before. >> i had never done stuff like this.

>> reporter: he made fri >> he was quiet, shy, but for whatever reason he just r perso matched. >> reporter: she got him one of his first jobs, managing the basketball team. >> he didn't know anything but he stuck it out and he blossomed. >> reporter: taking on more responsibilities, junior year he was nominated to be a students write using above standards. >> i always knew i probably wouldn't have the opportunity to go to college. or if i did it would be hard. >> reporter: it was hard but he became a daca recipient and got into cal state, los angeles where he studies television production. >> i wouldn't be here today without them. >> reporter: he runs the occasional half marathon and during summers, he comes back to hannah where he >> it makes me emotional,

especially with this kid. you just feel blessed.

have a great afternoon. we are running out of time, that will do it for kpix5 at noon. >> that is it, and joy and have a great day. >> i am hungry. >> me too.

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