dwayne lee johnson is the first plaintiff with a successful lawsuit against the agribusiness giant which 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 of others."johnson, a married father of two was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymph oma and has lesions covering 80% of his body. friday he was awarded 289 million dollars in damages... 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 right so folks can make a good choice."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

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 of others."johnson, a married father of two was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymph oma and has lesions covering 80% of his body. friday he was awarded 289 million dollars in damages... sot: dwa

johnson was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymph oma and has lesions covering 80% of his body.sot: dwayne lee johnsonplaintiff// "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 increasing global population claiming now is not the time to take the safe product away from farmers. live in san francisco ella sogomonian kro n4 news (ken) the next question tonight is -- what this will mean for the average person using roundup weedkiller?(pam) tonight

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 vice president //" ( pam) so what does this mean for the average person using roundup weedkiller?(ken)kron 4's gabe slate joins us live in the newsroom, he spoke with environmental experts gabe i caught up with kathryn phillips, director of the california sierra club,

a j oyered monsanto to pay $289 million ines damago dwayne lee johnson. a northern california man who says his terminal cancer was caused by spraying roundup while working as a school grounds i keepers the first of thousands of cases across the monsanto volving the weed killer to go to trial. making some wonder ifse it will a precedent? >> it's global. it's way bigger than me. i hope that lig will be shined. >> shares of bayer which acquired me than santo in june lower. the case is the late developmen in an ongoing c controversy in the active ingredient in roundup. the cheecal first c under fire in 2015, when annc age under the w.h.o. sai the chemical was probably carson genic. a company spokesman spoke to reporters after the verdict. >> the verdict today does not change the science. >> the company says more than 800 scientific studies and reviews and conclusions by the u.s. ep u th. institutes of health and regulatory authoritiesor around the support the fact that glhasate does n cause cancer. >> if you know you're going to u die, may as well not die in

>>> jury deliberations are under way in the case against weed killer monsanto. 37-year-old dwayne lee johnson filed the civil suit against the pesticide manufacturer. he worked for a school district as the integrative pest manager. a large part of his job was spraying roundup weed killer. johnson's attorney say after two and a half years of spraying it, he was diagnosed with cancer. the evidence shows its product is not responsible says monsanto. >>> driving in san francisco can be a nightmare. now there's a new website to help you get around. >>> babies need more than just blankets and diapers. we'll take you to the first breast milk driver. >>> changes coming >>> guys test out some powerful speakers. >> this is so is. >> >> . >>> we have new details this morning on musk's plan to buyout tesla, board members are now reviewing that proposal. six board members say musk introduced the $72 billion bid last week. we first told you at mid-day yesterday that musk announced he has the funding to buy tesla's shares at $420 each. shares initially rose 11% on that announcement and they fell slightly th

has asked for more detail of studies referred to in the expert witness testimony. 37-year-old dwayne lee johnson filed a civil suit against the pesticide manufacturer. johnson's attorney say he was diagnosed with nonhodge kin lymphoma after spraying weed killer for 2 1/2 years. monsanto says its product is not responsible. >>> now we want to get to melanie woodrow who is talking about bart safety. she is live at the bart station. melanie? >> reporter: there was a bart board of directors safety meeting that happened earlier today and a lot of discussion about privacy issues as it relates to policing. ultimately the board did not vote on a safety proposal but they did vote on which issues to table for the moment and which ones to continue researching. people at this bart board urged the board not to use the stabbing death of nia wilson as an excuse to increase surveillance. >> it's bias, inaccurate and dangerous. >> reporter: earlier this week bart board member told abc 7 news he wants to consider facial recognition software but the board's general manager said that is not part of the safety plan

killer pay more than two hundred fifty million dollars in damages california groundskeeper dwayne lee johnson who's dying of cancer accused monsanto ignoring the health risks of its product roundup monsanto says it will appeal against the ruling. cameron's government as it will investigate a video that apparently shows the military shooting at unarmed people amnesty international says it's verified the video through witness testimony it was reportedly filmed before may twenty sixth seen in a village in the far north of the country a spokesman for president paul byers says the video was released to undermine his government ahead of elections in october. the inauguration of zimbabwe's president . has been delayed because of a legal challenge to the election result it will show jewels for sunday lawyers for the opposition movement for democratic change alliance filed a case of the constitutional court in harare they say they have evidence of fraud and election rigging. dozens of people have been injured to everybody and police used to going to said water kind of that's an empty government dryly

. >>> jury deliberations under way in the case of weed killer manufacturing, dwayne lee johnson filed the suit against the pesticide manufacturer. after 2 1/2 years of spraying the pesticide, he was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma. abc 7 has obtained a copy of the jury verdict instruction form. if you'd like to what the jury must consider, go to abc7newsom. >>> three democrac state senators jim beal of san jose, ben allen of summon and ricardo laura from los angeles county declined to vote on the audit. the state auditor would review why there's been such customer service meltdown at the dmv leading to hours' long waits. >>> a broken pipe leaking thousands of gallons of water will take another week to be repaired. abc 7 news was at the intersection of arastradero and georgia avenue. a contractor accidentally damaged the pipe on july 11th oochs. the replacement part needed to be specially ordered and won't arrive until monday. the city can't shut it off because it's a large water main behind a voter mo several $nearly 6 million increase to fund proposition f passed by voters in j

. >> a little bit more about dwayne lee johnson. he is a father. he is a husband, and his attorneys have said he is on rrtime they didn't expect him to make it to this day because his cancer is terminal. now monsanto's vice president, who you just heard from a moment ago has said that monsanto will appel this case. he also said that monsanto has no intention of settling the thousands of cases that are expected to come forward like this one. he says despite this verdict. and a little bit about that appeal. mr. johnson's attorneys just said that while that appeal happen, monsanto will have to put the full amount of this verdict so, $289 million into a bond, and that it will accrue 10% interest each year while it's in that bond. live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> now to a tragedy that claimed two lives today including that of a chp officer. sky was over the scene of a horrific crash involving three vehicles along westbound interstate 80 and fairfield this morning. >> it's caused slow traffic all day long around the n

live we just got out of a press conference with the plaintiff dwayne lee johnson and his attorneys herece...and let me tell you it's all smiles in there as they celebrate the outcome tonight.vo johnson worked as a groundskeeper for the benecia unified school district...he launched the lawsuit after became terminally ill with blood cancer he believed was caused by the weed killed round up produced by monsanto...the married father of two was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymph oma and has lesions covering 80% of his body.and today a jury agreed awarding johson 289 million dollars in damages... the vice president of monsanto expressed sympathy for johnson's terrible disease before he went on to defend their product... sot: scott partridge, monsanto vice president //"the verdict today it doesn't change the overwhelming scientific evidence in the 40 years of safe use of glyphosate around the world. it is the most widely used herbicide in the world. it is the most widely studied herbicide in the world. there are over 800 scientific medical peer reviewed published studies that demonstrate glyph

it ordered monsanto to pay $289 million in damages to dwayne lee johnson, a northern california man who was caused by spraying round up while working as a school grounds keeper the active ingredient in round up first came under fire when an agency of the world health organization said it was probably carcinogenic. both sides spoke to reporters after the verdict. >> that's way bigger man me, so i hope that light will be shined >> the verdict today does not change the science >> monsanto says more than 800 scientific studies and reviews by the u.s. institutes of health and regulatory authorities around the world support the fact that it duds not cause cancer monsanto says it will appeal the next case in the fall in st. louis. >> is the concern here, didi, that there's going to be so much liability when it comes to legal cases or is this a reputational thing? i remember there were already questions about monsanto and gmo products which are not exactly trendy right now >> yeah, exactly it's kind of a mixture tof both reputational and reliability issue. $289 million is no laughing matter ind

the attorney for the plaintiff, dwayne lee johnson said monsanto showed a disregard for human healthcompany didn't return johnson calls. they're asking for $400 million in compensation and damages. >>> time is 7:37. a stand off with police in castro valley ended peacefully when a man who was holding his parents at gunpoint surrounded. it happened yesterday at 5:15 at a home on chloe court. a 21-year-old man pistol whipped his father, threatened to kill him. the father got away. then the man held his mother and threatened to kill her. a negotiator talked him into dropping his weapon and walking out peacefully. >> we were able to bring in one of our senior hostage negotiators and he was able to negotiate with the young man and get him to put the weapon down and to walk outside. that all happened peacefully. >> at this point we don't know the man's name but we're told he has a history of mental illness and he is being mentally evaluated >>> a man is expected to survive after his car plunged off a cliff and rolled 300 feet down a ravine in marin county. the car went off the road in west