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willie gary, an attorney for cynthia robinson, celebrated the victory. clearly -- itt is is going to send a message to the big tobacco companies. not only to tobacco companies, but to all of this companies that feel, for whatever reason, profits come before people and safety. and that is just not the case. >> r.j. reynolds has vowed to appeal. last week, its parent company, reynolds american, agreed to buy rival tobacco giant lorillard in a $25 billion deal. in detroit, michigan, more than 1000 people from across the country gathered friday to protest the city's mass shutoff of water to thousands of residents who are behind on payment. nine people were arrested for blocking the departure of trucks from a private company hired to index shutoffs. according to the water department, more than 15,000 households saw their taps cut from march through june, with more than 90,000 at risk after falling at least two months behind on their bills. a you and panel has called the shutoffs a violation of the human rights to water. in new york city, residents rallied ove

cynthia robinson's husband was a long-time chain smoker who died the smoking in 1996. she claims they didn't warn of the dangers of smoking. >>> and "dawn of the planet of the apes" was the box office champ for the second week in a row. it beat back new releases, and took in another $36 million. the horror film, "the purge: anarchy," was second with $28 million. "planes: fire and rescue," was third. >>> and toyota is offering a new option that allows parents to raise their voices without having to take their years off the rouds roads. it's driver easy speak, available for the 2015 sienna minivan. it amplifies parent's voice through speakers in the back seats. and here's the key. only works one way, so the kids can't talk back. how do you like that? >> i don't know if i would buy it. sometimes it doesn't help, i think i need to speak another language to my children. >> so the amplification won't help? >> no, they just start crying. maybe a new dvd player, heated seats? >> something. >> help me, please, it's vacation season. >>> and the earth opening up, swallowing a str

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a florida jury awarded cynthia robinson $23.6 billion in damages against the r.j. reynolds tobacco company. her husband started smoking at 13 and died at 36. she sued claiming the company didn't warn people about the dangers of smoking. r.j. reynolds calls the judgment a runaway verdict and plans to appeal. >>> it is 4:56 on your monday. the deadliest day yet in the two-week-old conflict between israel and hamas leaving two americans dead. coming up we're live with protests right here in the bay area. >> and millions of gallons of purified water are coming to the south bay. but you can't drink it. i'm kiet do, we've got a live report on that coming up. ,, >>> he wanted to be out there on the front line. >> a soldier from california is one of two american citizens killed while serving in the israeli army. 24-year-old max steinberg died yesterday in gaza during the bloodiest day of fighting so far. secretary of state john kerry is in egypt later today to broker a cease fire. >>> it does look more like a garden clean-up than a forensic investigation. >> investigators

so cynthia robinson sued r.j. reynolds tobacco cop on behalf of her late husband who was a smoker. jury ordered the company to pay more than $23 billion in punitive damages in addition, to $16 million in compensatory damages. reynolds says it plans to appeal. >>> some gigantic visitors gave tourists an eyeful, seeing just how close some wheal watchers were this close to humpback whales. >>> and thunder and sprinkles in the bay area tonight. ktvu meteorologist mark tamayo will tell us where and what the rest of the weekend looks like. did you remember to pay the dog sitter? yeah, citi mobile. and deposit that check? citi mobile. pack your bathing suit? wearing it. niiice bank from almost anywhere with the citi mobile app. . >>> well, we started out day with typical low clouds and fog, but by afternoon high clouds moving in and showers and even a few thunderstorms. n live stormtracker 2 this is the loop over the past three hours. can you see the activity across the bay area and also some thunderstorms out towards the sierra and fact this afternoon, a tally over 700 lightning strikes

a florida jury awarded cynthia robinson 23-point-six-billion- dollars in punitive damages. she sued the company claiming it didn't warn people about the dangers of smoking. her husband started smoking when he was 13-years-old and died of lung cancer when he was 36. r-j reynolds, the makers of camel and pall mall, calls it a "runaway verdict" and will appeal. today marks the two-year anniversary of the deadly shooting at an aurora, colorado movie theater. 12 people died and 58 others were hurt when a gunman opened fire on a packed midnight showing of "the dark knight rises" on july 20-th, 2012. here are some of the police dispatch recordings from that chaotic night. police arrested james holmes in the attack. he is facing dozens of charges and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. this month, the judge in his case delayed his trial so an additional sanity exam could be completed. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is calling for a cease-fire and a demilitarized gaza this morning, even as israel steps up its ground offensive. 20 israelis and more than four- hun

cynthia robinson and her attorneys were in the courtroom when the verdict was read. >> what was yournding a message r.j. reynolds, it's time to make a change. >> reporter: the six jurors decided that the tobacco company r.j. reynolds should pay robinson $17 million in compensatory damages and $23.6 billion in punitive damages for for the death of her husband michael johnson. he died of lung cancer in 1996. >> to the day he died michael smoked. >> reporter: and how many packs? >> up to three packs a day. >> reporter: the attorney presented documents from the tobacco industry, some dating back to the 1960s. >> they refused to give this information out that nicotine in tobacco will get you hooked more than likely. you try to stop, you're trying to stop. you're trying stop. >> reporter: but your husband had a choice that he could have stopped smoking. you say? >> he did have a choice, but did he have a choice to know what was in it? would he have made that choice? if you give him the listing of everything they had in these cigarettes to let him have a choice? they did not. >> reporter: i

cynthia robinson's husband michael died in 1966 -- before the tobacco companies started posting health warnings on packs of cigarettes. the company says the jury's damage award is grossly excessive. an appeals court is likely to reduce the award dramatically. a meat supplier in china that sells to mc-donald's and k-f-c, has been ordered to suspend operations, amid claims that it sold expired beef and chicken. the shanghai food and drug administration closed the "husi" factory last night. authorities say the plant was caught mixing out-of-date meat into fresh cuts, and not telling the fast food chains about it. "husi" is the chinese arm of an *illinois company... it also supplies starbucks, subway, burger king and papa john's. when it comes to marriage - more millennials are saying "i don't". according to a new study, young adults in the u-s are on track to have the lowest marriage at forty than any previous generation. if the current pace continues, more than thirty percent of millennial women will remain unmarried by age forty. that's nearly twice the rate of their gen-x counterparts.

cynthia robinson says the cigarette maker did not do enough to warn her husband about the dangers ofking. a florida jury agreed and sided with her after a four-week long trial. her husband died of lung cancer in 1996. he was 36 years old. after one flight vanished and another workup was shot out of the sky, malaysia airlines are offering passengers a few options. zane asher has more for us from new york. >> it's typical to see airlines make a certain kinds of concession after tragedies, especially they anticipate demand to travel a certain route is to pass. they are going to offer passengers a full refund, and they are offering wave change fees. you have until july 24th. that's this thursday and tickets must be valid for travel between now and december 31st. they are not going to be change the frequency or the number of flights that travel between amsterdam and kuala lumpur, the only thing they are going to be retiring the mh 17 number. that's going to be mh 19. >> zane asher, many thanks. i'll be right back. for an entire year. our new flatbread sandwiches may be flat... the flavors

. >> reporter: cynthia johnson robinson says she's still in disbelief after a florida jury ordered reynolds to pay her more than $23 billion for the wrongful death of her husband, michael johnson, birthdays, christmas, father's day, i still go and put flowers on his grave. >> reporter: johnson was a chain-smoker in 1986 when he was just 36 years old he died. his widow still blames the company. >> with concealed information that was harmful to a human for years. and still to this day have not admitted that they were wrong. >> reporter: once part of a class action lawsuit that was tossed out in 2006, robinson then sued rj reynolds on her own and on friday she was awarded one of the largest verdicts in u.s. history. rj reynolds is vowing to appeal. writing in a statement, the damgs awarded in this case are grocery excessive and impermissible under state and conversations stug constitutional law. >> we beat them once and we will beat them again because we are on the side of justice. >> reporter: still, according to one legal analyst, robinson may never see the billions she's been awarded. >> wh

cynthia robinson filed the lawsuit after the florida supreme court tossed out a $145 billion verdictn a class action suit. it is the largest award for a wrongful death related to cigarette smoking. the company has promised to appeal. here to discuss the florida jury's decision is dr. john penzap the founder of action on smoking in health. it's joining us from washington, d.c. good to have you with us. >> thank you very much. i think this verdict is going to be a real wake-up call. >> you think so? 10.36 billion? >> that's a lot of incentive for these families which have been devastated by a smoker death to go out and find their own lawyer and for my brother lawyers to bring these cases at no cost to the families, taking instead a percentage because 30% of 16 million is a lot of incentive and 30% of 160 million is even bigger incentive and in florida it's easy. as you mentioned, there is what is called the ingle case in which i participated. it says you no longer have to prove over and over, again and again, that these companies lied, deceived people, engage in wrongful conduct. all a

. >> reporter: cynthia johnson robinson says she is still in disbelief after a florida jury ordered r.j. troenlreynolds to r more than $23 billion for the wrongful death of her husband, michael johnson. >> birthday, christmas, father's day, i still go put flowers on his grave. >> johnson was a chain smoker who died of lung cancer in 1986 when he was just 36 years old. his widow still blames the company. >> they concealed information that was harmful to a human for years. and still to this day, they have not admitted they were wrong. >> reporter: once part of a class action lawsuit talked out in 2006, robinson then sued r.j. reynolds on her own and on friday, she was awarded one of the largest verdicts in u.s. history. rj reynolds is vowing to appeal. the damages awarded in this case are grossly excessive and imperfect miss i believe under state and constitutional law. >> we beat them once and we will beat them again, because we are on the side of justice. we on the right side. >> reporter: according to one legal analyst, robinson may never see the billions she has been awarded. >> when

cynthia robinson filed the lawsuit in 2008 after the florida supreme court tossed out a $145 billiondict in a class action suit. it is the largest award for a wrongful death related to cigarette smoking. >>> general motors can't escape more scrutiny. 54 recalls involving 29 million calls just this year alone have spurred congress into action. randall pinkston reports on the latest round of congressional hearings and the long time mishandling of defective ignition problems. >> i now live a life of chronic pain and limited abilities. >> before the latest senate hearing, the trail of tears from gm's faulty ignicians took center stage. survivors and families of victims describing injuries and deaths when cobalt and other gm cars lost power and airbags failed to deploy. >> he has to live the rest of his life bound to a wheelchair. after nine months of his childhood were stolen due to him being hospitalized, i often ask myself why. robert buzzard blamed gm for not reveal to go customers or federal regulators fatal problems with ignition switches. >> opinion echoed by the senate commerce su

cynthia robinson's husband was a long-time chain smoker who died of lung cancer in 1996. she argued the tobacco company did not do enough to warn the dangers of smoking. r.j. reynolds called the damages grossly excessive and impermissible. the fight will go on for r.j. reynolds and the family. >> do you think they're really going to have to pay $23 billion? >> no, not at all. >> really? >> part of the reason, punitive damages, which is what happened here with the $23 billion, they're really designed to defer, to take away bad behavior. compensatory damages are designed to pay people back. here it was $15 million to $26 billion. if it gets to the supreme court. they don't like it to be that outsized. mabt rash maybe the ratio, two to one. three to one. i doubt they will have -- it will be rejected. >> this is one we'll have to watch. >>> moving on, no later today, if good samaritans in indiana set a record, attempting to collect the most food ever in a 24-hour period. taking part at elk county fair. donations weighed as the collection began yesterday. the current record is

cynthia robinson sued r.j.lds because her husband died of lung cancer after a lifetime of smoking. she will be awarded more than $60 million in compensatory damages and wait for, $23 billion in punitive damages. her attorney is here with us. so, welcome to the program. >> good to be here. stuart: i didn't know you were the attorney. thank you for being here. now, i think-- she's not going to get $23 billion , you know that cycling happen. >> you never know what the court will do, but more than anything-- stuart: you may be one of the richest men in the world if you got that. >> the point is it's not be about rich. it's about make a difference in saving lives. yup 480,000 people die every year-- stuart: hold on a second. >> i know your question, bring it on. stuart: we have had this debate and that tobacco has paid out $45 billion and now, we are going back that they have to pay more. look, should we be trying to put tobacco companies out of business? >> we should send them a message they can make a safer cigare

cynthia robinson sued r.j.nolds tobacco company saying it didn't warn people about the dangers of smoking. her husband started spoking when he was 13 years old and died of lung cancer when he was 36. a florida jury awarded her $23.6 billion in punitive damages. a spokesperson from r.j. reynolds said the company will be filing an appeal. >>> the royal family will be selling its special birthday this week. prince george will be turning one on tuesday. this is the new photo taken of the prince during a recent visit to the natural history museum in london. the royal family posted the portrait on twitter yesterday. it's the first picture that shows the future king walking on his own in public. the young prince is prince william and kate middleton's first child. >>> the australian broke the record for the most bungee jumped in 24 hours. >> three, two, one. go. >> 40-year-old beau bungee jumped 158 times off a bridge in japan to beat the world record. the previous record of 151 jumps was set this past march. it took h