james heaps - of the scale of this? this was huge. james heaps that - huge.rked for the couege gynaecologist worked for the college or some 35 years but it wasn't until 2017 that the couege wasn't until 2017 that the college started to investigate complaints against him, complaints against him, complaints of sexual abuse from many, many of the thousands of patients he had seen over those years. about 12 months later, the college refused to renew his contract and he retired and also about that time, after an internal investigation, the couege internal investigation, the college reported its findings to the police and that's when he was arrested and charged and those charges, some 21 charges, are still outstanding. he has pleaded not guilty, he strongly proclaims his innocence. he is due to go on trial, a date has not been set yet but this civil settlement does not involve him, this is a settlement between the college and the women making the claims and the very specific allegation that over those years, the college essentially ignored the allegations, delayed

james heaps, the gynaecologist worked for the college for some 35 years but it wasn't until 2017 thattarted to investigate complaints against him, complaints of sexual abuse from many, many of the thousands of patients he had seen over those years. about 12 months later, the college refused to renew his contract and he retired and also about that time, after an internal investigation, the college reported its findings to the police and that's when he was arrested and charged and those charges, some 21 charges, are still outstanding. he has pleaded not guilty, he strongly proclaims his innocence. he is due to go on trial, a date has not been set yet but this civil settlement does not involve him, this is a settlement between the college and the women making the claims and the very specific allegation that over those years, the college essentially ignored the allegations, delayed the investigation. pope benedict xvi has acknowledged errors were made in the handling of sexual abuse cases before he assumed the papacy. in a letter released by the vatican, he asked forgiveness for any griev

hundreds of women that they were sexually assaulted by a campus gynaecologist. 203 women have accused james heapstre between 1983 and 2018. the doctor already faces criminal charges for 21 other sexual offences involving seven women. he has pleaded not guilty. let's turn to the topic of plastic pollution in the world's oceans — which, according to new analysis from the world wide fund for nature is set to quadruple by 2050. should the prediction come true, many delicate ecosystems will not survive, says the report — and precious species will be lost forever. kate noble is from wwf australia. she says the situation is very serious. well, there are a lot of things we are not getting right at the moment but the good news is we do now have some real solutions are starting to shape up. so this new analysis we have undertaken really provides the most comprehensive overview to date of the impact of plastic pollution on oceans, marine ecosystems and specific species and it looks at the transitive future as well. it looked at around 2500 scientific studies and alarmingly found around 90% of marine species

james heaps, a former u.c.l.a. gynecologist, abused and groped them.arged that the university ignored decades of complaints. retired pope benedict has acknowledged mistakes in handling sexual abuse by clergy when he was archbishop of munich. he asked for forgiveness today, but denied any specific wrongdoing. in a letter released by the vatican, benedict said, "i have had great responsibilities. all the greater is my pain for the abuses and the errors that occurred." the white house sought today to move beyond the resignation of eric lander, president biden's top science adviser. he stepped down last night, over complaints that he had mistreated his staff. officials had initially signaled he'd be allowed to stay. today, they said the president did not ask him to leave. >> from the outset, dr. landers' behavior was unacceptable. senior white house officials conveyed that to him directly at the conclusion of the investigation. he could no longer lead o.s.t.p. effectively, and he conveyed that in his letter. the president accepted his resignation. >> woodr

james heaps is accused of abusing more than 200 women over a 35-year career the lawsuit said that thel ignored decades of complaints and deliberately concealed abuse. >> for the third time in the yeaser spelman college has received a bomb threat the campus of the historically black college was locked down for four hours while officials searched for explosives. classes are suspend for the day and the campus remains closed to visitors >> kia and hyundai are recommending owners of half a million vehicles park outside until compares can be completed. at issue are hydraulic issues that could cause shorts and engine fires the recall include some kia shortages and k-900s as well as some hyundai santa fes >> and president biden offering praise to tesla. biden acknowledged tesla as the country's largest electric vehicle maker, offering praise for its investments and domestic manufacturing. >> since 2021, companies have announced investments totaling more than $200 billion in domestic manufacturing here in america. from iconic companies like gm and ford, building out new electric vehicle produc