johnson was partly broken for his courage. sumner was an example of the false courage that grew out of abolitionist fanaticism. this is just a sideline, but unfortunately nevins' account, this view of reconstruction, is still influential with grant biographers today. enough on that. 1905,get to the klansmen, the racist novel that became birth of a nation, which omits the impeachment trial. but the klansmen does have the trial and it has significant similarity to profiles and courage, including dramatic flair to tell the story of heroism. it's not surprising. dixon might be a source for kennedy. but alsonized as ross, focuses on austin stone, whose embrace of african-american rights was threatening the foundation of the republic. here study a stevens with his famous wake -- here's thaddeus stevens with his famous wig. no wig, arguing with lincoln. he was so sick, he had to allow butler to take over as lead prosecutor and couldn't finish the one speech he tried to give. but dickson needed a villain who is rumored to have them a

the state is accusing drugmaker johnson & johnson of fueling the crisis in the u.s., at landmark case that could impact thousands more. also comoming up in business, uaweise tech giant walh hits back against a van in the u.s. and the thrill of a lifeline. the lining off the second floor of the eiffel tower. that is happening right now in paris. for now, our -- first, thohough, our top stories in paris. ♪ genie: let's start first with the latest twist in the brexit saga. we just heard on long ago that boris johnson, the man seen as the favorite to replace british prime minister theresa may has been ordered to appear in court over allegations he lied to the public over brexit. our international affairs editor armen georgian is with me to discuss more. what we know about this court case? armen: the court case was brought by a group of campaigners called brexit justice, and this campaign, we have to point out the timing here, it actually started long before theresa may announced that she was stepping down. back in september of last year, there was a crowd funding lost to have boris johnso

it was lyndon johnson. johnson would have breakfast with him. i said to a man named james rowe who was a friend of johnson. i said what made this different for franklin roosevelt he said, roosevelt was a political genius. almost no one understood what he was talking about. lyndon johnson understood at all from the first minute and roosevelt saw that. it was just two geniuses. and roosevelt once said to dickies, he said if i had gone to west texas, i might have turned out like that too. yes sir. >> when you're doing interviews, people are aware they're talking about history and they care how they look. how do you decide what to believe? >> i never believe anything that shows told to me in an interview once. you interview people over and over again. i think i had 22 interviews. several hundred pages of typed notes. then you go to other people involved in the story. and you ask them the same questions. then you go back to the same person you said so and so, how do you reconcile that? it's very laborious. and then of course, for so much of johnson.

this is why the johnson & johnson lawyer -- i don't want to be seen as carrying water for johnson & johnson- but their lawyer said, and this is the are of theirir defense, fafacts stubborn things. when you statart to drill dodown y you'reahat data, you see not particulararly using those overdosed deaths from one drug to another. here went across the border, pill mills that were shut down because they were either illegal or criminal? we don't know. that is the problem in terms of establishing liability to johnson & johnson. there is no queststion the couny has beenn staggered by the opiod crisis or the opioid emergency, but the real legal question is, how do you apporortion blame fairly? and that is a very high legal huhurdle. let me just sasay briefly, a ane thing o oklahoma is missising tt other cases hahave come is othtr cases s have chaharged not onlye manufacturers, b but they have charged the distributorors who were the direct salespeople to the pharmacies and did have an obligation to report to the dea how many kills they were deliberate -- pills there were delivering to these pharmac

johnson. what will happen day one of the government of prime minister johnson?s you will hear in private from a lot of conservative mps. any were not impressed by his performance as foreign secretary. bey of those same mps will voting for bastad to as leader because they want to back a winner. they're worried about nigel farage and the brexit party. if he becomes prime minister, he will make a play to reach across and build a government that unites the party. ultimately, he faces a very difficult choice. it would be a challenge for any prime minister. will have to rise to the challenge. those communication skills are sorely needed. go back to anna edwards for the international audience to explain and put in context with the process is to elect a new conservative leader. parliament has the first say. then they whittle it down to two candidates? parliament goes first and they narrow it down to the final two. the eu has been emphasizing many of these candidates trying to bring a party together. they will be trying to walk that line and try to appeal to party member

it was drugs like these produced by manufacturers like johnson and johnson that killed more than 200000 people in the u.s. between 19092017 no legal action is being taken against the company. how did this happen. at the end of that there your honor i was sure one word answer . greed. the state of oklahoma is accusing johnson and johnson of intentionally creating an oversupply and lying about the risks the company denies the allegations. that some other stories making news around the world police in bangladesh are charging 16 suspects in a murder case that sparked protests across the country 19 year old. was burnt to death last month after she refused to withdraw sexual harassment charges against the principal of her islamic school. in the u.s. at least 11 people have been injured in a wave of tornadoes that struck kansas and missouri the twisters destroyed several houses and brought down power lines in the kansas city area that came a day after 30 people were injured by debris as the tornado hit ohio. in australia newly reelected prime minister scott morrison has been sworn into office

before we go, boris johnson they want to get voters back.jeremy hunt, esther, dominic raab, michael gove a confirmation tomorrow, and andrea leadsom as well... the list is growing and there will be some deals done. both of you, thank you very much. a fascinating weekend of politics. thank you for watching as well. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you seven days a week at bbc.co.uk/papers, and if you miss the programme any evening, you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. a big thank you to my guests this evening, john and kate. it's goodnight from us. next on bbc news, it's the film review.

>> amy johnson: out of pocket.ed to know that that's where his retirement savings are going, and that they're not going to his family. >> whitaker: crippling costs are common for f.t.d. families, and it's often tough to find a facility to care for patients like mark johnson. the assisted living industry is not set up for six-foot-three 40-year-olds. hello, mark. >> amy johnson: how's it going? this is bill. >> mark johnson: hi. >> whitaker: how are you? very nice to meet you. amy visits mark as often as she can, and invited us to come along one afternoon. he told us he'd just like to go home. do you think you need help? >> mark johnson: no. >> whitaker: so you unders-- you understand why you're here? >> mark johnson: no. >> whitaker: think you'd be okay at home? >> mark johnson: yeah. ( laughs ) >> whitaker: i think amy thinks... i don't want to put words in her mouth, but i think she thinks this is the best place for you right now. >> mark johnson: okay. ( laughs ) >> whitaker: after another minute, mark said, "al

i want to go back to the johnson & johnson story. i want to play something that the defense attorney for johnson & johnson said. it is a larger point i want to ask you about. let's listen. >> sure. >> when we talk about the balance between the risk of addiction and the reality of unrelenting chronic pain, that is the balance that the government is speaking about. >> josh, this is interesting. unlike tobacco, which we now know the tobacco companies knew wasn't good for anybody under any circumstance, a lot of companies make the case that the drugs they invented, various drugs for the right patient were in fact helpful. but somehow they got into the hands of the wrong patients or created other addictions. how do you respond to that? >> you see the leap you're making, somehow it got into the hands of the wrong people. it didn't just sort of somehow get in the hands, they targeted those people, they targeted veterans, even though they knew many veterans who were taking medications for ptsd that when opioids and those medications mix can

. -- boris johnson.our thanks to mark of bloomberg opinion. let's get a take from -- our thanks to marcus ashworth of bloomberg opinion. let's get more insight from theresa may's decision to step down. joining us is u.k. defense minister and member of the conservative party. mr. ellwood, boris johnson is the front runner. will this be a coronation? ,> it will not be a coronation first to pay tribute to theresa may who made a stoic statement today. she made the point that it will be compromise that is required. contributorur last may, this will not just be about brexit, it will be about who is best to lead the country and unite a polarized country, to unite a polarized parliament in order press to look forward to winning the next general election. is this just about brexit -- it is not just about brexit. guy: who do you think is the candidate that would be best placed? there are a lot of runners. we already mentioned boris johnson. do you think you would be the most likely to be able to defeat the labour

greed this good you have drug addiction has plagued the us but proving that johnson and johnson played a role will be difficult big pharmaceutical companies on breaking the law by selling painkillers but lawyers here aim to prove they acted irresponsibly if they win here the knock on effect to around 2000. pending court cases will be significant johnson and johnson denies any wrongdoing and says they marketed their drugs responsibly if oklahoma wins this case though it could end up costing the pharmaceutical industry billions and gallacher al-jazeera norman oklahoma a 4 year drought is driving villages from the desert region of pakistan. to report from the deserts capital of dying as they have not enough grass to graze. these people have come to. pray for rains. around 500 families live very good rom but way of life are threatened by drought. here.

the state of oklahoma suing johnson & johnson over the opioid crisis. what this trial could mean for thousands of other cases. news making headlines around the na >>> here's a look at news making headlines around the nation and the world. "new york times" reports missouri's last abortion clinic could stop providing the procedures this week. planned parenthood says the state's department of health is not renewing the license for its st. louis clinic. it's set to expire friday. >>> according to "the washington post," u.s. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says he would fill a supreme court vacancy, even if it comes during election year. he held up the nomination by president obama back in 2016. >>> and israel is banking on cannabis as the next big industry. the l.a. times reports the country is working to bring scientific expertise and marketing skills to the multimillion-dollar market. >>> the state of oklahoma is rgest drugmakers for billions of dollars accusing johnson & johnson of playing a significant role in the opioid crisis. it's a case that

the favorite to become the next to british prime minister blair is johnson is told that he must appear in court on the allegations that he knowingly lied about bret's into the run up to the 2016th. i'm from gail welcome to the program and his 1st public comment on his 2 year investigation into russian interference in the 2016 u.s. election special counsel robert muller has said that his report does not exonerate the president speaking in washington mr buller said that if he'd been confident president trump had not committed a crime it report would have said so it also said his investigation did find that russia attempted to interfere in the 26th presidential election mr maule and also appeared to rule out testifying before congress saying this his testimony was contained in the investigations report on this he has nothing to add 16 presidential election let's get more from the top correspondent to all of the salat in the washington welcome all of our tell us more about what robert mueller has been saying. well there was a very dramatic moment here after 2 years of complete and utter si

us pharmaceutical giant johnson and johnson has gone on trial in a multi $1000000000.00 lawsuit brought by the u.s. state of oklahoma prosecutors accuse the company of marketing opioid painkillers deceptively and downplaying the risk of addiction the outcome of the trial could affect negotiations in thousands of similar cases across the country. strike zone jihad is controlled areas of northwestern syria have led to 10 more civilian deaths that's according to a briton based monitoring group most were in the in a village in italy province it live is the last an area in syria to be largely controlled by factions fighting the government around 3000000 people live in the region well than half of whom are refugees. in the immediate aftermath of a barrel bomb attack in paris this morning a man and 2 children are reported killed several more injured most residents fled this village in southern did live long ago. killing children and destroying cities for a month and a half when 8 helicopters circle over a village they don't kill terrorists they killed civilians. despite the ceasefire airstrike

now because the front runner in the race to become britain's next prime minister boris johnson is to face a court trial over allegations he lied to the public jury in the original bricks that referendum campaign 3 years ago now mr johnson then claimed that the u.k. sent $440000000.00 per week to the e.u. but opponents who've crowd funded to launch the prosecution say that number was false and misleading paul brennan reports from london. that's the big red bricks it for us and it's $350000000.00 pound slogan had an enormous impact on the bracks it campaign and boris johnson embraced enthusiast tickly sometimes even embellishing it why we said 10 pounds a year in debt to brussels but the battle bus claim that britain sent $350000000.00 pounds that's approximately $440000000.00 a week to brussels was demonstrably false as johnson continued to use the figure through to 2017 even earning himself a rebuke from the u.k. statistics orthorexic see what we could do with another 300000000. of the money needed to launch a private prosecution was crowd funded by campaign a marcus ball whose case

well the major accusation is that johnson and johnson has been for years now producing and marketing highly addictive opioid substances and basically under playing the risks off addiction here and one of the most prominent drugs they produce are patches with the substance of fenton ill and fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin so essentially here the ex is ation is that their marketing practice and marketing practices of other drug makers in the united states can be held accountable for the ongoing crisis in the united states and of course drug makers are fighting back they say that it's not the fault of the producers because the industry is already heavily regulated in the united states but it's rather the fault of those distributing these trucks like physicians for instance that they hand out opioid painkillers to easily for instance and so essentially making the case that this is all about drug abuse. bellaver this shows close to being followed in the u.s. can you give us an idea of how big and how much scale this crisis this addiction crisis has there. well you can easily see

on the upside, i have a problem with lyndon johnson. and the reason is this: yes, his record on civil rights, his record on domestic policy, the drugs of the great society, these -- the creation of the great society, these are all extremely positive things that would put him in the upper tier. however, this perhaps is where a president in our lifetime and the way we react to him might be the fact. my very first involvement in politics when i was a junior in high schoolac was working as a volunteer for a the campaign of eugene mccarthy. vietnam is something that hung over the country for many, many years. and of the five presidents, arguably, who had fingerprints on the vietnam war going back to eisenhower, i'm going through nixon, lyndon johnson was the one most directly responsible for getting the country involved inou a military quagmire on a vy large scale. and to me, that's not a small thing. and i note in your, in the c-span survey you note that lyndon johnson got extremely high marks for bringing equal justice to people and so on.

this is a great focal point johnson johnson a huge consumer products company that everyone knows the probably better known for baby shampoo than they are for opioids some the other companies are better known for that but it becomes a focal point for something that really has ravaged the country and that is very personal to a lot of people. that's not to dismiss the claims made against johnson and johnson but just to say that there is that they've become a focal point for something very very large is that this crisis was this is one of the plans of the president from iran on and indeed johnson and johnson is not the only pharmaceutical company being targeted in this way right and when you were just talking there in the pictures behind you were one of the pictures behind you was a bottle of oxy cotton that is probably the pill that is most widely associated with the prescription painkiller abuse epidemic that was created by purdue pharma which was the company that brought that to market in 1960 start making billions on it annually in the years that followed the family that owns that co

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reporter: it was drugs like these, produced by manufacturers like johnson & johnson, that killed morehan 200,000 people in the u.s. between 1999 and 2017. now legal action is being taken against the company. >> how did this happen? at the end of the day, your honor, i have a short, one-word answer. greed. reporter: the state of oklahoma is accusing johnson & johnson of intentionally creating an oversupply and lying about the risks. the company denies the allegations. sumi: catch up on some other stories making news around the world. police in bangladesh are charging 16 suspects in a murder case that sparked protests across the country. 19-year-old nusrat jahan rafi was burned to death last month after she refused to withdraw sexual harassment charges against the principal of her islamic school. in the u.s.s., at least 11 peope have been injured in a wave of tornadoes that struck kansas and missouri. the twisters destroyed several houses and brought down popower linenes in the kansas cityty ar. they came a a day after 30 peope were injured by debris as a tornado hit ohio. and in austra

consumer products giant johnson and johnson has begun defending itself in a landmark u.s. trial that seeks to assign blame for the country's prescription painkiller epidemic the state of oklahoma accuses the firm of deceptively marketing opioid painkillers and understating their addictive potential it to other pharmaceutical companies produce pharma and israel's teva have already settled with oklahoma the trial is the 1st against a drug manufacturer in connection with the crisis and it's being watched by dozens of other states which have filed similar suits. there's now for more on this i'm joined now by dee washington correspondent all over salad all over it could have you on the show 1st off one of the accusations against johnson and johnson and what does the company say. well the major accusation is that johnson and johnson has been for years now producing and marketing highly addictive opioid substances and basically under playing the risks off addiction here and one of the most prominent drugs they produce are patches with the substance of fenton ill and fentanyl is 5

johnson. you cannot you are enjoined >> i will not mention johnson & johnson. >> should investors sit back and get ready for a prolonged trade battle with china? it may not belimited to trade but into other areas of conflict >> the short answer is yes, but i don't think that necessarily means that you have a horrible market scenario, right so the world ar is slowing, thea impact in other areas in the economy but consumer confidence as we saw this morning, continues to be strong stocks probably priced where they ought to be right now, they're not expensive but not cheap and there's a lot of question marks about what happens over the next six months to michael's point, you want to be opportunistic in this market. you want to look at areas that are growing because there are areas that are growing and you want to invest in category killers as we like to call them. >> would you apply that to the parent company of the new york stock exchange ice? >> absolutely. they're growing across multiple channe

i think the only way that they have a chance to take over is it boris johnson doesn't make it to the final ballot as matthew has just said johnson if he makes it will get through but then we're in very dangerous territory because there is no guarantee the parliament will have confidence in boris johnson as prime minister so we could be entering a period of real constitutional crisis in britain because there are several turris who intimated that they will vote against johnson in the commons and that means the queen would have to get involved to decide who should be prime minister when the fundamental point is this whatever boris johnson does he will he were up to divide people but he will also your for the all the people he brings on board he will alienate others so matthews out the right that he will appeal to the voters who does that to the tory party breaks that party in the last european election by going further towards a no deal but he will also alienate the centrist core of extra manus and moderate leavers who still very conservative who want nothing to do with that kind of pol

we are aware of the charges against johnson &johnson.are aware of the charges against johnson & johnson. what we are aware of the charges against johnson &johnson. what has been their defence? well, they are strongly, as you say, denying those charges, and they say that their marketing over the years has not been deceptive and it was never their intention to, as they have been accused of, to flood the market with these drugs. in fact, they say that their marketing statements were along the same lines as the us government going back a decade or so ago. the food and drug administration talking about, in fa ct, administration talking about, in fact, in one specific statement saying that these painkillers when properly managed rarely cause addiction. that was a government statement, and the company says it simply followed that same line. in one of the lawyers for the company looks around the court and said, look, we all know what severe, intense pain is like. we've probably all hit our thumb with a hammer and experienced that pain. imagine l

johnson &johnson impact it would have on many other cases.t would have on many other cases. johnson &johnson involved in another serious case as well? yes. there have been a number of judgements against the company regarding its talcum powder products that many women say has resulted in them getting cancer. now the company has denied responsibility in that, but there have beenjudgements against them and litigation in those cases continues. so taken together, this simply adds to the company's legal woes. peter, thank you very much for that. let's get some of the day's other news. senior un officials have warned that a humanitarian catastrophe is developing in north—west syria, where millions of people are threatened by fierce fighting. they are urging the security council to protect civilians in the region. the us supreme court has agreed to compromise on whether indiana's strict abortion law should be reinstated. the justices chose not to rule on part of the law which would prohibit all abortions carried out on the basis of foetal characteris

proving johnson & johnson played a role will be difficult.e not breaking the law by selling painkillers. lawyers aim to prove they acted irresponsibly. if they win, the knock on effect will be significant. johnson & johnson denies any wrongdoing and says they marketed their jobs responsibility -- drugs responsibly. [birds chirping] [alararm clock blaring] [alarm fadades] man: as soon as i start my sake productionon, i have toe here every single day. that part i wasn't quite ready for. sake-mamaking is a lot about the

hi daniel christie will johnson and johnson was trading up this morning at point 7 percent it had slid4.2 percent to close at $0.13 on wednesday which was outpacing the s. and p. 500.7 percent decline well this trial of course has made some investors jumpy is why they think that happened but some analysts think those concerns about the company's opioid liabilities are overblown and that may be proving to be true t.v. pharmaceuticals was also named in the oklahoma lawsuit but that company settled with the say that the last minute. it for 85000000 there stocks were also down this morning mostly as a result it appears over one analyst speculation but overall it appears all those concerns are starting to level out now also named earlier had been produced pharma but they settled with the state of oklahoma in march for 270000000 johnson and johnson of course denying any wrongdoing in this trial and they are now the only defendant in this trial daniel. yes and where does the trial stand now what are the latest updates. well christi to say continues to make its case against a pharmaceutical co

and johnson was motivated by greed and competition in selling its drugs and. creating a quote unquote public nuisance further they say that they contend that by marketing the medication a safe and effective prosecutors contend that johnson and johnson made them too widely available and they say that the company was in competition with oxycontin maker purdue over opioid sales thus fueling the epidemic that as we know and as you pointed out tabitha continues to rage in the united states and oklahoma and particularly in the midwest purdue has already agreed to a $270000000.00 settlement with the state of oklahoma and by the way an update on this on sunday teva pharmaceutical industries the big israeli pharmaceutical company agreed to an $85000000.00 settlement so defense attorneys at this point in the oklahoma case asked me about this what they are saying well they argue that the pain medication is needed by 50000000 americans who they say deal with chronic pain many with debilitating or terminal diseases and that the drug maker shouldn't be held liable for what

greed this good you have drug addiction has plagued the us but proving that johnson and johnson played a role will be difficult big pharmaceutical companies on breaking the law by selling painkillers but lawyers here aim to prove they acted irresponsibly if they win here the knock on effect to around 2000 pending court cases will be significant johnson and johnson denies any wrongdoing and says they marketed their drugs responsibly if oklahoma wins this case though it could end up costing the pharmaceutical industry billions and gallacher al-jazeera norman oklahoma. a british financial war strong says the u.k. is the world's greatest enabler of corporate tax avoidance the tax justice network says britain and its overseas territories facilitates multinationals to pay little or no tax at all the fokker reports from london's financial districts. taxes have been described as the price that we pay for civilization we may not like them but they're responsible for keeping our economies and our societies afloat paying for roads health care education defense social security the list goes on all

the trial of president andrew it johnson and fightl for lincoln legacy and andrew johnson second to lastn the list finally joined by c-span founding ceo and chairman, and long time on camera interview, er40 years -- of c-span interviews have been basis for nine books with public affairs including, of course, the president. brine has visited every presidential gravesite as well y vice presidential gravesite in the country and i think we will have to ask him about that in the course of this interview. so please joinn me in welcoming our panel. [applause] firstus a question for our historians. along with your biography of garfield you have written about abraham lincoln and convention we also have a day job as practice and lawyer what draws you to president and history in general? >> i've letting history for -- since the 1980s. .. was -- when i was a young lawyer, i was working for the senate governmental affairs committee in the 1970s. i was working for senator from illinois and i said i was assigned to work on a bill that became the civil service reform act of 1970. the product put on my d

territory because there is no guarantee the parliament will have confidence in boris johnson as prime minister so we could be entering a period of real constitutional crisis in britain because there are several turris who intimated that they will vote against johnson in the commons and that means the queen would have to get involved to decide who should be prime minister when the fundamental point is this whatever boris johnson dars he will he will up to divide people but he will also for the all the people he brings on board he will alienate others so matthews out of the right that he will appeal to the voters who does that to the tory party breaks that party in the last european election by going further towards a no deal but he will also alienate the centrist core of extra manus and moderate leavers who still very conservative who want nothing to do with that kind of policy and that also comes with the country hard right social agenda as well which knowledge of raj has been pioneering for many years so he ultimate result of this is the tory party could well split in new direction m

also coming up on the day boris johnson is heading to court he's accused of lying to the british public during a break that referendum misconduct allegations against the man who wants to be britain's next prime minister. mr. deliberately misled the public. have anything to say mr. we start with the man behind the report special counsel robert mueller he addressed the public on wednesday for the 1st time and he says. the last time miller is stepping down from the justice department where he was investigating russian interference in the 2016 us presidential election and possible collusion with the president and his campaign miller says his 400 $48.00 page report speaks for itself but as for the president's innocence on the question of obstruction of justice here's what he set the order appointing me special counsel authorized us to investigate actions that could of struck the investigation we conducted that investigation and we kept the office of the acting attorney general apprised of the progress of our work and has set forth in the report after that investigation if we had come confide

andrew m johnson. out oall of those we've measures highest point was 37th place in economic management, 275 out of the possible 1,000 but here we go at the last guess who it goes to, james buchanan. this one seems me a little bit. so bad that he is 30 points below into johnson and all the spokes are below harrison who died after one month in if they did a it is a negative y if you think of that. there's lots more about all these ratings on the site we created which is c-span dot/the presidents. you'll find interviews the chapters of the book is more about the reading categories and we also have links to the historical acts if you don't know about a particular war or in economic panic. we hope that all of you as we think about what you want out of a leader will look to these attributes as judging the democrats are vying for it and they are a great conversation starter so with that i'm going to turn it over to this terrific panel here are the presidents being featured today, andrew johnson who we mention

johnson is the author of "political hell-raiser: the life and times of senator burton k. wheeler of montana." the montana-minute cal society hosted this 90-minute program. >> it is my pleasure to introduce our speaker, marc c. john son, the auth art of the book "political hell-raiser." we would be more than happy to sell you one or 10 copies after the talk. i'm pretty sure marc would also be happy to sign them for you. so marc c. johnson has worked a broadcast journalist in idaho's longest serving governor and has a communication and crisis management consultant. a journalism graduate of south dakota state university, johnson has chaired both the idaho humanities council and the federation of state humanities councils, and has

the papers to become the next british prime minister of course johnson is told he must appear in court over allegations that he knowingly lied about greg's that in the run up to the 2016 referendum. i'm suing so misconducts good to have you with us we start with special counsel robert muller's 1st public statement on his 2 year investigation into russian interference in the 2016 u.s. election moeller said that his report does not exonerate the president speaking in washington muller said that if he had been confident that the president did not commit a crime his report would have said so he also said that his investigation did find that russia attempted to interfere in the election special counsel or also appeared to rule out testifying before congress saying that his testimony was contained in the investigation's report and he had nothing to add in the 2016 presidential let's bring in our washington correspondent all over salad he's been following this story for us hi oliver this is a moment a lot of people have been waiting for the robber muller breaks his silence so tell us more abo

it were drugs like these produced by manufacturers like johnson and johnson that killed almost 50000 people across the u.s. in 27 teams no legal action is being taken against the company. how did this happen. at the end of the day your honor i'm sure one word answer. greed the state of oklahoma is accusing johnson and johnson of intentionally creating an oversupply and lying about the risks the company denies the allegations. the fight for global tech dominance continues in this case washington vs the world's biggest telecom equipment maker china's weiwei it's asking a us court to deem a partial ban on its hardware on national security grounds unconstitutional. for way that case is clear politicians in the us i use in the stance of an entire nation will come after a private company they are using every tour they have including legislative and administrative and diplomatic a china us they want to put pass out of business well for months washington has been accusing hallway of spying just and delivering data out to leaders in beijing soon to walk away is something that's very dangerous

yes the state of oklahoma is accusing johnson and johnson of intentionally creating an oversupply and lying about the risks the company denies the allegations we'll. be following that story for you closely but just before we go a big happy birthday to a bus a pan european titan turns 15 today the celebrations are decidedly low key along with so many successes the aerospace company has also had its fair share of flops. for a global industrial giant this was a rather low key anniversary party their boss celebrated its 50th birthday with a company picnic employees got a souvenir key fobs and free ice cream and there was a fly over that's all to celebrate 5 decades for the pan-european aircraft builder which was created in 1909 by german and french politicians. airbus is now headquartered in the netherlands with major production sites in france germany spain the u.k. as well as china and the u.s. the company employs some 130000 people and has built 12000 commercial jets so far in fact it's best selling its $320.00 is in service so much one of them is landing somewhere in the world every 2