environmental working group which found a dangerous club aside glycine of fate used by the made by the monsanto company they found in cereal and months into a recently was bought by the german drug maker bear well we thought the topic merited a little bit more deeper discussion are pleased to be joined by our correspondents here i'm on to discuss so you've been looking into this and we're so pleased i saw you on other programs that are to america you were so great on it but it made me even question more we reported that bear stock went down but what have markets been doing since the end of last week so a bear stock went down last monday it really plunged and it continued to fall through thursday it seems like it's starting to pick a little bit back up but it lost eighteen percent of its value since the verdict and hundred percent and it's still lower than it has been in the last five years they must of you know when they bought months and they knew this the problems could come but they probably didn't know that this much would be the problem anyway let me ask you about the definition of what this level

day in a civil case against the chemical company monsanto. the plaintiff is a grounds keeper for the school district. roundup caused his terminal cancer. this case is one of similar the company is facing. >>> amid ongoing complaints across the state. a new secret dmv office has been revealed but only for lawmakers. we've learned the dmv office located inside the legislative office building in sacramento is not open to the public. it's also unmarked with a locked door. this all comes just two days after a request for an official dmv audit was denied. >> i've been here six years and i'm not surprised that legislators have given themselves special privileges and perks that typical californiaens just don't get. >> the secret office is also reportedly a point of contact for lawmakers that receive complaints from constituents about the dmv. >>> it's a big weekend for live music in the area. san jose summer fest getting underway. several venues. this year's performers include cool and the gang, booker t stacks review. >>> one of california's oldest t

the jury in california decided that the us agro—chemical company monsanto knew the herbicide spray wasining me now is the author and consumer activist jeffrey smith. hello. thank you forjoining us. what do you make of all of this? you have a court in america saying the company lied and they owe this man damages, and you've got standards in the european union, various authorities saying it's ok, it's fine, don't worry. what are we meant to think? it turns out the court case forced monsanto to reveal millions of pages of formerly secret documents and there it is in black and white, how they had evidence of cancer going back decades, how they manipulated the opinions and votes and policies of the us environmental protection agency, how they ghost wrote studies, wrote a study is not putting their name on it, and then referred to them, cited them as if they were independent and even paid scientists who claimed they were independent and had no contact with monsanto. this came out in the trial, in addition to a very, very strong weight of evidence showing that glyphosate and roundup does in f

that it took over the girl chemical company and the weed killer that was a big seller with monsanto well that's creating legal problems because people claim it created health problems for them a groundskeeper who had to use the weed killer professionally got a damage. ruling by a jury in the united states to the tune of two hundred ninety million dollars and there are thousands of possible lawsuits out there so investors really worried that this could hit buyer in a very big way maybe not the best investment we'll soon find out when he bats in frankfurt thank you so much. china and the u.s. will hold lower level talks later this month in a bit to resolve their escalating trade dispute chinese markets and currency have suffered losses in recent months with investors spoked washington and beijing stick for terrorists. the chinese economy has lost steam in recent months washington's tariffs have put a damper on investor sentiment since the last trade talks between beijing and washington in may the shanghai composite has declined more than ten percent and the u. one has been falling to

environmental working group which found a dangerous club aside glycine of fate used by the made by the monsanto company they found in cereal and months into a recently was bought by the german drug maker bear well we thought the topic merited a little bit more deeper discussion are pleased to be joined by our correspondents here amman to discuss so you've been looking into this and we're so pleased i saw you on other programs that are to america you were so great on it but it made me even question more we reported that bear stock went down but what of markets been doing since the end of last week so bear stock went down last monday it really plunged and it continued to fall through thursday it seems like it's starting to pick a little bit back up but it lost eighteen percent of its value since the verdict and hundred percent and it's still lower than it has been in the last five years they most of you know when they bought months and they knew this the problems could come but they probably didn't know that this much would be the problems anyway let me ask you about the definition of what this level so

monsanto, the company that manufactures roundup weed killer. nbc bay area jean elliott with more. >> reporter: the verdict that was reached here sends a clear message to companies that profit over people's health won't be tolerated. it is most likely looking to settle this indicate and thousands of other cases similar in the pipeline. >> hopefully this thing will get the attention it dangers are fiy sued rounds monsanto. today a jury decided monsanto new the chemicals were dangerous and didn't warn users. the vice president of monsantos says the jury got it wrong. >> it doesn't change the overwhelming evidence. >> reporter: legal analyst say monsanto will likely try to settle. dean johnson says the verdict is a victory for consumers. >> this company did wrong. it knew it was doing wrong. sent a message to analysis with people's lives. >> reporter: he is fighting terminal cancer on. >> reportes money. but hoping to use the jury awar treatment. >>> judge rejected the plea deal made by the two men facing charges in the deadly ghost ship. a 30 page

monsanto and its parent company bayer insist that the world's best—selling weedkiller is safe despite it gave him cancer. let's stay with that story. earlier i spoke tojeffrey smith. he is a consumer activist and monsanto critic. i asked him if he was happy with the verdict. oh, yes, we've been celebrating. in fact, notjust the verdict, but the jury trial itself forced monsanto to release millions of documents where it became very clear that they knew for decades of the link between roundup and its active ingredient, glyphosate, and cancer. and they have been denying it, and pointing to studies which show that it's safe. but the documents which have been made public show that they ghost—wrote those studies, and then paid scientists to put their name on it. so they had rigged the research, they had covered up the evidence, and they continued to do so. but fortunately the jury heard the truth, and awarded a groundskeeper $289 million after using roundup and getting non—hodgkin's lymphoma. i'm just having a look at what the us environmental protection agency, the epa, says. it insists it

that was the chemical in the landmark verdict against monsanto, the company that makes roundup. a former benicia school grounds keeper used roundup for years and when he got cancer he sued the company saying it did not disclose the possible health risks of using the product. he won and was awarded almost $300 million. residents in san rafael said they are willing to put in the work to keep the chemicals out of public spaces. >> it takes a little more effort to pull a weed, but maybe it is better in the long run. maybe we don't weed killers where people are picnicking and children are playing in the grass. >> reporter: susan would worry if the city used chemical weed killers. >> some little dog that would ingest it and get sick. they lick their hands and they are touching flowers, the kids. >> reporter: that is why tom says he will continue coming out to do the work so the city doesn't go back to chemical weed killers. >> they can take the ranger out of the park but not the park out of the ranger. >> reporter: all the mulch the city is getting for free. they are allowing tree tri

court orders chemical company monsanto to pay almost three hundred million dollars to a man who says its weed killer calls him cancer. cameron's government says it will investigate a video which appears to show extra judicial killings by the army and. up . dozens are injured in protests in bucharest as tens of thousands demand the resignation of remedios government. the first president ever to one is urging turks to sell their dollars a by lira instead to prop up the currency which has fallen to a record low u.s. president donald trump has added pressure to take his economy by doubling steel and aluminum terrorists since the start of the year the turkish lira has lost thirty five percent of its value against the dollar and much of that decline has happened since president roger federer won the reach of office with hugely expanded powers a month ago so then because he only has more now from istanbul. turkey's president for just a proud to an address this large rally and have this massive for his citizens yes. if there is anyone who has dollars euros or gold under their pillows that yo

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the jury in california decided that the us agro—chemical company monsanto knew the herbicide glyphosateus, but failed to warn consumers. the man was awarded a $250 million worth of damages but the company insists the product does not pose a risk to health. from california, james cook reports. for dewaynejohnson, the verdict was bittersweet, to say the least. at 46 years old, he is dying of cancer, caused, the jury found, by monsa nto‘s weedkillers. thousands more americans claim they, too, were sickened by the herbicides and their key ingredient, glyphosate. since the beginning of this case, i've received a lot of support and a lot of thank you, and a lot of prayer and a lot of everything, just getting energy from a lot of people that i don't even know, you know? i'm glad to be here to help with this situation, after i learned about roundup and glyphosate and everything, i'm glad to be here to be able with a cause that's way bigger than me. the jury found that roundup presented a substantial danger to users, monsanto had acted with malice or oppression, and the company had been negligen

everywhere and now the company produces the monsanto now and by by as you said that company says that this is therefore the most studied we've career in the world and that nothing new no nothing has come up yet to prove it and this case is crucial because it's the first one to actually make that specific link between round up and actual cancer that is killing this man and many others but it looks like this case is not over yet as we mentioned by is looking to appeal the ruling they don't want to pay when johnson they don't want to pay any of the others who are lining up to make similar claims and they said they will fight it they're doubling down the same that life sate is not cancer cuss in a general but the interesting thing is that they keep saying the dice of fate itself is not carcinogenic what was it was argued in the in the court room was that it wasn't that chemical itself but that it was a combination of that plus a second chemical in the week which made sure that the drive to say it went into that goes into the lease of the plant but this combination is so carcinogenic and t

that it took over the agro chemical company and the weed killer that was a big seller with monsanto well that's creating legal problems because people claim it created health problems for them a groundskeeper who had to use the weed killer professionally got a damage. ruling by a jury in the united states to the tune of two hundred ninety million dollars and there are thousands of possible lawsuits out there so investors really worried that this could hit buyer in a very big way maybe not the best investment we'll soon find out it's in frankfurt thank you so much. german rail operator deutsche bahn and telecoms giant dodge a telecom a both the ending of to the ts in iran as a result of the latest u.s. sanctions targeting that country the iranian subsidiaries of both companies say they will cease consulting activities there the u.s. says any company doing business in iran can be banned from operating in the u.s. and while the new has created legislation to protect european companies many are on willing to risk being sanctioned washing. turkey's finance minister berra. has assured int

this follows a decision by a us court it's not forget after a groundskeeper successfully sued monsanto a company in the u.s. that buyer recently acquired dwayne johnson who suffers from lymphoma claims his cancer could have been caused by his contact with one santos roundup weed killer the jury agreed ruling that monsanto should have warned by others that the product could cost cancer and ordering the company to pay two hundred eighty nine million dollars in damages to johnson observers believe thousands more similar claims could follow buyer which is planning to shed and one santo brand when the takeover is complete says the court's decision goes against scientific evidence. there watching d.w. news from berlin more coming at the top of the hour and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site that's v.w. dot com thank you very much for joining us this week son back. to. believing. in the dry mountainous regions of southwest morocco they're doing just that turning far into drinking water. with. a go at africa next. to you probably bob every two d

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

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charenton answer yes the size of the punitive damages awarded to the jury's belief that the company monsanto had acted with malice and had not responded to the plaintiff's concerns during the years to use the product as a groundskeeper. what amount of punitive damages if any do you award to mr johnson answer two hundred fifty million dollars signed by the presiding dated august tenth two thousand and eight the world health organization has found in the past that by phosphate probably causes cancer but the environmental protection agency has not ruled on the matter as yet on some toes says it will appeal the case and continues to maintain that its products are not carcinogenic but there are more than five thousand cases concerning the weed killer and it's a fix pending and following this decision the congo faces the possibility of more massive payouts to come i cannot al-jazeera. so there's been quite a bit for action online from agent orange and d.d. d.d.t. to genetically modified crops monsanto has long been associated controversial a controversial other chemicals for years so plenty of peo

compensate should compensate vietnamese victims so is it time that companies like monsanto are held responsible for the damage their products have caused or will they be able to hide behind the us government leaving victims without any justice yes by all means they should be held accountable man put put yes take it to court take it to court international court what are we going to do take them to court and find out that's right that's my opinion and it looked agent orange was devastated yeah and you can hide behind well the government asked us to do it but if you knew it was dangerous you should have spoken up at the time right and there's a leg we didn't even know how to make it was just us and dow chemical and we just didn't have a clue about how to make it they told us yeah i mean look the us military sprayed over twenty million gallons of herbicides like agent orange in to be a cambodia laos from sixty one to seven to ten years of this stuff age in order contains the chemical dioxin put in on the hat here now and explain how this works which accumulates in the fatty tissues this part of mam

dying man awarded almost three hundred million dollars after a jury says the monsanto weed killer gave him cancer the company is facing thousands of similar lawsuits will find out what it all means for warmth santo and for its german earnings. also on the program protests in romania turning violent as thousands call for the government's resignation police have been responding with tear gas and rubber.

chemical company monsanto is hit with two hundred eighty nine million dollars in damages for failing to warn about the health risks of. the saudi and coalition says it will investigate and strike in yemen that hit a bus full of school children killing at least fifty one people. this father was the wreckage for signs of his twelve year old son many of the remains have yet to be identified the united nations has called for prompt independent inquiry the coalition insists that it struck legitimate targets or graves have been dug for many of the children who were victims of the blast at least forty children were among the dead the funerals are set to take place later on saturday. let's go live now to mohammed and day he's standing by for us in b.c. and given that many of the remains have yet to be identified because the number of children actually go up. yes indeed lower on a list of ten children are considered missing and cannot be found the patterns of some of the identified the children whose been identified are going through the muck mission of trying to get the remains of the childr

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over the yard and your kid and wildlife becareful with it" scott partridge, vice president of monsanto, the company behind roundup, says their product is safe to use. 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 glyphosate is safe and doesn't cause cancer."in sf gs k4news if you want to see monsanto's full statement we have published that on our website kron 4 dot com.in the newsroom gabe slate kron 4 news. (ken now to a stunning courtroom decision today in oakland. the judge in the deadly ghost-ship warehouse case...tossed out the plea deal...which prosecutors had reached with the defendents. our grant lode is here with to explain. (grant) this was a bombshell today at the cramer said that the law does not allow him to change a plea deal but then he told the court that he do

california groundskeeper who's dying of cancer accuse monsanto of ignoring the health risks of its product round up to wayne lee johnson's lawyers of the company's product gave him a form of cancer called non hotchkin lymphoma monsanto since it will appeal the ruling let's go live to our correspondent mike hanna in washington d.c. for more on the story so tell us more mike about the judge's ruling and what he had to say here. well this is very much a landmark judgement and one most notice world that there are thousands of cases pending against the company in particular against the weed killer roundup so now you are likely to see these cases occurring in courts throughout the united states following this judgment now of significance to is that off that two hundred eighteen million dollars awarded two hundred fifty million dollars were described as punitive damages now in order for that to be achieved the jury had obviously thought that the company had acted with malice and oppression against the plaintive this is a very significant point because it indicates that the jury believe the company did know that the we did contain a carcinogenic and des

in california decided that the us chemical company m o nsa nto decided that the us chemical company monsantoat herbicide spray was dangerous but failed toward consumers. the company says it does not pose a risk to health. so what is the weedkiller used for? i spoke tojoe is the weedkiller used for? i spoke to joe stanley from the is the weedkiller used for? i spoke tojoe stanley from the national farmers union who told me why it is an integral part. it is one of the things we use annually. it is essential to modern farming, it helps us put affordable, safe food on your plate. what do you use it for? primary use is to create what we call a stale seedbed before we plan the crop. around this time of year you will spray a field of stubble year you will spray a field of stu bble wa nts year you will spray a field of stubble wants the harvest has been taken off, and that kills any weeds in the stubble, meaning you can plant the following crop free from weeds to grow and challenged by weeds. what if any safety concerns do you have? personally i have no safety concerns about the use. the overwhelmin

the jury in california decided that the us agro—chemical company monsanto knew the herbicide spray wasus, but failed to warn consumers. the company insists that the product does not pose a risk to health. from california, james cook reports. dwayne johnson applied monsanto's roundup and ranger pro herbicides up to 30 times a year. now 46 years old, and dying of non—hodgkin's lymphoma, he held his head in his hands after the judge related the jury's verdict. glyphosate did present a substantial danger. monsanto had been negligent in failing to warn users and had acted with malice or oppression. mrjohnson said he hoped the verdict would bolster thousands of similar cases. since the beginning of this case i have received a lot of support, a lot of thank yous and and a lot of prayer, a lot of everything. just getting energy from a lot of people that i don't even know, you know. and i'm glad to be here to help with this situation after i learned about roundup and glyphosate and everything, i'm glad to be here to be able to help, but the cause is way bigger than me. his lawyer said the compa

monsanto trial. the parent company of weedkiller roundup and weedkiller range pro is being sued for $412 million. >> attorneys for duane lee johnson say those products made by monsanto gave their clients cancer. we are live where a jury is preparing to decide this case. >> reporter: i'm going to be speaking quietly right now because as a matter of fact, the closing arguments are still underway in the courtroom behind me. i don't want to disturb proceedings. attorneys on both sides are making their final push to the jury on this matter which could be worth upwards of close to a half billion dollars. the trial got underway last month. a former schools district worker duane lee johnson says he regularly used roundup and ranger pro, weedkiller's manufactured by monsanto. over the course of the trial, the -- he told the jury where he developed non-hodgkin's lymphoma after being drenched in the weedkiller. of the weedkiller caused his cancer and the failure of monsanto to return phone calls from johnson when he became alarmed as he developed skin lesions are evidence the company had a disregard for human h

over the yard and your kid and wildlife becareful with it" scott partridge, vice president of monsanto, the company behind roundup, says their product is safe to use. 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 glyphosate is safe and doesn't cause cancer."in sf gs k4news (vicki) happening now.... police are asking for your help finding a vallejo man ... accused of kidnapping and sexual assault. he is considered armed and dangerous. 33-year-old kenneth weathersby is wanted for two separate kidnappings and sexual assaults of female victims. he is described as six feet- three inches tall... weighing 230 -pounds. u-s marshals are in sf gs k4news cause cancer." safe and doesn't cause cancer." in sf gs k4news in sf gs k4news (vicki) happening now.... police are asking for your hel

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monsanto, the company that manufactures roundup weed killer must now pay millions in damages to an east bay man this. after a jury decided the popular weed killer caused dewayne johnson's cancer. the jury decided monsanto knew a chemical inside roundup was dangerous and didn't warn users and awarded johnson $289 million. johnson tells us he is relieved that the cover-up is over. the defense attorney tell us the jury got it wrong. >> it doesn't change the overwhelming scientific evidence, and the 40 years of safe use of lives saved around the world. >> scott partridge says monsanto will appeal and monsanto will likely try to settle with johnson and thousands of others who filed suits against the company claiming the same harm. >>> to a turn around in san francisco in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire. they are going to trial. the judge said he would accept a plea deal for max harris but not for derek heldmenna. the reason, a 30 page letter to the debt of probation. in it the judge says heldmenna pointed the finger of blame and didn't take any responsibility for all 36 deaths in his wa

a dying man awarded almost three hundred million dollars after a jury says a monsanto weed killer gave him cancer the company is facing thousands of similar lawsuits will find out what it all means for monsanto and for its gemini moments. also on the program protests in romania turning violent as thousands call for the government's resignation police have been responding with tear gas and rubber bullets injuring hundreds. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us a jury in the united states into the u.s. state of california has found monsanto weed killers guilty of causing terminal cancer in a plaintiff the jury ordered the chemicals giant which is now owned by germany's buyer to pay two hundred and fifty million dollars in punitive damages plus thirty nine million in compensation culture authorities in san francisco fast track the case because the man is dying to wayne johnson had used the weed killer in his job as a groundskeeper. did roundup pro or ranger pro fail to perform as safely as an ordinary consumer would have expected when you used or misused in an intended or re

court orders chemical company monsanto to pay more than two hundred fifty million dollars to a man who says it's we've kilo calls him cancer cameroon's government says it will investigate a video which appears to show extra judicial killings by the army. and flying into the face of the site.

the pharmaceutical company bayer says its monsanto weedkillers are safe. court ordered the company to pay nearly $290 million in damages to a man who became terminally ill after using them. dewaynejohnson, a school groundsman, alleges his cancer was caused by glyphosate in the herbicides. here's our us correspondent james cook. for dewaynejohnson, the verdict was bittersweet, to say the least. at 46 years old, he is dying of cancer, caused, the jury found, by monsa nto's weedkillers. thousands more americans claimed they, too, were sickened by the herbicides and their key ingredient, glyphosate. since the beginning of this case, i've received a lot of support and a lot of thank you, and a lot of prayer and a lot of everything, just getting energy from a lot of people that i don't even know, you know? i'm glad to be here to help with this situation, after i learned about roundup and glyphosate and everything, i'm glad to be here to be able with a cause that's way bigger than me. the jury found that roundup presented a substantial danger to users, monsanto ha