mrs. johnson's last visit to the white house mrs. bush wheeled her into a room on the ground floor which had just been repainted under one other restoration projects that mrs. bush did. mrs. bush had had the walls of the room painted a perfect yellow complement to the dress that mrs. johnson wears in her official trip. she moved the portrait across the fire place. jackie kennedy is in front of you when you walk into the room. mrs. johnson over the fireplace and eleanor roosevelt. mrs. bush said to her, lady bird -- eisenhower is in there. thank you. i apologize. i'm talking about mrs. johnson. laura bush said to her lady bird i want you to know i have this room painted in a color that would match your beautiful dress. she took her upstairs in the elevator and brought her by her husband's portrait. mrs. johnson in her wheelchair looked up almost to embrace her husband. it's one of those things as a staffer in the white house you realize you work there but it's one of those incredible privileges and opportunities that you get to see fi

mrs. johnson how she provided over the white house. and mrs. bush who loves the outdoors and loves flowers and plants and natural landscapes and the national parks always looked to mrs. johnson as an example of, you know, someone who so appreciated our natural beauty. and mrs. bush would say, you no he, people would look at mrs. johnson and say oh she loved flowers. but really what she was was our nation's first conservationist first lady. so i think that her preference -- and once of the personal recollections of i have mrs. johnson is seared in my memory for the rest of my life, is mr. johnson, rob, who we heard from last night on the descendants panel, but linda had called me when i was chief of staff to mrs. bush, and had said i'm bringing my mother back to washington for what i know will be her last time to see some of her friends. of course, we know she had a stroke. she wasn't speaking. she was in a while chair but still very vibrant. aen she said do you think we can come to the white house? well, i knew instinctually mrs. bush's reactio

mr. johnson: time. -- all the time. mr. johnson: before we go to audience questions, i would ask you one thing about justice kennedy because i know i have made you wait and you waited very beautifully. i don't think that most of the american people -- many of the american people have the appreciation of what you described for how thick the deliberative process is now that we are waiting on the president to nominate a successor to justice kennedy. i am wondering what you would like the american people to keep in mind about the supreme court as we think about its future. star certain issues that people want to support, questions we want the court to answer. your job and the job of all nine justices is deliberative in a way that many americans have not really wrap their heads around it what do you want the vatican people to keep in mind about the course and the process as we wait for the nomination? justice breyer: one thing is this document, it lays out some frontiers. some of them pretty important frontiers, free speech and s

mrs. johnson, as we keep the johnson thing going here. and mrs. johnson took over being first lady very suddenly, in the passing of a president kennedy. and mrs. kennedy had done so much in our space, historic preservation of the white house, but mrs. johnson continued that in her own way. these are 45 men and women who have been very unique in their presidents and in their personalities, and also in their legacies, as we see evidenced in these wonderful presidential sites, but tell us about mrs. johnson and her role as first lady and that transition, in a very painful way, and what she did in the white house in our space. >> well, first, i think -- so let me put my microphone on. that would help. thank you, stewart, for that question. and first, i want to acknowledge that a couple of really terrific first lady historians are in the audience with us, too. katie sibley from st. joseph's university. and then nancy smith is in the back of the room, who did oral histories with ladybird johnson and got to know her quite well and has been at the archives

mr. johnson? answer, yes. amy: the jury at san francisco's superior court of california deliberated for three days before finding monsanto had failed to warn johnson and other consumers of the cancer risks posed by its weed killers. johnson's was the first lawsuit to go to trial alleging glyphosate causes cancer. filed in 2016, it was fast-tracked for trial due to the severity of johnson's cancer. he spopoke after the verdictctas delivered. a lot osupppporand a loof thank youndnd a l ofrayer d a lot everyingjust ergy froa lot ofeople th i d't ev know. i'm ad to beere to help th th situaon after learned andtoundup and glyphate evything,'m gl to be he toe able t help. this cse is way bigr than me. pefully,his thinwill sta to g the attenon that nes to get right so folks c make aood choi.. amy: johon''attorneysaid jurs for t first te were able to e intern company docuntnts pring thatonsanto has knn for decades that glypsate andoundup cld cause ncer. monsantoto is a unit of the multinational pharmaceutical company b

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that nearly forty five hundred cases similar to mr johnson have already been filed and while mr johnson's quiets two sons will soon lose their father the late mr lets a bird said the award will give mr johnson some final comfort the jurors awarded two hundred fifty million dollars in punitive damages and thirty million in compensation and mr listen also said that if months choose to appeal the verdict they would risk having to pay an additional twenty five million dollars of your early interest on that initial damage award. and monsanto is owned by the german drug maker bear a buyer heir g. how you depending on how you say it which brought the bought the company in june for sixty two point five billion dollars and as you might expect shares a bear fell brutally today here with some more is. the ok how are the markets reacting to this i know it was a bear was taking a big decline how bad was it well they are shared they playing spy eleven percent most the most of its punch in fifteen years so bear purchased monsanto like you mentioned just a few months ago for a sixty three billion dollars

that nearly forty five hundred cases similar to mr johnson have already been filed and while mr johnson's quiets two sons will soon lose their father the late mr lets a bird said the award will give mr johnson some final comfort the jurors awarded two hundred fifty million dollars in punitive damages and thirty million in compensation and mr listen also said that if months choose to appeal the verdict they would risk having to pay an additional twenty five million dollars of your early interest on that initial damage award. and monsanto is owned by the german drug maker bear agee or buyer heir g. how you depending on how you say it which brought the bought the company in june for sixty two point five billion dollars and as you might expect shares a bear fell brutally today here was so more is. how are the markets reacting to this i know it was a bear was taking a big decline how bad was it well they are shared they playings by eleven percent most the most of its punch in fifteen years so bear purchased monsanto like you mentioned just a few months ago for sixty three billion dollars obvio

what amount of punitive damages if any do you award to mr johnson answer two hundred fifty million dollars i'm glad to be here to be able to help with a cause is way bigger than me so hopefully it is they will start to get the attention that it needs to get rice opposed to make a good choice every major known human carcinogen had a moment mike this moment when the science finally caught up when they could no longer bury it where people had to actually look at it and say we have a problem and this case is that moment. and this case is also the first such ruling on monsanto's round up weed killer which contains the ingredient choli for state on centers new german own a bio believes the jury is mistaken though and will be appealing let's get more on all this now from detroit news hannah cleaver who's been looking into it all for us first of all tell us a little bit more about round up what kind of product is this it's been the most commonly used kenna around the world for ages it's been in use for more than forty years people spray all over the place people use it in gardens but also around t

mrs. johnson's guests. they attended a reception in their honor at the white house. president expanded on the theme of youth's responsibility to the nation at a gathering of delegates to the national electric co-op youth conference. >> you have your obligation to your parents, to your teachers, to your principles -- principals but also to your country. if we are going to have the prosperity and jobs and housing and beautification, all of the things that we like and want, we are going to have to have first, qualified leaders. and you can't find better talent to work on then you young people who come from rural america. >> this month president follow- through on a promise he made to the nation's capital people. in june, he sent to congress, imus and double death a message that the vote be given to 18- year-olds. as far of her beautification campaign -- as part of her education campaign, the first lady -- to yesterday i drove around town about two or three hours because i wanted to see the accomplishments firsthand. i was delighted with the variety and extent of your ef

way answer yes was the roundup pro or ranger pro design a substantial factor in causing harm to mr johnson answer yes. what amount of punitive damages if any do you award to mr johnson answer two hundred fifty million dollars i'm glad to be here to be able to help with a cause is way bigger than me so hopefully this thing will start to get the attention that it needs to gay rights supposed to make a good choice every major known human carcinogen had a moment like this a moment when the science finally caught up when they could no longer bury it where people had to actually look at it and say we have a problem and this case is that moment. so that case was the first such ruling on one such as roundup we kill which contains a gradient to life for say to los angeles new german on a by a believe that the jury is mistaken and they will appeal but we're now going to talk to the who's actually been following the story for us thank you for joining us and if so what can you tell us about rhonda it's it's for many years been the most commonly used we kill in the world it's used around the globe it's

answer yes it was the roundup pro or ranger pro design a substantial factor in causing harm to mr johnson answer yes. what amount of punitive damages if any do you award to mr johnson answer two hundred fifty million dollars i'm glad to be here to be able to help with a cause is way bigger than me so hopefully this thing will start to. get the attention that it needs to get right so folks can make a good choice every major known human carcinogen had a moment like this a moment when the science finally caught up when they could no longer bury it where people had to actually look at it and see we have a problem and this case is that moment. to have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world turkish president trichet dave air dawn has escalated his ball with the united states over ankara's detention of an american man and one has told supporters as he won't be brought into line by threats the turkish lira has hit record lows of to washington announced it would hike steel and aluminum tires on turkish imports police in the united states say a suicidal and line employee s

mr. johnson? answer yes. >> the jury found that monsanto's product caused harm, that they were negligent in failing to warn consumers of that harm and that they acted with malice. the plaintiff in the landmark case, lee johnson, was a groundskeeper in benicia and used roundup and its pro strength product ranger pro up to 20 to 30 times a year to kill weeds. he was diagnosed with non- hodgkin's lymphoma in 2014. >> this case obviously a lot of support and a lot of thank you and a lot of prayer and a lot of everything, just good 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 with a cause that's way bigger than me. >> the ingredient in question is glyphosate. it was deemed safe by the epa in 2017, but the world health organization said in 2015 it was probably carcinogenic to humans. >> this is a company that used all of the plays in the

now, i'll read a little bit from johnson's response. >> dear mr. and mrs. katz, i am deeply sorry that i have not replied to your letters before now. i have read and reread them. the photograph of your son has moved me to understand some part of the grief you feel, perhaps more deeply than you know. the hardest responsibility any president bears is that of commander in chief when americans are fighting. there is no american killed or wounded in battle for whom i do not feel a sense of personal responsibility. if it were possible to end the war by an honorable settlement in vietnam today, and to bring home every man who faces danger there, now, i would do it, and it would be the most satisfying act of my presidency. >> of course, president johnson did not run for reelection. richard nixon is elected in 1968 on a campaign promise, that is the episode here, nixon's campaign promise, which is what? >> many people believe that nixon had a plan to end the war , and he campaigned on bringing the war to an honorable end. >> tell us about this memo from 1968 before

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 know to go forward and always do what they are supposed to do and never do week, strong all the way through. >> reporter: you have to have pain? >> it makes you stronger. things like that happen but it happens for a reason. i am still here, i was supposed to be gone a long time ago. hard times always come. you deal with that accordingly. >> monsanto denies any link between active ingredient

mr. johnson today. king questionsink w the statements and then take questions together. >> on behalf of the miller firm >> that they press conference by the attorneys for dewayne johnson, he had sued monsanto claiming that roundup, this weedkiller, and ranger pro gave him cancer. earlier today a jury awarded dewayne johnson $289 million in this landmark case. >> he is a former groundskeeper from the bay area, writing this case for a long time, a team effort with many attorneys involved. the attorney said this is a moment when you find it science finally caught up. and monsanto now has the opportunity to do right. that is coming from the attorneys in a groundskeeper, f a school district, he weedkille name by monsanto, the story is developing. >>> coming up, it would be one of the biggest shakeups in decades, why critics say the presidents proposal is lost in space. >> a school is facing a major legal battle, several former students having a sexual abuse lawsuit filed on their behalf today. welcome to the

case against months and while we await the jury's decision is one of the attorneys fighting for mr johnson author and environmental lawyer mr robert kennedy jr thank you for joining us sir. thanks for having me it's always a pleasure robert mellow the cases with the jury i want to start by asking you how are you feeling about your chances i mean taking on a corporate conglomerate of those size and resources can no way be easy how are you feeling. well i'm on the edge of my seat because we're waiting for a jury verdict and that's always the hardest time for attorneys who are involved in the case. but i feel good about the case i feel the jury really listened to us and they were attentive and you know as long as we've been here is and june eighteenth . and i think that either way that we did a really good job of arguing the case. and that we have if the case does go against. of ample reason for appeal there were a lot of controversial rulings by the judge in this case that we believed unfairly favored monsanto and we we believe we're still going to win the case but if we go we will immediate

women who wear them as looking like letter boxes and bank robbers that prompted an inquiry into mr johnson's behavior and criticism from the prime minister the question of how a woman should dress is a matter for a woman's individual choice nobody should be trying to tell a woman how to dress in these tense times where the u.k. is shopping divided over issues of breck's it immigration and a higher presence of extreme right wing politics somewhat worried that the current debate is leading to a rise in hate crime especially given mr johnson's recent article. it was quite brief two weeks. thing. we've been wearing it. but he went on to go so we've been very abusive language which will be you know already oh cool thing mostly women used in the street and some. supporters of the former foreign secretary have said that he was merely exercising his right to freedom of speech but they're all codes of conduct that govern the behavior of public officials and british muslims feel that these remarks are merely contributing to the normalize ation of islamophobia in british politics slowly but surely ther

mr. johnson?250 million. >> that case right here in the bay area. >> the judgment in the roundup pesticide case is staggering and sends a strong message to monsanto. >> the jury awarded $250 million in punitive damages to vallejo, a former schools ground keeper that claims the weed killer gave him cancer. $33 million in future economic losses and $4 million in past losses. >> it came after weeks of testimony in a trial that could have a significant impact on thousands of similar cases across the country. monsanto vowed to appeal. did the herbicides, including the widely used roundup, cause johnson's terminal cancer? jurors emphatically said yes. from that they received a thanks from johnson's legal team. >> they paid attention, took copious notes. the jurors had five books full of notes. they asked probing questions during their deliberations. they clearly paid attention to the case. we're really grateful for this outcome. >> johnson plans to address the media later this afternoon. we will bring t

mr. johnson? answer, $250 million. >>> you heard right.about a product you probably have in your garageig w. good nk jni hpening t we're go abc 7 melaniecisco with the hug verdict against monsanto. melanie >> reporter: yeah, dan, you just mentioned the punitive damages. well, when you take into account the entire verdict, we are talking about $289 million awarded to dewayne lee johnson. they didn't expect him to make it to this day. they said he was on borrowed time. now he will be able to afford cutting-edge cancer treatments. the jury deliberated for two and a half days after two months of trial proceedings. mr. johnson maintained his composure as the verdict was read. his attorney put his arm around him. they found tha

mr johnson himself insists he is right and there is no sign of an apology at the moment. thank you.today, to its lowest level against the dollar in almost a year. investors are concerned that the uk will leave the european union without a deal, in eight months' time. sterling is also down against the euro, the yen and the swiss franc. our economics corrspsondent andy verity is here with me. bad news for people heading abroad, but why exactly the markets spooked? as you mention, there is growing concern that we may leave the european union without any kind of trade deal in place, which might hamper economic growth and mean it's less worthwhile holding pounds. they are selling pounds for that reason but also, the dollar is strengthening. the trade war between the us and china, the thinking is that if that carries on, the us may well win out and therefore people will want to be dollars. look at what happened to the pound against the dollar over this last year. it hit a peak back in april of $1.43 and now it's down at $1.28. you've lost about 10%. if you are thinking of travelling soon,

women who wear them as looking like letter boxes and bank robbers that prompted an inquiry into mr johnson's behavior and criticism from the prime minister the question of how a woman should dress is a matter for a woman's individual choice nobody should be trying to tell a woman how to dress in these tense times where the u.k. is shoppy divided over issues of breck's it immigration and a high of presence of extreme right wing politics somewhat worried that the current debate is leading to a rise in hate crime especially given mr johnson's recent article you aren't really two weeks. wary. but he went on to go. so when you bury abusive. language we will know already. holding mostly women. supporters of the former foreign secretary have said that he was merely exercising his right to freedom of speech but they're all codes of conduct and the behavior of public officials british muslims feel that these remarks are merely contributing to the normalization of islamophobia in british politics slowly but surely there is an increasing islamophobia and i think muslim women being kind of the visible f

women who wear them as looking like letter boxes and bank robbers that prompted an inquiry into mr johnson's behavior and criticism from the prime minister the question of how a woman should dress is a matter for a woman's individual choice nobody should be trying to tell a woman how to dress in these tense times where the u.k. is shopping divided over issues of breck's it immigration and a higher presence of extreme right wing politics somewhat worried that the current debate is leading to a rise in hate crime especially given mr johnson's recent article. two weeks.

was the lack of sufficient warnings a substantial factor in causing harm to mr johnson answer yes monsanto says its products are safe it has promised to appeal the verdict. frankly that shockley that's not who we are and that's not what we did and that will certainly be a very very closely closely argued point of appeal monsanto was recently acquired by german chemical giant bio for fifty four billion euros buyer says hundreds of scientific studies show of glycol say does not cause cancer experts continue to debate the issue the world health organization says the chemical is possibly carcinogenic more than five thousand other americans are currently suing monsanto in connection to its use of life estate doing johnson's victory may just be the first for the plaintiffs. now. let's not look at some of the other stories making news around the world thousands of mainly arab protesters rallied in tel aviv against a new law the declares israel the nation state of the jewish people critics say the legislation marginalizes the country's non jewish citizens including its arab minority israel's prime

mr. johnson? answer, yes. >> reporter: the jury found monsanto's product caused harm , they were negligent in failing to warn consumers of the harm and they acted with malice. the plaintiff, dewayne "lee" johnson was a groundskeeper and used roundup and its pro strength product ranger pro up to 20 to 30 times a year to kill weeds. >> reporter: he was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma in 2014. >> i have received a lot of support and prayer, just good energy from a lot of people. i am glad to be here to help with this situation after i learned about roundup and glyphosate. i'm glad to be able to help, but the cause is way bigger than me. >> reporter: the ingredient in question is roundup -- glyphosate which was deemed safe by the epa in 20 but in they deemed it was probably carcinogenic to humans. >> this is a company that used all of the plays in the playbook to escape consequences of killing one out of every five of its customers that used its product as directed. monsanto and roundup have use

mr. johnson and his family. today's decision does not change the fact that more than 800 scientific studies support the fact that it does not cause cancer and did not cause mr. johnson's cancer. we will appeal this decision. our coverage continues in the next half hour. the reason this verdict caught the haepbgz of several high-profile environmentalists coming up in 30 minutes. >>> we continue to follow breaking news in the "ghost ship" fire case. nobody saw this coming after hearing from families of those killed, the judge is rejecting a plea deal made the by the two men convicted. they were going to each get less than 10 years in prison for the death of 36 people. now they feel they will have to go to trial. rose has been in the courtroom all day and joins us live from oakland. a shocker today, roz >> reporter: it was indeed. the family members never really wanted to have a plea deal. they wanted the case to go to trial. late this afternoon they got a surprising reversal. friends and family members of the vict

mr. johnson has we signed up with "the telegraph." it is an amazing sounding board for him.y of his opinions are opposite of what the prime minister's positions are so he is kneeling. we wondered when he left what he is going to be doing. causing all sorts of problems for mrs. may. 's popularity at the same time seems to be increasing among the key constituents, the ones who will choose the leader. mark: like those that say they are out of here. david: could not be in a party led by boris johnson so he will be a very divisive person to lead the conservative party, but he has a groundswell of support in the country. we do not have a leadership contest as of yet but it will happen one day, and mr. johnson is positioning himself. mark: around the autumnal conference season. david: yes. we all remember the less than successful conference speech of last year. mark: she could barely get a word out. david: could not get a workout. the set collapsed behind her. all of these things happened. she will be looking to get through that this year. before the actual brexit day, does the vet

mr. johnson. mr. johnson, welcome back to "mad money." >> good morning from shanghai, china.at to be here >> let's say you're a shareholder of starbucks you've seen the starbucks trajectory in china go from high single digits to low to mid to minus 2. can we listen to this announcement and presume you can get back on a trajectory of positive same-store sales in china? >> i will remind you we presented a 17% top line growth. most transactions in china is coming from our store growth we had a negative 2% comp same-store sales quarter last quarter. i look at what we're doing with alibaba and digital flywheel, this is like rocket wheel for the digital flywheel in china. this will be an accelerator for our business no doubt. >> let's talk about china. we talked to tim cook about consequences and a report i thought was actually suboptimal and peter navarro, top guy in the white house talking always tough about china. where do you come down on tariffs, what do they mean and what does this announcement do for people concerned maybe there might be a boycott one day of starbucks or sta

mr. johnson's cancer.eed to be held accountable. >> reporter: for his part, monsanto has set off through the trial that roundup and ranger pro have a proven track record for safety and while they are sympathetic to johnson's pain and suffering, they say their products did not cause his cancer. >> 40 years of this product on the market. 40 years of this product being regulated. 40 years of scientific studies, ranging from human, to animal, to cell. the evidence is clear, the message from that evidence is clear. and it's that, this cancer was not caused by ranger pro. >> reporter: this matter is now in the jury's hands. the jury is expected to return tomorrow morning to begin deliberations. live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30 is up next with a plan to change the dmv. >> i was prepared to come down and wait as long as it took. this is my only day off. >> up next, the push to cut down on long wait times. >>> also, warriors star steph curry is hosting a basketba

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 people online a welcoming the trial outcome and some are even calling it a victory for all of those fighting the huge conglomerates that have power money and political persuasion as well but best selling author the same target tweeted thi

mr. johnson harm? did month sando face to warn? and should monsanto have known that people would not recognize the risk. you can get aleads to big stories like this. >> we're also following news from the ghostship fire. the judge is rejecting a plea deal made by the two men convicted. they were going to get ten years or less in prison for the death of 36 people. now they will have to go to trial. roz joins us with more. >> reporter: a plea deal had been worked on the beforehand, the judge would accept it, and then impose the sentence, but late this afternoon, this was anything but routine. family members and friends packed a courtroom for an emotional second day of the sentencing. the families were unhappy with the plea deal. harry spoke first today, saying in part nothing i will say today will -- i don't expect forgive ms., and then almena saying in part, i can't defend myself. i'm in hell, forgive me if you can. i'm sorry. some of the victims' family members were not impressed and didn't believe that almena was remorseful. prosec

mr. johnson, somebody will give you a call about this. it won't be me, but somebody will call you and talk to you about it. >> reporter: did they ever call you back? >> no. >> reporter: an e-mail introduced at trial shows an executive was notified and wrote he would call johnson back. in a later deposition the executive said he didn't recall whether he'd ever spoken to johnson. so a little over a year later in 2016 with his health declining johnson sued. earlier this month after an eight week trial and nearly three days of deliberations the jury stunned the world with a $289 million verdict against monsanto finding the company failed to warn johnson and other consumers of the cancer risks. what did that verdict mean to you? >> the verdict really meant to me that this thing was not done in vain. i remember standing there saying to myself if i lose this case, this company will be able to get away and say see, told you our stuff didn't do that. >> reporter: monsanto still says its products did not cause johnson's cancer. after the verdict ex

mr. johnson maintained his composure today in court as that verdict was read. his attorney put his arm around him. the jury had deliberated for two and a half days after two months of trial proceedings. the jury finding that weed killers manufactured by monsanto, roundup and ranger pro were substantial factors in causing harm to him. johnson worked for benicia school district in 2012 as the integrative pest manager, and a large part of his job was to spray those products in bulk 30 times a year. two and a half years into the job, he was diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma. this is the first of thousands of cases like it against monsanto. >> 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 able to help, but the cost is way bigger than me. so hopefully this thing will start to get the attention that it needs to get right so folks can make a good choice. >> the verdict today, it doesn't change the overwhelming scientific evidence and the 40 years of safe use of glyphosate around the world.

mr. johnson's cancer.nd these guys need to be held accountable. >> reporter: that was the very last thing the jury heard in this case. now, for its part, monsanto has said that the roundup and ranger pro have a proven track record for safety and while they are sympathetic to johnson's pain and suffering, the products they say did not cause his cancer. >> 40 years of this product on the market. 40 years of this product being regulated. 40 years of scientific studies, ranging from human, to animal, to cell. the evidence is clear, the message from that evidence is clear. and it's that, this cancer was not caused by ranger pro. >> reporter: this matter is now in the jury's hands. it is up to them to decide in this case. the jury is expected to return tomorrow morning to begin deliberations. live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> tonight, a man who was friends with a suspected golden state killer for more than a decade is revealing more about joseph d'angelo, including items that once bel

mr. johnson? answer, yes. >> it was a landmark rulingn a san francisco courtroom friday. 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 cau

mr. johnson has cancer. and all the horrors that that entails. and the question you have to decide is, he be sitting here today with the cancer that he has, without that contribution? >> reporter: for its part, monsanto has said that all through the trial, the roundup and ranger pro have a proven track record for safety and while they are sympathetic to johnson's pain and suffering, the products they say did not cause his cancer. >> 40 years of scientific studies, ranging from human, to animal, the evidence is clear, the message from that evidence is clear. and it's that, this cancer was not caused by ranger pro. >> again, the reason we are talking so quietly right now is because those closing arguments you saw a moment ago are still underway in this courtroom behind me. when we are done here, i'm going to duck back into the courtroom to get information about how the closing arguments are proceeding. the jury is expected to begin deliberations on this matter tomorrow. remember, they can award any amount in this case if they find in favor of mr. j

mr johnson's friends say it is ridiculous that his views are being attacked and difficult issues hadthink it is the answer to that issue in our country think it is the answer to that issue in ourcountry and think it is the answer to that issue in our country and he made the comments. nothing to apologise for and it has all been loaned out of proportion for those who wish to cause him political damage. senior conservatives have criticised him for using offensive language. what concerns him is it will be seized upon and used to justify anti—muslim actions. a source close to mr johnson says he was actually speaking up for liberal values and would not be apologising. this is colombia's new president, ivan duque. the conservative politician has become the state's youngest elected leader. here he is being sworn in in bogota — just a few minutes ago. leaders from across the region including chile, argentina and bolivia are there to watch ivan duque being inagurated as president of colombia. he won just over half the vote — like his counterpart in mexico, he's vowing to tackle the drugs trad

no i don't believe so mr johnson he never saw our arm around. his science what he wants is that warning label our. product or at least instruction safety instructions for. you know. clothing clothing that watches where why and they're spraying round up so i iraq the bench seals in terms of being available it might just affect people's desire to use it or at best crossed off a thank you for your time on this that haven't kristoff is joining us live from oakland thank you. thank you. now the sally an erotic coalition says it will investigate an air strike in yemen that had a bus full of schoolchildren killing fifty people the united nations is calling for an independent probe after holding a special session on the strikes the saudi led coalition insists it struck legitimate targets the whole other though is following those developments from neighboring djibouti his report begins with images that some viewers may find disturbing. it's hard to imagine a more deuced tabi and sickening image of the feet to the two over war in. the sea a strike by the