rj reynolds is vowing to appeal, writing in a statement, the damages awarded in this case are grosslyxcessive and impermissible under state and constitutional law. >> read thbeat them once and wet them again because we're on the side of justice, we're on the right side. >> reporter: still, according to one legal analyst, be robinson may never see the billions she's been awarded. >> when you get an award this size, which is extremely, extremely rare, a lot of the times the award portion will get appealed and nine times out of ten they're very successful. >> reporter: cynthia johnson robinson says her husband would be proud. >> he would say, we did it. we did it. the time has come and someone had to start somewhere and it started with me and michael johnson. >> reporter: for "today," kristen welker, nbc news. >>> some sad news in the entertainment world this morning, iconic tv and film actor james garner has died. garner, who passed away of natural causes, was known for his roles in the tv series "the rockford files" and "maverick". he also co-starred in the 1994 big screen version of "

rj reynolds is vowing to appeal. writing in a statement, the damgs awarded in this case are grocery excessive and impermissible under state and conversations stug constitutional law. >> we beat them once and we will beat them again because we are on the side of justice. >> reporter: still, according to one legal analyst, robinson may never see the billions she's been awarded. >> when you get an award this size, extremely, extremely rare, a lot of the times the award portion will get appealed and nine times out of ten they're very successful. >> reporter: cynthia johnson robinson said her husband would be proud. >> he would say, we did it. we did it. the time has come, and someone had to start somewhere. and it started with me and michael johnson. >> kristen welker, nbc news. >>> coming up next, shipwrecked off the coast of italy two years ago. the wreckage of the costa concordia is now floating. >>> caught on camera. a hot air balloon explosion. you see that. the latest on what may have gone wrong. >>> take a look at

. >>> a court has awarded $23 million against rj reynolds tobacco. jip sued the company for the death of her husband, a chain smoker. it's the largest award. rj reynolds, the second-largest tobacco company promised to appeal. i speaking with dr john ben tof, a professor of public interest law, and the found are of action on smoking and health. >> in florida, it's easy. there is the angle case in which i papd. it says you no longer have to prove obvious and over again and again that the companies lied to see people engage in wrongful conduct. all the smoker has to do is come in and say "i was addicted, smoking killed me", and you get your verdict. enough people get the suit. there's nothing unique about florida. we can start having an impact. and one thing we can do is force the tobacco companies to bear more of the costs. covers borp by people like you and me who are nonsmokers. we pay more in taxes and more for health insurance. smoking costs us all about $300 billion in the u.s. >> do you think it will make it easier for families moving forward? >>

rj reynolds, the second-largest tobacco number promised to appeal. >> now to the controversy surrounding recalls. cadillac dealers have been told to stop selling some models because it doesn't have a fix to the ignition key. general motors recalled nearly 15 million vehicles. during a hearing this week, on capitol hill, senators and g.m. officials clashed on the road ahead >>> migrants that entered the u.s. this weekend were deported. most flown to guatemala, honduras, and el salvador. it's a week before president obama is scheduled to meet about the flood of unaccompanied minors entering the u.s. many say they, too, are feeling pressure from the influx of migrants. a group of sheriffs travelled to the south call on the need for help. >> they call themselves border sheriffs. they are thousands of miles away. sheriffs from massachusetts, illinois, north carolina, and oregon are here at the texas border, seeing the heart of the crisis spreading across the country, into their community. >> sheriff sam page of rockingham county, north carolina, and sheriff tom hodgson are looking into mexico

a local jury has told rj reynolds tobacco company to pay more than $23,000,000,000 in punitive damagesnd almost $17 million in compensatory damages to the widow of a chain smoker who died from lung cancer. cynthia robinson filed the lawsuit after the florida supreme court tossed out a $145 billion verdict in a class action suit. it is the largest award for a wrongful death related to cigarette smoking. the company has promised to appeal. here to discuss the florida jury's decision is dr. john penzap the founder of action on smoking in health. it's joining us from washington, d.c. good to have you with us. >> thank you very much. i think this verdict is going to be a real wake-up call. >> you think so? 10.36 billion? >> that's a lot of incentive for these families which have been devastated by a smoker death to go out and find their own lawyer and for my brother lawyers to bring these cases at no cost to the families, taking instead a percentage because 30% of 16 million is a lot of incentive and 30% of 160 million is even bigger incentive and in florida it's easy. as you mentioned, the

. >>> $25 million has been awarded against rj reynolds. this woman sued the company after her husband dialled after being a chain smoker in 1996. rj reynolds promised to appeal. we spoke about the unprecedented award. it's what has become the ankle case, it says you no longer have to prove that the caps lied to see people, engage in wrongful conduct. all a smoker has to do is come in and say "i was addicted." once rj reynolds appeals, it will take 3-4 years before the case reaches the supreme court. >> a team of russian researchers wept in for a closer look after a mysterious crater wept viral. it measures more than 130 feet inside and 230 on the edge in siberia. it's not known what caused it to form. we are following late breaking developments on the top story. the conflict in gaza. this is a look at the gaz askyline, smoke rising after israel resumed its shelling ampain. we'll have the latest at the top of the hour. i'm morgan radford and i'll be back with you in 2.5 minutes. >>> shelling resumes in gaza less than an hour after israel ag

. $23.6 billion in punitive damages for her suit against the rj reynolds company. the woman whose husband passed away claimed smoking killed her husband and the giant was negligent in not in forming him that nicotine is addictive. the company promises to appeal. >> both variety and the "l.a. times" reports that actor james garner died. he was best known for two iconic series, maverick and the rockford files. we do not know a cause of death but james garner was 86. >> look at this. a hot air balloon crash caught on camera saturday in clinton, massachusetts. you can hear the people screaming. wow. according to cnn affiliate, the passengers in the balloon were waving and taking pictures when the balloon hit a power line during the decent. all six passengers survived. but five of them suffered minor to serious burns in what you see this huge flash, possibly when the propane tank hit those power lines. >> hope they are all doing okay. >>> let's talk about flight 17 now. moments ago reuters released video that apparently shows a recovered black box at the crash scene. yo

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rj reynolds plan to appeal this and argue that smokers know of the dangers of smoking because of the warning labels. so far, the u.s. supreme court has refused to hear their appeal. their stock is down about a dollar a share. but it's climbed steady for the past five years. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 7:45. two american fast-food companies are apologizing to chinese customers. that's after a chinese tv station reported mcdonald's and young foods bought expired beef and chicken for use in their chauents in china -- restaurants in china. both companies have cut ties with the supplier and are cop ducting their own investigation -- conducting their own investigation. >>> verizon has a new rewards program for its customers. but there's a catch. if you sign up, you have to agree to have your movements tracked. yep. the information will be used by advertisers but verizon says no personal information will be given out. verizon is the first wireless company to launch a rewards program and the people who sign up can earn points for every dol

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meanwhile, rj reynolds vows to fight a jury award of $43 billion to a widow of a man who died of cancer. the world's second richest man is calling for a three-day workweek. carlos blen instead of retiring at 50 or 60, we should work longer, but take more time off. the 74-year-old believes that would create a healthy and more productive work force. dara, back to you. >> thank you, morgan. >>> just ahead, it is totally insane. forget his golf skills. rory mcilroy wins the british open. >>> plus, beyonce drops a 50 shades of gray teaser. the instagram move causing the buzz. you are watching "early today." . they're irresistabowl... totally delectabowl. real silky smooth or creamy broths. everything she's been waiting for. carefully crafted with real seafood, real veggies, and never any by-products or fillers. wow! being a cat just got more enjoyabowl. fancy feast broths. wow served daily. ♪ ♪ start a team. join a team. walk to end alzheimer's. visit alz.org/walk today. >>> this morning on "today" barbecue grill explosion. jeff rossen exposes a terrifying danger of propane blasts right in y

a florida jury slamming rj reynolds tobacco company and awarded it to's widow of a smoker after she sowedthe company on behalf of her late husband. it is one of thousands filed in the state after the supreme court tossed out a class action. >> they called it grossly excessive and vowed to appeal. ncrows in washington battling an out of control fire and scorches 330 square miles. can hi,dom. >> reporter: this is quite a fire in washington state and that is enormous and bigger than the city of so little and ta comma. and we have extraordinary to theage take know by a privately owned drone showing how the neighborhood was throw and half-hours drive from seattle. this is a town of petarrous block after block was consoumed by the flames. and i just thank god. and i feel for all of the people who lost everything. >> i have my house and i lost my shed and tools and stuff in there and my garden behind it, but i have my life. >> it is the complex and it is proving to be untameable. and across washington state 7,004 fires. & the people can't underestimate the ongoing risks of the fires. and they ha

the company that has to pay up, rj reynolds tobacco. case one of those in florida after the state supreme court tossed out a $145 billion class action verdict in 2006. stuart varney sat down with the man's lawyer and asked about the case. >> should we be trying to put tobacco companies out of business with a lawsuit? >> we should send them a message, they can make a safer cigarette, they may make a few less dollars, they should do it. you have to give people a right to make an informed decision. >> everybody knows -- >> not everybody. >> how could you not know? >> what about a ten-year-old? >> how many die of cirrhosis of the liver because they drink alcohol. >> you cannot withhold information about the product that's detrimental and people rely on it to their detriment. >> unbelievable. kimberly, a legal perspective. no one put a gun to his head, said smoke two packs a day. he was in his 30s, he was warned about it on labels his whole life. i'm sorry he died, put that out there, but don't they understand personal responsibility in the

his family sued rj reynolds tocco company blaming it for his death. friday night the jury ordered the get manufacturer to pay $23.6 billion in punitive damages. that's on top of the $17 million that a judge awarded johnson's family. just minutes ago, news4 shomari stone had an exclusive interview with the family attorney who won last night's verdict. >> some say this verdict is excessive. what do you say to people who have the opinion that johnson decided to smoke on his own, he knew about the dangers of smoking. >> i say to those people let's go in and stop the tobacco industry while they drive to the bank laughing at us. let's stop them. let's put the grave diggers out of business. cigarette smoking is killing 480,000 people every year. people that never would spoke. people that wouldn't spoke. they spend billions of dollars on advertising. they lure our kids into smoking. our children. >> now, the case could be up for an appeal and then to be settled. >>> people in richmond don't want tariq salahi to crash their politics. they were the white house

plus, 23.6 billion, a jury tells rj reynolds to pony up for the death of a long time smoksmoker. let's talk live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> good morning, i'm care costello. thank you for joining me. we begin with mh flight 17. >> russia is supporting these separatists, russia is arming these separatists. russia is training these separatists. and russia has not yet done the things necessary in order to try to bring them under control. >> the issue is where is putin and i would say putin, you have to man up. >> four days after a missile brought down the airliner with nearly 300 people on board, the sprawling trail of wreckage remains in the hands of rebels. and under the control of no one. victims' valuables stolen, clues tramples, evidence seized and putin lashing out at the world demanding answers. >> translator: however, no one should have the right to use this tragedy to achieve selfish political objectives, such events should not divide but unite people. it is necessary all the people who are responsible for the situation in the region would direct their responsibility to thei

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rj reynolds is referring to the $23.6 billion in puhnty damages a -- punitive damages a jury award add woman whose husband died of lung cancer. they claim the company didn't warn about the dangers of smoking. >>> fast food fans we have bad news for you. wholesale prices on your favorite foods have seen a sharp increase this year. beef and avocado prices are through the roof so expect to pay more at places like chipotle but the restaurant chain is raising prices for the first time in three years. dunkin' donuts is on the verge of raising its coffee prices after starbucks jacked up prices last month. i think they said the donuts are the same and even though chipotle's prices are higher, business is up. >> it's always packed. >> i'm a guacaholic. >> we had the limes earlier this year being in limited supply but not in limited supply for a good forecast from howard in heat. >> heat and humidity but just for today and tomorrow. we'll get another cold front to come through tomorrow, early thursday morning. saturday still pretty good before some storm chances start kicking up sunday, monday.

a florida judge has slammed tobacco company rj reynolds with $23.6 billion in damages.e cigarette manufacturer will pay that money to the family of a smoker who died of lung cancer in 1996. >>> secretary of state john kerry just spoke with his russian counterpart. kerry insisted that international investigators get full access to the wreckage of malaysia airlines flight 17. european inspectors say pro-russian inspectors have restricted their access. now back to "caught on camera." >>> you may think criminals with deadly weapons are the greatest danger police officers face on the beat. but traffic incidents can be as dangerous, if not more so. in our next story, officers on highway patrol find themselves in harm's way. >> come on, hurry! hurry, hurry! come on, come on, let's go! >> on an icy interstate, a car is crushed between the police vehicle and a careening tractor trailer. >> i thought for sure the driver of that car would have been seriously injured, if not killed. >> february 13th, 2007. officers douglas eagler and bill allen report for duty at the erlanger, kent

time for news by the numbers. $23.6 billion is what rj reynolds was slammed with in punitive damages.d died of lung cancer. next, three is how many days a week the world's richest man thinks we should go to work. carlos slim says retirement should be delayed until 70 or 75 be just working three days a week. >>> and prince george is 1 year old and celebrating taking his first steps. the royals have a peter rabbit themed birthday party. >> i would work until 75 for a three-day workweek. >> not bad. >>> imagine this app that takes vicious rumors one finds on the walls of a restroom and puts it on social media for everyone in your circle to see with yik-yak that has become a reality. now this is growing bigger. the company has raised $10 million to expand its plans to take this concept global. so what do you say to your teens about using this thing? here with more information is the man we call dr. chuck, drexel university psychology professor, charles william. thank you for being with us on this sunday morning. >> thank you for having me. >> yik-yak, they are coming up with new and novel

. >>> let's recap the headlines for, rj reynolds hit with a $23.6 billion ruling.number two cigarettemaker says it will fight the florida jury verdict. experts say the damages probably will not stand. the lawsuit was file by the widow of a smoker who died of lung cancer. this comes amid a major deal in that sector with reynolds american, which owns reynolds american, buying lorillard for $27 billion. the stock right now, both to the downside. suntrust down despite earnings estimates. growth in the loan portfolio helping the result, down 2.66%. >>> hasbro, meeting second quarter estimates, revenue short. the ceo will be on "fast money" at 5 p.m. eastern time to talk about the toy pipeline and the outlook ahead for sales. there he is. see him. 5 p.m. eastern time. >>> stocks off their earlier lows, now down only 46 points. bob pisani, kenny polcari here with me. how does the market feel going into this week? a lot of earnings but also have a lot of international tensions. >> right, so today, much more about the tension, not a lot of macrodata, the earnings that we ha

now coming up, cigarettemaker rj reynolds is told to pay $22 million in damages to a widow of a smoker who died from cancer. all details after the break, stay with us. >>> welcome back. the s&p 500 indicating lower right now by around four points. the dow jones lower by 29 points. and the nasdaq two full points lower feeding the sentiment we are seeing in the european markets this morning that we have bounced off some of the lows here. it does come off the back of strong gains on friday's session as the dow gaining .70%. the s&p and nasdaq gaining just over 1%. a big week for earnings this week. a quarter of the s&p 500 reporting 12 dow components offsetting that from the news we get from that and the ongoing geopolitical risks. >>> straight to the top story now. reports are coming in from the ukrainian push-back saying the government forces are trying to break into the city of donetsk and fighting is underway near the railway station. joining us on the phone is the correspondent at the wall street journal. paul, thank you for joining us. just tell me first what you're seeing and what

rj reynolds says that it will afeel calling it a grossly excessive.he woman's attorney said, quote. the companies can not continue to lie about the addictiveness and chemicals in the cigarettes. >>> coming up on the news look at the headlines. and our cloudy and showers and still humid. more details when we have the forecast coming up. >>> and we're looking at the big stories this morning. 1000 residents gathered last night to remember misty holt- sing at a vigil. she was killed during wednesday's robbery in stockton. police say that she was one of three bank customers who were taken hostage. she was used as a humid shield. and officials are identifying the robbers as. both of the robbers were gang members. >> and another is due in court tomorrow. >>> the aids walk to take place in golden gate park in san francisco. you are looking at video from the walk. and the it will be within the park. and the entrances will be closed. it starts less than an hour at 8:30. the concert will start at 12:30. this is the 28th year for the walk and benefits the aids fo

. >> tobacco getting hit, 23.6 billion jury verdict on friday, against rj reynolds, smoker's widow filedthe wake of the big lawsuits back in the day. this is for real? talking most likely an appeal. >> this is the big engel decision made, supreme court of florida said you can't do class actions anymore. so you have individual cases that are brought. these punitive awards tend to be sliced dramatically. every time we've had one of these you get this exact hit. i remain convinced that reynoldses american is the winner of all of the turmoil other than imperial tobacco which we can't recommend because it done trade here. i think this is going to be momentary. talk about an event that doesn't -- that really shouldn't scare people out of it. >> timing is just -- i mean a week after they announce the -- the same week they announce the deal, lorillard trading at $60.64, there were those who bought it above $65 in hopes that the deal would be perhaps far higher than it ended up being. obviously it's now has a significant spread to the value of the reynolds off deal with is cash and stock transact

rj reynolds officials call it a, quote, runaway verdict, saying they are going to go ahead and appealhat decision. >>> dutch cyclist, cheated death twice after narrowly avoiding both malaysian airlines disasters. he has been traveling the world, trying to get a spot on the malaysian cycling team. he switched out of flight 317 to save moni and was originally scheduled to take a flight on 370 which went missing. he says he's lucky twice, not afraid and will continue to fly on malaysia airlines. >> that's a wild one. >> time now for politico. big polls out this morning. >> mike allen with with the morning playbook. good to see you. >> good morning. >> there are these brand new politico polls out which could give key insight. let's talk first about the polls and get a little data about it. hays the situation? >> zooming in on the hot spots. of course, unlike presidential election where every state matters, mid terms there's only a couple of areas where the action is isolated. this poll interviews voters in the 16 states with senate races and the 66 most competitive house races as ranked b