to the oklahoma's opioid crisis. oklahoma district judge thad balkman announced the ruling on monday. anthe opioid crisis is imminent danger and menace to oklahomans. my judgment includes funding the fact and conclusions of law that the state met its burden that the defendants johnson & johnson's misleading marketing promotion of opioids created the nuisance as defined by 50 os section1, including the finding those actions compromised the health and safety of thousands specifically,-- defendants caused an opioid crisis that is evidenced by increased rates of addiction, overdose deaths, and neonatal absent syndrome in oklahoma. this is a temporary public abated. that can be as i just stad, the opioid crisis has ravaged the state of oklahoma. it must be abated immediately. for this reason, i'm entering an abatement plan that consists of tots totaling 572 million immediate or mediate the nuisance. amy: oklahoma judge thad balkman speaking on monday. johnson & johnson has vowed to appeal the ruling. this marks the first

is fined $572000000.00 for fueling a painkiller addiction crisis in the state of oklahoma. on what a lawyer will what the common like you get from a local lawyer at the shopping mall. stranded at the border hundreds of venezuelans protest against new immigration rules to make it harder for them to enter ecuador. iran's president says his country will not hold talks with the u.s. unless all sanctions are lifted on ronnie's comments came a day after president donald trump said he was open to meeting rouhani trungpa speaking at the g. 7 summit and france president federal background offer to facilitate talks between the 2 sides tehran and washington have been at odds ever since trump pulled out of the nuclear deal that gave her on sanctions relief and exchange for curbs on its nuclear program corresponded and iran will have more on rouhani speech and just a few minutes 1st though a toss about war has more from the g. 7 summit where france's president called on tehran and washington to get back to the negotiating table. the prospect of a meeting between us who were a new presid

we took on a giant major pharmaceutical company and a judge in norman oklahoma said you killed people it's time to pay the case was being closely watched across the u.s. in ohio alone there are 2000 pending cases but after monday's ruling pharmaceutical companies may now be forced to pay out billions and they go across this era norman oklahoma. hong kong's leader kerry has warned that the escalation of violence in antigovernment protests is becoming more serious useful protests turned violent over the weekend as the city entered its 12th week of demonstrations protesters are calling for a controversial extradition bill to be scrapped not just suspended and for to resign but she is refusing to go and denies that her government's lost control of the territory. the question of resignation is also being on sit i think a responsible chief executive at this point in time should continue to hold the fort and do her utmost to restore law and order in hong kong some people have said that since there are continued violence we should stop communicating i said in my introductory. remarks that tha

and came back to oklahoma when she got off the plane in oklahoma city the black press and the white press rushed up to her to ask her what she thought of the decision where she actually going to go to the university of oklahoma and she didn't say, i've triumphed, she did say the naacp has one, she said, justice is for everyone in the united states. it's a beautiful constitution. i'm going to be lawyer amplitude learned. this kind of embrace of american ideals made her very popular with the white press, her upbeat and confident and gracious manner one people over in the daily oklahoma and the white paper that was steadfastly against Ãfor years turned around and embraced her as a local hero. and big headlines when she got back from washington dc it says, it's a beautiful constitution on return to the state. she really talked her way into the university as much as she sued her way into the university quickset was a portion of rachel devlin's talk on the desegregation of american public schools. he can watch the entire program online at booktv.org. >> the mississippi book festival take

: au t >> austin box was 22 d a linebacker for the university of oklahoma. his dad craig said it was his dream. >> he s a tremendoustudent and athlete. he graduated high school early. he was recruited heavily t play baseball and football at various colleges. >> after an injury austin took opioid pain killers prescribed for aituptured disk. as a shock to his parents when in 2011 he died and opioids rere found in his system. >> there were fou or five different kinds in his system at the time of his death. >> reporter: craig box testified c a landmark trial in oklahoma that reached itsclusion this week. a judge here ruled johnson & johnson was responsible for the state's opioid crisis. >> thosections compromised the health and safety of thousands of oklahomans. >> and ordered the company to pay $572el million to abate it. purdue pharma and teva settled bere the trial began. the oklahoma case was just the first to go to trial of thousands pending across the country, seeking to hold the drug industry accountable oor thoid epidemic. attention now turns to a massiv

johnson his water to pay $572000000.00 for fueling a painkiller addiction crisis in oklahoma. on live like over the hill what happened like to get. a look at the top. iran's president says his country will not hold talks on any nuclear deal with the u.s. unless all sanctions are lifted. comments came a day after u.s. president said he was open to meeting the iranian leader trying to speaking at the g. 7 summit and france president has offered to facilitate talks between the 2 sides but insists washington mistake the 1st step for talks to happen house by being. the 1st step is to remove sanctions without that this lock won't be open old sanctions against the iranian nation must be lifted all illegitimate and cruel if you lift the sanctions and i apologize to you wrong then you would be a difference duration this government is moving forward in line with this national interest we have been open to negotiation and the word agrees with this fact i was there as i said bank has more from tehran. president rouhani has been speaking this morning he spoke after inauguration of a housin

samira hussain in new york has more. thejudge in the judge in oklahoma thejudge in oklahoma says the judge in oklahoma says that johnson &johnson was responsible for fuelling the johnson &johnson was responsible forfuelling the opioid johnson &johnson was responsible for fuelling the opioid crisis that the company was only find $572 million, just a fraction of the 17 billion dollars the state of 0klahoma was asking for. in a brief statement made by the judge, 0klahoma was asking for. in a brief statement made by thejudge, he indicated the fine being levied on the company was the maximum amount he could force them to pay. lawyers for the drug maker argued that physicians knew the risks associated with opioids, that abusing the drug could lead to overdose and death. ultimately, though, it was the state's argument that the aggressive marketing tactics helped to flood the market with drugs, leading to thousands of overdose deaths over the past decade in oklahoma alone. now, this court case was being closely watched because it really opens the doorfor other closely watched because it real

oklahoma is a fairly small state in terms of population. when you look at all the other states that have sued, all the other localities that have sued, you're talking about billions and billions of dollars that likely are able to be found that the pharmaceutical companies will have to pay. >> reporter: dave, christine, this is indeed an historic ruling. oklahoma is the first state to allege that johnson and johnson fueled the opioid crisis through misleading marketing a midst prescription drugs. the judge has decided that johnson and johnson must pay the state $572 billion that will go towards programs to prevent and treat opioid addiction. he affirmed the state's position that johnson and johnson has created a public nuisance through its misleading marketing on two drugs costing millions of dollars and costing millions of lives. one man who lost his son said the ruling is about long sought accountability. in is this is a case that will be studied throughout the country. this fall there will be a federal trial involving a couple of,000 clai

dave, christine. >> alexandra field in norman, oklahoma, for us. the judge didn't give the state of oklahoma everything they wanted, the request was for $17.5 billion over 30 years to pay for treatment, medical education, overdose prevention, law enforcement. the judge awarded $572 million for the first year, ruling the state did not provide sufficient evidence more money was needed. johnson & johnson's stock rose as much as 5%. why would the stock rise? well, the company was ordered to pay far less than many investors had feared. >>> a major threat looming in the caribbean from tropical storm dorian. the national hurricane center issuing a tropical storm watch for puerto rico. the island's governor was issued a state of emergency. dorian is strengthening and moving toward the windward islands right now, could become a hurricane as it nears puerto rico, turning down the u.s. this weekend. >> good morning. tropical storm dorian here a very compact storm that will be impacting portions of st. lucia, martinique and potentially the highland of his pa n

of oklahoma we took on a giant major pharmaceutical company and a judge in norman oklahoma said you killed people it's time to pay the case was being closely watched across the u.s. in ohio alone there are 2000 pending cases but after monday's ruling pharmaceutical companies may now be forced to pay out billions and go across to 0 norman oklahoma brazil has rejected an offer of $20000000.00 m g 7 leaders to help tackle fires burning in the amazon present terrible sonora says the idea of creating an international alliance to save the rain forests and be trading as a country like a colony and live reports on parts of a one of the worst affected areas. look from one side of the plane and the amazon is verdant pristine teeming with life too big to destroy then this suddenly it's gone. the rates of deforestation in recent months breaking all records fires are started by speculators aiming to impose man's will on nature but they often rage out of control and the devastation is immeasurable look up mice this year the fires are much stronger than previous years they are very very strong affecting

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did not cause the opioid abuse crisis here in oklahoma. anywhere in this country. so many more claimants disagree with the company with 2000 families go to court in ohio later this year. let's get more of this now with our business reporter rob watts good morning rob. the opioid crisis has been ravaging communities across america for years now can you give us some background to this case i mean the numbers we're talking about as you say are enormous 400000 americans are thought to have died from opioid overdoses since 1999 as between 19992007 so that doesn't even include you know the more recent years among those are 6000 oklahomans and so we've had this very 1st occasion on which a drug company has been taken to trial its part in the opioid crisis lawyers in oklahoma said johnson and johnson had over many years been using marketing techniques that played down the addictiveness of their products and played to their benefits and said that as a result of that don't over prescribing these painkillers people were getting addicted and people were dying for that johnson

judge balkman is an oklahoma lawyer. he was a legislator here, and he's been involved in this case for more than two years. what his opinion actually said was that oklahoma law does not require the use of property to rise to the level of culpability. o o if it orchffends decency, tell mothers and fathers if your child is injured in sporting event, for example, and they start taking a deadly opioid, that they're not going to get addicted when it's just a lie, and robs that child and that family of the life of their son or daughter, nothing could offend decency more than that. statements about property -- go ahead, sorry. >> i was going to say, you mentioned yourself that the public nuisance law in oklahoma is slightly different than most other states. do you see this case as the beginning of something much bigger around the nation? there's a big federal case taking place in ohio in october here, is this just the tip of the iceberg? >> i think it is for johnson & johnson for sure, and here's why. for the last five, six yea

did not cause the opioid abuse crisis here in oklahoma. or anywhere in this country. so many more claimants disagree with the company with 2000 planning to go to court in ohio later this year. let's get more on this story with our reporter rob watts he's with us here in our studio hi rob this really is a landmark case but remind us of the background here this opioid apa demick that really has been ravaging american towns and cities for years now you know is thought 130 americans die from opioid overdoses every single day i mean the cases are looking at figures like 400000 americans dying from overdoses of opioids between 199-920-7600 extension 0 of those are thought to have been in oklahoma and it's in oklahoma that we've had this very 1st occasion on which one of the drugs companies has made it to trial and in this instance it's been found against them what it's said is that johnson and johnson by the oklahoma prosecutes is that they were using marketing techniques that both played down the addictiveness of the painkillers but also played up the safety of them and pl

and an enormous burden on the families of oklahoma city. everyone knew someone that was impacted by the terrible act of terrorism. i wanted to turn the camera away from the building and search the hearts of the people watching the building be destroyed ultimately in the implosion. it just seems to me that every story is about people and the way they are reacting to those emotions and what's happening in the world today. it reminds me of the anecdote and i was in paris anchoring the evening news the day of the isis attack that killed 120 parisians years ago. that night it was raining and i was watching a parade of people come to a makeshift memorial on cobblestone streets in paris and children and women and i was looking in their faces of the candles and all that once i thought i've seen these people before. the world trade center on 9/11, oklahoma city after the bombing, every language and every culture around the world. there is an expression on their face of utter bewilderment like what is the meaning of life? it occurred to me maybe were

two other firms have reached settlements with oklahoma out of court. the judge said prosecutors had demonstrated thatjohnson &johnson contributed to a "public nuisance" in its deceptive promotion of highly addictive prescription painkillers, and "compromised the health and safety of thousands". the company is to appeal. those actions compromised the health and safety of thousands of oklahomans. specifically, defendants caused an opioid crisis that is evidenced by increased rates of addiction, overdose deaths and neonatal abstinence syndrome in oklahoma. our north america correspondent peter bowes has more on the significance of the ruling. this is a landmark ruling that could have far—reaching consequences because as you imply, there are many more cases. more than 2,000 cases around the country of a very similar nature and the lawyers working on those cases will have been closely watching what happened here. because as you mentioned, the legal argument was the company was a public nuisance. johnson & johnson described that as a radical description of

or anywhere -- >> reporter: the case is not just about oklahoma. there are nearly 2000 pending lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies and distributors like johnson & johnson. legal scholars have called the oklahoma trial a litmus test and compared it to the case against tobacco in the 1990s when they settled with the cigarette companies. but for tanya radcliffe who testified at the trial, it's about something much smaller, her babies some fostered or adopted after they were born dependent on opioids. >> for the first time ever a pharmaceutical company is going to be held responsible for the betterment of oklahomans and beyond it was a win. >> reporter: however that is being played out, this is seen as a resounding victory for all of the other states and municipalities who are suing the drug companies a judge in ohio will begin to hear those cases in october, and legal experts say that this decision may influence how those are settled. frances? >> the floodgates may be opened. kristen, thank you >> president trump is back home from the g7 summit

did not cause the opioid abuse crisis here in oklahoma. or anywhere in this country. the many more claimants disagree with the company with 2000 courts in ohio later this year. but my next guest tonight is the journalist and author samkon young as he wrote the hughley praised 2015 book dreamland the true tale of america's opiate epidemic it's a nonfiction account of the drug marketing legal and illegal that led to the current addiction to pain killing pills that is white in the united states sam welcome to the show i want to start of if i can by getting your reaction to today's ruling coming out of oklahoma. well i'm it's it was you know the 1st of its kind and so of course we're all paying attention to it what it's for both for other cases that are going to come down the pike in the many as your report said it's hard it's hard to tell it's hard to tell too if this kind of award even though it's much less than the state of oklahoma was looking for is going to be financially possible given the number of plaintiffs. for counties and native tribes and cities and states a

oklahoma says that the opioid crisis has claimed some 6,000 lives. they went after johnson & johnson for $17 billion. they won just a fraction of that, but the victory could have implications across the nation. >> i am entering an abatement plan that consists of $572,122,028. >> reporter: a landmark decision with an oklahoma judge ruling johnson & johnson bears responsibility for the opioid crisis. >> the defendants caused an opioid crisis which is evidenced by increased rate of addiction, overdose deaths and knee kn-- neonatal absence decision. judge thad bachmann. >> those actions compromised health and safety of thousands of oklahomans. >> prosecutors praising the judges decision as 2,000 similar lawsuits have been rolled into one federal trial, slated for this fall, seeking similar outcomi outcomes against drug manufacturers. >> we have proven that johnson & johnson built its billion dollar brand out of greed and on the backs of pain and suffering of innocent people. >> johnson & johnson, writing in a statement it's confident it has strong ground

pharmaceutical giant has been found guilty in an oklahoma courtroom but what effect if any will this album the epidemic of opioid plague in the united states barrow's contributor to america's lawyer was on hand to break down the ruling and what this means for the future profits in the drug manufacturing star clusters of the state of global trade with confusing enough there is yet another wild card at play in the push civic shipping spat to rob hooped of i.c.'s and standing by to help us clarify the state of the trade war yet another great show is right at the start what's the secret to our business model paul you let's go. we lead our global report today with a groundbreaking decision against pharmaceutical giant johnson and johnson an oklahoma judge ruled monday that johnson and johnson must pay a $572000000.00 fine for its role in the state's opioid crisis cleveland county district judge that baldwin had this to say about the ruling. you are trying to this is an imminent danger and in this to influence my judgment includes findings of fact lucian's along the state met its burden an

on americans opioid crisis a court in oklahoma orders drug maker johnson and johnson to take more than $500000000.00 for fueling the epidemic that kills thousands in the u.s. every year. more coming up in just a few minutes time on business africa with benghazi will end and don't forget you can always get all the latest news and information on our web site you that you dot com you can follow us on social media i'm sorry kelly in berlin thanks for watching have a great day. my 1st boss also sewing machine. icon for all women are columns by this motion towards women something as simple as learning how to write a by side of those isn't. since i was a little good i wanted to have a bicycle of my own but it took me more as the despite their. finally they gave up and went on by me on my side and 3 times because sewing machine sewing i suppose was more apt procreates forgoes than writing advice as knowledge i wanted to reach out to those women back home who are bones by their duties and social norms and informed of old dead basic rights my name is the about of the hook and i wore it's easy to

or anywhere >> reporter: the case is not just about oklahoma. there are nearly 2,000 pending lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies and distributors like johnson & johnson. legal scholars have called the oklahoma trial a litmus test and compared it to the case against big tobacco in the '90s. when 46 attorneys general settled with the biggest company. but for tonya radcliff tonight who testified at the trial, it's about something much smaller, her babies, some fostered or adopted after they were born dependent on opioids >> for the first time ever, the pharmaceutical companies are going to be held responsible for the betterment of oklahomans and beyond today was a win. >> what next >> that promise of an appeal means this isn't over. however it plays out in oklahoma, it seems to be a resounding victory for all those other towns and municipalityies and state suesing drugmakers a judge in ohio is going to start to hear those cases in october and some say this may influence the drug companies in settling. kristen dahlgren, thank you. >>> presiden

we took on a giant major pharmaceutical company and a judge in norman oklahoma said you killed people it's time to pay the case was being closely watched across the u.s. in ohio alone there are 2000 pending cases but after monday's ruling pharmaceutical companies may now be forced to pay out billions and go across to syria norman oklahoma. and let's take you through some of the headlines here now to syria now the presidents of turkey and russia have held talks near moscow they've agreed to increase coordination in syria's last rebel held province after a recent escalation they also said a major weapons deal is on track. you know. we and our turkish partners have serious concerns about the deescalation zone in it live terrorists continue to show russian positions and syrian forces they try to attack russian bases we hope that the deescalation zone will be a refuge for the rebels and should not be a platform to make attacks we discuss joint measures to neutralize terrorist hotbeds and it lube and to normalize the situation in this region and in syria as a whole we spoke with mr erdogan

opioids crisis and gallica has more now from norman oklahoma. over the last 2 decades officials in this state say that more than 6000 people have died of opioid overdoses those statistics nationally make for even more startling reading in 2017 alone the center for disease control say that that figure was almost $50000.00 which race was when happening in this courthouse over the last few months extremely important oklahoma's attorney general is accusing johnson and johnson one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world are flooding the market with powerful painkillers and not warning people about their addictive nature but their part johnson and johnson say no laws were broken and they were simply bringing relief to people with chronic pain if the judge sides with the state of oklahoma that could mean that johnson and johnson is forced to pay out billions of dollars in fines money that will be used in treatment centers over the next few decades but a decision like that will also set a precedent not unlike the one in the late ninety's wh

the opioid crisis haatravaged the of oklahoma. it must be abated mediately. >> yang: johnson & johnsonun immediately and plans to appeal.th some 2,000 state and local lawsuits are pending against opioid makers nationwide. we'll look at all of this after the news summary. block any rollbackmits ony to detaining migrant children. generally limits that period to 20 days.k, last whe administration announced new rules to hold entire famils for longer. california attorney general xavier becerra announced the legal challenge in sacramento. >> the trumpdministration made the changes called for in this rule without regard tohe well- being of these children and without regard to the rule of law. every time we go to court, for the most part, we win. we're proving that this administration is trying to do things the wrong way, by breaking the rules. >> yang: california so asked ask federal judge today to block the administration's "public charge" rule. that wou deny green cards to legal immigrants who draw public benefits, such as medicaid and

but johnson and johnson did not cause the opioid abuse crisis here in oklahoma. or anywhere in this country. for thousands of more claimants around the united states disagree. well for more on the story let's bring in court on wall street johnson and johnson is paying over half a $1000000000.00 and this is tori case shares of the company ended the day up is there no fear that the verdict could damage the company's reputation for years to come the stock of johnson and johnson actually was the biggest winner in the dow jones industrial average here on tuesday well if you look at it from the wall street perspective often the market reacts of positive ones you have a price tag you can play around with and then johnson and johnson in general is not necessarily known for having the greatest exposure to the. oil crisis in the united states if it will be a problem for the image remains to be seen but the market reaction was pretty clear on this topic now there are $1500.00 similar cases still pending at an ohio judge how are they likely to go ahead and what are drug comp

in one minute, they were living a quiet life in oklahoma. the next, bobbi was missing. along with a dangerous inmate who had escaped. bobbi's family held on to hope that she would be rescued. but not everyone believed she was a victim. when bobbi was found more than a decade later, it was not the end of the story. in fact, it was just the start of a mystery. >>> on april 4, 2005, a texas county sheriff near the louisiana border heard there might be a fugitive in his area. >> i received a telephone call from a local texas ranger. >> the call led sheriff newton johnson and his deputies 65 miles from the nearest big city to a rundown mobile home on a chicken farm. the home of a couple calling themselves richard and samantha deal. >> if you wanted to hide, is this a good place to do it? >> well, if a person keeps a very low profile, a person could stay out of circulation for a while, yes. >> but the deals had been farmhands here for years until the law descended on their home. what did he say? >> i knew you were coming, i just didn't know when. >> agents found mrs. deal wor

meg turell is atrt the cuse in norman, oklahoma. what can you tell us about this particular decision? >> reporter:sue, this is an incredibly closely watched decision, both by the public and wall st analysts had said that j&j could have been on the hook for $1 llion to billio when the verdict came down, the decision came down at $572 million that may be why you're seeing stocksrise. attorney general mike hunter directedis comments directly to the ceo of johnson & johnson afr the decision came down, take a listen. >> johnson & johnson is a member of the busess roundtable. and i'm asking the ceo of johnson & johnson, alex gorsky, to puton his m where his mouth is and get out his checkbook. >> reporter: j&j said in a decision that it willppeal this decision and that it's going to seek to stay the order thatt pay $572 million roughout that appeals process, 2021. it expects to take through now there is other litigation that is about to start potentially in the fall involving johnson & johnson and more than a dozen other companies. j&j sai

com after a short break a major ruling on america's opioid crisis a quarter in oklahoma borders drug maker johnson and johnson to pay back more than $5500000000.00 for fueling the affidavit that kills thousands in the united states every year all that more coming up in business africa i'm sara kelly in berlin thank you so much for joining us here and you have a great day. and on demand. hardcastle language course that. video and audio. anytime anywhere. d.w. media center. the quiet melody resumes michael white who. ready resonate with and it's. the mind and the music. going to open 1st 12019 from september 6th to september 29th. a kingpin company motivated by. the judge's description of johnson and johnson and blaming the policy to help fuel america's opioid crisis. facebook steps up the fight against fake news in africa but what are its chances of winning. and he transform struggling b.w. in 12 global powerhouse ted non-theists aged 18 to. 40. i've been physical and let's do business a case of corporate greed over human lives a us court has ordered from a judge johnson and johnson t

and the fact that they were in the state of oklahoma is. the amount of money. could have been more but they found them guilty of marketing these jurors and improperly. how does that make you feel it's not going to bring your son back of course but you now hopeful that this will just be the start of many such cases what's the money going to achieve well the fines go. yes i definitely think that holding these companies accountable financially and hopefully later criminally char. that we can start to turn this around. all across the country i spent billions of dollars on this that adenike already so they've been struggling financially in every state in the country i hope that a lot of the money will go to treatment and make sure that people who get treated which is hard to find sometimes there aren't enough facilities that are not cheap and available for people currently. the numbers involved just staggering the numbers of deaths the numbers of people currently addicted across the united states is this even going to be enough money to even start to tackle that kin

in oklahoma, 6000 people died from overdosing since the year 2000. but the whole of the united states has been affected by this. the number is 400,000 over a similar timescale. according to the us centre for disease control. there are now roughly 2000 cases that have been brought by states, municipalities and groups against the pharmaceutical firms. nbc are now reporting that one of those companies, one of those companies, purdue pharma, purdue pharma, offering billions of dollars to settle up more than 2000 opioid claims, let us return to my colleague. i suppose looking at that and just the number of cases, 2000 expected to be in the pipeline, where do you think this will go next? there are these 2000 cases in the courts, more than a0 other states are among them, taking these pharmaceutical companies to court, they now see they can get a conviction on the grounds of public nuisance actually in this case in oklahoma. if purdue pharmaceuticals and manages to settle all of these cases for their role in this devastating crisis, which as you rightly said

we took on a giant major pharmaceutical company and a judge in norman oklahoma said you killed people it's time to pay the case was being closely watched across the u.s. in ohio alone there are 2000 pending cases but after monday's ruling pharmaceutical companies may now be forced to pay out billions and go across to syria norman oklahoma. and let's take you through some of the headlines here on al-jazeera now the presidents of turkey and russia have held talks near moscow they've agreed to coordinate more in the syrian rebel held province of idlib after recent escalations there despite their cooperation of the one said his forces would react against syrian government forces if necessary. to follow unsoldered alert the provocations by the regime have reached an acceptable level i would like to say it is especially by our borders our right to self-defense and this leaves us no choice we have to act to protect ourselves i discuss this matter with my honorable friend the president and we're happy to work to cooperate with in the istana spirit. iran's president says his country will not h

johnson & jonhson ordered to pay half a million dollars after an oklahoma judge finds the company guilty of fueling the opioid crisis. >>> and tragedy in dayton. at least two children are dead and several others hurt after a stolen police cruiser crashes. ♪ >>> and good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. anne-marie green is off. i'm brook silva-braga. >>> puerto rico is under a tropical storm watch this morning as dorian closes in. millions on the caribbean island have been preparing for the storm. dorian is expected to be a hurricane by the time it moves near puerto rico tomorrow. meteorologist dave warren of our miami station wfor is tracking the storm. >> good morning. here's the latest with dorian continuing to move through the windward islands and into the caribbean here this morning. the latest from the national hurricane center has the wind at 60 miles per hour, moving west/northwest at 14 miles per hour. concerns now for puerto rico which had a tropical storm watch issued late monday. the storm forecast to intensify to a hurricane as it mo

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oklahoma senator james lankford met with representatives from nonprofits across oklahoma and discussed charitable giving in a bipartisan lift for charities act with senator chris coons. it would repeal section of the twentysomething tax code that requires nonprofits and churches to pay federal taxes and play benefits like parking spots. congress returns on september 9. >> tonight on "the