Would address its involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. An investigation last year found the churchs financial arm, which in the 18th century was known as queen annes bounty, had received funds linked to enslavement worth more than £1 billion in todays money. Today, a group with oversight of the churchs response said the £100 million that had been earmarked by the church to address the legacy of slavery was not enough. The church said the funding that has been put aside should be considered a Seed Investment and would grow over time. Lets start with our panel on this in then an expert review. For 200 years, the church as been in denial about its role in this, but clearly there has been a change in the way organisations view this, that if you inherited wealth as a result of slavery, then you inherit the problem today. How do you feel about that . 501 the problem today. How do you feel about that . ~ the problem today. How do you feel about that . ~. ,. ~. , about that . So i t
hunter biden seen at last night s state dinner for india s prime minister. now two irs whistle blowers say he was given preferential treatment. tomorrow marks one year since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. we ll ask an ob/gyn how it s changed her practice. a tech boom here in florida? miami the new silicon valley? first, we turn to breaking news out of the supreme court. the court sided 8-1 with president biden s immigration enforcement plan. outside the supreme court is julia ainsley. what is this decision about? reporter: it s a big win for the biden administration, jose. this was their enforcement priority policy that allowed i.c.e. to prioritize immigrants for deportation if they were a security risk. when they looked at the 11 million undocumented migrants, they were going to use their resources on those who lived here first. people who have been living here peacefully will be deprioritize. several states led by republicans sued the biden administration
chemical and manufacturing company 3m agreed to pay $10.3 billion to u.s. towns and cities to settle lawsuits over contamination of public drinking water. pfas are forever chemicals, are resistant to grease , oil, water and heat and found in hundreds of products including nonstick pans, cleaning products, water-resistant fabrics and carpeting. cnbc s lesley pickard joins us. what is the significance of this settlement? good morning. it is a huge number, $10.3 billion and will be paid over 13 years and it is aimed at cleaning pfas out of the water system. experts say the $10.3 billion will go very quickly because the cleaning costs are quite expensive. forever chemicals are called that because they don t degrade naturally in the environment, but when consumed they re been linked to a host of health issues, liver damage and as you
mentioned some types of cancer. the $10.3 billion agreement settles a case set to go to trial earlier this month involving a town in florida, one of about 300 communities that have filed similar suits against companies that produced firefighting foam that contained pfa. 3m said in a statement it is not an admission of liability, and it is prepared to defend itself in litigation. 3m said it would halt all pfas production by the end of 2025. do you think settlements like these will prompt a federal regulation? it is a great question because a bunch of states passed laws overseeing pfa exposure in drinking water. however, the environmental protection agency proposed a few months ago a national standard that would require water systems to monitor for six chemicals within the pfa s umbrella. the epa limit is so low it can t
on the dangers and how to keep your family safe. reporter: tonight an odorless tasteless threat detected in drinking water across the u.s. now the center of a massive settlement. minnesota based manufacturing plant 3m agreeing to pay $10.3 billion over 13 years to close to 300 cities and counties where potentially harmful compends called pfas were found in water supplies. pfas are also known as forever chemicals because they don t break down naturally. for decades they ve been staples in every day products like nonstick cookware, waterproof fabric and lawsuits highlight fire fighting foam. they sold the product with an instruction you should be training with it. and so every month these airports and fire training facilities would intentionally set a plane, an old plane or a car on fire and they d practice putting it out. that foam would seep into the ground, and it would get into the ground water. reporter: