Mentioned, well put that number on the screen right now, 572 million that j j is ordered to pay out to the state of oklahoma as a result of this lawsuit. Basically the state argued that oklahoma or rather the drugmaker , j j, was a public nuisance by aggress every market ing opioids down playing the risk of them and then essentially flooding the market with the painkillers, and part of the cause for some 6,000 people who died since 2000 in oklahoma as a result of the Opioid Epidemic. So weve been hearing from both sides after this verdict was reached today, and we want to get to a quote from the state attorney or rather the attorney general who tried this case, and was satisfied with the results. We cant change the past. We can never bring back those who lost their lives because Johnson Johnson executives made the calculated and cold blooded decision that they were going to produce a mutant strain of coffee, corner the market and supply massive amounts of the active ingredients for oth
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Was the president s visit more than just a photo op . And where does it go from here we have the latest surviving a shark attack a florida fisherman speaking out in an exclusive interview. It all happened so fast it was kind of a blur of whitewater, fins, and thrashing. The Second Attack in the bahamas in the last week this morning, the fight for his life and his road to recovery. Those stories, plus, justice for mackenzie. An arrest and disturbing, new details in the case of the murder of that utah College Student. Bad blood. Taylor swift goes public on social media to slam the new deal of who has rights to her music. And underdog on top of the world. Nate lashley wins his first tournament after a heartbreaking tragedy. His emotional road to victory. Today, monday, july 1st, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza welcome to today. Thank you for joining us on this monday morning Kristen Welker is with m
Biggest number was online sales, addly, up 22 . Im seeing what youre doing here. Interesting there. Gaining after the bell moved higher as a result. Energy, big laggard, ironically, after the oil prices dropped, oil stocks went with it after opec extended Production Cuts another nine months, look where there may be opportunities in this particular market. Could this be opposite . Getting worse throughout the session, it feels like, with energy today. Yep. The stock that wont quit, amazon closing in at 1,000 mark per share, its at 996. A fund manager, why hes trimming positions. Fun fact, jeff bezos will be the richest in the world when amazon hits 1,000. Exceeding bill gatings at that point. Wow. Diesel pickups rigged to pass emissions tests, but shares hit, down roughly 2 on that story. We have the full story coming up in a little here. Tax reform seems to take a backseat to health care for the moment. House ways and means chair kevin brady joining us and whether he and the white hous
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