servicemembers and countries of ethiopia. duty at this and sudan. this has cost the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians and unconscionable and it must stop. sudan is entering the second week of violence as forces battle for control of the country. the two sides used to be ally seizing allies together in a coup two years ago. they re fighting over which side s general leads the country s military. the bulge of the fighting is taking place in the sudan can capital city khartoum. additional countries and united nations also mobilizing to remove diplomatic staff. the violence spread to other cities and civilians scrambling to move to safety. travel become increasingly limited. flights have been halted as airports are pummeled by shelter and roadblocks are in place. nation of 45 million people are running out of food and medicine. 2/3 of the sudan hospitals are out of service. the united nations said looters stole food program people. a camp for displaced people was burned.
we begin in the us in what could become the largest product liability settlement in history. the pharmaceutical s giant, johnson &johnson has proposed paying almost $9 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits that allege the company s talcum powders causes cancer. the new move seeks to resolve all current and future claims and follows a decade long legal battle between plaintiffs lawyers and johnson & johnson. my colleague samira hussain with the details. johnson &johnson johnson & johnson has johnson &johnson has been dogged for use by claims that its talcum powder causes cancer. in 2021 it settle a lawsuit in newjersey brought by 21 women who blame the company for that very cancer and is set aside another 2 billion to try to settle all future claims in what could add up future claims in what could add up to thousands of lawsuits. now the company says it will increase the potential size of all settlement to 8 $.9 billion. the company stopped selling it talcum product
reeling, letting in five goals at anfield for the first time in their history in the champions league. the swimming pools struggling to stay afloat an urgent plea from grassroots sports bodies for more government help to pay the energy bills. something needs to happen in some capacity, because if it s not funding, well then, how are these places going to survive? we ve actually got some rain around this morning quite widely. things were brighten up in the north and west later. it will feel chillier. good morning. it s wednesday, 22nd february. the health secretary, stephen barclay, is to meet representatives of the royal college of nursing this morning, after the union suspended a strike planned for next week in england. following months of disputes, the two sides have said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions, and reforms. discussions about public sector pay for the next financial year are also underway. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson r
abortion access. this time, coming from the largest pharmacies in the country, and in some states, where abortion is still legal. my question is, what s being done to protect the rights we still have? plus, cpac 2023. what used to be the hottest conservative event in town is now a big bust. former president trump is set to speak today, while a potential 2024 challenger is headlining a dueling event here in florida. is there a civil war brewing in the republican party? and trump s dealt another legal lost, this time by the doj, who says he can run but he can t hide behind absolute immunity. and a good saturday morning to you, i m key thing. we start to dig show with the republican-led house committee investigating the so-called weaponization of the federal government. not surprisingly, the first three witnesses that testified privately before the committee had little to nothing to offer. instead, the witnesses appear to be a group of former fbi agents who traffic in co