A Staten Island warehouse Christian Smalls and he had been pushing other workers been working with them trying to form a union and at the same time they had also been speaking out about the lack of Health Protections at this particular warehouse they had planned a walk out couple mondays ago and then they fired Christian Smalls that was the 1st part of the story that had come out in the media how did they contact you about a story that you did they they did because i talked about Christian Smalls getting fired for wanting to form a union amazon or at least a p. R. Person i guess who was working for amazon since me an email and says hey mr cousins you have a lot of misinformation in your segment here would you mind retracting this and here is the correct information now the correct information was nothing but quotes from amazon executives. And the next day im about to do this segment just say listen i have a say dont want to get sued here so here is what amazon has said in response but then this story came out where it was revealed that at a recent meeting that jeff bezos himself was attending via telephone they laid out a plan to smear Christian Smalls as an idiot they wanted to call him stupid in the media they wanted to say that he was incompetent he was in articulate could barely speak is how they wanted to paint this man interesting what they were really trying to do is they want to create him is the figurehead right because hes easily attacked you see that as i was reading this story and looking at some of the memos i see this kind of thing in cases all the time where you have some Silk Stocking you know corporate lawyer who believes that this is still the kind of thing that when they can do and get away with they dont because ultimately the memos come out youre in drywall youre reading these horrible memos let me read this this is something that was written in regard to smalls this is how theyre trying to go after small doses we should spend the 1st part of our response strongly laying out the case for why the organizers small why its caused the quotes was immoral unacceptable an arguable illegal in detail and then follow with our usual our usual talking points about how we care about worker safety now this was written and im telling you fair and i see it all the time these Silk Stocking disconnected corporate lawyers who have never represented anybody individually in their life they represent characters like this in my m. R. I. Just over staged a system like care. But at any rate im just im stating that this is playing itself out exactly like you would expect when you let corporate Silk Stocking. Years make common sense decisions for how a crisis should go well these are also the kind of statements you ive watched videos of your depositions where you flat out read this to the executive who wrote it down you say now you know mr amazon or whoever it is here did you really say that this man was incompetent inarticulate and downright stupid give you explain that can you defend that and of course they never can but they always hope it never gets to that point where they never have to be asked those questions but this is in the ether now and this comes at the same time when bays ohs through amazon said listen im a donate 100000000. 00 to corona virus really look how good i am and this is what hes doing behind the. Pick up on that just a 2nd part of the memos that came out where theyre talking about donating strategically yeah what they mean is donating strategically is where can we get the most benefit do we donate to a politician and put their name on it do we donate to in other words its not really about hey we want to come help if they want to squeeze every p. R. Dime they can out of everything they do and its a shame because you know if they would just leave it alone if they just do the right thing which theyre trying to do here i mean theyre doing the right thing this attack on small is ridiculous its going to get worse and its going to come out and every time every single case of handle like this that will evolve into a case at some point every time i do that im always amazed as im in deposition attack attack attack in the deposition and the thing im attacking with is what some corporate type has written that says hey nobodys ever going to see this. Now that joe biden is the only democrat left in the race reports of surface detailing how barack obama made it happen for his old friend now is that a good thing or a bad thing now that you know 1st of all you know obama we know was making calls. Everybody tell him get out of the race get out of the race and but he was he was hiding behind a screen to do that and so his goal obviously is have the same old guard the same you know the Clinton Company the Biden Company the obama all the same d. N. C. Establishment corporate d. N. C. Stay in power because thats what he was he was a corporatist just you know just like bill clinton before him and just like joe biden so what is your take on this im im a little bothered in the sense that i dont think its going to do him any good 1st of all i dont think the endorsement doesnt many any good if you look at past indorsements well i think what this story does is it proves what a lot of the Bernie Sanders supporters and a lot of the progressives had feared since the start of this primary and that is some kind of shenanigans whether big or small was going to happen behind the scenes to ensure that Bernie Sanders doesnt get the nomination i mean 2 months ago were talking about bernie you know winning all these states he is leading in the polls in every single demographic then suddenly the day before super tuesday all these massive drop outs all these big endorsements for biden biden take super tuesday the rest is history and but now we know this is from politico you know this is not a a liberal organization by any stretch of the a maggot imagination so they are telling us that they have spoken with obamas people and they have confirmed that this days before super tuesday obama is making phone calls hes talking to buddha gedge hes talking to clothes which are and they said he didnt want to look like he was putting his thumb on the scale but he was nudging it was not going to get rid of bernies sand right in between mania im really disappointed to hear Bernie Sanders indorsement of biden either bernie was what he said he was he was we were progressive were revolutionary in our idea about progressive politics. And to come in and just say oh well its almost like i didnt mean all that and its not the thing i would have advised him to do the truth is you know theres the point that were seeing from the other side is the other side is saying look we like what were seeing here because this is a return of the swamp the g. O. P. Is saying this is the swamp that trump the land against the 1st palosi Schumer Biden obama the same players this is the same swamp this coming back theyre actually jubilant about it and talked about talk about your projection on the numbers right now its an even heat where was hillary at this time hillary at this point was pretty much double digits ahead a trumpet she say double digits ahead of trump until october thats when things went south for her but bidens already essentially playing catch up he doesnt have a double digit lead on donald trump certainly not nationally and definitely not in any swing state so he is already falling behind because what is he doing right now hes doing you know these prepackaged videos from his living room where he comes across as not even knowing whats happening sometimes they had to bring his wife in there to do 100 percent of the talking because they dont even trust him they know they know they that hes oh feels like that they dont even know if theyll make it to the general election i mean i really i really have doubts myself you really sense that theyre not even sure he has the health or the mental stamina to make it to the genelec thats not me talking i mean thats thats writers concerned about that you know of course when we do a story like this we have all the establishment democrats you know the corporatist democrats coming after us and saying how dare you talk about this well we talk about it because youve got to be aware of it yeah and when you see a story well theyre at an even heat right now or about as all good that means by now its bad its not its not good news its bad news thats why when i heard that. Whats as carville come out and say this is the kind of thing that kills the dems every time when carville comes out and says oh biden have to do anything did you see this article he says he does he could just stand there is going to win the election what does that do for this for this election that has everybody standing down this is this is not a tunnel and the polls right now are actually showing that a majority of people in this country do disapprove of trumps handling of the coronavirus pandemic but those same people polled said they would rather have trump in charge during the pandemic than biden so they dont like what trumps do in but they still think that would be better than what biden has to offer that thats going to be a same thing came up on the economy yes they are trump just trashing him on economy so isnt the point dont you focus on where you might be able to win you certainly dont stand up like this carville said oh well were you know biden could just stand there and hes going to win i dont know what you know carmels and what la lanne anybody giving that idea out right now is really dont a disservice to this process fox news has been sued for downplaying the risks of the pandemic but the suit is dead on arrival theres no question about it i looked into this it out when i looked at this case i said oh my god the people bringing this suit already bigger risk than the people being sued which is fox because you know these people get hit for cost attorneys fees its theres no way to justify this lawsuit there is no causation connection at all go ahead and pick up from whats interesting about this lawsuit is like look Everybody Knows fox news lies all the time thats always been their thing they exaggerate they downplay when they need to theyre not a beacon of truth or honesty however years ago the courts had already ruled in the case of jane aker the media has no legal obligation to tell you the truth they legally can. A lie to you theyre allowed to do it so right there off the top that tells you this isnt going anywhere but then this group they wanted to take i guess a did a different route with the way they filed it and they thought well what if we get them under the Consumer Protection isnt the caliph that actually makes your case we courage yeah right it could that when a News Organization says no way no more than the doctors that are using this in the field right now that are getting results until you have a study that doesnt mean it doesnt mean anything but here you have and the documents are going to look i promise you the documents on this case if it were ever brought it would be where youre having this trash talk between producers in talking heads where theyre trying to be down on the not on the odds or idea of using this chloroquine because trump says its a solution you see if you if you get there and somebody ends up saying well i just saw the news i dont want this stuff and in the end they say well if it could have possibly saved their lives theres thats where the case is its not in suing fox because theyre out there you know making broad statement right this this group thats filed the lawsuit is going to end up having to pay out a lot of money for this the suit as we said it is dead on arrival and i think part of what why they did this is. Mostly the publicity they wanted these stories out there they wanted to come back 6 months from now and say well remember were the group who tried to take on fox news but darn it they beat us down because theyre too powerful so we need your help now they have made you look through 3 of us morning the true truth is they have bad lawyers yeah the lawyers that drafted that it was look like was drafted by a 10th grader i mean honestly god they dont understand causation you have to have some connection between the act and the event that takes place theres no causation here and nobody can say yeah because of what fox said this happened to many moving parts fair and thanks thank you for. Coming up weve watched the saga of roundup lawsuits unfold over links between the popular weed killer and various cancers but theres another of being widely used and its now linked to development of parkinsons disease that and more when we come back. Dont. You think. They can be so easy sure the police will. Take the safe. Well this is next dont. Get sick. So the. World is driven by a dream shaped by the. Thinks. We should ask. A popular herbicide called paraquat sman linked to dangerous and Permanent Health problems including parkinsons disease and chronic lung disease this service has been used for decades in the United States while other countries have banned it because its so toxic joining me to talk about this is attorney greg coleman who is in the middle of this litigation greg lets start with the basics how long is this service been used and who makes it and what are the Health Problems were seeing from a. Well thanks mike yes this is as you indicated a problem thats been going on for years with whats called the paraquat guy chloride its sold under the brand name. Not grow box own has been sold since 962 it was originally manufactured by chevron and then since about 1986 in addition city gent and groom are ever going to manufacturing the product. Its biggest so throughout the u. S. And unlike other European Countries for example 32 countries have a hand in this product because of its dangerous toxic levels the u. S. Still allows the use of it for commercial and related applications while we know dont we greg that the companies have known about the Health Issues for a very long time their own Clinical Data connected with with with absolute connection to aberrational d. N. A. Problems cancer d and now were seeing for 20 years weve been saying this issue about parkinsons disease develop more and more what we now know the part of the paraquat does have a relationship to parkinsons disease so what i did what point does the company say you know enough we got 32 come on trees around some of them 3rd world countries that have banned the use of this product but were still using in the United States at what point do they say weve got to move on from this they wont will they will squeeze every dime out of a woman. You know mike we know how this works right the companies are still making money while its what theyve been doing it especially when its been proven to have such Dangerous Health the fix for example you mention how long its been known there been studies for example the 2009 or Consumer Institute study which provided the relationship a causal connection if you will between the Chemical Exposure of paraquat with many different occupations primarily among those Agricultural Workers then you have other articles again were not talking about the peanuts comic strip here were talking about the National Institute of health who published what was called the farming in Movement Evaluation study or the acronym fame which established that people who use hair while listening to this mine are 250 percent more d likely to develop parkinsons the nonusers and remember that circle is not just those who use the product its those who are exposed to the product well that could be your family that could be neighbors that could be those that are close enough in proximity to the area because we all know its its in the area its in the ambient atmosphere and it can spread in that fashion. Well let me just give you some examples what theres theres a theres an overspray problem that we saw with the whole ugly ugly saga with with round up this is round up on steroids i mean ive i handled the round im handling the round of case this is round up on steroids because of the elements that were that were saying where theres a connection between obliterating d. N. A. Changing the formation of d. N. A. Cancer relationships attacking the liver attacking the kidneys attacking the lungs now we know theres neurological data at what point do we have politicians say no more it wont happen will it because this come these companies are just too big in there too big to fail soto speak. Well think about it like this too as well mike we know the since round was uncovered obviously thats an ongoing case although there has been reported by the news there are some developments going on there but paraquat in a lot of cases has been used to sort of bridge unique gap from the lack of use if you will of round because of whats been going on legally but heres the thing by paraquat has been shown to be even more toxic than round and gleiser fate which of course was the herbicide or the chemical involved in roundup and in fact you mentioned what the legislation is going to do or what should it do in march of 2016 the e. P. A. Our Environmental Protection agency expressed its intent to pursue risk man mitigation measures for pair after evaluation after evaluating some of the Incident Data including a large body of it be a dimia logical data and this is what they found they found that absolutely there was a connection then in july of 2009. Yeah yeah greg were short on time but i want to tell you or get you back on is this case as you develop this case further its an important one thank you for being out there talking about it because it doesnt seem like theres a lot of sure certainly the medias not talking about it again thank you for joining me ok. Thank you so much. House and Senate Democrats of introduced a bill thats going to ban prized gothams on rule the related the corona virus outbreak. Joins me now with the story brigitta what can you tell me about the covert 19 price gouging prevention act. That is in cycle right now. Democratic leaders have introduced several related bills to prohibit price gouging during National Emergencies which of course includes the cove in 1000. 00 pandemic now the proposed bills would allow the federal trade commission and state attorneys general to crack down on sellers that increase the price of certain consumer goods by more than 10 percent unless sellers can prove that the increases are outside of their control and theres currently no federal law prohibiting price gouging so this ams to help that now the announcement comes as thousands of people across the nation file complaints against ecommerce and brick and mortar retailers for selling necessities like toilet paper masks Hand Sanitizers and even ammunition at exorbitant prices well beyond that 10 percent threshold. You know our state and federal authorities actually investigating the actual complaints i mean they are they on the ground actually trying to see whats being done here its one thing to say were here in this anecdotal information but every time you see one of these stories develop the you really change things by have in the by having the governmental entity that should be in charge of stopping it actually sinan people out bollinger actual complaints taking them to court thats the only thing that really changes the minds of these greedy sellers isnt it. Yes and the federal trade Commission Food and Drug Administration and state attorneys general are now reportedly ramping up those investigations because there are so many complaints they cant really ignore it at this point and some states now even have online. Where consumers can go online and file complaints against sellers in their neighborhoods or online that are taking advantage of people during this crisis the department of justice has also issued a broad mandate regarding criminal enforcement of these deceptive fraudulent and predatory practices and this is really important because there are shady brokers out there not only taking advantage of people on a small scale but also on a mass scale. Can you give me some examples of how these targets or advantage of people here are just sounded horrible what what stories do you know about. Sure i have my own anecdotal stories of going and spending 100. 00 on things like toilet paper and paper towels but also Online Platforms facebook amazon craigslist e bay people are listing items there for goods at over 300 percent markup and then on the large scale you have brokers preying on medical workers just in california the f. B. I. Has revealed a major scam by a deceptive broker who was trying to sell a fake stockpile of 39000000 and 95 masks to local to a local labor union now the f. B. I. Caught wind of the deal while trying to see if it could actually intercept those masks and take that stockpile for the federal Emergency Management agency under the defense production act which shows how competitive its getting out there for these personal protective gear now Health Care Providers including Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health had reportedly already placed orders with that labor union for millions of masks before the deal actually fell apart so if these bills pass the goods and services that would be protected under that bill include Hand Sanitizer personal protective equipment other medical supplies food cleaning supplies personal Hygiene Products and so on but with so many shortages and rampant competition between International NationsUnited States and the federal government many worry that its not going to be enough to actually prevent these bad act. Im taking advantage of people in need. Yeah 3 or 4. 00. Should be is 2. 00 to 3. 00 to 4. 00 days that depends selling for 1215. 00 for it we get it theyve got to do something to stop all that really to thank you for joining me ok. Thanks mike finally tonight some good news the 2nd federal court has ruled that the state of florida cannot implement whats been described as a poll tax to prevent former felons from being allowed to register to vote the State Government passed a measure last year requiring former felons to pay all of the cost and penalties associated with their incarceration before they could be allowed to register to vote but the latest federal court ruling put an immediate into that legislation this means that the only route left for the state is to take it to the Supreme Court and because of the pandemic the cases virtually no chance of being argued before the court before the 2020 alexion floor is the most important swing state in the general election and this ruling is going to have a massive impact on the 2020 president ial race theres no indication that these former felons are going to vote for one party over the other or at all but they certainly have the potential to change the electorate in florida which could likely change the federal government from this point forward thats all for tonight find us on twitter and facebook at facebook dot com slash r t americas lawyer you can watch all our team america programs on direct t. 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Rick sanchez pedalo got everybody im rick sanchez we want to welcome all of you from all over the world who are watching us right now especially those of you who are watching on portable t. V. The app in places like india where tens of thousands are tuning in every hour were so glad youre there ok lets start with this today for the very 1st time the National Conversation is turning toward what will actually happen in the future how will our lives actually change and heres what i mean by that a lot of people have been led to believe that had some desert