and they have no why tidea that being caused by roundup. this verdict, $2 billion in punitive damages, is as clear of a statement as you can get that they need to change what they are doing. reporter: that is the attorney, brent wisner, speaking. that s brent wisner speaking on behalf of the couple. they are inside. you are looking at live pictures of them in the conference room. we did contact monsanto and got a statement from them saying that the company is disappointed with the jury s decision and will appeal the verdict in this case. monsanto and bayer, which is the parent company, continue to say that the e pcpa has found over past 40 years that roundup and the active ingredient in roundup is not carcinogenic. they say that s because the epa is working for monsanto and not the people of the united states. so many people you mentioned use this question. a quick question here. not just this case, but the two previous questions, combined, billions of dollars. does monsa
stairs. potentially life saving exits. but the defense attorney found, they face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. big, bubbly screen which blocked everyone from getting out in terms of the staircase. that has nod to do with the client. they placed the items there. that wasn t part of warehouse. he went on to describe freaking out as flames e he said there were screams for help and people were dying. it was emotional for the families of the victims who sat solemnly and were too distraught to do interviews. this could turn into a lengthy preliminary hearing that could last up to two weeks. a big money mistake for thousands of employees today. their paychecks were pulled out of their bank account. reporter: panic for school district employees and administrators as both realized, they had their paychecks reversed and taken out of bank bts over the last 24 hours. people were telling us. dwler my money go? people are down. it s a hard time of year. the spokesperso
the flames were so big. we just packed up and everybody is gone. flames scorching more than 80,000 acres so far. fueled by strong santa ana winds, gusting up to 60 miles an hour. low humidity, and bone dry brush. with this area, it has been years since anything has burned at all. several firefighters injured, desperately trying to save houses and lives. this one collapsing in the street, overcome by heat. some residents with hoses in hand, staying behind to help in the firefight. we all came together west put out the fires. any hot spots we could. reporter: and the strong winds aren t expected to let up for a few days. in fact they re likely to intensify into tomorrow. what is the situation at this point? are they really making any progress? you have four fires to contain. winds completely out of control. give us the big picture situation for the next few days. reporter: right. they re really not making as much progress as they would like to. three of the major
strike for the rest of the week, they hesitated knowing it s another day where public services like libraries and head start places are closed with parents with no place to send children. the union workers are relentless to find for the money they feel they deserve. mayor libby schaaf says she is disappointed that families are left without services for three days now during the strike but says finding a resolution that doesn t impact families in the long run is more of a disappointment. she discussed the two-year proposal the union offered which entails a 4% cost of living increase totaling 8% over two years. she says that s a big financial risk to the city and its workers. the analysis of this memo concludes that accepting that two-year deal could lead to the elimination of 188 full- time positions in the city of oakland, having devastating service impacts to our residents as well as real impacts to the workers who potentially could lose their jobs. reporter: oakland may
they also say they are forced to move outside of oakland just to maintain a living because they simply can t afford to live in oakland anymore without that cost of living increase. the city has offered the unions a 4% increase the first year. and a 2% increase the second year. but that 2% is contingent upon generated revenue that the union says they felt was too impossible to meet. they proposed an 8% increase in pay overall over two years but mayor schaaf says they can t spend money they don t have. that would require the city to cut 188 full-time workers because of the $19 million deficit the city would face in two years. but the fight is deeper than money tonight. the strike itself isn t sitting well with mayor libby schaaf because of the impact it s having on services like libraries, senior services and head start programs and how it s going to shut them down.. . they have the money to keep up with the cost of living. i don t understand the stubbornness of not wanting t