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hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the us. donald trump has spoken publicly for the first time since he was charged with 3a counts of falsifying business records, saying the legal action is an "insult" to america. the former us president earlier pleaded not guilty to hiding damaging information during the 2016 election. speaking to his supporters, mr trump said his only crime was to fearlessly defend the nation from those who would destroy it. in a campaign—style speech,...

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 companys 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 &johnso...

berman. >> nice to have you. im zoraida sambolin. up first, the shooting rampage in tucson, arizona, takes a dramatic step this morning. jared lee loughner now facing a lifetime in prison after pleading guilty to a shooting that killed six people and almost killed a former member of congress, gabrielle giffords. under the plea deal loughner will be sentenced to life in prison with no parole but will avoid the death penalty. the u.s. attorney prosecuting the case says loughners mental s...