im pleased to say that in just a few weeks well be announcing a new fda plan for modernizing fdas technology infrastructure that will allow us to use these data sets more efficiently so that we consider real-world evidence and data sets in a more fast i way across the agent. -- agency. so, as you can see, the fda is committed to advancing new approaches for gathering ata. this leads me to a final point today, the critical role fda plays at a nexus between leveraging data for speedy development of new products, while always ensuring the integrity of both the data and the process. everyone here understands that we are being pushed to approve newer, better, safer, more effective medical products, and to do so more quickly. the key, of course, is to do so while maintaining fdas gold standard for safety and effectiveness. this requires striking a balance. and the balancing point must be the health and well-being of the patient. unfortunately, finding this balance and explaining it to the public can at times be problematic. on one hand, its rare to find anyone who is searching for a new treatment

fda commissioner ed sharpless talks about the important mission the research plays in the fda's clinic -- clinics and trials. [applause] >> good afternoon. thank you for that warm introduction. it's great to be here. i want to thank every researcher in america for convening this forum, but also for its long-term leadership in recognizing the need for quality research in medicine and health. i started my career as an researcheromedical and doctor. i took care of patients with lung cancer. i couldn't think of any topic more important to producing the best research, to provide the best data needed to build new treatments for our patients. i worked on age dementia. that experience helped me appreciate the art of generating and analyzing my own data and fostered my love of science. i would say this is the best year in my life. that turned out to be true even in hindsight. [laughter] also fostered my belief in opportunities for doing good through science and medicines. left the lab back then, and then finished medical school, and then did all my clinical training, and then became a medical o

i would put the fda described that. we've been raising these issues since we first saw the rise and also supports state and local health departments for the comprehensive approaches. >> thc is a schedule one drug. to the extent those products are reviewed not all of these were linked and my concern is on the front and it should have been foreseeable that some aspect would be used or cut or otherwise. i want to understand where the process broke down. >> i now recognize the gentleman from west virginia. >> thank you, madam chair. your remarks earlier were missed because we have another meeting upstairs and we've been back and forth. i apologize if your testimony may explain some of this but i'm trying to follow the chronology because what i gathered from the internet is they were introduced in 2003, some set of 2006. when do we confirm these things came along? >> they began to be marketed in 2007. >> back to you now. >> i heard the chairman's remarks, but i can't agree more with the concerns. there's no link between the

ned actingwho is director of the fda, for details and comments he would have. dr. sharp: thank you, secretary azar. the data gathered by the cdc and fda as described shows a very concerning and alarming trend of use of flavored e-cigarette products. the president is directing the fda to take decisive action against this problem and to finalize our plans that we have been working on. this would have the effect, as the secretary mentioned, of severely curtailing access to e-cigarette products we believe drive childhood use and will help us get a handle on this alarming and concerning trend. pres. trump: commissioner sharpless has been working on this very hard, but continues to double and triple up. we are looking at strong rules and regulations, but we want to have laws, but we want to get to the bottom of the very unusual situation. it is so new, and it has become so big, so fast. it can become a severe problem. commissioner, you know what to do. you know what to do. it is something that, frankly, should have been looked into a few years ago in a much more advanced

will start nforcing fda guidance on vaping products once it's finalized, determining whether to ban all of the products from the market we'll get more as we get information in bob pisani is at the new york stock exchange robert >> hello, kelly. value has been the big outperformer bevens talking about it all week, but exactly what is value? well, in this market, it tends to be retailers, it tends to be banks, tends to be energy stocks, and some industrials and you can see here all of these sectors have been outperforming. this is the last five trading sessions retail up over 10% in the last five trading sessions. banks, energy, industrials also strong beaten up economically sensitive sectors. again, generally outperforming today. look at some of the energy stocks they were up more. they're off a little bit from their highs as oil has come down they're holding on today industrials like caterpillar and boeing also up caterpillar's up about 10% in the last week. it's been a crummy performer all year boeing strong also banks had been doing well recently, particularly regional banks like come

e-cigarettes are not approved by fda. with that, thank you and i recognize mister cloud for five minutes of questions. thank you. >> previously the cdc said the illnesses we are seeing are not a result of infections the chemical exposure. do you maintain that? that distinction? or is it possible chemical exposures can be reduced immune systems leading to infection? >> part of the case definition is to rule out infection that they cause. people presenting shortness of breath and abnormal x-rays often have an infection but in these episodes we don't believe infection is causing the problem. we think it is one or more. >> do patients generally have symptoms after vaping? do they appear later? >> we understand from the early reports there is a progression between days and weeks of worsening symptoms until the difficulties are severe enough for hospitalization. nearly all the cases required hospitalization. many of them required intensive care units and sadly several cases. >> you have been able to investigate some bylines. wh

. >>> the new alert for an over the counter drug taken by millions the fda revealing it contains a chemical linked to cancer what to do if you take it. >>> and the cold case cracked after 22 years with an online search >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone 14 days in prison was the sentence handed down late today against actress felicity huffman in a case framed by privilege and affluence. the "desperate housewives" star is the first to fac sentencing in the college admissions cheating scandal. after pleading guilty to paying to boost her daughter's s.a.t. scores the prison sentence along with a fine and community service came after huffman tearfully addressed the court acknowledging her shame. miguel almaguer is in boston and he has the late details. >> reporter: actress huffman walking out of court today, but not free of prison the celebrity brushing past cameras with husband and actor william h. macy moments after she was sentenced to 14 days behind bars. in front of the judge, the prosecutor said most parents have the moral compass and inte

they are with the fda. we are waiting for the results. >> as you search for the cause of the umbra, you have not ruled out components of flavors as possible could your bidding factors, having >> that is correct. >> are any e-cigarettes approved by the fda as smoking cessation devices? >> they are not. havecigarette companies been able to apply for fda approval as smoking cessation devices, but they have not done so juul -->> they have not. >> manufacturers have an even conducted the clinical trials to back up the central claim. >> that's correct. >> i'm grateful for everyone adult smoker that e-cigarettes are helping to quit nicotine, but for everyone adult smoker , 81 kidseing helped will be introduced to nicotine through cigarettes and graduate to cigarette addiction as an adult. none of us want that. >> that's an impossible statistic. there are 11 million vapers. >> i was making a statement. >> please let ms. presley finish. >> i didn't want to take away from your own personal experience. >> we have seen

we really made the fda to step up. they have the authority today to end the flavor pods that attracts these kids. they have the authority today to take many of these devices off the market. it's time to step up or this epidemic is going to grow. >> and that's not all. republican senator mitt romney, he is calling on the fda to consider recalling ecigarettes until they get more answers about what is behind the illnesses and deaths. so far the cdc is reporting there have been more than 450 cases of lung illnesses associated with using ecigarettes and now these six deaths associated with the very same. joining me right now is dr. patrice harris. she is the president of the american medical association. the ama came out very strongly this week warning americans to stop using ecigarettes completely and calling for an immediate ban on those flavor pods, dr. harris, thank you for being here. it is not clear how or if vape secretary definitively definitely linked to these illnesses. so, what is it about ecigarettes that leads

ned sharp of the fda for details and comments he would have. >> the data gathered by the cdc and fda as described shows a very concerning alarming trend of use of flavored cigarette products. the president is directing the fda to take decisive action against this problem and finalize plans that we have been working on. >> severely curtailing access to e-cigarette products we believe drive childhood use and will help us get a handle on this alarming and concerning trend. >> commissioner sharpless has been working on this very hard but continues to double and triple up. we are looking at strong regulations but we want to get to the bottom of the situation. it has become so big so fast. commissioner, you know what to do. it is something that frankly should have been the into a few years ago in a much more advanced way. it wasn't, and we have something that will be very interesting to see what turns up and you will be able to report back in the near future. thank you very much. any questions? >>-- is still a possibility. >> with regard to mr. bolton, what led you to decide to part ways?

the fda will have the opportunity to act. i encourage you all of you to develop that development closely. we certainly will. just days after the fda responded to our letter, the administration in part citing our investigation announced it would move to ban all e cigarette flavors, including mint and menthol. the fact that flavors hook kids is a point this subcommittee hammered home over our two days of hearings in july. the administration cited our hearings in rolling out its propos proposal. democrats and republicans are coming together when the health of our nation's youth comes under attack. today, as we focus on the tragic outcomes of this lung disease outbreak, we must view it as a chance to come together to protect public health. at the heart of the recent vaping related outbreak, families are being blindsided. joining us is ruby johnson. as she prepared to drop her oldest daughter off to start college, already a stressful time, the johnson family faced a health scare. instead of moving into a dorm room, her daughter mo

diagnostic for an illness the fda probably would step in. >> sure. >> we have seen the fda step in with 23 and me where they are diagnosing disease risk whereas other genetic companies are looking at more wellness things they don't step in there. >> the one you wrote about was more casual, it was maybe less harmful, maybe they weren't doing the data the way they should have. >> it was a life-style product. nobody is looking at those companies. >> trevor, who polices you. >> at mammoth scientific rigor is number bun, if you are offering a diagnostic product -- >> i know you police you, who else polices you? >> absolutely. for things likeectis diseaseik the fda, we embrace that process. we as a society decided we have certain standards of rigor we want to adhere to. we see it as an exciting company to prove you have hit that bar, a public way of saying this is the product that's rigorous, effective. >> i can see being in favor of that kind of regulation in the sense that you are an upstanding company trying to do it right. you have absolutely nothing to fear. >> exactly. >> given that fda

>> yes, sir, the fda is on it. >> thank you very much. any questions on this, please. >> reporter: >> mr. president, is the taliban talks completely dead or is there still a possibility? >> the talks with the taliban are dead. jeff. >> reporter: i follow up on your decision yesterday with regard to mr. bolton. what led you to decide to part ways? >> so john is somebody that i actually got along with very well. he made some very big mistakes when he talked about the libyan model for kim jong-un, that was not a good statement to make. you just take a look at what happened with gaddafi. that was not a good statement to make. and it set us back. and frankly, he wanted to do things not necessarily tougher than me. john is known as a tough guy. he's so tough he got us into iraq. that's tough. but he's somebody that i actually had a very good relationship with, but he wasn't getting along with people in the administration that i consider very important and i hope we've left him good stead. i have to run the country the way we're running the coun

i would like the fda to act faster. no doubt. >> we wanted to as the fda ourselves. but they declined several requests for an interview. so for now, while we wait for answers, it's left to individual states. >> the dangers of not regulating cbd products are vast and deep. >> andrew rigby runs utah's new program for regulating cbd. after the outbreak, legislators passed a bill in 2018 requiring that cbd products be registered with the state and manufacturers produce a certificate of analysis. >> every single product that is going through the registry process with the state of utah is tested for the profiles, heavy metals, toxins and pesticides. >> all products must include a list of ingredients and a qr code or web address. >> you can pull something off the shelf, a snap the qr code, it takes me directly to the website and have access to the certificate of analysis within a number of seconds. >> which brings up the most important thing you should do, if you're shopping for cbd. >> ask for the certificate of analysis and it shows you the amount of all the different com

so i'm going to ask secretary azar to say a few words and then if i could, acting director of the fda and you've been doing a fantastic job, i want to thank you, and we want to discuss the situation. because not only is it a problem overall, but a really specifically with respect to children. we're getting some stories that we don't want to hear and we may very well have to do something very, very strong about it. so if i could ask you, mr. secretary, say a few words. >> thank you, mr. president. so we briefed the president and first lady today on, as yet, undisclosed new data that we have from the national youth tobacco survey. this information shows a continued surging in at less sent usage of e-cigarettes. it also shows that the youth are drawn to flavored e-cigarettes including mint and menthol. currently, about eight million adults use these cigarettes, but five million children are using e-cigarettes. this is exceptional will i harmful to our children. an entire generation of children risk becoming addicted to nicotine because of the attractiveness, appealability and to these va

what about the fda. why are we bringing drugs in from china if we don't know what's in them. >> i think the fda is playing catch-up. they hear from an online pharmacy there is a cancer causing con tam nanlt in this heartburn medicine and it's also over the counter. fda says we don't know how much of this con tam nanlt is in there. it's called ndma. it comes from rocket fuel. it used to be in rocket fuel years ago. trish: rocket fuel could be in your medicine. >> it got out into cured meats, an vegetables. they found in the blood pressure medicine they had to recall, this affected my patients. we loved this blood pressure medicine. they found 1,000 times more of this potentially cancer causing compound than you get in drink water. the fda said if you took it every day for the past four years it might gradually increase your risk. that scared people. trish: it doesn't have to be there. wherever it's being manufactured, overseas, we are not policing that enough. we are bringing it back in this country. thos

we the fda did not know that. they have to rely on information the company is giving them and when they do inspections, often times, the fda noticed some problems. not necessarily with valsartan. but problems with the factory. because the factory did not have problems before, they said, we will not reprimand you in anyway and we will not restrict what you can sell in the u.s. but we want you to fix these problems. they did not fix the problem. manufacturers can be butect the -- inspected they have a lot of latitude and leeway and the fda is trusting them to do the right thing. that goes for india, any manufacturer. noted in the story, the inspections the fda can do, overall, overseas, those inspections have been declining. they had been increasing and now they are declining at the same time we know there is a continued push to get generics onto the market faster. host: we would like to think susan berfield of bloomberg businessweek for being with us today and talking about her article. susan, thank you so much for

we will fully comply with the final fda policy whether effective. it is very likely that some manufacturers will challenge this latest move from the trump administration in court. ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> in june, san francisco banned the sale of all e cigarettes. voters will weigh in november. the city of richmond voted this week to suspend the sale of vaping products until they have been reviewed by the fda. and in livermore which banned the sale of vaping equipment in july -- they'll put that ban on the ballot next spring. >>> san francisco's cable cars will be out of service starting tomorrow for a maintenance project. they will be replaced by buses for ten days. muny says it needs to get the cable cars off the streets to allow crews to repair and maintain the gearboxes that power the system at the cable car barn. >>> the opening of the city's new central subway line is being delayed. it was supposed to open at the end of this year, but the chronicle reports it has now been pushed back to mid 2021. now, the work is still expected to be complete nex

the fda said juul ignored the law with misleading health claims. now juul is pushing prop c, to overturn san francisco's e-cigarette protections. say no to juul, no to big tobacco, no to prop c. >>> welcome back, 4:55. happening today, a former american airlines mechanic accused of sabotaging a plane is due in court. he was charged with disabling a boeing 737 at miami international airport in july and told investigators he did it because he was upset about a labor dispute that denied him overtime work. prosecutors say he may have ties to terrorism. he allegedly told coworkers his brother is a member of isis and authorities found videos related to isis on his phone. >>> selling liquids for e- cigarettes may soon be illegal in fremont. the ordinance would set minimum prices for cigars and cigarettes. the city council will take a final vote on this october 8th. if approved, the new law will take effect 30 days after this. >>> federal health officials say at least 530 people in 38 states have become ill by lung illness linked to vaping. now the fda is

to me a can believe i heard that. >> i think they're waiting for the fda to weigh in a little bit more than they have. i don't think the fda is saying that there's nothing to worry about, what the pharmacies are saying to into your point, we will take it back in a recall, you give it back will give you your money back, were not solely new stuff but if yorty have it you can still go ahead and use it. >> it may be cancer-causing and stuff we put rockets but sure, if you're okay with it, take it. >> as a physician, i'm telling my patients not to take the stuff that was made in india right now. i'm very clear on this, i don't want to find out down the line that a patient ends up getting cancer, gone from bed ten years from now. >> why is there not a uniform response. why is it just one pharmacy and not another pharmacy. why is there not an informal response to prevent this when people don't know what to take and what not to take. >> great question. again nervousness about limiting a physician's choice or patient's choice. there is more pharmacies and i believe rite aid is adding, more and

>>the fda should have taken this action to get rid of flavors in the cigarette years ago. >>and in fact in 2016. when the shorter jurisdiction over e sugar, it's in that rule they tried to remove flavors and the obama white house blocked of me so it's good that trump administration is letting them move forward. but at the same time i think one of the things driving this is that all the local and state activity. much actually got started here in san francisco and you know are having a huge fight all right about proposition she word rule is trying to roll black the local flavor ban. and what you should vote no on that because we want to keep the laws. we have so what is it about the flavor that banning the cigarettes totally they just want to ban. >>the flavor what is about the flavor that's making it so unhealthy or controversial. well there's a huge scientific literature now now that the flavors attract kids and then a lot of kids probably wouldn't even be using e cigarettes if it weren't for the flavors and the fact that there are so many of them leads kids to trade the f

the fda had this power since 2009. >> fda tried to regulate e-cigarettes as drugs and devices back to 2008. >> you were sued an it failed. >> we were sued by importers and we lost in court and the courts spoke in 2010. and said, in the absence of some kind of treatment or therapeutic claim the only way that fda to regulate e-cigarettes under the tobacco authority. >> did the fda fail the american people? >> is that a question for me, poppy? >> it is. >> yes. i really think they have really missed the ball. they have allowed the vaping companies and in particular juul to get into the classrooms and portray the product as safe. i mean, it is far from safe. nicotine is highly addictive and what has happened before we have had the six deaths associated with vaping we have had an epidemic, a middle and high school children, becoming addicted. and the next step is actually cigarettes. and if you look at the behavior of juul and the vaping, they follow the mantra of the tobacco industry. hook 'em young, hook 'em for life. get them addicted and they're future customers and what has happened a

the fda. it is a promise to overcome a range of problems that can affect humans all the way from their hands to muscles to nerves to the spinal cord, up to the brain, that overcomes that by linking the brain to a device that enables them to interact with the world once again. taylor: you mentioned that the fda. talk about discussions you have had. i think we are looking forward to worldwide trials potentially, fda approval down the war -- down the road, any sense of a timeline or guidance? tom: for us, we have been in discussions with the fda for a number of years. that involved several meetings around the clinical trial, the indication, the type of patients, so that we can structure a trial that enables the fda to give approval within a certain cohort of patients. we have entered the clinical stage. we can't quite talk too much about that yet. we are looking forward to doing that soon. the fda has been looking at the space for a number of years. there was an initial group that started to inve

fda, the agency usually follows recommendations but doesn't have to. the agency is set to decide by the e of january. >> and costs could becomen issue, right? >> that is the next question of course. if it gets approval what will it cost? the cpany is called aimmune therapeutic have put out looking between $3,020,000 a year as the broad rge. so it sounds like several thousand dollars floor peanut pouder highly regulated peanu powder gone through the fda approval process. but it's pot just the treatment that patiere going thave to take, it sounds like the fda might require that they have prescriptions for ep i penshe f auto injectors going with it because of the risk for allergic reaction to th product 's zbloef very good, meg tirrell thanks for staying late tonight. >> of course. >> appreciate it. >>> it's time to lookom at of today's upgrades and downgrades. southwest upgred to outperform from nurmt at mcquestionnairy. thit analyst the competitive management team. the price target is $67. the sthck rose out 1.5% to 5 a.79. etsy upgrayed to outperform f

i think juul and any other product, has to go through the fda. we think a nicotine product must be regulated and the fda has the best process in the world and i encourage everywhere else to adopt similar processes it eliminates confusion and a level play field we're in the process in the u.s., as of may next year, everybody has to submit pmta these things take time and a lot of investment to do. the companies can do it. i think the thing will be better addressed. premarket will be reviewed and postmarket, they will be followed by the fda. and i think, under this scenario, we will have a much better industry and the best players and the best brands will prevail. i encourage everybody to go there as fast as possible. >> shouldn't juul just pull its product? suspend it everywhere in this country and maybe the world, until we get the data we need? why shouldn't juul say, full stop let's do this. wouldn't that be the right thing? i have kids. i wish they would do that. >> well, as i said, product is one thing and i think we need strict regulations of

the fda has launched a criminal probe into the matter. the missouri case is the total number of vaping -related deaths nationwide to eight and the cdc has 530 confirmed and probable cases of lung injuries and this is impacted 38 states and one u.s. territory. health officials say there is no one single product or brand tied to this emergency. the cdc calls it a complex investigation. they have found that a vast majority the people getting sick are men between 18-34. walmart announced friday they plan to stop selling e- cigarettes and the retailer said they will no longer stock e-cigarettes after selling through the existing inventory. they put out a statement saying, even the growing federal, state, and local adulatory complexity and uncertainty regarding e- cigarettes we plan to discontinue the sale of electronic nicotine delivery elects at all walmart and sam's club locations. some lawmakers say corporate america needs to do more to convince the public of the dangers of e-cigarettes. >> it's unfortunate that it takes some a many people

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this is not a partisan issue, give the fda the support to do it the fda already recognizes that nicotine is an addictive substance. all the e cigarettes have a flavor, they're invitation to recreation, they should be banned also, why not try to encourage more counseling for the mothers and fathers of the children. have them talk to the nine-year-olds and tell them, don't take on the peer pressure from school. this is not going to be good for you. i was hoping we would be seeing this be free of nicotine, and it is disappointing we're seeing a problem these days >> fred, this has me worried about what else regulators maybe haven't checked or spent enough time on. there's the whole warm tobacco or whatever you call it that the industry is saying surely it has got to be safer than cigarette smoking. is it really have enough tests been done on this stuff before it's been released to the public under whatever marketing scheme the companies have >> there is no question that smoking is very dangerous. 35% of cancers are linked to smoking. smoking is bad this thing requires more experience, a lot

senator deck durbin urged the fda to get tougher, mayor bloomberg said the fda needs to get tougher and wants to spend money trying to ban ecigarettes. there are a lot of people jumping on the band wagon, it's not just the ama, or the cdc or politicians. it's a chorus of people saying enough is enough. >> bloomberg is putting hisilli try to ban these flavored ecigarettes. she really taking this on like we have seen him take on other philanthropic causes. this is really interesting. it's a really interesting moment when it comes to this. another, again, most importantly, a sixth deficit just reported in kansas related to all of this. elset elizabe elizabeth, thank you, i appreciate it. >>> benjamin netanyahu announcing plans to annex parts of the west bank if he wins re-election. that's next. ♪ ♪ applebee's handcrafted burgers now starting at $7.99. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood you'when you barely the clip a passing car. now starting at $7.99. minor accident -no big deal, right? wrong. your insurance company is gonna raise your rate after the other car got a scratch so

the claim juul made about its e-cigarettes that led to a warning from the fda. warning from the fda. >>> good morning from the cbs newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> the u.s. coast guard has rescued four crew members trapped after the ship capsized off of georgia. they were pulleded yesterday afr being stuck inside the ship's hull for more than 30 hours. laura podesta has more. laura, now that these men are out, what do we know about their condition? >> hey, good morning, anne-marie green. all are described as alert and in relatively good condition. they were all able to walk with assistance but as a precaution all four were taken to the hospital to be checked out. cheers erupted as the final crew member climbed out of a capsized cargo ship monday evening. >> that is amazing, the best day of my career. >> coast guard rescuers pulled out three others earlier in the day. . >> they' in relatively good condition after having spent 34 or 35 >> they wereg po aye coasard remiion. inur cw hull to let rescue

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and the fda commissioner appeared before congressional committee. he testified there are no plans for a full vaping ban, but told lawmakers that a ban on flavored products could go into effect within beaks. >> all products will have to submit an application to the fda by may 2020. so very soon everything should be coming in but flavors would be removed from the market sooner than that because of our concerns about the youth epidemic. >> now, democratic lawmakers question why the fda pushed back a review of the vapi in actionerg industry from 2015 to 2022. public legislate groups sued and thal court ordered the fda to begin the review next year. health groups are criticizing the leadership change of e cigarette maker, juul. the american heart association says by hiring a longterm tobacco executive as its new keo, juul is embracing its identity of the tobacco company that prioritizes profits over public health. now, juul has maintained e cigarettes are a safer alternative for adults wanting to kick tobacco. e cigarettes have become popular among teena

the fda said juul ignored the law with misleading health claims. now juul is pushing prop c, to overturn san francisco's e-cigarette protections. say no to juul, no to big tobacco, no to prop c. 1850 coffee. ♪ ♪ insped by the ye the folger coffee company began. with a bold yet smooth taste. ♪ ♪ 1850 coffee, begin boldly. >>> it's 9:30, a completely different day from yesterday. temperatures are dramatically cooler than they were. most of us are saying thank goodness for that. >> we are talking sunshine, but also a little snow. >> any time over the weekend, the sierra could get down to 5500 feet. maybe, some rain monday morning. it's going to be windy and cool. the fog will be the story tonight and tomorrow. this is a really strong system. the bulk of this is going to stay north and east of us, but there will be spokes in the wheels. some of those are favoring the bay area toward sunday into monday. maybe, some showers. it will be well below average on the temperatures. some locations are still running in the 70s, but the trend is set. travi

next move ise looking like it will come from the fda again. this will be directed by the president and by the hhs secretary who last week said that they were going to look into taking e-cigarettes off the market, flavored ones, anything but tobacco flavor off the they would have to reapply to the fda to get approval to resume sales again. we are looking at that to be the next policy that comes out that could have a huge effect on the industry. if it happens the way that they said it could happen very quickly. that is something we will have to see what exactly the details are. there has been delay after delay and here we are with a couple of things going on. we have an acting fda commissioner, it will take a wild to get someone confirmed. then you have the elections in 2020 that will keep lawmakers and everyone busy. it is really tough to get major policy proposals through when you have an acting fda commissioner. it helps to have someone that has been through a confirmation. we are not sure who trump will nominate for the permanent position, w

elizabeth, the white house saysed fda will put out guidelines? >> basically say look, we're going to ban our flavored e-cigarettes except for tobacco flavor. only candy-ish and fruity flavors, those will be banned. it will take a couple of weeks maybe a little longer to put this in process but that what's going to happen. there's another step in this that anti-tobacco advocates are a little concerned about. they made it clear after their taken off the market, companies like juul can apply to put them back on the market. so there is some concern about this, and activists are saying, advocates saying can we just make it clear that those applications will be deniedenie? just make it clear those applications will be denied and hoping that the administration does that. they don't want to see those applications approved. >> if this is so dangerous, i heard you mentioned the flavored e-cigarettes. why not ban all of them? why some are okay and some are not? >> right. this actually has to do with the histories of e-cigarettes. it really came about as way

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while tobacco executives appear the fda commissioner were on capitol hillestifying about regulations and health issues, leading e-cigarette maker juul announced a shake-up and a tenth 10th the d tthide to videotaping was announced. well we have missouri. >> for juul, the edwin marked the change at e very top. ceo kevin burns is sing down. long-term altria executive casey crossth i stepping in as the new chief executive effective immediately juul has come under increasing scrutiny by lawmakers and critics for elinge the underinking vaping ep dem. >> we saw 78 petros increase last year a 38% increase on top of that of kid using e-cigarettes. that's arisis borne of the access and appeal of the prodts to kids. >> here on capitol hill wednesday altria ceo pushed back on accusation that is juul alone fueled what some like the governor of massachusetts this week called a public health emergency. >> the increase startrt before juul was a very significant pruct in the market. as the category started to grow rapidly driven by juul, the youth issue became a significant issuhat i think approprte

we have an acting fda commissioner. it will take time to nominate someone and get them confirmed, and then you have the 2020 elections, which will keep lawmakers and everyone busy, so we could see even more delays in any kind of true regulatory framework. tough to get major policy proposals through, when you have an acting fda commissioner. someone a lot to have who has senate confirmation. we aren't even sure who trump's going to nominate for the permanent position, whether the acting commissioner or someone else. pieces thatt of don't indicate a lot of backing. jason: we should remind you that michael bloomberg, the founder and majority owner of bloomberg lp recently announced a $160 million initiative initiative pushing the ban of flavored e-cigarettes. carol: nothing is immune from the sharing economy and that includes legal advice. jason: plus, virtual reality dining. this blew my mind. is it art or delicious nonsense? this is "bloomberg businessweek." ♪ carol: welcome back to "bloomberg businessweek." jason: you

it was going to be fda approved in the future, which never actually happened. i think this really helped kids continue vaping without fearing any kind of consequences disbl so m -- >> so meredith, is it your concern vaping leads to other habits, old school cigarettes, marijuana, is that a fear for parents as they examine this. >> nicotine is a gateway drug. since these flavored e-cigs like juul, the market leader and some of the copy cats contain huge amounts of nicotine -- early on sanjay gupta did a report talking about the nicotine arms race juul created. it's nicotine that is a gateway drug that leads -- basically for the developing brain, and your brain develops unlv you're 25, it reprograms adolescent prans for further addiction and it does lead to other things. vaping, the reports show that a kid who vapes is four times more likely to begin smoking regular, traditional cigarettes, and that's a real fear for all of us. so much work was done over decades. this was not a generation of kids that would have been initiated into tobacco use. so that's why the f

nge fda today issued a warning letter to juul over its marketing practices, saying the company has h represented that juul products present a lower risk of o-tobalated disease or are less harmful than one or more otherrc comially marked tobacco products. juul has 15 days to respond. the fda letteromes after the cdc warned people last wee to stop using e-cigarettes amid hundreds of nasesionwide of vaping-linked lung illnesses. so far the ancy is investigating 450 cases across 33states. five deathsatave been reported. many of the cases involve thc, the active ingredient in marijuana, or a combination of thc and nicotine. a small number involved just nicotine products. former fda cmissioner gottlieb says the root of the problem could be black market ts prod >> it doesn't look like these are legitimate legally sold vapes that conin nicotine produc sold by the big brands. those are not safe. they stillau can harm. we believe they can cause chronic lung injury with prolonged use, b it doesn't appear they're causing the kind of acute lung reactions we' seeing right now. ee reporter: juul sa

the fda said juul ignored the law with misleading health claims. now juul is pushing prop c, to overturn san francisco's e-cigarette protections. say no to juul, no to big tobacco, no to prop c. >>> thursday morning, september 26th. i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. thank you for waking up with us. friday eve. >> kind of. i like this day and i hope the weekend is cooling down. >>> it couldn't have happened any sooner. half moon bay, the redwood city and san jose. 94 warm degrees. temperatures in the city this week. 77. 90 and 94. what are you going for today? aim going 70. that is a good luck to me forecast. when that temperature drops, it is hard to peg it. 70s and 80s. temperatures near average to a little bit above. this will be the last day above for probably five days if not longer. the fog is roaring up the coast. it is still very shallow. the breezemake the move here once upper atmosphere. there is still an easterly component. a very strong system ticks into the northwest. this will be r us, it will be c 10 to 20 degreece more so as we go int

>> the fda is not saying to stop. they're saying you can talk to your health care provider about what other drugs there are. that could be in the same class or something different. if you're taking over-the-counter zantac, there are other options. >> they're not recalling it, but they want us to know about it? >> they do. they do. >> they want to scare us. >> i'm confused. >> they have to do investigating and see what exactly are the levels, what companies or brands are involved and how dangerous is it. it took them a while even last year to pull back some of the blood pressure medicines. >> if you had been taking this for years and had stopped, how worried should you be about past use? >> that's a great question. certainly last year when they lifted the blood pressure medicines, they said the amount detected, about 17 micrograms, there were 8,000 people that took the highest dose of valsartan for four years there one additional case of cancer. obviously a low number. but who knows what the amounts are in this. so cer

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