joining us is jim newsome, ceo of the south carolina port authority.s of the port and your workers? >> good morning, brian we shut the port at about 8:00 on tuesday night and under direction of the coast guard, all the ships left we secured the terminal, which is tieing the cranes and lift machines down and latching empty containers together, they're the most dangerous in the wind right now the port is closed we're just waiting it out and we're going to start opening operations tomorrow morning about 9:00 and hopefully work the first ships at 1900 tomorrow night. have to survey the harbor, make sure all the buoys are in place when the storm passes. >> are you that confident that you can kind of get back up and running in some fashion by tomorrow night, jim, given the size of the storm? >> well, you know, you are never confident. you make all the preparations that you can our team is very experienced at these types of things. i think we had three of these events in the last four years. but you are more hopeful than confident. we have a good plan. and, y

. >> following newsom's announcement, cherry hill and 70 members kevin mccarty into jim would issuedg we look forward to working with him to pass legislation that will bring an end to this public health crisis and protect the youth in our state. all of this coming amid growing concerns regarding e-cigarettes safety after the centers for disease control and prevention stated 380 confirmed probably cases of lung disease associated with e-cigarettes had been identified in 36 states and the u.s. virgin islands with a six confirmed deaths including one here in california. >> this one hill. >> this is more about consumer awareness according to local vape shop owner david elder. >> there is a large black market in california as well. taxes, the taxes that dispensaries are high and there still people selling the products on the street. >> some of those have gotten sick have used black arctic cannabis products. he has a pulled anything office shelves because according to him everything he sells is regulated by the fda. >> these are not products made at some these home or in a very small lab.

. >> reporter: following newsom's announcement, state senator jerry hill and assembly members kevin mccarty and jim wood issued a joint statement saying apart, we look forward to working with them to pass legislation that will bring an end of this public health crisis and protect the use in our states. all of this coming amidst growing concerns regarding e- cigarette safety after the centers for disease control and prevention stated 380 confirmed or probable cases of lung disease associated with the e cigarettes have been identified and 36 states. and the u.s. virgin islands. with 6 confirmed deaths including 1 here in california. this is more about consumer awareness, according to local bigshot omer,. >> there is a large black market in california as well. taxes dispensaries are high and there are still people selling these products on the street. we have seen it. >> reporter: some of those who have gotten six sick have used black-market cannabis products. he says he has not put anything off his shelves because according to him, everything he sells is regulated by the fda. >> these are not product