. >> among those who have been hospitalized is 20- year old alexander mitchell from utah. >> i would hit my vape easily 40 times in an hour. i was a pretty heavy vaper. he insists that it was vaping that led to an extended hospital stay. >> i stopped smoking cigarettes is because vaping is supposed to be safer, and what i found out that it almost killed me. >> earlier this summer, the once avid hiker woke up with what he thought was the flu. but very quickly his health took a devastating turn, hospitalized,alexander was kept alive by a team of doctors and advanced support machines. >> it was taking my blood from my body, removing the carbon dioxide oxygen, eating it, and then putting it back into my body. the doctors said that at any given moment i had a third of my blood out of my body. >> alexander's doctors believe his acute respiratory distress syndrome may have been caused by his vaping habit. >> now alexander, who left the hospital on july 7, has diminished lung capacity and is experiencing short term memory issues. >> i don't have the stamina that i used to. i don't have the s

the cases are reported in at least when in reality it is not 20-year-old alexander mitchell used to vape daily. he developed respiratory syndrome last month and ended up on life support. >>> that 25% diminished lung capacity. it is crazy how fast it escalated. for this doctor of vanderbilt children's hospital set the number of cases he has seen related to vaping is frightening.>>> but nine is coughing and shortness of breath. but others more serious with lung collapse. respiratory failure. a need for mechanical ventilation and some of those more severe things. for a study finds a growing number of middle school and high school students about one third are exposed to secondhand e-cigarette aerosols from being around people who vape. >>> what is next for jewel? the full interview with the ceo airs tomorrow on cbs this morning. >>> forever 21 might be considering filing for bankruptcy as options to turnaround is debt are running low. a person familiar with the plan that the fashion retailer has been in talks for additional financing. negotiations with possible lenders have so far installed.

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. >> reporter: among those hospitalized is 20-year-old alexander mitchell from utah. >> i would hit my vape easily 40 times in an hour. i was a pretty heavy vapor. >> reporter: hospitalized, alexander was kept alive by a team of doctors and advanced support machines. >> it was taking my blood from my body, removing the carbon dioxide, oxygenating it, then putting it back into my body. >> reporter: alexander's doctors believe his acute respiratory distress syndrome may have been caused by his vaping habit. now alexander, who left the hospital on july 7th, has diminished lung capacity and is experiencing short-term memory issues. the e-cigarette industry has surged in popularity, with juul leading the pack. its revenue is projected to exceed $3.4 billion this year, nearly triple its revenue from last year. a juul heats up liquid nicotine that users inhale. the company claims it was developed for adult smokers looking for a safer alternative to cigarettes. with flavors like mint and fruit and packaging that looks more like that of a sleek tech gadget than a tobacco product, juuls have bec

fenar ivangn gera among those hospitalized 20-year-old alexander mitchell from utah, the once avid hikerught was the flu but family and doctors were in shock when his health took a devastating turn. he was kept alive by two advanced life support machines. >> it was taking my blood from my body, removing the carbon dioxide, oxygenating it and then putting it back into my body. the doctors said that at any given moment i had a third of my blood out of my body. >> reporter: doctors linked his respiratory distress syndrome to his e-cigarette use. now mitchell who left the hospital on july 7th only has 25% lung capacity and is having short-term memory issues. >> i don't have the stamina that i used to. i don't have the strength that i used to. they're hopeful i'll recover. >> reporter: other cases include 17-year-old tryston zohfeld placed into a medically induced coma because of a blockage in his lungs. his doctors say because of vaping. >> woke up just throwing up everywhere and my heart was just pounding out of my chest going 100 miles an hour. >> reporter: his parents say they didn't know

like 20-year-old alexander mitchell from utah. the once avid hiker turned e-cigarette user hospitalized earlier this summer with acute respiratory distress syndrome kept alive by two advanced life support machines. >> i don't have the stamina that i used to. i don't have the strength that i used to. they're hopeful i'll recover. >> reporter: 17-year-old tryston zohfeld starting vaping in the eighth grade. last month he was put into a medically induced coma because of a blockage in his lungs. >> i woke up just throwing up everywhere and my heart was just pounding out of my chest going 100 miles an hour. >> reporter: these warnings are being delivered in very broad strokes and that's leading to some criticism. the vape technology association saying public health officials have a duty to warn with facts, not scare the public without facts and the cdc and the fda acknowledge they need to gather more information specifically what substances and products triggered each of these cases. guys, they know it's not just nicotine that's been v

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mitchell, thank you very much. >>> after the mass shootings in ohio and texas, the push for gun control is gaining momentum with some key lawmakers. peter alexander is on that story this morning. peter, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah, good morning to you. president trump speaking as we speak on the south lyawn as he prepares to depart the white house saying america needs what he calls intelligent background checks. that would defy a warning from the nra. the president said he has a great relationship with them. the question remains, what will he do? nearlyneeek afr the mass shootings in el paso and dayton, there's growing pressure for stricter gun laws. the senate's top republican, mitch mcconnell, says expanded background checks will be front and center when congress returns from its summer break after labor day. he is resisting calls to bring lawmakers back immediately ts b vote on a pair of background check bills already passed by the house, now on his desk. >> if we did that, we'd just have people scoring points and nothing would happen what we can't do is fail to pass something, you know, by just locking up and failing to pass that

mitchell in washington, thank you. >>> now to the presidential race and a new poll out this morning that could shake things up on the democratic side. nbc's peter alexanderis at the white house. good morning, peter. where do things stand for the democrats? what are you seeing? >> reporter: good morning. the democratic campaign is keeping a really close eye on the new numbers out just this morning. let's show them to you. this is good news for joe biden, the former vp maintaining an 18-point lead among the crowded democratic primary field. that shows biden up to 32% of the voters. elizabeth warren is in second place with 14%. bernie sanders there in third with 12%. the second poll also shows biden at 32%. and sanders at 15%. kamala harris and pete buttigieg filling out the top five in each polls. they erase the idea he was losing after a recent poll showed him, warren and sanders in a virtual three-way tie. >> peter, we know the debate stage is connected, at least in part, to the polls. what does the poll mean for the next debate? who is in? who is out? >> reporter: good question. this poll was critical for billionaire steyer and gabbert, both falling sho