. >> reporter: the american lung association says that number jumped 78% in the last year. the fda's new rules leave glaring gaps. >> their plans do not include restricting the sale of mental and mint and does not apply to the open tank cigarettes. >> even with the restrictions there is a loophole. >> reporter: this senior wants to see the fda implement tougher policies. until then, he is focused on educating his classmates. >> i know students who after they heard about what actually is in these products they started to like consider quitting. >> reporter: the fda's new policy is expected to be phased in over the next few months. in fremont, kpix5. >>> there is look at sfo right now as -- oh still hazy there. as travel season approaches. there is a dangerous. cabin air can get contaminated and make you very sick. >> this problem was reported on earlier this year and we have more now with the latest. >> reporter: we discovered a flawed design in almost all planes can cause toxic fumes to enter the cabin. our investigation revealed that the industry and the agencies have miss

vu: we have this american lung association report that just came out this week that says, .out of the top 10 uties with the most ozone pollution, eight of them are in california, including los angeles, sacramento and fresno," and at the same time we have a federal govement that is rolling back quite a few provisions of thclean air act. pope: well, the trump administration is making federal policies horrible. it turns out, that doesnve . for example, let's talk about air pollution in california. i've been working on this problem for 40 years. for 40 years, california has been trying to cbuan up the internal-cion engine, and we've done really a remarkable job, to cbuan up and for most of those 40 years, washington was resistant. so most of the progress california made in cleaning up the car, which has now translated into national progress, was made by california without washington. we now recognize we can't do the job with gas power. we need to electrify vehicles, and that's how we're going to solve california's pollution problem, and california can take the lead and is taking

some other tips from the american lung association, they say don't vacuum until conditions are clear to. you don't want to wear clothes that you wore outside, inside. and rinse off when you get home. you should also keep doors anwi aroundndowthat n't tho at if yo central air conditioning, you want to keep it on recirculate and you might want to change the filters. the same is true for one of those portable air purifiers. >>> a live look outside from our tower camera in san francisco. you can see a mix of fog and haze from all of those fires that have poured into the bay area. let's get a check of our current weather forecast. how much longer do we think this will linger? >> at least for the next few days. today, very similar. we have unhealthy air quality. very unhealthy for the north and the east bay. outside, you can see the smoke from our live cameras and you can see very cold temperatures. 29 degrees in santa rosa. frost advisory is in effect. 36 in livermore. both are still just above freezing. oakland, 46. we are definitely off to a chilly start. from the satellite perspective,

fire broke out, the bay area ranked sixth in the country for air quality according to the american lung association. >> the air around the bay has been dangerous for some groups of people. ktvu's andre senior joins us live back from berkeley with more on this story. >> reporter: right now, we have the worst air quality of any state in the entire nation. and a couple of nations. i can tell you, bottom line is, the poor air quality across the bay area is not something we can take very lightly. y area appea reality, at least for the time being. since smoke from the camp fire, a critical care specialist at kaiser permanente says the calls are pouring in. >> we are getting calls from respiratory patients with increasing symptoms. >> reporter: over the last five days, the smoke triggered coughing, tightening, or in some cases, the smoke can cause your voice to go. >> smoke from the fires contains very small particles, what we call particulate matters, which can get into the respiratory tract. >> to understand how bad the air across the bay area has been getting, one only look at this real-time air pollut

legislators noted that groups supporting such a ban include the american heart association, the california branch of the american lungsociation and the american cancer society cancer action network. coming up: the former personal attorney for donald trump pleads guilty to lying to congress. what the court documents reveal about connections between trump and moscow. plus an amazing survival story after a shark attack off the california coast. how the young teen victim and his rescuers were honored. and a new reason to admire steph curry. how he responded to a little girl .. who wrote him a letter about his basketball shoes. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. it has been two- months since a 13-year-boy suffered a horrifying shark attack in encinitas. on wednesday, the city honored the young survivor and his rescuers for their bravery. reporter kasia gre-gor-czyk keane hayes, shark attack survivor:"i wasn't really thinking am i going to die because if i was thinking that i probably wouldn't be focused on surviving."it's exactly that kind of will to

and the american lung association said that many teens and young adults don't realize they have nicotine in them and those are carcinogens. so we'll watch this ban coming out from the fda and more regulations. >>> 7:56. we're seeing more of the devastation caused by the camp fire in paradise. what we're finding out about the death toll that keeps rising. >>> honoring a young woman killed in last week's mass shooting in southern california. what is happening this morning to remember elena housely. >>> weather forecasts are predicting another one to two days of winds, that will have the potential to create explosive fires similar to the conditions that occurred on thursday. >>> nor dangerous conditions expected -- more dangerous conditioned expected today as the wildfires in northern and southern california continue to grow. >>> what we're learning about the devastation you the in butte county and people learn if their home were destroyed. >>> a spare the air alert in effect. how long the unhealthy air is it expected to stick around. mornings on 2 starts now. >>> good morning. welcome back