there is something we should be considering about this this does not look good, the cdc, american lung associationreason why. look at this map, the cdc has looked at the prevalence of this and these problems, these mysterious lung illnesses showing up in people who have been vaping. all those states reported these things, more than 450 possible indications, one u.s. territory. now we have a half dozen deaths. that's why these agencies are like something is going on with young people who vape, all that is making particularly them get very ill and in some cases die. that's what's got this so heated up now. >> of course and all the flavors that used to be allowed for all these like bubble gum, got a lot of these kids hooked on it. can i ask you tonight, friends, who have quit smoking, they used them in my house before. i said to one this weekend, don't do that, they said, no, it's fine, it was a few cases like the vitamin e that can line the lungs or used improperly. do we know if it's the actual vaping that is causing the deaths? >> well, your friend is right in the sense that there are a lot of que

you have the chief medical officer of the american lung association. ruby johnson, the parent of a teenager affected by an e-cigarette related lung disease outbreak. and i will yield to my colleague, mr. grothman, to introduce his constituent. rep. grothman: i would like to take this opportunity to introduce a good friend from wisconsin, a passionate advocate for tobacco harm reduction's. she has helped countless people quit smoking by sharing her story, nikki porter. chairman krishnamoorthi: thank you so much. if you would all please rise and raise your right hand, i will begin by swearing you in. do you swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god? chairman krishnamoorthi: let the record show that the witnesses answered in the affirmative. thank you and please be seated. the microphones are sensitive, so please speak directly into them. without objection, your written statements will be made part of the record. you aret, dr. azike, not recognized for five minutes. >> c

vaping at least 3 have died so far this year the cigarettes are not safe erika sward with the american lung association says federal health officials should have taken vaping products off of shelves long ago the american lung association has been warning about there with the dangers of e cigarettes for more than a decade friday, the food and drug administration and the centers for disease control and prevention did take action the agencies warned the public against using e cigarette products, the cdc says right now it's working with researchers in illinois and wisconsin to try to figure out what's making the purse and separately new unconfirmed research points to a chemical derived from vitamin e that he used in some paving liquids in michigan governor gretchen whitmer took matters into her own hand temporarily banning flavored nicotine vaping products in that state this is a health crisis that we're confronting. >>on the would never be permitted to phyllis cigarettes. >>but the vaping industry says that's an overreaction it's like finding contaminated lettuce and banning peanut butter. mike hogan is w

>> the american lung association has been sounding the alarm for a long time and we're so thankful to hear the president's announcement and really look forward to reading details about the guidance, but the american lung association wants to urge everyone not to use e-cigarettes. if you are trying to quit smoking for good, we want you to use something that has been approved by the fda, and the lung association can help you quit. as can 1-800-quit-now. it's important to recognize and for parents and for schools to recognize that they need to talk to kids about the dangers of these products. it is simply not safe to inhale these chemicals into your lungs, whether it's a nicotine or a thc or cbt compound. you only want to inhale clean air into your lungs. >> hmm. what, then, should doctors be discussing with their patients about the use of e-cigarettes? should people who vape who haven't had any problems get checked out? what's your recommendation? >> clearly if anyone is having symptoms, shortness of breath or chest pain in some cases g.i. symptoms immediately talk to their before, but

albert rizzo, chief medical officer of the american lung association. ruby johnson, that parent of a teenager affected by e-cigarette related lung disease outbreak, will yield to my colleague mr. grothman two introduces constituent. [inaudible] >> i'd like to take this opportunity to introduce a good friend from wisconsin, a passionate advocate for tobacco harm reduction. she'd helped countless people smoking my sharing her story. vicki porter. >> thank you so much. if you would all please rise and raise your right hand i will begin by swearing you in. [witnesses were sworn in] let the record show that the witness is answered in the affirmative. thank you, and please be seated. the microphones are sensitive simply speak directly into them. without objection a written statement, written statements will be made part of the record. with that, dr. ezike, you are now recognize for five minutes. >> chairman, ranking member cloud, distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you inviting me to discuss this very concerning situation where hundreds of people

of addiction death and disease caused by other tobacco products whole billings from the american lung association say thank you for having shared with us thank you. it's they 6 of new york fashion week the twice yearly showcase for the world's most famous designers but behind the glitz and glamor many in the industry a worried about the united states trade war with china they're concerned that tariffs will hurt profits and with it the whole u.s. economy kristen salumi reports now from new york. models will pout but this year the drama of new york's fashion week is taking place off the runway where fashion designers are doing the math and discovering that president trump's 15 percent tariff on chinese imports does not add up to a profitable holiday season. nicole duke imports about $30000000.00 pieces from china a year for her fashion lines this is something that only china can do she's having a hard time finding an affordable alternative the question is is the retailer going to go up in their prices they're already complaining that business with amazon it's not great everybody wants less less les

the american lung association says that e-cigarettes are not safe. but the american cancer society said that they are significantly less harmful than regular cigarettes. one of the big concerns is over use of vaping showing that 5 million children use e- cigarettes. >>> worldwide dimension dementia study shows some misconceptions. researchers hope that their findings will lead to better treatment. >> reporter: chris maddox was diagnosed with dementia three years ago after multiple strokes. the 63-year-old from britain said to make matters worse she felt that doctors and nurses ignored her concerns. her experience reflects the findings of a worldwide report that shows a 50% people living with dementia feel neglected by healthcare professionals. >> this is a massive problem. 52 million people living with dementia. >> reporter: researchers surveyed 70,000 people across 155 countries and found that dementia is a normal part of aging. and that 62% of healthcare workers believe it's part of growing old. chris says she's trying to educate others by telling h

the american lung association staying straight out do not use e-cigarettes. health charity says in a new statement, e-cigarettes are not safe and can cause irreversible lung damage. theern roying came the same day authorities in kansas announced a sixth american has died from lung disease related to vaping. this week former new york mayor mike bloomberg's foundation committed $160 million to help stop the epidemic. >> kids are dying, people are dying now and getting addicted. a time line is yesterday, not tomorrow. >> the cdc says at least 450 possible cases of severe lung disease nationwide may have been caused by vaping. overnight we learned hawaii is investigating its first possible case. >>> all right. breaking overnight, significant structural damage in sioux falls, south dakota, after a confirmed tornado hit. the city is setting up an emergency operations center. almost 20,000 customers in the dark right now. this used to be an auto parts store. one hospital is being evacuated. over ten tornadoes were reported in tupper plains tuesday. the same system se

albert rizzo, chief medical officer of the american lung association. still see patients in my pulmonary practice in delaware. i'm here to speak about the dangers of e-cigarette use. for more than a decade the american lung association has been raising the alarm about e-cigarettes. we'll continue to reiterate our rent recommendation that the public not use any tobacco products including e-cigarettes. our nation is currently in the midst of two different e-cigarette crises. first, according to the 2019 national tobacco youth survey, 27.5% of youth are now using e-cigarettes which is 135% increase from just two years ago. according to a cdc study, one of the primary reasons teenagers use these products are because the candy and fruit flavors are so appealing. this high use of flavored e-cigarette use among youth is ala alarming. the national lung association xhendz president trump and his administration that they will remove all flavored e-cigarettes from the marketplace. we believe this is a vital and positive step and we urge the fda and congress to act

. >> which is why the american lung association is now calling -- sorry to interrupt -- why the americaniation is calling your ban insufficient because it does exclude menthol-flavored e-cigarettes, tobacco flavored. so what is your response to that? >> well, they have the wrong information, first of all. we said we are going to continue to review menthol and we may very well ban menthol in the future. here's the flip side to their point. the only justification for vaping, and what the vaping companies will say, is it's better than cigarettes. that is true. that is like saying, hitting yourself on the head with a wooden stick is better than hitting yourself on the head with a metal stick, okay? yes. but the difference is almost insignificant. but if -- the best way to get off smoking, there's medication, there's lozenges, there's gum, et cetera, vaping would only be a last resort. that's why we allow tobacco and menthol, because there is data that says people who smoke menthol cigarettes need menthol products in vaping for vaping to be effective for them to get off cigarettes. this is a

vaping at least 3 have died so far this year the cigarettes are not safe erika sward with the american lung associationderal health officials should have taken vaping products off of shelves long ago the american lung association has been warning about there with the dangers of e cigarettes for more than a decade friday, the food and drug administration and the centers for disease control and prevention did take action the agencies warned the public against using e cigarette products, the cdc says right now it's working with researchers in illinois and wisconsin to try to figure out what's making the purse and separately new unconfirmed research points to a chemical derived from vitamin e that he used in some paving liquids in michigan governor gretchen whitmer took matters into her own hand temporarily banning flavored nicotine vaping products in that state this is a health crisis that we're confronting. >>and who would never be permitted to cigarettes. >>but the vaping industry says that's an overreaction it's like finding contaminated lettuce and banning peanut butter. mike hogan is with smoke free

vaping at least 3 have died so far this year the cigarettes are not safe erika sward with the american lung association says federal health officials should have taken vaping products off of shelves long ago the american lung association has been warning about there with the dangers of e cigarettes for more than a decade friday, the food and drug administration and the centers for disease control and prevention did take action the agencies warned the public against using e cigarette products, the cdc says right now it's working with researchers in illinois and wisconsin to try to figure out what's making the per and separately new unconfirmed research points to a chemical derived from vitamin e that he used in some paving liquids in michigan governor gretchen whitmer took matters into her own hand temporarily banning flavored nicotine vaping products in that state this is a health crisis that we're confronting. >>on would never be permitted to phyllis cigarettes. >>but the vaping industry says that's an overreaction it's like finding contaminated lettuce and banning peanut butter. mike hogan is what sm

illnesses they've confirmed at least 5 deaths related to a cigarettes pull billings from the american lung association says the rise in vapors used by high school students proves the industry is targeting young people last year we saw 78 percent increase in high school students using products today they said her health human services indicated that number has gone up even further in the latest survey so we know that these products are hooking kids they're not designed for adults who are stopping using cigarettes they're really hawking a new generation of people using tobacco products and we will all suffer the health consequences of another generation lost to nicotine addiction and the health harm caused by tobacco certainly we need to increase awareness of people understand what's in these products what we know what we don't know about the near term and long term health harm we also need to redouble our efforts against all tobacco products we want the president to go after menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars in addition to east cigarettes and the flavors that are hooking kids we know that flavors

and today the american lung association saying bluntly do not use e-cigarettes, warning they are not safe and can cause irreversible lung damage and disease. 21-year-old elijah mcclure went from feeling sick to dependent on a feeding tube and respirator in a matter of days. >> i haven't heard my son's voice in well over a week. >> reporter: cedric and tammy mcclure say their son, a former minnesota high school athlete, started vaping at 15 >> this is what i found. >> reporter: as more states investigate vaping related lung injuries, officials in houston today confirm three cases, all teenagers. >> it is not an infection. it does not respond to antibiotics. and it is very severe. >> reporter: a new american heart association study drive vaping usage among 18 to 24-year-olds, especially for those who never smoked traditional cigarettes >> you know, these companies have done real harm to a generation of children, and they did that knowing that nicotine was an addictive drug. you know, it's appalling >> the vaping industry is pushing back, insisting this is a crisis linked not to their pr

lung association says federal health officials should have taken vaping products off of shelves long ago the american lung association has been warning about there with the dangers of e cigarettes for more than a decade friday, the food and drug administration and the centers for disease control and prevention did take action the agencies warned the public against using e cigarette products, the cdc says right now it's working with researchers in illinois and wisconsin to try to figure out what's making the purse and separately new unconfirmed research points to a chemical derived from vitamin e that he used in some paving liquids in michigan governor gretchen whitmer took matters into her own hand temporarily banning flavored nicotine vaping products in that state this is a health crisis that we're confronting. >>on the would never be permitted to phyllis cigarettes. >>but the vaping industry says that's an overreaction it's like finding contaminated lettuce and banning peanut butter. mike hogan is what smoke-free alternatives. a beeping lobby firm. >>the cigarettes are safe have been used by millio

for public policy at the american lung association he says the rise in vapor use by high school students is evidence the industry is targeting young people last year we saw 78 percent increase in high school students using. products today they said her health and human services indicated that number has gone up even further in the latest survey so we know that these products are hooking kids they're not designed for adults who are stopping using cigarettes they're really hawking a new generation of people using tobacco products and we will all suffer the health consequences of another generation lost to nicotine addiction and the health harm caused by tobacco certainly we need to increase awareness of people understand what's in these products what we know we don't know about the near term and long term health harm we also need to redouble our efforts against all tobacco products we want the president to go after menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars in addition to east cigarettes and the flavors that are hooking kids we know that flavors attract children we know that more work needs to

and the american lung association saying bluntly done use e-cigarettes, warning they are not safe and can cause irreversible lung damage and disease. 21-year-old elijah mcclure went from feeling sick to dependent on a feeding tube and respirator in a matter of days. >> i haven't heard my son's voice in well over a week. >> reporter: cedric and tammy mcclure say their son, a former minnesota high school athlete, started vaping at 15 >> this is what you i found. >> reporter: as more states investigate vaping-related lung injuries, officials in houston confirmed three cases, all teenagers. >> it is not an infection. it does not respond to antibiotics. and it is very severe. >> reporter: a new american heart association study finds flavors drive vaping usage among 18 to 24-year-olds, especially for those who never smoked traditional cigarettes >> you know, these companies have done real harm to a generation of children and they did that knowing that nicotine was an addictive drug it's appalling >> reporter: the vaping industry is pushing back, insisting this is a crisis linked not to thei

different flavors paul billings is the national senior vice president for public policy at the american lung association he says the rise in vapors use by high school students is evidence the industry is targeting young people. last year we saw a 78 percent increase in high school students using. products today they said her health human services indicated that number's going to be even further in the latest survey so we know that these products are hawking kids they're not designed for adults who are stopping using cigarettes they're really hawking a new generation of people using tobacco products and we all suffer the health care . sequences of another generation lost to nicotine addiction and the health harm caused by tobacco certainly we need to increase awareness of people understand what's in these products what we know what we don't know about the near term and long term health harm we also need to redouble our efforts against all tobacco products we want the president to go after menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars in addition to east cigarettes and the flavors that are hooking kids we know t

. >> and adrienne tonight, the american lung association is also just out with a new warning? >> reporter: yes, david, that's right. they're saying that e-cigarettes and are not safe and can cause lung damage. they're saying young people are particularly at risk because their lungs are still developing. the surgeon general is calling this a youth e-cigarette epidemic. david? >> adrienne bankert reporting in tonight. thank you. >>> we are also following emergency evacuations under way tonight after a major train derailment near st. louis. here are the pictures. at least 18 cars off the tracks carrying flammable liquid, catching fire. thick black smoke rising into the sky. nearby neighborhoods and schools have been evacuated, and a special hazmat team has rushed to the scene. here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: the sky-high flames and billowing black smoke could be seen for miles. >> all members respond for a train derailment with fire. >> reporter: a union pacific freight train in southern illinois, just outside of st. louis, derailing at about 12:45 this afternoon. 18 cars ju

. >>> now to that urgent new vaping warning from the american lung association claiming e-cigarettes can cause irreversible lung damage and disease saying people should just not use them. this comes as we learn another vaping-related death. adrienne bankert is in los angeles, has the latest for us on that. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning to you, too, robin. these numbers just exploding within the past few months. the american lung association is saying that young people are at greater risk with a disproportionate number of youth becoming gravely ill. it's a staggering outbreak with more than 14 vaping cases in texas alone. health officials revealing a terrible trend. this morning, the american lung association says in a statement, e-cigarettes are not safe and can cause irreversible lung damage and lung disease. the cdc investigating the rising number of more than 450 patients in 33 states suffering from serious lung illnesses as the nation's death toll linked to vaping rises to 6. the latest, a patient in kansas, over 50 years old with underlying health problems wh

to go a few steps beyond that and ban not only the flavoured products but the ama and the american lung associationgarettes in general at this point are not safe because we don't know what the common link is at the moment amongst the recently—reported cases. the american vaping association maintains that illicit street drugs were to blame for the deaths and illnesses attributed to vaping, and that banning flavoured e—cigarettes would remove the life—changing options that've been used by millions of americans to stop smoking. david willis, bbc news, washington. the prime minister of the bahamas has called hurricane dorian an historic tragedy, saying no words are sufficient to describe it. during a televised national address, hubert minnis spoke of the grief his country was going through. ten days after the hurricane, officials say 2,500 people have been registered as missing. gareth barlow reports. hurricane dorian devastated these islands, and thousands of people are still missing. day by day, rescue teams work to find the bodies of those killed, while the government works to ascertain the true ext

i think we need to ban not only the flavoured products but the ama and the australian —— american lung associationl are not safe because we don't know what the common link is at the moment amongst the recently reported cases. the american vaping association maintains that illicit street drugs were to blame for the deaths and illnesses attributed to vaping and that banning flavoured e—cigarettes would remove the life changing options that have been used by millions of americans to stop smoking. ten days after hurricane dorian began causing devastation across the bahamas, officials say 2500 people have been registered as missing. the names are now being checked against records of evacuees and those staying in shelters. gareth barlow reports. hurricane dorian devastated these islands and thousands of people are still missing. day by day, rescue teams work to find the bodies of those killed did it while the government works to ascertain the true government works to ascertain the tru e exte nt government works to ascertain the true extent of the disaster. mankind was no match for the power of mother na

dr albert rizzo is the chief medical officer of the american lung association.or talking to us. how strong is the link between these recent deaths and e cigarettes? the main commonality between these deaths and the sickness being investigated is we don't know if it is one product or device, but vaping seems to be the behaviour that links all of these. over 400 instances at this point. but cdc are working with state health officials to try to determine what exactly is the ingredient that might be in the device leading to the damage in the airways and the lungs, and it could be multiple substances working together after being heated by the device. so why exactly are health officials urging people not to use them? it seems there is still some research to be done. a lot of research to be done. a lot of research needs to be done with regard to these cigarettes, notjust because of the recent problems, but because of the recent problems, but because we don't know what the mid—to long—term problems of using them are. the more recent crisis has to do with the fact that w

lung disease. the cdc, american medical association, and american lung association are warning people to now stop usingigarettes. tom, you're saying we still don't know what caused those six deaths exactly. >> reporter: no. that's part of the trouble here. we don't actually know what the link is. what we do know is that there's been this alarming rise both in incidents and awareness that there seems to be some kind of problem with people getting very sick, in some cases dying, after using e-cigarette devices. and that has really raised the alarm among people who are saying, look. you said these were the safer alternative. maybe they really aren't. >> it needs to be thought of as an injury to the lungs caused by something in the vaping. and it is very severe. >> reporter: in houston doctors are sounding the alarm as three people are hospitalized after using e-cigarettes. in new york the bloomberg charity is giving $160 million to fact an epidemic of vaping. >> the timeline is yesterday, not tomorrow. >> reporter: and in washington, the first lady herself has tweeted, i am deeply concerned. why is the wo

can kill the cells lining air waists, this, of course, comes as we are hearing from the american lung associationing that e-cigarettes are not safe, that we are seeing the number of vaping-related illnesses an deaths increasing and also the trump administration is considering the idea of banning those flavored e-cigarettes but very scary information from this report. >> sure is. seems like maybe discover that beforehand. amtrak, revamping traditional dining cards? >> yes, starting on october 1st, amtrak is getting rid of dining cards as we know them this is because they find that millennials aren't comfortable with the common classic table sharing dining car that is we know in amtrak trains now. according to the amtrak head of customer service telling the washington post, quote, some people especially new millennial customers don't like it so much, they want more privatery, they don't want to feel uncomfortable sitting next to people so they are getting rid of those hot meals and replacing them with prepackaged meals in 3 route, those are the 3 route tons screen right now. heather: how do they fe

the american lung association says bluntly e-cigarettes are not safe.t the american cancer society says they are significantly less harmful for adults than smoking regular cigarettes. another complication showed 5 million children use e-cigarettes. we wanted to see the seens for ourselves. >> one of the web's most talked about pro-vaping videos is an experiment comparing the effects of tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes on the lungs. >> this is cigarette smoke. >> put out by england's top public health agency. >> my research shows that e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful than cigarettes. >> reporter: it describes e-cigarettes as at least 95% less harmful than tobacco cigarettes but is that really true? >> i would agree with that and i would go further. i think there's now evidence from looking at the kacancer biomarkers it could be as high as 98 or 99% for cancer. >> reporter: david a brams is a professor at new york university. we asked his colleague s s to recreate the expt healtengland. >> this is going to look very yucky and that's what's g

the american lung association says e-cigarettes is not safe and can cause irreversible lung damage and sixth person has died from respiratory illness and doctors believe it is linked to vaping. 450 people have been hospitalized for respiratory problems after vaping. many of them are teens. some of the patients used thc in their e-cigarette devices. >> something has clearly changed in the last month or six weeks in the products being vaped. that's what the cdc is working to find out. >> health officials have yet to find a particular device or product causing those illnesses. >>> some students have a lot of reading ahead of them. it's all because the giants brandon crawford signed an autograph. here's what happened. a teacher had a sign at last night's game that read crawford, if i get an autograph, my students wilread 100 books this month. that caught the bay area native's attention. next thing you know, she got that autograph. now they have homework. great. >> yeah. you know, i'm all for reading. but i just wonder what her kids think of this. >> i was reading for pizza with book it. >>

. >>> another major warning against vaping, the american lung association straying straight out do notc e-cigaret e-cigarettes. they say e-cigarettes are not safe and can cause irreversible lung damage. the warning came the same day a sixth american has died from a lung disease related to vaping. this week mike bloomberg's foundation donated $161 million to help stop the vaping epidemic. >> kids are dying. people are dying now and getting addicted. the time line is yesterday, not tomorrow. >>> they say it may have been caused by vaping. overnight we learned hawaii is now investigating its first possible case. >>> 40 mips past the hour. on this morning 18 years ago america endured its darkest day, planes crashing into the twin towers, the pentagon, and a field in shanksville, pennsylvania. more than 3,000 were killed. there will be a ceremony taking place from 8:40 to 12:15. former president george w. bush and defense secretary mark ens per will lay a wreath. >> never forget. that includes the kids who never really knew what happened there. >>> ahead, the president denying temporary pro

. >>> the american lung association has just issued a new warning declaring e cigarettes are not safe should not be used. this after six vaping related death here in the united states was confirmed. tom foreman is looking into this for us. health officials, they're sounding alarm. the alarm about all of this. >> yeah, worry id about the health effects is this is really erupting everywhere. r reports of people getting seriously ill and dying after using e cigarettes. this idea promoted by many that this is a safer alternative to smoking is under enormous scrutiny. >> it needs to be thought of as an injury to the lungs caused by something in the vaping and it is very severe. >> in houston, doctors are spounding the alarm as three people are hospitalized after using e cigarettes. in new york, the bloomberg charity is giving 160 million to fight what's being called an epidemic of vaping. >> kids are dying ch people are dying now and getting addicted. the timeline is yesterday, not tomorrow. >> and in washington, the first lady herself has tweeted i am deeply concerned. why is the worry ex

the american lung association said banning the menthol flavor would take it to the full step.not to put menthol in this because some data shows menthol helps people wean off tobacco and traditional cigarettes. rob: a lot of kids have those little vape pens. thank you so much, kayla. carley: the time is now 26 minutes after the hour. a bombshell bust, a crucial correction just made by the new york times as democrats revive their efforts to impeach justice brett kavanaugh over new allegations of sexual misconduct decades ago. >> given the fact that it appears as though brett kavanaugh lied under oath, he should step down or he should be impeached. rob: but is this new big correction more proof that kavanaugh is being targeted simply for being a conservative? our political panel debates that, coming up. ♪ you spin me right round, baby, right round, like a record, baby. ♪ rightrn round, right round. ] mm, uh, what do you do for fun? -not this. ♪ -oh, what am i into? mostly progressive's name your price tool. helps people find coverage options based on their budget. flo has it, i w

this comes as the cdc, the american lung association, and the ama are warning against using e-cigarettesow what's causing these deaths? >> reporter: that's the problem. no, they don't exactly know. worry about this health impact of vaping is just erupting everywhere amid these results of people getting seriously ill and even dying soon after using e-cigarettes. and the idea promoted by many that this is a safer alternative to smoking is now under enormous scrutiny. >> it needs to be thought out as an injury to the lungs caused by something in the vaping. and it is very severe. >> reporter: in houston, doctors are sounding the alarm as three people are hospitalized after using e-cigarettes. in new york the bloomberg charity is giving $160 million to fight what's being called an epidemic of vaping. >> people are dying now and getting addicted. the timeline is yesterday. not tomorrow. >> reporter: and in washington the first lady herself has tweeted, i am deeply concerned. why is the worry exploding now? in just the past few days, the centers for disease control reported a huge number of th

. >> american lung association says "e-cigarette's are not safe and can cause irreversible lung damage and lung disease." that's what they said. >> that's what the lung association says. the cancer society says something different. >> shepard: can i get cancer from vaping or no? >> we don't know that. >> shepard: no, no, that's not true. here's the truth on cancer-causing. vaping pumps cancer-causing substances into lungs. e-cigarette have gained popularity as a safer and increasing the more fashionable triggers to traditional secrets but experts warn vaping causes e-cigarette users to inhale dangerous quantities of cancer-causing substances. that's right, isn't it? is it right or not? >> we don't know if that's right. >> shepard: we actually do know. we know nicotine -- we do know that. here's the thing, the reason i'm trying to get answers is becaus, there was a substance that kills us. people didn't know, this is going to kill me, like my mom didn't know, i'm going to smoke for 50 years and then i'm going to die with bad copd because nobody told her at the beginning. it doesn't feel

american lung association, for example, they really seized on this idea of which flavorings includingtill being allowed here? they released a statement saying it's going to drive our kids to use menthol flavored products in even greater numbers. that's their concern. governor cuomo was on doing interviews talking about this. i want you to hear a little bit how he put it. >> we allow tobacco and menthol. menth menthol, there is data that shows people who smoke menthol cigarettes needs for vaping to get them off of cigarettes. i hear that argument. our department of health is continuing to review menthol, but we may very well ban menthol because young people are also attracted to menthol. >> this is evolving. one thing about this story and i've covered a lot of stories, this is unfolding realtime. you're hearing even from the governor we're still collecting data. you know, over the next couple of weeks this will evolve even more. >> all right. now to the vaping-related illnesses which is a separate part of this story. any closer to establishing what's causing it? >> well, they know what

without flavor, the ones the teens are all into. >> precisely the question i posed to the american lung associations basically what i just said to you. that as a whole, that the, the substances in e-cigarettes as a whole we don't know which ones necessarily can cause this irreversible lung damage, but that the flavored ones specifically have some more specific chemicals that are giving the flavor. one of them is diacitile that can be associated with lung disease. it's only dangerous with the flavored ones is not safe to safe. the take-home in posing your question, the real concern is not so much their specific danger but their appeal to youth and that's where the conversation that i have been having a lot since i have a child in high school and a child in middle school, the concern there is about the exposure to youth of nicotine, which, of course, is an addictive substance. sensitizes the brain and primes it to become more of the, at risk for addiction and other substances in the future. >> dr. natalie azar, your kids are lucky to have you as a mom and we're luckingy as well. >> thank you. >>> and

. >> shepard: here's what the american lung association says.rette are not safe and can cause irreversible lung damage and lung disease." that's what they say. >> that's what the lung association says. the cancer society said something different. >> shepard: the feds is that people should stop vaping now while they investigate, and president trump has announced yesterday a possible ban on the sale of e-cigs flavored with anything other than tobacco. the american vaping association argues that its products can actually help people quit smoking traditional cigarettes. and that a ban would do more harm than good. mike tobin reporting live with more. >> we've got these cases piling up stretching from hawaii to the u.s. virgin islands of suspected lung disease caused by vaping and deaths suspected lee linked to vaping. we have a state representative in florida proposing a bill that goes further than what we heard from the president. the bill that was proposed today would ban the sale of e-cigarettes and baked products to anyone under the age of 21, a

going to do, i guarantee you, far more harm than vaping in terms of -- >> if you go to the american lung associationwill be scared out of your wits when they tell you what's in these e-cigarettes. it starts with the word heavy metals and carcinogens. >> they want to equate it to cigarette smoking. two different things. kristina: we will leave it there. guys, let's talk about the white house now. you have white house aides that are on the ground in california looking for a solution to the state's homelessness crisis. does the administration really need to step in and fix the problem for california? we debate. >> it's actually become a national embarrassment. people around the world are looking at what's going on in california, in those cities, and saying what the hell is the matter with this country that they have these terrible third world type situations on their streets in the richest country in the world. this is the age of expression. but shouldn't somebody be listening? so. let's talk. we're built for hearing what's important to you, one to one. edwardones. it's time for investing to feel indiv

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. >> reporter: the american lung association is out with a statement saying e-cigarettes are not safeg damage. they say young people are particularly at risk because their lungs are still developing. the surgeon general is calling this a youth e-cigarette epidemic. >> our thanks to adrienne. as of friday there have been more than 450 possible cases of lung illness associated with using e-cigarettes so this is what the cdc and so many state health departments have been looking into. now up to six possible deaths tied to vaping. >> it seems at this point that whatever they're doing has to be intense and fast. because every second, at this point, matters if we are talking about more deaths or at least one death every day that we've been reporting on this. and these serious illnesses as well. so time is of the essence. >>> more and more americans are souring on president trump when it comes to job performance more than two and a half years into his presidency. >> a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows the president's approval rating at 38%, plunging 6 points since july. it appears to

idaho and hawaii reported their first illnesses tuesday and the american lung association is out with a new warning -- do not use e-cigarettes. >> i think the lung association is giving very sensible advice. >> reporter: stanton, a professor of medicine at the university of california san francisco says it's time for the food and drug administration to act. >> so far, they've expressed a lot of concern, but they haven't yet issued a single regulation about e-cigarettes. >> reporter: no specific product or ingredient has been tied to these illnesses, which is really hampering the investigation. of the three people who have been hospitalized here, two have been released from the hospital, one is still in hospitalization, but doctors say they're not sure that lungs will ever fully recover. >> janet, thank you very much. let's get to chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook, here to help us understand this investigation. i think people should know that there are literally hundreds of different manufacturers making devices and the juice. it must be difficult to sort it all out. how are i

the american lung association says bluntly e-cigarettes are not safe, but the american cancer societyhand says they are, quote, significantly less harmful for adults than smoking regular cigarettes. another complication, the latest figure showed nearly five million children use e-cigarettes. we wanted to see the science for ourselves. one of the web's most-talked-about pro-vaping videos is an experiment comparing the effects of tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes on the lungs. >> here is the bell jar with cigarette smoke. >> i mean, it just is so revolting. >> reporter: put out by none other than england's top public health agency. >> my research shows that e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful than cigarettes. >> reporter: public health england describes e-cigarettes as at least 95% less harmful than tobacco cigarettes. but is that really true? >> i would agree with that, and actually i would go further. i think there's now evidence from looking at the cancer biomarkers that it could be as high as 98% or 99% for cancer. >> reporter: david abrams is a professor at new york unive

not only banned the -- beyond that and not only banned the flavored products, buhe american medical association, lung association, out and id e-cigs inhave come general at this point are not safe because at this point we don't know what the common link is among all the reported cases. they believe it might be attributed to flavoring, but not all cases e attributed to -- have been with flavored products. jane: do we know enough about the impact of e-cigarettes compared to regular tobacco? >> it has not been studied as extensively, but we know there are recently reported cases. there are otr untoward health effects. we know it has reached epidemic proportions among the youth in the united states. from 2011-2014 alone, the rate of e-cigarette use among high school students went up approximately 800%.7- just from 218, it went up 8%% in high school students, 48% so, it is nitely at ans. epidemic level. jane: i suppose the message here is all smoking is bafor you. >> all smoking is bad for you. jane: thank you for joining me. in other news today events have been taking place in the unitedt es to commemorat

groups like the american lung association have applauded the states for going on saying we're going toavored is banned, they switch to menthol and mint.red e-cigarettes but menthol and it's a big step forward. >> let's go to cynthia's report, obviously pesticides, cyanide, no one wants to be inhaling those things but vitamin e, when it's inhaled what does that do. >> it turns into a vapor, turns into an oil, once it gets into the lung, it coats the airway, it starts off this inflammatory reaction, and that's where the damage starts coming from, and this gets down into the small parts of the lung that's hard to treat, and that's why it's causing such an issue. >> going back to the crisis, a dozen dead, 800 sickened in 46 states so far, black market cartridges, what can the government do about those? how do you regulate that >> the government, the medical community, obviously they're illegal, so they're trying to stamp down on those as much as they can, but they're hard to get to from the medical community's perspective, is the same thing the government is doing is simply getting the mes

the american lung association called the announcement insufficient.ust last week, you may recall, the cdc said there are 383 confirmed or probable causes of lung disease associated with e-cigarettes including six deaths. >>> and an investigation is underway into what prompted a deck to collapse at the new jersey shore. this was the scene saturday evening in wildwood. several people became trapped after two large decks suddenly crashed on top of each other. authorities say 18 people were hurt. the rescuers included first responders who were in town for the state's firemen's convention. >>> the woman accusing nfl superstar antonio brown of sexual assault plans to meet with league officials later today. that's according to the ""associated press."" britney taylor used to be brown's personal trainer. she filed a lawsuit claiming that he raped her.e'lleet with day after brown scored his first touchdown for the new england patriots. he played yesterday. our national correspondent, jericka duncan, has more on the story. what's the significance of today's mee

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>>> aifth person died over the weekend from that mysterious lung illness apparentlyy relate toen vaping. today the american medical association urged the public to avoid e-cigaree use altogether until more can be learned. in the meantime, the govnment is getting involved and the industry is on notice. aditi roy has more from san francisc >> reporter: the heat is on e-cigarette companies, asl fede regulators hikeressure on the industry amid rising reports of vaping-lked lung illnesses. 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 ju

there's been an alarming rise in severe lung illness linked to vaping. the american medical associationg everyone to avoid e-cigarettes. in november, the fda revealed vaping increased nearly 80% among high school students and 50% of middle school students from a year earlier. the first lady, melania trump, is tweeting she is concerned about the growing epidemic and we need to do all we can to prevent e-cigarettes from leading to nicotine addiction. >>> desperation growing in the bahamas as the death toll continues to rise. 50 are confirmed dead. the power company on abaco calls the situation dire. there's no electricity poles for 16 miles. families of the missing are still holding out hope. >> i hope they find him. i hope so. we just have a son. we don't know yet. i hope they find him. i hope so. >> meantime, the ferryboat operator that ordered evacuates from dorian off of his boat apologizing. wsvn posted the video. >> all passengers that don't have a u.s. visa, please proceed to disembark. >> the ferry operator says at the time he was told evacuees needed more travel authorization. th