the campaign for tobacco-free kids finds over time, cigarettes so been manipulated to allow them to deliver more of a nicotine punch making them more addictive. added ammonia has increased the availability to the brain and they include the passage of smoke deeper into the lungs. researchers believe this is minute to hook younger customers. >> a study finds young people who use tanning beds could be at increased risk for developing certain types of skin cancer early if life. if you are younger than 20, indoor tanning can double your risk of developing basal cars known by age 50. it is a slow growing cancer underscoring the importance of counseling teens and young adults of the risk of indoor tanning. the study appears inned "journal of pediatrics." >> strangers are coming to the aid of a three-year-old in mississippi who was asked to leave a k fc because of scars after recovering from a pit bull attack. the story went viral and this week, a plastic surgeon from las vegas who specializes in minimizing scars we offered his services for free to victoria and her family. >> i saw her story on the

>> the first thing you're remembering to is called campaign for tobacco-free kids where they're showing cigarettes themselves are worse than when the surgeon generally put out his first warning. they have more nicotine. they have pour rous filters. they have ammonia. let's face it. cigarettes were bad 50 years ago, they're bad now. 20% of americans still smoke. why? here's the first thing i want to tell you out there, i can't be your doctor, tell your doctor why you are still smoking. don't be afraid to say that. it's a very, very hard habit to get rid of. do not be embarrassed about it. your doctor, if he's smart, will tell you that when you quit, your risks of all kinds go down. it goes way, way down if you stop smoking. in college, i actually smoked. you know how i quit -- i want to refer to the cdc for a minute. >> he met me. >> that would make him smoke even more. >> i didn't smoke a lot. david would say the same thing. when i got into medical school and i saw a smoker's lung for a first time. not a tv ad. but the actual lung is so black and eroded compared to a pink, healthy lung.

the campaign for tobacco-free kids says the cigarette makers want to hook younger smokers. the group says there is more nicotine but ammonia has been added so nicotine packs more punch. tobacco is the number one cause of preventable premature death in the u.s. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that music can mean one thing. team usa at the world cup trying to put a massive disappointment behind it. as fast as possible. they're turning their attention to thursday's match against germany. >> last night's game against portugal. nearly saw the u.s. in the tournament knockout stages, but as abc's karen travers reports, their advancement was put on hold. >> a great cross! and it is an equalizer. rancheros it -- >> reporter: it was a heartbreaking tie for team usa. >> obviously we are disappointed. end of the day look at the positives. we got a point. >> reporter: the u.s. looked like it had the game wrapped up. it was seconds away from advancing to the second round. when portugal heading this goal to even it up. >> it hurts when the goal goes in. you know? but the game is cruel. >> reporter: the game is

>> the first thing you're referring to is called campaign for tobacco-free kids where they are showing that cigarettes themselves are worse in a certain sense than they were 50 years ago when the surgeon general put out his first warning. they've got more nicotine, more sugars in them, porous filters so it's easy to get it deep into your amongs, ammonia so it will act on your brain faster. they were bad 50 years ago. they're bad now. 20% of americans still smoke. why? a lot of people come to my office still smoking. here's the first thing i want to tell you out there. i can't be your doctor, but i can tell you what to say to your doctor. tell your doctor why you are still smoking. don't be afraid to say that. it's a very hard habit to get rid of. do not be embarrassed about it. your doctor, if he's smart, will tell that you when you quit, your risks of all kinds go down. heart disease, lung disease, cancer goes way, way down if you stop smoking. now, in college, arthel, i actually smoked. and i'll tell you something. you know how i quit? because i want to refer to the cdc for a minute.

cigarettes do indeed kill you so many people keep smoking them well a recent report by the campaign for tobacco free kids exposes how cigarette companies have managed to stay relevant to spite the efforts to curb back smoking revealing that today's cigarettes are quite different than they were fifty years ago not only in today's smoke contain more nicotine the chemical that makes them addictive in the first place but they also hold enhanced chemical additives that increase the speed at which nicotine reaches the brain as well as a variety of flavors that mask the effects of smoking often appeal to younger users so joining me now to go over how the fight against big tobacco has evolved over the last fifty years and where it stands today i'm joined by jon stewart director of the challenge a big tobacco corporate accountability international thank you so much for coming on john thank you so before you get to talk about the campaign i thought the market was supposed to make corporations accountable i'm going to talk about why your organization is necessary and kind of what successes you guys have had over th

matthew myers. >> i am matthew myers, president of the campaign for tobacco free kids. mr. airman, minority member and members of the committee, i want to thank you for the opportunity. we have worked with many of you were over a decade to help pass the law giving the fda authority of thegarettes and all tobacco products, precisely to address many of the concerns that you raised today. over the past several years we have seen a dramatic growth in the marketing and sale of e-cigarettes. despite the rise in the use of e-cigarettes, as you correctly noted come a little is proven. either about the health effects or their population impact. position is that responsibly marketed and properly regulated e-cigarettes could benefit the public health. if in fact they helped people switch off of cigarettes to either the exclusive use of e-cigarettes or quit the use of nicotine altogether. however, e-cigarettes pose a potential health risk to the public if they are not used by smokers or other tobacco users to stop altogether. if they cause children to start or read glamorize smoking in

the campaign for tobacco-free kids finds overtime cigarettes have been manipulated to allow them to deliver of a nicotine punch so they more addictive. added ammonia has increased nicotine to the brain and they are improving the passage of smoke deeper into the lungs which are meant to hook younger customers. >> young people who use tanning bodies could be at increased risk of developing certain types of skin cancer early if life. if you are younger than 20, indoor tanning can double your risk of basal cell this underscores the response of counseling teens of indoor tans. >> strangers from across the country coming to the aid of a three-year-old girl in mississippi, after being asked to leave a kentucky fried chicken restaurant this month because of her facial scars. she is recovering from a pit bull attack. her story want viral and this week, frank style, a las vegas plastic surgeon who specializes in minimizing scars, blew to meet victoria and her family and offered his services. for free. >> i saw victoria's story on the news and on social media and i was very affected by it. >> i cannot