dr. torres, stick around. we have health news in the next half hour. >> you bet. >>> as we mentioned, the white house staying quiet of john mccain as he is dealing with the michael cohen saga. the cfo of the trump organization has been given immunity. chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. what we are learning now about the top money man at the trump organization adds a new layer to the legal questions surrounding who knew what and when about the controversy hush money payments. the president back in washington this morning after a swing state stop in ohio. >> we have to work every day from now to november. >> reporter: midterm political drama heating up. the legal drama center stage and the trump's company money man in the spotlight. nbc news learned allen weiselberg was granted immunity to help prosecutors and the case against the former lawyer. according to sources familiar with the matter. >> weiselberg is described as executive one in t

dr. torres. life can be complicated even at its beginning. dr. torres will have more on "nightly news" tonight with lester holt. >>> ripped right from the tages sitcom "seinfeld," but this was no joke, a marylanday woman she failed a drug test by eating a poppy seed bagel. elizabeth eden gave birth to her daughter beatric but the hospital reported the new mother to the state after she tested positive for opiates. apthrently because o poppy seed bagels she ate that poppy seeds come from the opium poppy plant. now, the drug is f maderom the sap of the plant, but the seeds contain trace amounts of opiate >> it was traumatizing. i was in labor. i was sitting in the bed. i was having contractions. i was on apatocin trip and the doctor came in and said you tested positive for. opiates >> that's not good to hea's edaughter had to stay in the hospital for five days. the case eventually closed because of a false positive nsult blamed o the poppy seed bagel. >> that's crazy. or an everything. that's so crazy. can we just for a moment look at that beautiful

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dr. john torres explains. >> reporter: tonight, the new study may come as a surprise to new moms who for years have been told by doctors that inducing labor could be dangerous leading to complications and unnecessary c-sections. >> that's my panda. >> reporter: that confused lex owen. she wanted to induce because her husband is in a wheelchair and can't drive. >> i was hoping to avoid a c section if at all possibility as i think all women are. >> reporter: according to the new research, electively inducing labor could help some mothers avoid c-sections. scientists looked at more than 6,000 healthy first-time mothers. those who were induced near the due date at 39 weeks had a significantly lower risk of needing a c-section. about 3% lower. >> if it's not causing harm and potentially leading to benefit certainly something that we believe that women should have a choice about. >> reporter: the new study says elective inductions can have other surprising benefits. the new moms induced experienced less pain, new information giving peace of mind to lex who scheduled an induction helping her fe

dr. john torres reports. >> reporter: today's announcement long-awaited relief for millions of roamericansgic reactions, and she's watched epipen's price soar. >> the impact exponentially of this device being jacked up and over again is r taking such an incredible toll on american families. w > reporter: but the fda proving the first generic version of epipen which will be made by teva pharmaceuticals that it says will be haheaper, though the price 't been revealed. epipen maker mylan has come under fire forsi m price hikes, when it hiked the price nearly 500% from $100 to $600 for a two-ck, following public backlash offering a $300 geric. mylan's ceo grilled before congress. >> by introducing a generic which truly is unprecedented,e cut the price in half. >> well, it's unprecedented to raise the price $500. >> reporter: the fda announcement likely to spark more low-cost alternatives. >> it is absolely itical when it comes to protecting the lives of children that an epinephrine deve t only work but also be affordable. >> reporter: a life-saving drug at a lower price. dr. john tors, nbc new

dr. john torres looks at ldhow much you c save. >> reporter: today's announcement, long awaited relief forike robino' brian, mother of four kids with severe allergies, who always carries epipens. lifesaving injectionshat can reverse the effects of allergic reactions. and she's watched epipeepipen'se soar. >> this being jacked up over and over is taking such an incredible toll american families. >> reporter: with t approving the first generic ds version of epipen that it says will be cheapern tha the price hasn't been revealed. h myelin come under fire for massive price hikes after bing the rights to sell the drug,ri hiking the nearly 500% from $100 to $600 for a two pack. ing public backlash, offering a $300 generic. myelin's ceo grilled before congredu. >> by intng a generic, which truly is unprecedented -- we cut the price in half --en >> it's unprecd to raise the price $500. >> reporter: the fda announcement likely to spark more low-cost alternatives. >> it is critical when it comes to protecting the lives of ildren that an epinephrine device not only work but also be affordtele. >> rep

dr. john torres is here with no. you look at those tubes and they say all natural, they say organic. oothpaste are you harming your self? >> turns out you are. you're harming your teeth. part of a healthy mouth, getting that fluoride in there. what dylan wki t about. without fluoride, toothpaste and toothbrush mechanical delivery device, gets in there,re takes f food and tartare, but doesn't take cfe cracks and crevices. that's what fluoride does builds up enammal, helps areas we can't get with toothpaste. >> all natural organic, if they aren't effective, what's the point of using them. >> that doesn'tn fluoride free. they have nat ra with and without. fluoride doesn't protect from cavities. the others clean and refresh your mouth. >> what about kids, are they supposed toave fluoride for their two teeth. talking about charlie. >> as soon as teeth erupt want to use fluoride toothpastes on them. the amounts differ. from 0 to 3,ust a small sliver. a grain of rice size on there. 3 to 6, a pea size. >> my pediatrician saysake sure your daughter drinks water from the tap, there's fluoride

the director and his colleagues, the defense pow/mia accounting later torre director and dr.ahon, director of dod dna operations have joined us today to take your questions on this topic. after this, i'll be back to address other questions and the news of the day. >> thank you, sarah. ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. the august 1 repatriation and home coming in hawaii of the remains of the korean war unaccounted for was a poignant manifest station of the commitment secured by president trump and pledged by chairman kim at the singapore summit. for the families of the 7,700 still unaccounted for from the korean war, this first step in full filling this commitment has undoubtedly provided a seed of hope. last week over 700 of these family members gathered in arlington, virginia to receive government updates and they were resoundingly appreciative of the successful advocacy of the president and his administration. two of those family members that attended, charles and larry mcdaniel were the recipients of a dog tag that their father, charles mcdaniel, of indiana. it was a s