in 2017, 25% of high schoolers reported to have ever used e-cigarettes an e-cigarette product. and that number is down from 32.2% and in 2015. 2017, 7.1% of high schoolers reported to use an electronics cigarette. this is down from 13.1% in 2015. so that's reduced almost by half. and likely the enormous jump in the enormous decrease is due to the 2016 law which requires that those age 21 and over are allowed to purchase tobacco products. with regard to daily e-cigarette use, that number is significantly lower than those who have ever used electronic cigarettes. with regard to substance use across the board for substances that require ill a legal purchasing age of 21 or above, youth in san francisco currently use alcohol and cannabis and e-cigarettes and cannabis and is currently more than one day per month. ever is having ever tried. and given that in 2015 and 2016 in particular, there were substances that were much higher in use by youth. and the gray bar represents cannabis use and the yellow bar represents e-cigarette use. since 1997, alcohol has reigned a tz most frequently

and if the e-cigarette is better, we should be thanking electronic cigarettes and juul. i have too many cousins that passed away that smoked. i know the risks of lung cancer. i don't know why we exaggerate this. look to the kids in the schools, all of them overweight, diabetes soon. we should pay attention to the obesity, not for smoking. smoking, i know it's very bad. i don't defend smoking, but not think to care about our youth, about babies, about kids in the school. obesity. they don't run, they don't do any sport, they look very bad now, most of them. and the other thing, you can't increase the decoy. we just received the publish from city, we are doubling the decoy. that's fine. we don't want anything to suspend our license. and finally, we got tested enough. please, listen to us. thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> clerk: steven tillish. >> yes. i smoked cigarettes for over 50 years. i did start at the age of 12, back in 1962. i got off of cigarettes last year by switching to juul. i felt the immediate effects of switching from regular leaf tobacco to just nico

and on top of e-cigarettes, the 7,000 ingredients in cigarettes, in e-cigarettes, it's glycerine, which is cooking oil, and nicotine. i understand it's addictive, and there's different levels of nicotine. it goes from 24 to zero, and the people who mostly use zero are my younger customers who actually just like the sensation of smoking yeah. and as far as that number goes, my store in san francisco alone, that number is way off. i've lost anywhere from 1,000 to 1500 a day, and that's crazy. and a lot of people do say yeah, i'm going to go buy it from somewhere and just sell it to my co-workers or customers, or people on the street, so that's revenue that san francisco is losing out on. on top of e-cigarettes, they've already got the cleanest butt tax, so it's like people are trying to save money. they're stressed out. they need an alternative, especially a lot of them don't end up drinking. and with cigarettes, especially e-cigarettes, water vapor that's coming out of your mouth. that's water vapor coming into the air, and they've even done little tests on youtube where you can see the

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and get the harmful effects of e-cigarettes and somehow, the kids now could perceive the e-cigarettes as safe and feel like it's something they can be using. >> vaping is actually one preferred way people consume or ingest cannabis. and i'm curious, you know, we talked earlier before and you have not gone to a dispensary but the claims made in dispensaries in connection to what is being billed as medical marijuana are sky high whether it be it stops the growth of tumors in people and treats arthritis, et cetera every single thing under the sun can be treated by some thc product. do you think the fda should step in or the role is there for the fda to step in to regulate medical marijuana? >> fda has taken a role in terms of people making claims. all the claims are, no evidence to claim, certainly from the satisfaction of the regulatory process. what the agency chose to enforce is over the line claims. you know, claiming marijuana can shrink pancreatic tumor. everyone accepts that is impossible in terms of the regulatory scheme, there is no federal regulatory scheme right now it's illeg

. >> you're going to see fda taking some aggressive -- >> reporter: he believed e-cigarettes could be a valuable tool to help people stop smoking. >> we think these products can offer an alternative to migrate off of combustible tobacco on to something that doesn't have all the same risks. not safe but less harmful. >> reporter: he still believes that but alarm bells went off last year when he saw a new national youth tobacco survey. it found 78% increase in high school students using e-cigarettes in one year, raising the number of middle and high school it tobacco users to almost 5 million. >> this is something that caught everyone by surprise. we're going to be at youth tobacco use rates of 40 to 45% in this country. there's nothing compared to that. >> reporter: in response to that data, you've thought we've got to regulate this more, right? >> right. if we see another sharp increase this year, year go having to to look at more druconian measures like taking them off the market. >> like juul. >> right. youth data goes up again sharply, we will have to consider the marketable of thi

the report found a 78% increase in high-school students using e-cigarettes in one year, tt cat everyoney surprise. we see another 30% to 40% increase this year. on top of that, we will be at youth tobacco use rates of 40% to 45% in this country. there is nothing compared to that. >> reporter: and in response to that data, you thought, "well, we have to regulate this more. we have get our arms around this," right? >> right. if we see another sharp increase in the youth rates this year, we're going to have to look at more draconian measures, like potentially taking these pod- based products off the market entirely. >> reporter: like juul. >> like juul, exactly. it's the cartridge-based products the kids are using. like i said to the companies, if youth data goes up again sharply, we will have to consider the market ability of this entire category of product. and i told them that. >> reporter: this is an administration that doesn't love big time regulation. have you had any pushback from the administration about your proposals? >> generally speaking, i have received no pushback from the wh

with these e-cigarettes it seems like you could at this alpoint. oung teens >> that's true. you're going to get these people to switch over to cigarettes. that's the other concern. >> thank you so much. appreciate pit. >>> still to come this morning, are you concerned about what your kids are watching online? there's a push in washington to protect them. we'll tell you about it. but first these messages. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ for adults with moderately syto severely activeou? crohn's disease, stelara® works differently. studies showed relief and remission, with dosing every 8 weeks. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. some serious infections require hospitalization. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you have an infection or flu-like symptoms or sores, have had cancer, or develop new skin growths, or if anyone in your house needs or recently had a vaccine. alert your doctor of new or worsening problems, including headaches, seizures, confusion and vision problems.

. >>> plus a new look at the dangerous toxins that may be found in popular e-cigarettes. >>> back to our developing news in sunnyvale. right now, police are searching an apartment complex. we're hearing this may be connected to the crash last night when a car plowed into 8 pedestrians. this is a live look from chopper 5 over this apartment complex. it's unclear what authorities are looking for inside. we're going to have the very latest on air and of course online at kpix.com. >>> caltrans spent much of the morning mopping this up mess in placer county. you're looking at 30,000 pounds of frozen food -- lanes opened an hour ago. this happened after a semi truck caught fire before 6:00 this morning. a truck turned on its side. it's not clear what led up to the crash and no word on the driver's condition. >>> two teenage boys are under arrest following a smash-and-grab robbery on the peninsula. palo alto police say johnson and flores of daily city were breaking into vehicles at a parking garage last week on bryan street near an apple store. police caught the 18 year olds as they were tr

according to the centers for disease control, e-cigarette use is on the rise, especially in teens.earchers say more studies need to be done in part because these same toxins can be found in cotton, which is important because the wicks that are used in a lot of these e-cigarettes are made of cotton. shep? >> shepard: there's push back on this, yeah? >> yeah, criticism that specific brands were tested had not been listed for the public. the head of the tobacco, vapor electronic cigarette association said there's no standards that exist. he said if there were standards, we would be better off. the american vaping association says with many adult smokers believing that vaping could be as dangerous as cigarettes, it's disgraceful to release this study without a comparison to cigarettes. there's studies that show that e-cigarettes are not as dangerous as the traditional ones. >> shepard: alicia acuna live. thank you. the boy thrown off a balcony at mall of america has zero brain damage. police say the 5-year-old fell 40 feet after a stranger walked by, picked him up and threw him. the pa

. >> a number of people injured when e-cigarette batteries explode is soaring. that's according to federal regulators. >> the abc 7 news i-team has a story of a sonoma county man badly burned by a blast last month and we investigate what appears to be causing this to happen. >> purchased, registered and confiscated. a bay-area man has his truck taken >> that's where it blistered the pocket. >> a sonoma county man recalled a close call when a battery from his e-cigarette exploded in his pocket. >> and that construction worker suffered severe burns to his leg but research from across the country shows even more serious injuries. even death associated with these exploding batteries. >> they are wild. the i-team's dan noyes has been investigating what's happening. >> the number of e-cigarette or vape useers is soorks especially among high school students. i have some important advice to keep everyone safe. >> 42-year-old jason aar doesn't know when he'll be able to ride his motorcycle again or return to his construction job. >> the next thing i knew i heard aest whe

also people that use e-cigarettes.he total number of americans that do use e-cigarettes is almost 11 million, 10.8 million. one of the reasons i point this out, i was a little bit surprised, i want to talk about the risks and what you advise for people, that we even got this report from the fda. they must be worried about it. they said they have not established a link yet. they only have 35 cases. obviously it's a huge population and one of my first thoughts was couldn't those seizures could been caused by something else. what do you think of it all? >> it's possible. the thing is that these are 35 reported cases. how many other cases could there be that just haven't been reported? i have had patients come into the emergency room, into the office with seizures all the time. that's something that could be looked at a little closer and the potential risk the public needs to be aware of. connell: you have had them come in and it's connected to vaping in some way? >> we don't know. generally speaking, we don't know for sur

. >>> new at 11:00, there are new concerns over the use of e-cigarettes. the food and drug administration is announcing they're investigating a possible link between vaping and seizures. this comes after the agency revealed since 2010 they have received 35 reports of seizures among teenagers using e-cigarettes. according to the cdc, 3.5 million middle and high school students reported vaping last year. luca kinyard was a 14-year-old freshman when he started using e-cigarettes and says quickly became addicted. for luca and his mother kelly begin-yard the fda's investigation is a welcome development. >> his behavior became explosive. he was very angry. and it just wasn't him. >> reporter: the fda wants to make it clear so far they have not yet made a direct connection between seizures and vaping. the investigation is just beginning. >>> well, coming up, a nearly decade-long mystery solved. a teenager claims that he's the boy missing for eight years. hear from his family that never lost hope. >>> and kidnapped in africa. a woman taken while on safari. b what

fda is enforcing flavored e-cigarettes for sale. fda will consider whether they are sold under circumstances without heightened age verification. while we pursue changes, we call on manufacturing and sellers. the rise in youth e-cigarette youth prompted escalating actions by the fda in enforcement and public education. thank you for your help. i look forward to working with you on this. >> thank you. >>> let's move to telehealth. i know you are a supporter of telehealth. you have noted the regulatory and payment barriers can limit telehealth services. one section of the connect for health act would give you the authority to wave barriers to traditional medicare under two circumstances, if they would reduce spending while maintaining quality or improve health care quality without increasing spending. can you tell me what that means? and expenditures. >> i have been passionate in my advocacy for telehealth. it's important for states like hawaii, states that are rural, expanding access to care and expanding the quality of care where we

the trump administration supports a comprehensive, balanced policy approach to regulating e-cigarettes, closing the on ramp for kids become addicted to nicotine while allowing for the promise of an offramp for adult smokers of combustible tobacco products. this year's budget will advance american healthcaree help delivr on the promises we make to the american people and i look forward to working with this committee honor priorities and i look forward to your questions today. thank you very much. >> thank you. now we get to this questions. i'm hopeful that we can get through most of her questions by the vote and leave sometime shortly after 11:45, that if we don't i'll come back and there would be a second run a question for anybody who wants its i would ask everybody including a to stick with a time limit. momt about the new liver allocation policy, the solid organ allocation policy, something that senator moran and i have been very interested in. we had one meeting with the oregon transplant procurement network -- organ transplant procurement network group and, frankly, our view of th

after the fda revealed since 2010 they've received 35 reports of seizures among teenagers using e-cigarettesting we have reports that some people use these cigarettes are experiencing seizures following their use. the fda's announcement increasing scrutiny on the booming industry. one company saying in part, they'll vigilantly monitor for safety issues and work cooperately wicooperatwith the fda. 3.5 million middle and high school students reported vaping. just last year, the fda limited the sales of flavored products to keep them out of the hands of teenager. luca caner was a 14-year-old freshman when he started using e-cigarettes and he quickly became addicted. >> when i tried to stop on my own i felt very defeated because i would not stop. >> reporter: for luca and his mother, the fda's investigation is a welcome development. >> his behavior became explosive. he was very angry. and it just wasn't him. >> reporter: luca says he had a severe seizure after a long night of vaping. >> i'm not aware of the full on medical effects but there are some. >> reporter: after a 40 day stint in rehab he

they have received 35 reports of seizures following e-cigarette use since 2010. how they cause seizures, but they are known to be a possible side effect of nicotine poisoning. what do we know about the connection, specifically, between vaping and the seizures? >> that's what the fda is investigating. what we know is there's been a recent up tick in reported cases. the fda is raising awareness around this issue. it's a concern because seizures are serious. especially in young people, they are serious because of brain development. then we also know that there's no clear pattern in these cases. so, they have been seeing, among first time users of e-cigarettes and among users. because of that, there's a concern. the fda put out a statement saying, we are nonetheless and i'm quoting, concern for the cases. not all of the cases may be reported. 35 cases weren't scientific investigation whether there is, in fact, a connection. this is being investigated. one thing they want is the public's help in identifying the cases. >> just to be clear, is it just teens having the s

e-cigarettes could be as discrete as a flash drive. but this morning newer concerns he popular products. the food and drug administration announng they will investigate a possible link between vaping and seizures. is after theda revealed since 2010 they've received 35 reports of seizures among teenager using e-cigarettes. the fda writing we have reports indicating that some people who use e-cigarettes, youth and young adults, are experienciniz es following the use and the fda increasing scrutiny on the booming industry. one company saying in part they will vigilantlyonitor for any safety issues and work with fda to combat youth according to the cdc, 3.5 million middle school and high school students reported vaping in 2018, more than ten times the number o teen users in 2011. last year the fda limited the males of flavored products to try to keep tut of the hands of teenagers. luca was a 14-year-old freshman when he startedng u e-cigarettes he quickly became addicted. >> when i tried to stop on my own i felt defeated because i would no

. >>> a new study shows juul e- cigarettes have higher concentrations of nicotine than the other e-cigarettesmarket. >> uc riverside and portland state university researchers found the nicotine concentrations in juul e- cigarettes are higher enough to damage living cells. the results are especially concerning because the e- cigarettes have risen in popularity especially among teenagers. this it could lead to a new generation of adolescents addicted to nicotine. we have reached out to san francisco-based juul for a statement. >>> and report says the nation is facing an alarming shortage of school nurses. about 40% of schools only budget for about a part-time nurse while 25% don't have nurses at all. meanwhile the role of the school nurse has changed with some facing at it responsibilities as treating concussions and ginger transitions and more students are suffering from stress, asthma and diabetes. budget cuts are blamed for the shortage.>>> the new study released by more children being rushed to the er for swallowing foreign objects. researchers found 43,000 children under the age of six wer

there's evidence if you never used cigarettes before and you start off with these e-cigarettes, there'sigarettes. it's certainly not to the same effect, but they're addictive, and who wants a generation of kids adeathle. there's research going on. this is a farm co-logically active subject. >> is it a better alternative to the traditional cigarette? we know those are bad. >> there's no doubt. if you're smocking already and it helps you to get off of it and it's an offramp, great. >> i know you talked to dr. gottlieb about the growing number of states allowing the recreational use of marijuana. what did the doctor say? >> he's concerned about the effect of marijuana on the developing brain too and there is some evidence about that and i asked isn't it time to no longer be a scheduled one? it's been t do research on it. shame on us. he said, yeah, he favors being able to have more research, but, of course, it's under the control of the dea in terms of ruling. >> it sounds like he's ready to go. do you know what he plans to do next? >> he gave me a little clue. i said, you have all these i

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and it's unclear if e cigarettes are the cause.prior history of seizure diagnosis. a few reported cases indicated seizures in association with use of other substances like marijuana or amphetamines. it's been noted that nicotine poisoning can lead to seizures and convulsions. the fda says some people get big hits of nicotine quickly. the agency is looking for details and brands and models. the most valuable is jule. they say they're aware of the fda investigation and they will vigilantly monitor for my evidence:0 safety issues. vaping has been a big concern with the fda's outcoming commissioner, scott gottlieb saying we didn't predict is what is an epidemic of e cigarette uses among teens. shep? >> shepard: thanks, susan. they're working whether the cut back on flavored pods along the way. lots of legislation is in the works. the final bell is ringing on wall street. the dow up about 35. the best in business is on deck on fox news channel. it's time for "your world" with neil cavuto. >> fox on top of former vice president joe biden

oversight and approval of any e-cigarette devices. you recall f.d.a.'s been looking at e-cigarettes for years now and has not made a final decision on their acceptability. san francisco is once again leading in regard to the public health issue as you'll recall a generation of youth are being addicted to nicotine and it has harmful effects on brain development. micro particles are harmful through vaping alone and it's a gateway drug to tobacco addiction. excited in seeing how the legislation unfolds and i'll come back to the commission and report in more detail on that on another date. going back to the server incident summary. i've asked acting chief information officer to give you a brief summary and answer any of your questions. >> good afternoon, commissioners. so i do have a vim -- summary that was written up and will give you more detail to any questions you have. march 2 we experienced a widespread outage when a room overheated it's more of a temperature incident that resulted in servers going down. the outage depended between three and six hours

alaska airlines. >>> a warning about e- cigarettes tonight.time the fda says vaping could be causing seizures. the agency says it has received 35 reports of vaping related seizures over the past 9 years, many involving young people. the fda acknowledged 35 cases is a small number but says the data is worth exploring. it is not clear how e- cigarettes could cause seizures but nicotine poisoning could be a factor. >>> a company that manages prescription john insurance drug insurance has announced improvement for diabetes prescriptions, offering totmt. >>> a new firestorm in faceboou sensitive information. >> facebook. the last >> reporter: facebook caught red handed acid asking its users to share its personal information with the platform. it is the company's most question will privacy room yet. >> somebody has to be going upstairs in mark zuckerberg's office asking, who authorized this. it enforces the notion that facebook doesn't care about your privacy . >> users logging on were interrupted by a prompt asking for a password asking for their p

e-cigarette use amo high schoolers up a stunning 78% last year.ng middle schoolers, up 48%. 12 states and d.c. lready raised the smoking and vaping age from 18 to 21. now senate majority leader mitch mcconnell from battle-producing kentucky says the law onal.ld go na >> tobacco won't be in most high schools, presenting fewer opportunities for children to ge their hands on vaping devices. >> reporter: with their flavors, vee-cigarettes ha exploded in popularity with teenagers. but w theyarn against high nicotine that can cause addiction. >> it can affect mood and impulse control. >> reporter: tobacco co anies support raising the age to 21. alth officials say it's critical s totop thisrend now. >>> we're back in a moment with that new look inside a dramatic rescue in an underground cave. >>> the silverware, the bathrooms, stay with us.st go. that insurance . [ ding ] -oh, i have progressive, so i just bundled everything with my home insurance. saved me a ton of money. -love you, gary! -you don't have to buzz in. it's not a question, gary. on march 1

school students reported trying e-cigarettes in the last 20 days.t is up from 2011. among high schoolers that jumped from 1.5% in 2011, to more than 20% in 2018. that kind of jump has doctors and health officials concerned. >> nicotine can interfere with memory and learning. in particularly, in younger individuals. >> reporter: 18-year-old sarah ryan is a high school senior. >> i know few kids that have been expoesed to this issue. >> reporter: she calls herself an anti-tobacco and vaping activists. wants the legal age raised to 21-year-old. >> this shouldn't be part of a high school culture. if the age to purchase tobacco is 18, it has a bigger influence. >> reporter: why do you think it's been so hard to get this legislation passed in the rest of the country? >> iame why can't ycittoldengh toour co or o vape. >> reporter: that is fbeginning to change. nine states are raising the legal limits to buy tobacco or vaping products. and robert holt of alabama, introduced a bill that would make 21 the legal age nationwide. >> the younger you are, the more

find your certified financial planner™ professional at letsmakeaplan.org. >>> e-cigarette maker juul one of the company's strongest opponents. we have the story. >> reporter: she once urged the fda to crack down on cigarettes but now former massachusetts attorney general is joining juul she had already been working with juul for several months as a consultant juul says she'll work in the government affairs team to educate officials and organizations on juul's efforts to fight teen vapinging. she was an outspoken critic of use among youth. she was among 40 attorneys general who urged the agency to regulate e-cigarettes. in a statement she says juul has an incredible opportunity to switch adult smokers and i look forward to working with stake holders to fulfill that. the successor says the announcement has no efforts on our efforts to keep young people healthy and safe in massachusetts. cokely starts in mid april al tria has a 35% stake in juul. >>> after the break we'll be joined by tony robins. 'lshe naial tips you cannot afford to miss. let's build a better world for investing. let'

commissioner scott gottlieb is threatening a potential ban on pod-based e- cigarettes like juul that are popular with teenagers. gottlieb points to a 78% spike in e-cigarette use by high schoolers, nearly five million kids use tobacco. >> this is something that caught everyone by surprise. if we see another 30%, 40% increase this year on top of, that we will be at youth tobacco use rates of around 40% to 45% in this country. there is nothing compared to that. >> reporter: in response to that data, you thought, we have to regulate this more. we have to get our arms around this, right? >> right. if we see another sharp increase in the youth rates this year, we'll have to look at more draconian measures like potentially taking these pod- based products off the market entirely. >> like juul? >> like juul, exactly. it's the products the kids are using. the youth data goes up again this year sharply, we will have to consider the marketability of this entire category of products. i've told them that. >> glor: you can see more of dr. lapook's interview with the outgoing f.d.a. commissioner t

. >>> fda scrutiny of e-cigarette and tobacco companies is growing and some retailers are taking theheir own hands raising the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 aditi roy joins us with more hi. >> hi there, carl. the tobacco companies and retailers are embracing tobacco 21 initiatives speaking out and some cases spending money on ads and testifying in support of those measures walgreens and rite aid will raise the minimum age required to sell tobacco products from 18 to 21 and those joining altria, british america tobacco in advocating for tobacco 21 laws after the cdc reported last fall in 2018 the number of high school students using tobacco products increased by about 38% and the use of e-cigarettes went up by nearly 78% just last week senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said he will introduce tobacco 21 legislation. initiatives have passed in a dozen states nationwide. jule has spent millions of ads supporting t-21 and has provided testimony in 17 states altria has taken out ads in "the wall street journal" and "washington post" among other newspapers those com

jon lapook, gottlieb points to a 70 to 80% spike in e-cigarette by high schoolers. nearly 5 million kids use tobacco. >> this is something that caught everyone by surprise. we see another 30, 40% increase this year on top of that, we're going to be at youth tobacco rates of around 40 to 45% in this country. there is nothing compared to that. >> in response to that data you thought well, oui got to regulate this more. we've got to get our arms around this, right? >> right. if we see another sharp increase in the youth rates this year, we're going have to look at more draconian measures, like potentially taking these pod-based products off the market entirely. >> reporter: like juul? >> like juul, exactly. it's the cartridge-based products that are the kids are using. i said to the companies, if youth data goes up again sharply, we have to consider the use of this entire category o billions of bacteria, but life...can throw them off balance. (vo) re-align yourself with align probiotic. and try align gummies with prebiotics and probiotics to help support digestive heal

e. cigarettes. the institute of medicine found raising the age of sales would reduce the tobacco initiation especially on kids 15 to 17 and lead to 12% prevalence with hundreds of localities have taken this action. tobacco use is a severe public health problem and do you commit that we can work together on this legislation? >> thank you very much for that question and your work in this area. i am extremely concerned about tobacco use and the epidemic among our youth. i'm committed to working with you and other members of legislation to address tobacco use among the youth as well as taking any necessary regulatory action. the commissioners last day was today, and i've been very clear that while e. cigarettes may offer a lower risk alternative for adult smokers who still want access to nicotine, we cannot allow them to be in on-ramp to nicotine addiction for an entire new generation. the proposal into prioritized that are for sale in ways that t pose a greater risk for minors to access the products fo

the proposal would ban the sale of e-cigarettes until the fda evaluates the impact on public health and improves their marketing. the commission voted 6-1 against the band. the board of supervisors will vote in coming weeks. >>> board members for the national rifle association will meet after their president said he will not serve a second term. there is a bitter fight between oliver north. north threatened to release damaging information about the nra. the nra wrapped up their meeting and this year it included a concealed carry fashion show. it combined the world of clothing, accessories, and guns. >> when i got into the military i couldn't find anything that was practical. >> concealed carry fashion includes purses with large pockets for guns. >>> the san francisco house known as the home of the tanner family and full houses set to go on the market this week. the inside was never used for their show or its spinoff. the creator of the shows purchase a house two years ago and have given it seismic updates and renovated the interior. the home is expected to be on sale for $5.5 million. t

e-cigarettes. >>> science and being able to care for folks is just joyful. i think it is probably in my dna. >> this from california's new attorney general. dr. nadine burke harris is the daughter of a biochemist and nurse. she was sworn in as california's first surgeon general by governor gavin newsom. she will focus on children's health, a field she has specialized in for more than ten years. >> helping families, children, parents and communities raise healthy children, right? giving them the tools so they can be empowered to do it for themselves and to know what is important to be able to do that. so, that feels fantastic >> the surgeon general's listening tour plans to make stops in alameda county, los angeles, san diego, orange, fresno, butte and kern counties. >>> scientists are trying to determine how a gray whale washed ashore, discovered yesterday at the end of a boat ramp. it is the third dead whale found in less than a month. the others were found near tiburon and the bay bridge. >>> well, in oakland a new grass roots campaign is being promoted to

. >>> in health check this morning there is a new warning about e-cigarettes. vaping can cause seizure, especially in young people. they have received 35 reports among vaping. 35 cases is a small number but say the data is worth exploring. preliminary research shows e- cigarettes can also be linked to heart and lung problems. >>> the california surgeon general has launched a listening tour to take her around the state to hear about people's hopes for her new position and the state's commitment to health. >> moving forward in science and taking care of folks is joyful. i think it is probably in my dna. >> dr. nadine burke harris is the daughter of a biochemist and nurse and sworn in by the california's first surgeon general and governor gavin newsom, and says this is a field she has specialized in for more than ten years. >> helping children, parents, communities, raise healthy children, right? giving them the tools so they can be empowered to do it for themselves and to know what is important to be able to do that. that feels fantastic >> the surgeon general's

the fda says it's stillun ear if smoking e-cigarettes causes seizures, but convulsions are known to be a side effect ofni tine poisoning. >> we all try too protect our faces from the sun. despite our best efforts, a new study says we're doing it t wrong way. >> moisture with spf may not be enough for erica edwards explains. >> welcome back. good to see you again. >> reporter: dermatologists almost always askf patients are using sunscreen. >> you're applying sunscreen to all exposed areas eryday? but they don't always ask how they're using it. a new study from the uk find people tend to neglect theirs eyel when using certain sun blocks. a special uva cam illuminate the problem. the dark areas show excellent protection of the face with uv sunscreen. when usingoiurizers with spf, they eased up on covering their eyelids, an area vulnerable to skin cancer. >> it's not enough to simply ask do you apply sun scream or moisturizer to the face butthalk through where and how they should be applying it. i >> reporter:s unclear why th avoid their eyes. it may be chemical ingredients can sting. doct

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in 2018, an 80% increase from the year before. >> everybody juuls, vapes and e-cigarettes. >> in the bathroom, the library. >> the people in those rooms coming up with the flavors vaping products, absolutely know that they appeal to younger audiences. >> reporter: the flavors offered by some of the nicotine vaping products -- >> i think mint. >> mango for sure. >> mint is my favorite. >> i like the tobacco flavor. >> reporter: an intentional effort on the part of the manufacturers to appeal to young people, many of which in this university study find perhaps fail to understand what they are putting into their bodies. >> if we can attract you with berries, then addict you with nicotine, that is a long term revenue stream. >> it is huge. you see it everywhere. >> reporter: in east village, i am matt king, fox news. >>> still to come at noon, history tonight on empire. the focus of a big wedding and jussie smollett makes his final appearance. >>> and remember to listen to today's episode of our new bay area people pod cost. claudine wong sat down with a santa rosa mother that shares the

they slam into vaping big tobacco got disrupted by electronic cigarettes, especially juul and that is j.u.u.l. and people are switching to eigs and the former foil from $77 in 2017 down to $42 a few months ago and while it went to $64 over the same period cigarettes are not cool but kids love juul that they had to take off the shelf because they taste like candy if they had a raisinette candy -- i like them the big tobacco stocks became punching bags and over the past few months, altria is up and philip morris has gained 33% since december and sure both companies reported solid quarters that were good enough and keep in mind after the previous declines the bar was low but i don't think that is it to me it is about high yielding dividend stocks now that u.s. treasury yields have come down with a ten-year at 2.52%, remember it was over three altria would rather have 2.5 or 5. and the stocks are still down cheap, trading 13 times and 16 times this year's earnings respectively so what do we do with them after this run and have they bottomed or a simply a temporary bounce if you have a blanket objection to owning tobacco as i d

. >> straight ahead this morning, dangerous toxins found in popular e-cigarette items. >>> taking a live look at the golden gate bridge. 5:21. we'll be right back. >>> well, welcome back. let's take a look at some of your closures this morning. this closure should be wrapping up, but it's causing delays in san francisco. this is on fremont due to the sails forest transit center. full closure from 9:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. between mission and howard. another construction we want to talk about. this is at 5:00 a.m. northbound 101 until 5:00. that was a full stop on northbound 101. your travel times mostly in the green with the exception of 580 that's in the red. give yourself extra time especially if your commute including the dublin interchange. >>> auto safety regulators are expanding an investigation into faulty airbags and the investigation includes 12.3 millionaire bags that may not inflate in a crash. 8 deaths may be linked and it includes chrysler, honda, hyundai and -- the company that makes the airbags say they're cooperating with the investigation. >>> in today's health watch, th

juul is one of the largest of the e-cigarette makers and most well-known. there has been kopcontroversy around i cigarettes and vaping. it has been called an epidemic. there has been a ban on flavored tobacco. the company is launching this new tech tool to find out how minors are getting these products. it's called track and trace. here's how it works. once an adult con fist skates it from minors, they been go to the juul online reporting web portal, input the serial number, and juul will launch an investigation. they will be looking to find out if this was knowingly sold illegally to a minor or whether someone over the age of 21 was buying in pluck abulk and resel minors. we are told this is just a pilot program in the houston area before they expand it out. you can even use it outside the houston area. roz plater, today in the bay. >> interesting. thanks, roz. 6:36. lyft pulling several thousand electric bikes from service because of a braking problem. lyft operates the e bikes, the ford go bike in the san francisco, citi bike in new york and capital bike

. >>> the fda issued a warning today about e-cigarettes possibly causing seizures.da says it has received 35 reports of vaping related seizures over the past 9 years, many of them involving young people. the agency acknowledged 35 cases is a small number but says the data is worth exploring. it is not clear how e- cigarettes could be causing seizures but nicotine poisoning could be a factor. >>> netflix prices are going up again. netflix sent out emails to subscribers this week about a dollar once a dollar to increase. netflix announced price hike in january. the move comes as netflix is investing heavily in original contact. content. there original content spending is expected to hit $15 billion the theater. this is the fourth and largest price hike netflix has announced. you will see the change in the next billing cycle. >>> southwest airlines was the only american traveler that made this week's top 10 choice list. southwest was number 6 on the list based on responses from air travelers from around the world. singapore airlines was number one, followed by cutter a

the trump administration supports a comprehensive balanced policy approach to regulating e-cigarettes, closing the on-ramp for kids to be addicted to nicotine while allowing for the promise of an aoff ramp for adult smokers -- this will advance america's health care and help deliver on the promises we've made to the american people. i look forward to working with this committee on our shared priorities. and i look forward to your questions today. thank you very much. >> thank you. now we'll get to those questions. and i'm hopeful that we can get through most of our questions by the vote and leave some time shortly after 11:45. but if we don't, i'll come back, and there will be a second round of questions for anybody that wants it. so i would ask everybody, including me, to stick with their time limit. so the first question i almost got into a moment ago is just about the new liver allocation policy, the solid organ allocation policy, something that senator moran and i have been very interested in. we had one meeting with the organ transplant procurement network group, and frankly our

and a ban of e-cigarette sayles would hurt small businesses the worst. they care more about the health of young people than profit margins. they are supposed to vote sometime in the next few weeks. >>> city leaders may be considering a big revamp for muni leadership. muni has been taking big hits publicly, including a massive outing that left many commuters stranded. supervisors apparently looking at a lot of possibilities up to and including ousting mta leaders. the changes may be structural to allow for approved oversight. so far it is only in the talking stages. there is no timetable for concrete action. >> a city supervisor and community members plan to fight for more housing for seniors in san francisco today. some are calling what's expected to hit the city's housing market a silver tsunami. according to supporters, senior citizens make up nearly 25% of the people in the city under the poverty line. meanwhile, only 12% of affordable housing in san francisco is geared toward seniors. the community meeting on the topic is scheduled for this afternoon

preliminary research has shown e-cigarettes might also be linked to heart and lung problems. >>> internsnd residents at highland hospital did something they haven't done in 25 years. walked off the job today in protest. they are overworked and underpaid and in debt. interns and residents of highland are in the middle of contract negotiations. they say demonstration is threatening to take away their cafeteria privileges and cell phones. >>> we want to continue to serve the people of oakland. with the dignity and re we feel alameda health system administration is treating the residence of highland hospital was neither dignity nor respect today. >>> interns and residents are also asking for a pay raise and money for housing. alameda health system said they are committed to reaching an agreement that allows us to sustain our ability to deliver quality care into the future. >>> more clouds tomorrow. a few just like it has each day we have had sprinkles here and there. you have a ton of moisture in the pacific. it is coming right through here. it is a bunch of miles. over a couple thousand mil