nicotine to users the f.d.a. today unveiled a long expected proposal to regulate nicotine vaporing devices once touted as a means of reducing harm to smokers so-called vapors are now blamed for introducing young people who would not have tried cigarettes to nicotine resulting in more not fewer young cigarette smokers the f.d.a. commissioner cited eighty percent increase in vaporing among youth to justify the proposal limits on dating flavors the f.d.a. says three point six million three point six million people under the age of eighteen in the u.s. now use the vaporing devices the f.d.a. also proposed banning an older threat to public health menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars a two thousand and eleven f.d.a. study found menthol cigarettes carry higher risk of addiction and lung cancer than regular tobacco. and speaking of smoke the future of california's utility giant the pacific gas and electric or p.g. and e. company looks hazy in the wake of the camp fire not the camp fire but the fire called the camp fire

food and drug administration or f.d.a. has tabled two major proposal to regulate products that deliver nicotine to users the f.d.a. today unveiled a long expected proposal to regulate nicotine vaporing devices once touted as a means of reducing harm to smokers so-called vapors are now blamed for introducing young people who would not have tried cigarettes to nicotine resulting in more not fewer young cigarette smokers the f.d.a. commissioner cited eighty percent increase in vaporing among you to justify the post limits on vaporing flavors the f.d.a. says three point six million three point six million people under the age of eighteen in the u.s. now use that they ping devices the f.d.a. also proposed banning an older threat to public health menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars a two thousand and eleven f.d.a. study found menthol cigarettes carry a higher risk of addiction and lung cancer than regular tobacco. and speaking of smoke the future of california's utility giant the pacific gas and electric or p.g. and e. compan

food and drug administration or f.d.a. has tabled two major proposal to regulate products that deliver nicotine to users the f.d.a. today. unveiled a long expected proposal to regulate nicotine vaporing devices once touted as a means of reducing harm to smokers so-called vapors are now blamed for introducing young people who would not have tried cigarettes to nicotine resulting in more and not fewer young cigarette smokers the f.d.a. commissioner cited eighty percent increase and they ping among you to justify the proposal limits on vaporing flavors the f.d.a. says three point six million three point six million people under the age of eighteen in the u.s. now use the devices the f.d.a. also proposed banning an older threat to public.

the f.d.a. proposes new restrictions on electronic- cigarees. recounts continue in florida's narrowly contested governor and senate elections. the director of the world food programme warns of imminent i famiyemen due to the ongoing civil war, and much more. >> woodruff: the u.s. food and drug administration is taking new steps to try curbing the rise in unde vaping.oking and the agency announced new guidelines for retailers selling flavored e-cigarettes, stopping short of an outright ban. but as amna nawaz reports, t agency did move to ban sales of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, something tobacco companies haveong opposed. >> nawaz: the move to ban menthol cigarettes ithe biggest tobacco measure taken by the f.d.a. in nearly a decade, although it may take more than a year before it can be fully imple ented. w rules on many flavored e-cigarettes kick in much sooner, just three months from now. the f.d.a. will limit sae s at convenieores and elsewhere to age-restricted areas that are sup

here's anna werner. >> reporter: in september, the f.d.a. set a six-day deadline for several major e-cigarette companies to prove they can keep e-cigarettes away from kids. the one called juul holds more than 70% of the e-cigarette market share overall and has become overwhelmingly popular with minors. flavored products like mango and fruit particularly appeal to young people. now commissioner scott gottlieb plans to ban sales of most flavored e-cigarettes in two places-- convenience stores and gas stations. the restriction would reportedly not apply to mint flavors because menthol cigarettes are sold. hadvocacy groups looking to protect teens told me last night they're pleased to see what they call first steps from the f.d.a., but pointed out that this move will not affect mint flavor, and they're worried that kids may just switch over to that flavor. we reached out to juul about these new possible reconstructions but the company has not yet offered any comment. anna werner, cbs news, new york. >> morgan: when we come back, he's running out

lapook has more on the f.d.a.'s plan. >> reporter: today's announcement is the first time the agency has proposed a complete ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes and cigars. about one-third of adult smokers and more than half of all youth smokers use menthol cigarettes. among african american youth who smoke, it's 70%. i spoke to f.d.a. commissioner eb. scott gottlieb just after the announcement. why take aim at menthol? >> menthol is one of the primary bhicles by which kids are titiated on tobacco, in large part because the menthol flavor, the mentholated cigarette itself masks some of the undesirable features of smoking. >> reporter: the number of youth cigarette smokers has declined in the last 20 years, but an almost 80% jump in e-cigarette use by youth in the past year prompted the f.d.a. to restrict those today, too, announcing fruity flavored e-cigarettes can only be sold in stores with restricted areas. rt also will mandate stricter age verification for online sales. >> i don't want these products to be sold

now, f.d.a. commissioner dr. scott gottlieb at a "washington post" event on cancer research.e spoke about a number of treatment advances through the years and what the agency is doing to help move forward clinical trials and help cancer drugs moved to market. other topics included precision medicine and the high cost of cancer treatment. topics includen medicine and the high cost of cancer treatment.

it's probably going to bring down sales a bit. >> reporter: the f.d.a. calls llen vaping an epidemic. preliminary government data shows in 2017, more than three million middle and high school students reported using e- cigarettes. commissioner scott gottlieb is expected to announce a ban on sales of most flavored e- cigarettes at convenience stores and gas stations in the coming days. but meredith berkman with an anti-vaping group wants a ban on flavors everywhere. >> we just want them to ban the flavors because the evidence shows that flavors hook kids. >> reporter: well, juul plans to resume retail sales of those flavors in the future, but only for stores that use age verification protocols. ut's also shutting down its social media accounts, but, jeff, the campaign for tobacco- free kids says it's too little, too late, and it's not a substitute for comprehensive government regulation. >> glor: okay, anna, thank you ngry much. coming up here tonight, how evolution may save africa's elephants from ruthless poachers. africa's fants plan your financial lif

effort to redies smoking, the food and drug administration wants a ban on menthol cigarettes, the f.d.a. is planning to crackdown on flavored cigars and most flavored versions of e- cigarettes, they're aimed at cutting down on cigarettes and the spike is from teen vaping rates. smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths every year. >>> and a santa anna man whose job is to collect the scooters they call them juicers, they let customers to recharge them and return them to designated lime parking locations. the company wrongfully classifies him as an independent contractor and he says he's legally entitled to benefits. >>> and we're having santacon. this year's event won't be sanctioned by the city. there are concerns about safety issues in union square. the paper reports on one online post associated with the group that the event may have been cancelled. others are saying that there are plans in the event and they're making changes to it including no stops in union square. it's unclear whether that event will take place this year. it was scheduled for saturday, december 8th. >>> former presi

pricing and then i think if you look at and i could very complimentary of the president's team in the f.d.a., in terms of moving forward with telehealth and some of the other public health programs that they have, they've been extremely effective and i think you're going to continue to see getting also medical devices and new pharmaceutical drugs approved quick her and if we want to breng down the cost of pharmaceutical drugs is make sure that more generic drugs are getting approved because data shows you you need two if not three, generic drugs in a particular space in order to bring down pharmaceutical drug costs. host: from florida, tom, you're next up with our guest. caller: i wasn't going to get on but when you said you believe in immigration because we have to grow, why do we have to grow? since i was born in this great ountry, the -- guest: that's how we grow. caller: we shouldn't grow at all in population, we're destroying the planet, the united states uses so much finite resources and everything an we're destroying the planet. the reason we have tpwhrobal warming. and then -- i tho

>> the f.d.a. has been trying to ban kratom. >> they set standards for what positions they are allowed to use protected under their evaluation. it takes on average $2 billion to get something through the fda in seven years. maybe they want someone to push it through. i don't know what their mandate is. we don't have the data on that drug. mr. hari: it should be seen in the basis of the wider debate. there has been a lot -- some people know in the 1960's there was research into psychedelic drugs given to people with alcohol addictions and other addictions. it was all shut down by the next administration. the last eight years has been a real awakening of this research. been very promising early results. it reinforces something dr. drew said. there was a study at johns hopkins of chronic long-term smokers. r. christi spoke about this. my mother was a chronic long-term smoker. they took people who were long-term smokers that tried different treatments and give them three doses of this magic mushroom. w

the decision to confront this dark aspects of its past head on until accept the responsibility the f.d.a. is really in in some respects an outlier i mean it's and its supporters said that it's not really is it was an outlier now i mean polymerized that's about well that's what i was about to say it has been an outlier it's alarming that it's now in the parliament but we we need to keep in mind that it's we're still talking about. it's a it's a growing minority but it's still a minority of the german population that supports that kind of historical politics but let me press this point what is changing what is changing in germany that means that these outliers now are moving towards the mainstream. i think unfortunately this is not just a german phenomenon that we see this all over the european continent we've said to a certain degree. in the us context. the new idea that. had speech against minorities is something which suddenly starts to be acceptable again for larger parts of society. this is really a symbol for a crisis of democracy. in the entire western world this is a situation whic

germany party they held bombers with the message halt the ghosts of the far right opponents accuse the f.d.a. of stoking racism and hijacking concerns with. the demonstrators call for an end to neo nazi politics in germany to rally possible peacefully with no arrests when the event follows a recent series of gains for the f.t. and local elections last weekend the party entered the regional assembly and has for the first time after inflicting heavy losses on the coalition the f.t. seen its support base grow rapidly over the past three years and made concerns over chancellor merkel's open door policy on refugees it's. steering a forty ton ship is a delicate operation at the best of times but in bad weather and with a dangerous cargo on board it reaches new levels as the crew of a ferry in space. when their ship careered into a dock in barcelona take a look the vessel was carrying containers with dangerous chemicals when it's rain causing it to. dock workers fled to safety as the ship's truck on the area erupted into flames no one was injured in that strong winds are believed to cause the for a

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the f.d.a.'s new plan to ban some of the most popular cigarettes. and, five weeks after hurricane michael, we return to florida, with the recovery stalled. that and much more, beginning with the headlines in 60 seconds. >> oh, my god! >> the first winter storm of the season is slamming the eastern half of the country. in affecting tens of millions of teople. ec it is dumping heavy snow and umin, making for very dangerous driving conditions. >> watch out, watch out! .> the trump administration slapping sanctions on 17 saudi arabian officials. t for their role in the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi. >> the florida senate race

>> glor: the f.d.a. reportedly wants to ban menthol cigarettes. a third of cigarettes sold in the u.s. are menthol. health officials say they are harder to quit. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is home from the hospital tonight after breaking three ribs this week in a fall. a spokeswoman said the 85-year- old justice was working from home today. "on the road" with steve hartman is coming up next. straightforwa, tailored recommendations, tax-efficient investing strategies, and a dedicated advisor to help you grow and protect your wealth. fidelity wealth management. metastatic breast cancer is relentless, but i'm relentless too. mbc doesn't take a day off, and neither will i. and i treat my mbc with new everyday verzenio- the only one of its kind that can be taken every day. in fact, verzenio is a cdk4 & 6 inhibitor for postmenopausal women with hr+, her2- mbc, approved, with hormonal therapy, as an everyday treatment for a relentless disease. verzenio + an ai is proven to help women have significantly more time without disease progression

but they could be other issues in the future obviously taking the first tweet the majority of the f.d.a. had less the right wing populist party here in germany they have to yeah we don't have a two party system so you can pretty much tell what the majority is and what opinion so they have eighty three percent eighty seven percent of the german population did not vote for them so that is just basic wrong what he said but obviously the the addressee of the streets are not the german public but his voter base in the united states so he's basically playing those two channels of communication and one of those channels we will not enter nobody will enter but he and his twitter account so we have to ignore it in communication in communicating with him but we have to be we have to be aware that it's there. so let's see how far this communication will take him if he loses if he loses his majority if he loses his base then things will change very fast all right meccan activity from the social democrats the s.p.d. part the bundestag here thank you so much for joining us on a program thank you. now

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. >> f.d.a. is working on determining the source of the romaine lettuce, but at this time, they haven't been able to identify a single grower or supplier or brand of romaine lettuce. >> reporter: this is the second romaine lettuce e. coli outbreak this year. the first one was traced back to a watering system in arizona's yuma region, where most winter domestic romaine lettuce is grown. that outbreak caused five deaths and sickened more than 200 before it was declared over at the end of june. >> we really want people to know before we're about to eat a large dinner at the holiday, to not buy it and serve something else. >> reporter: all of this comes e the heels of a multi-state outbreak of salmonella infections linked to raw turkey products. the c.d.c. has posted four c.mple tips on how to safely prepare a thanksgiving meal. just go to cdc.gov and click on "holiday turkey." >> glor: good to know in the turkey preparation, jon. but of the romaine lettuce, there's no recall here because buey're jus

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. -- f.d.a. commissioner and others talk about the latest advances in cancer treatment and patient career. he event hosted by the "washington post" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. when the new congress starts in january, there will be more than 100 new house and senate members. the democrats will control the house, the republicans, the senate. new congress, new leaders. watch the process unfold on -span. with many people getting ready for the holiday shopping season a consumer interest group shared their annual toy safety report warning buyers of toys that have hazardous elements or choking lements. >> everybody ready here? here we are. all right. good morning and thank you all for coming. my name is mike lutz. i'm the consumer campaign director with u.s. pirg fund. we're a nonprofit organization. i'm also pleased to be join window rachel weintraub. the slate live counsel for the consumer federation of america. rachel will speak after i do and then we're happy to answer any questions that you

things could change for everyone just like the conservative voters are maybe banning that to go to the f.d.a. we're talking about the. voters going to the greens and should the greens be strong enough for example at any potential new elections that happened before within the actual cycle. then you might even see a more. european face of germany. for now angela merkel is focusing on domestic issues and denying she has ambitions for a job in brussels if and when she's no longer chancellor the dean barber al jazeera . the u.s. accused of killing eleven jewish worshipers in a synagogue is due in court to face forty four charges as more funerals are held in pittsburgh robert bowers is accused of multiple murders hate crimes firearms offenses and obstructing the practice of religion. well australia is the new home for dozens of child asylum seekers who are being quietly moved from controversial so-called prison islands in the pacific ocean doctors are concerned for their mental health after spending up to five years with thousands of adults refugees on the islands of now ruined man it's andrew tho

first drug containing an agreement from cannabis has been approved for sale in the united states, the f.d.a. cleared in june, it's a twice daily oral solution made with cannabis oil, cbd, it's derived from the cannabis plant, the drug can be used to have patients and it's used for rare and severe forms of epilepsy. >>> and the centers for disease control will begin funding the city's opt in project. the grant will provide $2 million per year over four years, the goal is to improve the overhell health of people with hiv by providing gaps to services available to them. >>> the department of housing and urban development says the number of homeless veterans nationwide dropped by 5% this time this year, some of the biggest drops in san francisco and marin county and ben carson credits a program that gives housing vouchers and support services to veterans. >> federal regulators are warning california about the oroville dam, they're spending a billion dollar project to repair the oroville dam and it forced 2,000 people to evacuate. federal regulators are saying these rebuilt spill ways will not b

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. >>> the f.d.a. wants to ban e- cigarettes among teachers. they found 70% of high school students are trying e- cigarettes and 50% among middle school students. they'll be allowed to sell them if minors are not allowed inside. they'll allow age verification with online sales. >>> google had a big employee walk out last week. >> the google ceo outlined changes. >> a sign of change, they sent a letter to employees promising policy changes and more transparency for sexual misconduct claims. they said: they said: went on to outline several changes including: changes including: saying the perpetrator in all reported cases have been drinking alcohol. >> it singles to me that they're trying to understand what are the factors that are actually causing this kind of a dysfunctional culture in companies. >> meg is the associate dean at the state university of business. she says the announcement shows that google heard the employees and they're looking deeper into the male dominated culture. >> it addresses the culture and it will make other companies to

. >>> and the smoking ban, new from the f.d.a. >>> welcome back to "mornings on 2", a san mateo man is facing charges for running an illegal casino in the east bay. they've shut down an illegal gaming operation in martinez, acting on a at the, they got a search warrant and once inside they found 37 computers that offered slot machine games and video poker. they were seized and along with cash and a man was booked into >>> and there will be a statement by police into the death of a domestic violence suspect. this happened near the alameda expressway. police received a call by a woman who was being assaulted by her boyfriend. and he was in the home and he refused to come out. they found him hiding under the home, he was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later >>> the venture a county sheriff's sergeant who was trying to save others in the borderline bar and grill mass shooting was laid to rest. and people said good-bye to sergeant ron helus. he was killed with 11 others when a gunman opened fire at the borderline bar and grill, and he was the first law enforcement officer in the

this is all part of the f.d.a.'s prevent young people from taking up smoking.umber of studies showing that more ed cigarettes are likely to hurt young people earlier. we know the f.d.a. is also going the makers of e- cigarettes that are flavored. week.rd from that last we saw the jule was struggling on that. number of analysts are weighing in on the news today. many of them saying any ban years in the making and may never materialize. that alysts are saying investors should buy it. caroline. greatne: thank you and a round-up there. stocks are in the red but all to mixed picture in the green. enchmark marks rebounded as saudi arabia to curb output and it.s its allies to do >> no country should do it alone, and should do it alone. colleagues in opec and the thatec countries recognize here needs to be a collective ollaborative with the majority of producers. caroline: oil fell from a high when president trump tweeted, opecfully saudi arabia and will not be cutting oil production. should be much lower based on supply. he head of energy and natural resources joins u

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f.d.a. cites an e. coli outbrk that has sickened 32 people in 11 states and 18 more in canada. it is the second such outbreak affecting romaine lettuce this year. still to come on the newshour: california preps for potential floods and mudslides as rains replace fires. the trump administration signals a reluctance to punish saudi arabia over the murder of a journalist. ivanka trump uses personal email for white house work, and much more. >> woodruff: rain is expected to fall in california over the next few days, helping to further snuff out the camp fire in northern california and reduce the risk of further wildfires for the coming weeks. bu the overall situation remains catastrophic for many residents in the region. housing remains a critical situation, and for some, the sses are staggering. william brangham gets a view from e ground tonight. >> brangham: the rain may also help eliminate some of the smoke in the area. but it could lead to a risk of flash floo in some towns. the recovery and relief efforts all come as the trump administration is layie blame for wildfires at the

there are one or two digital health apps that can be prescribed by a clinician that are f.d.a. approved. we need to be ready for this and we need to have a high level of skepticism when we think about the digital health hybrids with the concierge piece and with the navigation piece. there's an opportunity here. >> there's a sound amount of skepticism so we'll rely on his judgment if we go forward, i'm sure. thank you. one more slide because we're talking about the p potentialality. it's dynamic in the marketplace right now. there was a physician survey i thought you would enjoy where the physicians were surveyed about what they thought was important when it came to the digital health tools. being able to incorporate that information into digital clinical work flows that are already in the clinic. so, imagine someone that perhaps has sleep apnea, they have a blue tooth enabled sensor sleep apnea device, a c-pap machine if you will. if the patient brings in that data on their smartphone s. the physician going to be able to capture that data so he or she can show it's part of the

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