to fda jurisdiction., they said that they didn't have to first file their premarket review until 2018. and then they extended that to 2022. in the meantime, we've known that ecigarettes, we're talking about 15 years with no premarket review for a product that we know is addicting our kids, a whole other generation of kids to a deleterious drug threatening public health and safety. it is inexplicable and inexcusable to me that the fda has failed to act. the fact that we got chicago and new york to sign this letter in no time should be a message to the federal government that municipalities and localities are not going to tolerate this and we're going to act as quickly as we can to protect our young people. i have no doubt that as a result of today as action, both that letter and legislation, you will see other jurisdictions step up to demand action from the federal government. if we can't expect that the fda will protect the health and safety of our young people, then i don't know what the function of the

scott: i think fda's manageable. if you ask me what the single biggest difference is between agencies are, it is the complexity and scope of the portfolio, which has grown enormously over a period of time. if you look at new authorities we have, i still think it is manageable with the right structure and the right team. i feel like we have managed the agency and been able to pay attention across the entire breath of the portfolio and make policy within every aspect of the agency. but, when you come into that position, you need to make a conscious effort to staff yourself in a way that you can maintain involvement with all of the agency. the first thing i did when i got there was to move the recording -- reporting of the senate directors to me directly. previously, they reported through deputy commissioners. having that direct contact with all them on a weekly basis was important. not only to maintain policy, but maintain a perspective on what is going on and help the senators solve that problem. as far as an independ

fda? you have written about fda from a management perspective. as your thinking had issues as a result of the past few years? iarles: i think -- scott: think fda's manageable. if you ask me what the differences between agencies, it is the complexity and scope of the portfolio, which is grown enormously over a period of time. i think it is manageable with the right structure and the right team. i feel like we have managed the agency and been able to pay attention and make policy within every aspect of the agency. when you come into that position, they need to make a to staff effort yourself in a way that you can with all oflvement the agency. the first thing i did when i got there was to move the recording of the senate directors to me directly. previously they reported through deputy commissioners. having that direct contact and meeting with them on a weakling baseless -- weekly basis was important. not only to maintain policy, but maintain what is going on and help the senator solve that

anna: do you think under this current administration that the fda will have a current fda and -- fda commissioner? i hope so. no secret i am a big fan of ned sharpless. i think he has a great affect for the agency. he will be embraced by the professional stand. i have met with him a few times. i for confident about his leadership with the agency. it is up to the president what they do with that slot. anna: is anything fun on the horizon? scott: i got the week off after i leave the job. next week is my girls' spring break. i outsourced my vacation plan for them, so they picked disney world. i am one of the few people who could say i am going to disney world. [laughter] but i really am going to disney world. i will see what comes next. i cannot look for a job while i am in this job. anna: i want to keep time for audience questions, so we can move on to that. wherever you see anyone. >> hello, thank you for sharing your thoughts. i work at the austrian embassy. my question is with relation and international trade. there is a possibility that in eu and u.s. trade talks, food products wil

. >> reporter: a new nasal spray was approved by the fda to fight depression. what this drug does, it has a close chemical relationship known for its strong effects on the brain, showing to be fast acting when it comes to fighting depression but it is also known as the party drug special k. very similar. that is the concern of the fda even though they are happy this could provide fast acting relief for those who might be suffering depression. they are worried about the effects. the fda says even though it pass clinical studies it can only be administered by certified medical professional and medical office where the patient can be watched, distributed through a restricted system. that is what they are trying to do to make sure this doesn't get abused.

, fda commissioner scott gottlieb resigning. he is credited with leading the fda's charge against underaged vaping he says he is resigning to spend more time with his family. he does plan to stay on for another month, and his successor has not yet been named >>> let's get a check on some of the big stock movers of the day. urban outfitters, fourth quarter results beat forecast. shares are down this morning you can see off by 1.25% the retailer said it's off to a weaker than expected start this year urban is blaming colder weather in california and costly mistakes with its spring fashion line shares of ross stores are down more than 3% today the off price retailer reported better than expected fourth quarter earnings and revenue, but the company sees challenges this year. it's forecasting sales growth of just 1% to 2%. shares of nio are plunging the chinese electric carmaker is reporting a wider than expected fourth quarter loss as the flagship suv shares slowed they partially blamed the slowdown on the lunar new year nio is down

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let's start with the fda sort of putting 15 national retailers on notice is there anything the fda can do that is really not already in the law or is it really a case of the fda using the bully pulpit to put public pressure on these chains >> i think it's a combination of multiple things. they can put pressure because right now as scott gottlieb mentions in the past, we have an epidemic of these type of e-cigarettes in teenagers and that's a huge concerning thing but also, the power of the law behind them becaus law recently changed to let these nicotine delivery devices as we call them and looking, basically the who's who of retailers. corner convenience stores, the biggest farm spharmacies out thd walgreens want to talk because they had a violation of 22% on the ones they inspected, meaning when they went in there, selling these products to teenagers at that rate of 22% and so it's something very concerning especially from a health perspective. >> this was not just the e-cigarettes that he was driving at here as i understand it but also tobacco products where i believe in most jurisd

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the fda has given the e-cigarette industry a pass. no clear reason, the fda has given these nicotine companies until 2022 to apply for what was supposed to be a pre-market review. the result is that millions of children are already addicted to e-cigarettes and millions more will follow if we don't act,"he's says he's considering taking legal action if they don't comply. district ten supervisor shamann walton is joining the fight by introducing legislation that would prohibit the popular vaping product from being sold in city stores or even bought online and shipped to san francisco addresses if they have not been reviewed by the fda. e-cigarettes have been targeting our young people with their colors and their flavors and enticing our adolescents and this is predatorily pulling them toward nicotine addiction, walton is introducing another piece of legistlation that would prohibit e cigarette companies like juul.....whthich in a statement juul labs say they have taken aggressive action to curb young people from using their products inc

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the s&p lost three, and the nasdaq shed one. >>> fda commissioner dr.b will resign next month. he cited the challenge of being apart from his family. gottlieb has led the agency's response to the opioid epidemic and has recently been cracking down on teen vaping. his replacement has not been announced. meanwhile, the fda is advising consumers against using certain make-up products from claire's as they could be contaminated with asbestos. tests on eye shadows, compact powder, and contour palette were found to have asbestos. consumers who have these products should stop using the products identified by the fda from its stores, quote, out of an abundance of caution. >>> the ceo of southwest says the airline is losing millions of dollars a week over a labor dispute. gary kelly says the increase in the number of planes grounded by mechanics' concerns is causing more delayed and canceled flights. southwest says some workers are writing up minor problems such as missing seat row numbers and grounding planes to gain leverage in negotiations. the union denies t

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gottlieb says the fda knows it has more work to do..."this is going to be hard to reverse, we're not going to change these trends overnight"the fda is expected to finalize its regulations within weeks.in washington, i'm mark meredith. (anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a skies early but then the fog y returned. the doppler is showing no rain around the state. low clouds and fog will move into the bay and local valleys. on the satellite you can see the next storm headed our way. tomorrow we will see patchy fog give way to increasing clouds late. rain will move in tomorrow night and continue on wednesday. another storm will arrive late on friday with showers lingering into saturday. (grant) next on kron4 news at 5... the first flight from oakland to hawaii lands in honolulu. we'll hear from passengers who were on the inaugural flight. flight. saturday.lingering into with showers lingering into saturday.

the fda is calling on congress to update its rules on cosmetic safety.he current rules cosmetics do not have to be reviewed or approved by the fda. >>> j.p. morgan chase the biggest bank in america says it will no longer finance companies that run private prisons and immigration detention centers. it comes after years of protest from activists and shareholders. private prison companies make up 10% of all prisons. two thirds of people held by immigrations and customs enforcement are in private detention centers. >>> a popular restaurant review guide is expanding its coverage here in california. michelin announced it will award its highly coveted stars to restaurants besides san francisco and napa valley. sacramento, los angeles, orange county, santa barbara, and san diego will now be included when the next guide comes out in june. michelin stopped reviewing la about a decade ago. michelin says it's new guidebook will celebrate the state as a culinary powerhouse. >>> a beloved san francisco institution is facing problems because of rising rent. the chronic

according to "the washington post," fda commissioner scott gottleib is resigning. according to an unnamed administration official, he will depart the post in about one month. this is interesting, folks. he's been a guest on this show. he's overhauled the approval process and fast-tracked it because it was a bunch of red tape and yellow tape. when it comes to all of these things, he was really kind of fast-tracking new drugs coming to market but was also attacking the vaping industry. juul, as you know. so we are going to be looking deeper into this. right now, the news is that fda commissioner scott gottlieb is resigning. >>> let us get to news regarding trade. it isn't providing the markets with really strong direction but at the moment, we are moving higher. we could have some more news on trade by this time tomorrow. but not with the china issue. european commissioner of trade cecelia malstrom will be in d.c. tomorrow for ongoing trade negotiations as u.s. trade representative robert lighthizer says the eu and the u.s. are at quote, a stalemate over one issue th

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there is no word on who will be replacing gottlieb as the head of the fda. >> health officials in san francisco have confirmed the first case of the measles involving san francisco since c person was infected during a flight. the person is being monitored. there has been a measles case increase nationwide. the c.d.c. says that in 2000, eastles was eradicated across the u.s. but there has been a drop in the rate of vaccinations. >>> the fda says that there is asbestos found in some makeup sold at claire's. the fda stepped up the investigation since claire's disputed the finding and refused to stop selling the product. the fda is asking congress to update the laws. >>> this year's festival, will screen 256 films and 100 of those movies were directed by women. >> seeing the change in my 22 years since i started acting. i see lots more young women in various fields. >> very exciting for us programming 100 films from women. 10 years ago, me have it have had 25 to 50 films made by women to choose from. >> the film festival has grown from 3000 people attending to, ready, 120,000. that would

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— and who was also named on the fda advisory commitee that oversaw the approval of esketamine. mechanism of action and in that it works in a way on different brain chemicals from drugs that we have on the market currently, particularly the market currently, particularly the ones that affect the so called serotonin system but is it a breakthrough in efficacy and how well it works and will it ultimately benefit patients. the question is not fully answered yet. obviously the manufacturers will have something to say. the trials didn't adequately demonstrate the drug's effectiveness and that the fda lowered their standards to approve it. the drug clearly does something bug does it do as much on how much compared to other antidepressants. lowering standards typically for an antidepressant which required to positive short—term trials, four weeks or perhaps longer. they were able to demonstrate superiority to placebo statistically in only one of those three trials. they borrowed for a second positive trial, the results of a longer term trial. a randomised withdrawal study. it is probab

. >>> today the fda is meeting for a second day to address the possible risks of breast implants. it comes after more than 400 cases of cancer were reported in women who had them. a rare blood cancer called breast implant associated an plastic large cell lyma, e is designed to limit the movement of implant banish tate the tate and in flames the surrounding tis yours. >> because of the surface being rough. >> reports to the fda show a 457 cancer cases, at least 310 occurred with textured implants. most women are cured after doctors take the implants out, sometimes there are complications of the the country's three largest breast implant manufacturers told cbs textured implants have been tested for safety and comply with fda monitoring and patient safety are priority. >>> stocks trading this afternoon, tech companies leading the rally with chip makers the biggest gainers of the dow is up 85 points right now. healthcare stocks also saw an increase. >>> well tiny devices are causing big headaches, road drones flying over airports have disresulted flights causing millions of dollars of

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the departure of fda commissioner is said to be ammicible. white house last night and submitted the resignation letter to secretary azar today and president trump tweeted about the commissioner's resignation saying this. saying scott gottlieb who's done a terrific job as commissioner of the fda plans to leave next mon month. he and his talents will be greatly missed in commission gottlieb's resignation liter he writes in the last two years the fda set out to advance major new policies my colleagues and i achieved all of these goals and much more those policies included food safety measures, generic medicine approvals fighting opioid addiction and teen e-cigarette use and the official said the plan to ban flav flav flavored e-cigarettes is expected to go forward this morning, wilfred, you were hosting and commissioner gottlieb called out retailers for illegally silling cigarettes to minors. >> targeting corporate enltties. we have taken action against individual stores, more than a million inspections of individual stores with the states looki

. >> san francisco was saying today is the fda, do your job. we want the fda to immediately review the public health impacts of these products. >> reporter: that new legislation would remove e- cigarette products from san francisco store shelves and another piece of legislation from supervisor walton would remove juul from his district. >> want their business out of my district, the neighbors, the community wants the business out of the district. >> the juul headquarters sits on land owned by the port of san francisco. the city does have plenty of authority here and juul's partner with the maker of marlboro cigarettes makes the current situation unsustainable. >> at the end of the day people addicted to nicotine, that would have never picked up a cigarette but if it weren't not for their predatory practices in terms of putting products out there that entice young people. >> reporter: juul a mouse, they spoke with a soft camera they did not want to speak on camera and gave us a statement this is all this will do is prevent adults from getting al

. >> what san francisco is saying today is fda, do your job. we want the fda to immediately review the public health impacts of these products. that new legislation would remove e- cigarette products from san francisco store shelves and another piece of legislation from supervisor walton would remove juul from his district. >> i went to business out of my district. the neighbors, the community want the business of the district. >> reporter: the headquarters sits on land owned by the port of san francisco so the city does have plenty of authority here. and the partnership with the maker of marlboro cigarettes makes the current situation unsustainable. >> of the end of the day they have people addicted to nicotine that would have never picked up a cigarette but if it weren't for their predatory practices in terms of putting products out there that in tysean people. juul declined to speak on camera but they said all this will do is keep people from having an alternative to traditional cigarettes. they asked the legislation begs the question why wi