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speeding up while slowing down, the food and drug administration is doing a delicate and lifesaving dance as a tries up to speed the process of getting drugs to market while working to slow down and e-cigarette epidemic. both are in its crosshairs. doctor scott lee. , we will speak with him right here in studio about his main mission, how the fda cleared the app for the apple watch, the president's attack on big pharma and the deadly opioid epidemic engulfing our nation. plus, the latest on the trunk trade were, there's developments there, we are less than an hour to the closing bell, don't lose. leave. we will start the countdown. let us put up wells fargo stock. the stock is on the move. intraday spiking breaking news , tim sloan has just announced the company will cut 5210% of its workforce within the next three years. it has been trying so long for quite the time for the scandal ridden bank. it's been played by investigation in the accusation of bad-faith banking by its customers. that's the least of it. sloan has his work cut out for him. the stock is down nine years, down, i'm sorry

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. >> woodruff: the food and drug administration today issued its toughest crackdown yet on the makers of electronic cigarettes. these vaping devices have become increasingly popular with young people, and, as william brangham reports, the f.d.a. told manufacturers they have two months to prove they can keep their e-cigarettes out of the hands of minors. >> brangham: in announcing its action today, the f.a. said the use of e-cigarettes among young people had hit "an epidemic proportn." it's illegal for anyone under 18 to buy any tobacco or nicotine product, including these e- cigarettes. in a moment, i'll talk with the head of the f.d.a., dr. scott gotlieb, but first, to give you a sense of what these e- cigarettes are, and how kids are using them, here's an excerpt from a report special correspondent kavitha cardoza of "education week" did two months ago at a high school in connecticut >> reporter: fran thompson, the principal of jonathan law high school, opens what he calls his "vaping drawer."e >> these are s the items that we have confiscated this week. >> reporter: the "items" are

ahead of the -- the head of the food and drug administration said e-cigarettes are epidemic among teenagers and they are considering banning them altogether. >> they are flavored cigarettes and appealing to the kids. they said tobacco is going under so what do they do, they float apple and ice cream flavors on there. >> reporter: jewel prame, an industry leader said products are designed to help smokers quit the habit. they said our goal is to improve the lives of adult smokers by providing them with a true alternative to combustible cigarettes. appropriate flavors help adult smokers switch. >> they say they are not marketing them toward teenagers but studies tell a different story. four out of every five teenagers who smoke started with a flavored product. >> officials say they don't want to see another generation get hooked on a product that is as addictive as traditional cigarettes and may prove to be just as dangerous. >> they regulate a lot of things. tobacco has moved the age from 18 to 21. i don't see it being a bad thing that they regulate it for teenagers. ne of bigger... more powe

there's a new warning about e-cigarettes from the food and drug administration. the governmental the devices an epidemic among american teenagers. the fda is cracking down on retailers that illegally sell these products to mins. the agency sent 1300 warning letters to five major e-cigarette brands and gave manufacturers 60 days to come up with a plan to keep their products out of the hands of children and young teens. >> theisrbing and succe accelerating trajectory we're seeing in youth must end. >> e-cigarettes have lower toxic chemicals than regular cigarettes but higher amounts of nicotine. they've become popular for people trying touit cigarette smoking, but teens are often attracted to their flavors and designs. >>> well, for seral ys, we've been talking about coastal flooding during high tide along the potomac, but the water isn't the only problem. >> you're going to want to cover your eyes. >> ieriously cannot even look at this. i really appreciate this. >> iot to givou a heads up on that one. the rising water is forcing more rats out into the open. here's

the food and drug administration and announced the proposal as part of an effort to try to stop teenagersts. it has sent more than 1000 warning letters to stores selling e—cigarettes to underage vapers. the hungarian foreign minister condemned the decision by the european parliament to begin disciplinary proceedings against his country which he called petty revenge from pro— immigration politicians. strasbourg is imposing the measures in response to a report accusing hungary of disregarding the rule of law and core european values. the moment the european parliament made history. never before has it voted to discipline the member state of the eu. applause. it required a supermajority of two thirds. it was a triumph for the mep who led the investigation into the hungarian government's policies on the courts, and refugees. hungarian government's policies on the courts, and refugeeslj understood the courts, and refugees.” understood that we in the end got quite a nice majority, 69%, of the votes present voted in favour, and i feel assured, i think it's a positive sign of this parliament taki

the food and drug administration is tasked with protecting u.s. citizens by regulating and investigating prescription drugs among other things but in the last decade that same map da is overlooked fraudulent research even allowing dangerous drugs to say on the market so what happens when a new technique is showing promise but the f.d.a. is standing in the way even going so far as to call some new stem cell treatments a manufactured drug that they must regulate all this despite the fact that stem cells treatments use stem cells from a person's own body well here is second part of johnstone's interview on the subject with beverly hills cosmetic surgeon dr mark berman whose own stem cell treatments have run afoul of the f.d.a. . so how much though do you think that this. basically persecution essentially from the f.d.a. . we originate from but from the relationship that he has with big pharma in general with that with you know some of these companies companies basic luzhin in credit yeah well i'd have to jump into dr gottlieb's head to understand that

and the new apple watch features an electrocardiogram, which the us food and drug administration approvingght against legislation that will extend eu citizens‘ right to be forgotten globally. facebook‘s ai, named rosetta, has learnt to look at images with text and interpret their meaning to better understand memes. and smart tvs made by vizio could soon be telling its owners how to sue it makers. to sue its makers. eu parliament approved two new controversial copyright rules which could force content providers to apply strict checks to videos posted on their sites. but some campaigners argue it could mean the end of these. music. the soon—to—be—released a fifa 19 game is under investigation in belgium for keeping loop boxes in the new edition. they have banned the feature, saying it is similar to online gaming which is illegal in the country. —— gambling which is illegal in the country. and finally, meet hal. the robot designed to train medical staff treating children. hi, i‘m paediatric hal. the humanoid bot has a pulse, can cry, bleed, and talk. it can also be remotely set to go into ana

colorado's judgment can be substituted for that of scientific and medical experts the food and drug administration has also voiced concern over the crisis now the control of a c c rounding the firm doesn't end there though. its owners were recently granted to paint tents for a new drug that could help treat addiction to oxycontin and that's led to a may need to question why a produce farm is being allowed to profit from a crisis that's claimed to have contributed to well we spoke to on the lam cam professor of psychiatry at stanford university about the epidemic and how it's grown so. there's no doubt in my mind that big pharma some of the responsibility for our current opioid crisis they were very active in the one nine hundred eighty s. and one nine hundred ninety s. in the early oughts to advertise opioids those both directly to consumers and to prescribe. in their marketing they minimized the risks of opioids in particular the addictive potential and they maximize the benefits in truth there's no evidence that opioids work for chronic pain long term and i don't believe manufacturers heavily ma

> cigarette smoking has come with its warnings for years, but w a new warning from the food and drug administration, this time, it's about e gigarettes. thernment calls the devices an epidemic among american teenagers. the fda is cracking down on retailers that illegally sell these products to minors. the agency sent 1,300 warning letters to five major e-cigarette brands and gave manufacturers 60 days to come up with a plahe to keep t products out of the hands of children and young teens. >> use we're seeing in youth and the resulting path to addiction must end. >> e-cigarettes haveer l toxic chemicals than regular cigarettes but higher amounts of nicotine. they've become popular for people trying to quit smoking cigarettes but teenagers arett afternooncted to their sweet d flavors and sleekesign. >>> tracking the latest on hurricane florence right now. about 24 hours m until thises landfall, but they're going to start to feel the tropical storm force ones ahead of this. storm surge, the major issue here, along withxtremely heavy rain. i'm going to show you what we i'm going to show you what we can

it is showing some promising results, especially with veterans, and the food and drug administration is fast-tracking o. yem axelrod has more on this radical approach in tonight's "eye on america." ( laughter ) >> reporter: it's the little things that jon lubecky epreciates now. >> words ending in "ly." >> gnarly. >> reporter: like a board game at the kitchen table with his family. o do i get bonus points? te no. >> reporter: but it wasn't omways that way for this former army sniper who came home in 2006 after nearly a year in iraq with a traumatic brain injury from a mortar attack and a nasty case of p.t.s.d. traditional therapies, antidepressants like zoloft, were useless. >> so i went home, loaded a puretta .9 millimeter, put it to my temple and pulled the trigger. wo reporter: fully hoping that you would kill yourself. >> the greatest peace i ever felt was that microsecond the hammer fell. >> reporter: why peace? >> i knew it was over. re reporter: no more pain. >> no more pain. >> reporter: that gun malfunctioned, but he would try again, and again. his desperation led him here t

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thousand businesses across the u-s are getting letters from the food and drug administration-- warningit's part of the biggest enforcement effort in agency history.(catherine) it's being billed as a crackdown on what the f-d-a is calling an 'epidemic.' emily schmidt has more from washington. when it comes to e- cigarettes and youth, there's no smoke--but there is a growing firestorm.emma hudd, teen: "it's really addictive." the most recent national youth tobacco survey finds one in five high school students uses tobacco--and by far--the most common method is with e-cigarettes--2.1 million middle and high school users. the fda has warned against the products for kids in social media campaigns: fda psa: "vaping can deliver nicotine to your brain, reprogramming you to crave more and more. don't get hacked."wednesday-- the agency magnified its message--sending five major e- cigarette manufacturers and more than 1100 businesses warning letters--and in some cases-- fines for selling to minors...also warning about labeling and flavoring to attract or target kids--like e-liquid on the left...s

. >> this is the food and drug administration's new campaign ailed at scaring teenagers away from ecigarettes growth has reached ave that is shocking to me. >> the fda calls teen vaping an epidemic. more than 2 million students say they use them and millions more say are open to trying it. >> we have to break through and shake them by their figurative lapels and sayot this is cost-free. this is not risk-free. >> it has high levels of nicotine as well as others chemicals iat doctors say o the e harmful developing teen brain. the fda's strategy is to put this information right in front of teen faces. on social media and in school baroom stalls nationwide. >> i have been deeply impress that had the fda used the bes available science about how to talk to young people. and then cringe whe i passed the normal comfort zone. >> last tweak fda threatened to ban youth friendly flavo like strawberry and bubble gum is gave manufacturers two months to come up with a plan for keeping their products away from teens.b news. >>> a push tonight to legalize sports bedding in the district. >> what would it look

we authorize the food and drug administration to require manufacturers to sell these opioid pills in blighter packs of -- in blister packs of, say, three or seven. already two dozen states that established harder own limits. in ten it is a limit of three. -- in tennessee, it is a limit of three. what are the next steps for this piece of legislation, the opioids response act. i appreciate the leadership of senator mcconnell and senator schumer in creating an environment where we can move this bill rapidly. we're working with congressman waldon and congressman brady in the house, and with the democrats on both sides of five committees -- or seven committees in the senate on this phase and several in the house of representatives. our goal is to have all of our language in a combined bill ready by friday of this week, along with congressional budget office numbers, so that the house of representatives can vote on the bill next week before they go home. then we can vote on it the following week or whenever senator mcconnell can put it on the floor, and send it to the president forages the

. >>> a warning for pet owners tonight and the food and drug administration found certain medication eventing fleas and ticks can cause neurological problems, coming in pill and chew form and includes b names of nexgard and others. and they all have fda approval but the ta foundt they include a pesticide and that pesticide can cause muscle tremors and seize yours. >>> it's a fight that's deeply personal for joe ben and wife jill and for the first-ever biden cancer summit. the former vice president and hiamily lost his son beau to aain cancer and since then mr. biden his wife have been working with several groups to try and find a cure. this summit is focused on improving theedical journey for medical patients and their families. >> today, jill and i are calling for the entire nation to come together to take on cancer. >> we can't afford to wait another minute for better solutions, better treatment, better cures. and that's why we're aller today. >> the summit features a cancer town hall with experts in prevention, research and care. >>> a big change to protect you. you canre freeze yo

they say they've used this approach to get high and the food and drug administration gave the largestaker's plans reduce the number of underaged children from using e-cigarettes and the fda said vaping has reached epidemic levels among teenagers. >>> the state will pay for budget deficits for several school districts. jerry brown just signed a bill that would pay for up to 75% of the deficits for oakland and the vallejo unified school districts this school year. it would help pay for budget shortfalls at oakland unified over the next three years as long as the school district meets certain financial goals. oakland unified still has to consolidate and still has to cut programs to have a balanced budget. >>> there's a big mistake for raises for teachers at san francisco unified school districts. coming up, details of a new report that finds the district is suspending money it hasn't received. >>> a popular san francisco pop- up museum is a favorite of pam cook and it's sticking around a bit longer. >>> slow traffic all over the east bay including areas with earlier issues. if you are le

(ken)more than one thousand businesses across the u-s are getting letters from the food and drug administrationo stop selling e-cigarettes to minors.grant lodes joins us with more. (grant)it is part of the largest enforcement in f-d-a history. the agency has sent 11-hundred warning letters to stores for illegally selling e- cigarettes to kids. the agency also issued 131 fines to stores that have been selling vapes to minors. the head of the f-d-a said, quote, "the disturbing and accelerating trajectory of use we're seeing in youth, and the resulting path to addiction, must end. it's simply not tolerable." ealier tonight, on kron4 news at five...paige brown kelley...a respiratory therapist at marin general hospital joined us...and exlained what the scariest part might be. (grant) the f-d-a is also making juul-- a company based out of san francisco-- and the four other big vape manufacturers. ..provide plans to mitigate youth sales within 60 days or face potential criminal or civil action. juul released a statement saying it is committed to preventing underage use of its product, and it wants to

the food and drug administration issued a new warning to makers of these cigarettes. >>> let's see whatf mornings on 2 . > we are staying on hurrica florence as more than 5 million people are heating hurricane warnings and watches. the storm is targeting the carolinas and virginia what is happening in cities in the path of hurricane florence. >>> we are reporting on that summit company in san francisco. now, they developed a breakthrough technology to produce clean energy. >>> stay with us. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. stanford and the all- american running back is going to miss the saturday game against uc davis. he was hurt. he ran for 136 yards and had a touchdown. stanford one 17-3. we do not know if you will play in the september 22nd against the ducks . >>> shopping on amazon for a christmas tree, amazon will offer real full-sized trees like douglas first and pines. they will be shipped in boxes without water. each treat will arrive within 10 days after they cut it down. amazon sold trees last year but now, you the option to get one. >>> october 1, verizon will roll out a ne

the best example can be found in the food and drug administration. now headed by my good friend and the brilliant dr. scott gottlieb. the fda's job is to keep us safe while at the same time giving the green light to potentially life-saving drugs. these responsibilities require a difficult balancing act. but incentives often place a thumb on the scale of innovation. if you approve a drug that can't be 100% guaranteed to be safe, there is a risk. however slight that people will get hurt. and then you'll be vilified in the press, you'll be dragged in front of congress for hearings, your professional reputation will be ruined. you might get some harsh tweets. if fda reviewers refuse to approve the beneficial drug, few people are going to know about it. how many people are going to read stories about fda drugs that were stuck in the pipeline. the numerous lives that could have been improved or saved are unlikely even to be acknowledged by the public so returning to the topic of digital technologies, there are some legitimate downsides we can see. i don't t

there's one way to get kids to stop smoking, it's hearing from all those cool cats at the food and drug administrationughter and applause ] guys, of course, tomorrow is september 22nd, the first day of fall. and i -- >> tariq: hold on, hold on, hold on. so, so, jimmy, you're saying that makes today the 21st of september? >> jimmy: uh, yeah. >> questlove: okay. okay. >> jimmy: wait, i'm -- [ laughter ] i'm sorry. what's so cool about september 21st? >> tariq: well, jimmy, do you remember the 21st night of september? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i don't. i -- i don't know. i don't know. i don't know. i don't know. was that, like, the third anniversary of pizza rat or something? i have no idea. [ laughter ] >> tariq: oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. love was changing the minds of pretenders, while chasing the clouds away. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: yes. that's right. our hearts were ringing. >> steve: yeah. >> jimmy: in the key that our souls were singing. >> questlove: yeah. >> jimmy: as we danced in the night. >> tariq: yeah. remember? the star stole -- ♪ the night away [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ba d

. >>> the food and drug administration says california's coffee cans warning mislead consumers.march a los angeles superior court judge ruled that coffee companies had to disclose the presence of acrylamide a chemical by- product of coffee linked to cancer. the fda weighed in. it says the level of the chemical in the roasting process is not high enough to pose a significant cancer risk. the agency added it supports proposition 65 a proposal that would exempt coffeemakers from the label requirement. >>> a rodent infestation at sun valley mall in concord is once again forcing some restaurants to temporarily close. tommy's japanese seafood is closed after inspectors found traces of rodents for the second time in two weeks. surf city squeeze was also shut down this week. but it since reopened. earlier this month the health department closed at least five other eateries at the sun valley food court due to rodents. they are all back in business now. >>> coming up, remembering the "queen of soul." the tribute to her as friends and fans bid farewell in detroit. >> it's officially the st

. >>> a warning from the food and drug administration, do not eat, sell, or buy kellogg's honey smackshe salmonella outbreak linked to the breakfast cereal has sickened 30 more people, making 130 total cases in 36 states since the outbreak was announced earlier this summer. the fda ordered honey smacks removed from store shelves back in june but warned some locations are still selling the product. get rid of your honey smacks. >>> filmmaker tyler perry along with civil rights attorney benjamin crump announcing a civil suit against a former sheriff's deputy they believe may be responsible for the disappearance of two men 15 years ago. terrance williams and felipe santos went missing in naples, florida, one in 2003, the other in 2004. both were last seen with then deputy steve calkins, who arrested them. he was later fired for giving conflicting statements to investigators, but no charges were filed. tyler perry now doubling the reward he was offering to $200,000 for information leading to the conviction in the disappearances of the two men. >>> it wasn't the wizard, but an fbi sting ope

if the food and drug administration is calling on the industry to address the problem or risk havingts flavored products pulled off the market. fda commissioner scott gottlieb say the five largest e-cigarette manufacturers have 50 days to present a plan to reverse underage use of the products. the scope of the catholic church clergy sex abuse scandal is growing tonight. the pope's meeting with leaders tomorrow. he called for a major conference on the scandal for earlier next year. correspondent has the latest from new york. >> as tensions mount, the vatican announced today pope francis is calling all the top bishops from around the world to rome in february for a special meeting called for the protection of minors. this after a grand jury investigation in pennsylvania found more than a thousand cases and a subsequent investigations in various states and countries. >> i'm glad he's doing it because the whole church needs to look at how we are handling cases of sexual abuse. >> he has another meeting tomorrow with the head of the u.s. bishops. he wants pope francis to authorize a full-

a message from the us food and drug administration. >> lou: the trump justice department cited with adents suing harvard university over its race-based admission policy. the department of justice alleging harvard uses a personal rating that discriminates against asian-american applicants. the case goes to trial in october. 22% of ad mitted 2021 harvard class is asian-american. joining us tonight is dillon, the attorney, r.n.c. committee woman for the great state of california. it's great to have you with us. >> thank you, lou. >> lou: start with the case with the department of justice. race-based admissions of any kind should be -- i would think in this day and age -- a real red flag for admissions officers, for university administrations. >> absolutely. it's illegal to put it bluntly. unfortunately in today's america, discrimination against asian-americans is the last frontier. and the justification is that because asian-americans on average, their students overperform, if you allowed people based solely on merit you would have more than 50% of the harvard community being asian-ameri

it's basically directs our food and drug administration to stop allowing pharmaceutical companies to a many opioids as they can possibly sell available to anybody who wants them. use a little discretion and consider the fact we have an opioid crisis in this country and to direct f.d.a. to do its job. >> dana: certainly the american people are worried about that crisis and we appreciate you coming on today to talk about both of those issues. senator john kennedy, thank you. >> thank you. >> dana: thousands of refugees heading home in syria as russia and turkey strike a deal to create a demilitarized zone. we have a live report coming up next. plus president trump mobilizing support and comforting storm victims as rivers keep rising in the carolinas. we'll have more. if you're waiting patiently for a liver transplant, it could cost you your life. it's time to get out of line with upmc. at upmc, living-donor transplants put you first. so you don't die waiting. upmc does more living-donor liver transplants than any other center in the nation. find out more and get out of line today. and i

this morning there's a new warning about e-cigarett from the food and drug administration. the government calls devices an epidemic among american teenagers. the fda is cracking down on retailers that llegally sell these products to minors. the agency sent 1300 warning letters to five major e-cigarette brands and gave manufacturers 60 days to come up with aee plan to their products out of the hands of children and young teens. >>> well, foreveral days now, we've been talking about coastal flooding, especially during high tide along the potomac. you were there. you saw it. the water isn't the only problem. >> man u here on this one. >> i'm not even going to look. >> some georgetown residents say the rising water is forcing more rats into the open. shomari stone has thela st. >> reporter: as the sun sets over the georgetown waterfront nd ducks gently swim in the potomac, the scenery doesn't comfort some local businesses. >> it's depressing. >> reporter: edward lynch manages tony and joe's seafood place. >> is really hurtus. >> reporter: business has dropped like wer in this f

and doug matje says, test data he compiled for the food and drug administration was falsified. >> matjehere was so much pressure from above to get good- looking results that are going to be able to pass the f.d.a. guidelines, that people were pressured into making things disappear. >> o'donnell: the bad results. >> matje: the bad results. >> o'donnell: that's deceptive. >> matje: yeah. for sure. >> o'donnell: did you ever go to your boss and say, "this isn't right"? >> matje: absolutely. all the time. but, you know, he was under a lot of pressure from the people above him. and he was trying to do his best to make, to make everyone happy. >> sunny balwani: this invention is going to be way up there, with-- with the discovery of antibiotics. >> o'donnell: day-to-day operations were run by company president sunny balwani. balwani is a millionaire software engineer with no training in the biological sciences, but he did have a powerful connection to elizabeth holmes. sunny balwani was her secret boyfriend. >> balwani: some people are here because of the mission, the cause. some people are b

scott gottlieb, commissioner of the food and drug administration. thank you for being here. the committee will stand adjourned. [ indistinguishable chatter ] [ proceedings concluded ] [ indiscernible speech ] >> there is a controversy at duke but is there a specific nih incident or any catalyst for that discussion, specifically. >> there are some instances which we are still exploring. we had sent letters to a few institutions saying we are concerned about an investigator on your faculty. >> more specifically than the broad letter that went out yesterday. >> the very short list of specific letters where we have somebody with a -- is getting a lot of money from a foreign government and didn't inform us on that. and they should. that is part of the grant application and asking them to look into that. >> how short is that list? >> it is about a half dozen. >> and would these go to -- does nh have any resource besides taking over the funding or would -- be a special -- >> it doesn't fit into scientific misconduct which is narrowly defined -- but this is a different kind of bad b

in an unprecedented move, the food and drug administration has ordered five brands - juul, vuse, marktenfda is considering restricting manufacturers from selling flavored nicotine liquid or making the products undergo an agency review. e-cigarettes, particularly juul, have become a phenomenon among high school and middle school students. oddly tobacco stocks are surging on the news.the news. what is the best trade based on hurricaine florence?steve (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) in the east bay... an oakland city leader is living in a tiny house for the rest of this week. he's trying to highlight the city's homeless crisis. the westside missionary baptist church on willow street now has two tiny homes in their parking lot. the little bungalows will soon house three homeless laney college students. councilman abel guillen is moving in... to tes

close collaboration between the centers for disease control and the food and drug administration and our state and local and territorial public health partners has been vital in making this progress. much like politics, much of public health is local and executed on the ground by our hospitals, our health departments, and our emergency responders who are our frontlines in addressing infectious disease, diseases, disasters and threats. we must evaluate the domestic biologic surveillance systems such as biowatch. this bill will help bring those programs up to date so they're operating with the most efficient capabilities and technologies. we must look for innovative ways to continue to advance our medical countermeasures and ensure that americans can access the medications that will provide critical protection in the future as we consider the problem of anti-microbial resistance in this country, we must look at new methods to curbing this growing problem. this re-authorization bill -- and it is important to note this re-authorization bill is being heard on the floor of the house prior

. >>> food and drug administration morning dog and cat owners about flea and tick medications that coulde your pet seizures. four of chewable medications were found to cause medical problems. in some of the pats. the medications come under the following rent names -- brand names, -- all of those medications have been approved by the fda but leaders are now working with the manufacturers to include warning labels on the products. >>> telltale games is closing its doors. they develop popular interactive video games including the walking dead and the wolff among us. it follows a year of insurmountable challenges including worker burnout and high-profile departures. >>> the bay area overall does continue to add jobs. that is according to the state economic development department. the bay area top $4 million -- 4 million jobs for the two -- for the first time. in the bay area, and implement is even lower. ranging from 3.9% in solano county to a low of 2.2% in san mateo county. >>> today might be the first day of fall, but there's a little something coming to san francisco that might get you a

software.the new apple watch's marquee health feature-an electrocardiogram-had not received a food and drug administrationlearance until within 24 hours of the device's big coming-out.an electrocardiogram can also detect all kinds of arrhythmias, which can be serious business, hence the involvement of the fda.the fda though says the watch ecg should just be used for informational use, not as final diagnosis.streaming services like netflix are increasing their prices.the wall street journal says directv now, a modified over- the-internet version of the directtv service, saw its basic plan jump to $40 per month from $35.youtube tv, a similar offering, moved in a similar direction, bringing its basic plan to $40 per month. additionally, netflix recently tacked on an extra dollar to most of its subscription plans.live from the nasdaq marketsite in times square, i'm jane. king back to you ( james ) thanks jane ( darya ) coming up.... a cruise ships calls out the coast guard to rescue a 76- year-old passenger. we've got the video. ( darya ) and after the break... we've got the list of the best airports in the c