i think that gotlieb's move is tremendously eimportant and quite frangly i think these are the kindsngs that can't wait for election cycles. this is a public health disaster that is ready moving along. >> well, look, my sinnism is stems from the fact that i have the midterms on the brain. so when somebody to me says 60 days out, all i can think is november 6th. i get what you're saying. regardless of whether vaping, e-cigarettes lead to combustible cigarettes, you're saying they're bad in and of themselves because of the nicotine delivery. how do we keep them out of the hands of teens but protect the ability othose using it as a substitution model to get away from a combustible cigarette? because i think we want that, right? we'd rather you be vaping than smoking a combustible cigarette? >> well, there are a lot of issues in your question. one thing we know eis for many kids their first nicotine use is now becoming e-cigarettes and that the market has been very aggressively pitched to them. it's a market that's been growing tremendously. here's a product. in some ways rationalized by

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 all e-cigarettes. the most popular brand by far is called juul. >> this is a juul. i know it looks like a flash drive, right? so, thliquid goes in here. >> reporter: basically, they're devices that heat up a liquid, often nicotine, and you inhale the vapor. >> and then they smoke it, they vape it. >> reporter: kids can hide them anywhere. >> their socks, their backpacks or pockets, their wallets. their bras, back pockets, everywhere. >> anywhere, yeah. >> reporter: "juuling" as it's called has spiked all over the country among youth. but unlike alcohol or cigarettes, often parents aren't even sure what it is. parent liz goodwin h teenagers i

. >> reporter: gotlieb says moonves retaliated against her when she rejected him. >> he really hurt my career. >> reporter: when the initial allegations against moonves first surfaced in july, his wife julie chen defended her husband, calling him a "decent and moral" man. >> i will stand by that statement today, tomorrow, forever. >> reporter: today, she took a break from her cbs talk show, her co-hosts addressing the accusations against moonves. >> he's not been convicted of any crime. but obviously the man has a problem. >> reporter: then expressing support for chen and her husband's accusers. >> somebody that breaks somebody's life like that has to be accountable. >> reporter: moonves denying the new allegations and claiming consensual relationships with three of the women, saying, "i have never used my position to hinder the advancement or careers of women." david, as part of the settlement, moonves gets an movece and security for two toe and a $120 million severance package hanging on the outcome on the investigation. >>> we turn next to president trump in the white house, the fir