taking some aggressive steps. >> reporter: when scott gottlieb became f.d.a.ommissioner, he believed e-cigarettes could be a valuable tool to help people stop smoking. >> we think that these products can offer an alternative for currently-addicted adult smokers to migrate off of combustible tobacco on to something that doesn't have the same risks associated with it. not safe, but less harmful than combustible tobacco. >> reporter: he still believes that, but alarm bells went off last year when he saw a new national youth tobacco survey. the report found a 78% increase in high-school students using e-cigarettes in one year, tt cat everyone by 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 draco

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

gottlieb, thank you so much. you just left the job, so glad to have you here on set. the fda has not come out formally with regulations, per se, on cbd or the fda will hold hearings some time next month what's your stand? is this stuff safe >> look, we don't know is the bottom line and if you have cbd for breakfast and for lunch and for dinner, you're ingesting it, there are health consequences and it's a cumulative effect it's sold as a drug product. we've seen risks associated with the drug product high concentrations and doses, there are health concerns. what rite aid is doing is selling as a cosmetic. if they're just making beauty claims, they could be just doing that and not violating federal law but if they make drug-like claims that it helps treat pain or other things, they'll probably trip over a federal regulatory line quickly. >> is cbd oil supposed to make you prettier how? >> i think the hype has gotten ahead of the science right now people are putting it in everything we see it in pet foods, for example. a lot of what the behavior we've seen is cbd oil an

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

. >>> for the last two years scott gottlieb has led the government's charge against the tobacco industrye-cigarettes. friday was his last day as commissioner of the fda. >> you're going to see fda taking some agre -- >> reporter: he believes e-cigarette said could be a valuable tool to help stop smoking. >> we believeb it can help adult smokers to migrate off of combustible tobacco to -- >> reporter: he believes that but alarm bells went off last year when he saw a new national youth tobacco survey. the report found a 78% increase in high school students using e-cigarette said in one year, raising the number of middle and high school it tobacco users to 4.9 million. >> we see another 30% increase on top of that, we're going to be of youth tobacco rates at 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 get our arms around this, right? >> right. if we see another sharp increase in youth rates this year, we're going to have to look at potentially taking these pod-based products off the market entirely. >> like

gottlieb about the growing number of states allowing the recreational use of marijuana. 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 ideas, why don't you stay here and fix the drug crisis. he said i request to that from the outside. i asked how. he said stay tuned. >> i know he and drc. agger are working hard. >>> plastic trash goes marine food chain after it washes out to sea. now that meanwhiles it could eventually end up on your dinner plate. recycling is only a partial solution because as we reported monday most products can not be recycled. janet shamlian has our report on how to keep plastic out of the ocean. >> reporter: it could be any recycling plant in america. what's inside could be a game-c

we've heard rumors of potential ban of the cigarettes and gottlieb is a staunch proponent of vaping andt is getting kids hooked but he thinks that is wrong and friday is his final day on the job he's a very thoughtful man everybody in pharma i know big and little thinks he's fabulous. given the trump administration i believe his replacement will be more friendly to altria. i pick ailt as they are taking -- to offset the decline in smoking philip morris international, we know when you go hoefr -- overseas you have to watch your hair because so many people are smoking but if you lose, you don't worry. philip morris has a 5.6% yield and that yield may be too enticing to ignore again, i hate cigarettes and would never buy them but those who don't feel this product -- if you don't mind, buy altria. it is hard to just say i want to recommend it, because i can't. sorry. much more "mad money" ahead. there is your portfolio need something to snack on? i'm hitting the grocery aisle to find the best value proposition and no coupon needed. >>> and what is ahead for the utility stocks now there are

. >> we are going to have the former fda commissioner, scott gottlieb, who was the fda commissioner until the beginning of this month to see what his take on cbd is the fda hasn't issued any official guidelines. but if you are a consumer who's thinking about using these products, if you are an investor in some of these publicly traded cannabis companies, you will want to hear what he has to say and what he has to say about the potential unknowns around using these products >> because this is not the stuff that gets you high, so to speak. >> it's not the stuff that gets you high, and a lot of people swear by this in terms of alleviating pain and arthritis and things like that but there are some real questions about, what if you use lotions on your face and ingest it, the cumulative impact. that's all unknown we'll ask them all about that. >> we'll see you then. melissa, thanks. here's what ahead on t"the exchang exchange". >> coming up, streaming prices are on the rise. the shorts target lyft are amazon employees listening to your alexa commands and dogs are truly a man's best friend we'll

at gottlieb memorial hospital, this doctor calls this allergy season a perfect storm. >> we're going to have kind of a collision of two different >> reporter: shah's daily readings show types of pollen now that ordinarily wouldn't be a problem until summer. the cause? warmer temperatures earlier in the year. this is kind of becoming part of a trend, right? >> so we're seeing shifts in our weather, shifts in what our spring is, shifts in winter too. and that really affects this time of year. >> reporter: shah says the pollen count's highest in the south and northeast right now, but warns the midwest will rise. to stay ahead of the symptoms, doctors recommend getting allergy tests now so they know exactly what to treat. the best advice, keep your windows closed and your tissues closer. morgan chesky, nbc news, chicago. >>> next tonight, federal agents say they have cracked one of the largest medicare fraud schemes in history targeting elderly and disabled americans to the tune of billions of dollars. as tom costello explains, all of us end up paying the price. >> reporter: the raids be

scott gottlieb and dr.s a lot. >> first time we've sat down with you since you left the post. >> that's right, thank you. >> again, we appreciate the work you did there and thank you for joining us this morning. >> thanks. >> this story i think is really interesting on many levels first of all, it's the first of many cases that could come like it, but i was kind of shocked at the low number they talked about a settlement for $20 million to get the company off the hook on this, when you are talking about admitting to basically hooking people on opioids, something that kills 130 people a day in this country. >> look, they've been going after these for a while now. the other cases have been civil penalties and they've had settlements with cardinal health, for example. mckesson had a big settlement. >> this is critical. >> what's different here is it's criminal a deferred prosecution of the company itself they seem to be going after the ex-ceo -- >> and the former -- well, the guy who was cooperating with him.

vaping has been a big concern with the fda's outcoming commissioner, scott gottlieb saying we didn't 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 trying to get in front of a swirling controversy after multiple women have accused him of inappropriate behavior. he's issued a video response. is it enough? is it a sign that he's running? we'll have more details in this breaking story shortly. first, this. >> we need these materials to fill our constitutional obligation. >> what's the rush? spring break. we don't want to wait till may. >> the notion that we should just wait and pray and hope that mr. barr will find his way to the courthouse is foolish. >> what if he said there was a

university of virginia for the first time in school history, the men's bracket, kyle gottlieb, most outstandinglayer of the tournament scored 2435, virginia outscored texas tech in overtime 17-9. they earn the right to cut down the net, ncaa tradition. one year after students were crying following the number one lead, the first number whatever to lose, crying tears of joy in the commonwealth, he described how he turned his game around last night. >> trying to be aggressive. i was aggressive in the first half. i decided to do the same thing. it came down to one last possession. it got away from us. we will bounce back. >> s texas tech can only hope to do like virginia did. shannon: you've got to love college sports, you have to love it with stories like that. >> unbelievable congratulations to virginia. >> 12 for 12 for the 3 point line, unreal. >> so many. >> that is the reason why. a little bit of virginia -- >> good game. congratulations to all. 26 after the top of the hour donald trump blasting a judge for blocking his policy to return asylum-seekers to mexico. how is the president supposed

i spoke to the former fda commissioner scott gottlieb last week and he said the science isn't quite thereerm it is of some of the claims that might be made when it comes to cbd products antiwrinkle, antiaging, things like that. does that matter in your estimates? >> the beauty of beauty is it doesn't have to matter, necessarily. it is a bit of a magic potion in a bottle some is scientifically validated but not all. to the thought consumers will give it a try, it could be in more quickly >> how about the possibility that science will show there are some shortcomings to cbd he mentioned cumulative effects. if you're ingesting it and putting it on your body, there isn't much research out there to show if you apply it many different ways, what the cumulative impact will be on your health? >> that's something we started to look into more. what if it's part of a broader lifestyle. so you may not be getting too much in -- but if you're using it in other creams or products or may be drinking it in a beverage that maybe the cumulative effect or layering effect might be too much if it's just an iso

who's been one of the most outspoken champions of vaccines and defending them is actually scott gottliebwho was the trump administration official in charge of the food and drug administration. over in the senate if you listen, bill cassidy, very conservative republican senator from louisiana, very much in favor of vaccines. and both of them are doctors and that's not a coincidence. i think they understand the scientific consensus, which is overwhelming on this point, that there really is no link between vaccines and autism or the other problems that you hear about. so there is this support for it. but we do see this fear cropping up for a variety of reasons. i do think, i agree with him on the left and right in these communities, want to be sympathetic to the communities. i think there's fear the best possible remedy is to have this bipartisan consensus to make people understand vax ooeccines not just safe but an essential tool for public health. >> let's just underscore that because there are no known links between known vaccines and autism. and part of the challenge here is with social

can you update us on where you're at -- we had scott gottlieb and before he left and gave us his perspectiveand please give us your schema. >> obviously some people thought usda is against any kind of alternative protein while we support our cattle industry that supported us for many years and with great holes and products to feed a world of 10 million people in the short-term we are looking at all opportunities in the mou as a sign between usda and fda gets the right to jurisdiction over them doing laboratory work when one set protein grows to the place of being harvested that is when us da comes in the same quality assessment it has on our life cattle and the branding and labeling and all of that and that is when they become involved. i think we have a good point of interest between fda and usda gonsalves meet. >> very important. >> from our -- as you know from our cap producer standpoint very important. you are in charge of living. the consumer knows when they're getting [inaudible] >> our goal is for consumer to be informed in understanding where the product came from and they can make t

they gavett gottlieb us his perspective. please give us years. sec. perdue: some people thought the usda is against any kind of alternative protein. while we support our cattle industry that supported us for many years with great wholesome products, to feel world of 10 billion people in the short term, we're looking at all opportunities. it's a sign between the usda and fda with the right jurisdiction over them during the laboratory work. when the protein grows to the place of being harvested, that is when usda comes in with the same quality assessment it has on our live cattle and the branding and the labeling and all of that, that is when usaid will become involved. we have a good point and off between fda and usda. thank you for your help. >> from our cattle producers standpoint, very important you are in charge of labeling. so the consumer knows when they are knows when they are getting ranch raised beef and other products. sec. perdue: our goal is for the consumer to understand where the product came from and if they can make the choice. the choi

outgoing fda commissioner scott gottlieb told lawmakers the other day he's uneasy about the drugstorepublic hearing next month. our drchl tara narula is sorting it all out. i don't know. what are you here to do? she's here to sort it all out with us. start with me. number one, i need a new tongue, but that's me. i thought it had do with marijuana. >> that's not just you. >> it's not just me. >> the plant has hundreds of kinds of knabboids. you have cot and cbd, cannabdiol. we know that the body -- we learned this in the 1990s -- has our own indigenous cannabinoid system. we produce our own and they're spread throughout. so it makes sense that these products may have some effects on the different parts of the body as they claim. although at this point. >> so it cannot get you high. >> no. >> that's really interesting. so this feels like that, but whau you're saying is no. with these receptors and our own ability to produce it'll, there's something innate. >> is there scientific evidence that it's an effective dream for pain or anxiety. >> very good question that thank you, doctor. >> t

gottlieb i said might not look into this because of a few things.alki seizures which can become dangerous. two, it seems to be affecting teens and young adults which with their devaioping , that can be a problem especially as they get older in life. and three, there's no real pattern behind this. for some people it happened after the first puffs.e for s people a day later. for others using for a long tile. ones it was the first time they tried pit. some hadeizures in their background, others didn't. they can't find a pattern. accelerating to be and happening more and more often especially since june. >> does this amount to the fda doing, like, a callout. hey, tel us if you have a problem and is that unusual for it to do? >> it isua un for them to do and do it in this public of a forum here. they're saying we want more reports on this if this has happened to you, contact us. today.com there's a story about vaping. we put the portal link in there so you can go to it. heey think this is justip of the iceberg. they think there's more people out there w

you had the outgoing fda chief scott gottlieb explaining his concern. >> products submitted to fda andl centers identified 35 reported cases of seizures following use of e-cigs between 2010 and 2019. we believe this forces further investigation. reporter: they include high doses of nicotine, out come of nicotine poison something seizures. there is possible link. the fda is trying to make sure there is not one yet, they're looking at it. there is no patterns in the 35 cases. some people that are old, some people that are new, some are first-timers. others using drugs at the same time. we know vaping has skyrocketed amongst the youth. the latest statistic we found was from the fda. imagine parents listening right now, 21% of all high school students in the united states have used an e vaping type product of the agency, though, the fda, said they're not linking it to particular brand. i would like to point out in the past because i reported on this before, juule extremely popular company, are targeting addicts, former smokers give them healthier or not better al tern tough to smoking f th

commissioner gottlieb is lasted a a day, and i've been very clear that whatle e-cigarettes may ofr a low-risk alternative for adult smokers who still want access to nicotine, we cannot allow e-cigarettes to be an on-ramp to combustible cigarette use or nicotine addiction for an entire new generation. fdal is proposing to prioritize enforcement a flavored e-cigarettes that offered for sale and was supposed a greater risk for minors acts of the products. fda will consider whether the products are sold under circumstances with a heightened age verification. while we pursue changes, we call on the industry, manufacturers and retailers, to step up with meaningful measure to reduce the access and appeal of e-cigarettes steer people. the epidemic level rise in youth e-cigarette use has prompted a series of escalating actions by the fda in both enforcement and public education. thank you very much for your help and i look forward to working with you on this. >> thank you. let's move to sell health. i know you're a big supporter of telehealth and that you noted the regulatory and payment barr

i think with former commissioner gottlieb, he was talking about possibly a new framework where it isot precisely regulated like other medical devices, but that it has its own certification and checking to make sure that the software is safe. host: tina in mississippi. caller: hi. i have experienced this from working in the medical field at the clerical department and also as a patient. i was working when the government basically forced this on these doctors, and they give them a time limit to either sign up for lose the funding. it is a nightmare. it is running the medical field as far as i am concerned. you go to the doctor now and sometimes they have your records, sometimes they don't. sometimes their computer is down. you have topatient, give them new information almost every time you go because they change systems. i actually had important medical records that were lost, cannot be located. the doctor is no longer in practice and it is vital information that i need. and it is nowhere to be found. it is lost in cyberspace or wherever. yes, you make a lot of good points. on this que