john torres has more. >> reporter: one after the other. young healthy adults hospitalized with severe respiratory illnesses. >> i was having a hard time breathing. i couldn't walk well. >> reporter: so sick they are being put into medically induced comas. >> i had no idea what was >> reporter: the cause, vaping. slamming juul for illegally advertising as safe. siting a high school presentation describing the device as totally safe delivering smoker satisfaction without the harm reminiscent of what cigarettes were marketed as safe lawmakers across the country calling for action. >> previously healthy young people are getting seriously ill because our food and drug administration in washington has failed to protect them from the dangers of e-cigarettes. >> no one should use vaping products period until we know what it is. >> reporter: one alabama high school taking extreme measures after a student was found passed out in the bathroom after vaping the principal removing doors off stalls in the boys' bathroom which some parents say is excessiv

john torres is here with what you need to know.g to you. >> good morning. >> i'm looking at the pictures behind us with devices. i know several people who say it's safer. they're not getting the things from cigarettes or what have you. what is the deal? >> one of the things that's been taughted over the years by experts, it's safer than cigarettes but it's not as safe. >>right. >> i'm not sure we can say that anymore. yesterday the cdc had a big teleconference. i was on the phone with them, the fda, experts and us as well, they've said these numbers of cases have shot up dramatically across the country. 450 cases in 33 states. the states are all across the country. at first they thought there was a geographical center and bad devices. >> right. >> again, it's all across the country. they can't pinpoint exactly what's going on. it's not a specific device, it's not a specific liquid, it's not a specific ingredient. there's a lot of things causing this and they simply don't know. their advice is don't vape. basic advice. >> for clarit

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john torres, thank you. >>> the controversy that will not go away over hurricane dorian a trump cabinet official denying a report he threatened the jobs of weather agency employees for knocking down president trump's assertion that the hurricane would strike alabama hallie jackson is at the white house with more. >> reporter: the political storm that out lasted hurricane dorian is taking a new turn tonight with a report commerce secretary wilber ross threatening to fire top staffers according to the "new york times. citing three people familiar with the discussions. late tonight, the commerce department tells nbc news that's false and that the secretary did not threaten to fire anyone over forecasting public statements about dorian the back and forth comes after one of the offices contradicted an initial comment and tweet from president trump about alabama's risk from dorian. >> alabama is going to get a piece of it it looks like poor alabama, please be careful, also. >>esident later displayed a map with what looked like a sharpie line drawn through alabama added to the cone of uncertai

john torres, nbc news, massachusetts. >> such an important story. dr. natalie azar is here.y delve deeper into these lifestyle changes that can hing. s.h.i.e.l.d. and how each has a meaning that we can take. >> the "s" stands for sleep. and you need sleep every night. during sleep, your brain is clearing out the debris. it's getting rid of all of the stuff that's no good. >> we underestimate that. >> you hear people say, i'm good with four hours. >> we have good news, too, because naps count. when you get in a r.e.m. cycle, you're cleaning out debris. if you're not getting it one time, you can make it up. and stress promotes inflammat n inflammation. this research is doing a study on medication and the gene that shuts off inflammation. anything you can do to reduce stress, if it's mind, bodywork, meditation, exercise, that we'll get to, it's important to do. >> interaction. >> interaction, incredibly important. loneliness increases the risk for alzheimer's two-fold. >> really? some people like to be alone. if they're not feeling lonely and want to spend their time alone, tha

john torres is in the studio and the first 15 minutes of the "today" show.:55 for you right now. we'll be back with more news right after this. welcome back. before you head out the door, here are the top stories on today in the bay-- >>> welcome back. before you head out the door t is 6:57. top stories on "today in the bay." >>> state attorneys general in more than 40 states will announce anti-trust investigations into google and facebook. they want to look at whether the companies are crossing the line and harming consumers to maintain their dominance. the texas attorney general will lead that investigation into google. a company spokesperson says google continues to work constructively with regulators including attorney general in answering questions about its practices. >>> a new surprise turn for the richmond police department, hours after a vote of no confidence for chief alwin brown. the "east bay times" reports is he no longer serving as role, officially listed as out of office. not clear if he resigned or on administrative leave. assistant keach fre

john torres, thursday the fda admits that e-cigarettes are in fact unsafe, what's been the reaction fromank goodness they are finally doing this they haven't been waiting for the fda. groups like the american lung association have applauded the states for going on saying we're going to ban not just flavored e-cigarettes but menthol and mint, because we know once flavored is banned, they switch to menthol and mint.red e-cigarettes but menthol and it's a big step forward. >> let's go to cynthia's report, obviously pesticides, cyanide, no one wants to be inhaling those things but vitamin e, when it's inhaled what does that do. >> it turns into a vapor, turns into an oil, once it gets into the lung, it coats the airway, it starts off this inflammatory reaction, and that's where the damage starts coming from, and this gets down into the small parts of the lung that's hard to treat, and that's why it's causing such an issue. >> going back to the crisis, a dozen dead, 800 sickened in 46 states so far, black market cartridges, what can the government do about those? how do you regulate that >> t

john torres. but first, nbc's anne thompson s details. good morning. >> good morning, hoda and savannah. what concerns the trump administration is the surge of teenage use of e-cigarettes. 8 million adults use them and 5 million children and that, the administration says, is putting an entire generation at risk. a promise of action from the oval office to snuff out the vaping emergency. >> we can't have our youth be so affected. >> reporter: the administration revealing its plans to eliminate flavored e-cigarettes from the market until the companies that make them apply for and receive approval. in an effort to tamp out teen vaping michigan banned products with flavors with mango and bubble gum. some in the industry which often alternative to smoking think it's too much. the american vaping association blasting the president's plan as draconian, saying it will send ex-smokers back to smoking. but juul, the biggest vape brand, promising to comply with government policy, saying we strongly agree with the need for aggressive category-wide ac

john torres is here with more on the search for answers the cdc came out with a recommendation to consider not doing it that's pretty remarkable, isn't it. >> what they said is consider not vaping at all, but if you're buying off the streets, absolutely don't do it if you are buying cartridges that have been hacked in any way, don't do it otherwise, consider not vaping, and they sent that message to essentially everybody. >> they call it a mystery illness because the cdc doesn't know exactly how this lung illness is developing or what's causing it, whether it's off-the-street vaping or the kind you buy at a reputable store. >> over the last couple of years, they have noticed more and more cases cropping up they're calling it mysterious illness. there's chemical pneumonitis, hemorrhage, things affecting the lungs. they can't pinpoint it on one thing, one device, one ingredient, one type of inhaling product itself, so they don't simply know what's going on. >> they know it's vaping related. >> they do know it's vaping related and that's the commonality. overall consider not vaping. >> there'

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