and third, juuls were easy to conceal from adults. companies copied juul's model. when you look at the list of products that are on -- that are the subject of pmta applications, there are many, many even now in kid-friendly flavors. there are many that matches -- match juul's high nicotine formulation and many that match juul's concealability. to the fda i would say this, no matter what your decision is on juul's pmta you know that the problem does not end there. to end the youth vaping epidemic you will have to deny the applications for all products with the same characteristics that made juul so popular with a generation of children because we've watched in realtime that whenever a popular flavor is removed from the market, other flavored high nicotine products take their place. so i say to acting commissioner woodcock, i believe you want to do the right thing, that you want to keep nicotine out of the hands of children. when you decided to ban menthol cigarettes, you took a strong action to strengthen public health and racial equity. when this subcommittee expos

juul is asking fda two -- the subcommittee has asked the juul for it pmta and juul has refused to provide science cannot withstand scrutiny. if juul -- juul's pmta were sent to the advisory committee the application be subject to public scrutiny. do you have any comments on this or on the trial in north carolina against juul for creating a nicotine product for children. the judge has entered the partial summary judgment against jewell and all of jewels social media post -- evidence from the trial will beware of the relevant. >> i think we should look at all documents but i can't comment on an ongoing case. >> my time is up and i would like to thank the chair as well. >> i'd like to recognize congresswoman speier for five minutes. >> dr. woodcock it's great to see you and in your role as acting commissioner you were not involved in the regulatory process before it january 2021 a so i appreciate that but i'm deeply concerned that this scandal that has been promoted under a previous administration is going to scar the lives of children for the rest of their lives. all you hear about now are

so we went from 44% of juul users using meant to 44.5% of juul users using mental.s senator durbin said in his testimony, 62% of your users, regardless of which company, ended up using menthol. now, commissioner, this was before you became commissioner, but i spent an entire hearing in december 2019 with your colleague mitch zeller telling him that this was such a bad idea to create an exemption for mental. i said this is exactly what's going to happen. people are going to migrate from mint to mental, and that's what's happened. no, i was so pleased that you banned menthol combustible cigarettes, which was the right thing to do. will you pledge to clear the market of menthol e-cigarette? >> again, i can't prejudged our decisions. what i can say is that menthol has additional properties and pharmacologic projects that i believe potentially ate the effects of nicotine addiction. and make it hard to stop either vaping or smoking and so is to my mind like actually having a higher concentration of nicotine in your, whatever it, delivery system. >> what that's like, it ba

many match juul's high nicotine formulations in many match juul's conceal ability.the fda, i would say this. no matter what your decision is on juul's pmt i, you know the problem doesn't end there. two and the use they think epidemic, you would have to deny applications for all products with the same characteristics that made juul so popular with the generation of children because we watched in real time whenever popular flavor is removed from the market, other flavored high nicotine products take their place. i safe to acting commissioner what crops, i believe you want to do the right thing, you want to keep nicotine out of the hands of children. when you decided to ban mental cigarettes, who took a strong action to strengthen public health and racial equity. when this committee exposed toxic heavy metals and vaping foods, you make that a priority created closer to zero initiative and we are appreciative.n however, now fda has the opportunity to step up and finish the fight against youth vaping epidemic. don't let any flavored products from any e-cigarette companie

juul is big tobacco and big tobacco is juul. there are owned in part by altrua.earch published and open, no subscription necessary, so everybody could see the research. that it was helpful for smokers. this is what happened in the 1950s when doctors told patients they should smoke cigarettes. so there is no proof that it helps adult smokers quit smoking, but there is proof that kids are addicted to flavors. we represent the millions of parents around this country who are dealing with this vaping epidemic in their homes firsthand. >> here's what juul says about the settlement and i'll give you a chance to respond to it. we're going to put it up? good. this settlement is consistent with our ongoing effort to reset our company as we continue to combat underage using and advance the opportunity for harm reduction for adult smokers. we seek to continue to earn trust through action. for example, we ceased the distribution of our non-tobacco, non-menthol flavored products in advance of fda. guidance and mass market product advertising. how do you view this course -- to

the part i'm more concerned about is the fact that you have big tobacco who brought us the juul, theaping crisis among young people. vaping among 16-year-olds is not the same thing as a vaping 60 year old who has smoked a pack of cigarettes for 20 years. -- for 40 years. those are two audiences that are very different in the discussions. i'm talking about kids that are vaping who brought us to big tobacco. remember the old joke? the camel ads. marlboro? smoking is fine. the tobacco industry was lying through their teeth for years and laughing all the way to the bank. making billions of dollars. that's the biggest player right now in marijuana. that should give us the most worry. host: i will take a call from arizona, for those who support legalization. caller: i would like to ask kevin a question. let's turn some pages. cut right to the point. i want you to tell me what is the most important part of your book and the message you want to get out. i want to have a slight discussion on it. go ahead. host: we are going to take your question on the book, but let me get in diane, who is wa

. >>> juul in jeopardy.ncisco-based company once the coveted trend for teens facing a final deadline and in survival mode. >>> another britney spears bomb shell. perhaps one of the biggest yet. the newest report with rumors she might be retiring. >>> good morning. it's tuesday, july 6th. you're watching abc7 mornings live on abc7, hulu live and where ever you stream. we want to start with mike. >> we have that drizzle out there. big story it's been measurable. tilden park six-hundredths. 11 hundredths in los tromos. drizzle making it down to where we will be commuting. may be a slick spot or two. breezes out there from sfo through oakland, concord, napa. that's going to keep our temperatures cool. 58 at half moon bay to mid to upper 60s around san francisco and oakland. 70s elsewhere to 80s inland. >>> san francisco getting more in line with masking guidelines. starting today you'll no longer need to cover your face at city hall if you are fully vaccinated. amy hollyfield live for us at city hall this mornin

nixon was forced to hire a new special prosecutor leon juul ski, who is subpoenaed over even more tips. then, the supreme court agreed to hear the case of u.s. v. nixon, to decide the monumental constitution once and for all. what exactly was the legal claim that nixon was making regarding the tapes? why did he say that these tapes were constitutionally protected? yes, eddie? >> the president should be held to a different constitutional standard because they are in charge of so many important issues that they should be held to the same subpoena power. >> and he was talking about this notion of executive privilege in suggesting that there was an absolute privilege. and, so, what does the supreme court say? do they agree that there is such a thing as executive privilege? yes, eddie. >> they recognize executive privilege as a power, but they don't say it is absolute. >> okay, and that is the key part a lot of people do not realize. there was an acknowledgment that there is such thing as executive privilege for the first time. however, they say that that is not an absolute power, nixon had

the agency has until september 9th to see in juul has enough benefits for smokers to stay on the market. the company is facing thousands of lawsuits claiming it knowingly sold top minors. >>> this morning a warning about the prescription drug ads we see on tvand the internet. it's having a big and not always a healthy relationship on the doctor-patient relationship. the top three advertised brands are for eczema, diabetes and crohn's disease. a health law said social media channels have even more influence. >> they're not selling the drug but promoting in various ways. >> they get the drug into your head what i would rather see is people taking an interest in the process and how to present it in a cost efficient way. >> we reached pharmaceutical groups. >>> more than 50,000 bookings have been blocked generally from people who don't have a hockey of positive reviews. airbnb will allow entire house bookings by people under 25 if they have a good airbnb history or if they're making long-term rental plans >>> the internet is full of opinions on flat round hot dogs. >> so they're selling the

it's juul 1st. we'll start with nbc news. manhattan district attorney and the attorney general have brought charges against chief financial officer allen weaselberg. people familiar with the case say they're related to unpaid taxes on gifts and benefits to weisel brg and potential other executives. the "washington post" reports that weisselberg is expected to surrender this morning and be arraigned in court this morning. the company has repeatedly denied wrongdoing. attorneys for both defendants declined comment yesterday. former president donald trump who is not under indictment visited the border wall in texas yesterday and was asked about the charges after a news conference with governor greg abbott. there you go. >>> all right. now this. it has been a full week since 12 stories of the champlain tower south came crashing down into a massive pile of rubble. the search for those missing has been a painstaking process, especially for the 145 families who are still waiting for answers. the mayor of miami-dade county delivered

. >>> good morning, everybody, it is saturday, juul 10th. lindsey reiser. >> and i'm kendis gibson. we're live in new york. our correspondents are fanned all around the country this morning from charlottesville to here in new york city and d.c. we're beginning with breaking news out of charlottesville. any moment now, confederate statues including robert e. lee will be removed. >>> neo-nazis marched through charlottesville with burning tiki torches with a plan to remove the symbols of con federalcy. >> deon, we know there's been fencing around that area, almost like a construction site. what do we know about the timeline here? >>. >> reporter: we don't have a timeline yet. we figure it's going to be sometime this morning. behind me you can see the robert e. lee monument that's coming down. one of two. the other is stonewall jackson. both of these guys were former generals with the confederacy. all i can say for now is the longer we wait or the longer it takes officials to take these monuments down, it wouldn't surprise me if we start to see

. >> let's celebrate the fourth of juul with independence from the virus. we can get this dawn. >> despite his success in vaccinating a lot of americans, president biden has fallen short of his goal. >> our goal by july 4th is to have 70% of adult americans with at least one shot. >> the nation is still recovering from the trump administration's initial massive failure to respond to the pandemic. >> we have it totally under control. it's one person coming in from china, and we have it under control. >> we're going down, not up. we're going very substantially down, not up. >> it's going to disappear. >> misinformation originating from the trump white house. >> this is going to go away without a vaccine. >> masks have problems too. >> spread on right wing media -- >> if the vaccine was so great, why have all these people lied about it? >> -- has taken root. >> i haven't taken the vaccine and the reason is i don't trust it. i'm sorry. but i just don't. >> i think we're moving into a medical dictatorship. >> 18 of the 0 states with the lowest vaccination rates