kevin burns released this statement.been an honor and i still believe the company's mission of eliminating combustible cigarettes is vitally important. i am very proud of my team's efforts to lead the industry towards much needed category-wide action to tackle underage usage of these products, which are intended for adult smokers only. now, this is also just coming after massachusetts governor put a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products. as well locally in santa clara county, vaping products cannot be sold to anyone under the age of 21. it will be interesting to see how this continues to unfold. reporting live from juul headquarters, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> jobina, thank you. >>> altria, which invested $13 billion for a stake in juul has ended talks with philip morris. they will jointly launch a heated tobacco product called icoast. it is part of a mute cal interest to achieve a smoke-free future. the product is not available in the u.s. but is available in other parts of the world. it heats tobacco to cre

juul labs says not only is their ceo kevin burns resigning, but they are suspending all broadcast, printhis as health officials say people with vaping related illnesses is expected to grow by the hundreds. we have the latest. >> the outbreak ofillnesses tied to e cigarettes is about to get even bigger. wednesday, health officials tells officials they're expegting hundreds more cases. >> we are get iting new cases reported every da i. what we don't know unfortunately is the cause. >> the principle deputy director of the cdc and aking fda commissioner saying their agencies don't consider e cigarette products safe for consumers though most of the research has been centered around vulnerable groups. >> we don't know if they're safe for the other people. >> right. we also are quite concerned to dosm ple going back to tm that. >> in the midst of the crisis, kevin burns has stepped down. but his replacement is already draw iing more criticism. crossweight previously workeded at chief growth officer for altria. today the american heart association said that by appointing a long time altria execu

. >> reporter: kevin burns, ceo of san francisco headquarter juul was replaced by the company board. and board also announced tonight they're going to be suspending all advertising and going to pull back on a lot of their last lobbying. what they're not going to do is stop backing of proposition c, effort in san francisco to overturn that city's recently passed ban on selling ecigarette products. reporting live in redwood city, sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >>> sanal emergency, someone was stuck inside the plane's bathroom. cruise working to open the door. got locked shut. flight from washington, d.c., to san francisco, expected to land a few minutes from now. according to flight aware, this mishap delays the flight 2 1/2 hours. >>> from new york and wanted for murder but tonight in jail in bay area. started yesterday when police say they spotted these three men hanging around marina plaza is shopping center in san mateo, a hot spot for car break-ins. confronted the men and arrested them for stolen found that stephen martinez was wanted for murder in new york. say shot and kill

. >> reporter: juul's ceo kevin burns is stepping down effective immediately. in a statement, burns says he believes the company's mission of eliminating combustible cigarettes is vitally important and juul products are intended for adult smokers only. burns had faced a storm of controversy over the company's popular vaping products. he denied that juul targets teens during an august interview on "cbs this morning." >> i don't think our campaign was ever targeted to kids. we don't need to target youth to grow our business to be successful and fulfill a mission. >>> parents, lawmakers and public health advocates blame juul and other companies for the explosive growth in the number of teens vaping. >> these are dangerous products for youth. >>> gernment health officials say more than one in four studentssed e-cigarettes in the last month. >> juuling has u become a verb n high schools. >>> the calls for tighter regulation are growing louder. some states and cities have outlawed the sale of all vaping products. others are pulling flavored e-cigarettes from the marke

.>>> jewel ceo kevin burns is stepping down effective immediately. ns said he believes the company's mission of eliminating combustible cigarettes is vitally important. and products are intended for adult smokers only. burns faced a storm of controversy over the popular vaping product. he denied that jewel targets teenagers during an august interview on cbs isedthrn mo to we don't need to target youth to grow our business to be successful. >> reporter: parents lawmakers and health advocates blame jewel and other companies for the explosive growth in the number of teenagers vaping. >>> these are dangerous products. >> reporter: more than one in four school students use e- cigarettes in the past month. >>> it has been become a verb. it is not understood to be a dangerous product.>> reporter: the calls for tighter regulation are growing louder. some states and cities have outlawed the sale of all vaping products. others are pulling favor flavored e-cigarettes from the market. in california officials issued a warning tuesday. urging people to stop the vap

kevin burns will stepped down and juul stopped all of its advertising in the u.s.print and digital. this comes as the ecigarette industry has come under fire recently at least nine deaths, two of them in california, are being attributed to vaping. >>> a reminder for people this morning, there is a heat advisory as well as fire danger. >> right, we are going to have those concerns today, another hot one, but the last one wanted to leave with you this beautiful shot looking from mt. tam toward the richmond-san rafael bridge as the sun rises this morning, a clear start but yes it will be hot, dangerous heat with our inland valleys up to 102 degrees, and then cooling off in the rest of the forecast with some 70s this weekend. >> we'll look forward to that. more cars and slowing out there? >> just the way it works. san mateo bridge trying to fit everybody on the same number of lanes. easy early morning. this is getting a little lighter on the bay bridge toll plaza, we'll see another burst of traffic, that will kick in around the bay. >> we'll keep tabs on that, that's w

kevin burns joined the company a couple years ago. juul is based in san francisco. he put out a statement apologizing for juul being a main cause of the teenage vaping epidemic. a new ceo with experience in regulation is stepping in. in a statement, the new ceo said quote, i have long believed in a future where adult smokers overwhelmingly choose alternative products like juul. unfortunately, today, that future is at risk due to unacceptable levels of youth usage and eroding confidence in our industry. >>> another presidential hopeful campaigning in the bay area, it was julian castro's turn. he toured a sprawling homeless camp in east oakland. he was the secretary of housing and urban development in the obama administration. the democrat from texas shook hands and spoke with people living in the camp and told the candidate they need services like clean water and trash pickup. >> in is a dire immedianeed for of people. >> castro visited the nearby fruitvale b.a.r.t. station where he stopped by the mural for oscar grant. >>> skyranger flew over san francisco as more t

san francisco-based juul ceo kevin burns is stepping down. his replacement, a veteran of big tobacco. a top official at the cigarette giant. channel 11 suspended advertising and said will not lobby the trump administration on any new vaping laws. >>> right now public health officials are investigating at least nine vaping related deaths. and more than 500 cases of vaping related long illness across the country. we expect new numbers from cdc on vaping related cases tomorrow. >>> taking a live look at the capitol hill. lawmakers are set to grill the acting director of national intelligence about the whistleblowers complaint that includes a phone call between president trump and the ukraine's leader. the call is central to the house impeachment inquiry. the summary was released. it suggests the president repeatedly prodded the ukrainian president to investigate former vice president joe biden and his son . hunter body was on the board of a ukrainian will company. >> they are getting hit hard on this witchhunt. when they look at the information,

. >> reporter: the tough week for juul labs continues with juul ceo kevin burns steps down after hundredsed illnesses cast a shadow on the ecigarettes industry. vapeing will be banned in san francisco by 2020. the company will spend more on a measure to overturn that ban. we caught up with students who say they don't want ecigarettes around them. >> we made flyers and brochures about prop c informing people on it and we will go out and talk to people about it. >> reporter: a teacher says it was a topic that hit home for students. >> i actually asked the students, i said, have any of you, do you have friends using the juul products and 42 kids. >> reporter: juul maintenances ecigarettes are a suffer a project but they are popular among teenagers. according to the governor, 11% of high school students reported vaping last year. that is a 27% increase over the last three years. but it is not just teens getting sick. the california department of public health states there have been over 500 reports of lung damage associated with vaping and nine reported deaths. two were here in california. th

today juul, kevin burns.let's dig deeper into wework where there's been a lot of attention on their biggest outside investor softbank. but another major lender with billions of dollars invested in the company is jpmorgan. a new "wall street journal" report details the ties between the two companies including the relationship between wework's co-founder adam neumann and jpmorgan's ceo jamie dimon i'm joined by one of the reporter behind the piece dave benoit from the "wall street journal" and our own deirdre bosa who's been following the saga i was going to say story but it's really a saga as well dave, i'll start with you. the fact there was a lot riding on jpmorgan on wework's ipo. >> for sure. wework was a big client for jpmorgan not only were they the lead bank on the underwriting of the ipo but they sort of were entangled in this company in a lot of different ways lending to the company for real estate, lending to adam neumann personally on a very big level >> now, is there anything -- there's a differenc

kevin burns announced his immediate resignation. on "c.t.m."t month, burns gave a blunt message to young users. >> don't vape. don't use juul. don't start using nicotine if you don't have a pre-existing relationship with nicotine. >> he uses juul in the house whenever he wants. >> reporter: the company has also suspended all advertising and says it will not lobby the trump administration on new vaping laws, saying in a statement, "it will fully support and comply with the final policy when effective." on the first day of a four-month ban, smoke shops across massachusetts had empty shelves. the moratorium of e-cigarette products includes flavored and unflavored, containing tobacco and/or marijuana-- which is legal in massachusetts-- and both online or retail sales. massachusetts' governor charlie baker said it was necessary for health officials to get a handle on a spike in vaping-related illnesses. >> this temporary ban will allow state government and medical providers the time they need to understand the dangers and respond accordingly. >> rep

ceo kevin burns is sing down.term altria executive casey crossth i stepping in as the new chief executive effective immediately juul has come under increasing scrutiny by lawmakers and critics for elinge the underinking vaping ep dem. >> we saw 78 petros increase last year a 38% increase on top of that of kid using e-cigarettes. that's arisis borne of the access and appeal of the prodts to kids. >> here on capitol hill wednesday altria ceo pushed back on accusation that is juul alone fueled what some like the governor of massachusetts this week called a public health emergency. >> the increase startrt before juul was a very significant pruct in the market. as the category started to grow rapidly driven by juul, the youth issue became a significant issuhat i think approprtely caught the focusf the fda. and i think juul is committed to building on t actions they've already taken to drive down youth use of e-vapor. st the ff the ban, massacbasetts announced tuesday bannin all vaichg products for four months np illino

. >> reporter: as the heat on e-cigarettes increases, juul lab ceo kevin burns announced his immediateesignation. last month on ctm burns gave a blunt message to young users. >> don't vape. don't use juul. don't start using nicotine if you don't have a pre-existing relationship with nicotine. >> he used to smoke in the house whenever he wants -- >> reporter: the company has suspended all advertising and says it will not lobby the trump administration on new vaping laws saying it will fully support and comply with the final policy when effective. on the first day of a four-month ban, smoke shops across massachusetts had empty shelves. the moratorium of e-cigarette products includes flavored and unflavored containing tobacco and/or marijuana which is legal in massachusetts, and both on line or retail sales. massachusetts governor charlie baker said it was necessary for health officials to get a handle on a spike in vaping-related illnesses. >> this temporary ban will allow state government and medical providers the time they need to understand the dangers and respond accordingly. >> repo

. >> reporter: in the midst of the crisis juul's ceo kevin burns has stepped down. but his replacement, k.c. crosthwaite is already drawing more criticism. crosthwaite previously worked at chief growth officer for tobacco company altria. the american heart association issued a statement saying by appointing a longtime altria executive as its new ceo juul is fully embracing its identity as a tobacco company that prioritizes profits over public health. we're also seeing states roll out their own actions to try to fight what they view as a public health crisis. massachusetts has instituted a four-month ban on all vaping sales and rhode island's governor signed an executive order banning the sale of all flavored vaping products. the investigation into what specifically is making all these people sick is still ongoing but the acting fda commissioner said some of the products they looked at had vitamin e acetate in them. that might be an indication they were contaminated products. trevor ault, abc news, new york. >> and industry groups say illegal vaping products are to b

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changing leadership amid the baby cry says the san francisco based company announced today that ceo kevin burns is going to be replaced by casey cross weight who worked with tobacco company altria a juul also says that it will stop all tv print and digital ads and stop some of its lobbying. there's been an outbreak of lung injury associated with vaping the cdc has so far reported 530 cases of lung injury and 7 deaths. state health officials are telling people who live here in california to stop vaping immediately. that is until investigators determine why hundreds of people have become sick after using e cigarettes here in california 90 people were hospitalized for severe breathing problems and lung damage and 2 people here have died says there's no known cause officials say everyone should refrain from vaping marijuana or tobacco until investigations are completed. they say this is something that states have never seen before. >>well the impeachment inquiry into president trump is certainly not slowing the flow of lawsuits california is filing against the federal government. >>kron four's capi

kevin burn says it's upsetting to know criminals are targeting cars even though they can see what's inside. >> i covered up my stuff in my trunk here. i guess they're going to have to smash it to find out what's under there. i mean, i hope they don't. >> reporter: in fremont cheryl rd, nbc bay area news. >>> a woman in contra costa county who faces deportation says she is not leaving the country. we have been followinghis story for weeks. isabelle came to the u.s. for life-saving medical treatment when she was seven years old. she has a rare disease that requires weekly treatments that she can't get in her native guatemala. under new immigration laws imposed by the trump administration, isabella might get deported tomorrow. today she got her weekly treatments. isabelle says if she goes back to guatemala, she won't get the weekly treatments that she needs to survive. >>> well, here it comes. president trump is scheduled to make his first visit to the bay area since becoming president. he is expected to be here next tuesday for a campaign fundraiser hosted by the republican national committe

we're learning their ceo, kevin burns is stepping down.ot only that, two major tobacco giants, altria, philip morris international are ending merger talks with juul. we heard a lot of criticism towards the fda not doing enough to regulate this. if hundreds of people were getting sick or several people dying from romaine, our grocery shelves would be empty, why is not the same standard applied to vaping? a lot of questions from the cdc what is causing illnesses. they didn't have a lot of answers. they didn't know what brands, what product, what flavor what chemical is causing people to sick and some people to die. neil. neil: quick look at corner of wall and broad before we go to break. we're seeing a through the prism how the market sees things. you could argue depending on your political disposition whether this is warranted. they say there is no smoking gun but you clearly see in the phone call that the president is asking their president to investigate a potential rival. that is a trying to use a foreign power to influence an election.

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cold warriors" writers who waged the literary cold war which was praised by award-winning author kevin burning ham who said now more than ever we need a book like this to remind us of the importance of writers and the written word. we are so pleased to have him here with us tonight. please join me in welcoming duncan white and lauren kaminsky. [applause] >> there are five different kinds of microphones and father thus and i'm not sure which one we are supposed to use. so congratulations. i love we have the event on the day of your public debut. >> it's exciting. i did the interviews this morning for various radio stations around the u.s.. i'm ready for even the craziest questions. >> get ready. it early in the book you call it a biography but it's so many other things also so tell us what is the book and in general what is it? >> well the idea for the book was to try and tell a comprehensive, attempted teleconferences history of the cold war and the literary cold war and from the 1930s through the collapse of communism. the first draw ahead on the idea was their issues like censorship and repr

kevin burns will be replaced by an executive at the altria group, the giant that owns about a third of the e- cigarette maker. the company is facing a ban here in the on most of its products. juul is also supporting san francisco's prop c, a measure to remove the ban on the sale on vaping products in san francisco. >>> california's department of health is telling people to stop using all vape pens and e- cigarettes. that new advisory applies to all products until state, local and federal officials find the root cause of the vaping- related illnesses. if you have difficulty breathing after vaping, contact your doctor immediately. 90 people in california have been hospitalized for related i died. >>> a san francisco supervisor is calling for an emergency response plan against the city's growing number of overdose deaths, calling the problem with opioids a public health crisis. more outreach workers are included as well as making narcan more available for emergency responders in san francisco. >> we need to be sure treatment spots are available. if we're out there an somebody wants to get

and juul announced the departure of kevin burns and fill lip more is and altria call off a merger. more on squawk on the street at 15:00, that is 3:00 p.m. u.s. time iag lowers profit warning. the suggest operating will be 215 million euros lower, this follows the walk outs that led to canceling 4,000 flights the group warns that any further action will hurt things more and have an adverse effect on its results. pearson has also warned profits will be at the bottom end of the range. the british education business warned of lower. and dutch prosecutors suspect the bank delayed reporting or failed to report suspicious transaction and clients and alleged links to terrorism the bank said it will cooperate fully with that investigation. >>> coming up, a shock resignation from the ecb's board. we'll discuss whether that pushed the german representative touith j qt atob beyond the not-so-routine cases. comcast business is helping doctors provide care in whole new ways. all working with a new generation of technologies powered by our gig-speed network. because beyond technology... there is

kevin burns will be replaced by an executive at the tobacco giant altria group, which owns about a third of juul labs. the san francisco-based company is facing a potential u.s. ban on most of its products after the trump administration proposed banning most flavored e-cigarettes. and prop c is sponsored by the company to remove a ban on the sale of vaping products in san francisco. >>> california's department of health is telling people to stop using all vape pens and e- cigarettes. that new advisory applyings to all products, no matter the substance inside. the warnings will be in place until officials find the root cause of the lung illness linked to vaping and they advise anyone having difficulty breathing after vaping to contact their doctor immediately. at least 90 people in california have been hospitalized with vaping- related illnesses and two have died. >>> massachusetts declared an emergency, becoming the first state to ban the sale of both tobacco and marijuana-infused e- cigarettes. the declaration banned all sales for the next four months. the governor hopes that will be en

. >> reporter: as the heat on e-cigarettes increases, juul labs ceo kevin burns announced his immediate resignation. on ctm last month, burns gave a blunt message to young users. >> don't vape. don't use juul. don't start using nicotine if you don't have a preexisting relationship with nicotine. >> he uses juul in the house whenever he wants. >> reporter: the company has also suspended all advertising and says it will not lobby the trump administration on new vaping laws, saying in a statement it will fully support and comply with the final policy when effective. op the first day of a four-month ban, smoke shops across massachusetts had empty shelves. the moratorium of e-cigarette products includes flavored and unflavored containing tobacco or marijuana, which is legal in massachusetts, and both online or retail sales. massachusetts governor charlie baker said it was necessary for health officials to get a handle on a spike in vaping-related illnesses. >> this temporary ban will allow state government and medical providers the time they need to understand the dangers and respond accordi

in a related story, juul labs has replaced its ceo, kevin burns, with altria executive kasey kroftwaysing. i have an idea, don't start! joining us on the "squawk" news line to join about the story, chris meekins. am i right, chris? then you don't need to quit. we wouldn't have you on right now. >> well, what i play is someone who worked at the department of health and human services, there's no question from a public health perspective the best smoking is not starting smoking, whether that's with regular cigarette use or with ecigarettes or with heated tobacco, which seems to be the new focus phillip morris and altria going forward. >> heated tobacco. we just had dr. scott gottleib on, yeah, it doesn't look quite as bad as actually burning the tobacco, but there probably are long-term health risks with that you know, you take juul, it's probably bad for you, but it might help you get off tobacco >> the problem is they were marketing it to kids and using flavors and -- >> that's what i mean. if you weren't trying to get off of something in the first place. i don't know why you'd try to

kevin burns last month. >> you don't think juul caused it?some people could have used our product, but there's never an intent on the company's part to target youth to grow our business. that's been the assertion. >> targeting a younger audience happened, and then when juul was called on it they went, oh, sorry, we didn't mean to do that. >> reporter: piper johnson recovered and says she will never vape again. >> it's not worth it and it's not worth the risk and it's not worth, you know, seeing your parents cry as you're in the hospital bed. >> about teenagers. tony dokoupil spoke to teenagers in new jersey to get an inside look at vaping in the schools. >> reporter: juul, you've heard of it before, i'm guessing. >> yes. >> reporter: how common is it in the school? >> it's hard to tell exactly because kids can sneak around so much. so maybe like 20% about. >> i'd say about the same. >> reporter: you think about 20% of the kids sounds about right to you? >> i would say it's more prevalent among the under class men. freshmen, sophomores and eve

chief executive officer kevin burns will be stepping down.ormer all tria executive will be taking over. they also said today that they were ending merger talks with phillip morris. to discuss, i am joined by bloombergs leanna baker. i have to talk about the ceo stepping down. is this all about the investigations into the safety of taping? -- vaping? >> this seems to be the week of ceo's stepping down. but juul had a lot of regulatory hurdles that some investors in ria,company, like alt thought the previous ceo did not handle properly. this is quite a fall from grace. the company has been valued at almost $40 billion when altria invested. where is the value now when states are cracking down and whole countries, like india, are banning these products? taylor: and you have a former altria ceo taking over. what can he do with juul? >> he is viewed as a safe hand to oversee juul's transformation. for manyen at altria years and helped oversee some of for thelatory approvals product phillip morris is rolling out in the u.s. through altria, considere

kevin burns announced he is stepping down immediately.getting sick from vaping. >>> all right. we have a couple of injury accidents out there northbound 880 at davis and hayward and traffic is slow. another injury accident at westbound 80 as you are going to the richmond parkway. it is not blocking lanes now, but once the emergency crews arrive, it is going to slow things down further. a slow ride getting across the bay bridge because of a stall and traffic bac >>> now, your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> all right. updated on what is going on. the high fire dangers in the north bay mountains right through through 11:00 this morning. we have the threat of heat creating illness from 11:00 this morning to 7:00 this evening. outside of the east bay hills and the mountains and along the coast. the temperatures are 90s in san francisco and the rest of the bay 100s inland and 80 at the coast. 10 degrees cooler everywhere with cleaner air and >>> good morning, america. from rancho cuke amon california. >> good morning, america. >> good

tell me more. >> kevin burns is stepping down.hat had a stake in them is ending merger talks. this shows this company is in fact in chaos. there is no other way to say it. the trump administration had gone forward with this ban on most flavored e-cigarette juul estimates sales would have been reduced by 80%. you can't survive like that is a business. this company now in crisis. it has been targeted for the way it advertised its product. they were targeted by the fda, by numerous state attorneys general, as you can't advertise that this is safer than smoking, you don't know this especially with 7 teenagers dead, many more second, nobody knowing the cause, juul's ceo in his defense did back a 21-year-old purchasing limit. he said i am okay with that. he did pull out all of the advertising and labeling. too much pressure. stuart: i am sorry to say this looks like bad news. may be the end of juul. these devices got addicted to vapeing but you are away from smoking which is more dangerous. charles: a week ago, last monday the health mi

. >>> we learned the ceo juul lab is resigning, kevin burns replaced.an francisco company facing a potential ban here in the united states on most of its products. after the trump administration proposed san francisco's proposition c a ballot measure sponsored by juul. >>> news from juul as altria and phillip morro bay issue said they were in discussions to become a single company, more than a decade after splitting into two as lawsuits mounted. shares for both companies are up this morning california's department of health is telling people to stop using all pens and e- cigarettes, the new advisory applies to all products no matter the substance being smoked, the warning in place until state, federal and local officials, they advice anyone having difficulty breathing after vaping to contact their doctor immediately. at least 90 people in california have been hospitalized for vaping related respiratory problems work have died. >>> a san francisco supervisor is calling on the city's health department to come with plan to combat overdoses. ktvu amber lee

faces a growing public backlash against vaping, the company announced the chief executive officer, kevin burnsbe stepping down. former altria executive will take over. altria said it was ending talks with phillip morris. i caught up with liana baker for all of the details. >> this seems to be the week for ceos stepping down. i saw ebay before, but juul had a lot of regulatory hurdles that i would say that investors ,n the company, like altria thought the previous ceo did not handle properly. this is quite a fall from grace. the company had been valued at $40 billion. who's to say where the valuation is now. after states are cracking down in whole countries, like india, are banning these vaping products. taylor: you have a formal altria executive taking over. what are the plans for this ceo? >> he is a safe hand to oversee juul's transformation. he had been at altria for many years and had overseen some of the regulatory approvals for that philip morris international is now rolling out in the u.s. through altria. that is a safer product, at least in the eye of these companies, compared to vapin

but carl, as you know, when you spoke to the ceo of juul, kevin burns, about teenagers using vape productsogized to parents, said it is not intended for teens. we reached out to the company again today, they said no comment. meantime, shares of the tobacco giant altria with 35% stake in juul not reacting, it is up .2%. there you have it, carl. back to you. >> thank you for that. all of this is while a house hearing on vaping is under way in washington, investigating what they call the youth vaping epidemic with us, former ceo fred hasan welcome back good to see you. >> good to be here. >> i wonder what you think of how we regulated these products as a country since the beginning and allowed them to grow so quickly. >> yeah. i think in this case the science has moved forward very quickly we've seen very fast advances in the devices, powerful devices that can deliver this nicotine very efficiently, very powerfully, and the regulatory framework has simply not kept up we're looking at a public health crisis 5 million teenagers who vaped this year is just too high and the number has doubled in

kevin burns joined back in teen began he put out today the new ceo, an executive from altria which owns malbrough is stepping in. in a statement he said i have long believed in a future where adult smokers overwhelmingly choose alternative products like juul. unfortunately, today that future is at risk due to unacceptable levels of youth usage, and eroding public confidence in our industry. he says he is looking forward to earning the public's trust. >>> is the tech industry going south? not in a bad way, but shifting to the south bay? after a migration to san francisco, several tech companies are looking to san jose to expand their business. maybe even santana row, where one of the fastest growing tech companies is building. our business and tech reporter scott budman spoke exclusively to the ceo of splunk about growth, big money, and interviewing a president. scott? >> reporter: well, good evening. splunk is getting a lot of attention, both from the tech world and politics. and as it grows, it's doing here at santana row, known for dining, shopping, and now technology. it's not a typi

a wild week in the c suite as chief executives step down from their post, we works and juul ceo kevin burns is out, being replaced by casey crosswaithe and philip morris also announcing their ending their merger talks thanks very much, nick, for joining us the headline of kevin burns stepping down, you actually think it's a positive for altria >> absolutely. former chief growth officer of altria going over to work with juul or run juul al altria has a corps competence of regulations, through the tobacco industry juul management team are start-up guys that came up with technology, great product design and didn't have the core competence required in a sector that's complicated like tobacco where you're dealing with public health it's a good move, great move i would expect this to help the youth epidemic we've been seeing with e-cigarettes the past few years. >> and yet altria shares are lower today, nick. they've been slammed in the last few months and there's some concerns about capital, especially when they're holding so much of juul when this deal is, if it is permitted to go through. how

changing the leadership amid the vaping crisis the san francisco based company announced today, ceo kevin burns will be replaced by casey cross way too worked with tobacco company altria dual also said that it will stop all television print and digital ad and sand stop some of its lobbying efforts as well. this is happening is there's been an outbreak of lung injuries associated with a thing. the cdc has so far reported 530 cases of lung injury and 11 deaths. >>and now another bay area county plans to ban all vaping products kron four's justine waltman walks us through santa clara county's decision to stop vape sales. >>they they being products in santa clara county is one step closer to reality has been ordered up the borders act in the board said we want this done. supervisor dave cortez he tells me the ban is a no-brainer to him that should have started sooner. the ordinance would prohibit all vaping products in the county of santa clara. and some people are not on board very >>i just find it interesting ge cigarette tobacco products. a minority problem with vaping. we're so quick to abandon

kevin burns is out as their ceo. and k.c. crosthwaite is their new ceo. this comes as the cdc and the california public health officer are telling consumers to stop vaping immediately until an investigation as to why so many people are being hospitalized is finished. we've learned some new information from juul as well this morning. juul labs announced the company is suspending all broadcast, print and digital product advertising in the united states. and also refraining from lobbying the administration on draft guidance and committed to fully support and comply with the final policy when effective. the last few months hundreds of people have been hospitalized across the country with serious lung conditions that are suspected to be linked to vaping. the "los angeles times" says in california there have been two deaths due to the illnesses as well as 90 people who have been hospitalized according to health officials as of friday there have been 530 cases of lung injury nationwide as well as seven deaths. massachusetts' governor called on a four-month ban o

.>> reporter: the tough week for san francisco based juul labs continues with ceo kevin burns is steppingnesses have cast a shadow on the e-cigarette industry. vaping altogether will be banned in san francisco by 2020, the company announcing tuesday that they will spend $7 million more on prop c, a measure to overturn that band. we caught up with eighth- graders near dolores park who say they don't want e-cigarette around them. >> we actually made flyers and brochures, and we are going to go out and talk to people about it. >> a teacher says it was a topic that hit home for all of his students. >> i actually asked the students, i said you have any friends that used any of these products, have you ever seen anybody use it, there were 42 kids, and all 42 hands went up. >> juul says it's a safer alternative for adults looking to kick tobacco, but it's become popular among teenagers. nearly 11% of high school students reported vaping last year. that's a 27% increase over the last three years. but it's not just the teens getting sick. the california department of public health office states th

company and bay area based company juul their seo actually just step down this morning, his name kevin burnsnnounced the decision to go ahead and step down they have new leadership change this in the middle of a lot of turmoil, this and many other vaping companies have seen throughout the past few months because of all the death and issues that have come from the cigarettes and vaping we're going continue to have more on this throughout the morning. i'm now reporting live in santa clara christina teatro kron 4 news sushi and we just found out too that the head of jewels to step down more on that we i mean san francisco that's where all these vaping products are so this is going to be a big developing story. s from the flu. clara county. one was an adult under the age of 65 who had also underlying health problems contributing to the death in the other was a child who may have contracted the flu overseas. county health officials are now urging everybody get a flu shot and practice, good hygiene. >>those include really basic things like washing your as often as possible, staying away from peopl

juul ceo kevin burns re-signing.s comes in the wake of the fda announcement that it intends to ban flavored cigarettes, with jules sidelines, that makes conventional cigarette makers are going to bust up the intended marriage and they will not merge. that was a big headline trading in opposite directions as a result. it was a day for ceo departures, adam neumann of wii works stepping down, he will be a chairman, thousands other employees expected to lose their jobs as well as the company downsizing. and also stepping aside devon has left the online marketplace citing conflicts with the war. what is going on. back to you. liz: jerry great to see. let's get right to fox news contributor and former white house press secretary sarah sanders. welcome to "the evening edit". >> great to see you. thank you for having me on. here's what's going on, democrats said yesterday it's an impeachable offense with a pro quote of holding back military aid to the ukraine. it's about asking a foreign leader to look into a political rival

it's a tough week for san francisco-based juul labs continues, with the ceo kevin burns is stepping downrelated illnesses have cast a shadow on the e-cigarette industry. vaping altogether will be banned in san francisco by 2020, the company announcing on tuesday that they will spend $7 million more on prop c, a measure to overturn that band. we caught up with eighth graders that say they don't want e- cigarette surround them. >> we made flyers and brochures about prop c, informing people on it. we are going to go out in dolores park and talk to people about it.>> a teacher said it was a topic that hit home for all of his students. >> i asked the students, do you have any friends that are using these products. and all 42 hands went up. >> juul maintains that these products are a safer alternative for adults looking for tobacco. nearly 11% of high school students reported vaping last year. that's a 27% increase over the last three years, but it's not just teens getting sick. the california department of public health office states that there have been over 500 reports of lung damage associ

kevin burns will be replaced by an x exit executive from ultra, the major tobacco company that owns a 35% stake in the company. juul has been racing for a slowdown in sales. meanwhile, santa clara county going after youth baby this morning, the board of supervisors and e- cigarette sales to people under the age of 21, however, the mints only applies to unincorporated areas. county health officials say that one third of high school students reported using e- cigarettes between 2017 and 2018. the crack comes hours after massachusetts became the first state to issue a temporary sales plan. taping also took center stage on capitol hill. >> reporter: of this was roman lettuce, the shells would be empty. we desperately need our legislators to help us by banning flavors that have drawn in use including mint and mental. >>> in san jose, the search is on this morning for a suspect who shot and killed a woman on monterey road near road tonight. police have not released any suspect information. this is san jose's 86th homicide since january. >>> update this morning the east bay, police releasing

the resignation of this man, kevin burns, is effective immediately. and autry executive is replacing him. the san francisco bay company is the biggest player in e- cigarettes, the announcement follows the wall street journal report that jobs could be eliminated over slower sales do two bands and negative press. >>> new this morning, the united nations shocking to report on climate change is out. in part, ice in the arctic and antarctic is looking much more quickly than previously thought. some of the most severe consequences can only be avoided. among the biggest concerns, rising sea levels. cbs this morning's jonathan bickley @troubled the california coast from -- to see some of the potential seras effects firsthand. good morning, jonathan. >> reporter: good morning, when the nation things about climate change in california, they may think about wildfires. but sealevel rise is a major concern, and something we have seen along the coast for the past few days. we are here at pacifica, this community dealing with coastal erosion for decades. this was bu

zblnc >>> phillip mor and altria on the move and kevin burns stepping down as ceo also suspending advertising in the united states. all this as regulators have launched a crackdown on vaping pete, you own altria calls >> we'd seen some unusual activity then the announcement of this maybe potentially teaming up and b obviously now we're seeing that separated out. that stock actually popped nice early and it's been selling off ever since well the other stock is hanging in there pretty well people have some confusion over the regulation over one and how this thing is going to play out, but they know one thing is positively for sure. the dangers just continue to rise everybody seemscludining the prs is very small, but could get very big, very fast. i think they're right to be addressing this and juul is one of those that's very guilty of something. jim cramer was talking about this this morning. he can't stop talking about this whole thing and he's right to continue to point it out >> anybody here own altri philip morris >> wouldn't tough touch it >> it's really hard based on the trends investors

kevin burns stepped down amid heavy criticism of the vaping industry and of juul in particular, whichttes to young people with the sleek designs and the sweet flavorings. he will be replaced by an executive from the third largest tobacco producer in the world, that's the company behind marlboro, the new ceo is known for his work with regulators. the ceo was replaced effective immediately, all advertising is suspended immediately, that's broadcast, print and digital. lobbying related to federal policy is now stopped while the federal government comes up with its policy on vaping. the new ceo's statement this morning "i have long believed in a future where adult smokers overwhelmingly choose alternative products like juul. unfortunately, today that future is at risk due to unacceptable levels of youth usage and eroding public confidence in our industry." now he adds that juul has to strive to work with regulators and policymakers, but we don't know what that means for juul's efforts to convince voters to overturn san francisco's vaping ban. juul has spent more than $3 million on that ef

juul ceo kevin burns stepping done as the company faces growing scrutiny over its role in the publicisis that has seen at least nine vaping related deaths 10 as of the latest koupt. the the news of the dprts you are as the big tobacco deal up in smoke altria and phillip morris ening merger talks the deal would have create add $200 billion-dollar toerk jientd altria ceo tobago he can spoke about the called off merge sfloer we are looking for opportunities to strengthen our position and ultimately we thought it was worth to a discussion with phillip morris international about whether there was an opportunity to merge ultimately we couldn't come to terms. and so we're back focused on our very strong position in the u.s. market >> so clearly a lot of developments today pete, what's your take >> you know, i got to tell you something, i think there is so much regulatory issues that are going to be facing these guys for a while now that i think it's almost like a hands off now i own some calls to the upside in altria because people have been buying these specking something positive out of t

changing leadership amid the baby in crisis the san francisco based company announced today, ceo kevin burns you saw his picture there will be replaced by casey cross wade who works with tobacco company altria. >>jewel also said it will stop % all tv print and digital ads and stop some of its lobbying efforts this is happening as there's been an outbreak of lung injuries associate with vaping the cdc is so far reported 530 cases of lung injury and 11 deaths and now another bay area county plans to ban all vaping product concourse justine waltman walks us through santa clara county's decision to stop bake sales. >>the thing is not only harmful and you know, but the results are long-term outcomes could be fatal. >>an all out ban vaping products in santa clara county is one step closer to reality has been ordered up the borders act in the board said we want this done. supervisor dave cortez he tells me the ban is a no-brainer to him that should have started sooner. the ordinance would prohibit all vaping products in the county of santa clara. and some people are not on board very concerning. >>