. >> reporter: 19-year-old rachel donahue says she goes to the tanning salon to feel good about herselfnk it makes me look slim and more perky being tan. >> reporter: 30 million americans visit tanning businesses every year. but there are increasing questions about tanning beds and skin cancer. >> the food and drug administration still classifies indoor tanning devices as class one medical devices, which means that these dangerous devices are considered as innocuous as bandages and as tongue depressors. >> reporter: tanning salon owners say they take precautions like this computer program that won't allow a customer to tan twice in one day. >> we educate them on the exposure schedules that the fda has given us. we don't want them to get red or overexposed. >> reporter: but doctors have warned for years that any kind of exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun or in a tanning salon can lead to several types of skin cancer, including melanoma, which kills one person every hour in this country. >> saying that there is a safe way to tan is almost saying that there's a safe way to drive dru

. >> reporter: 19-year-old rachel donahue says she goes to the tanning salodge to feel good about herself >> 30 million visit tanning businesses every year. but there are increasing questions about tanning beds and skin cancer. tomorrow, they will consider stricter regulations about their use. >> the food and drug administration still classifies indoor tanning devices as class 1. which means these are considered as inocwaus as bandagessa -- and tongue depressors. >> they say they take precaution. like this computer program that won't allow customers to tan more than once a day. >> we don't want them to get overexposed. >> but have -- doctors have warned for years that any kind. exposure to uv rays can lead to melanoma. >> saying that there is a safe way to tan is almost the same as saying there is a safe way to drive drunk. but even if there are new rules, that won't stop rachel donahue. >> it's about what you want to personally do to your body. and i think tanning should be a personal decision not the government's. >> reporter: a personal decision, but a risky one. sandra hughes. >>> the

. >>> 19-year-old rachel donahue says she goes to the tanning salon to feel good about herself. >> ihink it makes me look slim and more perky, being tan. 30 million americans visit tanning businesses every year. but there are increasing questions about tanning beds and skin cancer. so tomorrow, the food and drug administration will consider stricter regulations about their use. today, lawmakers discuss what changes they think the fda should make. >> the food and drug administration, still classifies indoor tanning devices as class 1 medical devices. >> which means that these dangerous devices are considered as inocwaus as bandages and as tongue depressors. >> reporter: tanning salon owners say they take precautions. like this that won't allow a customer to tan twice on the same day. >> we don't want them to get red or overexposed. >> reporter: but doctors have warned for years that any kind of exposure to ultraviolet rays, from the sun or tanning salons can lead to several types of skin cancer, including melanoma, which kills one person every hour in this country. >> saying there is

. >> reporter: but even if there are new rule, that won't stop rachel donahue. >> it's really about whatnally want to do to your body and i think tanning should be a personal decision, not by the government. >> reporter: a personal decision, but a risky one. sandra hughes, cbs news, los angeles. >>> veteran actor robert culp has died after collapsing outside his hollywood home yesterday. culp's long career included head movies like bob and carol and ted and alice, but he was best known for a ground breaking tv series, i spy. ♪ bill cosby co-starred with culp in e spy which debuted in 1965, the first tv drama with an african american in a starring role. culp helped cosby learn acting and they remained close friends. robert culp was 79 years old. >> announcer: in portion of the "cbs morning news" sponsored by priority mail flat rate boxes. only from the postal service. a severaller way to ship. e didne to weigh 'em all. if those boxes are under 70 lbs. you don't have to weigh 'em. with these priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service, if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country