wanted to seek the fda's so-called approval. ey are not actually approving or affirming the safety of the ingredient. a company can determine on their own that their ingredients are safe, generally recognized as safe. once paid do that, whether they have an expert panel of consultants that confirm that and say that they are safe, they can go to market immediately. they can also decide to go to the fda and submit the review to the fda and say we want you to review it and the fda like erin said, they do not affirm that, they send what is called a no questions letter. that means they are not disagreeing with the company's determination that this is generally recognized as safe but the responsibility is still on the company to be responsible for the safety of that ingredient and for its use. host: before we get to calls, erin quinn this gras with system, who oversees that? is there any oversight over that system if the companies can just hire their own scientists? guest: in the case of companies who hire their own scientists to decla

but she says the fda's powers are limited. >> the fda is required by law to fairly and uniformly apply the law. the people that were saying safety's not adequate, were saying Ôi'm no longer comfortable just following what you have to follow by the law. you have to do it, but we've got to have more information.' >> fault lines repeatedly requested an interview with the fda about the opioid epidemic. >> we've been speaking to the fda for weeks now, trying to get an interview that they'll make available and we just received a response. they say: unfortunately, we are going to have to take a pass on your on-camera interview request at this time. >> in an email the agency said it approved zohydro because the medical benefits of a pure hydrocodone product outweigh its risks. it said that it takes the issue of opioid addiction seriously, but that removing treatment options from the market would unfairly penalize pain patients. since the fda approved zohydro twenty-eight state attorney generals and dozens of members of congress have asked the agency to reverse its decision. all six new england

we don't need the fda anymore. >> host: perspective from yao on the fda -- from joe on the fda. >> guest: sure. companies will say they insure the safety of their food and they are very careful about all their testing they make sure they cover all their bases before they put something in the food x that may be true. they may do all that work. but consumer groups and ore critics of the system -- other critics of the system say if there is no agency that is overseeing everything and can say for certain this is everything in our food, there is no way to track how humans are consuming that and what types of almost effects there could be after people consume that. >> host: chris young, you have a section in the piece about trans fats. tell us why it's important. >> guest: sure. trans fats is an example of an ingreed end that public -- ingredient that public health officials have known for a long time as being harmful and causing a variety of health issues for people. you know, obviously trans fats have been used in -- >> chairman of the atlanta council, we welcome one and all and thank you pa

the fda at the time, president nixon, or did the fda -- ordered the fda to do a review of all the generallyecognized safe ingredients to make sure that they were safe. the fda convened in independent group of experts -- an independent group of experts that spent 10 years going over and reviewing more than 400 ingredients to make sure that they were safe. host: michelle calling from ohio. a republican caller. michelle, you are last caller. caller: they have -- i would like to know what their opinion is? because i know what that is all about. if they watch -- the slaughterhouse -- the bleachers and the deodorizers, it smells like bad, musty meat. which is not good for you to eat, anyway. i don't know why they would put that pink slime in the ground meat. that is why i am staying away from this. because it is no good. i want to throw up when i smell it. host: thanks for calling michelle. either of you want to speak to that issue? guest: well, this is not something that we explored specifically. it does not really stick to the issue that chris brought up before, which is that consumers are more

. >> sreenivasan: daniel, when at the fda you did your own study. still on the shelves and not pulled then? >> the study was initiated at the end of 2013. the types of studies evidentiary burden, there has to be due process so it was a scientific study not necessarily done for regulatory purposes but started during my time and in all fairness should have continued the work and the fda should have the authority to take the product off the market. >> sreenivasan: they don't have the authority now? >> they do. >> sreenivasan: the fda said "it is true under current law the agency faces a high burden before we can take enforcement action on a dietary supplement. that said we recognize more can and should be done. we're committed to leveraging limited resources to address the various concerns being raised ." so pieter why should these be off the shelf? what's the danger inside it? >> well, the danger is this is a new synthetic stimulant that its effects have never been studied in people. all we know is when opinion vinted in the 1930s, it was used in ex ex

joce: after a citizen's petition was filed with the fda, the agency did agree to investigate.a major victory for women who have spent years trying to get the fda to focus on essure. >> we have heard a lot of complaints from a lot of different patients. it does not always get anywhere. and we are really listening. joce: there are also claims of problems with the clinical testing that got it on the market. >> we do not know what will happen next, but i do think the fda will be filing -- following up. joce: another manufacturer is cooperating with the fda. the company stands behind the safety and effectiveness of their product. and these citizen petition that was submitted to the fda comes from a law firm that is currently engaged in lawsuits against bayer. the women we talked to say they will keep showing up on capitol hill, trying to make sure their voices are heard. at live on capitol hill, joce sterman, abc 7 news. leon: lumbar liquidators announced that nearly 10,000 of its customers requested an in-home test kit, following a 60 minutes investigation over levels of formaldeh

the ingredient the fda didn't tell us about. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york cityi'm stephanie sy. we could get a new perspective on the shooting death of a black man by a white officer. the officer has been fired and faces a murder charge. the police department had put out an audio reporting of the frantic call to dispatch. >> but a cell phone video recording paints a different picture of what happened. the man who shot that video tells nbc he felt an obligation to scott's family to make the recording public. >> i thought about his -- his position -- their situation. i say if i would have had a family member that that happened i would like to know the truth about all of this. and that was the reason i gave -- i returned the information, the video to them. >>> residences of north carolina are protesting what they call a pattern. >> peace be upon him. >> reporter: demonstrators circled outside city hall in north charleston south carolina. some praised authorities for moving quickly to charge the officer with the shooting death of michael scott. >> this is finally an

still ahead -- a nutritious snack, but now the fda is calling that into question. they have about kind bars. plus, free holick beverages on long flights. the airline that's bringing them back. steve: we have a dry day ahead, but changes on the way. the forecast coming up. leon: today, a pause to remember the lives lost and impacted by the boston marathon bombing. the attack happened two years ago today. moments of silence were held across the country yet 2:49 p.m. this afternoon, including at the u.s. capitol and through the city. they have called on people to participate in ask of kindness on april 15. three people were killed and more than 260 injured. former nfl player aaron hernandez will spend the rest of his life in prison. a judge sentenced hernandez hours after the jury found him guilty of first-degree murder. the former new england patriots star shot his friend odin lloyd to death. after the verdict, the judge told people about the allegations of hernandez and a 2012 homicide. questions in the aftermath of the germanwings crash. the head of germany's air tr

the fda and the federal government, they ought to just get it done.greater urgency to this issue overall. >> it's a bold statement for kennedy. a recovering addict who's been outspoken that making medical marijuana legal in any way is dangerous. that more children will be able to access it and more smokers will become addicted it to. now he thinks the only way to remove that risk is to have all medical marijuana products federally regulated, rigorously studied and strictly controlled. >> i think making this truly a medicine as opposed to forcing people to go on the street and try to buy something that they can't determine whether it is what it says it is. >> but he understands why sick patients want marijuana now. remember his father, ted kennedy, died of brain cancer and his brother lost his leg to cancer. >> i wouldn't have begrudged any member of my family with cancer, and they've all had cancer, anything that would have mitigated the chemotherapy. >> it's why he's meeting with everyone, from the fda to the white house, to speed things up. but it t

the fda and the federal government, they ought to just get it done.ed a greater urgency to this issue overall. >> it's a bold statement for >> it's a bold statement for kennedy. a recovering addict who's been outspoken that making medical marijuana legal in any way is dangerous. that more children will be able to access it and more smokers will become addicted it to. now he thinks the only way to remove that risk is to have all medical marijuana products federally regulated, rigorously studied and strictly controlled. >> i think making this truly a medicine as opposed to forcing people to go on the street and try to buy something that they can't determine whether it is what it says it is. >> but he understands why sick patients want marijuana now. remember his father, ted kennedy, died of brain cancer and his brother lost his leg to cancer. >> i wouldn't have begrudged any member of my family with cancer, and they've all had cancer, anything that would have mitigated the chemo therapy. >> it's why he's meeting with everyone, from the fda to the white

the fda has elaborated detailed structures to help them be exchangeable and yet they're never exactly the same. they're not identical. if you look at the network of proves that allow generic drugs to circulate in the american healthcare system as exchangeable for brand name drugs, these proofs guarantee similarity not identicallity. if you look at a general generic drug they're different in color, different price, different manufacturer. the politic's science and similarity that undergrid the whole generic works to suggest the differences are trivial and the similarities are signaturent but it wasn't built overnight, and understanding how it was that we have learned what differences are important and what differences are trivial in calling two things the same in modern medicine is a fascinating in many ways lured and detailed story. >> host: when it come to the generic drug the effect of that drug is the same as the name brands? >> guest: yes, should i say at the outset this book is not an expo say of the generic industry. i can't go a day without prescribing generic drugs itch take g

but getting the government to specifically the fda, the dae and the bureau of narcotic enforcement to nearly impossible. one of their biggest issues was security. >> so as part of this, you had to have this put in a safe? >> this is new and only for this >> a 1200 pound safe. and even with that, he's still waiting for final federal approval. >> the failure of the federal government through its regulatory arms, dea, fda and the like, has led to a public health debacle. >> patrick kennedy with his deep political connections and his name is pushing feds to fast track medicinal marijuana research. >> the federal government needs to get it done. >> it's a bold statement for kennedy, an out spoken addict. outspoken that making medical marijuana legal in any way is dangerous. that more children will be able to access it and more smokers will become addicted it to. now he thinks the only way to remove that risk is to have all medical marijuana products federally regulated, rigorously studied and strictly controlled. >> i think making this truly a medicine as opposed to forcing people to go on

the same rate and extent of absorption of medicine that concerta has. >> reporter: the fda says the two generics in question have no serious safety issues and can still be prescribe but are no longer recommended as an -- prescribed but are no longer recommended as an automatic substitute for concerta. emilyous a new medication that she says works for her. her grades are up, too. >> it's like a weight has been taken off my shoulders. >> reporter: she'll be off to college in the fall to study anthropology. >> the food and drug administration has given the manufacturers of the two downgraded generics six months to prove their products' worth or take them off the market voluntarily. the fda says patients with questions about who manufacturers their medication should contact the pharmacy where that prescription was filled. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather. >> your 3-degree guarantee had 2 degrees of separation. >> last night. that's good. we don't want 4 degrees of separation. >> no. >> here's the deal for tonight. i predicted a high today of 62. will it b

the fda says a few kinds of kind bars are not healthy enough. n a warning letter to the company, the fda writes that these bars must have one gram or less of saturated fat in order to even put the word "healthy" on the label. the fda says four flavors of kind bars have levels that are too high between 2.5 and 5 grams of saturated fat. >> it's actually kind of shocking to me that it has so much saturated fat. >> reporter: what else has around 3 grams of saturated fat? one fast food hamburger or a twix bar tore two eggs. >> kind says nuts are causing the higher fat levels adding there is an overwhelming body of scientific evidence supporting that nuts are wholesome and nutritious. dr. david katz has collaborated with kind an research and says the bars are healthy. >> if kind bars cannot be called healthy because of their fat content it implies almonds cannot be called healthy because of their fat content because those are the sources of fat in the kind bars that are causing the controversy. >> reporter: nutrition coach says consumers need to look p

it's not banned by the fda in the same way that say drain oh is not band by the fda. but on the other hand, it's not a good idea to take it. this drug is not approved for any kind of clinical use whatsoever. this poor young lady who took this she know any better. by ordering things online she bypassed the fda. she bypassed the pharmacist and she bypassed the physician and anyone wanting to use any kind of drug to lower weight or do anything whatsoever is very important you talk to the physician or pharmacist that you trust and by it from a us manufacturer, not an imported product from another country. thank you so much for your time this morning because it is such an important message to get out there. thank you. >> thank you, karen. > also let us know what your thoughts are on this tragedy just use our hashtag, fox 29 weekend. >> thanks, karen. we're going to take a quick look at the weather, find out what's going on. first we're looking at the art museum. it's the sandy role mano vair and 5k. our very own lauren johnson is out there participating and so we'll continu

as a section where you talk about how the fda takes some drugs off the market if even two or 3 percent of people. i think sometimes the fda's mad about that kind of stuff if you told me that my loved one, there was a 97 percent chance that they would react to some drug very favorably and in make your help them in some major way but there's a 3 percent chance that they would die i i would want to know my alternatives and all the rest but at the end of the day i would not want the fda deciding. i would want to be the one deciding. on the other hand, marijuana does not cure any disease so it is not quite the same thing. i guess the question i have is what is the logical process by which one makes the distinction? is it purely a numbers game? a tipping.of 12 percent. >> guest: is all the factors you said. they took it off the market. the number was 3 percent. but, as you correctly noted that there were other drugs available. maybe not as good or effective. effective. i think the ones i took were not as effective but i didn't i didn't want that chance to die. fine. that will do nicely. and

but the fda says a few kinds of kind bars are not healthy enough. in a warning letter to the company, the fda writes that these bars must have one gram or less of saturated fat in order to even put the word "healthy" on the label. the fda says four flavors of kind bars have levels that are too high between 2.5 and five grams of saturated fat. >> it's kind of shocking to me that it has so much saturated fat. >> reporter: what else has around three grams of saturated fat? one fast food hamburger, or a 'twixt bar, two eggs. but kind says its bars are different because nuts are causing the higher fat levels adding "there is an overwhelming body of scientific evidence supporting that nuts are wholesome and nutritious." dr. david katz has collaborated with kind on the effort and feels that kind bars are healthy. >> if they can't be healthy because of their fat content it immys almonds can't be healthy because of their fat content. those are the sources of the fat in the kind bars causing this controversy controversy. >> reporter: with so many emergency bar

neither the fda nor strivectin would comment further as to whether the company is now in compliance.ng. >> reporter: for "good morning america," aditi roy, abc news san francisco. >> expert advice. dermatologist dr. rosemarie ingelton joins us. you get a little science. how wrinkles form and how these products can help. >> what i want to start by saying there's no way to reverse 20 years of aging with a product. let's just start there. >> bottom line. >> wah-wah. >> i'm hoping to explain how a wrinkle forms this. is a schematic of what young skin looks like so you see the upper layer, the epidermis in pink nice and plump then the deeper layers your building blocks the collagen nice and plump. by converse when we get older you start to see a thinning right. so the upper layer gets ship the lower layer gets thin so things look like they're getting flatter. we're trying to show you a wrinkle. a wrinkle is formed when there is a depression. what anti-aging products are trying to do hydrate so i'll pour this. see what happens when you pour moisturizer/fluid on a product you get nice plumb

it -- >> we had a demand that this plant be allowed to go through the drug development process at the fda. >> -- and federal agencies that have stood in the way. >> that was extremely demoralizing to me. >> at stake, the ability to use marijuana as a regulated prescription drug. some say it's the only thing that works. a veteran and a stay-at-home mom suffering from ptsd. a painter with chronic pain. a truck driver with alzheimer's. we're in the midst of a marijuana revolution. scientists are poised to prove marijuana can change lives. >> this is high times in marijuana research. it really is. >> and for elected leaders as well. >> this bill that we're introducing -- >> the tide may be finally turning. >> our drug laws in this country as a whole need a revolution of common sense and compassion. >> i'm dr. sanjay gupta. this is "weed 3: the marijuana revolution." >> i just went every day and sat by his bedside, and they told me he would wake up the next day and he didn't. that he'd wake up the next day, and he didn't. he was five days in intensive care while i held vigil over his bedside.

. >> the fda says antibiotic use grew on farms despite more regulations against it. particular antibiotic was up 2.5% since 2012 and tetra psyche lean use was up and it could make people resistant to the disease. meanwhile, lowe's will stop selling pesticides linked to honey bee decline. it will join home depot in pulling pesticides used on many lawns and gardens. honey bees pollinate food and there's concern that their decline could lead to a tightening of the food supply. makers of candy is warned about misleading nutrition claims and new york's attorney general says the company behind the vitamin-infused snack may not be following the rules. a letter to the company says vitamins must be added to the snack and just a minimal fruit content inside isn't sufficient. from the nasdaq, i'm jane king. >>> i could stay outside although a bit blustery with the wind coming through. it must be what is holding back the giants offense. these winds not only blow when they're at the place. >> you're right. it almost feels like winter. i wish i'd brought my heavy coat. it is windy

end of the day, i i want an fda. >> guest: i don't want it to be crazy -- >> host: right. >> guest: but it's drawing lines. the factors are the ones you cited. what else is available, how much harm is this doing, what are the risks of taking it not taking it. >> host: and that is a decision that you don't trust the state equivalent of an fda to look at you think it has to be, it has to be the federal drug enforcement agency? >> guest: i think it all depends. it depends on the nature of the harm and so on. do people want to also, say find cocaine and meth and heroin? by the way, those mexican drug cartels? they're growing better marijuana? they're now importing -- exporting large amounts of heroin into the american west. two can play at this game. >> host: well, yeah. i'm not sure we want to have our public policy held hostage to the reactions from the member can drug cartels. >> guest: we don't. but one of the arguments was this would put them out of business, remember? instead of putting them out of business they did something very unusual called diversify. >> host: right. >> gues

the fda would be required to investigate five ingredients a year. if approved they could order recalls or require warning labels on products that contain potentially harmful ingredients. >>> the foundation that owns alfred i. dupont hospital for children is suing united health of delaware. the nemours foundation sued them for breach of contract. it's seeking more than $50 million in damages. united ended the agreement with nemours. they say they have not been paid in full. >>> a tax scam warning for anybody in chester county. several residents say they've gotten letter from the state income tax department and the irs. that's what the letters say they're from. the letters claim their tax returns cannot be processed. the people targeted hadn't filed their taxes at the time they received their letters. police think they filed returns without their knowledge. >>> a stormy night and we're still tracking showers moving through the area with some thunderstorm activity as well. right now, 60 degrees at 4:27. jessica boyington in the first alert traffic cente

the shot just approved by the fda that claims to melt away the dreaded double chin. >>> and money mayweather. we all thagt floyd mayweather was going to get paid. no no no. it's his kids. wait until you hear what his kids are getting for the fight. >>> good thursday morning to you all. we begin with the massive show of solidarity across the country, sparked by the death of freddie gray. >> thousands of people converged on baltimore and other cities across the country. one of the biggest and loudest protests taking place in new york. more than 100 demonstrators were hauled away in handcuffs after blocking the holland tunnel and marching through manhattan for hours. >>> also a show of force by police in ferguson missouri facing off with protesters for the second straight night. a much calmer night than tuesday, when people were shot and rioters damaged squad cars. >>> vocal but peaceful rallies taking place in washington, d.c., just outside the white house. in boston they gathered at police head quarters before blocking the streets. a huge demonstration in baltimore where it all started. thing

good morning. >> good morning. >> why is the fda considering doing this? s. what makes these remedies different from other over the counter medicines is that they don't have to prove that they are safe or effective before they hit the market. they are allowed to go on the store shelves without the fda assessing that. so it is similar to the way fda regulates supplements where they can step in but they tend to only do that after there have been safety concerns or adverse reactions reported. >> why do you say they are dangerous? >> there are a number of concerns. one has to do with dosing. people might not take the appropriate dose. there can be int actions with other medications. in 2009 a medicine sold as a homeopathic remedy called zicam, some formulations were pulled from the shelf after people had reported loss of sense of smell, in some cases, permanently. it is no the that all of the medications are dangerous. the issue is we don't know what's dangerous and what is not because the fda has app proven them. >> some call it pseudoscience. >> is there evid

an flak particular reactions, hives -- anaphylactic reactions, hives, collapse, that prompted the fdaissue a warning last year. >> with the growth of the gluten-free market we are going to see more i think products with lupin in them coming into this country. >> reporter: but unlike in europe, where lupin is required to be listed as a potential allergen, the u.s. only requires it be listed as an ingredient. so it's important those like orion who may be allergic are aware of the potential allergen before it's too late. >> now, the fda wants to stress that for the majority of people, lupin is considered safe and a nutritious food. it's only a problem for those who are allergic. if you have a consumer problem, give us a call. 888-5-helps-u. >> it's about knowing and being aware. >> right. because it doesn't say allergen on u.s. packaging, it's good to know it could be an aler will gin. >> sure. >> thank you. >>> well, tonight jill schlesinger on the profession that's being called the best job in america for 2015. >>> reporter: we celebrate world health day this week and it's worth noting

. >>> a popular snack brand has been ordered to change some of its labels because the fda says they'reot as good for you as the company claims. kind snacks must stop calling at least four variety of its bars healthy because the fda says they have too much fat in them. kind says it will change the labels, but the recipes will stay the same. we've listed the specific bars on our website. >>> still ahead tonight, the airlines reducing seat room to pack in as many passengers as possible. uncomfortable? yes. dangerous? questions about getting out quickly if there's an emergency. >>> also, the baseball player struck down in his prime and the team that refused to give up on him. >>> your next flight might be even more cramped than you remember because airlines are adding seats and cutting leg restroom squeeze in as many customers as possible on board. with the cabin even more packed, concerns are being raised about whether all those people can be easily evacuated if there's an emergency. here's nbc's tom costello. >>> tower, you copy? car 100, run way 13 is closed. >> reporter: march 5th in n

. >>> the fda is under fire tonight for failing to report dangerous substances in dietary aids. a new harvard study says that 11 weight loss supplements had an ingredient known as bmpa which is a substance that the fda knew in 2013 and they are asking why the agency did not issue a public warn ging. >>> and now a woman fighting cancer is back in the bay area after being kicked off on alaska an airliner flight. and she had put on a surgical mask before boarding the flight to hawaii trying to avoid catching a cold. after she told somebody that she felt weak and needed extra time to board. an official said that she needed a doctor's note the fly, and then she was forced off of the plane. the oncologist failed to persuade the family to fly. >> i was crying, because we were being pulled off of the plane like criminals with some contagious disease. >> we are really sorry for the experience of our customer. >> they have refunded the family's airfare and apologized for inconvenience of keeping them out of the town until today. >>> and oil supplies are growing faster than demand keeping

by the fda and surprisingly pvalentpr n 90% of corn and soybeans produced here are genetically modified. chipotle's move has been in the works since it became the first chain to voluntarily disclose which foods contain gmo ingredients. founder steve els down plays any financial impact and sees today's move as a natural next step. >> i wouldn't think about the removal of gmos as being a significant hurdle financially. but for years now, we've been committed to what we call food with integrity. so the removal of gmos is just a natural evolut that. >> reporter: still, chipotle standards sometimes do eat into its results. first quarter sales were up more than 10%. but that was short of estimates. amiss chipotle blamed on ongoing pork shortage because refused to sell meat it claimed came from farms that mistreated animals. gmos have long been a source of controversy. many countries including australia, japan, and much of europe restrict or even ban the production and sale of genetically modified foods. chipotle and others argue that more studies are needed to determine the long-term effects

. >> the fda is warning the makers avenue popular snack bar.e bar's labeling is possibly false. >> new research find as condition some women develop during pregnancy may pose an increased risk of autism for babies. david. >> a little cool out there this morning but comfortable enough. a light jacket will do. this afternoon shorts and t's. i'll have your day planner forecast and we'll check out the airport for any possible delays. that's next. >> the national weather service says a very small tornado touched down in eugene oregon. the twister was big enough to flip a car and damage three others in the parking lot of lane community college yesterday afternoon. one student in the back of a jeep says it was lifted up to 8 feet in the air. >> geez. >> that's a wild ride you probably don't want to go for. this morning on our ride things are nice and weight as we look along the 202 parkway at welsh road nice and dry. if you're headed down the pike later today from 9:00 until 3:00 in upper dublin welsh will be closed between norristown road and jared t

you have the fda cdc nih, barda, dod dhs and others. very critical because now have the coordinated approach. pahpa was just reauthorized, another two-point $8 billion set aside through 2018 and an additional $415 million is being set aside for advanced research and development. recently hhs just released the strategic and implementation plan which gives us real visibility as to their priorities operational and strategic and where their funding decisions might ago. or as an industry player i have a much better understanding of the infrastructure that is out there, the parser been set aside in some the budget allocations that the government is thinking about as they build this bio defense infrastructure. so that sort of on the policy side but i'd like to talk about some of the medical countermeasures that have actually been successful over the last 10 years. barda in partnership with several industry players now has achieved success to the point where we have 12 products any national stockpile to protect the nation against these bioterror

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the company says the fda's definition of healthy is too narrow. ver, kind bar agreed to modify the label, though it will not change the recipe. if your smartphone drops or falls in the water, will it still work in the smartphone warranty company based in san francisco tested the latest samsung and apple phone. square trick is the name of the company and it provided this youtube video shows phones getting a lot of abuse. a robot applying 110 pounds of pressure to bend the phone, dropped them from six-feet high and dunked them for ten seconds in the water. samsung did best however, i would still recommend you avoid dropping bending and dunking your phone. >> i drop my phone all of the time. i won't say which brand it is. >> it's still working. >> michael, thanks. >>> san francisco is trying out an old-fashioned solution to the ever-growing trash problem at delleres park. the city estimates it collects 7,000 gallons of debris on weekends. it set up what it's called an ecopop-up and it's a dumpster for ways that it can be composted or recycled. >> they

and we plan to meet with the fda later this summer to get the finalization of the phase three end pointsnd the protocol in concurrence with the fda. i wish i could move faster too. and i'm very impatient. but we have a lot of active programs to move things along as soon as possible. >> dr. kim, thanks so much for coming by. we appreciate it. >> thanks so much. >> inovio pharmaceuticals. >> stocks went from 2 to 4 to 1 2 to 12, up to 8, 9 1/2. i think it's north of 10 bucks now. this is the deep end of the pool. how do you trade it? i don't know if pete can speak the options. i don't know if there are options. the only way to trade it is understand it's going to be volatile. there are four or five cancer drugs and maybe there is huge upside there. it becomes very binary. >> it is really great. >> it's done well. we know what the names are. that makes up a big part of that etf. here's the thing. it had that massive gap. it sold off 10%. again, these are the most stable, best valuation names in the entire space. i want to keep an eye on this. if you see a continued rotation and a massive da

>> i think the fda process can be revised. >> oh, it has been revised. you can do a fast track fda process. they did it for aids drugs. >> actually that is a great example. there are ways to look into the way to process the way it is been done now, can we find delivery. and with influenza viruses the trojan virus, we find the flavor of the moment. we can certainly do that for bio terror. so we are one of many companies proposing that but we have to rethink the way we approve the vaccines. and with all due respect for the animal rule the type of vaccines cannot be tested in animals because human responses are different. there are new models available that should be evaluated before -- >> so is the fda process the only impediment to your proposal? >> i think another significant impediment is the way the work is funded. we work through the system that has been cut dramatically in the last few years for reasons as people are well aware of and we had grants that had extremely good scores that were not funded, and even though -- for pathogens that were consider

the fda never named those products or warned consumers about the risks.n ask the companies to remove those dangerous stimulants from their supplements. now many retailers are removing the products from their shelves. but that's in response to recent news reports about the findings. what gives? chair of urology at lenox hill hospital joins us now. the supplements are always controversial in that because people believe they're natural, they're using organic ingredients, that it's got to be good for the body. particularly when we're talking about weights loss products. >> you know what this is bringing so many questions as to why fda didn't really expose the products. we knew there were a lot of issues. they found that their amphetamine like products among the weight loss product and really never put them out there for people to know. should we wait until they have cardiovascular disease, stroke? absolutely not. there's a list of 11 products. a lot of vitamin companies are taking them off the shelf. people think that they're getting herbs, but there are a lo

one of the first states to do so and fda regulation could be good for public health but unfortunatelyhe current system set up would benefit big tobacco because the requirements to keep products on the mark under act is so stringent, 99% of these smoke-free nicotine-free products will literally be removed from the market overnight and so that is our big concern when it comes to federal regulation. >> well mr. connelly isn't ecigarettes a tobacco product? >> no many of them do not contain nicotine. these are technology products. yes, the nicotine is derived from tobacco but the gum, patch, and lozenge, they also contain nicotine derived from tobacco but because they are produced by pharmaceutical companies, we have made the decision as a nation not to label them as tobacco products, so we argue, why not create separate classifications for innovative products that are helping people quit? >> what about that senator leno? >> if the ecigarette industry would like to be determined by the food and drug administration to be a cessation device they should submit an application and if they do g

we still have the number of teenagers actually smokers are down from 16% to 9%. fdaated this stuff long time ago and so slow to pick up this. you have carcinogenic and the behavior of nicotine is still there. this is a very cool thing out there. teenagers, they think it's making the smoke and it's a fun thing. this could be a segue to actually addiction and smoking and other things. i would be a fan of e-cigarettes to slow down the smokers out there and keep them out. i don't think we're heading that way. as we saw the number of teenagers tripled over just last year and 4 million teenagers out there that are going through this. now, there are also a lot of people that normally would not have gone to smoke and now they're in. the other thing is the hookah bars and clubs and they wanted me to go with him to smoke hookah. very cool. >> seriously? >> yeah. a report on it last year. >> remember it? >> e-cigarettes before we run out of time. it's very interesting. for recalcitrants smokers in my practice, 50% shut down on them, i don't say no. i don't advertise it. somethi

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you are saying something totally different than the fda. >> i was shocked when i saw this. ments with this ingredient from the market. the european union has been clear, nothing with this should be found in supplements or food. the fda are telling us there is not a safety concern. >> you seem fired up about this. >> absolutely. because we need to make action. the fda not only has to move against bmpea but against this product to set an example of what they are going to do when other companies are introducing new stimulants because others will pop up. >> check your labels is what you are telling us to do or don't take it. >> precisely. >> thank you for being here. >> thanks for having me. >>> nfl player devon still says she is the strongest person he knows. >> i didn't think that a 4 year old was going to show me. >> ahead only on "cbs this morning" devon and leah still in their first interview since she beat cancer. if you are heading off to work set your dvr so you don't miss that story. you can watch "cbs this morning" anytime. we'll be right back. that's it. good job. nic

the fda says indulgence or not it is important to have this information. the wine makers and distillers are lobbying to get it changed. they said if it doesn't change it could cost 10% more for the wine or liquor. in napa, california, fox news. >>> more news about the effects of the drought on california. researchers doing their survey found a single smelt in four days of study. the results of the survey were shocking but not unexpected. in past surveys they found dozens. in 2012, 143 were counted. >> hard to believe. just one. unbelievable. >>> now our meteorologist mark tamayo. any rain out there? >> we have the possibility of pop up showers but not the rainfall we need. right now we have lots of low clouds and fog. looks like a summer day with the fog hugging the host line. adding nice movement to the camera. looking towards the bay. evidence of the marine layer. clear skies up above, the fog is looping off shore. it will expand and push back into the bay for the over night hours. richmond san rafael bridge right now. we have development of thunderstorms

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