the sale is largely unregulated but as we explain, that could change. >> dorothy described her sell as a part time smoker, but that is not a tobacco cigarette it is an electronic cigarette. you get a nicotine buzz from a vapor without the tobacco found in traditional cigarettes. it is the latest in nicotine replacement products joining the patch and gum. but they are much cheaper because they are unregulated and can be sold and advertised anywhere. >> lastee, americans spent $500 million on e cigarettes, a small fraction of what they spent on traditional tobacco cigarettes but analysts say the number will triple this year at $1.7 billion in sales. dorothy says she and her success did extensive research. >> we think the harm is less than with a traditional cigarette. however, obviously, there is still risk. >> doctors say the risk could be unknown chemicals in the unregulated products. antifreeze turned up in one test. the f.d.a. will issue regulations soon and if they classify e cigarettes in the same category as tobacco it could mean users will pay significantly higher taxes. there is

those devices largely unregulated, but that could change soon.c's karen travers. >> reporter: dorothy reno describes herself as a part-time smoker but that is an electronic cigarette. >> honestly, it is a little bit like a cross between incense and being in a wet sauna. >> reporter: the battery-powered device gives a nicotine buzz from a vapor. it doesn't have the tobacco tar found in traditional cigarettes. it is the latest in nicotine replacement products joining the patch and gum. they're cheaper, and because unregulated they can be sold and advertised anywhere. last year, americans spent $500 million on ecigarettes. that's a small fraction of what they spend on traditional tobacco cigarettes. but analysts say the number will triple this year. $1.7 billion in sales. dorothy said she and her husband, an addicted smoker, did extensive researcher. >> we think the harm is less than with a traditional cigarette. however, obviously there is still some risk there. >> reporter: doctors say the risk could be unknown chemicals in the unregulated product

the latest tool to help smokers is supposedly the electronic cigarette and so far, the sale is unregulated> dor thi reno describes herself as a part time smoker. that's an electronic cigarette in her hand. >> it's a little bit like a cross between incense and being in a wet sauna. >> the device gives a nicotine buzz. it's the latest in replacement prukds joining the patch and gum and they're much cheaper and can be sold and advertised everywhere. last year, americans spent $500 million on e cigarettes. but analysts say that number will triple this year, $1.7 billion in sales. dorothy says she and her husband, an addicted smoker, did extensive research. we think that the harm is less than with a traditional cigarette, however, there's still some risk there. >> doctors say that risk could be unknown chemicals in the unregulated product. in one test, antifreeze turned up. they burst on to the market in 2006 and the federal government is scrambling to catch up. the fda is scrambling and if they classify them in the same category, users could pay higher taxes. already, states have taken action.

the 1/2 million people who are gambling on the internet right now, even though it's illegal and unregulated in the u.s., which partly explains how a few cheaters were able to steal more than $20 million playing poker online. >> if you can see everybody's cards in poker, you could be the worst poker player in the world up against the best poker player in the world, and you're gonna beat them just about every time. [stopwatch ticking] >> gentlemen and ladies, place your bets. let the games begin. [cheers and applause] >> that's what i'm talking about! >> whoo! >> steve wynn is the man with the midas touch who added glamour to the gambling industry. >> if you're gonna start a gambling joint, start a gambling joint. >> he transformed las vegas into an international tourist spot, but the odds haven't changed. >> the only way to win in a casino... >> is to own one. >> own one. >> unless you're very lucky. [stopwatch ticking] >> internet gaming is illegal in the united states and absolutely thriving. >> yes! >> right now, as you watch this story, 70,000 people are gambling on party poker, and that

. >> effectively it permits patients to go on the internet which is unregulated and bring prescription drugs into the united states outside of teen fda's large federal purview. it's very concerning. >> reporter: like maine pharmacists amelia who is one of the lead plaintiffs, murphy says stopping mail order imports is all about safety. they say most drugs have cheaper generic equivalent so there's no need to take a chance on foreign pharmaceuticals. he said in 2003 the fda warned the canadian company that it was putting the health of the american at risk with insulin, a drug that had to refrigeratored. >> people in maine say these are the same drugs available in the u.s. these are drugs they are getting made by members of your organization. >> they are able to test those drugs when they come home and verify that they are or that they just have a label on them that want indicates that they are the same drugs? i mean that's tinting question, right? no one who is personally importing a drug into the united states and bring to it their home has any idea what's in that drug. we've seen even

because these drugs are -- these supplements are unregulated. well, what do i mean by that? there's no agency like the food and drug administration that's checking to see that what's on the label of the container is actually what's in the container. >> experts say that puts people like steve at the mercy of manufacturers...who cheat. >> young people are taking these, thinking they're getting just protein and stuff, and what's happening is they're actually walking themselves into something they really have no desire to do -- something you got to be very careful about. >> there's one steroid user in every high-school classroom in america. >> educating kids, parents, and coaches about supplements is one goal of the taylor hooton foundation. it's named for a boy who died after using steroids, and, it turns out, illegal steroids are showing up in supplements. >> there are estimates as high as 25% of those supplements have steroids in them, or steroid derivatives in them, and people don't know it. >> but steve knows it. he told us he's well-aware that sometimes the government yank

much of that has been focused on the unregulated market which are sort of our competition. so i think there's a handful of questions to ask. is this fiscally responsible, meaning is the $6 million really going to end up being $6 million when the private market spent hundreds of millions of dollars to do this? is the private market already offering the software? do taxis really need more regulation in light of the new entrants? why has no city ever done this before? what are the chances that 6 million becomes 60 million and lastly, for a company like ours, why would we want to participate in anything like this? >> steven humphreys. >> good afternoon, mr. humphreys. >> good afternoon, members of the board, director riskin, thank you for your consideration, i'm steve humphreys, the ceo of fly wheel. some of you might know fly wheel is the app with nearly 2/3 of san francisco's taxis on our system. together wree and taxi magic provide access to virtually every taxi in san francisco, even here now you can see on a rainy rush hour in san francisco the nearest cab is two minutes a

large-scale compounders that have exploited a loophole in the law in order to act effectively as unregulated drug manufacturers. it will also give hospitals and health systems the option of buying compounded products from facilities that are inspected by the f.d.a. and are complying with the f.d.a.'s quality standards, and it will do all of that without changing the rules for traditional pharmacies which will continue to be regulated by their state boards of pharmacy. specifically, our bill creates a new option for facilities that want to provide compounded drugs to hospitals and health centers. these entities called outsourcing facilities will be inspected by the f.d.a. and will have high-quality standards and the hospitals that buy from these facilities will be able to trust that the compounded medicine that they buy from outsourcing facilities is safe. and if a compounder chooses not to be either a traditional pharmacy or an outsourcing facility, the f.d.a. will be responsible for making sure that that compounder complies with the normal requirements for pharmaceutical manufacturers. thos

supplements are unregulated and we can't police what is in them. now, assuming you actually got what was in them. i have an additional problem because the nih has a division called the national center for complementary and alternative medicine that has been studying this $5 billion industry the last few years. they have not been able to prove that st. john's wort decreases depression, that ginkgo prevents dementia. it decreases blood pressure. all of the things people think these things do are not -- have not been proven. something like st. john's wort which is used throughout europe for depression if you take st. john's wort with an antidepressant you end up with a huge problem because you get way too much saratonin. >> can i ask you a favor? >> slur. >> give people a chance to get a piece of paper and pencil during a quick break. is that okay? even if we have to kill a topic in in the break. i want to pay attention and everyone else can to everything that you said. see all this stuff. we will tell you the real program that -- we talked about. >>

right now tenancies in common are completely unregulated, completely unlimited, there's thousands of people that get created, these are the drivers for the ellis evictions, the drivers for the buyouts, the drivers for harassment and we need to get control of all of them. i want to thank supervisor campos on working on anti-harassment which is a big part of this package because tenants are being bullied out of their homes so the rent can be increased. it's a war on tenants and we are losing right now and we need all the help we can get from the supervisors and the mayor. thank you. >> thank you, mr. gullickson, thank you to the tenants union for what you do. >> good afternoon, supervisors, i'm share -- sarah short from the san francisco tenants union. it's very validating and what both the report showed and what we all know to be true is that indeed it is a crisis. it is an epidemic and we have no time to wait before we take measures to curb this greed that's wrecking havoc on our community. in relation to what ted said prior, i really appreciate reading that there's a coalition formi

totally unregulated. vegetation is not regulated. knowing where your property line is is key to all of this. in this slide, we see a fence built on what many may or may not be the front property line. is it on my property or theirs? the city maintains in the office of the street use and mapping, they maintain careful records of all the properties. and with great diligence and care, you can try and figure out where your property is based on those records. but we are not going to come out and survey or say, here's your property line. the city doesn't do that. we maintain records that says here's how big your property is. you can measure from the center line of the street, base of the curb, monument that might be placed somewhere that you can work your way up to. but if there are real legal issues, you have to hire a surveyor and trace this thing all the way out. yes, joe? >> we can give you precise boundaries for your lot to determine the size of your lot. streets, mapping, 554 -81 0, you can call them and they can give you the actual

stolen online from a virtual banker that was only set up four months ago is a crypto currency that's unregulated and not backed by any government stored on computers and virtual wallets and in this daring robbery hack is a broke into one of these supposedly secure while lives held by an unofficial bank and made off with the million dollar entrepreneur we're moving safe because security measures out the well compared to traditional currencies it's safe for the federal reserve notes the f.b.i. reports that its thirty eight million dollars stolen from traditional banks last year only eight million dollars this week for the forty one hundred points the owner of the web hosting service has taken sixteen hundred of his own clients and used to give some people hundred percent of their money. why does how big coin or and it's cold in a crypto currency and can pay for products sold services and because held in online wallets which make them vulnerable to hacking they can be sent online without going through a regulated financial institution and they can be exchanged for government backed currency like do

from a virtual bank that was only set up four months ago a bit coin is a crypto currency that's unregulated and not backed by any government stored in computers in virtual wallets and in this daring robbery hackers broke into one of these supposedly secure wallets held by an unofficial bank and made off with a million dollar hole entrepreneur william mook says bitcoin security actually measures up well compared to traditional currencies. it's same for the federal reserve notes the f.b.i. reports that of thirty eight million dollars stolen from them of traditional banks last year only eight million dollars this week cover of the forty one hundred clients the owner of the home web hosting service has taken sixteen hundred of his own good clients and used to give some people hundred percent of their money back. i'll ask you some details or not see how does bitcoin work well it's called a crypto currency it can pay for products or services but coins are held in online wallets which are kept on computers this makes them vulnerable to hacking but they can be sent online from the computer to a com

when a user worrying about the unregulated market in the country. the air pollution the period while the pure free market. justin kemp got a pretty standard white and too difficult for repression in china. there have been many critics the effort of environmentalists who believe that technology can help any and to mankind. highlighting the risk of major many blunders like to wish him a global warming and china for their quality of help people come to terms the fact that technological innovation can solve all problems efficiently and effectively but of course they have continued to worsen market for air purifier. i believe in your prayers. to avoid misleading people about their products. moving on up to get upright people in the hollow be easier to understand the cost of living. today we have cable or treat thing if the sizes of usurpation. with the look of death in the enactment of the day the government should pay more attention can do to help him. i think the evolution of the group that idiot about four hundred and thirty yet it hit. the proof. i g

so these supplements are unregulated and we can't police what is in them. now, assuming you actually got what was in them, i have an additional problem because the nih has a division called the national center for complementary and alternative medicine that has been studying this $5 billion industry for the last few years and they have not been able to prove that st. john's wort decreases deprovision. that ginkgo biloba decreases depression. all the things these people think they do have not been proven, and something like st. john's wort, which is used all throughout europe for depression, if you take st. john's wort with an antidepressant, you end up with a huge problem because you get cod have a tremendous . reaction. go to your doctor and say here's the supplement i want to take. >> can i ask you a favor, dr. samadi? give people a chance to get a piece of paper and a pencil during a quick break. is that even if we have to kill, i want to make sure i pay attention and everyone else can to everything dr. samadi takes. we'll tell you the real program that

graham: and the suwannee river basin is one of the largest unregulated rivers left in the u.s. it's not interrupted by dams or hydroelectric power. it's just allowed to flow freely in its natural state. and there aren't too many rivers like that left in the u.s. there is a lot of freshwater. the highest concentration of first order sings in the world, it occurs right here in north-central florida. there's a huge reservoir of freshwater under the land surface that, even in times of drought, is emerging in the springs and flowing into the rivers. so, we don't get to the point here in this part of the state where we have utilized and overutilized the resource so much. narrator: currently, the suwannee river basin has enough water to sustain the natural ecosystem. but there are ever-increasing temptations to dam and divert the rivers to supply water to other regions in the state. there's a lot of development pressure. there's a lot of competition for those water resources. if people in tampa and miami look up to north-central florida and think, "hmm, you know, "if california can mo

exchanges overseas which is something they don't want to do basically what they wanted to do is keep unregulated but not to regulate in the sense that it would deter or innovation. his attorney innovation is not something that we want our help to carry with america kind of being at the forefront of a bid. the tech innovation the sector rate now we have on you. i've we just talked about on the gemini cancer career bnp eccentric sector these are all new innovations and if you regulate them to have only your domestic and overseas and it brought that up today so proud of him to accept that still needs to be discussed in and buy choc season and in this upcoming spring what happened. we have to wait and see that now that dr had a nice here in heaven when it's time to really start considering it shows that what he might be taxed if you have your good plan b should think that potential money aside for taxes but they don't have anything on the books yet. dot and one potential obstacle to mainstream acceptance of declan. they claim is a sometimes wild fluctuations in value. i'll take a look at as there wa

more just simple old school political graft basically this is a situation where it's kind of an unregulated part of the political landscape in the post citizens united universe. there's an extraordinary opportunity for alternative a new investments to influence the people who make these decisions in the states. they're able to. give you an extraordinary amount of money to politicians who who make these decisions and to invest in five a one c. three type organizations and in return they're able to get enormous investments of public money and i think i think that's more the problem i don't think this is much ideologically or philosophically driven as it is just simply politically driven ok now is you mentioned this before that part of the problem is a lack of transparency in fees to the public and performance that does not allow the public to make intelligent decisions about how the money is allocated what do you think would be a better solution. well i think they should be completely open with with. especially the members of the pension boards typically what you have in the states is you'll

let me make a point, this is an unregulated industry. i could go on monday morning go onto the ali baba website, they many are provide supplies for a number of products. i could on monday sod 10,000 from bottles of a particular where product, by tuesday be sending out untested supplies to anybody in america or around the world that wants to buy them prospect it is afternoon un. >> regulated industry. the there. >> with all due rm gentlemen, we published a why article 50 -- >> but they aren't -- >> please allow me to finish. >> let me just explain myself. when we talk about regulation, the point i was trying to make mark is we're talking about the fact that they're not regulated in the same way that drugs are. >> because congress says they are not drugs. they are a division of foods. these circulate not be regulated like drugs. it is a highly regulated industry, if you look at the regulations -- allow me to finish -- >> gentlemen, unfortunately -- i'm going to have to leave it there, guys, [simultaneous speech] >> piex going to have to le

vehicle that tracks what you're doing and if you pass the light, all of these specifics that are now unregulatedgovernment has yet to regulate who can use that for what purposes it's like oh, i got ke oh, i got this and they tried to introduce that and try to use that against people as evidenced. >> what do you think we might do think that this can go too far? >> you definitely can't go too far. when they are tracking how many people are in your car, how fast you're going, if there is an argument in the car, that is a very large invasion of privacy and it goes beyond big brother where there is nowhere that is off-limits and you can't have a conversation without someone hearing it. >> you should see the knucklehead i had driving. >> we want to track this person, we think that they are suspicious. when they track the person for days and months and years, the appeals was gone when police put tracking devices and thus not an invasion of privacy. >> so what if you are carrying a cell phone or iphone and they contracted through that. >> the argument is that we need to do this now and we need to make i

is this central to the success of social media that it for the most part stays unregulated?er is that it democratized influence. historically people who had access to broadcast, those were the people who would influence us. now anybody in any corner of world can share their passion, share their interest, build an audience, build trust, reputation and brands come to us because they want to connect with those people. >> you talk about fundamentals. right now the implied valuation for facebook trading, it's not doubling. it's coming up around 28 billion, 30 billion implied ion a price. and the on-line ad industry is about 120 billion so this means that twitter represents really a fourth of the on-line ad industry? that's a serious debate and to the judge, if the nsa is monitoring, i don't want to souud like crazy paranoia, monitoring tweets, what does it do to advertisers who are trying to advertise to users? >> the government is not supposed to be monitoring people unless it has articulatable suspicion for those monitored. they can't take down everything you say because they'r

chile's highly unregulated free market made the economy grow, but unevenly. a study by the university of chile confirms a 1% elite owns 30% of the nation's wealth - mining, retail, pharmacies, energy, banks and communications. >> nearly half of what is traded on chile's stock exchange is controlled by four families, power that began under chile's dictatorship but exploded in the plast 25 years of democracy. conservatives say it's gone too far. >> translation: our model needs surgery. it was unsustainable. it gives a few so much power. >> the bishop goes further, a critic of a political system held hostage by the economic interests of a tiny minority. >> i don't think the problem here is who buys, but who allows them to buy and who passes laws that allows the country to be sold to a few. >> from this remote region a fisherman may go to congress, elected by people who like millions of chileans elsewhere believe it's time to confront a system that excludes them. >> the latest economic figures from across europe have been released. not a pretty picture. sluggish

the concern is that the e-cigarettes are unregulated and anyone can sell them.me have tested positive if containing antifreeze. >> in 12 hours, someone coulds there nearly $500 million! someone bought a winning powerball ticket in los angeles but no one has claimed the prize. the ticket expires at 5:00 people this evening if no one comes forward. then the $465,000 goes to a fund for california schools. >> more orders pour in for the fat kid t-shirts, fantasy t-shirts have eved hundreds more orders for the shirt since friday when batkid took san francisco by storm the company sold out of the 1,hull shirts but you can pre-order on the web site with a link at abc7news.com with the proceeds go to the make-a-wish foundation which helped make miles' wish come true. >> the t-shirt was designed by the police chief's sun, greg suhr. >> trick. terrific. >> what are we wearing this morning? >> it is cooler. do not worry about the wet weather gear until tomorrow when you need patience and find clothes you is not worn no a long time. last time we had significant and measurab

the majority can change the rules at will -- quote -- "there are no rules except the transient unregulated wishes of a majority of whatever quorum is temporarily in control of the senate." now, senator vandenberg, when he took that position, was arguing against changing the rules by fiat, although he favored the rule change that was being considered. overruling the ruling of the chair, as we have now down, by a simple majority is not a one-time action. if a senate majority demonstrates it can make such a change once, there are no rules which binds a majority and all future majorities will feel free to exercise the same power, not just on judges and executive appointments but on legislation. we've avoided taking these steps in the past, these nuclear steps, but we've avoided them sometimes barely. i'm glad that we avoided the possible use of the nuclear option again earlier this year when our leaders agreed on a path allowing the senate to proceed to a vote on the president's nominees for several unfilled vacancies in his administration. but today we are once again moving down a destructive

saying is that his real priority is on this question of poverty, injustice and the problems with unregulatedapitalism. he could not be more direct. and i think a lot of catholic republicans are going to have to look at their consciences and say -- rush limbaugh attacked the pope today. the pope said these things. maybe they're going to have to rethink a little bit. i hope they do. >> well, it certainly is bringing forth a social awareness and a new consciousness within the catholic church. but if i go to the detroit lakes catholic church in the middle of the country in minnesota, am i going to hear the priest talk about a new tyranny? what do you think the pope mentality by that? >> well, i think he talks about a tyranny that develops when money is an idol, as he has put in another talk. when materialism is your guide, and not spiritual values. not the values of gratitude, which we're celebrating tomorrow. gratitude and compassion. and so i think that one of the big questions is, how much will this pope's message, as it were, to use the concept he's against, trickle down to the rest of the c