are vaping in their classrooms. teenage is the perfect age for nicotine addiction, and jool and the industry know this. please protect the public health with this policy and san francisco kids. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> my name is nick, and i work on the community impact team for the american heart association. simply put, my mission is to help youth live longer, healthier lives, make better decisions. the time i spend with youth in this city, really, anywhere, it shows me how impressionable they are. i know how impressionable i was. i'm sure you can remember how impressionable you were in elementary school and high school. -- in relation to this, i find it interesting how there is never really a push in the marketing of currently f.d.a. approved smoking cessation devices toward youth. we don't see those widely used in schools. kids aren't hitting up a patch in the bathroom, they're hitting up a jool and their favorite vaping devices. it's well known that the drug nicotine combined with a whole host

i'm here to support the reasonable vaping regulations. i'm here to oppose the vaping ban. like many filipinos, born in my generation, i was a cigarette smoker before i was 21 years old. i successfully gave up smoking in 2001, 24 years later. a few years ago, a friend invited me to her son's vape shop. i wanted to find out why vaping was an alternative source for adults trying to quit smoking. how many of you in this room have tried vaping at least once? to my surprise, the feel and taste of vaping was very mild. that was my first and last experience in vaping. i am aware, that just like combustible cigarettes, vaping comes with health risks. i believe this proposed ordinance to ban the sale of vape products in physical retail stores and on-line to san francisco while continuing to allow the sale of combustible cigarettes is not well thought out. if you go through with this ordinance, to me, it means that number one, you will be opening pandora's box, and pretty soon, you would want to ban vaping as well as tobacco cigarettes. you will encourage adults in making alternative

we know that a vape and a cigarette are two different things. if you've smoked and vaped an electronic cigarette, you know they're two very different. one is clearly a lot safer than the other one is. we need to concentrate more on a solution to these youth being able to get the product, and i recommend something along the lines of a supply chain management where each product is actually individually serialized and can be backtracked through the chain and that appropriate person should be held responsible. the black market that will be coming from the ban of these products -- >> clerk: thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello. my name is baozoo. i work as a -- at a convenience store. i have flavored cigarettes, and if you notice, there's no ban stamps. we are going to fuel a black market when we ban e-cigarettes. we could be fuelling organized crime. that's all i have to say. >> my name is edwin, and i'm translating for miss lau. >> hello, supervisors, i am miss low. i have a store with my husband on powell street for more than ten years, i wou

you would want to ban vaping as well as tobacco cigarettes. you will encourage adults in making alternative choices to curb their nicotine addiction. i encourage you, members of the board of supervisors, to do the right thing. prevent the usage and preserve adult choice and regulate -- >> clerk: next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is fuad hussein. i'm a resident of san francisco. i own a business since 1984. i think a ban of e-cigarettes in san francisco hurts small businesses very bad. living in san francisco is very -- the high -- the cost of living is very high, and small businesses are getting hurt, and you know, rent is very high in the city, and the regulations in san francisco are working. police actually send in decoys to the liquor stores, and they have sent decoys to my store in the past three months maybe five times. and we have always refused to sell to minors. we have always refused to sell to minors. you've already banned the menthols, and the flavors of the e-cigarettes, and now you want to ban the regu

vaping e-cigarettes is tobacco in a new costume. many people will say they used e-cigarettes to quit smoking and these products are sensation devices. those are f.d.a. approved products. >> i'm danger -- jememiah mock, and i'm a professor at san francisco state university. we have a crisis the likes of which we've never seen. we have young people being exposed and using nicotine in a form that's never really been tested and at concentrations that young people cannot absorb. we've conducted a study at 12 bay area high schools. these are the slides i wanted to show you -- looking at documenting the environment impact of e-cigarette products. they contain metals, litheum ion batteries, and from what i understand from jool. take a look at this. last year, they say they manufactured 20 million pods p -- in 2017, they say they manufactured 20 million pods a month. and in 2018, they manufactured 40 million pods a year. that's a half a billion pods a year. and i have bags and bags and bags of pods that we've collected. and i want to point o

vaping e-cigarettes is tobacco in a new costume. many people will say they used e-cigarettes to quit smoking and these products are sensation devices. those are f.d.a. approved products.

. >>> san francisco taking another step to banning e- cigarettes and vaping. christian tells us city leaders took up two new pieces of legislation aimed at the vaping industry. >> reporter: the use of vape products has skyrocketed since their introduction. touted as a way to help smokers kick the habit. in a hearing today supervisor pushed the new legislation banning the devices until they are approved by the fda. saying they're creating a whole new generation of nicotine users.>> we are not going to let big tobacco comeback disguised as a product that is actually helping people but is even more addictive than cigarettes.>> reporter: smoked for more than 50 years. he said e-cigarettes are the only thing that helped him to keep the habit.>>> i tried the patch. i smoked on top of the patch. i tried a couple other things and they did not work. i'm not smoking cigarettes now.>> reporter: director of public health said a new report shows e-cigarettes are addicting more than they are helping.>>> for every individual adults that quit smoking cigarettes from using ele

with that said, i am gravely concerned with the skyrocketingg vaping products. my daughter firefighter med some of her friends in middle school are already users. i'm convince ed this existing efforts to regulate these products have been effective and for that reason, for the been of the health of the public, i am supporting the legislation today. thank you. >> supervisor brown. >> yes, thank you. i am supporting this legislation today, also. and i sat down with the merchants, the small besmear bus merchants that rely on sale to support their family. i am happy that supervisor walton said we'll have a working group and i would love to be a part of that, because i think district 5 and i think district 3 has the most of those mom and pop stores that sell this and so, i want to be at the table. for every adult that uses ecigarettes to stop smoking or cut back on nicotine, dozens of children start and that stopped me cold because when i think that if we would have taken a stand, the city would have taken a stand, 50, 30, 20 years ago, we took a stand against big tob

you'll find a small section of vaping products and a wall of cigarettes. the owner says the large inventory of trinkets and souvenirs has kept them afloat. >> we lost about 25% to 35% of our business. >> he says they only make a dollar on a pack of cigarettes with the $0.84 litter tax imposed. they can't pay the $6,600 a month lease for the space. >> i already told my landlord if this is banned i have to close my business. >> the first reading of two orlandos that would ban the sale and manufacture of e-cigarettes in san francisco but not without serious concern among the board of supervisors for small business. >> i think we definitely have to be setting down to talk about how it impacts because i don't want to see one mom and pop store closed. >> i am concerned about the impacts on legislation on small businesses. many owned by immigrants and people of color. >> supervisor shallmon walter sponsored this vaping ban and tax exemptions could be coming to small businesses as a means to provide relief. >> it's going to formalize a working group so we can work

charged with murder reacts to the shocking confession by another man who says he did it >>> a vapingen explodes as a teenager uses it. the new warning tonight about some e-cigarettes back now with an up crimes trial of a navy s.e.a.l. after the shocking confession this week by another s.e.a.l. that he was the one who killed an isis prisoner in iraq. the family of the man on trial spoke about the development today in an interview with nbc's steve patterson. >> reporter: at the center of a war crimes trial spiraling with twists and turns the family of decorated navy s.e.a.l. chief edward gallagher is speaking out >> their testimony on the stand i think reveals exactly what my husband was saying all along is true. they are cowards they are liars >> reporter: gallagher faces multiple charges from a 2017 tour of duty in iraq including the murder of an s.e.a.l.s testifying he stabbed a man in the neck but this week a bombshell. the prosecutor's own key witness, s.e.a.l. team medic corey scott, who was granted immunity, admitting to a stunned courtroom that it was he, not gallagher, who kil

it's in the southern part of the city and a group of 8th graders were caught all vaping. going to that school i noticed that there were many shy folks outspoken 8th graders, tall ones small ones, and the one thing that they had in common as i was talking to them is they are all 13 years old, and they just started vaping for the first time. that is something that i think must be considered today, and i wanted to share also that in the last two years, this really has intensefied. this is the reality that we've seen on the ground in the youth centers and where we go. thank you. >> hello. my name is sean patterson. i am a resident of san francisco. i started as a smoker when i was probably almost 16. i'm now 41. the only reason i quit cigarettes after trying every other alternative was learning about vape products about three years ago. i haven't touched a cigarette in three years. you talk about harm reduction and that's exactly what this is. i'm here for the same reasons -- same reasons as the people that are worried about our children, our youth. i'm on the same side as th

the crackdown is aimed at reducing teen vaping. in five american high schoolers admitted to vaping last year. jamie yuccas is in san francisco. >> reporter: the city-wide ban on e-cigarettes and popular vaping flavors will cause smokeshop profits to go up in smoke. it would be 30% to 40% of your business if this all went away? >> yeah, i'll say about 30% to 40%, because everybody is on vape now-a-days. >> reporter: farah says he sells only to adults, but increased use by teens overall has reached troubling levels. ae centers for disease control found a 78% surge in the use of e-cigarettes by high schoolers in a single year from 2017 to 2018. >> they were allowed to proliferate all over this country with no regulation, and here we are today now with millions of addicted children, teenagers. millions of ld reporter: with a 70% share of the vaping market, juul is the largest manufacturer of e- cigarettes. what would you say is the most popular one you have in the store? >> juul. >> reporter: this is? >> yes. >> reporter: the company d

almost half of tobacco in vape shops illegally sold nicotine. containing products to the teens, the researchers found liquor stores supermarkets. and pharmacies were significantly more likely to check for id. according to a report released last year nearly 40% of 12th graders now say they use cigarette devices. >>we are learning more tonight about one of the people who died in a hit and run collision in the bayview over the weekend a close family friend says one victim was killed just a few feet away from her church. force has it monday on has the story. >>love it life may carry mother a devout member of her church killed in a hit and run collision will her name was sailor had whole 49 year-old rahho was on her way home after a night of baby city she was the passenger in the left or right year that was broadsided by a red light runner, traveling 3rd street at paul avenue sunday around one 15 the driver of the lift and or i'll hold both died of the sea the intersection just so happens to be the location of the lacey of are not the church where sh

the popularity of vaping has soared among young people in particular. some business owners say the ban will put them out of business. >> as you know companies like juul ecigarettes have increased nicotine use in children middle school-aged. >> employees are going to be on the unemployment line unless i can figure out a way to keep them on and come up with a business plan quickly. >> the ban is expected to go into effect in 6 months. juul labs says it is opposed to youth vaping but the ban will leave regular cigarettes as the only option for smokers. a valid that would ban ecigarette sales. >>> time is now 4:08. a sacramento police officer's father is speaking out and defending the police department. >> we are here today due to the negative and misleading and hurtful information that has been spread about our sacramento police department and family. >> officer tara o'sullivan was shot and killed june 19th on a domestic violence call. she and three other officers were ambushed by the shooting suspect. it took at least 45 minutes for anybody to get to her.

between smoking and vaping, the eichmann is vaping we know even if the long—term as you have said is disease. the americans have a lot of the sait -- disease. the americans have a lot of the sait —— data saying that this access a the sait —— data saying that this a ccess a gateway the sait —— data saying that this access a gateway drug. this band has been placed in san francisco which is relevant to their population. it's appropriate in the judgement. they've taken into account the possible ill effects that people may go back to cigarettes. those people are nicotine addicts and they are trying to stop further nicotine addiction and trying to unbalance make the best choice for their population. fairpoint? ithink you wa nt population. fairpoint? ithink you want to look at the cigarette smoking rates. ithink want to look at the cigarette smoking rates. i think to ban one product while nicotine —containing product while nicotine —containing product and not another action points to a different motivation. i don't think it is a republic health. what you think it is then?” don't think it is

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it could risk of vaping, san francisco startup jewel has criticized the proposal think it would leave regular cigarettes t tahoe 250 cigarette butt and the project is being led by the lead to safe like tahoe, 27,000 cigarette butts have been collected at beach cleanups in the past year and almost all cigarette filters are made of plastic fibers and are not biodegradable. >>> firefighters rescued a goat from a drainage pipe saturday night in the oakland hills, firefighters and other emergency crews pulled the animal to safety after it fell down the 40 foot pipe at keller avenue and despite the fall the goat is in good shape. i imagine the goat is one of those, i just saw them over the weekend, firefighting goats. >> yes they are put on the hills it all the straw. >> they eat everything to clear everything an important part of fire protection.>> now let's check in with sal at 4:16 am and how are we doing?>> we are okay frank, my voice has not woken up, i do not talk to anybody in my house because they are all asleep when i leave, maybe i should talk to myself on my way again and lord kn

reported vaping in the previous month according to a government survey.argest company jewel headquartered in the dog patch at pier 70 says it is already taking the most aggressive actions in the industry to deter anyone under 21 from using its products. jewel says it also strengthened its online age verification process and shut down its facebook and instragram accounts to discourage under gary under age vaping. the prohibition of vapor products for all adults in san francisco will not effectively address under h use and will leave cigarettes on shelves as the only choice for adult smokers. the new ordinance is not retroactive. jewel will still operate in san francisco, it will not be able to ship to customers in the city. jewel is expanding so rapidly and recently purchased 123 mission street downtown, for a reported $400 million. >> most kids purchase them online. either craigslist, amazon, ebay, it is really easy. >> reporter: a final vote on this is expected next tuesday, will then go to the mayor london to sign. regulations will take six months to go

city ordinance says it will prevent young people from vaping. e-cigarette use in high school rose. >> i'm 32 years old. so i ask, why must everybody be punished? why must i suffer, due to negligence of parents, due to rebellious children? >> now, the ordinance also requires that all tobacco sales be at least 1,000 feet from schools and youth organizations. >>> our time is now 4:08. our task force will try to fix the troubled muni system. we will see who was on that team trying to recommend problems and improvements. >> we were hearing from constituents who were having horrible experiences on muni. >> he will try to help develop the road map to make muni more reliable, something that has eluded the agency. >> why have we over that entire 20-year period, not been able to deliver the kind of transit that san francisco expects. >> and roger renco criticized them in the past for not doing enough to safeguard those safeguard workers who are exposed to and witness crimes. >> the chief operating officer of los angeles mass transits will be part of it as

they are expected to pay for research on the impact of e- cigarettes and vaping.and other manufacturers have been soliciting more research on their products, though many research has been hesitant to accept their money. the fda plans to make a regulatory decision on e- cigarettes and vaping by the year 2022. the manufacturers have until that time to prove their products are safe. >>> after a four-year-old boy in these they died in oakland dental office, dental and pediatric groups are releasing new guidelines on anesthesia. four-year-old donley died after undergoing a procedure on april 24, at a dental office in oakland. the family says after two doses of anesthesia, the boy stopped breathing. now, the american academy of pediatric dentistry and the american academy of pediatrics is recommending that two people, credentialed for anesthesia be present in the room, any time a child is deeply sedated. >>> former boston red sox player is resting in the hospital after being rushed into surgery, following an ambush in the dominican republic. espn says david ortiz was sh

it could be lifted depending on an fda assessment of the health risks of vaping. the san francisco startup juul has criticized the proposal saying it would leave regular cigarettes as the only option for adult smokers. the. >>> president trump is holding firm today on his decision to delay deportations of thousands of undocumented families in 10 big cities. the president reaffirmed in a tweet this morning he is offering democrats two weeks to work out an asylum deal. he wrote on twitter, "i want to give the democrats every last chance to quickly negotiate simple changes to asylum and loopholes." the president said in two weeks "big deportations begin." the president set the timeline yesterday. today i.c.e. was set to start deporting up to 2,000 families who have missed a court date or been served with deportation orders. >>> tensions continue to rise through the middle east. the white house is not commenting on multiple media reports that the u.s. carried out a cyber attack on iran in response to the downing of a u.s. drone last week. however, top u.s. officials s

>> the concern that juul vape products are causing children to become dependent on nicotine.'s substantial movement away from kids smoking cigarettes, seems the vape pens are taking their place. this investigation comes a couple months after another one launched by senate democrats proning juul's advertising strategy. also, the recent partnership with utlria. they make marlboro cigarettes and bought $13 billion of juul last year. at the subcommittee on economic and consumer policy, the reasoning was explained. >> juul has 75% of the vaping market and their sales have increased 78% the last three years. what we're asking for, what are their -- what is the type of information and documents and other teals related to their targeting of youth? this is so important for the health of our country. >> fox news reached out to juul for a comment, a spokesperson provided a statement that reads in part "we share the subcommittee's concerns about youth vaping and welcome the opportunity to share information about our aggressive industry-leading actions to combat usage." shepard? >> shepar

the crackdown is aimed at reducing teen vaping. the cdc found a 70% surge in team vaping between 2017 and 2018. and one in five american high schoolers admitted to vaping last year. >> they were allowed to proliferate all over this country with no regulation and here we are today now with millions addicted children, teenagers, >> the ban takes effect next month. enforcement will start six months later san francisco's -- is already pushing for a ballot measure to override the band. in a statement the company claimed the band will drive adult diapers back to cigarettes and deny current still too close to the opportunities which and create a thriving black market for paper products instead of addressing the actual causes of under age access and use. san francisco isn't actually the first bay area city to ban the sale of e-cigarettes. livermore did it monday night. a new ordinance also bans all flavored tobacco products and prohibits tobacco sales within 1000 feet of a school. >>> let's get another check on traffic. how are the roads l

thank you very >>half of tobacco and vape shops in california failed to check id for teens purchasingd other nicotine products. this all according to a new study researchers sent 1819 year-old decoys into stores without i d and they were instructed try purchase these vape products. well according to the research almost half of the tobacco and vape shops in california illegally sold nicotine products to these teen decoys researchers found liquor stores and supermarkets and pharmacies were significantly more likely to check fridays. according to a report released last year nearly 40% of high school seniors say that they've used the cigarette devices. the news after the break police are still looking for a motive behind a quadruple murder suicide in san jose will bring you up to >>7.20 a look at weather and traffic we've got a little cool down in the weather which is nice and traffic hasn't been that bad not that bad, but now a little slow down in san leandro with over term. yeah it's our first overturn hot spot of the morning, on to 38. >>right to free get to 5.80. it's a little bit clo

is already all in on the topic of youth tobacco use and youth and vaping. this has been an epidemic, an explosion in youth use. it is of great concern. i think perhaps in retrospect the enforcement discretion speared the f.d.a. initially tried, a phi-year period, was too long. i think we all agree that is the case now. in fairness to the f.d.a. when they made that decision, you know, e-cigarettes weren't the product they are today. they looked more like a nearby thing that weren't going to be appealing to youth. now of course that's no longer true. there's been an explosion of youth use and thinking has changed. the f.d.a. is already and will continue to do a number of important things. we have enforcement. we've inspected probably a million-plus retailers. sent out thousands of warning letters. we had -- we have this practice where we send underaged people in to buy tobacco products and identify the frequency of violative stores. in some chains that can be up to 33% of stores will sell to youth inappropriately. we have youth education campaign. we are tryi

medical researchers believe vaping could harm the lungs. there are concerns that e-cigarettes could result in damage to blood vessels. >>> members of the san francisco school board met tonight to consider the fate of a controversial mural at washington high school. >> reporter: more than 100 people packed into the meeting at the district's office. speakers from both sides were passionate. this mural inside the main entrance of washington high school in san francisco has been here for more than eight decades. it depicts the life of jorning washington. some are offended by the image was black saves at washington's mt. vernon home. >> >> reporter: on tuesday night, a school board meeting gathered public opinion. native americans object to the panel showing white settlers stepping over the body of an american indian. >> why do we have to explain the pain caused by the visual sense what we see in that building that is supposed to know an institution for learning? >> reporter: those who want to preserve the murm say it was drawn by artist victor

. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors is expected to be in e-cigarettes and vaping in the city and the committee has recommended the full board approved at least one of two measures and the bill would ban the sale of e-cigarettes and vaping devices until they are approved by the fda and they are considering another proposal that would ban the sale, manufacturing and distribution of tobacco vaping products on city-owned property.>> for every individual adult that quit smoking cigarettes using electronic cigarettes, 80 youth and young adults would go on to become regular cigarette smokers.>> opponents of the van set will force some e-cigarette and vaping shops to close on the board of supervisors is set to vote on the two measures next week. >>> the state of texas to become the 15th state to ban the sale of cigarettes, e- cigarettes and other tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 and the law in texas would take effect september 21, california passed a tobacco 21 law in 2016 and there's a push to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21 nationwide and it comes a

what about the argument that banning vaping will push more people to cigarettes? >> i definitely think if you look at who is putting out that information, it is coming from a company who was profiting from the sale of nicotine, which is actually getting in the hands of young people. we have collected dozens of e cigarettes around middle schools and high schools. we are doing everything we can to keep this product away from young people. juul will do everything they can to continue to profit. when i met with juul months ago they told me they were against tobacco and then a couple of weeks later they were purchased any information they put out. they are profiting big and we are not going to put profit ahead of the health of our young people. >> let's talk about the mom-and- pop shops who say they will have to struggle close down if the ban goes into effect. why not help them into the ban a set of thing we can talk about it later. >> we are putting together a working group that will put together a resolution. i am working with the supervisor's office and some of my o

the san francisco legislation does not restrict the use of vaping rocks. some doubt how effective the band will be. -- how effective the ban will be. whatever, on a bus, 20 minutes later, you have all you want. >> critics say it will drive people back to regular cigarettes, which are known to cause cancer. >> president macron is on a state visit to japan. he will be discussing the relationship between the renault andino -- nissan. his sudden departure has put a strain on relations between the japanese firm and france's firm. all of the employees remember great french companies saved this. a leading force which we must protect and develop. we must make this alliance stronger and do so together. china has asked canada to suspend exports of meat after it batcha band additive in a of pork. >> this move follows an investigation that covered over 180 documents had been attached to meet exports. diplomatic tensions between the countries continue to simmer over the arrest of the tech company huawei. genie: automation well replace 20 million jobs in the manufacturi

city leaders say they want to stop minors from using e-cigarettes as the popularity of vaping has soared among young people. some business owners say the ban will put them out of business. >> companies like jewel and e-cigarettes have been increasing addicts to nicotine for young people. and our job and our goal is to prohibit these things that are harmful to young people. >> i am out of business now because that's my shop. 100% vaping products. employees are gonna be on the unemployment line unless i can come up with a business plan really quickly. >> one of the biggest manufacturers is e-cigarettes and vaping products, vul based in san francisco. they say the ban is counter productive and will force some smokers to return to real cigarettes. the law still requires the signature of mayor breed and could face legal challenges as well. it's expected to go into effect in six months. >> cooler weather over most of the bay area this afternoon. and that is going to continue as we get into wednesday. then we begin to warm it back up. temperatures are in the low to mid-60s around the region. a

researchers say they believe vaping can harm the lungs and damage blood vessel cells and increase therdiovascular disease. a stanford study revealed some e-cigarette flavoring liquids are more dangerous than others regardless of nicotine concentration. the san francisco battle to ban e-cigarette is not stopping juul. the chronicle reports juul purchased an office tower in the southern part of the financial district. the property is five times bigger than the juul headquarters at pier 70. a company spokesperson said the new building provides additional office space but will not replace the headquarters. >>> google is pledging to spend $1 billion to help ease the housing crisis in the bay area. the company announced yesterday a 10 year plan to spend $750 million to build 15,000 units of housing on land already owned by google. google is also setting aside $250 million for a fund to incentivize other developers to build 5000 units of affordable housing throughout the bay area. before anything happens, google would need to have the cooperation of local government to approve development an

. >>> stopping teen vaping could make san francisco the first city in the country to ban e-cigarette sales. how other cities could follow suit. >>> and hope after heartbreak. actress and singer/song writer rita wilson tells us how her breast cancer inspired her new single. >>> here's today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> you ready? keep america great! >> the president officially launches his 2020 campaign. >> i think we win in an electoral landslide after today. >> define electoral landslide. >> even better than last year. >>> there is evidence that the saudi crown prince played a role in the death of the american journalist. >>> acting defense secretary pat shanahan is citing a painful family situation as the reason for dropping his employment. >>> tension between the u.s. and iran intensifies. mike pompeo says sending troops to the middle east will deter aggression. >>> a drug bust in philadelphia uncovers more than $100 billion worth of cocaine stashed in a cargo ship. >>> a massive great white shark swims right up to a fisherman's boat. >>> video of an epic fail at a g

the ban could be lifted, pending an fda assessment of the health risks of vaping. the san francisco jewel has criticized the proposal, saying it would be regular cigarettes as the only option for adult smokers. >>> late last night, the livermore city council voted unanimously to ban owl tobacco products and vaping. supporters of the ordinance say this will prevent young people from smoking and vaping. city staff points to data that says e-cigarette use rose nearly 60% from 2017 to 2018. >>> our time is 5:09. a new task force will try to fix the troubled muni system. ktvu andre senior shows us who was on that team, trying to find products and recommend improvements. >> pretty much every day, we have been hearing from constituents who have been having problems on muni. >> extending the road map to make muni more reliable. something that many say has elude the agency. >> why have we over that entire 20-year period, not been able to deliver the kind of transit that san franciscans expect. >> and marenko has criticized them in the past for not doing enough to safeguard

big creditlieb was a of youth vaping. the fda has taken some steps on it continues to go up, which it might, i think the next survey will be available this summer, what can the fda do and what are you prepared to do? >> it is important to say, i don't really need to wait to see another set of bad numbers the summer to know this is a problem. i think the fda is already all in on the topic of youth tobacco use and vaping. there has been an explosion of youth use and it is of great concern. i think perhaps in retrospect, the enforcement discretion period that the fda tried, a five-year period, was too long. in fairness, the fda when they made that decision, e-cigarettes were not the product they were today, they were more of a niche thing and that is no longer true. there has been this explosion of youth use. the thinking has changed. the fda is already will continue to do important things. we have enforcements, we have inspected probably over a million retailers, we have a practice where we send underage and identify stores

one area it will have an impact is on small businesses who sell vaping products. to one shop owner yesterday. listen. >> there's going to be a lot of big loss. we just lost all the huuka tobacco, flavored cigars and now against the vapes, which will take a lot of sales, like 30% if not more. >> and now, poppy, tobacco companies, traditional tobacco companies are barred from setting up shop in the city of san francisco. another ordinance on the docket today would expand that to e-cigarette companies. juul, located less than three miles from here, would not n affected because they're already located here they just built a 26-story office tower and plan to expand. >> wow! it is some of the biggest big to be alcoholo companies that own these e-cigarette makers now. by the way, if they don't want kids using them, why were a lot of them offered in different flavors like bubble gum, et cetera? all-important questions for them to answer. thanks, scott. >>> wait until you see this story. forget palm trees and beaches. tourists flocking to a disaster zone? we'll take you to