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We have to inflate their lungs by inserting a chest tube so they can breathe because its life-threatening. all of this is happening because what these kids and teenagers are doing, theyre inhaling harmful chemicals and toxins into their lungs which causes inflammation in their lungs. it damages their lungs. their lungs become inflamed. they get filled with fluid. and they go into respiratory distress. thethey cant breathe. eric: why did this suddenly come up in the last few weeks? now theres 450...

Stand on background checks. he seemed very strong on it and then he seems to have moved away from it. that really is common sense. gun owners agree. i think its 90% or more of gun owners and even nra members agree that you need to have good thorough background checks. these guns should not fall in the hands of criminals. they should not fall in the hands of those that are dangerous people with serious psychiatric problems. thats just common sense. i want to hear his commitment to that. we can pa...

Find no other reason. >> vapeing is the only common factor to date. many have reported vaping thc or other substances. we dont know what else may have been in these products or what is causing these injuries. >> health officials are calling on people to avoid vaping until they figure out why some people are getting seriously ill. arthel: i dont let people smoke around me. i dont let people vape around me. lauren, thank you. >> good idea. eric: lets bring in a family and emergency medicine physic...

I didnt know geico helps with renters insurance. yeah, and we could save a bunch too. antonio! fetch computer! antonio? ill get it. get to know geico and see how much you could save on renters insurance. our son is a very healthy 19-year-old. works out all the time. his lungs are in certain areas probably i reparably damaged. smoking wasnt great. we knew that. it seemed to take decades for symptoms, at times, to appear, and the results of it. my sons been vaping for a year and-a-half. and he...

Electronic cigarette usage becomes more popular. as of friday, the number of lung illnesses that the cdc associates with vaping reached 450 cases including five deaths. lauren green is now in our newsroom with more. lauren, this is very serious. >> its very serious. were going to repeat some of those numbers. theyre very important to understand. vapeing seems to be the common denominator with the five deaths. health officials say they cant say definitively all th definit. e-cigarette use is popu...

Getting ahold of these products. they can buy them off the streets. they are counterfeit, bootleg marijuana, mixed with other chemicals. weve seen vitamin e has been linked as one of the chemicals that might be causing harmful effects in the lungs. its not just one substance. it could be a mixture. it could be a compound of mixtures of the marijuana, of the vitamin e, of the prop lien gliglycol. it can cause severe lung damage. >damage.eric: juul is not hereo defend themselves. there is a warnin...

Hospital room and see what we saw. >> he can squeeze our hand and shake his head yes or no. when he is awake he cant talk or anything since hes on a bypass machine. >> there have been 450 cases of supposed vaping related lung illnesses in 33 states. most of the victims have been young in age. the five deaths occurred in illinois, iowa, minnesota and california. symptoms include coughing, chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, fever and weight loss. e-cigarettes or ...