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Party hereto $.2 million in campaign money. he wants to bland fruit flavored cigarettes but cannot. >> we are getting serious about this issue and were going to drive these issues as far as we can through executive authority. in the next few weeks the public should see a swell of ads and campaigns that really target schools and families, parents, and children directly about the risks of speed 19. >> bill: so e-cigarettes heat and liquid nicotine to produce an aerosol. some contained marijuana di...

This is one of the biggest concerns of parents, even if you think vaping is not as bad as traditional cigarette smoking. if they go on, 30% do go on to smoke combustible cigarettes, thats obviously a big concern. that needs to be addressed and thats what in part is prompting the action coming out of the government, the white house and hhs. separate issue really is this mystery illness, you know? hundreds of people across the country, people, these debts now associated with vaping. thats a real c...

Of the problem. its so new. its so new. but we are going to find out. >> so how do we get from those comments wednesday to this tweet tonight where now the focus seems to be on counterfeit products? >> getting counterfeit products off the market is a big change from what the president was rolling out in the oval office saying they wanted to ban the sales of flavored e-cigarettes, including mint and methanol. the industry says they want to keep those in stores. when the president made that announ...

Of hhs was at the beginning of that proposal being put together. and clearly the first lady, melania trump, who was seated there in the oval office, was heavily involved in this. as the president pointed out multiple times. but also its a change from what the president was saying just yesterday when he was leaving the white house and was asked what kind of advice hes given his own son about it. he essentially said they told him him not much except dont vape and the president said he didnt like v...

Except dont vape! dont vape! we dont like vaping. i dont like vaping. >> joining us now is dr. sanjay gupta, cnns chief medical correspondent. sanjay, obviously, we talked about this yesterday, we talk about this a lot. what has changed today? >> well, i think, obviously, the president talking about this, this message now coming out of the white house. for a while there felt like maybe we were some of the only ones talking about this. but now, obviously, youre expecting, as a result of that meet...

>> any time theres a product out there, they will be able to come in. if they can show a particular kind of vaping product is going to advance public health, the fda is going to take that evidence on board. theyre going to act in an evidence-based way to make sure we have available to adults and infected kids who are addicted, that we have available both programs and products available that are proven to be able to reduce smoking, to be able to reduce nicotine addiction, and to be able to get pe...

Victim in all of this are those people who didnt get into college, potentially, because of the privilege. on the flip side, there are no victims has been the argument. we will watch this and bringing the details in the next hour. as she is set to be sentence. 380 confirmed or probable causes of a mysterious lung disease have not been identified, linked to vaping. president trump says he and the first lady warrant their own so son, barron, about the dangers of vaping as the administration is movi...

Joining us now is dr. sanjay gupta. youve been on this vaping story for a long, long time. this is a big moment in that story when the white house is stepping in saying were going to ban a whole class of these. whats the impact? >> i think it can be a significant impact. theres a lot of people despite the fact weve been talking about it waking up for the first time saying, wow, this is a much bigger deal than i realized. this should have happened a long time ago. they should have had to get this...

Found that a vast majority of these cases have been associated with vaping cannabis oil products containing thc and they are attempting to determine which chemical additives are at fault including possibly vitamin e. meanwhile hhs, cdc and "the american medical association" have all advised people to stop vaping. the trump administration announced today that it plans to clear the market of unauthorized nontobacco flavored e-cigarette products. this announcement is not directly tied to the illnes...

They are describing 13 many people who want the product and im assuming they are talking about adults. the president specifically is focused on children. >> first, im glad you brought up the word oils. the liquid contains no oils and they cannot actually cause the boyd pneumonia. these illnesses are being caused by bootleg thc cartridges sold by drug dealers. its becoming increasingly clear with multiple state departments in the fda, specifically warning about these bootlegged thc containing car...