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Your moods. it can have an impact. you know, another thing, molly, a lot of these young eded a -- young adolescents, young kids that vape, many of them will become regular cigarette smokers, which can cause heart disease, lung disease, cancers, cause more deaths in this country than drugs, alcohol and car accidents combined. molly: we have seen the number of e vaping deaths and still trying to get to the bottom of how this happened and make it stop. now we know this can be dangerous because ther...

When we know from the yale school of public health halt, the national bureau of economic research, other institutions have said banning flavors will increase smoking. thats the last thing we want to do. >> when we are talking about smoking, you are talking about choices neither -- but to say one is good is not really what its about. its how harmful, less harmful is not the same as good. when you say -- >> if you -- >> one step at a time, greg. if you are an adult smoker its not as bad as tobacco...

When we know from the yale school of public health, the national bureau of economic research, other institutions have said banning flavors will increase smoking. thats the last thing we want to do. >> when we are talking about smoking, you are talking about choices neither -- but to say one is good is not really what its about. its how harmful, less harmful is not the same as good. when you say -- >> if you -- >> one step at a time, greg. if you are an adult smoker its not as bad as tobacco and ...

Man. >> why does it get marketed to young kids if thats all its for? >> 95% less harmful than smokers. smokers need to know -- >> i get the less bad argument. you are throwing concerts. thats not for adult smokers and you know it. >> concerts arent for adults. >> there are kids concerts. >> have you been to a concert in the past 20 years? name what kid concert -- >> im very hip. this isnt something i want to mess around with and be cute about because you have kids laying in hospital beds all ove...

Now. >> public health england, royal college of physicians have both stated through great research that vaping, they have estimated at least 95% less dangerous than smoking. and even the food and drug administration came out and said that an adult smoker who switches to vaping is greatly benefiting their health. the fda released a warning about vaping thc. they did not release a warning pointing to nicotine products, contaminated thc oils. >> this is new territory. there are studies that are inc...

Young kids if thats all its for? >> 95% less harmful than smokers. smokers need to know -- >> i get the less bad argument. you ha you are throwing concerts. thats not for adult smokers and you know it. >> concerts arent for adults. >> there are kids concerts. >> have you been to a concert in the past 20 years? name what kid concert -- >> im very hip. this isnt something i want to mess around with and be cute about because you have kids laying in hospital beds all over the country and what they h...

Argue that vaping is popular with kids and the flavor, different cartridges they can use work specifically for kids in terms of enticing them to get into the habit. >> once again, yale school of public health, national bureau of public research, if you ban flavors you increase smoking. the most popular favors for adult are sweet and fruits. when you look at the 2.5, 3 million ex-smokers created because of vaping, they are using non-tobacco -- >> you are saying kids will smoke unless they vape? >...

>> we will look at the question of -- >> confiscation? you think thats legal? i mean, i know there is no law now. >> i dont know. i havent studied that. >> its on the table? >> no one is -- no, i wouldnt say its on the table. we are going to have a hearing on assault weapons and witnesses and members of the committee can raise whatever they want with respect to assault weapons. the primary focus is to have an assault weapons ban. and thats what -- but people can raise whatever they want about th...

Were hearing far too many stories like that of adam. he is 18. doctors say he has the lungs of a 70-year-old. now at least adam is alive. six people are not. and there are hundreds of cases being investigated across this country, and it seemed the president was leading the effort to check vaping and e-cigarettes by saying this just yesterday. >> dont vape. we dont like vaping. i dont like vaping. >> now he says he does like vaping as an alternative to cigarettes. here it is in his own words. why...

Lots of ways to get off cigarettes. many in my family have done it. its not easy. its so hard, when you go to rehabs, they let you keep smoking cigarettes while you are getting off something like heroin. there is no question that the addiction is pernicious, which is why that industry got hammered the way it did over time. you said you can find examples of marketing to kids. yeah, you can. >> no, no. i said inappropriate marketing. i did not say marketing to children. lets be clear. >> you have ...