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There is no legal product called dank vapes, but according to the cdc, many that got sick used it. >> we found over seven pesticides in the vapes. we found significant levels of vitamin e and were seeing trace amounts of formaldehyde. >> reporter: the prize for the most pesticides went to the vapor from this illicit thc cartridge maui wowie with 1500 times the legal limit. essentially, youre vaping pesticides >> at that level, yes. >> reporter: finally, a troubling surprise regarding legal thc p...

Hes doing well now. >> the shadow of the heart, nice. this is totally senseless injury thats preventedable, totally unnecessary. >> doctors say the teen still has a long and rough recovery ahead of him. the number of vaping-related injuries has climbed to more than 2,000 with at least 40 deaths. on friday the cdc said vitamin e acetate may be the cause of the outbreak. thats an additive sometimes used in thc and other vaping capsules. >> for the first time hispanics will lead the u.s. bishops. t...

Measures that were taken in this case, this young patient would have died. >> reporter: the patients identity not revealed, but his family hoping his story will stop others from vaping. doctors fear with the increasing number of vaping-related illnesses, now more than 2,000, his story wont be the last. >> this is not just the case of an unlucky young man. this is happening too much to ignore >> reporter: doctors would not share what the teen vaped many injuries have been associated with thc. mea...

>> the patient who has requested his identity not be revealed has requested they share a photograph about this historic procedure to warn others about vaping. one doctor on the team said of what he saw in this patients lungs he had never seen before in 20 years of practice. they announced a breakthrough in saying they can identify the chemical compound vitamin e acetate is a very strong culprit of vaping related illnesses after finding in fluid taken from the lungs of 29 sick patients. a man who...

Closer so i think we can rejoice that this good work is taking place. jon: garrett tenney has that story from washington. >> after eight months of searching for answers health officials are calling this a breakthrough. vitamin e acetate is an oily substances found in a lot of food and skin care products but its also used to dilute the liquid and vaping products that contain thc the psychoactive component of marijuana. vitamin e acetate quite to the skin or swallow the researchers believe when it...

Causing inflammation because it doesnt belong there. its a lipid, so it can give you -- [inaudible] if. jedediah: wow. >> yes. i mean, we still have a lot to learn and investigate and do research on -- jedediah: let me ask you this, there, because it said that 82% of the samples also contained thc. so my mind immediately goes to, okay, 40 do we know its the vitamin e? could it be the combination of both? is there certainty that vitamin e is the culprit here? enter it seems like it is the culprit...

Is legal. so if they are using those, we dont see any -- at least to my knowledge, all the patients i had used fake cartridge in new york. so therefore, we are leaning towards vitamin e at this point. its not just the thc. jedediah: well, thanks so much for being here. were going to continue to follow it. a coffee business booming under the trump economy. the cofounders share their success story and the difference they have made for vets everywhere. coming up next.

Dozens of people across the country. health officials say they may have isolated a chemical compound they believe could be behind the outbreak. garrett tenney has more on the story from washington. >> after eight months of searching for answers, health officials are calling this a breakthrough. vitamin e acetate is an oily substance that you find in foods and skin care products but also being used to dilute the liquid in vaping products that contain thc, the psychoactive component of marijuana. ...

Closer so i think we can rejoice that this good work is taking place. jon: garrett tenney has that story from washington. >> after eight months of searching for answers health officials are calling this a breakthrough. vitamin e acetate is an oily substances found in a lot of food and skin care products but its also used to dilute the liquid and vaping products that contain thc the psychoactive component of marijuana. vitamin e acetate quite to the skin or swallow the researchers believe when it...

The country is going to be at freezing or below. so unfortunately more cold weather is headed your way. gillian: well, thanks for nothing. [laughter] leland: adam, a lot this time of year. gillian: we will check back with you later in the hour even though we dont want to. leland: cant wait, moving on, centers for disease control named vitamin acetate as culprit and found in lung samples of 29 people who got sick, garrett tenney with more on this and where vitamin acetate is found on the pods, hi...