How it is costing taxpayers. And ivf lawsuit, they used the wrong mans sperm. Why theyre concerned about their daughters health. It is thursday, september 12th, here is todays eye opener. We have a problem. Nobody really thought about it for a few years, its called vaping. The Trump Administration moves to ban flavored ecigarettes. Fighting kids and teens using them. Theyre coming home and theyre saying, mom, i want to vape. 23 states reached a settlement with objectixoxycontn maker Purdue Pharma over the opioid crisis. The Trump Administration prevents most Central American immigrants from seeking asylum in the United States. This place is dysfunctional. We need to secure our borders. Antonio brown practices for the patriots for the first time. What does the nfl do now . Theyve had some practice. Although this is different. Although 2500 people are still missing more than a week after Hurricane Dorian hits the bahamas, a category 5 storm. Winning horse racings triple crown justified reaches a crisis. We keep pushing like, iyiyi. And all that matters. The democratic president ial hopefuls square off in houston tonight. They will have no 7 second delay. They warned them from swearing on the debate stage. That isnt the fair, what is bernies sciatica is acing up. What is someone asks beto if he likes queens stone age. One person found a way to have himself heard. Tim ryan is turning to spotify. He released a policy album. Wouldnt it be funny if this blew up and tim ryan is the worlds biggest music star. Tim ryan, are you going to be at the next debate . No, man, im opening for cardi b. Just be on stage, like new york make some noise if you like student loan deferments. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. It wouldnt be bad to open up for cardis b. The debate will be three hours tonight. Im going to be watching. How about you . I dont know if i can make it all the hours. Welcome to cbs this morning. We begin with this President Trump says a ban on most vaping products is the right response to what Health Officials call an epidemic by teenagers. Insurgent illnesses possibly nked to vaping s has lead to lawmakers and president s too, including the president and first lady. A survey shows one in five High School Students used ecigarettes. Thats more than 3 million kids, 78 more than the year before. More than twothirds of those teenage vapers used flavored products. Paula reid is at the white house. Paula, why is the president taking on issue now . Reporter anthony, the president has faced pressure from the public, even his own wife to do something about ecigarettes. Even if this recent spike in longrelated illnesses is a combination of vaping and thc, the Administration Says it wants to target flavored products because those are the ones most appealing to kids. They are targeted items they believe are especially appealing to kids. We have to remove these attractive flavored products from the marketplace until they secure approval. In a rare foray into public policy, she expressed this on twitter. She has a son together that is a wonderful young and she is worried about it. It will take weeks for them to finish their fulltime rule. There will be legal challenges because this is a big market. Dr. Elizabeth rosenthal says that could delay any real change. Theyre going to have pressure from Health Advocates on one side and the industry on the other to do something and trying to walk that line is going to be really tough. Reporter the ceo of juul, the Biggest Company in the u. S. There is never an intent on the companys part to target youth. Reporter in a statement, juul says we strongly agree with the need for aggressive categorywide action on flavored products. We will fully comply with the final fda policy when effective. The fda would allow tobacco ecigarettes for adults trying to wont themselves off other tobacco products. Tony. Traditional cigarettes would still be on the mark. Some people who vape instead of smoking those cigarettes say they deserve the right to choose flavored products, theyre legally old enough. 22 millions use ecigarettes. We are at a vaping shop just outside of houston. Janet, how are adult commerce responding to this product they say it could save their lives pause it get them off regular cigarettes. Reporter tony, there are lots of choices from blue Berry Cobbler to lemonade. The customers we talked to say they want to keep their choices. This morning there is resistance to ban some vaping products. Its a cornucopia of nicotine flavors. At least 150 line the store she was. It extends to customers. What percent of your business is delivered a ecigarettes . Id say at least 60 to 70 . Reporter if they are banned the manager says it could kill business. They have been used to the variety for so long, it will affect people. I dont want to smoke the flavored ecigarettes. I dont think they should get rid of it just because its for kids. Reporter he says he started vaping because he wanted to quit smoking, which he started at a young age. I would rather do this than go back to snow covering cigarettes and die of emphysema. Reporter the store says it carries products only from established manufacturers and believes the recent spike in lung illnesses may involve people consuming black market products. On wednesday, authorities arrested two brother accused of selling black market vaping products to High School Students. They were loaded with thc oil, the active ingredients in marijuana. This was going on under our nose, and if this one is out there, theres other ones out there. Reporter to give you an idea of the popularity of flavored products, a recent survey of ecigarettes users found 63 used a flavor other than tobacco and a third of the survey users said they started vaping in the first place because of those flavors. Gayle. Thank you very much. The Supreme Court has ruled the Trump Administration can enforce new rules limiting immigrants ability to claim asylum in this country. They must first be given asylum in other countries before the United States or be victims of severe human trafficking. The ruling is expected to affect many immigrants that travel through mexico. The president claimsb rather that immigrants abuse this asylum system to gain access to live in this country. The aclu says it will continue to challenge that rule a new poll ahead of tonights third democratic debate shows front runners joe bind and Elizabeth Warren neckandneck. 24 of democratic voters named bind or warren as their first choice. They will share a debate stage for the first time tonight along with eight other candidates. Ed okeefe is in houston where this debate is being held. Reporter we should expect a lot of the front runners, Vice President biden and senator Elizabeth Warren, that will be the main focus tonight. Look, if those summer debates were the warmups, this is the point where things start to matter much more. More americans paying attention, the fact that there are only ten involved. That will help whittle down the field. One other subplot, california senator, Kamela HarrisKamela Harris, usually ranking about 4th right now in surveys. We found an interesting thing in the news tracker poll over the weekend. It goes back and talks to the same people it talked to over the summer and found that 29 of people who had been supporting Kamela Harris have switched their allegiance to for Elizabeth Warren. Does harris do something tonight for her first time on stage with warren as well to claw back that support or does warren perhaps try to bring more of it into her camp . It will be an interesting die nam tobacco watch for. Thats an interesting plan of events. What are you hearing how they prepare for tonight . There is doubts that she could beat President Trump. We know that biden has been preparing answers to questions to questions like his previous support for the war in iraq. Other campaigns said they were putting fulltime touches on answers from their candidates and then there is andrew yang. He spent part of the day on a Basketball Court with his aides shooting hoops. He also did some crowd surfing. Dunking, but that was an eight foot hoop we hear. Thank you very much. This morning pennsylvania is announcing a new lawsuit. They are filing the lawes against those for purdue farmer. 25 states and washington dc rejected it because they wanted to settle. Members of the sacer will family would pay out at least a billion dollars over seven years. It aims to to help. They are being checked against people who are evacuated or staying in shelters. It stands at 50. They continue to comb through the ruins of destroyed buildings and theyre planning a national day of warning. And the baa ham mas could be hit again. There is a 70 chance of a Tropical Storm or depression in the area in the next five days. In afghanistan, a new video from al qaeda shows the continues threat of terrorism nearly two decades after the nech attacks the groups leader wants to inspire socalled loan wolf attacks against the u. S. And allied. They are not the only terror group threatening. In a cps exclusive they joined a u. S. Trained special Operation Force on a dangerous night patrol in kabul. We met up with the elite fighting unit in the early hours of an empty street. How dangerous are these conditions . It should not be that dangerous because they dont have a car bomb, only ak 47s. An isis commander is told to be holed up. The neighborhood is a notorious hot business of extremism. And then we move into pitch black ali ways. Soldiers with night vision scan the horizon on the look out for those lurking in the shadows. They are among the best equipped should je soldiers in the country. They find no safe haven here. Inside, they identify their target and cuff him. One of the things they did was con if i cafif confiscate h. Do you understand why you were arrested tonight. Were against isis, they kill people, he says he has been set up by a resentful neighbor. U. S. Military officials tell us this is a vision of the future. Afghan forces directed by just investigation striking a common enemy before they can strike first. Public figures including george w. Bush are paying tribute today to t. Boon pickens. He made a fortune drilling for oil. And later in life he donated much of his money to charity and supported other energy sources. He was 91 years old. Antonio brown is practicing with his new team, the patriots, while they say they will meet next week with the trainer who says he raped her. She says he sexually assaulted her on three occasions. Brown denies these occasions. What is browns new team saying about these charges . We were in the locker room yesterday. Many of the teammates acknowledge the seriousness of the allegations and they said theyre taking a wait and see approach before they draw in conclusions. Wide receiver Antonio Brown took to the field with his new teammates for the first time yesterday just one day after he was accused of raping and sexually assaulting his former trainer, britney taylor. The 28yearold taylor filed a civil lawsuit against brown on tuesday spraeting three spraet incidents in which she says brown assaulted her and one instance last may when she says browne corners mistaylor, pushed her face into the mattress, and forcibly raped her. Were looking at it very seriously pl Bill Belichick refused to answer questions about his new player. He repeatedly deferred to the statements given by his states attorneys. I will not expand on the statements already given. Tom brady says the team is focused on football. Im just trying to show up, play football, and trying to prepare. Get ready for them and things that dont involve me dont involve me. They say that day who is suing for money. Theyre advising brown to let the truth come out. The allegations are false. He denies every one of them, im confident that his legal team has facts that will prove this. Miamidade county state Attorneys Office says there is no record of any Police Investigation regarding those allegations. As of right now, brown is scheduled to play in this sundays game in miami. Thank you, the married murder suspects that made a dramatic escape from custody more than two weeks ago have been recaptured. Authorities announced that they were arrested in arizona. Theyre accused of killing a tucson man. But as a security van took the couple back to arizona last month, they over powered guards in utah and escaped. Earlier this week they added blaip to their 15 most wanted list. A couple says a dna test revealed a shocking surprise and shocking is a word about their young daughters biological father. How. Good thursday morning we have a spare of air alert for today. Air quality unheadlightry for sensitive groups east bay and san fernando valley. Temps heating up. 96 for high in concord. 92 san hoe say. 87 in oakland and 83 for San Francisco. It gets hotter still for tomorrow. Triple digit heat inland tomorrow and warm for the bay and coast. With well above average saturday, much cooler sunday. Into next monday. Are we have more news ahead, a cbs investigation exposing a massive Medicare Fraud that could cost taxpayers millions of dollars. We tracked down a company that works with recruits to target seniors and entice them to submit their dna for genetic testing. Coming up on cbs this morning. What happened when we demanded to know why medicare was billed thousands of dollars for test results that were never received. This portion of vbs this morning sponsored by toyota. Lets go places. Go places. But sophies enthusiasm cannot be dampened. Not even by a runaway donut. We powered through it in our toyota prius. Because a stars got to shine, no matter what. Its unbelievable what you can do in the prius. Toyota lets go places. Take a moment. To unwrap, and unwind. With lindor. A milk chocolate shell with a smooth, melting center. Crafted by the lindt master chocolatiers whenever. Wherever. Lindor, only from lindt. When i walked through a snowthats when i knewtte, i had to quit. Wherever. For real this time. Thats why im using nicorette. Only nicorette gum has patented dualcoated technology for great taste. Plus intense craving relief. Every great why, needs a great how. And take an extra 15 or 20 off mens shoes and boots are 33. 99 save on luggage and all beauty is 20 off. Plus save even more on your style event purchase plus get kohls cash this weekend at kohls. Of certain cancers clater in life. K from an infection, Human Papillomavirus i knew that hpv could lead to certain cancers. I knew her risk for hpv increases as she gets older. I knew there was a vaccine available that could help protect her before she could be exposed to hpv. I knew. So i talked to my childs doctor. Now that you know that hpv can lead to certain cancers, dont wait. Talk to your childs doctor today. Moms love that land o frost premium sliced meats have no byproducts. [conference phone] baloney [conference phone] has joined the call. Hey baloney here. I thought this was a no byproducts call . Land o frost premium. A slice above. I thought this was a nbut shouldnt somebody this is be listening . Pression. So. Lets talk. Were built for hearing whats important to you, one to one. Edward jones. Its time for investing to feel individual. chis not just hurting you. Ng if you cant make up your mind to quit for yourself, do it for those who love you. announcer you can quit. Call 1800quitnow for help getting free medication. Here i go again on my own goin down the only road ive ever known like a drifter i was born to walk alone . Barb you left me hangin on the high harmony there. If you ride, you get it. Geico motorcycle. 15 minutes could save you 15 or more. This is a kpix5 news morning update. Its 7 26. I am kenny choi. Rich mand police are searching foreperson who shot and killed a former nfl player. This happened yesterday afternoon at fascination circle. The family of 38yearold Terrell Roberts says he died at his grand mores home. Reports played two seasons for the cincinnati bengals. The project in San Francisco known as the central subway is delayed again. This time by two years. Service is slated to begin in the middle of 2021. And the city of santa cruz is using a roundabout way to get Homeless People to leave an encampment. Its not illegal to came there but people are not allowed to use the beachs dry sand unless its to gain access to the wet sand between midnight and 1 hour before sunrise. News updates throughout the day on your favorite platforms including kpix. Com. I am here with dr. Sonya. Quell Company Welcome back. As we look at traffic southbound 101 you got stop and go conditions. Low slow ride a accident at lucky drive blocking the left lane. Slow anyway out of marinwood. Also across richmond is a rafael bridge. Past that you are look okay across the golden gate from there portion into San Francisco. See the sun on the live traffic cameras. We are going to see plenty of sunshine temperatures will be warming up as we head through the afternoon. Even warmer compared to yesterday. Spare the air alert in effect. Air quality unhealthy for sensitive groups east bay and Santa Clara Valley. Mid90s concord. And 87 in oakland. 87 in San Francisco and hot arer for tomorrow. So your new outfit. Whoa . Can just keep getting better. Yes oh, yeah, youre getting that. Or you can find that one dress. Yes yesss. Thats perfect for you. Or that jacket that says, check me out, at a price that makes you say. Che