Deaths nationwide associated with ecigarettes. Amlast ur in california since gatherg d of da. O a fewys prested ecy es to acute respiratory distress syndrome. Was placed on a breathing machine. Sent to the icu and succumbed within 24 hours. The centers for Disease Control and prevention recently reported that there seems to be a common denominator in most of the cases. Samples were taken from 29 patients and found vitamin e acetate in all of them. Vitamin e is used as an additive. We have over ten samples of product that she was using and were working with the California Department of Public Health and cdc to test those samples to know exactly what the chemicals were in them. Reporter in september, marin county Public Health sent out warnings asking that people stop using ecigarettes. That office says that one in three Marin County High School nis reported o a regular basis. We know that in talking with her family that she had started vaping six months ago. And she had been aware of so
Thing. But we want some solutions to the problems. Solution and answers. Thats a county supervisor talking about state regulators today opening an investigation into the recent pg e power shutoffs. Blackouts that pg e insists were necessary to prevent its lines from sparking wildfires. Good evening. Im dan ashley. Im kristen sze. Thanks for joining us. More than a million customers were impacted. We went through four rounds last month adding up to ten days total. Thats about a third of october. Abc 7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow was at the cpcu meeting. Shes in the newsroom with the latest. Dan and kristen, the vote followed a series of Public Comments in which residents and local leaders conveyed the challenges theyre facing in the wake of the shutoffs. They may consider taking action if they find pg e committed violations. Commissioner cher ohm a the California Public Utilities Commission voting to formally investigating the pg e power shutoffs. The the investigation will assess whe
Before the aid happened. That is true, but only after congress began an investigation. Only after the president s lawyers learned of a whistleblower complaint. Reporter both sides aiming to persuade a nationwide audience while the man at the center of the storm its a witch hunt. Its a hoax. Reporter says hes not even watching. Alice barr, nbc news, washington. And that really is the concern for republicans that this is just a partisan attack against the president. Today we saw two of our bay area democrats, the representatives Eric Swalwell and Jackie Speier in action. Representative speier asked one witness about his concerns that ukraines president was being pressured. Yes, maam. I wrote a memo to the file on august 16th. But we dont have access to that memo, do we . I submitted to it the state department subject to the subpoena. And we have not received one piece of paper from the state department. The president tweeted multiple times about this hearing, and he put in all caps, neve
Reporter this hearing lasted more than five and a half hours. During that time, democrats and republicans tried to use these witnesses to make their clear case about if the president committed an Impeachable Offense or not. The real question is, how will this impact Public Opinion . The facts that have come to light are very much what the founders had in mind. This is an abject failer for the democrats and for adam schiff. Reporter a stark contrast. Acting u. S. Ambassador to the ukraine, william taylor, and senior official, george kent testified. Taylor revealed new information about the president s focus on investigating joe and hunter biden. The member of my staff asked ambassador sondland what the president thought about ukraine. Mr. Sondland responded that the president cares more about biden. Reporter the president after trumps call with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. At issue, democrats believe the president used his office to extort ukraine to dig up dirt on the bidens
Biden. A member of my staff asked ambassador sondland what President Trump thought about ukraine. Mr. Sondland responded that President Trump cares more about the investigations of biden, which giuliani was pressing for. Reporter the information comes from an overheard call from u. S. Ambassador to the eu and the president after trumps call with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. Democrats believe the president used his office to extort ukraine, including withholding 300 million in aid. It was not just the white house meeting that was dependent on the investigations. He said it was now everything. It included the security assistance. You didnt listen to the call . You never talked with chief of staff mulvaney . I never did. Reporter the republicans pressed the witnesses on what they call second or third hand information. They say the president did nothing wrong, because zelensky never announced investand the m they also question Hunter Bidens work in the ukraine. Uc hastings const