tracked and approved two new cancer treatments. they represent a whole new way of looking at cancer and its treatment. targeting tumors based on their gene mutations as opposed to their location in the body. the fda has declared e-cigarette youth an epidemic. nearly 40% of high school seniors admit to vaping, a substantial increase from last year. if these trends continue, the viability of the e-cigarettes and vaping products as an alternative for adult smokers could be lost. yes, e-cigarettes are quote/unquote safer than traditional combustible cigarettes. but they contain more than just flavorings. they contain nicotine, a chemical, and sometimes toxic heavy metals. and nearly a third of kids who vap then go on to smoke traditional cigarettes within six months. life expectancy in the united states has decreased for a third
frequent and the climate disruption going on on a bipartisan basis, barack obama and john mccain agreed they wanted to get something done. now we have the republican party not wanting to talk about the climate disruption. i think that as a country we ve got to the learn. if these storms are getting bigger and worse we need to move to it a strategy where we re much more aggressive and moving to clean energy manned much more aggressive in protecting lives in harm s way. one thing we can all agree on, dave. i ve got to go for time. appreciate you making your points. vap, you too. it s just so hard when you re on the ground and have to look these people in the face. i know, it s terrible. it s a tough position to be in. you don t like to hear it exaggerated. i ve got to jump. get everyone out of the way of the storm that s coming in and the puerto rico people didn t get out like the folks in north carolina can. they have time and it s fair warping and also the word to congress. y
since the palm anda jury deliberations there s increased optimism about the chances former trump campaign manager will be cleared but experts are urging caution. peter doocy is in alexandria with the latest. the reason judge dsl is reveals he has us marshals protection is because he needed to explain why he was not comfortable releasing the names of the jurors before the end of the trial. a handful of news organizations including vap, cnn and the new york times it would ve been released. the judge said this about the jury s, i received criticism and threats. i can imagine they would too. those outlets file a motion to intervene, the judge heard them out but ultimately decided anything won t be revealed until after the trial with one exception and we don t know what that one exception is. the judge expressed surprise that this trial has been getting so much attention, the jury has been deliberating for 14 hours over a 2 day span and apparently we are not close to a verdict
they will come in here and have four or five kids a at time congregating and start to vap. it is a trend that many parents are not aware of, but the e-cigarette use or vaping has grown 900% in high school students in recent years a according to the attorney general. the national youth tobacco survey found that 1.7 million high school students and middle school students were up to 500,000. and now it is used to students vaping in the hallwas,s classrooms. in the back two desks in the corner, they have had their hands kind of like this, and blue light coming between their hands. the most popular eitem is th juul and you can see it looks like a flashlight, but it is not. the kids can tuck it away when
harmlessness with this, but that s not the case. take a look. in milford, connecticut, high school principal francis thompson is desperately trying to snuff out a problem. they could womwould come in four, five kids at a time and congregate and start to vap. reporter: e-cigarette use or vaping has grown an astonishing 900% among high school students in recent years. in a 2016 national youth tobacco survey found nearly 1.7 million high school students and 500,000 middle schoolers had used e-cigarettes in just the 30-day period before the survey was taken. the assistant vice principal says he too is overwhelmed by this new and pervasive epidemic. juul pods. now it moved to students vapping in hallways, in classrooms. in the back two desks in the