Im running on pam cook. It is tuesday, july 20th. As we head over to steve paulson, i heard a lot of that thunder you were talking about in yosemite. Did not see any lightning likely because we heard some very big thunder and some ominous clouds we were seeing as we are at the very top of yosemite falls. It wouldnt have been good to see lightning. Yeah, they were very close. Moreover to the north of you, but they were close. Today looks a little quieter for the sierra nevada. There will be a very quiet pattern here that just has a grip on us, so if you like it enjoy, if you dont, i dont see much teacher going forward. Theres just a locked in pattern here. Thunderstorm activity was really widespread up in the northern sacramento valley. It looks a little choir today. San jose is cloudy. The low clouds of made it there to san jose. They have been hit and miss in this pattern but today they havent. Theres an onshore breeze out today. Vacaville hit 103 yesterday and travis mill was 91. We
Good morning, the subcommittee will come to order without objection the chairs authorized to declare a recess of the subcommittee at any time. This hearing is entitled examining jewels role in the nicotine epidemic part one. I recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. After years of steady decline, use, nicotine use has suddenly reversed course, seemingly overnight. Between 2017 and 2018, a youth ecigarette use also known as vaping, rose 78 in one year to the point where over 20 of High School Students now vape. The lingering question is why and what was the role of jewel, the countrys dominant maker of ecigarettes with almost 80 of ecigarette market share in the dramatic rise in vaping . The panel assembled today will help us address these questions and frame our discussion for part two of this hearing here tomorrow at 2 p. M. When jewel founder will testify. Today we will examine what exactly about jewels advising and marketing makes it irresistible to kids . Th
Well, welcome senator dick durbin to the committee on oversight and reform, subcommittee on economic and consumer policy. My favorite senior senator from my home state of illinois. He needs no introduction on the advocacy is valiant youth on smoking among and to combat smoking in general. On the author of the ban america, flights in which came into being in 1990, 29 years ago, when he was a member of this house. And at that time, powerful interests in the Tobacco Industry fought his efforts to put this law into place. But now we know the Tremendous Positive impact of that law. And we have senator durbin to thank. And he has been an outstanding advocate on the issue of fighting ecigarettes for youth. So we welcome him to our committee. Without objection, sir, your written statement will be made part of the record. With that, senator durbin, you are now recognized. Senator durbin thank you for holding this important hearing and good to be back in the peoples house and in a hearing. Seems
Triple digits. Theres usually three components, one is low humidity. The other is high winds and hea we expect to have two out of three of those this weekend. Reporter the fire marshal says the only thing we are missing from a perfect storm of summer fire danger is strong gusting winds. But with temperatures expecting to climb above 100 degrees in several inland areas, firefighters, and everyone else will be looking for ways to beat the heat. We have a lot of land in livermore, it is all dry. The likelihood of a fire, it is there. So, the more people i think that are mindful of that and try to do what they cannot to start fires i think that is my responsibility. Two in downtown livermore families were already looking for a little relief cooling off in the ever popular fountains. Sunscreen and just staying wet. We have a pool, thankfully, im glad for the pool, but literally went out and bought a 20 walmart pool for the front yard reporter and this is a live look at the fountains in down
28,etween 2017 and ecigarette use and youth rose 78 in one year to the point where over 20 of High School Students now date. The lingering question is why and what was the role of dual juul . The panel assembled today will help us address these questions and frame our discussion for part two of this hearing tomorrow at 2 00 p. M. When the juul founder will testify. What makes it irresistible to children . Tobaccominent advertising scholar will help us to answer that question. After today, we hope to understand how it peeled appealed while avoiding detection from. We will hear about how they marketed directly to kids. Personnelr all school left the assembly room, unfortunately, the presenters told children that their vaping tools were safe. We will hear from the parents of children who sat through one such presentation. Two mothers were so angry that they pounded a nationwide advocacy group. I suspect that out of all the schools, they regret going to that one the most because it incited