Subcommittee on oversight and investigations hearing will now come to order. Today the committee is holding a hearing entitled sounding the alarm, the Health Threats of ecigarette. The purpose oftodays hearing to examine the Public Health impact and regulatory authorities related to ecigarette manufacturing , sales and use. The chair recognizes herself for purposes of an opening statement. Our country is facing a serious public epidemic. One that is causing severe harm. This hearing will examine the cause of that epidemic, the uncontrolled and rising use of ecigarette and lifethreatening illnesses ripped the country and the use of ecigarette products young people sort, we must act to protect the American People from the myths and misunderstandings about these products. First, the data is now clear. Over the past several years seen an unacceptably high proportion of young people facing nicotine addiction. This year alone, more than 27 percent of High Schoolers report using ecigarette or
Role as an fbi agent and h her online show where just about everything is on the table. Its wednesday, august 14, 2019. Heres your eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. China moving toward its border with hong kong amid clashes with prodemocracy demonstrators and the police. Hong kong on edge after protests turned violence. Many young people are ready to sacrifice themselves. In a federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein reportedly died. Security guards reported they checked on epstein. This is just not acceptable. Pof a shooting that left nine people dead. The executive in charge said it was a targeted attack. Trump is backing off on his tariffs on china. Severe weather left a major impact on parts of the midwest. Strong thunderstorms and several tornadoes. I just had lunch with someone who was a real opren gayle king and her fri lady o. Thats a compliment. And all that matters. Cbs stands behind chris cuomo despite an expletive rant caught on tape. He was like, if i wasnt in this box, i wo
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Pay harassment and other unsafe working conditions. Were live at the fast food workers strike in san jose. But first, hayes valley residents sounding the alarm over nearby in camp that fires following yesterdays massive blaze in San Francisco. From the bay station, youre watching kron. And news. Thanks for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. Im noelle bellow, our top story this afternoon. The cause of the massive building fire in San Francisco still under investigation. But residents in the area say theyve been warning the city about nearby tent encampment fires for months. Kron fours Michael Thomas has the very latest. Crews have been here on the scene trying to deconstruct whats left of this construction site. Take a look at was supposed to be an Apartment Building before it burned down. And this is at the corner of oak street in octavia boulevard in San Franciscos hayes valley neighborhood and the Neighborhood Association says they fear this type of fire for months. Yesterdays
Were also following the latest out of Alameda County with an update to a story now about a side show ordinance that required jail time for spectators. Theyve adjusted how much time folks that ercot will be in jail and scientists have found theres a red tide spreading in the water across the bay area. Well tell you where and what you need to do about it. Good morning. Im darya and im james fletcher. 8 oclock is the time on this wednesday morning. August 2nd, thank you so much for joining us lets take a look outside. You can see its been great out there. Weve got a long way to go before we see sunshine, but we lets get the news on the weather from yeah, i got a little bit for you, but you have to head up really high to see it right now because lot of us are shrouded in that day. And, you know, this view the Mountain View where you can look out. Over that blanket of cloud cover thats rounding out the rest of us right now. It is going to take longer for us to get there for sure. Got a lot