which killed 22 of the members of our community, that the pettiness, the name calling, the small ball politics, and that was an example of that last night. that s not going to be up to this threat. that will not defeat donald trump. that won t bring this deeply divided country back together again. so, look, if you ve got a policy difference with joe biden, by all means, let s air it at the debate, but that kind of personal attack, i don t think, is what we need right now and is insufficient to the challenges that we face. congressman beto o rourke, thanks so much for being up extra early to be on new day. we really appreciate it. thank you, allison. appreciate it. see you again, john? this morning, as the vaping epidemic grows, so, too, is the movement to ban flavored e-cigarettes. we ll speak with the governor of the first state to take action. that s next. lactaid is 100% real milk, just without the lactose.
to commemorate the 18th anniversary of september 11th. it s somber and beautiful driving into the city this morning. a reminder of what the city has gone through. and a reminder to remember what happened. never forget. well said. welcome back to early start. i m dave briggs. i m christine romans. it s thursday, september 12th. it s 5:00 a.m. in the east. the white house taking a step to curb the vaping epidemic. the trump administration looking to ban flavored e-cigarettes with specifics expected in coming weeks. teens are smoking less tobacco, doing less drugs and drinking less alcohol but vaping is a concern. federal health officials find a quarter, 28% of all high school students use e-cigarettes. staggering number, nearly doubled from 2017 to 2018. vaping has become a big
we can t allow people to get sick. and we can t have our youth be so affected. the president vowing to get flavored e-cigarettes off the market to curb a growing epidemic among america s youth. ten democrats, one stage. the third debate is tonight. we have what you need to watch for in houston. breaking overnight, restrictions to limit asylum seekers at the southern border could take affect thanks to a ruling from the supreme court. is there a cover-up at last year s triple crown? bombshell reports say justify failed a drug test before prize. welcome back to early start. i m dave briggs. i m christine romans. the white house taking a step to curb the vaping
investigations. closed pod systems that are popular with youth over the past couple of years. but dr. gottlieb brought up there are vape shops across the country. that are going to be shut downf tailoring their enforcement. instead, you re going to shut down about 10,000 businesses who rely on selling flavored products to legal adults throughout this country. and do you think that the fact that vaping allows kids to conceal it better? we were talking in a previous segment that some kids are vaping at school. every parent who has a middle school or high school kid knows there is a vaping epidemic right now in schools. even in classes kids are concealing it and sometimes getting busted for it. because obviously it doesn t emit the smoke. so do you think that the device itself is a problem or helping lead to kids using it? some of the many things that lead adults to know that vaping
bill: he pulled it off. looking forward to the interview. we re awaiting preliminary report on the horrific boat fire that killed 34. will we learn where it started and will we learn why in a moment. sandra: plus the trump administration taking on what is calls a vaping epidemic. 450 cases nationwide now. up next with health and legal implications from this growing crisis. president trump: not only is it a problem overall, but really specifically with respect to children. we re getting some stories that we don t want to hear and we may very well have to do something very, very strong about it. hi i m joan lunden.