does the fda need to do more? >> i would certainly suggest that the fda do more. >> reporter: the fda declined to speak with us on camera but said it's doing the best it can, targeting its testing on companies and countries that are repeat offenders and rejecting their products until proven safe. john conley runs a trade group representing the imported seafood industry. >> the fda says it's still coming in with toxic chemicals, it's been a problem for years and it's not stopping. what are the importers doing to stop it? >> to say any unauthorized use of antibiotics is inappropriate. the vast majority of seafood coming in does not exhibit any problems. >> reporter: he says most importers do follow the government's rules and the problem is being overblown as a trade issue. he says this video is misleading. instead, he gave us his own video, a picturesque fish farm in vietnam. but when you buy seafood, chances are you don't know where it comes from. while federal law requires grocery stores to disclose its country of

does the fda need to do more? >> i would certainly suggest that the fda do more. >> reporter: the fda declined to speak with us on camera but said it's doing the best it can, targeting its testing on companies and countries that are repeat offenders and rejecting their products until proven safe. john conley runs a trade group representing the imported seafood industry. >> the fda says it's still coming in with toxic chemicals, it's been a problem for years and 's not stopping. what are the importers doing to stop it? >> to say any unauthorized use of antibiotics is inappropriate. the vast majority seafood coming in does not exhibit any problems. >> reporter: he says most importers follow the government's rules and the problem is being overblown as a trade issue. he says this video is misleading. instead, he gave us his own video, a picturesque fish farm in vietnam. but when you buy seafood, chances are you don't know where it comes from. while federal law requires grocery stores to disclose its country of origin.

does the fda need to do more? >> i would certainly suggest that the fda do more. >> reporter: the fda declined to speak with us on camera but said it's doing the best it can, targeting its testing on companies and countries that are repeat offenders and rejecting their products until proven safe. john conley runs a trade group represents the imported seafood industry. >> the fda says it's still coming in with toxic chemicals, it's been a problem for years and it's not stopping. >> to say any unauthorized use of antibiotics is inappropriate. the vast majority of seafood coming in does not exhibit any problems. >> reporter: he says the problem is being overblown as a trade issue. he says this video is misleading. instead, he gave us his own video, a picturesque fish farms in vietnam. but when you buy seafood, chances are you don't know where it comes from. while federal law requires grocery stores to disclose its country of origin. >> where is the tilapia from. >> reporter: in restaurants, where most of us eat our s

this comes after the fda is expected to ban the product. we have reaction from college park. >> there's a reason why this and a decaffeinated drinks blended with alcohol are popular on college campuses. >> i do people like it because it tastes good and has different flavors. >> it costs less than $3. >> you can get a buzz. >> the general concern with alcohol in energy drinks is you are creating an unstable combination. >> this student does not touch it. >> i don't think it should be illegal, although i don't like it. >> a handful of states have pulled to the drinks. it is called a blackout in a can. >> it is encouraging people to drink far more than they should. people do not feel the state of intoxication that would cause them to stop drinking. >> people would probably buy five or six cases before they pull it from the shelves. >> a final decision on the matter by the fda could come down within a week. jay korff reporting. >>> the national transportation safety board wants virginia to make not wearing a seat belt a primary offense. drivers

. >> the fda is calling out alcoholic energy drinks. how dangerous are they and the experts weigh-in coming up next. >> the make ors -- makers of four loko and other caffeinated alcohol beverages put on notice by the fda, calling the drinks unsafe and giving them 15 days to change their products. melanie alnwick has been falling -- following the developments and has more on the details. >> reporter: in addition to four loko, the fda issued warning letters to three other companies. united brands company, making juice and max five, charge beverages corporation, which makes core high gravity and core spike and newt century brewing company making moonshot 69, calling the original caffeinated beer and this comes after a year of investigation by the fda and precent pressure by the state to pull the products from the market and they have been pulled because of the hospitalization of students and in maryland, the fam ily said that four loko caused her to behave erratically and they got a voluntary ban in the state and here to discuss the ban wi

so plms regardless of what the fda does -- the fda has a limited ability to make sure it gets pulled off the shelves. it's going to require state-by-state action. as you've discussed with thomas, it seems counterintuitive. we know the problems associated with alcohol to a limited extent with caffeine. it's counterintuitive to think there could be such problems when you blend the two together, but it creates these wide-awake drunks and then you're left intoxicated and could blackout. it's a real problem. >> i want to read something about why it should not be banned. banning four loko might prevent some college students from hurting themselves or others, but it does nothing to improve other people's judgment or empower them to protect themselves. you could add a red bull and vodka together and that could be dangerous. are we stepping too far -- it's a popular conversation now about nanny states and us policing too much. >> i don't think so. you will never stop one's ability to mix their own concoction at home. but i don't think that's the same issue as stopping a manufacturer from putt

government has noticed the popular drink sweeping the nation and taking no prisoners arrives on the fda's agenda tomorrow. >>> have your feet grown weary of high heeled shoes. how you can defy mother nature and how much that will cost you. >> i'm ken bastida. >> i'm dana king. men with guns charge into a chuckee cheese with kids. tonight we have surveillance video. kiet do shows us it took them less than a minute to get the job done. >> reporter: watch the unsuspecting teenage employee in the black and white stripes. in a matter of seconds he is down on the grounds. only when we freed the surveillance video can you see the robber first point the gun in the employee's face then again at the back of his head. >> that's horrible. >> reporter: we showed the footage to shocked parents who came to the same restaurant in newark that had been robbed at closing time saturday night. >> kids come here all the time and they stamp your hand and you think it is safe but then when this happens, i mean, i don't know. that's crazy. >> reporter: the video goes on to show robbers hurting customers near the

this is especially critical given the fda posset authority to regulate tobacco -- given the fda's authority to regulate tobacco. the department's export to working with partners around the country to make this vision come alive. we're also very grateful for the tremendous update that are in the affordable care act. we are committed to reinvigorating national momentum towards tobacco prevention and control that move us toward a healthier society. it together, we can achieve a vision of society free from preventable tobacco-related suffering. thank you very much. [applause] and now it is my great honor to welcome my very good friend and colleague, the fda commissioner dr. peggy hamburg. [applause] >> thank the. thank you very much, howard. it is really a pleasure to be here. thank you, george washington university, for welcoming us here, and think the madame secretary and dr. koh for your leadership on this public health issue. as has already been so eloquently pointed out, the strategic plan has won over arching objective, to make the suffering, the disease, and the death caused by tobacco u

the first is giving the fda mandatory recall authority. tell us how this differs from the way the fda operates right now. guest: people do not realize the fda can require a food company to recall a product. it can only ask them to voluntarily. there has always been a concern that, perhaps, not while many companies have refused, but there are instances, it takes to much time to get food off of the grocery store shelves. that is the main focus here on mandatory recall authority. it is the last line of defense when there is a food problem or contaminated food. it has not been prevented. it is out there. people need to know that as soon as possible. host: the bill requires more frequent inspections? guest: that is true. people are shocked to learn that on average, and this is the fda's statistics, they are able to inspect a food-processing plant on average once every 10 years. the bill contains a mandatory minimum inspection frequency based on the risk of the product being produced. host: once every 10 years because the fda does not have enoug

this is especially critical given the fda posset authority to regulate tobacco -- given the fda's authority to regulate tobacco. the department's export to working with partners around the country to make this vision come alive. we're also very grateful for the tremendous update that are in the affordable care act. we are committed to reinvigorating national momentum towards tobacco prevention and control that move us toward a healthier society. it together, we can achieve a vision of society free from preventable tobacco-related suffering. thank you very much. [applause] and now it is my great honor to welcome my very good friend and colleague, the fda commissioner dr. peggy hamburg. [applause] >> thank the. thank you very much, howard. it is really a pleasure to be here. thank you, george washington university, for welcoming us here, and think the madame secretary and dr. koh for your leadership on this public health issue. as has already been so eloquently pointed out, the strategic plan has won over arching objective, to make the suffering, the disease, and the death caused by tobacco u

we're also working with the fda to get them to ban them. >> reporter: the fda is expected to ban the product. >> when you look at this can it looks like an energy drink. i believe they are deliberately marketing this in a deceptive way. at the very minimum there should be warnings. >> reporter: administrators at mount st. mary's university have not documented any problems with the energy drinks. but they are being proactive. >> what we're hearing through colleagues are very serious individual issues, like students who have come close to death from drinking it at a party and not the whole party was involved with the university students in very dangerous situations. >>> while it is removing the caffeine, the company still stands by its product. comparing it to a rum and coke or irish coffee. the new versions are expected to start immediately. >>> okay, thank you very much kelly. if the fda banned the alcopops, four loko would no longer be banned. >>> and orientation about health benefits and why they won't begin for a month until he's sworn in. his remarks fueled angers from supporters

. >>> and an ultimatum for the fda. the strict action it's now take against those popular alcoholic energy drinks >>> here in the weather center in san francisco i have been monitoring the fog as it shrouds the golden gate bridge. how it will affect your thursday as eyewitness news continues right hire here on cbs 5. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> well, for many fashionistas, forget the diamonds. high heels can be a girl's best friend. but heels can hurt. dr. kim mulvihill joins us. kim, what have you got to ease the pain? >> reporter: a lot of women have st. louis to shoes to walk in or for show. as we get older or with certain medical conditions, it can be painful to walk especially in high heels. now there's new shot at comfort. >>> reporter: under the floating glass buckle from the leopard prints to the jimmy chus at saks fifth avenue in san francisco, the four, five, six inch heels are absolutely fabulous. with shoes like these, manolos, who doesn't feel sexy, pretty, confident? but as we get older, all that extra oomph tur

why you may be able to keep buying four loco even though the fda is set to ban it. >>> not even in office yet and already making waves. the question about his vacation that the governor-elect jerry brown didn't want to answer. >>> and it is like botox for your feet. how it can help you wear those high heels pain free and how much it will cost you. good evening i'm dana king. >> i'm ken bastida. taking the kids out for pizza. well, it turned into a nightmare. gunmen burst into a chuckie cheese rounding up employees, parents and kids. kiet do shows us the surveillance video. >> reporter: watch the unsuspected teenage employee in the black and white stripes. in a matter of seconds he is down on the ground. only when we freeze the surveillance can you see what happened. >> oh, my god, that's horrible. >> reporter: we showed the foodage to shocked parents who came to the same chuckie cheese in newark that had been robbed at closing time saturday night. >> kids come here all the time and they stamp your hand and you think it is safe. but then when this happens -- i mean, i don't know. that is c

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so i don't know, the fda is trying to make it as unappealing as possible. let's hope it works. >> if it gets uncool maybe folks won't do it. >> not glamourous at all. there you go. >>> well you know the name, but now the next generation is trying to make a name for himself without the family baggage. his story after the break. top? >>> well another nice evening, a little on the chilly side. the wake up weather will be a cold and chilly start. 45 on veterans day at 5:00 in the morning. 44 at 7:00, 49 at 9:00, but pure sun. we'll come back to see if the sun lasts through the day and also talk about what ve ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy, low-fat yogurt. mcdonald's new strawberry banana and wildberry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ >>> well say the name lewis faracon, and it's likely to inspire a variety of reactions, although passionate but not all positive. >> another member of the family is rebranding the name in a completely different

drinks marketed to drinks comes after the fda was expected to step in and ban the product from the market. it included the university of maryland at college park. we have the latest from there. >> the maker insists mixing caffeine and alcohol is safe as long as used properly. but with the fda taking a look at this product, the maker says it will pull the caffeine out of the drink. there is a reason why they are popular on college campuses. >> people love it because it tasted good. >> each can is about 40 years and cost less than $3. >> you can get buzzed pretty easily. >> but that might be banned nationwide for potential health and safety risks. >> the concern is that when you mix the two, your greeting in the unstable combination in your body. >> i don't think it should be made illegal, but i don't think it is good for you at all. if they want to pull it, there won't be any objection from me. >> critics say there is a reason why it is called a black out. >> it encourages people to drink far more than they should. it masks the effect of the alcohol so people don't feel the state of intoxi

so i don't know, the fda is trying to make it as unappealing as possible. let's hope it works. >> if it gets uncool maybe folks won't do it. >> not glamourous at all. there you go. >>> well you know the name, but now the next generation is trying to make a name for himself without the family baggage. his story after the break. top? >>> well another nice evening, a little on the chilly side. the wake up weather will be a cold and chilly start. 45 on veterans day at 5:00 in the morning. 44 at 7:00, 49 at 9:00, but pure sun. we'll come back to see if the sun lasts through the day and also talk about what veterans day was like back in 1987. [ male announcer ] washington, d.c. a landmark of liberty and opportunity. at bank of america, we live and work here, with thousands of employees and hundreds of branches and atms. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion... from supporting the arts and howard university to helping revitalize anacostia and downtown d.c. because when you're giving, lending, and investing in more communities across the countr

will the fda stepped up? >> i would want someone to do the same for me. >> is a price for a local teenager row. >> caught in the act. drivers busted for busting through crosswalks. >>> the number of pedestrians hit by cars is skyrocketing. >> they have cracked down in one area where there is a lot of street traffic. >> police said appeared during morning rush hour and in the afternoon around lunchtime. you will not believe how many people still got caught when they could see the police. but they still got caught doing something wrong. just like that one after another. we were there as the drivers got pulled over in arlington today. she was writing this minivan. she turned into the intersection while people were walking on the crosswalk. >> i was thinking that i was not going to get a ticket. >> but she did. >> did you know what you were doing was wrong? >> no. i am not used to driving in the city like this. with the pedestrians and the traffic lights. >> they are cracking down on these busy intersections beca

and that's why the fda said, you know what? as a product we don't consider this safe. >> interesting. elizabeth, thanks very much for this. we'll continue to follow this story to see what happens with the fda ruling. >> thanks. >> all right. it was an overwhelming smell that led police to a temple in thailand. what they found was shocking. that story coming up next in globe trekking. [ female announcer ] you use the healing power of touch every day. ♪ now the healing power of touch just got more powerful. introducing precise from the makers of tylenol. precise pain relieving heat patch activates sensory receptors. it helps block pain signals for deep penetrating relief you can feel precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol. >>> time now for globe trekking. first up bangkok, thailand. a disturbing discovery at a buddhist temple. police were called to the site because neighbors complained of an overwhelming smell. hidden in the temple were the remains of more than 300 human fetuses. police say t

the fda warns that it can cause heart attacks and strokes but looking at the labels they say nothing about the drug hidden in inside. >> people aren't aware they have a banned substance that is known to cause heart troubles and high blood pressure. >> reporter: federal agents are trying to stop these black market pills from getting across the border. >> we intercept millions. >> reporter: we got a rare glimpse inside the san francisco airport mail facility. >> this one was going to alaska. >> reporter: where customs and border protection agents are scanning each shipment from overseas seizing box after box of illegal pills. >> reporter: they just found this box filled with the diet pills. although the box came from china the label says the pills are made in the u.s. with a u.s. web address for the distributor. it is a website that doesn't exist. >> looking at some of the diet pills -- >> reporter: right on the shelf of several asian gift shops our undercover producer and i find the banned products. >> the two day ones, do they really work in two days? >> yes. >> reporter: really? >>

fda should be able to recognize that. -- fta

here are some of the proposed warnings unveiled by the fda. the u.s. is catching up to more than 30 countries that already require large and graphic cigarette warnings like these including the uk, australia and brazil. >> the large graphic warning labels exactly like these are the most effective way to discourage youth from starting and to motivate adults to quit. >> reporter: what is the specific evidence? >> the evidence is clear in country after country. what they do is increase awareness of the warning labels and increase knowledge of the health effects of smoking, but they also change attitudes. >> reporter: let's talk about attitudes. one study shows after the introduction of picture warnings in brazil 67% of those surveyed said they would want to quit. in canada 90% of youth surveyed said the warnings make smoking less attractive. big tobacco is responding. rj reynolds says the legality of requiring larger and graphic warnings is part of our lawsuit that is currently pending in the 6th circuit court of appeals and philip morris believes the regu

plans into place, and the fda can have access to those plans. so they have to have preventative plans that the fda gets access to.mergency t we have better access to records in case of a food emergency to happene try to iron out what happened. impor it requires says senator durbin said importers to verify the safety of imported food. our s ur strengthens our surveillance systems it requires the secretary of the department of health and human services to establish a pilot project to test and evaluate new methods for rapidly tracking foods in the event of a foodborne illnessut said, i outbreak and as it said it's the fda the authority to order a mandatory recall of food. a lot of people don't know this.e of if there's an outbreak of illness, because of foodborne diseases pathogens fda does notcall that have the authority to recall that food.that. you might say well the companies do that. well, they do and most of them see it in their best economic interest tmio do that but youfly-by-nig might have some some out fly-by-night operators out there tha

the fda won't discuss the case saying it is an open investigation but raw milk advocates say there is a bigger issue at stake. the freedom to choose what to eat or drink even if public health experts say it is risky. >> i would say that if there was going to be anything banned it should be raw milk that is consumed just as milk. >> the choice would be mine. i don't understand why they are trying to do away with a food product. it is not a drug. this is milk we are talking about. >> reporter: adding fuel to the fire, a proposed new law that would give the fda new regulatory powers. >> well, the fda has been pushing for quite awhile to have greater control over the food products that humans are consuming. >> reporter: they fear these new regulations will drive raw milk dairies out of business. >> we love our raw milk. don't mess with it. >> reporter: owner of the largest raw dairy in the nation. one of only two licensed to do business in california. >> when you produce raw milk under the state of california standards it is very safe. >> reporter: in california it is legal to buy and sel

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nanette sosa explains. >> reporter: in 2000 seven the fda asked -- 2007 the fda asked for a voluntary withdrawal for cough and cold medicines for children under 2, the concern was misuse by parents was causing accidental overdoses. now, according to a new study published in a recent issue of pediatrics and conducted by the centers for disease control and prevention the number of visits to emergency rooms among children younger than 2 due to adverse events from cough and cold medicines dropped significantly after the withdrawal. researchers looked at a large database that noted emergency room visits in children younger than 12 caused by taking cough and cold medicine. the is that at this timics were -- statistics were taken 14 months before and 15 months after the withdrawal announcement. overall, the number of emergency department visits remained pretty much the same in older children the number of visits was reduced 50% in children under age 2. both before and after the product withdrawal about 2/3 of all er visits for cold and cough medicines were as a result of these children inges

. >> reporter: the fda won't discuss the case saying it is an open investigation but raw milk advocates say there is a bigger issue at stake. the freeddom to choose what to eat or drink even if public health experts say it is risky. >> i would say that if there was going to be anything banned it should be raw milk that is consumed just as milk. >> the choice would be mine. i don't understand why they are trying to do away with a food product. it is not a drug. this is milk we are talking about. >> reporter: adding fuel to the fire a proposed new law that would give the fda new regulatory powers. >> the fda has been pushing to have greater control over the food products that humans are consuming. >> reporter: raw milk food eaters fear the new regs will drive raw milk dairies out of business. >> don't mess with it. we love our raw milk. >> reporter: one of only two raw mill dairy companies in california. >> when you purchase it under state of california standards it is very, very safe. >> reporter: unlike some states in california it is legal to buy and sell raw milk. the dairies and milk

it's pulling the blend from the market before the fda was to ban it. it's been under criticism after college students became sick after drinking it. it's been banned in four states. >>> an army staff sergeant who bravely put his life on the line for a fellow soldier in afghanistan has been awarded the medal of honor, the nation's top military award. it's the first time a living american soldier has received that honor since vietnam. more, now, from john hendren. >> reporter: salvatore giunta says the medal is too big for one man. >> it's too big. i'm not going to take it for myself. when it happens, i'll be thinking about them. when it's done, i'll be thinking about them. it happened in 2007. what he did that day earned him the honor of a nation and the praise of a president. >> i'm going to go offscript here for a second. and say i really like this guy. >> i've never been in a firefight. i've never been left alone. this is for everyone who has ever been with me and touched my life and supported me. and showing me what right looks like. >> reporter: th

>> reporter: the fda says the diet pills marketed under dozens of names are laced with high levels of a proven dangerous drug. >> it does suppress your appetite and that's motivating for people. >> reporter: doctor liz applegate from uc davis says the risks are high. the fda warns it can cause heart attacks and strokes but looking at the label they say nothing about the drug hidden inside. >> people aren't aware that they have a banned substance that is known to cause heart trouble and high blood pressure. >> reporter: federal agents are trying to stop these black market pills from getting across the border. >> we intercept millions. >> reporter: we got a rare glimpse. >> this one was going to alaska. >> reporter: we are agents are scanning each shipment from overseas seizing box after box of these illegal pills. >> you don't know what will be in it. >> reporter: they just found this box filled with the diet pills that tested positive for the banned drug. the label says the pills are made in the u.s. even though they came from china with a web address in the u.s. it is a website that

fda should be able to recognize that. -- fta should be able to recognize that. one thing that i am alarmed enough to see on the list, what maria was referring to, in terms of positions and trade-offs. within the muni capital program , if experience is any indication, there should be things that are not moving at a pace that they should be. some of that money should be moveable to this project so we can capture it and leverage $900 million worth of federal money and then worry about funding those things which are delayed with our dp money. that is something that should be on the table. -- rdp money. been integrated team looking at the capital program -- an integrated team looking at the capital program could earmark some of those things for a one- year delay, and that could work. if these things are not on a time line anyway, there is no harm done. supervisor campos: commissioner david chiu has a comment. supervisor chiu: have you raised this with mta staff before? >> no, i did not know this was going to be a part of the presentation. i know that staff has raised

. >> reporter: forget the fine print, the fda wants pictures. pictures that will cover half of the front and back of cigarette packs. >> every person who picks up a pack of cigarettes is going to know exactly what the risk is that they're taking. >> reporter: the united states was the first country to require health care warnings on cigarette packages in 1966. but the u.s. is now playing catchup to more than 30 countries that already require large graphic cigarette warnings. studies consistently show these disturbing images are effective at exposing the health risks, discouraging people from starting and getting smokers to quit. canada started using warning labels like this in 2000. since then, the number of smokers there has dropped about 20%. a recent law now grants the fda authority over tobacco products. and one of their ams is to tackle the 20% of high schoolers who admit to lighting up. every day, about 4,000 teens try smoking for the first time. do you think when people see this, they'll have a change of heart? >> i don't think so because

now that it has fda approval some are cautioning there are limitations. one reason is the placebo effect. in the study patients who received an injection with just saline had about 6 to receive fewer days with headaches per month. patients who received botox fared only slightly better with roughly 8 to continue fewer headache days and that improvement was only documented in patient with the less common form of chronic migraine. >> most of the people that we see here at our clinical research center and headache clinic have intermittent migraine headaches and they have won, 2, 4, maybe even 6 month very, very successfully treated with medication. i wouldn't anticipate that these people would need that type of therapy. >> but while fewer patients are diagnosed with these crop ick daily headaches, dr. goldstein points out that condition has proven more difficult to treat with measure this further mrichblingts i have been able to now resume my work after many years and item the bes besttive felt in a long time. >>reporter: clinical trials under way using botox

. >> reporter: if the fda gets its way, smokers will soon be confronted with the most graphic and direct warnings yet of the dangers of smoking. closeups of cancerous lungs, a cancerous mouth, dying patients, dead bodies with toe tags, tomb stones and children in a cloud of smoke. >> in effect, every cigarette pack will be sort of a mini billboard warning people about the serious life threatening risks of smoking. ♪ >> i smoke camels regularly because they're mild and they agree with my throat. >> reporter: 40 and 50 years ago, cigarettes were seen as cool. captured in the hit tv series "mad men" in the 196 o's when 42% of the population smoked. today that's down to 21%. but smoking remains the leading cause of preventable deaths with 443,000 americans dying from smoking-related illness each year. and costing $100 billion. >> we want to make sure that every person who picks up a pack of cigarettes is going to know exactly what the risk is that they're taking. >> reporter: the new warnings targets smokers who want to quit and teens that still think smoking is cool. if approved, they cou

. >> la fda calificó a la cafeína como un ingrediente no seguro. >> con la decisión de hoy el fda finaliza lo que inició hace precisamente un año. >> cuando envió cartas a 30 empresas que fabrican este tipo de bebidas. >> en la ciudad de nueva york, blanca rosa vil ches univisión. >> vamos a hacer una pausa, dos jóvenes son krib wladz por no pararse en un retén militar. >> y la agencia de seguridad en el transporte defiende la revisión corporal si le gritan alto lo mejor es detener detenerse. >> al parecer es el mensaje de ciertos grupos militares en este país pero los ciudadanos, los mexicanos lo ven de otra manera distinta. >> nos narra un caso en que dos jóvenes murieron aparentemente por no detenerse en un retén. >> un video que dura 7 minutos y medio muestra el... quienes le impedían acercarse a los cadáveres, dos jóvenes en tabasco fueron acribillados al parecer por no respetar un retén militar. >> hagan estos tipos suelten a el ejército mexicano, para según combatir a la delincuencia y lo único que hacen es matar a inocentes. >> miles de gar gants en la iglesia y la

the fda wants pictures. pictures that will cover half of the front and back of cigarette packs. >> every person who picks up a pack of cigarettes is going to know exactly what the risk is that they're taking. >> reporter: the united states was the first country to require health care warnings on cigarette packages in 1966. but the u.s. is now playing catchup to more than 30 countries that already require large graphic cigarette warnings. studies consistently show these disturbing images are effective at exposing the health risks, discouraging people from starting and getting smokers to quit. canada started using warning labels like this in 2000. since then, the number of smokers there has dropped about 20%. a recent law now grants the fda authority over tobacco products. and one of their aims is to tackle the 20% of high schoolers who admit to lighting up. every day, about 4,000 teens try smoking for the first time. do you think when people see this, they would have a change of heart? >> i don't think so bec

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the fda said -- we have a couple of them right here. they said seven different products are problematic and they effectively banned them. you can still buy them in stores as we speak. it will take a while but they effectively said you've got to get these things off the market. >> and if you drink one of these, i talked to a lady that had a little. it's like six beers in a can? >> it's nearly that. it's several beers in one can plus several cups of coffee. so what happens is, you can stay away and drink more. >> which is not a good thing. >> right. it's mother nature's way to continue drinking instead of passing out. they are up and drinking more and eventually do have these blackouts where they can't remember anything. and i think i was telling you during the break there's a website where you can tell your stories of what happened to you when you were drinking a four loko. >> yeah. >> this is on a blog. four loko caused me to jump out of a two-story window and grind strawberry cake into the hardwood foyer. another person said, deep into

the fda should make a decision in less than a week. >>> d.c. wants to find out how much doctors know about the hiv and aids epidemic. the health department will send the doctor is a survey asking questions about the epidemic and recommendations for screening. 3% of d.c. residents have been diagnosed with hiv. >>> the massive snowstorm that .ammered our region musfebruary it was nicknamed snowmageddon. that was one of the top words of 2010. it shares the no. 7 spot with snowpocalypse. m, regarding the oil spill camera. and the vuvuzela was another. >> i would be happy to forget snowmageddon. >> you hated the vuvuzela. >> i did. let's move on. >> this is the calm after the storm. as we had the active weather yesterday. the summer-like weather associated with it moved over headed for about eight hours last night. so temperatures went up to 64 degrees around midnight. that is rare. it gave us the conditions to form the line of thunderstorms. this is the picture of the storms last night, not what's happening right now. there is the line of storms th

this is especially critical given the fda posset authority to regulate tobacco -- given the fda's authority to regulate tobacco. the department's export to working with partners around the country to make this vision come alive. we're also very grateful for the tremendous update that are in the affordable care act. we are committed to reinvigorating national momentum towards tobacco prevention and control that move us toward a healthier society. it together, we can achieve a vision of society free from preventable tobacco-related suffering. thank you very much. [applause] and now it is my great honor to welcome my very good friend and colleague, the fda commissioner dr. peggy hamburg. [applause] >> thank the. thank you very much, howard. it is really a pleasure to be here. thank you, george washington university, for welcoming us here, and think the madame secretary and dr. koh for your leadership on this public health issue. as has already been so eloquently pointed out, the strategic plan has won over arching objective, to make the suffering, the disease, and the death caused by tobacco u

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>> reporter: does the fda need to do more? >> i would certainly suggest that the fda do more. >> reporter: while government tests show u.s. seafood is three of these contaminants, even back in 2007, this congressional seafood report said that seafood imports remain problematic. the fda declined to speak with us on camera but says it's doing the best it can targeting countries that are repeat offenders and rejecting their products until they're proven safe. yet it keeps happening. according to fda test results, this year alone, 8% of seafood tested from china was tainted and from taiwan, 16% of seafood tested was tainted as well. is that acceptable to you? >> any use of antibiotics is unacceptable. it's been a problem for years and it's not stopping. so what are the importers doing to stop it, to say any unauthorized use of antibiotics is inappropriate. >> the vast majority of seafood coming in does not exhibit any kind of problems. >> reporter: you're claiming no kind of seafood is making it from overseas on to our dinner tabl

they can't stop. >> reporter: the fda is taking public comments until january. tobacco company phillip morris says it plans to weigh in and rj reynolds is suing over being forced to show labels like these. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >>> the interview that you all had been tweeting and commenting on and made it number one on cnn.com so thank you. the pastor of a georgia mega church telling the congregation the secret he's been holding all of his life. that he is gay. i want to play part of my in depth conversation with him. how has your family and your kids, how have they reacted to? >> well, i would have never said publicly until i knew all four of my kids were okay. i talked to each one of them individually. they knew there was a reason why their mother and i were divorcing because we have had an ammicible marriage. they never heard us fight or be disagreeable at all. i had to tell them and really had to make sure i had the green light from them before i said anything about it publicly because if they had said, dad, we don't want you to say this, i don't t

. >>> the fda is pulling popular painkillers off the market. the manufacturers of darvocet are going stop making those pain pills after they show that they cause significant and abnormal changes to heart rate. more than 20 million prescriptions were written for the drug back in 2007. fda officials say that doctors should no longer write prescriptions for the drugs and parents taking them should be offered an alternative. >> we just saw the snowfalling along i-80. >> not the first snowball just yet. >> it is chilly. >> a pretty strong storm for the bay area. especially as we head throughout the weekend. a lot of components for this as well. we are talking about extremely low snow levels. what we did see is if you are doing any traveling you will want to watch out for snow. now our weekend storm kind of round one happening now with the coal front as it continues to pass across the bay area. mainly in the north bay. that's where it has been most consistent the past couple of hours. now as we take you over to east bay, very spotty. but if you are o