did you disclose that to the fda? >> we made clear in multiple instances that the individuals involved had experience in pharmaceutical -- >> they did not have experience, they were the identical humans working for both at the same time. did you tell the fda, did you make the disclosures and allow the government to decide if there was a conflict of interest? >> when we assessed the work request from the fda, we brought professionals, our legal team to understand if there was a conflict of interest. we verified the work was different. >> that is you putting yourself as the czar of conflicts. your scheme worked well for mckinsey, mckinsey got contracts, purdue got rich, and america got addicted. since 2008 mckinsey earned 140 million dollars in contracts from the fda, and you did not ever disclose your work for purdue. you did not disclose or conflict of interest. since you did not disclose her conflict of interest, will you return the $140 million to the fda? >> i will point you to the fda statement as recent as yester

fda. since two uneaten. even as mckenzie served fda offices charge with approving new drugs and monitoring their safety, it also advise purdue pharma on its interactions with the agency. internal mackenzie documents first reported by the new york times show that the firm cited its connections to regulators win seeking more work at pharmaceutical companies. in a 2014 email to produce chief executive ones consultant stressed, who we know and what we know, specifically highlighting the firms work for the fda. and here is a representative katie porter approach that. >> well mr. stern foul shouldn't the fda have been allowed to make it its own decision about whether or not your companies work for purdue did or did not create a conflict. why should you and your company be the decision-maker here? >> we aren't -- >> who made you conflicts of interest sorrowfully united states government? >> we're not the conflict of interest saar -- >> did you just close to the fda your mckenzie work at the same

la fda todavÍa no ha aprobado el uso de la vacuna para esta poblaciÓn infantil. y como nos comenta jaime garcÍa, ladecisiÓn del gobernador gavin newsom es aplaudida por unos y criticada por otros. jaime: estaba programado para entrar en efecto a mediados de este aÑo. >> el retraso en mandato de california se lleva realmente acabÓ porque la fda no ha probado completamente la vacuna. hasta ahora la agencia de alimentos y medicinas solo dado aprobaciÓn por el uso de emergencia en la vacuna infantil. el secretario de salud dijo que no se implementarÁ ningÚn requisito de vacunaciÓn antes de julio de 2023. en california, 34% de los niÑos ya tienen su primera vacuna. >> que la seguridad hasta en juego. lo que sÍ se necesita completamente es tener la obtenciÓn de mÁs de un aÑo de informaciÓn para poder aprobarla completamente. >> sin embargo, distritos de los Ángeles han instituido la insistencia de los niÑos que estÉn vacunados o se sometan a un examen semanal de coronavirus. para quienes suponen a los mandatos de vacunaciÓn, la decisiÓn del gobernado

. >>> the fda moving forward with a long-expected ban on menthol cigarettes how many lives the agency says it would save. >>> and our series "the climate challenge. my report on california's mega drought. what's causing it, and how it's impacting the food you put on your table. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone the wait for a covid vaccine for the youngest americans may soon be over moderna today says it's asking the fda to green light its vaccine for children under 6. approval of a two-dose shot would extend covid protection to the last group of currently ineligible americans, the very young. delays in fielding a vaccine for young kids have proven frustrating for many parents, especially as more americans drop their guard against the virus. according to the american academy of pediatrics, covid cases in younger children have increased by 43% over the last two weeks moderna says trials suggest its vaccine is less effective than the adult version but does well preventing severe illness stephanie gosk has more on today's announcement >>

comes in. >> the fda is not delaying anything. the fda needs the information, not all of which has been presented to them yet, to make a determination. and i think there's a misinterpretation that they're holding on to data that they should be moving on. that's not the case at all. >> reporter: it comes as parents are weighing the evidence, too. the moderna vaccine was found to be 37% to 51% effective against infection in kids under six. but doctors stress those numbers were similar in adults during the omicron surge. more importantly, they say, data suggests the vaccine will cut the risk of severe illness. >> we should be realistic and let parents know that the goal of this vaccine is to prevent severe illness and hospitalization, not necessarily to prevent every single covid-19 infection or those mild cases. >> erielle reshef joining us now. that fda panel meeting in june will also discuss a wider booster rollout, and dr. fauci says that could include an updated vaccine to target multiple variants? >> reporter: that's right, whi

i have great confidence in the fda staff who did this review before the agency's decision. states are already working to enact laws to restrict u.s. abortion method, height. smith's home state of mississippi currently does not ban telehealth visits for medication abortions. >> but 19 other states do and a handful have also banned the mailing of pills. hyde smith has been working on similar federal legislation. caleb didn't address any specific bills but said as a general policy, we all would like to see as few abortions as possible in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >> coming up, new government effort aimed at stopping this information. why some lawmakers say they're concerned it will censor free speech. (music throughout) >> from false information targeting migrants to the propaganda spread by russia. lawmakers on capitol hill say dis-information is a growing problem. and now the department of homeland security, he's trying to do something about it. the department is creating a new board dedicated to tackling the issue. the new dis information governance board. we'll work to

and the fda. at the same time. >> absolutely. >> the same people. >> the same people at the same time. now it's possible and this is their argument that we were doing something so unrelated for the fda to drug regulation, that it didn't affect our work for purdue on the topic of drug regulation. the real fundamental point is you, mckenzie, doesn't get to decide. you are not, as i said, the conflict czar, the point of disclosure is that you put these disclosures out there. you put them out there and then the ethics experts, the american people, the fda administrator, they decide whether there is a conflict of interest. so what we see here really is a big corporation, substituting their profit motivation for government ethics. >> you know what you plan to do in these hearings. and in this particular hearing. you've got the evidence and you go through it. how surprised were you that at the way these executives respond and the way he responded today? do you expect him to be ready with something better

fauci, the cdc, nih, fda, all the teams that we have at hhs, we're this are to execute. and so whether we're in one case block or at one case attacking or running the football or periodically being given the ball to toss it as well, we're going to do g what we must do to execute on what the president wants to see. and hhs is in indispensable in the execution and trevorly of that covid policy -- delivery of that covid policy. so we're thrilled to be not only a team member, but on the field when it comes to delivering to beat back covid. >> so you gave us some really impressive statistics about shots in arms a moment ago in the last 12 months, and i think a lott of the credit obviously goes to the coordinated effort to the various agencies that report to you. but let's click down on some of those agencies. obviously, the cdc has come under fire recently for its management of the pandemic, changing guidelines, that kind of thing. the fda, i think, has done what they could to expedite these therapies for use by americans. how, if you think about this particularif moment, hav

former fda commissioner dr. scott gottlieb says the lifting of mask mandates is making children under 5 vulnerable to covid in public places since they're not eligible for the vaccine. speaking on "face the nation," gottlieb, who's also a pfizer board member, said that he expects the fda will hold an advisory meeting in june to review pfizer and moderna's data on pediatric vaccine. >> i know a lot of parents have been waiting a long time. there's kids with health conditions that can't get the benefit of a vaccine, that could provide them some baseline immunity, that could protect them from severe disease. and i think we need to try to make the vaccine available to those children very soon. >> an official with moderna says that its application to give two low-dose shots to young children would be submitted to the fda soon. >>> the first all-private astronaut crew to fly aboard the international space station is headed back to earth. the four-person team undocked from the orbiting lab just last night on a spacex c

>> the fda makes those decisions. they usually set aside dates in may, june, and forward and take those dates away as we get closer. right now, the meetings that are scheduled are scheduled in june. >> okay. i would just say -- >> why not until joune? you have to ask the fda. >> on behalf of my staff with two children under the age of 5, if anyone from the fda is listening, maybe before june would be good. pfizer will submit its data and fauci is weighing to consider emergency use authorization for both vaccines for young kids. could that slow down the process further given that pfizer hasn't submitted anything yet? >> i'm not sure i understand why. the moderna vaccine is a two dose vaccine which has been completed and submitted to the fda. the pfizer vaccine is a three-dose vaccine. we certainly have considered vaccines separately before. we considered the pfizer and moderna vaccine separately. so i'm not sure where the feeling is we can't do that separately. i think the american public could understand there are dif

. >> the fda is waiting for both applications? >> it's still have not yet received the full application from either one. >> okay. the covid response, back to the budget, the covid response under the trump administration i think was really marked by a great deal of chaos. the strategic national stockpile is emptied, local public health department were over well and it took far too long to get tests and treatment to the public. in may of 2020, our subcommittee heard from former barr tick director rick bright on how he in his agency were marginalized and ignored when he pushed to develop critical covid treatment and push to increase the development of mass another equipment. under your leadership, b.a.r.d.a. is empowered to respond to covid and future pandemics. my question to you is, florida's budget is continually rated to fund other h hms efforts. if convent provides the new preplanned democrat fairness funding, will you commit that barred of will not see its funding transferred to other agencies. these are very important funds th

the fda will review moderna and pfizer's vaccine for that age group. no covid-19 vaccines have been okayed for children younger than 5 in the united states. and that group makes up about 18 million people. and as americans start to look ahead to the summer travel season season, the nations top health experts are offering some advice on the pandemic and there's some news on the vaccine front there. our washington correspondent alexandra limon has details. >> good evening. while the worst of the pandemic may be behind u.s., top medical experts say americans should still exercise some caution by no means. is it over? >> we still are experiencing a global pandemic. >> chief medical advisor to the president, doctor anthony fauci says the goal now is to learn to live with the coronavirus under control and the knowledge that it may not be completely eliminated when you get those levels low enough, that really is not disrupting. you don't overwhelm the hospital since many states and communities are now considered areas of low transmission. life may feel like i

he is urging the fda to authorize it soon. >> thanks. do we have any idea what the dosage level might be? reporter: the group will be one third of the dose. this is to prevent an over exuberant immune response. they are currently tracking the right amount and still providing protection. >> thanks. dan: the task force working on the redistricting plan as approved boundaries, including breaking up the tenderloin and other neighborhoods. the tenderloin was part of district six, but the neighborhood will become part of district five. stricting process has been controversy all. some have likened it to gerrymandering. there will be two public hearings before the task force can grant final authorization. >> one man bends a helping hand to his homeland in ukraine. he is leading the weight in doing that to protect the lgbtq community. we will show you how. >> and, a transplant program reaches a milestone, (music throughout) et apartment 2a, 2b and 2c. 2a's monitoring his money with a simple text. like what you see abe? yes! 2b's covered with zero

and prepares to ask the fda for emergency authorization. the company says human trials show a 36-fold increase in protection against severe infections. health officials are now tracking two new versions of the omicron variant now making up 90% of new cases in central new york. and late today, the fda authorizing the first covid breath test. >>> the battle over abortion rights in america. florida governor ron desantis signing the state's new law banning most abortions after 15 weeks. florida joining a growing number of states restricting abortion, including kentucky, oklahoma, and idaho. >>> and elon musk launching a possible takeover of twitter, with an offer to buy the social media giant for $43 billion. how the company is responding tonight. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm linsey davis, in for david tonight. we have a lot to get to. a major setback for russia's military in ukraine. the sinking of its flag ship vessel in the black sea. and severe weather also moving into the northeast as we come on the air. but we do begin with the subway

moderna once the fda to approve a two-dose regimen. that is one fourth the strength of an adult dose. right now, children ages five and older can get vaccinated with pfizer's shot. pfizer is also expected to seek fda approval for its version for younger kids soon. >>> earlier i spoke to dr. megan carino with marin health about the news that comes as a big relief for families. you are a mother yourself, so many parents take precautions to protect their little ones. can you talk about the significance of all of this? >> this is a really exciting idea for all of us who have been waiting for our little ones to be protected and i do have a three-year-old at home. and i have been following the news closely both as a doctor and a parent. he appeared quickly in the hospital setting, i have not been seeing a lot of young kids getting sick. but they are still certainly able to spread covid to others. and it is looking like this vaccine will prevent severe illness for them and also prevent them from getting covid to some degree and less likely to

and prepares to ask the fda for emergency authorization. the company says human trials show a 36-fold increase in protection against severe infections. health officials are now tracking two new versions of the omicron variant now making up 90% of new cases in central new york. and late today, the fda authorizing the first covid breath test. >>> the battle over abortion rights in america. florida governor ron desantis signing the state's new law banning most abortions after 15 weeks. florida joining a growing number of states restricting abortion, including kentucky, oklahoma, and idaho. >>> and elon musk launching a possible takeover of twitter, with an offer to buy the social media giant for $43 billion. how the company is responding tonight. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm linsey davis, in for david tonight. we have a lot to get to. a major setback for russia's military in ukraine. the sinking of its flagship vessel in the black sea. >>> and severe weather also moving into the northeast as we come on the air. >>> but we do begin with the

minor standings that the fda has scheduled its committee in june. so, the fda advisory committee reviews the data, then the cdc advisory committee usually make sure thereafter to make a recommendation. >> yes. it could be the summer. i think that would be, again if the data is there -- and if there is reason for this to be safe and effective, there could be peace of mind there for a lot of folks. dr. julie morita, thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> that is all in, the rachel maddow show starts right. now thank you. >> good evening, chris. thanks for joining us. i have things for you to put in your calendars. six weeks from tonight, it is june 9th, that's a thursday, that is apparently when they are going to start. >> as many as eight hearings now? >> eight is the number at this point. and we are moving forward. >> are you going to start at the beginning of the month? >> at this point, the first hearing is

pfizer plans to ask the fda to authorize a booster for healthy children sometime in the coming days. and the state of california is no longer recommending a five-day quarantine for people who are exposed to covid but remain asymptomatic. health officials say with increasing vaccination rates in vile therapy, drugs now widely available, the risk of hospitals being overwhelmed has been greatly reduced. however, if you test positive or if you have symptoms, the state department of public health still recommends isolate for at least 5 days. well, the fda has issued an emergency use authorization for what it says is the first device that can detect covid in breath. samples the our covid-19 breathalyzer. it's about the size of a piece of a carry on luggage. it can provide results in less than 3 minutes. the fda said the device was 91% accurate at identifying positive test samples 99% accurate at identified negative test samples. the test can be used in doctors, offices, hospitals and mobile testing site. but it must be carried out under the supervision of a licensed health care provider. w

reportera: esta empresa de cereales estÁ bajo investigaciÓn de la fda. se dieron a conocer mÁs de 2400 quejas de personas que dicen que se enfermaron luego de consumir el producto. >> no hay suficiente discusiÓn. como madre de familia me gustarÍa estar enterada de los sÍntomas y cÓmo proteger la familia. reportera: algunos consumidores dicen que tuvieron vÓmitos y diarreas. >> pueden ser nÁuseas y diarreas, por contaminaciÓn. reportera: la fda dijo que toma en serio cualquier informe sobre una posible alteraciÓn de un alimento y que pueda causar alteraciones o enfermedades. dijo que recibiÓ mÁs de 100 quejas sobre estos cereales este aÑo. la compaÑÍa que produce el cereal dice que toma los casos con seriedad. el cdc dice que estos sÍntomas se pueden tardar horas o dÍas en manifestarse y que la persona debe recurrir al mÉdico. maity: al regresar, el congreso mexicano vive un acalorado debate sobre el futuro energÉtico. fÉlix: fallece legendaria activista en mÉxico. el congreso mexicano esÁ viviendo uno de los debates en cvs pharmacy b

showing antibody response doesn't give fda approving this. there hasn't been evidence of clinical benefit. i hope the fda makes moderna go back to the drawing board and give better evidence before we say to american parents this is right to do. >> todd: child in wisconsin died of suspect hepatitis infection. how worried should parents be about this? >> i don't think parents should wor tow death about this, it is more important children live their normal lives, we have taken away too much from them. we should look carefully and pay attention to. some people think it mighting a virus, kind of common cold virus, kids have not been exposed to that and are not used to it and in rare cases it is causing this. parents shouldn't be overly concerned, scientists should be looking at this. >> todd: thank you for joining us, great insight. carley. >> carley: inflation is most urgent issue facing americans, next we'll hear from parents who say it is impacting their everyday lives. >> todd: and president trump is back on social media, look at the post that

the fda is looking at it. they laid out the proposal. hopefully, this will affect it over the next year or so, we will get this in place. >> thank you for that update. appreciate it. >>> still ahead, how wall street is reacting to today's gdp report. we will have a check on the market right before the close and your money in the last couple minutes of trading. >>> we will talk to the first ever openly trans state lawmaker next. s state lawmaker next >>> in the house this week, in the building behind us, you have dozens of republicans trying to force a vote on legislation that would ban trans women and girls from competing with the team of their gender identity. that carries the signature of 62 republicans, short of the 218 they need to get the bill out for a vote on the floor. it's called the protection of women and girls in sports act. it was introduced in january of last year. it held up in a democrat controlled house committee. part of a push by republicans at the state, local and federal level to curb lgbtq+ rights. with more bills b

moderna asks the fda for the green light. >> safety profile in these kids is exactly what we would expect. >> the tough questions still ahead and the new timeline. >>> the u.s. economy suddenly shrinks. >> gdp first look first quarter is a nasty minus 1.4 >> what's behind the drop? and why wall street and the white house are slughrugging it off. >> i'm not concerned about a recession. >> a former nypd cop takes the stand in his own defense, accused of beating a fellow officer on january 6th what the ex-cop told the jury. >>> the day of reckoning comes for menthol cigarettes. >>> electric vehicle activists sue the postal service. >>> and off the grid we go inside america's lost city >>> live from cnbc,the facts, the truth, the news with shepard smith. >>> good evening vladimir putin sending a brazen and explosive warning to the world. missile strikes raining down on kyiv, as the united nations secretary general was in the city to meet with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. zelenskyy says that attack was an attempt by vlad putin to humiliate the u.n. and everything the organization r

. >>> and advisers to the fda are meeting right now. what they are expected to discuss when it comes to the future of boosters in the united states. >>> and get ready for a big wednesday warm up. the parts of the bay area bracing for high 80s this morning. you notice that music went up? we talked about that rise in temperatures. it was very appropriate. good morning. it's wednesday, april 6th. >>> darren is doing the i'm ready to give it to you. >> i know. kind of like we are turning up the volume on everything here. the thing about today is this is the day you notice it. tomorrow is hotter. today is the day we go up like 15 degrees. from one day. in one day. mid-80s, upper 80s for a lot of inland locations. the morning would give you no clue. temperatures out there for the most part will be almost the same right now to where they were yesterday. there is not really anything up with the weather today. there's no wind out there. we aren't looking at any fog. temperatures in line with typical. daytime highs in the upper 80's. we will be i

for the oteonskplus whayoneed to know about a covid-19 breathalizer just approved by the fda. elise preston is at the cbs broadcast center with those details. >>> wall street is closed for good friday. thursday dow lost 113. nasdaq slid 292. s&p 500 was down 54. shares of twitter and tesla dipped as elon musk offered to buy the social media app for $43 billion. musk says he believes in its potential as platform for free speech and wants to take the company private if the deal happens. >>> breathalizer for covid-19 has been given emergency use authorization by fda. inspect ir is the size of a small piece of luggage and can be used in doctor's offices, hospitals, mobile testing sites. the device ith 91 efctive at identifying peop >>> march nt out like a lion which was good for the oduc tricitan al and nu's e rst time day. according to u.s. energy information administration. natural gas reigned supreme, is still largest source of electricity in the country. that's your cbs money watch report. for more head to cbsmoneywatch.com. i am elise preston. >>> 4:47. time for a check of we

. >>> and today advisers to the fda are set to meet. coming up what they are expected to discuss whether it comes to the future of booster shots in the united states. >>> and banning future mask mandates in classrooms. the discussion happening today in n apa. good morning. it's wednesday, april 6th. >>> good morning to you. let get to your traffic and forecast first on this wednesday and we are warming up in the day ahead. >> 15 degrees today. i mean that's not the temperature. that's how much warmer we will be. >> i knew what you meant. >> i think that drives the point home more than anything else. it'll feel. >> that's a big jump. >> in one day. its going to come right on. thursday is the warmest day of this heat wave. today is the day when you feel it. a 15-degree jump will stand out. tomorrow is another four or five degrees. the thing is that you will have no clue as you get ready to step outside. 45 degrees in livermore. it's 44 in santa rosa. it's 50 in san francisco, 40 in concord. those numbers what you have done. 82 in the bay.

now there is full fda approval. parents can rest assured there is another medication to prevent hospitalizations or severe illness as we await the vaccines to be approved for children under five. the o are surprising, but true. there is a lot of exposure, a lot of kids have antibodies, and china has a zero covid policy. according to data, they had 1/8 the amount of infections we had in san francisco. you are seeing how they are handling that over there. it is not sustainable. there is no significant endgame. kristen: yes, wow, all right. thank you very much. i will give a shout out to two people for going with b with me. you got it right. i get the full point. thank you. that was interesting. i want to ask you what dr. fauci means. this is making headlines today, saying what he said, and some people thinks we are out of the pandemic phase. what does that mean? we are in the endemic phase? >> it is not what he meant. he was referring to the fact we are in transitional phase. we are transitioning. we are not at the sa

the fda will review the moderna vaccine regardless of when pfizer submits its data. a senior administration official saying this process should move as expeditiously as possible, of course, that's what many parents wanted to hear. moderna hoping it will take about a month. whit? >> erielle, thanks. >>> next, in other health news tonight, the mysterious global outbreak of severe hepatitis in otherwise healthy children. the cdc issuing a nationwide health alert. cases now identified in at least six u.s. states including at least four children who required a liver transplant, and sadly, one child who died. tonight, health officials racing to find out what, if anything, these cases have in common. abc's steve osunsami at the cdc in atlanta. >> reporter: heltd officials tonight say it's hard to explain what's causing this, but in wisconsin they're reporting at least one american child who has died, and they worry this might be connected to a global outbreak of acute hepatitis in children. >> what is particularly unusual is that the majority of these children were previous

do we believe the fda? and so, you know one of the things that i've been really fascinated by in the last few weeks to months is that individually when i've talked to any of the advisors to the fda or the cdc the vast majority of them do not believe that boosters are required for anybody under 65 and yet we've seen unanimous vote after unanimous vote go through to say yes, let's have blisters for everybody. so it's a little bit confusing and i think that that's a different kind of political interference where you basically he tied their hands without meaning to perhaps or maybe he was intentional, but he sort of made it clear that that's what would happen. the booster story has been incredible and it's been incredibly frustrated for me since my book ended in may of 2021. but no, i think. i i think it's put me in this interesting position in the people are always asking me the guy who wrote the vaccine book. should i get a booster or not? and when you come down on that. well, i i say well if you got the mado

la fda afirma que si se logra evitar la venta de este tipo de cigarrillos, se podrÍan prevenir entre 300,000 a 600,000 muertes en los prÓximos 40 aÑos. son noticias alentadoras para las autoridades. leÓn: la legislatura de oklahoma aprobÓ hoy dos proyectos de ley que prohibirÍan casi todos los abortos. entrarÍan en vigor inmediatamente si el gobernador las firma. oklahoma se convertirÍa en el estado mÁs restrictivo en este sentido, excepto en casos de emergencia mÉdica o incesto o violaciÓn. patricia: el presidente biden y le solicitÓ al congreso un paquete de ayuda de $33,000,000,000. el propio mandatario afirmÓ que el costo de la guerra es elevado, pero que es la Única manera de frenar la agresiÓn rusa y las atrocidades que sus tropas cometen en ucrania. ¿cÓmo afecta este costo en los bolsillos de los contribuyentes? pablo: biden insiste en que hay que ayudar a ucrania, en especial con la cartera. >> el costo no serÁ barato, pero rendirse serÁ mÁs caro. pablo: pidiÓ al congreso $33,000,000,000 para ucrania, que sumado a los 14,000 millones de lores ya aprobados,

. >> reporter: and the fda has said it will move fast on moderna's application and moderna tells us that once authorized, the vaccine could be available starting in late spring or early summer, norah. >> so important for parents. nancy chen, thank you. >>> now to a milestone decision by the fda which announced a plan to ban all menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars in the united states. the move is being called the fda's most aggressive action against the tobacco industry in history, and would impact nearly 20 million cigarette users. cbs's omar villafranca has more. >> reporter: the food and drug administration says the proposed menthol ban could prevent more people from getting addicted and could save as many as 654,000 lives over the next 40 years. >> if there is data that has shown that smoking cessation leads to improved survival from lung cancer. >> reporter: dr. raja flores with mount sinai school of medicine says he supports the ban because many of the patients, particularly people of color, are addicted to these cigarettes. >> it's a big source of profit. it's the same populati

minor standings that the fda has scheduled its committee in june. so, the fda advisory committee reviews the data, then the cdc advisory committee usually make sure thereafter to make a recommendation. >> yes. it could be the summer. i think that would be, again if the data is there -- and if there is reason for this to be safe and effective, there could be peace of mind there for a lot of folks. dr. julie morita, thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> that is all in, the rachel maddow show starts right. now thank you. w thank you. >> well, age is and we are moving forward. >> you are going to start at the beginning of the month. >> at this point, the first hearing is june 9th. >> can you talk about what those public hears might look like? >> well, they will be a combination of staff, testimony, outside witnesses. >> [ inaudible question ] >> well, some of them will be

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. >>> this morning we move you forward out of the pandemic as we speak, an fda panel is working on a strategy for covid booster shots. today we have a look at some of the considerations. >> there are so many considerations now that we know that the covid vaccine will be a fact of life for most of us. the fda advisory panel has been talking all morning about how often people should get the booster, who should offer it. even how manufacturing would keep up. one panelist talked about the complexity of trying to tailor a booster to the specific variant surging in a specific season like we see with the flu shot. >> the decision is that we would like to have product available for a boost in september. okay? and the strain selection decision will not be made until let's say, the beginning of may. and if in order to get that license, you have to have a clinical trial. if you don't have that, if you're not on your way tom clinical trial by the beginning of may, i think it will be very difficult to have collectively across manufacturers enough product to meet that demand. >> these are the sour

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. >>> the fda has announced a plan to and menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. reporter dena demetrius as more on why it is dividing the black community. >> the fda is planning to snuff out menthol cigarettes and flavored cigarettes and flavored cigars. as of 2019, there were more than 18.5 million menthol cigarette smokers ages 12 and older in the u.s., with high rates of usage among blacks and young people. a 15% reduction of smoking within 40 years if menthol cigarettes are not available. 654 -- >> menthol cigarettes are more appealing and easier for new tobacco users like youth and young adults. >> reporter: menthol makes up more than a third of the cigarettes sold in the u.s. they are used by an estimated 85% of black u.s. smokers. >> this is a huge monumental day for african-americans in this country because our community has been preyed upon with predatory marketing and racist practices directed against our community. >> reporter: reynolds american, which owns the company that sells the leading menthol brand's newport and cool released this statement. evi

the fda announced a plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. how the agency says this will do a lot to curb youth smoking and encourage those who do smooth to quit. four the fda is planning to snuff out menthol cigarettes and cigars. >> it's about saving hundreds of lives. four 2019, 1,000,000 1/2 menthol cigarette smokers 12 and older. i rate usage among black and young people. it sure is a 15% reduction in smoking if menthol cigarettes are not available. preventing deaths. >> the flavor and sensory effects made menthol appealing for new tobacco users. >> reporter: menthol makes up a third of cigarettes. 85% of black u.s. smokers. >> this is a huge monumental day property on americans in this country. our community has been prayed upon with predatory marketing embraces markets against our community. four the company that sells the leading brands newport released a statement. other markets were similar bands have been up his demonstrates little impact on consumption. the director at the reason foundation is also firmly against the ban. >> it wi

how big of a deal is it that the fda is finally making this move? >> this is a monumental day in public health. the day of the century. the ruling is that important. we want to make sure that people know it is not done. this is the beginning of the process. we need to participate in it and understand. the tobacco industry could also have lawsuits to block it. this is the beginning of the end d not the end but it is a monumental day and the fda is finally doing what they were mandated to do in 2009 when the tobacco control act was passed and that was to do something about menthol. it has taken a lot of push. a lawsuit on our part with our co-plaintiffs including the american medical association to get them to move. they finally have and we are very grateful. reporter: the fda statement out today explained the effects of menthol cigarettes and one fact that i think a lot of people may not know is that the flavor enhances the addictive effects of nicotine. we also know they are the most preferred cigarettes among lack smokers which your group specifica