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today, the danon yogurt people have been ordered to stop making deceptive claims about activia yogurtn active. danon will stop saying that one daily serving of activia relieves irregularity and dan active prevents people from catching the common cold or flu. >>> it made headlines around the sports world this sunday night when one of the coaches for the new york jets, the man in charg of strength and conditioning, was caught tripping player on the miami dolphins. now coach sal alosi, who's admitted to it, has been suspended indefinitely after the team discovered it was a larr plan. the jets say alosi ordered five inactive players on the side lines to form a sort of human wall for the punt return. they did. that's when he stuck out his knee and tripped the miami player. >>> michael vick says he's ready to own a dog again, that it would help in his rehabilitation. the back story is, vick is the philadelphia eagles quarterback who is making a comeback after a gruesome dogfighting and gambling scandal. part of his sentence was a lifetime ban on ever owning a dog. in an interview conducted

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. >> with the owe gut, we thought the go gurt must have more sugar activia will have more. >> the activias higher in sodium than go gurt. >> you want flavor in your food. you think of the rice with some and without. >> the uncle bens, there's only 15-milligrams in the uncle bens. that's amazing. what i tell people to do is flavor the uncle bens with a mrs. dash seasoning blend. >> pay attention to the desert. the skinny cow ice cream versus say the dean's fudgecicles. >> skinny cow is a fine product but there's more sodium and more sugar by 2 grams. and more carbs. and for someone who is really watching their weight, look at the calories too. you want to pay attention to that but also the specifics of what is on the label. >> and the calories are more in the skinny cow. >> so the calories are a bit more. so you do want to look at calories count as far as weight management. so pay attention to the calories then look at the others too. >> thank you so much. so if you are trying to stay skinny here and you are trying to stay healthy, read the labels closely. >> thank you, dina. >>> coming up

i just discovered activia, which helps with -- which actions as a body regulator.>shepard: they have agreed to pay $21 million in settlement to state and federal regulations. and former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. thank you both for joining us. what do we make of this? >> this is a classic example of flimflam. this is a large multinational company with a lot of money going out there putting out all sorts of statements as to what this can do and they have nothing to back it up. and part of what makes our system great, part of what makes this a great company to do business is there are consequences for these actions and our government ensures we have a level playing field and companies compete against each other fairly. $21 million seems stiff for yogurt product but there is a profitable company and unless you have steep fines nothing will deter this in the future. >>shepard: they make great commercials and it tastes great. so it doesn't mean anything? >>guest: that is what our other guest is saying but i don't think that is what the ftc is saying, they

. >> reporter: if you've been eating dannon's activia yogurt daily to relieve whc÷temporary irregularityting sick you can stop. while these two popular dannon products do contain beneficial bacteria known as particulars, the ftc says their health benefits have been highly exaggerated. the company has agreed to settle the charges of deceptivetive advertising. the proposed prohibit the world's largest yogurt maker from claiming these products reduce the likelihood of getting a cold or the flu, relieve temporary irregularity, have ñ:bany healt benefits or performance benefits unless they are true and can be backed with scientific evidence, and says ompany cannot manipulate the results of any tests or study. with this medical minute, i'm dr. timothy johnson. >>> well, hmzfacebook founder mark zuckerberg owned the year 2010. all new at 5:30 what honor the young billionaire received. . >>> in the ,cñylast five days marylanders have died in-house fires. the quick thinking of an off duty firefighter e/9saved peopl how do you keep your family heated and at home safe. don harrison shows us how. >>

with state and federal investigators over alleged false advertising about the health benefits of its activia california is not included in the settlement. danon will drop the claim that it will help prevent colds or alleviate stomach digestion problems. >>> tainted food forced several major recalls this year ranging from ground beef to eggs. congress could pass a major overall this week. >>> for millions of americans getting sick to millions making the great escape. more americans are expected to travel for the holidays this year. aaa predicts more than 92 million people will travel 508 miles or more from home. that's up more than 3% from last year. and the fifth straight holiday seeing an increase over the previous years. >> some americans who are feeling a bit more confident about their financial situations when compared to a year ago. >> about 3 million people will take off in the air but the majority of people plan to hit the roads of course. there will be plenty of people paying at the pump. aaa says california has the third highest gas prices in the country at $3.26 a gallon up 12 cent

it claimed that added bacteria in activia helped relieve your regularity and to boost immunity. the federal trade commission says there is not enough evidence to back those claims. >> an update on that carbon monoxide leak in baltimore county on monday. the two men that were found dead were identified as. both were found in the basement of a home on colby road on monday morning. when police arrived, they were told that some in the home were having trouble with the furnace. >> this morning, a call came in 2911. the outcome was much different. >> it is important to know how to keep your family safe. our reporter shows how making safety a priority can make the difference between life and death. >> when you have extremely cold weather, people are trying to straight warm, and how you stay warm could be dangerous. this morning, firefighters responded to a call about carbon monoxide in this house. luckily, the family had working at carbon monoxide detectors. >> we had the occupants checked out by our medic units. we found there were fine. since then, we have eliminated the source of ca

dannon has agreed to pay $21 million to settle complaints about health claims for its activia and danactive regarding beneficial bacteria. and the world's most expensive christmas tree, $11 million worth of diamond necklaces, earrings, pearls, and other jewelry hang from the branches, will be unveiled. >>> school closings to pass along. in maryland, we are dealing with snow closings in calvert, charles, st. mary's counties. in virginia, culpeper,, clarke county, frederick, king george county. >> madison county schools are closed in virginia. orange county, page county, shenandoah county as well. spotsylvania county and warren county schools are closed in virginia. >>> those are at the top and bottom of the screen all morning. adam caskey is looking at temperatures and snow fall. >> we will break it down. it is cold outside. if teens and low 20s. highs this afternoon in the upper 20's. it is only going to be it snow. super doppler 7 has areas of light. that is mid-level cloud cover is being picked up by radar. that's not snowfall in from the clouds yet. harris will exaggerated. there's snow

investigation found dannon made misleading claims about activia yogurt and dan active dairy products.pany claimed products helped with digestive help and investigation determined there was not enough evidence to back up the claims. illinois will receive $425,000 from the settlement. >>> up next in lunch break, a sweet substitute for sugar alert -- learning how to cook with honey. >> more live music from southland premier orchestra, illinois symphony orchestra. ♪ every time it's so right ♪ well, it feels so good [ female announcer ] when you have a softer bath tissue, you can enjoy going more... while still using less. introducing new charmin ultra soft. new charmin ultra soft has an ultra-cushiony design that's soft and more absorbent. so you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. [ both ] ♪ soft to the touch... [ female announcer ] using less never felt so good. new charmin ultra soft. enjoy the go. >>> it's time for our lunch break. today we are doing something different. educational. we are learning about using honey as a substitute for sugar and some of our favori

dannon claimed its activia yogurt. investigators now say dannon lacked evidence to prove all that.o it must pay $21 million in settlements. one of the biggest cases ever involving a food company. >>> a california mom is taking on the world's biggest burger chain. she is suing mcdonald's over the happy meals demanding it stop using toys to lure her young children and others just like them. >> reporter: like many moms, monet wants to feed her daughter one thing. but often she wants something else. >> when we're going to and from school, to and from day care, on the weekends, dance class -- >> reporter: she says her 6-year-old is so drawn to the toys, it's a fight they just can't win. >> i like that it's funny and exciting and it surprises me. >> reporter: so this mom plans to sue mcdonald's, to force them to offer lower-calorie meals or get rid of the enticing trink trinkets. you're a mom. you're their mom. isn't it your job to tell them no? >> i can tell them no all day long. they still see commercials that convince them you've really got to have this. >> reporter: just who is respo

the settlement totals $21 million to be paid to 29 states which said its activia yogurt boosted immunity school board planned his attack for some time, according to panama city police. clay duke shot at school board members several times on tuesday and missed. he was eventually wounded by a security guard and then shot himself to death. duke complained about his wife losing her job as a teacher. she says she hoped to bring him some good news. >> trying to fill out applications and trying to get some interviews so that i could actually say, honey, guess what, i got to job, everything is going to be okay. but evidently i didn't get that chance. i love my husband. he's really a gentle giant. >> mike jones, the security guard who shot duke, is being hailed a hero. duke had at least 25 more rounds of ammunition in his pockets. >>> let's go back outside now, dave price has another check of the weather. awfully cold on the plaza, dave. >> 23 degrees outside right now, betty. how are you? now, imagine if you're out just wearing tights to sell a product, that's chilly. but power man can power thr