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i'm clarissa ward, santa ana, california. >> stay on that thing for a while. >> i think i have a little crush on clarissa now. >>> to observe national coffee day, dunkin' donuts and career builder conducted a survey to see who needs their caffeine knicks the most. >> 33% of workers say they needed coffee just to get through the day. 43% said they are less productive if they do not drink coffee. you can see right there that's the list of who needs it the most. >> nurses and physicians, hotel workers, designers and architects. overnight anchors again not making the cut. >> anyone who is on that list knows if you don't have your coffee when you're addicted you have withdrawals. >> it's not pretty. >> you turn into the unpleasant person i can be right around 3:00 a.m. >> more after this, everybody. hó
i'm clarissa ward, santa ana, california. >> stay on that thing for a while. >> i think i have a little crush on clarissa now. >>> to observe national coffee day, dunkin' donuts and career builder conducted a survey to see who needs their caffeine knicks the most. >> 33% of workers say they needed coffee just to get through the day. 43% said they are less productive if they do not drink coffee. you can see right there that's the list of who needs it the most. >>...
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for clarissa ward, that's a "sign of the times." >> reporter: they are the kings of choreographed combaterstars of sports entertainment. they have kicked, jumped and flipped their way into the hearts of millions of americans. their outrageous plot lines are broadcast in 145 countries in 35 different languages. >> with over 70,000 wwe fans. >> reporter: and they've done it all in spandex. but now, wrestling behemoth wwe is trying to sell its muscle-hugging magic to a new market -- china, with a potential 1.3 billion fans. and their hosting their first ever live show here at the shanghai world expo. one of the few groups from the u.s. invited to perform, they are ambassadors of american culture. some of the biggest names have flown in for the event, like seven foot giant big show and ray mysterio. it's fair to say these guys don't blend, but they certainly inspire curiosity. >> are you laughing at my hands? >> reporter: yeah, i just -- i mean -- >> huge. >> reporter: i feel like i have really big hands anyway, but -- >> no, you don't. >> reporter: but those are some -- wow. >> i got to be
for clarissa ward, that's a "sign of the times." >> reporter: they are the kings of choreographed combaterstars of sports entertainment. they have kicked, jumped and flipped their way into the hearts of millions of americans. their outrageous plot lines are broadcast in 145 countries in 35 different languages. >> with over 70,000 wwe fans. >> reporter: and they've done it all in spandex. but now, wrestling behemoth wwe is trying to sell its muscle-hugging magic to a...
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for clarissa ward, they're another sign of the times. >> reporter: there's a new frontier in the questt food domination and it's bigger and bolder than any before. behold, the battle of the foot longs. that's right, foot long, as in 12 inches. >> many of your favorite foot longs are $5 each -- >> reporter: it started out with subs but now we're talking burgers. on one side, carl's jr. foot long cheeseburger weighing in at a whopping 850 calories with 20 grams of saturated fat. on the other, sonic's foot long quarter pound conney dog with 2 gram of saturated fat. carl's jr. and sonic have been testing the beefy behemoths in locations across the country. have you tried the foot-long coney dog? >> yeah, it's delicious. >> reporter: would you let your kid eat it? >> he wouldn't finish it. >> reporter: the foot long fetish comes at a time when americans are fatter than ever. >> the centers for disease control estimates that in some population groups, the percentages guy as high as 60% and as high as 15% or 20% among kids. >> reporter: so why would the statistics getting scarier do our burge
for clarissa ward, they're another sign of the times. >> reporter: there's a new frontier in the questt food domination and it's bigger and bolder than any before. behold, the battle of the foot longs. that's right, foot long, as in 12 inches. >> many of your favorite foot longs are $5 each -- >> reporter: it started out with subs but now we're talking burgers. on one side, carl's jr. foot long cheeseburger weighing in at a whopping 850 calories with 20 grams of saturated fat....
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here's clarissa ward. >> reporter: it might just be the coolest job ever.ome of the most adorable animals. and promoting their cause to the world. well, today that dream job becomes a reality. 61,000 people from more than 50 countries applied online for the chance to become pan-bassadors -- panda ambassadors. now 12 semifinalists are in southwest china for a week of training before the six winners are chosen. the pan-bassadors won't be getting an official salary for their work here. make no mistake, the opportunity to hang out with these guys all the time, absolutely priceless. >> love that bamboo, huh? >> reporter: 25-year-old ashley robertson from alabama has dreamt of coming to china and working with pandas since she was a little girl. >> this is like the most amazing experience i've ever had. >> reporter: the program is intensive. the group learn about threats to the pandas' existence. they study their habitats, prepare their food, even clean up their enclosures. >> i am in a panda enclosure, picking up poop. >> reporter: the winning six will spend a fu
here's clarissa ward. >> reporter: it might just be the coolest job ever.ome of the most adorable animals. and promoting their cause to the world. well, today that dream job becomes a reality. 61,000 people from more than 50 countries applied online for the chance to become pan-bassadors -- panda ambassadors. now 12 semifinalists are in southwest china for a week of training before the six winners are chosen. the pan-bassadors won't be getting an official salary for their work here. make...
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here's clarissa ward. >> reporter: there's a new frontier in the quest for fast food domination.t's bigger and bolder than any before. behold the battle of the footlong. that's right, footlong, as in 12 inches. >> many of your favorite regular footlongs are $5 each. >> reporter: it started with subs. now we're talking burgers. on one side, carl's jr. footlong cheeseburger, 850 calories with 20 grams of saturated fat. on the other, sonic's footlong quarter-pound coney dog, packing a hefty punch with 810 calories and 22 grams of saturated fat. >> 12 inches of plump and juicy hot dog. >> reporter: carl's jr. and sonic have been testing the beefy behemoths in locations across the country. have you tried their footlong quarter-pounder coney dog? >> yes, delicious. >> would you let your kid eat it too? >> he could try but he wouldn't finish it. >> reporter: the footlong fetish comes at a time when americans are fatter than ever. >> the centers for disease control estimates in some population groups, the percentages go as high as 60% and as high as 15% or 20% among kids. >> reporter: so
here's clarissa ward. >> reporter: there's a new frontier in the quest for fast food domination.t's bigger and bolder than any before. behold the battle of the footlong. that's right, footlong, as in 12 inches. >> many of your favorite regular footlongs are $5 each. >> reporter: it started with subs. now we're talking burgers. on one side, carl's jr. footlong cheeseburger, 850 calories with 20 grams of saturated fat. on the other, sonic's footlong quarter-pound coney dog,...
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the coolest job on the plane net. 60,000 people think so trying to be panda ambassadors and clarissa ward what it means. >> reporter: it just might be the coolest job ever day in and day out working with some of the most adorable animals and promoting their cause to the world. well, in three days that dream job becomes a reality. >> all: panda. >> reporter: 61,000 people from more than 50 countries applied online for the chance to become pan bassadors and now 12 semifinalists in sweat china for a week of training before they're chosen. the panbassador won't get an official salary but make no mistake the opportunity to hang out with these little guys all the time, absolutely priceless. >> you like that bamboo, huh. >> reporter: 25-year-old ashley robertson from alabama has droement of coming to china and working with pandas since she was a little girl. >> this is like the most amazing experience i've ever had. >> reporter: the program is intensive. the group learn about threats to the panda's existence and study their habitat, prepare their food and clean up their enclosure. >> i'm picking
the coolest job on the plane net. 60,000 people think so trying to be panda ambassadors and clarissa ward what it means. >> reporter: it just might be the coolest job ever day in and day out working with some of the most adorable animals and promoting their cause to the world. well, in three days that dream job becomes a reality. >> all: panda. >> reporter: 61,000 people from more than 50 countries applied online for the chance to become pan bassadors and now 12 semifinalists...