up next, here, did coke cave to the food police? why the anti-obesity ad is stirring a think fat debate. do the companies need to do this or do people need to take responsibility for themselves? . >> give us a super squish, one made entirely out of syrup. >> an all syrup super squishy? such a thing has never been done. >> just make it happen. >> oh, oh, dear. >> coming up, think about trying to diet. the message from coke's anti-obesity ad campaign. someone here says the message is flat and it's time for >> >> many of our beverages have low or no calories and over the last years has helped across the industry products in the u.s. by about 22%. we've created smaller portion control sizes for our most popular drinks and have them at about 90% of the country by the end of this year. >> neil: i don't know about you, but if i want the full calorie version i'm not getting a small. that's the thing. that was part of the new anti-obesity ad from coke. charles, you're not. >> coke doesn't make you fat. mcdonald's don't make you fat. guns don

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. >> and coke is counting calories. what the company is doing to counter claims that their products are making us fat. >> and in just 90 seconds. >> 13 felonies for a possible >>> a tech pioneer is being mourned in the bay area. we take a look at how aaron swartz's legacy will continue after his death. patty? >> reporter: workers at his office have gone on the win to express their grief, but other as soon as gone a step further. more than 25,000 people have signed this on-line petition asking president obama to fire the presidenter who pursued swartz for two years. >> is it like shoplifting from a video store or loaning a video to a friend. >> reporter: this is video of aaron swartz taken last summer. >> there is a battle going on right now to define everything that happens on the internet. >> reporter: his passion for open access is evident, but his actty vim got him into trouble with the lay. >> the fact he was indicted and charged with 13 felonies for a possible 35 years in jail just really seems completely out of pr

so does andy levy and he is out sick. >> if you have a rum and coke you can't have rum and diet coke. have you tasted that? it is crap. let's go to the next topic. on friday the white house released a response to an on-line petition. it is to build a "star wars" style death star. 25,000 people have signed the thing within a day. the administration said a death star isn't feasible because it would cost about $850 quad drillion dollars. why would we spend tax dollars on a one-man star ship. reason magazine says this could mark the end of -- >> i think a lot of things end political discourse. the whole petition thing was silly. everyone knew people would use it to create stupid petitions and have the white house respond. all fans should get the infomercial guy with the question marks to be the next secretary of the treasury. get him in the treasury department. get him in there. >> it is a great idea. you act like you have never heard a great idea on red eye of the. >> that's not true. this place is full of good ideas. >> obama promised to answer any petition that gets 2ive foo,000 signat

but for the world's largest soda maker today, it's no coke and a smile. jim avila, abc news, washington. >>> and as we begin another week, we begin it watching the flu continue to move across the country again. tonight, we're seeing the effects of the virus, particularly in the workplace. and here's abc's chief medical editor dr. richard besser on that. >> reporter: the office is now a flu obstacle course. >> i'm sitting in my car now taking refuge from people at my work who have come in coughing and sneezing and sniffing. >> constantly washing my hands. since i'm in sales, i press the flesh a lot and come into contact with a lot of people. >> all of my coworkers have been sick already this season. >> reporter: watch how many touch a revolving door on the way into the office. 14 in four minutes. so, what is a healthy worker to do? of course, you can wipe down any shared phones, keyboards. wash your hands. but the flu is really about the air that you breathe. an office meeting. one cough could send a cloud of thousands of droplets into the shared air. and

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so today a new ad from coke.to be part of the obesity solution not the problem. >> more than 650 benches we now offer over 1 80 low and no calorie choices. >>reporter: coke buying a table at blitz tonight react to go full fledge assault on sugar soda that include school ban, proposed taxes, and often mocked new york city effort to eliminate large sizes. >> oh, no. i'm the run from. >>reporter: many feel it's no joke. after all the average american gets 45 gallons of sugar soft drink a year. that's 1 and half barrels of soda pop. >> in fact sugar soda are the single largely east source of calorie in the american diet. even the small can of soda has some 6 sugar cube in it. regular size 14 sugar cube. this super big gulp some 32 sugar cubes. >>reporter: critic argue they are not just ordinary calorie either. they are empty of nutrition and don't tell the body it is full. >> the benches drichling the calorie and then consume mr. food on top of those calorie. >>reporter: coke new commercial promotes exercise programs

and the government has eradicated all the coke on the region. each day dozens of mules amble up and down these paths loaded up with cans of cyanide like mercury it's used to extract the gold from the or. we're in the heart of a rich gold bearing region. the mines are artisanal the techniques and sesto the gold reserves have hardly been tapped. the big companies rarely venture out here but they already hold all the mining permits for the theorists and all this land is already tenured by the company's compass you know whenever a small farmer goes to request a mining permit he's told that the land has already been allocated that someone has requested it before and. in this way the small scale miners are considered illegal by the colombian government they live under fark rule most of the time the guerrilla fighters are invisible but they come here regularly to collect their war tax. in order to work you have to pay the guerrillas. everyone pays the entire region of the moco and southern pay. this is the infernal trap the small scale miners were caug

they're throwing the ball back in the consumer's court, we make regular coke but we also make diet coke water. giving those options and getting ahead of it and saying we have options. >> on the point, on the diet soft drinks, are those okay as well? people talk about the fake sugar and everything else in there? >> there is five different fda approved artificial sweeteners. some have been around longer than others. there are a couple of natural sweeteners which i think are gaining a lot of attention as well. more expensive. but i think for adults for the most part, they're safe there has been studies done. a cancer concern some time ago. don't think that's a real scientific concern now. but let me say, one other thing about this whole point, they're also getting out in front and saying, look, let's look at how our consumption of sugary drinks has -- >> it has gone down. >> but obesity has gone up. some of this is damage control, some of this is saying let's look at over the last 30, 40 years what happened in this country. >> people are drinking less of the stuff, but getting larger. >> y

but for the world's largest soda maker today, it's no coke and a smile.ews, washington. >> yes, indeed. >>> coming up next, is she or isn't she? the big question that anne hathaway is facing. >>> and controversial comments by howard stern that led to another high-profile apology. that's coming up next in "the skinny." ♪ skinny, so skinny ♪ skinny, so skinny >>> skinny in the house! >> you sound like a wounded wolf. >> does willis have the flu? >> are you doing all right, willis? >> i'm fine. >> you got your flu shot? >> i'm all right, guys. i'm fine. >> it's interesting. we were talking about anne hathaway yesterday. i thought she looked gorgeous in that sort of white chanel. but then julian ransic started this big rumor saying that anne hathaway was pregnant. i don't know, when i looked at her dress, she didn't look preggers to me. she didn't look like she was hiding a baby bump to me. she looked very, very thin. now her publicist, her spokesman has moved very quickly to dismiss the gossip saying no, she's not pregnant. so for all of you on twitter and f

coke says it's not about making men an object.about female empowerment. >> it is about female empowerment, definitely. >> a piece of meat. >> i feel empowered now. >> i'm sure you feel many things. >>> and finally, what may be the most uplifting thing you see all day. it comes from this youngster. he's known as kid president. >> ease the self-appointed voice of our children's generation. and he has an important message. >> this is my time. it's our time. you can make every day better for each other. if we're all on the same team, let's start acting like it. we were made to be awesome. let's get out there. i don't know everything. i'm just a kid. but i do know this. get to it. >> all right, mr. kid president. he posts a new video every week. a great career ahead for that kid. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, we'll be news is next. >> for everyone else, we'll be right back after this. . if you don't like that dark roast, we've created a coffee for you. blonde is a beautiful, light roasted coffee. k

we have the sexy, now star of the new diet coke campaign.coming the most famous man of the planet for that sizzling six-pack. and we're not talking about the soda. we'll meet him, live. his name is andrew cooper, in case you cared. >> i cared. >> he's a brit. >> we're all very impressed. okay. >>> we have some hollywood leading ladies, embracing their natural beauty now. they apparently are dropping the makeup. makeup-free for the cameras. linsey davis taking her own makeup off right now. is that true? >> there she is. >> going for it. yeah. >> lovely, linsey davis. we'll have that. >>> also, "gma" continues to be the place where all the big stars settle in. and guess what? sylvester stallone is here. george told you that andrea bocelli is here. and david foster is here. great to have the folks stop by. >> wow. josh is back. >>> let's go to josh with the news. >> indeed. we're going to begin with your news, sam. the extreme weather here, leading the way here and abroad. sam's been telling us all morning long, parts of the midwest seeing reco

coke zero. or diet coke.- >> those are not good for you either, tom. >> rick stengel will take us through the next issue, and i'm going to be drinking a big old coca-cola while he does it. sometimes what we suffer from is bigger than we think ... like the flu. with aches, fever and chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its source. so don't wait. call your doctor right away. tamiflu is prescription medicine for treating the flu in adults and children one year and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing. have serious health conditions, or take other medicines. if you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. children and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures

coke said that's not true.s are meaningful and help americans lose weight. >> when are i watched it, i thought it was more like a rahrah campaign and look at whatty what we are doing. i would love to put the nine teaspoons out there and say this is what you are consuming. we appreciate that. live in atlanta for us. >> look at all those. >> i know. i would never put nine tea spoons of sugar in my mouth. >> 45 minutes after the hour. flooding rain and icy roads. trouble making weather is on the docket and all here in the northeast. we will look at all of that. >> good morning again. here's the deal. what we have got is the stalled front. areas of low pressure riding along and bringing everything from rain, sleet, to freezing rain and snow as well. philadelphia south, that's kind of where the problems will be today. we will talk about what happens tonight and tomorrow in a second. dallas has sleet and freezing rain and snow. temperatures there at about 33 degrees. it's only for the next couple of minutes. they wil

and pepsi and coke is six bucks and we cost 11 bucks and coke is pg&e the customer is going to pick pg&e and that comes to what i wanted to highlight in this the information that local power has been develop to link the build out with the price points and the marketing and the outreach we're going to be doing just has been put on the table and in lpi has shown that we can actually roll this program out even in phase one with competitive prices to pg&e, and that would profoundly change this entire outreach model. the rate fairness board when realized this information was coming forward postponed their decision to the sfpuc and we have to analyze that information and see if it will change the way we market the program before we okay the outreach plan. that is crucial. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> my name is francisco costa and envir -- environmental justice advocacy and many residents in the bay view participated in community choice aggregation and perhaps one person here in the auditorium that knows what i am talking about. michael [inaudible] lynn brown, jerad bloomfield an

the campaign saying 140 calories in coke. i don't drink regular soda.ou how you can burn off a 140 calories, which i think is kind of silly. is there a better way to go about it? >> what is the message people are getting from this? there are four things they're doing. we are all in this together, coming together, talking about choice, information and talking about we care. two of those work. giving people choices and information about what they're consuming are things that work. the things they don't have permission to say i don't think coke can say we care about your health or that we will all come together and fight obesity. melissa: mcdonald's was kind of a joke mcdonald's tried to be healthier but they sounded relatively successful knowing what you are choosing, something is better or worse. the chicken that happens to be fried, has mayonnaise, whatever else. my kids have apples and this and that that they will choose, seems against the odds. at least a little bit turn it around. >> the same thing is true with coca-cola and them. it is all about cho

. >> reporter: coke has famously brought us happiness. ♪ have a coke and a smile >> wow, thanks meanoe. >> reporter: and a smile. even together. ♪ i would buy the world a coke >> reporter: and of course, those dancing polar bears. but critics say, it's also brought us obesity. >> when you take in sugary calories as liquid, they're digested and metabolized much faster. and, b, they don't fill you up. >> reporter: sugary sodas are the number one source of calories in the american diet. even small coke cans carry the equivalent of six sugar cubes. a regular-sized bottle, 14 sugar cubes. and a super big gulp, like crunching 32 cubes. >> today, we would like people to come together on something that concerns all of us -- obesity. >> reporter: now, coke has introduced a new ad campaign, claiming it's part of the obesity solution, not the major source of the problem. >> we now offer over 180 low and no-calorie choices. >> reporter: coke introduced smaller cans to cut portion size. and finances exercise programs to work off excess calories. a sports nutritionist, recommended by coca-cola, sa

muhtar kent, the president and ceo of coke.was have a coke and a smile. >> thank you. liz: back to you in new york. cheryl: she always has a great smile. all right, coming up, don't miss more from davos, liz claman is talking to the president of costa rica and stanley fischer, all starting 4 p.m. eastern time. closing bell going to ring in 15 minutes. all right, coming up shares of southwest soaring to new highs despite fourth quarter numbers. chairman and ceo gary kelley going to be here at the break. plus, we're going to be following 737s, they like that plane, but what about the dreamliner? all coming up after the break. ♪ cheryl: all right. we have been following, of course, all day long what is happening with shares of apple. the market cap sitting at about $424 billion, that is now well below exxonmobil's market cap. why is that significant? because at one point apple, obviously, was well above exxonmobil. so the fact that you've got the drop in apple stock today, and there's the chart on your screen, has added something

that their products are doing. >> reporter: responding in the primetime ad and company statement, cokes it's already offering smaller sizes, putting calorie counts on cans, and expanding low and no-calorie alternatives. >> over 125 years, we've been bringing people together. >> reporter: taking up the fight because it didn't get to be one of the world's most iconic brands by sleepwalking through the challenges of changing times. >> that was nbc's chris jansing reporting. >>> after seven weeks at a houston hospital, former president george h.w. bush back at home. the 88-year-old was admitted with severe bronchitis just after thanksgiving. doctors initially expected it to be a quick stay, but his condition worsened, putting him in intensive care for several days. the former president has made progress recently, and aides say he's in good spirits. mr. bush will continue physical therapy from home. >>> now to business. apple shares fell more than 3% yesterday, closing out an 11-month low amid weak consumer reports for the iphone 5. down from its high of more than $700. steve, what gives? a

coke's been around for a long time. 20 or 32 ounces of coke as one of my producers points out doesn'to someone's mouth. are you getting soft to the idea that people don't feed to take personal responsibility for what they consume and that governments and companies need to tell them? >> i think, ali, this is the time for coca-cola to actually -- it's not taking a hard turn. it's actually amplifying what it has been doing for many, many years. we've always been part of active healthy lifestyles. and we think this whole debate about obesity of a societal issue, it's complicated. it's a societal issue and we find that it is correct and right and the right time for us to raise awareness, use our resources to raise awareness about this societal issue, and that we need to ensure that people, consumers have the right information. that's why we're putting the information of calories on the front of the pack. that's why we're giving consumers more choice. that is why 25%, 25% of our entire global portfolio today is calorie-free or low calorie. and that is why 40 plus percent of trademarked coca

they admit that the 140 calories in every can of coke -- >> i'm with coke. good for coke on this.hould be treated as treats. and if you want to have a coca-cola, a real deal coca-cola every once in awhile, there's nothing wrong with that. >> bill: as long as you understand -- >> as long as you understand it's not good for you. >> bill: it's not good for you. here's what the impact is. here's how many calories and you gotta do something about obesity and that means maybe having fewer cokes every day and also getting some exercise. >> and for heaven's sake, don't give it to your kids all the time to drink. >> bill: yeah. 140 calories in a can of coke. that's about the same amount of calories as in a glass of white wine. i would rather have a glass of wine, thank you. >> bring in the wine! bring in the wine for mr. press. >> bill: keith ellison coming up next on the "full court press." >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." (vo) current tv gets the converstion started weekdays at 9am eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. (vo) tv and radio talk sh

there are a couple of diet cokes a day and you look at little kids, you realize what it does to their sugar levels just beginning with that, it's not good. >> the diet coax aren't going to up your sugar level but it's going to be the ones that sugar in them. why do you drink them. >> shep: they work well during studio "b", it's nice drug for work. >> water is cold and wet. a cup of coffee will keep you awake. why do you need that? >> shep: nobody needs it. it's habit more than anything else. there is a machine right out there. they give them to us. we give away coffee and soda to guests. >> it's amazing to me, if you go into fast food place, somebody comes in and they buy the biggestburger on the menu, extra large fries and they ask for a diet coke, why bother? why are you doing that? >> shep: sugary drinks taste weird to me, the equal, i like it. >> how about plain old water. just plain old water. get yourself a sports bottle, one that has a little cap, put ice cubes in it and drink that. >> shep: that is a good idea. this was not the planned thing, but i drink water the other day an

it took pot shots at coke and pepsi, which, by the way, are super bowl advertisers in major ways.hat was that the reason? >> when we made the ad, we thought it wasn't going to be rejected. it is a play on prior ads that coke and pepsi have done with the delivery guys that play after obvious each other. we were pretty surprised that happened. >> did you feel you got big footed at all? pepsi has two 30-second spots, coke has one 60-second spot, which is prime real estate in the super bowl. >> we made a decision when we decided to do the ad on the super bowl. smart business for us to do it at this point. we are placing the ad towards the end of the game by design. you are going to see a lot of sew la cola ads. when you see it at the end, you don't have to buy anything. you can make it at home. >> you had to recut the ad. let's look at this ad. i believe this is the first time that viewers will see this ad prior to the super bowl. ♪ >> make your own soda with soda stream and save 2,000 bottles a year. if you love the bubbles, set them free. soda stream. >> of course, that was a commer

and then coke's new health campaign targeting parents, kids and their waistline. >>> welcome back. 4:44. it is a social media mystery that will be solved later this morning. facebook will finally address the hype and unveil something it is "building." the social network is holding a press event at menlo park at 10:00 a.m. the company has not said what it plans to announce but nbc bay area news report scott budman believes it could be something that will take on google. >> facebook wants a bigger part of the search pie. advertisers can target you more efficient. >> now there have also been rumors facebook is working on its own smartphone but that's unlikely with what is being unveiled today. mark zuckerberg shot down speculation his team was building its own smartphone. >>> here's a question. what will happen to apple stock today? it's been gradually falling for months taking a major hit yesterday after new signs the iphone 5 is not selling as well as expected. "the wall street journal" says apple cut orders for iiphone parts because of slower sales. the stock dipped below $500 a share

what if i am allergic to coke? they can't serve coke in the dining hall either? >> what dining halls do they serve coke? >> bad choice. i just wonder where you draw the line which will force the school which is a private university. i would rather have seen them say that they have to be able to give the option to opt out of the plan. i don't think they should be forced to deal with the plan. >> you know what kills me, they want to keep the meals separate to compare cross contamination. >> look, is this the same department of justice that thought it was okay for black panthers to be blocking access and say somehow or not having to produce an id to vote was a problem? >> they were glue 10 free. >> you just wonder what was going there. part of the deal was the people in the gluten free food should have it delivered to their dorm room. i need such and such tomorrow, well then they have to deliver it to their dorm room. >> i was so confused. i thought gluten food was for your glutes. >> oh then i need a lot more. >> no, you don't. you are considered the siliac disease

harm their products are doing. >> reporter: responding in the prime time ad and company statement, cokes, it's already offering smaller sizes, putting calorie counts on cans and expanding low and no-calorie alternatives. >> over 125 years, we've been bringing people together. >> reporter: taking up the fight, because it didn't get to be one of the world's most iconic brands by sleepwalking through the challenges of changing times. chris jansing, nbc news, new york. >>> and we're back in a moment with the new twist tonight in one of hollywood's biggest mysteries. >>> a new report out today about the drowning death of natalie wood in 1981. the l.a. county coroner now says some of the bruises on her body may have happened before she ended up in the water off her yacht and drowned. she was on that yacht with her husband, robert wagner and her co star, a young actor named christopher walken. police reiterated, neither are considered suspects. >>> leon leyson died. at the age of 13, he was the youngest person saved from the nazis by oscar schindler. he had to stand on a box in schindler's fac

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