. >>> mcdonald's ceo don thompson revealing he's lost about 20 pounds in the past year by working out but adds that he still eats at the golden arches each and every day. >>> burger king is offering a brand-new way to woof down those wh whoppers. yeah. they've invented and adopted a hands-free device for those bk burgers to allow you to eat without interruption. multitasking and hilarious looking. >>> over $6 million was raised from wednesday's "healing the heartland" benefit concert for the people of oklahoma seen right here on nbc. >>> the cleveland man that rescued the three women in ohio is taking on a new job. charles ramsey has accepted a position as motivational speaker with a las vegas firm. he's now available for speaking engagements and personal appearances if you want in the $10,000 range per appearance. none have been booked as of yet. >>> finally for you, where are the best tippers in the world? according to a new survey by trip adviser, germans tipping the most on vacation followed by americans. and russians, italians, they tip the least. >>> sports highlights straight a

at a shareholder's meeting thursday, ceo don thompson said the company "doesn't sell junk food." he says he wants to add more fruits and vegetables to the menu and wants to attract "millenials" who are heading to chipotle and panera for healthier options. workers at mcdonald's and other fast food chains such as wendy's have also been protesting this week about pay raises and worker conditions. congress is taking a new approach to student loans. yesterday, the house approved a bill proposed by republicans that "pegs" new student loan interest rates to yields on the 10-year treasury note. president obama is threatening a veto, because interest rates would fluctuate over the life of the loan. under the bill, students with stafford loans would be charged interest based on the 10-year treasury, plus 2.5% or more, with a maximum rate of 10.5%. currently, the the fixed rate on students loans is 3.4%, and set to double july 1st unless congress approves an extension. the controversial keystone pipeline bill now heads to the senate. the bill, which would bypass the president and accelerate

. >>> in other business news, mcdonald's ceo don thompson reveals he lost about 20 pounds in the pastar by working out, but he adds he still eats at the golden arches every day. >>> burger king is offering a brand new way to wolf down those whoppers. they have invented a hands-free device to allow you to eat without interruption. >>> over 6 mi$6 million was rai from healing the heartlands den fit. >>> the cleveland man that rescued the three women held captive for a decade in ohio has taken on a new job. charles ramsey accepted a position as a motivational speaker with a las vegas firm. he is now available for speaking engagements and personal appearances in the $10,000 range. that's per appearance, none have been booked just yet. >>> and finally where are the best tipping in the world from? according to a new survey by trip adviser, germans tip the most, followed by americans and russians. italians tip the least. >>> your sports highlights are straight ahead. plus francize your way to good health. seriously. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealt

mcdonald's ceo don thompson says he lost about 20 pounds last year even though he eats at his restaurantry day. he says he keeps the weight off by working out every day. salads make up about 2% of mcdonald's sales. thompson said, though, they are not big money makers. i would believe that. it's pretty hard to walk into mcdonald's and order a salad. >> i know. >> i don't have that willpower. >> not just a salad anyway. you know there are fries on the side here. ashley morrison in new york. thank you, ashley. >>> straight ahead, we'll see how the job market has changed for them. >>> plus, we'll meet the student who had one tough job beating out all the other competitors at the national spelling bee. this is the "cbs morning news." so do tire swings! this is our ocean spray cran-lemonade. it's good, old-fashioned lemonade. only better! whoa! [ splash! ] ocean spray cran-lemonade. a bold twist on an old favorite. >>> here's look at today's >>> here's look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. new york, sunny and humid. 92 the high. rainy and thunderstorms in miami. chicago,

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the catch here is that don thompson began exercising again.hat he's eating from mcdonald's every day. so listen for yourself. listen to what he said at this conference when he was responding to a question about healthier foods. listen to this. >> i eat at mcdonald's every day, every single day. in the last year or so i'm down to about 20-some pounds, i'm sharing my personal stuff now. so how are you down, don? what did you do? you know what, i didn't change eating at mcdonald's every day. i got my butt up, started working out again. >> reporter: he goes on to say all of us have to make personal choices. he said he stopped working out when he got into ceo. now he got back into it. >> we know what happened to morgan spurlock, need i remind you? didn't work out so well for him. although, mcdonald's severance sammed a. maybe he's eating a mcdonald salad. >> reporter: who know, you see he eat agency variety of mcdonald's foods. as ceo, don thompson, he hasn't shied away from these questions of owe bowsty that have come up. at the company's annual m

the ceo don thompson admitted on wednesday salads make up 2-3 percent of the total sales. golden arches have aggressively marketed their salads for 10 years now but it's not working even with bacon ranch and southwest crispy chicken they are not selling. so now they are going to be adding more burger options. speaking of burgers this will be a delicious one. considering plans to introduce a pretzel bacon cheese burger. not for sale yet. i personally would try that one. >> with the pretzel bun and bacon cheese burger. >> how to keep the costs down to make it available to everyone. >> it is now 12 minutes after the hour. coming up a mom of 7 is now sitting in a mexican prison on drug charges. she is now telling her side of the story for the very first time. this as we get a look at some of the drugs that police claim she smuggled. we will tell you about that. >> is there such a thing as a married couple with no secrets between them? we will tell you why country stars blake shelton and miranda lambert look at each other's cell phones. we will have more from blake shelton at t

. >> reporter: at thursday's shareholder meeting she grilled ceo don thompson. >> mr. thompson, don't you want kids to be healthy so they can live a long and happy life? >> reporter: thompson stood up to the heat, and saying that there are healthier options like apple slices and salad. >> first off, we don't sell junk food. we sell a lot of fruits and veggies at mcdonald's and trying to sell even more. >> reporter: hannah wasn't exactly impressed. >> i don't think he answered it very well because he just kept saying the same things, we don't market to kids and we don't sell junk food. >> reporter: but hannah has her own critics, who point out she has a lot of adult help. she and her mom traveled with an advocacy group called corporate accountability international which campaigns against mcdonald's marketing. still, she says her message about fruits and veggies comes from the heart. >> i got to speak what i was thinking in my mind and not many people would get to do that. >> reporter: not bad for a fourth grader with a healthy dose of confidence. hannah has tried mcdona

don't think it's fair when big companies try to trick kids into eating food and point blank asked don thompsoney can live a long and happy life. thompson thanked her for her comments and says mcdonald's doesn't she will junk food. >>> unofficial start to summer, even if it's not warm here. we kick it off with a blockbuster weekend at the movie. including "fast and furious 6" and "the hangover 3." we have a preview of what's to come on the big screen. >>ith the season of big screen action. high-voltage star power, and multimillion dollar budgets. it's the summer movie season. memorial day to labor day is the unofficial period when hollywood goes for broke, subpoenaing big bucks to make blockbuster gold. >> it started with "jaws," that was insane. >> taking a fuge bite out of summer box office, movie after movie, year after year, is this guy. and will smith wants to do it again with "afterearth." the sci-fi adventure co-stars his son, jaden. >> what is your favorite interview sm. >> this one for sure. >> smart kid, like it. >> and jamie fox and channing tatum in "white house down," ryan reynolds

the mcdonald's ceo, don thompson, says he has done it. >> i eat at mcdonald's every day. single day. in the last year or so, i'm down about 20 or so pounds. i'm sharing my personal stuff now. you know, i didn't change eating at mcdonald's every day, i got my butt up and started working out again. >> no word on exactly what he's eating off the menu or what his workout is. >> i'm willing to try that. >> eat mcdonald's every day? you're the last person i think -- >> i love mcdonald's. >>> ahead on starting point, live pictures of yanira maldonado's home where she's expected to arrive after being freed a mexican jail. >>> and planes are falling out of the sky. this is one of two planes that crashed into a home overnight and in both instances, everyone survived. you're watching "starting point." [ female announcer ] what if the next big thing, isn't a thing at all? it's lots of things. all waking up. ♪ becoming part of the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ trees will talk to networks will talk to scientists about climate change. cars will talk to road sen

don thompson says he's been eating mcdonald's every single day, but he also recently decided to, quoteg out. >> calories are calories. it's just what you take in. if you watch them, you can lose weight. the issue is vitamins and nutrients and things like that and balance and everything. >> my diet is watching every calorie as it goes right down the gullet. >> this is breakfast for christine romans. this weighs like 14 pounds. i've been doing bicep curls with her breakfast. >> you want some of that. >>> coming up, a night of devastating storms. tornadoes take arm at arkansas and oklahoma. homes and businesses damaged and the threat remains this morning. it starts with little things. tiny changes in the brain. little things anyone can do. it steals your memories. your independence. ensures support, a breakthrough. and sooner than you'd like. sooner than you'd think. you die from alzheimer's disease. we cure alzheimer's disease. every little click, call or donation adds up to something big. i tthan probablycare moreanyone else.and we've had this farm for 30 years. we raise black and red a

don thompson admits he started working out again. but hasn't changed his eating habits.ide that information. hmm. >> hmm. fast food diners who prefer the competition can now enjoy their whopper without having to lift one finger. check out the burger buddy. burger king's hand-free eating apparatus. multitask friendly contraption allowing you to enjoy your whopper while your hands are otherwise occupied. can't just run out and get one. being handed out to some of the loyal bk customers. >> talking about this in the meeting we were thinking this was a legitimate device. clearly it's a device to make you laugh. >> funky looking, weird contraption. >> whopper with cheese, please. and the helmet that feeds me my beer. >> couple ounces of something. >> yeah. >> something. perfect. >> why not. perfect. >> that was in puerto rico. >> yeah. >> take a trip. go to puerto rico too. >> on our way. >> i'm telling you. >>> san francisco zoo is celebrating its newest attraction. a baby giraffe. coming into the world weighing 130, 5'10." >> wow. the little giraffe doesn't have a name just

meanwhile, mcdonald global ceo don thompson, after he was promoted last july, his compensation rose to.75 million per year. hmm. well, you know what they say after all, billions and billions served. but what about those doing the serving? one of those fast food workers right here in new york city is supporting his family on minimum wage. he joins us next. (announcer) scottrade knows our clients trade and invest their own way. with scottrade's smart text, i can quickly understand my charts, and spend more time trading. their quick trade bar lets my account follow me online so i can react in real-time. plus, my local scottrade office is there to help. because they know i don't trade like everybody. i trade like me. i'm with scottrade. (announcer) scottrade. voted "best investment services company." when you're carrying forda lot of weight, c-max has a nice little trait, you see, c-max helps you load your freight, with its foot-activated lift gate. but that's not all you'll see, cause c-max also beats prius v, with better mpg. say hi to the 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. [ slap! ] [ male a

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but if you look at the comments from don thompson, the ceo, he says they're trying to do things in thestently challenging macro environments. he's talking about some of the broad things that have happened there. mcdonald's up at this point by about 22 cents, to $102.29. >> they've got a burrito out. >> i haven't tried the burrito. >> but they got one out. >> still on the egg and cheese. >> i do know people who rush to try and get there before 10:30. >> and you can't get fries before 10:30, i know that. >> but you can get a hash brown. >> you can get a hash brown. >> we know a little too much about mcdonald's menu. >> yeah. >> joining us now to talk about some of the big headlines of the morning like disney's results in the bull market. head of global programming , an executive editor of "fortune 500." is this the biggest year for you guys? >> and becky quick's editor, as well. >> also jim stewart who is columnist at the "new york times." welcome, everybody, and hey, how about we start talking about the markets and where things stand. jim, i know you've been watching this for a long tim

a couple of weeks ago we asked ceo don thompson about his outlook for comp sales later this year. >>at will help us to continue to gain customers and gain share. this year we've already gained market share. the competition in the competitive set. 11 out of 13 weeks this year. we know we're get back on track. we'll get better as the year progresses. >> david paumer is a senior food and restaurant analyst. he joins us from new york. dave, good to see you again, good morning. >> good morning. >> some are pointing to the u.s. as a bright spot. >> that's right. if you could invest just in the u.s. turnaround from mcdonald's there could be exciting upside here. the bottom line is the macros are setting up mixed for mcdonald's this year. they're leaning into them with a stronger dollar than one would have expected a couple of months ago. food inflation is not rising. that's a negative for mcdonald's. the franchise business can really get to work. >> yeah, they have said, they could do with a little bit of inflation. it wouldn't be so bad. how impressed were you by the numbers for the u.s. a

was walking don the lobby and walk interrogate locker room, he was definitely favoring that left ankle, an ankle he reinjured with 4:50. they had the great match up, between occury and thompsoncurry, he wasn't going to get any better but somehow stayed in the game. >> he said he could make it, and i thought i can -- which i -- which disoccur, take him off the ball and then defensively he's gone no spine up shooter, just trusted that he said he was okay. >> hopefully seth is ready, if not, we've got guys more than capable of going out and getting us a win. >> thompson and curry a collective7, warriors said they can still win if they had a bad shooting night. >> now they'll have to fine a new way perhaps on sunday for game 4, mark. >> you got it, friend. >>> meanwhile back east, the world champion miami heat against the bulls, you look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever

was walking don the lobby and walk interrogate locker room, he was definitely favoring that left ankle, an ankle he reinjured with 4:50. they had the great match up, between occury and thompsoncurry, he wasn't going to get any better but somehow stayed in the game. >> he said he could make it, and i thought i can -- which i -- which disoccur, take him off the ball and then defensively he's gone no spine up shooter, just trusted that he said he was okay. >> hopefully seth is ready, if not, we've got guys more than capable of going out and getting us a win. >> thompson and curry a collective 12 for 37, warriors said they can still win if they had a bad shooting night. >> now they'll have to fine a new way perhaps on sunday for game 4, mark. >> you got it, friend. >>> meanwhile back east, the world champion miami heat against the bulls, you could say push comes to shove. >> not to forget the giants and a's. >> sports part 2 next. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. surprise mom with gorgeous tulips. 10 stem bu

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