abc's john muller will explain. ♪ $5 footlong >> reporter: it's a footlong controversy that continues really 12 inches long? if not, should they be. >> get any footlong. >> reporter: it all started with this photo posted by a customer in australia who noticed his was only 11 inches, the post went viral. >> i think size matters. >> $5 footlong, promises, promises. week, subway which operates 38,000 stories worldwide said of the infamous 11-inch footlong "this bread is clearly not baked to our standards." later a post on a subway facebook site said "subway footlong is a registered trademark as a descriptive name for the name sold in subways and not intended to be a measure of length," but long not intended to be a measure of length. what would jared say about that? confused, i pressed on and interviewed the head of baking for subway restaurants worldwide. >> they're following the baking procedures and should get the 12 inches out of the oven every single time. >> reporter: what procedures, i asked repeatedly for specifics but didn't get very far. >> that's what we strive for, consistenc

. >>> plus, the controversy over the subway footlong sandwiches that weren't a footlong. some people even filed lawsuits. has the company made good. we'll take a very scientific love. >>> and hoda kotb is back with a best-selling book about people overcoming adversity. >> she's reading while we're doing the news? hey! looking forward to chatting with hoda coming up. first, the latest on the winter weather about to hit the midwest. stephanie abrams is tracking the storm. stephanie, good morning. good to see. >> you good morning to you. good morning to you at home. what i want to do first is take us back to the weekend to show you all the problems we had in the south with our last storm. look at the snow that fell into western portions of west virginia and on into north carolina. there were cars that were coated in snow. and of course a lot of accidents here. and that's just due to the snow. the reason i wanted to show you this video is because right now we're dealing with ice. and ice is a lot harder to drive than snow. right now central, into southern iowa, the roads, man

. >>> you may have heard about the uproar over the stunning, shocking discovery that subway's footlong longs are sometimes shorter than advertised. ron claiborne is drawing up litigation as we speak. we were able to get an official response. wait till you hear how they are playing this one. >> food on set to test this out. but first new details are emerging about how the deadly stand off in algeria ended. a raid by special forces with dozens dead including militants and hostages at least one of whom we know is an american. brian ross has been working his sources and what do we know? >> reporter: good morning. of the ten americans at the bp facility, seven got out but at least one died and the fate of two others is of growing concern this morning in the wake of the bloody attempts by the algerian army to rescue them from their al qaeda captors. the algerian army's final assault came after four days. in which the hostages were held under the threat of death by the terrorists. the army recaptured the bp-run facility but not before the terrorists apparently executed the remaining seven hos

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we ordered a couple footlongs from subway and called in our producer to measure. fan of subway and approached the job seriously. his veggie delight on white was more than 12 inches. almost 13. the meat one, though, also on white, i don't know why it's relevant, but it's in here. didn't quite make it, unless you included the meat hanging over the side. apparently, it's true that not all their sandwiches add up. which brings me to tonight's number. $5 million. that's the amount a chicago man is suing for. he alleged he ordered a footlong from subway and he only got 11 inches and it was part of a deceptive advertising, and two other men in new jersey sued subway for the same thing. today, the three said they're considering joining forces and filing a huge class action lawsuit. if something is called a footlong, you do expect it to be a foot long, i give you that, but there's another side to this. americans struggling with an obesity epidemic are suing because they want to eat more. class action lawsuits from the world's fattest nation because we deserve a little more

he alleged he ordered a footlong from subway and he only got 11 inches and it was part of a deceptive advertising, and two other men in new jersey sued subway for the same thing. today, the three said they're considering joining forces and filing a huge class action lawsuit. if something is called a footlong, you do expect it to be a foot long, i give you that, but there's another side to this. americans struggling with an obesity epidemic are suing because they want to eat more. class action lawsuits from the world's fattest nation because we deserve a little more food. a foot long at 11 inches and not 12 is 52 inches you did not eat in a year. now that adds up, or rather, slims down. and so on this one, we begrudgingly, begrudgingly though, wow, side with subway. "anderson cooper 360" starts now. >>> erin, thanks. good evening, everyone. a truly remarkable story tonight. it could have been another newtown, connecticut. a confessed teenage killer, investigators say intent on causing a massacre, but he stopped short. >>> and later, how manti te'o explained the girlfriend who never was

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all six footlongs were, in fact, 12 inches long. one of them, the meatball sub was a tad longer than 12 inches. subway says they don't comment on pending litigation. everybody's laughing in here. one plaintiff said he ate one footlong for six years. that's a lot of money at stake. it's anything but frivolous. >> anything you say about this story can and will be used against you. >> reporter: i'm still employed. >> think of how many calories he saved. >> oh. >> when i'm doing carpentry, i use a sub sandwich as my ruler. and this explains why nothing in my house is square. >> you can sue subway, as well. >>> let's go to sam and get some weather. he's at seaworld discovery cove. hey, sam. >> good morning, everybody. that explains why bill's drawers are all so crooked. let's talk about the cold air. once you have the arctic air in place, any moisture that moves across the country is going to come down in the form of snowfall. there was a lot of concern of how much snowfall would come with the end of the week system, moving from the grea

get out your rulers, subway's footlong sub may be just shy of its advertised size. an australian man posted a picture on facebook showing the footlong sub at just 11 inches. the photo sparked controversy worldwide. subway has not yet responded. still to come, traders reveal tech stocks to buy as more pc users get unplugged? traders wire in late in the show. but first, is the end near for your local hardware store? paul eggers reports on big box chain versus independent hardware guys, next. reports say china is making more of an effort to invest in "human capital." the government plans to pour $250 billion a year into education. while the country's labor market is a skilled manufacturing force, its looking to raise the stakes for its middle class, which has been steadily growing. reports say corporations like ibm, intel and general motors are eager to hire graduates from china. competing against big box stores can be a david-versus- goliath experience for small retailers. 30 years ago, hardware chains and independents split sales 50/50. now, chains dominate. as paul

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. >> all six footlongs were in fact 12 inches long. one of them, the meatball sub, was actually a tad longer than 12 inch said. >> i love investigative journalism. subway hasn't commented on the lawsuits, but it released a statement promising it does want to give you all 12 inches. and i quote -- we have redoubled our efforts to insure consistency and correct length in every sandwich we serve. our commitment remains steadfast to insure every subway footlong sandwich is 12 inches at each location worldwide. that's good enough for me. could we just cool it with measuring our footlongs and posting pictures online. what's an inch hero there? the meatball was longer than 12 inches. without consistency, some trouble can arise. >> when i'm doing carpentry, i use my sub sandwich as a ruler. this explains why nothing in my house is square. >> sometimes you get 13 inches. sometimes you get 11. that, after all, is life on the ridiculist. that does it for us. we'll see you again exactly one hour from now. "piers morgan tonight" starts now. >> toni

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. >>> fast food chain subway now facing a lawsuit over its footlong subs. new jersey men claim the chain is making false claims in its ads about its footlong subs. they measured them and found the sandwiches are falling short, apparently. subway would not comment but says it tries to ensure consistency in the more than 38,000 restaurants worldwide. >> all right. >>> college basketball's number-one team had a stormy night. >> the save -- throws it away. larkin ahead of the pack -- >> look at this! [ cheers ] >> a team giving up lay-up after lay-up. >> the miami hurricanes demolished the duke blue devils 0-63. -- 90-63. the 27-point drubing is the third worst beating ever for a number-one team. duke's worst loss since 1984. a lot of folks love to hate duke. >> uh-huh. >>> right now as we approach 5:00 a.m., snow all across the d.c. region. this is the view from our city camera now. >> take it easy on the roads. we're checking the camera in virginia. you'll find many main highways treated with salt. streets could be slick around your neighborhood, as well. >>>

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subway has been accused of selling footlongs that were shorter than 12 inches. company says the land can vary when a franchise does not make to the exact corporate standards. -- the length. two men are suing and are seeking class-action status. linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. back to you. >> thank you. very interesting. it's about 6:00 on this thursday morning, 19 degrees. we will be right back. b

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. -- its footlong sub. >> its 19 degrees. >> still ahead metro has a plan to keep up with growth in thewelcome back. a live look outside our studio in rosslyn. there's wilson boulevard. a lot of the residential and secondary roads are some 08. -- snowy. i will turn it over to jacqui jeras. >> i did not have much of our problem driving because i drove in the middle of the road and there was pretty much no one else but me. let's look at the doppler radar. you can see it two batches that we are still dealing with. the worst of it has been south of the metro into parts of virginia fredericksburg, southern maryland, st. mary's, calvert county. that's where we have seen two inches. and in winchester and frederick is the second batch, even stretching towards baltimore. not very good on long 95. light snow in potomac rockville, wheaton beltsville. the northern beltway is getting some of this. downtown is not much more than snow flurries at this time. visibility will be reduced a little of to the north. fredericksburg, slow flurries. madrassa, that is a little heavier. lexington park and lusby i

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and some filed class action lawsuits claiming the footlong is only 11 inches long. even the six inch sub doesn't measure up too. the suit says customers are owed a refund for the portion of the sandwich that they've not been receiving. subway has declined to comment on the lawsuit. a spokesman said the restaurant chain has redoubled efforts to ensure consistency in every sandwich we have. >>> straight ahead, a super size controversy surroundg the super bowl's superdome. >>> plus, what is this, is it a bird, a plane, a man? we'll tell you. you're watching "early today." >>> we have some fresh video out of south africa. wrestlers are trying to capture 1,000 crocodiles. rising floodwaters across the region forced the farm's owners to open their gates and free the c om crocs. fire broke out at a multifamily home in eastern massachusetts yesterday afternoon. firefighters from several companies helped everyone get out safe. now the red cross is doing what they can to help those displaced by that fire. >>> now, to our nation's capital where two united airlines planes clipp

what if subway stopped calling it a footlong subway and just called it a subway? >> he could check with the marketing department and i don't think they'd be satisfied. >>> we're going to get a repete of good weather? >> we're going to get a little something nice in the extended forecast. the weekend remains chilly. today we kind of squeaked out a little bit closer to the lower 30s but tomorrow i think we're going to still be in quite a bit of a chill. change though is coming our way. we're clearing the skies out already tonight. it's looking pretty good. our view from our michael and sun weather camera not too bad. but we'll see the absolute clear skies as you wake up early on in the morning. looks like our temperatures will settle down. we'll slide out of these 30s in to the 20s for most of us and we'll see some of the teens outside the beltway but overall for the evening hours and overnight in to the early morning we'll relax our winds a little bit, mainly out of the north at 5 miles per hour. then as we head in to the overnight, we're mostly clear, clearing ski

and some filed class action lawsuits claiming the footlong is only 11 inches long.t says customers are owed a refund for the portion of the sandwich that they've not been receiving. subway has declined to comment on the lawsuit. a spokesman said the restaurant chain has redoubled the efforts to ensure consistency in every sandwich we have. >>> straight ahead, a super size controversy surrounding the super bowl's superdome. >>> plus, what is this, is it a bird, a plane, a man? we'll tell you. [ male announcer ] ok, here's the way the system works. let's say you pay your guy around 2% to manage your money. that's not much you think. except it's 2% every year. does that make a difference? search "cost of financial advisors" ouch. over time it really adds up. then go to e-trade and find out how much our advice costs. spoiler alert: it's low. really? yes, really. e-trade offers investment advice and guidance from dedicated, professional financial consultants. it's guidance on your terms, not ours. that's how our system works. e-trade. less for us. more for you. >>> here

pillsbury grands biscuits saying their footlong sandws don't measure up >>> a west sacramento man isuing the subway sandwich chain saying their foot long sandwiches don't measure up. it's the latest lawsuit over the discrepancy. cbs reporter, nick james, has the people's mixed reaction. >> does the inch make that big of a difference? >> sometimes. >> every inch matters to springer. slapped subway with a lawsuit, saying his foot long didn't measure up. >> that's the most ridiculous thing i have ever heard in my life. >> the foot long subs that subway sells are smaller than the advertised 12 inches. consequently, consumers are receiving less than what they are paying for. >> apparently, there's a claim of personal injury. mentally and physically wounded or something, i don't get it. >> there are those that take this seriously. the international foot long frenzy set off by an australia main. his foot long was only 11 inches. multiple lawsuits have been filed and springer is seeking class action status. pauly being shortchanged with her stub. we measured and turns out 12.5 inches. cheryl

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they claim the footlong subs are not a foot long.yer says he's measured sandwiches from 17 subways. not a single one has been 12 inches. come on! these guys are seeking compensatory damages and a change in practices. subway has not responded. >> sometimes they might get squished in the bag. if that's an issue -- >> i don't want an 11 1/2-inch sub, i want a foot. >> okay. >>> national airport, wow, snow on the tarmac. you should definitely check your airline if you're heading out today in case there are any delays or cancelations. we should let you know in case you're wondering, d.c. schools opening on time, and also falls church city. we've had delays and closures, but there are some schools that are going to go as scheduled. >> let's check in with tom kierein now. >> only a half inch there at national airport. still just a few lingering flurries. weather & traffic on the 1s now. past 6:41 on this thursday morning. we've got the last area of some snow news4ing through the metro area, heading south. here's what's been happening overni

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. >>> and maybe those famous $5 footlongs should cost 4.25. are subway sandwiches shrinking?he tape coming up. all of that and breaking news as the second hour of "happening now" starts right now. >> jon: a deadly turn after rebels seize about 40 hostages in algeria, dozens of those hostages reportedly killed as government troops open fire. all brand new, it's "happening now." i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm jenna lee. details are still sketchy. here's some of what's been reported so far. apparently, well-armed gunmen attacked a gas plant deep in the sahara desert yesterday. you can see where that is, right on the border of algeria and libya on your screen. algerian forces surrounded the complex, and they launched a raid earlier today. now, according to reports some hostages may have escaped, some others may have been killed. algeria'ser into onminister says the rebel gunmen were operating under orders of an al-qaeda leader who operates in north africa. we've been talking about how hot that region is right now for islamic militants or terrorists depending on how you like to label t

. >> and so customers complaining the footlong sandwich comes up a little bit short.for ousts and we have results. >> plus, our good friend hoda kotbe is here to talk about her new book sunday on "today." >> all right. it's time for sunday brunch. joining us this morning is you'lla mcdowell from the big bean theory. welcome you'lla. here you're going to make some bread pudding. >> yes. we're going to start off making some bread pudding, and it's very important to know you can youzhny kind of bread to make the bread pudding. french bread we have here and my favorite is the ones with the raisins and the nuts and grains. reason being you can already incorporate it in the ingredients you already have. so we start off with bread, milk and navy bean. we blended it with the butters and sugars and oils. >> and you said we're focusing on beans for a good reason? >> well, fiber is the most important reason because when you put fiber in your body, it accesses the agent and your body uses the food for energy and whatever else it doesn't use it pushes through. the fiber helps that

. >>> turns out that the subway footlong is sometimes 11 inches. we have been $5 foot wronged.e know how jared lost all that weight! he starved to death! subway, it is over. i'm going to be keeping you honest by measuring every sandwich with the most accurate means possible, my fruit by the foot. >> i don't know, lance armstrong, manti te'o, now subway sandwiches. >> who can you trust? >> my world is crushed. let's take a look at the "morning papers." "the financial times." china's economic growth has hit its slowest rate in 13 years. still the country's gdp grew by 7.8%. economists say it could have been worse. they note amid concerns of a slowdown, china's government has spurred heavy investment in inf infrastructure. >> "usa today." congress, inexperienced. 40% of lawmakers in the house have fewer than three years' experience. the lowest number since at least 1995. as a result, new members are often receiving committee assignments that previously took years to achieve. >>> from our "parade of papers," "the dallas morning news." inspectors say recently examined levee systems