today it's gwyneth paltrow's turn. she's made a second career giving out lifestyle advice and now joining senator jon tester over a congressional fight if food labels what we're eating has been genetically modified. nbc's kate snow. >> reporter: gwyneth paltrow is a serious foodie. >> it just makes me happy to think about food and think about new ways of combining things. >> reporter: on her lifestyle website goop the movie star is constantly talking about how to live healthy. >> you're amazing! cooking and -- >> just annoying people all over america. >> reporter: today she heads to capitol hill with her mom, actress blythe danner, supporting coalition called just label it. >> what mom doesn't want to know what's in their kids' food?

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today it's gwyneth paltrow's turn. she's joining montana senator hn tester in the middle of a contention fight over whether food labels should tell us if what we are eating has been genetically modified. gwyneth paltrow is a serious foodie. >> it makes me feel happy to think about food and new ways of combining things. >> reporter: on her lifestyle website goop the movie star is constantly talking about how to live healthy. >> you're amazing! cooking and -- >> just annoying eople all over america. >> reporter: today she heads to capitol hill with actress blythe danner, her mom. >> what mom doesn't want to know in at's in her kid's food. >> you cannotle conceal what's in our kids' food. >> reporter: they want to know if a product contains gmos or ge tically modified organisms. crops like corn, canola and soybeans are designed to grow faster and be resistant to drought, disease and ins ts and are in most foods. >> the way people want to know there is sugar, salt, fat in their food, they want to know the gmo originated fo

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. >>> first, is gwyneth paltrow moving away from acting?e have an exclusive look at the gig getting most of her attention right now. >> i'm a goop every day. it's my main job. i will still act, of course, but right now, it's a critical time for the business. >> gwyneth's goop world, we live in it. setting straight on memorable headlines like conscious uncoupling from ex husband, chris martin. it was the staff person who came up with the line. >> i'm a persistent person. i don't get crushed under negativity or bad things that happen. >> the new issue of the company looks inside the fight founded by paltrow which was ahead of its time. >> i wasn't aware from a trending perspective where the internet was going. i haven't had any disasters in the company yet. there's definitely been mistakes, but hey foster farms! looks like you left these two west coast birds behind! foster farm's chicken's california grown. you guys aren't from here. wrong! we love yoga and sunshine and stuff. well foster farm's chicken has no added hormones. well i wish you

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every celebrity out there -- kate hudson, kim kardashian, gwyne gwyneth paltrow -- they've been photographedthes are that must be amazing. >> it absolutely does feel amazing. >> reporter: toasting kim kardashian's engagement to kanye west on "keeping up with the kardashians." >> both of you are such an example of love. >> reporter: but her inspiration doesn't come from the a-list. >> what inspires me to design are women that i can see right outside of our windows here. a girl that i know probably doesn't have a ton of money and she made the decision to buy one of my pieces because it made her feel good. honestly, that's the best. >> reporter: affordability. one of her label's main goals. rachel's line at macy's features many pieces priced below $50. rachel says the key to a great closet is picking up a few key pieces. >> one thing that should be in every woman's closet. >> a trench coat. i think it slenderizes you. equal parts strong asand sexy. >> reporter: a jumpsuit. >> i consider them the little black dress. >> reporter: just like chrissy teigen, don't forget a tailored the blazer. >> th

. >>> first, is gwyneth paltrow moving away from acting?e have an exclusive look at the gig getting most of her attention right now. >> i'm at goop every day. it's my main job. i will still act, of course, but right now, it's a critical time for the business. >> gwyneth's goop world, we live in it. she's setting the record straight on memorable headlines like conscious uncoupling from ex husband, chris martin. it was the staff person who came up with the line. >> i'm a persistent person. i don't get crushed under negativity or bad things that happen. >> the new issue of the company looks inside the fight founded by paltrow which was ahead of its time. >> i really wasn't aware from a trending perspective where the internet was going. i haven't had any disasters in the company yet. there's definitely been mistak how's it progressing with the prisoner? he'll tell us everything he knows very shortly, sir. as you were... where were we? 13 serving 14! service! if your boss stops by, you act like you're working. it's what you do. if you want to sa

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. >>> gwyneth paltrow and her mother talk about the importance of labelling for gmo's, paltrow is air nutrition activist. she and members of the just label it coalition are pushing for food labels that will notify consumers whether a product contains gmo's, modified crops don't currently require any special labelling. >> if my food is farm raised or wild or if my orange juice is fresh or from concentrate, i believe i have the right and we all have the right as americans to know what's in our food. >> just label it supporters are also urging congress to vote down legislation that they say would take away the rights of states to label gmo's. >>> kelloggs says it will eliminate all artificial colors and flavors in all of its cereals and snacks by 2018. they're the latest manufacturer to go all natural, pressure to remove synthetic ingredients as consumer's tastes shift toward natural ingredients. 75% of its cereals are made without artificial colors and more than half without artificial flavors. >>> well we finally have broken out of the heat wave technically, we got to 89 degrees today,

. >>> gwyneth paltrow is selling off her up hospital inspired purses. >> they retail over a you thisollars. they are meant to highlight wrap's foes famous collaboration bad. when collaborated with edi park tore create the cool clutches. one has tupack and biggie on opposite side. these two famously started the east verse west coast beef and the other has hov and shady which is eminem's nickname. they have collaborated on various songs together. >> is it me or gwyneth pal tremendous doesn't seem like the hip-hop connection to this. >> it seems like something beyonce would do, right. >> right. >> speaking of beyonce things that make her fabulous is her ability to do all of those dance moves and some crazy high heels. >> we used to see her like this. >> ♪ >> so word is her dancing shoes about to get a lot more fancy. rumor has it queen b has bought a pair of diamond encrusted stilettos they cost her $337,000. >> do they give you blisters if you have to walk. >> of course they do. >> they feature 290 precious stones lifetime guarantee she will reportedly wear them at a new music video co

gwyneth paltrow's lifestyle blog "goop" released a line of women's handbags that features the names ofne that says "biggie" on one side and "tupac" on the other. you know, just like biggie and tupac would have wanted. [ laughter ] and finally, i've heard that "the walking dead" is partnering with a brewing company to make a beer based on the show. i think we already have a beer for "the walking dead." it's called "your 12th beer." there we go. [ cheers and applause ] we've got a great show. give it up for "the roots," everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: all right, everybody! it's a fun show tonight. hey! welcome, welcome, welcome. we've got a great show. hey, before we get started, i want to remind everyone that july is "national ice cream month." that's right. "national ice cream month." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ we are lucky to have our very own flavor, "ben & jerry's" "the tonight dough." there is it right there. this is our -- [ cheers and applause ] this is our flavor. this is the best ice cream in the entire world. right? it's so good. even if i had nothing to do with

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. >> it's the page turning book that's got everyone from gwyneth paltrow to reese witherspoon raving.n the train," dubbed the new "gone girl". >> how was your marriage nick? >> are you asking if i killed my wife. >> reporter: shattering all the records as the longest running number one hard cover fiction best-seller ever. it's even on track to hit the big screen with emily blunt rumored to hop on board and play the lead. we recently caught up with author paula hawkins in her hometown of london. >> tremendous success associated with this novel. did you expect that? >> no nothing to this extent. >> reporter: the runaway hit which took hawkins a former financial journalist a year to write follows rachel a young alcoholic divorcee who fantasy sizes on her daily commute and watches a young couple from the train. >> i used to do that thing of looking into the houses as the train passed and wondering what was going on there and hoping i would see something interesting. of course i never did but i imagined what might be going on. >> reporter: rachel's world is turned upside down when she sees

. >> that's gwyneth paltrow on capitol hill appealing to lawmakers about genetically modified foods. that would block states from passing their own gmo labeling laws and she joined by her mom, actress blythe danner. paltrow is the face of the just label it campaign, a coalition of organic food companies. >>> microsoft has now joined netflix in announcing a more liberal leave policy for new parents. >> the action could prompt a significant shift in other industries, as well. here's abc's rebecca jarvis. >> i feel good to be on the offensive. >> reporter: it's the battle of benefits. netflix, the online streaming company behind "house of cards," now rocking the corporate world, announcing a whole year of paid leave for new moms and dads. and just hours later, microsoft coming in with its own offer, upping paid parental leave to 12 weeks. >> in the tech world, it's incredibly hard to find talented people. the competition is really, really high, and companies know that they're being judged on their worker policies and on their culture. >> reporter: in the u.s., new parents are legally en

. >>> actress gwyneth paltrow and her mother blithe danner addressing the importance of labeling forganisms. pushing for food labels that will notify consumers on whether or not a product contains gmos. >>> george bush reporting for jury duty in dallas. and even though he sat through the jury selection process for a couple of hours, he wasn't picked to serve. he did snap a couple of photos with people, including this intern. >>> cvs has dropped pfizer's little blue pill. the drugstore chain will no longer include viagra in the list of drug insurance benefits beginning january 1st but will carry the pill for customers willing to pay for it in full or whose insurance covers it. that's the cnbc news update. back to you. >> thank you very much, sue, appreciate it. >>> fitbit shares, keeping a close eye on these ones. what a story this has been afterhours. down 11% after the first result. >>> how you should be trading what has been a red hot stock. >>> and netflix offering employees a year of paid maternity or paternity leave. will that help them win the streaming wars? kevin o'leary join