fans of the foot-long sandwich reported that some of those sandwiches are falling short lie one inch.not 12 inches long. today subway said they are sorry. and they're redoubling their efforts to assure consistency and correct length in every sandwich they serve. patrons will still be getting out their rulers. proving sometimes nice guy do finish first, a big day for our friend jimmy kimmel who received a star on the hollywood walk of fame today. >> my parents brought me here to hollywood to visit the walk of fame when i was 10 years old and i never imagined that they would leave me here to fend for myself. i will never forgive them for that. >> last night some of his friends decided to have fun at his expense. that's matt damon hijacking the show. congratulations. >>> and something else tonight, this just in. ♪ what's love got to do ♪ got to do with it >> tina turner announcing today she's giving up her u.s. passport in order to become a swiss citizen. she was born in tennessee but has lived in switzerland for more than ten years. she explained the new move living in switzerland, sayi

i love subway foot long sandwiches. ey vowed to insure the store bakes the bread to regulation foot long size. that is not enough for two new jersey subway customer who's are suing the company for falsitiesing. >> of course. >> the lawyer on the case measured sandwiches from 17 restaurants and not one was a full 12 inches long. so now he is seeking a class action status for the suit. preparing a similar case in pennsylvania. the attorney said in a statement, "it is important that large companies like subway promote and advertise their products accurately and deliver what they promise to consumers." the lawsuit centers says they cheat customers 45 cents per sandwich. they issued a statement saying it has not yet received a copy of the lawsuit. this is a big deal. this is a big deal. >> it's one inch of your sandwich and a ton of money for subway. one inch and a gazillion subs. >> it's $145 million earnings. >> and look at this guy. zoom in on this here. that is jason leslie. he eats about 50 subway foot long sandwiches ov

. >> i think if you have one of those, like, 20 foot long sandwiches, this would be -- you could uses to, like -- >> it may look like a joke, but trust us, it's real. not everything is as it seems. gather around. it sure looks like a winning lottery ticket. [ bleep ]. [ screaming ] >> there's a reason for that. brother, beware. >>> there's no better way to start this video than the old cliche, that's not a knife, this is a knife. >> i like crocodile dundee. >> this is the microtech halo 5 t is a real knife. >> for what? what is it used for? >> there you see it placed up against the pocket size halo 5. it's finely made. it decided to up it a bit. >> i think if you have one of those 20 foot long sandwiches, this would be -- you could use this to slice it up and put mayonnaise on it. >> you thets that's what it's for. >> the girl was holding it like it's light as a feather. this thing has to be heavier than a pocketknife. >> it's pretty heavy, and the pitch video for this knife is kind of funny. listen to the commentary. >> it is better known as the barring ant wan beast, and it's three

. >> i think if you have one of those, like, 20 foot long sandwiches, this would be -- you could uses to, like -- >> it may look like a joke, but trust us, it's real. not everything is as it seems. gather around. it sure looks like a winning lottery ticket. [ bleep ]. [ screaming ] >> there's a reason for that. brother, beware. alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ faster than mandy can hang up on mr. monday. you hang up first. [ female announcer ] in just 60 seconds, you've got snack-defying, satisfying totino's pizza rolls. [ ringing ] it's on. let's roll. >>> there's no better way to start this video than the old cliche, that's not a knife, this is a knife. >> i like crocodile dundee. >> this is the microtech halo 5 t is a real knife. >> for what? what is it used for? >> there you see it placed up against the pocket size halo 5. it's finely made. it decided to up it a bit. >> i think if you have one of those 20 foot long sandwiches, this

esther, do they have a case in this misrepresentation of a foot long sandwich which turns out is not > i guess in this case size does matter. you want to have -- if they had just said they had a large sandwich. this is more fun with just the girls. if you are saying that you had a foot long sandwich as opposed to a large sandwich or a big sandwich, then you're taking the risk that if you're not going to be the entire foot people are going to get upset. what i would say is that, anybody following the subway diet, if they had an inch less of cards and whatever else is on the sandwich then maybe that's a good thing. but if you're paying for the 12 inches, people with the pitchfork. so either say we have really long sandwiches for start serving the ones that are actually foot long. cheryl: but literally about to sue over into the sandwich. this is amazing, and it is a great story, but at the same time, more than $100 million in damages? come on. i'm old school. being a criminal defense attorney i think the court is sacred. real important things. and i think that their commitment to their

hand gestures just make it hard to avoid the knowledge subway does sell those $5, $5, $5-foot long sandwiches now there's a question as to whether those sandwiches are all they're stacked up to be, this after an australian man posted a picture on the company's facebook page claiming these foot long sandwiches are really only lynch inches. that prompted a new york -- 11 inches. that prompted a new york newspaper to investigate which found out four out of the seven sandwiches it bought are not quite a foot long. subway says it's reinforcing its policies and procedures in an effort to be more consistent because 11 inches of a fattening sandwich isn't enough for anybody. >>> here's your chance to own an iconic piece of american history from new york studio 54 hitting the auction block. it's from the private collection of the nightclub co- founder steve robel. more than 1,000 items are on the block for auction including his ledger charting who was allowed in and who was out. >> rita coolidge, andy ross. this night must have been a blast. >> i still got relatives who are still in line in front of t

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are subway foot long sandwiches really 12 inches long.ny footlong. >> reporter: 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. >> reporter: earlier in the 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 their 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. i 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 consistency and get 12 inches of a bread every time they come out of an oven. >> reporte

long way. subway sandwiches are under fire, a man found that his foot long sandwich came in at 11 inches. he posted a photo on the facebook page, and it went viral. subway, as you may know is the world's charge estimate fast food chain with 38,000 locations, subway released a statement saying that sandwich length can vary when the bread is not baked to exact specifications. >> thanks for watching, we will see you tomorrow. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- from "the impossible," oscar nominee naomi watts, nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel, the music of train, and "woulda, coulda, shoulda." and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television captions by vitac www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: hi, guys! thank you very much! welcome to "the tonight show." nice to have you all here! ladies and gentlemen. thank you very much! did you know this is national fresh squeezed juice week? did you that? >> rickey: no. [ laughter ] >> jay: a

we'll get into that >>> the controversy over the subway foot long sandwiches that weren't a foot long. some people even filed lawsuits. has the company made good as it promised. we'll hit the streets and take an unscientific look. >> hoda kotb is here out with a best-selling book. she even reads it herself. about people overcoming adversity. >> she is reading while we are doing the news. hey. looking forward to chatting with hoda coming up. >>> first, let's get the latest on the winter weather. stephanie abrams is tracking the storm, filling in for dylan. 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 in the western portions of of west virginia and on into north carolina. there were cars coated in snow and a lot of accidents here. 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. ice is a lot harder to drive in than snow. right now, central into

when someone tells you a foot long sandwich you probably don't expect to get an 11 inch one. that is what this man says he gt. the man posted a picture of the sandwich next to a ruler on subway's facebook page. by the way, subway has taken it off the page. more than 100,000 people liked or commented on the photo. others have reposted this photo. reporters bought seven of the sandwiches and found four were shy of 12 inches. safeway has been responding by saying when it's not baked to specifications, the sandwich may come up to short. i guess that is short brae braed -- bred. >> good one. >> skillo says -- zillow says home values are up in 350 markets and the white house is no exception. the estimate is, listen to this, $294.9 million. up 7% since the president took office in january. >> there is excitement building about the president's second inauguration among a former music promoter. lee housekeeper attended of seven inaugurations. he was recruited to plan a second carter ball. >> said could you help us? we need to put together another ball. so they used then under construc

the scanding over how long the -- scandal over how long the sandwich really is. >>> a 67-year-old pilotedited for making a successful emergency landing on a highway. he says he was traveling this morning when a small plane began experiencing engine trouble. the engine died out completely so he had to glide the aircraft. he brought the plane down on highway 70 after making sure the road was clear. crews moved the plane and no one was hurt. >>> in the wake of the lance armstrong doping scandal the international olympic committee is stripping him of his medal. after a decade of denial he admitted in an interview with oprah winfrey to using performance enhancing drugs. he was stripped of his 7 tour de france titles. >> notre dame officials confirmed the story involving their linebacker was a hoax and insists he was a victim. it claims manti te'o's girlfriend died of leukemia. but she never existed. today people in hawaii also voiced their support for him. they are dumbfounded by this and don't believe he would have perpetrated the story. >>> al pacino will play the late football coach joe p

>> i don't like where we're going with this. >> foot long sandwich. inches. >> what? >> and one chain is learning that the highway. an angry customer posted a photo of a sandwich on facebook next to a measuring tape. why was he angry? the sub measured 11 inches and that is one inch short of a foot, of course. it's generated over 100,000 likes and comments and subway is reinforcing its bread-baking standards. maybe the bread just shrank. >> maybe it was cold inside the subway. >> obviously. >> ridonkulous? >>> coming up next -- >> just saying. >> instant analysis to the latest headlines from intel earnings call. cbs shares popped today. why it may be sparking some red flags in the options market. and jane wells is on the farm to track another area, not the meat space, but another area that's rallying. jane? >> look at that. >> melissa, we know when it comes to sandwiches, size matters. we're all over the food market, coming up. why beef futures are down and this frost-bitten art choke is coasting a lot and you're going to pay for it because it's better

an australian man claims the popular foot long sandwich is only 11 inches and posted the picture on the company's facebook page. subway said the length of the canned witches can vary -- sandwiches can vary. no. 3, red bull's energy drinks are claiming the drinks gives you no more energy than a cup of c 2, ebay and craigslist promised to crack down on the sale of scalped inaugural tickets online being sold for thousands on the web. new york senator charles schumer called for action after some constituents complained. he said the inauguration is a chance to celebrate democracy, not to make money. no. 1, d.c. taxis will line up heading directly to the l'enfant plaza area. the flat rate is $28 each way and that is tonight's fox 5 top five. >> thank you. >>> escaped this track that was coming and it looked like on the radar just got blocked kind of like on a football telecast. you could draw a line where the block was. >> the linebackers are up and a lot of people will be resentful. this was not in the cards for us. it looked yesterday it would all be mostly south, so not a big surprise, but

don't measure up >>> a west sacramento man is suing the subway sandwich chain saying their foot long sandwicheson'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 says she has it down to a science. >> we check, yes we do. we do

complaints that the chain's foot-long sandwiches don't measure up. aint now stretches from the u.s. all the way to australia, across the internet into court. last week an australian teenager measured his foot long to only 11 inches. that story went viral. this week lawsuits were filed. subway says tonight that foot long is a descriptive name for the sandwich, not a measurement in length. >>> a police officer sworn to protect and serve is now on trial for mushed. would el go live to culpepper virginia for new details on what witnesses say happened when bullets started flying in a parking lot. >>> a news conference just wrapped up. we'll have new details about the >>> a crucial witness tonight the tapped today in the murder trial of a former culpepper police officers. he's accused of shooting a woman to death in her suv. today's main witness saw and heard it all happen. news4 as northern virginia bureau reporter david cull remember is live from culpepper circuit cord with details on what she had to say today. david? >> reporter: yeah, jim, the prosecuti

there it is, a lot of concern about whether or not a foot long sandwich is really a foot long. in subway has talked a lot about the sandwich. >> sure. >> a key sandwich for them and an investigation of subway outlets around the city found many of the sandwiches are not a foot long. >> started with a customer in australia. >> angry about a 11 inch sandwich and the story went viral and customers photos online about the sandwiches and how long they were and subway hasn't really responded so we decided that we needed to get to the bottom of it. >> we asked them for a statement and haven't heard from them yet, but we do have straight from the national bureau of standards. >> that's right. >> an official certificated 12-inch ruler. can it be trusted. >> yes. >> it's 12 inches long, every bit of 12 inches long. >> the at least at this subway.

this picture went viral last week showing the chain's famous foot long sandwich which came up short of the 12 inches actually. i think more like 11. the chain issued a statement saying we have redoubled our efforts to ensure consistency and correct length in every sandwich we serve. >>> a serious story and a real scare at a high school. a swat team storms into class am radios. these men, police officers a part of a drill in kingston, massachusetts. now no surprise here. parents and students are up in arms because they didn't know the drill was coming. he defended the drill saying he wanted it to be as realistic as possible. >> image that was terrifying. >> never before seen pictures of the kennedy family just found. take a look at this one. former president john f. kennedy before he was in the white house. hundreds of personal items were all discovered locked away at the home of his former aid like this one jfk and wife jackie on vacation. a birthday card signed a toddler jfk junior. a bomber jacket all items will be auctioned off next month. that is your 5@5:30. >> not in the budget.

long foot. >> some subway customer are questioning one of the chain's most popular sandwiches. we'll explain what set it all off. >>> back now with this question. how long is your subway foot long sandwich? an australian man claim the popular sub is really only 11 inches. >> get out. >> i'm sure that extra inch makes all the difference. he made the claim through a picture he posted on the company's facebook page. subway says the length of its sandwiches can vary if the bread is not made to certain specifications. >> give me a break. >> one inch. >> that matters to me. >> i want a foot long. >> i would be scared if they had it and it was to where the bread looked genetically engineered to where it was exactly 12 inches every time. >> okay. you think that is an accident, sarah? why is it not 13 inches? >> it could be. >> i don't think so. i think it is intentional, a way to cut a few corners. 13inches might be too long. >> anden. , tucker. >> it is one inch. >> but that is a good point you raise. >> did you ever notice when you buy something at the grocery store, it is always in t

. >>> the subway sandwich chain is responding to criticism that it's food long sandwiches don't always measure up. the dust up happened on facebook because of this picture. subway removed the picture from its website but not before more than 100,000 people liked the imagine. subway said in a statement that bread size varies slightly when restaurants do follow the chain's exact specifications. >>> it's three days before the v >>> fans are going gaga for lady gaga. >> reporter: there's still a few hours to go, but we talked to people coming out early who said they are thrilled with the music and dancing. however they did bring out something new, this to help troubled youth. lady gaga's born this way concert arrived. the costumes were on display outside of pavilion. in the crowd -- >> i am lady gaga from her telephone music video. >> reporter: this 19-year-old stanford video. >> this is the monster pit so we came at 7:30 in the morning to get the bands. >> we're from greenwood arkansas. >> and these sisters who spent hundreds of the dollars on their costumes alone. >> this is part of the

this picture went viral last week showing the foot long sandwich that wasn't a foot long sandwich comingt 14 years. so he wanted to know, are these guys justified -- are they going to get a dollar for every inch they are missing? here are your e-mails, one in oklahoma said, if the cost of my sandwich goes up because of this lawsuit, i propose a class action suit against the plaintiff! >> alisyn: karen says, what's the big deal about the size of the bread? how about the amount of meat they put in it? are you kidding me? >> steve: looking at the e-mail machine of everything we've talked about today, this is the number one stir upper on this thursday morning. everybody can identify. meanwhile, move over, he'llen. tiger has a new girl and we get you're being to want to know her name. we've got it. >> alisyn: he's one of america has top celebrity chefs. todd english is here showing us how to make the perfect chicken soup to fight the flu. he's a doctor, too ♪ just one bite opens a world of delight... ♪ ♪ with tasty grilled flavor and goodness to savor ♪ ♪ friskies grillers blend. ♪ feed the s

australian man claims the popular foot long sandwich is 11 inches. he posted a picture on the company's facebook page which was quickly removed. the lengths can vary when the bread is not made to the chains specifications. >>> coming up, find out who "tmz" says is behind the manti te'o controversy. >> we are two days away from the season getting started. coming up we'll have a live interview with cal alsner. [ male announcer ] verizon fios is the fastest internet in america. just ask pc mag. [ man ] "cable can't touch fios upload speeds." "it's hard to imagine anyone ever beating fios." "there's no doubt fios is the fastest in the country." [ male announcer ] after 110,000 speed tests, nothing came close to fios. and with fios you get unlimited internet use. period. because according to pc mag... [ man ] "if it's available, you should get it." [ male announcer ] last chance to get the fios triple play for an incredible price online of just $89.99 a month guaranteed for 2 years. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities and get $300 back

. >>> a foot long sandwich is being measured and it came in at 11:00 inches.rsey men are suing because they say they are short changing customers. they say bread length can vary if they don't bake to corporate standards. >>> let's check our traffic with sal. >> is there a reason they put food stories right before me, because i am always hungry. >> forget about what they said about subway, that sandwich looks good >> >> traffic is moving along well, most of us have been up a lot longer and it is lunchtime for us in this business. the drive along the mcarthur maze, no major problems driving to the bay bridge toll plaza and no big delay. 880, same thing does and there are people out there and it is still wet out there and if you are the kind of person who wants an extra five or 10 minutes, now is the time to bring that out. we are looking at the livermore commute, 17 minutes to be exact between grand line road and baker, that is your drive time. >>> we are down to about a mile for visibility along the east bay stretch as well, concord is reporting patchy fog, mos

. >>> the subway sandwich chain is responding to criticism that it's food long sandwiches don't always measure up. the dust up happened on facebook because of this picture. subway removed the picture from its website but not before more than 100,000 people liked the imagine. subway said in a statement that bread size varies slightly when restaurants do follow the chain's exact specifications. >>> it's three days before the 49ers play for a title. >> little monsters go gaga. why viewers say she's been a positive influence on her life. @ >>> fans are going gaga for lady gaga. >> reporter: there's still a few hours to go, but we talked to people coming out early who said they are thrilled with the music and dancing. however they did bring out something new, this to help troubled youth. lady gaga's born this way concert arrived. the costumes were on display outside of pavilion. in the crowd -- >> i am lady gaga from her telephone music video. >> reporter: this 19-year-old stanford video. >> this is the monster pit so we came at 7:30 in the morning to get the bands. >> we're from greenwood

they will crack down to make sure every fot long sandwich is indeed a fot long. >>> and a new strain bug hitting the u.s. hard and there is no vaccine. federal health officials say the new strain of the norovirus is notun usually dangerous but it is different . people are having trouble fighting it off. it cause 140 outbreaks and highly contagious and often spreads in schools, cruise ships and nursing homes . still to come. the battle for energy independence takes us to the stars, we'll talk to one company who said learning how to mine assteroids could be helpful in solving america's energy problems . salt lake city utah caught in a haze. there is soot cluding the skies in what the epa called the worst air in the nation . we'll get to that after the break. don't go away. [ roasting firewood ] ♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go, it's the power of pepto, but it fits in your pocket. now tell the world daniel... of pepto-bismol to-go. we are back and with news of this special, special story. sending a mission to a space asteroid was something we had only seen in movie

the men say foot-long sandwiches from 17 subway shops all measured less than 12 inches. subway has taken an awful lot of heat ever since an australian man posted a picture showing the foot-long sub measuring 11 inches. >>> potential stock market investors remain skeptical. still ahead. >>> a gallery owner may be in hot water after torching an art display. we speak exclusively with the artist herself. o?oowq >>> complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5. >>> when it comes to the stock market, high-tech stocks are knocking it out of the ballpark. but as one silicon valley giant learned today, it can be a very wild ride. apple stock rode a roller coaster today. despite news of huge sales, after the market closed, investors hammered the stocks for low returns. the stock lost 10% of its value, as investors worry about the company's ability to keep it's momentum. >> reporter: you know, despite what many investors actually would say are sparkling numbers, big investors are demanding more from apple and all other companies, not only for themselve

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>> shepard: fast food giant subway is apologizing for subway sandwiches not being a foot long.late, isn't it in the controversy started last week after a man in australia posted photo online of his sub. can you see the foot long measured but 11 inches. the picture went viral and sparked worldwide criticism. even a couple of lawsuits in the united states with customers claiming their foot longs were an inch short as well. subway's most recent statement reads in part. we regret any instance where we did not fully deliver on our promise to customers. our commitment remains stead fast every subsandwich at least 12 inches in each location worldwide. thank you subway. no comment on the lawsuit. new study out of the university of cincinnati. researchers there say they found people were 430% more likely to get my grans within 25 miles of their zip codes. scientists say they are not sure why. but one expert says lightning may trigger electrical changes in the brain that could cause headaches or it could be a coincidence. antibiotic resistant super bugs could trigger apocalyptic scenario

. >>> two new jersey men filed suit today claiming subway's foot long sandwiches don't measure up.owed you this picture last week when it went viral. the lawsuit says the fast food chain is short changing customers, and they want to be compensated. the company said bread sizes can vary if employees don't bake them to exact standards. >>> the fire was actually part of the show. the charge the gallery owner could now face. >> plus train cars rigged with explosives. in news of the world, the effort to make rail cars safer for passengers. >> a woman is shot to death in san jose. her unique nickname, and why she was so well known in her neighborhood. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv with a total home dvr included free for life. only $29 a month for six months. rethink pos

he put a tape measure up next to one of the foot long sandwiches and guess what it was just 11 inchesfoot long. medley more than 131,000 people liked or commented on the photo. that one inch has caused quite an uproar all over the missing meat cheese and tomatoes. subway says when not baked to specific the sandwich comes up short. >> port officials bring back the chime at the san francisco iconic ferry building clock tower. tower has been silence since july of last year when the computer system gave out. even before it went down it wasn't accurate. new tower system uses gps signal to make sure people hear the bell exactly on the hour. being tested now and on february 23rd people in the area will be able to set their watches by it. it will be that precise. >> well some people who got up before dawn today reported seeing a bright light in the 60. we checked with experts at the space science center and they say it was most likely a meteor turned into a fire ball by the earth atmosphere. while we were there we saw this amazing exhibit which the center will open tonight. this is almost rea

. >>> tonight, tackling the sandwich messaging. a subway foot long, only 11 inches on facebook.sponded, with regards to the bread and calling it a foot long, subway foot long is a registered trademark, as a descriptive name of the subs sold in subways and not a measurement of length. that certainly clears it up. and the black forest ham doesn't come from a black forest and the buffalo chicken contains no actual buffalo. little known fact. and people the world over have started measuring their foot longs and posting pictures online. and wouldn't you know it, two lawsuits in the works, one in new jersey and one in illinois, seeking more than $5 million in damages. $5 million foot long doesn't have the same ring to it. $5 million seems like a lot when we are talking about one bite of a sandwich. here is a lawyer for the new jersey plaintiffs on "good morning america." >> people may say it's only about one inch and it may be frivolous. companies should deliver what they promise. >> here is subway's head baker. >> if they are following the procedure, they should get 12 inches every s

men in new jersey are suing subway because the sub shop has been selling and advertising foot long sandwichesare really only 11 inches. after seeing a picture of an 11- inch sub next to a ruler, they measured the subs at stores and they all came up short.  >>> back now with what happenle has to do with today's outlook to wall street and are you getting enough sleep? what some companies are doing to change that. lauren simonetti with fox business network is live in new york with the business beat. good morning. >> hello. >> a solid perform's in the markets but futures are lower this morning. what is at the weekend hyped this? >> we have to look at the levels from yesterday because both the dow and s&p are pushing levels we haven't seen in a while. 1500 for the s&p and 14,000 for the dow. we are within reach. that is what we are bracing for. then we'll be back before the recession ever happened, december of 2007. this morning, a little bit of weakness on the nasdaq. 10% of the nasdaq is apple. shares are down by 9%. they posted record revenue, $54.5 billion. they sold about 48 million i

speaking of lawsuits, subway is being sued over its long subway sandwich.e on that in the next hour. linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. -- its footlong sub. >> its 19 degrees. >> still ahead metro has a plan to keep up with growth in the >> welcome 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

. >>> when a company builds a big ad campaign around its foot-long sandwiches, how much are the customers damaged if their sub comes up short? our legal guys, avery friedman, civil rights attorney and law professor in cleveland and richard herman, new york criminal defense attorney and law professor joins us from miami this week. let's start with the class action lawsuits being filed against the subway restaurant chain. this is an ireport photo of one of the many that turned up around the world and the internet showing subway sandwiches that don't measure up to the company's foot-long claim. subway won't comment on pending legal action but did release this statement -- "for 47 years customer satisfaction has been our top priority. we regret any instance where we did not full fully deliver on our promise to customers." richard, how big a deal is this? >> miguel, does size really matter? does it really matter? does that half an inch or an inch really matter? >> it matters to somebody. attorneys out there. >> to somebody, that's right. >> it seems to matter. that foot-long, all those commerc

our commitment remains steadfast to ensure that every subway foot long sandwich is 12 inches at each location worldwide. that's good enough for me. can we cool it with measuring our foot longs and posting pictures online? what's an inch here and there? you heard the man. the meatball was even longer than 12 inches, although without perfect consistency some unforeseen trouble can arise just as abc's bill weir. >> i

and subway issuing an apology over its foot long sandwiches after coming under fire last week when acture on his facebook page with an 11 inch sub next to a ruler. subway says it is doubling efforts to insure consistency and correct the length in all of its sandwiches. the company declined to comment on the lawsuit filed by two men over the sandwiches. because of course you should sue. now we continue with our countdown to the closing bell. halliburton earnings pushing oil stocks higher today. let's head back to as i promised nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole? nicole: thanks so much cheryl. i'm going to bring you right here to the post where halliburton trades here on the floor of the new york stock exchange, and take a look at how it is faring, up 5.3%. that is a stellar day for the energy company. also, 52 week high following their earnings for the quarter. they actually saw a lot of growth and stronger margins outside the u.s., where they have been doing a lot of fracking as well. of course that's what we have been seeing for halliburton. and ta

our commitment remains steadfast to ensure that every subway foot long sandwich is 12 inches at each location worldwide. good enough for me. can we cool it with measuring our foot longs and posting pictures online? what's an inch here and there? the meatball was even longer without 12 inches. without perfect consistency, some trouble can arise. >> when i'm doing carpentry, i use a subsandwich as a ruler and this explains why nothing in my house is square. >> sometimes you get 13 inches, sometimes you get 11. that, after all, life on the "ridiculust." erin burnett "outfront" starts now. >>> "outfront" next, manti te'o speaks out, and we hear the voice of the man who left messages, pretending to be te'o's girlfriend. >>> and the u.s. government warns americans to stay out of libya right now. >>> and why is the naacp fighting mayor bloomberg's soda ban? a very serious and troubling question. >>> and britain's chief medical officer says we are facing a new super bacteria that could have the same effect and be even a bigger effect than a terrorist attack. dr. oz comes "outfront" to say wh

there it is, a lot of concern about whether or not a foot long sandwich is really a foot long. (laughter) the fast food chain subway has talked a lot about the sandwich. >> sure. >> a key sandwich for them and an investigation of subway outlets around the city found many of the sandwiches are not a foot long. >> started with a customer in australia. >> angry about a 11 inch sandwich and the story went viral and customers photos online about the sandwiches and how long they were and subway hasn't really responded so we decided that we needed to get to the bottom of it. >> we asked them for a statement and haven't heard from them yet, but we do have straight from the national bureau of standards. >> that's right. >> an official certificated 12-inch ruler. can it be trusted. >> yes. >> it's 12 inches long, every bit of 12 inches long. >> the at least at this subway. >> some theorize that putting the bread in the oven might actually cause it to shrink a little. >> do you buy that? i don't know, rest assured we'll be on the case as any other lunch related stories come up. >> we repor

two men from new jersey are suing subway because the chain's foot-long sandwiches are not always 12 inchese suit is believed to be the first legal action against subway since the flap went public last week. a lawyer says they're seeking compensatory damages and they want subway to change its practices. i think people eat too much any way. >> and they say america is a litigious society. no, i dispute that. can't get the foot long. >>> while we're feeling angry, mcdonald's will seen roll out a new seafood snack. they're called, i'm not making up up, fish mcbites and they'll debut next month. it will come in three sizes, made from the same fish that's used in mcdonald's fillet of fish. >> that looks delay shou s deli. >> you are a fool. >> it's nice and small. do you need the 12-foot sub? i mean, we have the obesity sub. this is nice little fish bites, take a couple and you feel good. >> you heard it here first, the sunny hostin size doesn't matter. good to know. you and i have a bright future together. >>> to sports now. a story that makes unc alum rob nelson feel really good. rob, you and t