roderick doubled over. may you rot in hell said the man before he spit in roderick's face and ran off. on that happy note -- [laughter] >> there was, obviously, a lot of visceral anger back then. we see that anger today. but when i started writing this book, it was a story -- the notion of this young girl who really didn't know anything about any of this. not about bankers. not about wall street, not about fighting. not about labor activists she wanted to agree up in america and have the dream that everyone talked about when they emigrated here and that was all. and she comes upon what some discoveries that she can't ignore even though she tries really hard to and that's a lot of the conflict in the book is that, you know, sometimes you ignore, ignore until you can't. and what do we do at that moment of our humanity or our situation or other personal lives, you know, the aggreen light situation for the country or whatever to stand up. and what's our internal struggle in doing that? so she does go through a

they wanted us to follow the letter of the law. >> reporter: roderick calls the law misplaced saying >> customers want lower fat items, more nutritious items. >> we have healthier options but we want them to meet basic standards. >> reporter: supervisor maar says mcdonald's and burger king are manipulating the spirit of the law, but maintains san francisco's efforts sent an important message to the fast food giants. >> we have raised childhood obesity and the connection of big fast food to a national level. >> reporter: mcdonald's in a press release notes that it is making the happy meals more healthful, downsizing french fries and adding things like apple slices as san francisco keeps up pressure on the fast food chain. >> weren't there ten french fries in there earlier? now there's just one in the bag. >> there is nothing like day old french fry, savannah. >> george lewis in los angeles, thank you. >>> up next, a bowl of warm goodness for the long winter nights. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> this morning in today's holiday kitchen, butternut squash and crab bisque, perfect for

roderick macarthur justice center at better government association asked special prosecutor to look intothat you rj vanecko identified near division and got into a fight david koschman if this had on the pavement and died 11 days later from injuries. after initial investigation of the victim's mother said felt she needed more. >> i go there often telling him i am sorry that i did not fight for him. it was a difficult thing for me to do fighting to save myselfthinking to reporters in new stations the fight is still here >> chicago police the public and state attorney operas have not commented on request for special prosecutor roderick macarthur justice center say the investigation into david koschman death was compromised. >> police say a teenaged boy lived a nightmare with mother and fiancee treatment reportedly show bad that if convicted the couple could get 20 years in prison old indiana police have charged the mother tina graham @ beyonce vernon widner with 16 counts of felony child abuse vernon widner accused of choking the boy the couple about allegedly kept in dog colonel and tried

scott roderick owns ten mcdonald's franchises. >> it's about us complying with the letter of the law.he law is the law. what's important to our customers is not only the mcdonald's does what the city says we should be doing but it's also about giving our customers what they want. what they tell us they want is choice and options. >> customers who buy happy meals will be offered the opportunity to purchase a toy for ten cents and that money will go to build a new ronald mcdonald house for sick children and their families. >> wow. that's pretty ingenious. it's very smart. they must have good lawyers. >> supervisor eric march said mcdonald found a way to spin the situation, especially by involving the charity. he says san francisco has still won the battle for nutrition and brought other fast food chains into the fight. >> we feel we've made major changes not just in the fast food but throughout the country. they're inching in the right direction to acknowledge their connection to childhood obesity. >> now, roderick says mcdonald's has actually been offering healthier food options, like

the member recommended for appointment is roderick mills. i need a motion and a second. any public speakers on this? seeing none, comments from the board? commissioner murase: i want to thank you for stepping up. i think you'll have a good experience with the pac. it is such an important body for us, advising us in our work. i want to thank you for stepping up. >> you are welcome. president mendoza: did we hear whether you have children in our schools? >> i have a seventh grader at herbert hoover middle school and a 10th grader at wallenberg. president mendoza: excellent. seeing no other comments, roll call please. commissioner tom: yes. commissioner fewer: yes. president mendoza: yes. commissioner wynns: yes. vice president yee: yes. commissioner murase: yes. commissioner maufas: yes. president mendoza: 90. is there anything else you want to say, mr. millis? >> i look forward to working with the pac and making a big impact. president mendoza: thank you. item g is the consent calendar. never mind, i take it back. we have no public comment on item f. we have been off for

improving health rolling out new kids meals with smaller fries an apples in every box something roderick expects to make a big health impact considering he says only 12% of parents actually order the apples when they were optional. >> with the change in september every box of happy meals has a half serving of fruit. i think that's fantastic. >> reporter: do you think they are eating it? >> i absolutely think so. >> reporter: but do you want apples or french fries she made it clear she would be leaving her apples behind which begs the question, why not just say, okay, we are going to go ahead and comply with the law and we are going to meet these specific nutritional standards. >> we are complying with what our customers want. >> reporter: and customers want their french fries and a toy. would you eat the french fries if i took your toy away? miami. >> mm-hm. >> reporter: because her meal clearly isn't so happy without the toy. she is a perfect example of studies cited by critics which found that the primary reason kids choose the kids meals is for the toy and liz in case you hadn't order

wine does lend itself to come roderick no matter what kind of music is playing in the background. maybe musicians know something we do not. dave matthews has a variety of wines. a member of the band train came out with a line based on the song "drops of jupiter." your grape a taste differently depending on your groove. >> what kind of music do you listen to? >> they poured the wine into your hand. >> that was interesting. so i should not do that. 42 degrees on tv hill. a legendary leader it will soon be closing up shop. >> phylicia barnes disappeared one year ago today. i have details on where the investigation stands now. >> that is our always drink my wine. we do have dry conditions de but colder wind is pushing in. >> we have a busy morning rush. this accident is clearing on the b-w parkway. we will check on soil >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> thank you for joining us this morning. we had some rain yesterday. we're thankful it is not snow. >> we got about 8 inch of ra

they wanted us to follow the letter of the law. >> reporter: roderick call it is law misplaced saying's added a variety of healthier options to its menu in recent years. >> customers want lower fat items, more nutritious items. >> we have healthier options but we want them to meet basic standards. >> reporter: some say they are by passing the spirit of the law but there is an important message. >> we have raised childhood obesity and the connection of big fast food to a national level. >> reporter: mcdonald's announced it is moving to make the happy meals more healthful adding things like apple slices and downsizing french fries but san francisco says the toy giveaways are still banned. savannah? >> george lewis in los angeles. thank you. >>> still ahead, a waltons family reunion 40 years in the making. we catch up with the cast. first, these messages. e . heart attack. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough. now i'm eating healthier, exercising more, taking lipitor. numbers don't lie. my cholesterol's stayed down. lipitor is fda approved to reduce th