today, we learned it was taco bell. so, why was the information withheld? it's raising questions about transparency, your right to know and government secrets. abc's chief investigative correspondent, brian ross, has been looking into it for us. >> reporter: for the last three months, federal health agencies have tried to keep secret an outbreak of salmonella at taco bell restaurants involving a supplier for one of its taco ingredients. 68 people in 10 states became ill. and at least 20 of them were hospitalized. >> salmonella outbreak is always serious. absolutely. more people die in the united states of salmonella poisoning than of e. coli poisoning. >> reporter: yet, in its public announcements about the salmonella outbreak, the food and drug administration, the fda, and the centers for disease control, the cdc, referred only to a restaurant chain "a," serving mexican-style food, trying to keep the public from knowing it was taco bell. >> i have a right to know that because i may not want to shop there. i may not want to take my kid there. >> reporter: o

you still going to go to taco bell?ybody else? that's frightening we'd find out after the damage is done. >>> an investigation into kitchen hazards in some household appliance ppz. >> for dpeelts on what you can do to protect yourself let's turn to abc's scott goldberg. good morning, scott. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. "consumer reports" magazine says modern appliances have become so complicated electronically that inside every appliance there are several opportunities for something to go wrong. and the magazine says in some cases tiny parts are starting big fires. in 2008 on the fourth of july it looked like bombs had been bursting in this kitchen. but the nickel family from suburban detroit says no one was cooking. the nichols say they were at a picnic when a neighbor saw their home on fire. >> when i walked in and saw the extent of the damage, i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: their insurance company called the fire an accident. the nichols blame it on their microwave. in north korea elizabeth lilboa s

you have been very upfront, taco bell had mistakes, are they past? you have been up front, you talk about it in the book. >> listen, you don't get it right every time if you got it every right you wouldn't be taking the right kind of risk. breakfast at taco bell we tried a couple times, didn't get it right. now we think we're going after it with the right products right partners, co-partnered with seattle's best to have coffee credibility, great dessert or breakfast products fantastic, and we're hoping up at 8:00 like we opened up later at night and developed the fourth meal, late not for taco bell we're opening up at 8:00, then 7:00, 6:00 as we go forward. we think we have a way to do it so operators can make money. >> do you think that the people who follow your stock and you're not a -- i want to get to a thing you mentioned they focused on margins, they don't focus on the leadership, is it because i come out here and struggle until your book i struggle to explain why minutia is not as important as leadership and culture. >> i studied all the grea

. >> meanwhile, taco bell is shelling out plans to turn the taco shell in a big dorito. >> johnathonally machine is telling the nanny state to bite it. >> well, i don't think it is going to help at all. sheril. so, listen what you put in your mouth is your business and not the government. whether it is burgers or tofu and wheat germ. and it has no impact at all. >> did you say we? >> help me out here. >> wayne, do you think that honestly, look for taco bell for instance. they have 35 million customers a week. people like fast food. and we bother them to have it? >> johnathon, my friend johnathon is right. do you want functionary in the government telling you how to live your life and what to eat and how to exercise and where to walk and all of itself. they are going to get into this. and johnathon. johnathon is -- johnathon would make a better hen than that girl the way he's eating. >> lori. >> i think you would. >> and chomping on carrots if that is what our society wanted to eat. everything in moderation. i don't have a problem with that once a week. i have to eat a burger's steak

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taco bell says the cdc has not officially identified the source of the illness which impacted taco bell last fall none of the illnesses were reported in dc maryland or virginia. >>> facebook is about to go public but it could be months before you can purchase stock some deals may be too good to be true. a wisconsin woman is charged with selling fake facebook stock to five people including her own daughter and a man who did work on her home. police believe there are more victims. >>> by the way, facebook celebrates its 8th birthday this saturday. >>> you all right? >> no. >> okay i will go on. >> okay. >> valentines day is all about flowers and chocolate but not at one school in massachusetts, students there banned from bringing candy to school. >>> it is not a war on valentines day it is more a war on valentines day candy, in an e-mail the school principal is asking parents not to send candy to school with their kids february 14th instead he is asking parents to send in pencils, stamps, bookmarks a nice note to share with other students. >> that is the exact right role for a school to p

you have just 16 more days to wait for this new one from taco bell. among the new offerings, a line of tacos. they're made entirely from doritos. our partners at "u.s.a. today" reports there is already industry chatter that it could be one of the nation's top products this year. taco bell is still recovering from a lawsuit that falsely accused the company of lacing its beef with filler. >>> changes are coming from some new government workers that they'll feel in the wallet. new hires will have to contribute about 3% of their salaries toward retirement instead of the nearly 1% paid by those on the federal payroll. it's one way congress will pay for extending unemployment benefits and in his budget, the. wants all federal workers to start picking up more of their pension costs. >>> rental cars are about to get safer. hertz could strike a deal with its partners for safety measures. it will help ensure all recalled cars get fixed before rented to consumers. safety advocates have accused the industry of renting cars that were recalled but never repaired. i

taco bell is teaming up with a popular snack chip company. a creative menu item. >> right now some closures to report in howard county. we will check on the ma >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have a nice start with one exception. frederick road is closed near fair grounds road. there's a downed pole. 53 on southbound 295. running smoothly as opposed to yesterday. no problems to report on 95 through howard county. the harbor tunnel checking out just fine. here's the harrisburg expressway with speeds around 40 miles per hour. we start on 95 at 24. so far so good. this is traffic on the north side at york road. problem free towards the harrisburg expressway. the j.f.x. checks out just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that we go to kurt kronke of the mta system. good morning. >> we're off to a smooth start on the marc trains with no delays on the penn, camden, and brunswick lines. lig

taco bell 50th anniversary with new items the taco shell made from doritos tack could bell is the sixth biggest fast food chain. -- happy fat tuesday everybody. >>> it is mardi gras, fat tuesday, let's take a live picture of bourbon street in new orleans where you can see a few people walking around in a daze. >> party is over. >> they start the partying over, more tonight, street cleanup there you may have plans tonight for going out for that the with weather is going to be perfect. probably no heavy jacket required we'll talk to mike about our weather with >>> meantime, apple's battle over the ipad trademark moves to one of china's richest cities. tomorrow a shanghai court will deliver -- [ unintelligible ] a request to halt the sale of ipads across the city. the company says it owns the trademark in china. apple saying it bought the trademark from pro view the chinese company in 2009. a judgment is not expected for a few months. losing could mean shanghai's three apple retail stores would have to stop selling the popular tablet computers unless they work something out. >>> tonight "n

you can see they had to break open the back door of this restaurant this taco bell, you can see all thelames inside the building. the building is heavily damaged. we did see the owner and he didn't want to talk to us. he has to handle insurance claims right now but you can see inside the building but it is under control now. at one point they had as many as 24 firefighters and six trucks. pg&e was here to cut off the power to this building but good news to report, there were no firefighters' injuries and there is no way to determine what caused this fire. allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> some disturbing details this morning about a seattle area man, josh powell who deliberately blew up his house killing himself and two sons. they found gasoline and a hatchet inside his home. smoke inhalation was the cause, but they had hatchet wounds on their bodies. he was also a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance. >>> allison is poised to pick up some momentum? allison? >> reporter: the former pennsylvania senator is seeing a surge in popularity and even though rick santorum finished la

part of the problem is that the chihuahuas are looked at in movies and taco bell commercials, et ceteraople think how cute, but they need love. if we are coming out here live, you can look at a picture sent to me by katie marzullo this is her old chihuahua rollie who passed away thank you for bringing joy to katie's life. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> a lot of puppy love to go around on this valentine's day. sunshine and not nearly as breezy mid 50s to low 60s. >>> quick check, bay bridge toll backed up towards the 880 over crossing heavy on basco road because after earlier problem. >>> thank you for joining us for the morning news. >> back with a local update at 7:24. keep track of the latest news on twitter and talk about it at facebook.com/abc7news.

. >> let's move on to taco bell launching a new line. the doritos locos taco.a regular taco inside a dorito shell. i believe it's launching march 8. what's your prediction? is this good for the brand? >> i love it. >> you do? >> dorito plus taco bell. >> are you going to eat them? >> i'll go back to authenticity. they are saying, you know, we talk to young guys. we don't have to be healthy for everybody. we'll put dessert, chips together with tacos. the most indulgent thing that's maybe going to turn off people. but to young people, young guys, we don't care. brands can't be all things to all people. so many fast food chains are saying, let's do salads, let's do this. they are walking into who they are. pure indulgence. >> critics say it adds to the obesity epidemic. >> they are not in the health food business. that's the world we live in. they are not in a moral imperative. you can't be all things to all people. and they have a new tag line called live mas which means live more. putting the spanish headline is bril brilliant. half the country will be hispanic.

. >>> we are following breaking news out of union city, attackco bell -- a taco bell goes up in flames, we have new have i yes reports, when the appeal of proposition 8 will be repealed, stay tuned for more.

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taco bell's research firm says linking snack food with fast food is a good venture. of tacos if you just can't wait launches in march. the 8th to be exact. >>> president obama is spending this long holiday weekend alone in washington. the rest of his family went skiing in colorado. first lady michelle obama and their two daughters sasha and malia flew to aspen for the long holiday weekend. the first lady's office says it was a private family trip and the obamas are paying their own personal expenses. the aspen daily news reports that mrs. obama and her girls are staying with friends from chicago who own a home in aspen as well as several ski resorts. this photo was from mrs. obama's ski trip to vail during the presidents' day weekend last year. >>> donald trump says he is excited about building a world class hotel here in the nation's capital. trump plans to turn the old post office pavilion on pennsylvania avenue into a 250-room luxury inn complete with world class restaurants and conference facilities. all of that while maintaining the historic nature of the buildi

yum brands positive sales at pizza hut chains but taco bell had another struggling quarter. disney weighs in with earnings later today as speculation swirls about a positive deal with univision to create an english speaking cable news channel for latinos. mcdonald's has apologized and pulled a radio ad that said eating its new chicken mcbites was less risky than petting a stray pit bull. finally, after eight rent-free months in a texas home, kevin robinson's luck has ran out. his website bragged about playing 1 fee. but bank of america was the new owner yesterday. >>> coming up in sports. the clippers win in overtime and the knicks finally win together and guess who just took a trip to disney world. kobe bryant passes an old teammate and rival. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and we will talk about where you can track showers. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports, big win by the vastly improved philadelphia 76ers. overshadowed a big milestone for

you do this book you get a tie in with burger king or taco bell. it comes with where the wild things are snack pack. >> it's so bad not only will it sell it will make pots and pots of money for you. >> stephen: can i get the blessing of your estate. in absolutely. >> stephen: do you have that on tape? >> but it has to be as bad as it looks like it is. [ laughter ] >> stephen: let's let the public judge whether it's bad by whether they buy it. do you believe in the free market? >> no stoonchts i can't help you then. by the way, why where the wild things are, the wild rumpus is that -- is that -- is rumpus sex? >> sure. >> stephen: the wild rumpus begins. >> the whole bed going up and down. mother screaming, father saying shut up. >> stephen: you know making love. >> and being happy. >> stephen: let's talk about in the -- can we? >> sure. >> stephen: this is banned all over the place do you know why? >> he has a (bleep). >> stephen: he has a tally whacker. >> i never heard that. >> stephen: yeah, yeah a johnson. >> a johnson. >> stephen: you ever hea

. >>> this next story is for my husband, taco bell celebrating 50th anniversary. the mark the occasion, march 8th, the fast food chain will roll out a new product. new tacos with the shells made entirely of doritos. that i are taking other steps to revive the brand such as new breakfast rollout and slogan in the brand campaign. >>> we are working on breaking news for you straight ahead, all the details. >>> we are getting new information on the deadly crash in harford county that killed three siblings. what happened and why a responding medevac helicopter had to make an emergency landing. >>> new information on michael true luck , the teen killed over the weekend. what officials are doing to help students. >>> temperatures will be in the low to mid-50s today. the upper 60s are on the way. details coming up. >>> on the roads, we follow an accidents in clarksville. details of an overturned tractor trailer in glenn burnie. we will let you know about that, if you need to take an alternate route coming up next on good morning maryland. >>> i'm megan pringle. >> i'm char

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. >>> taco bell is breaking out ofs it shell. they're rolling out a new shell made of nacho cheese dorito chips. they're called doritos loco taco's and they will make their debut on march 8th. >>> a dutch shine ties is working on a newed into that gives a whole new meaning to mystery meet. the idea,000 grow cow meat from bovine stem cells. the project costs about $330,000. scientists need to grow the fat separately to keep the meat juicy and tasty. to produce the meet efficiently and on large scale it could take up to 20 years and that's in the research has unlimited funds. i think i might have to pass on that one. >>> coming up a celebrity chef is trying to make sure the state gets those in need a good breakfast. we'll have that story and more on abc2 news at 6:00 with jamie costello which starts right now. >> reporter: teenage drinking takes center stage after a 13-year-old loses his life in parkville. >>> it's hard to miss. gas prices continue to go up, how high they will go is discouraging news. >>> if they tell us how much mo

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. >> a published report identifies taco bell involve naid 2010 salmonella outbreak that made 68 people sick and there were no fatalities. according to news, the cdc has not identified the food that caused outbreak but it says it likely occurred before reaching a restaurant. world news exammined why names of restaurants like this are not released. >> and consumer news, there is encouraging news, if you're having problems and about to lose your home, don't lose hope. >> help is on the way. michael? >> they're gallopping in here. in this case, it's a nonprofit called naca. and these guys come into a town, fut on huge events, then modify thousands of loans. it's a wild scene. a thousand homeowners standing in line overnight. 5,000 waiting in the bleachers for a turn to sit in front of the banker and ask for a loan modification. naca has this down. >> if it wasn't for naca we'd be on the street. >> really? >> yes. >> moses and his family were in a world of hurt. he showed up in a naca event. behind on payments out of work for w.a home worth half as much, his lender had given him one more we

. >>> an early-morning fire at a taco bell restaurant in union city is under investigation. firefighters got the call around 3:45 and responded to the restaurant on alvarado niles road. this is video you will only see on channel 2. no one was in the building at the time, and no one was hurt. firefighters say they had to breakdown the restaurant's back door to get inside and that thick smoke made it hard to see. >> the challenge is a normal fast food restaurant, everyone knows the layout in their mind, but you have zero visibility, and the hose lines are snagged, caught on the cables in there. >> it took about 20 minutes to put out the fire. it's possible it started in an attic above the kitchen, and the fire does not appear suspicious. >>> new optimism for a nationwide settle over foreclosure. negotiators are trying to persuade more states to join the settlement. california and new york are the two biggest hold outs and have been reluctant to give up the claims against the five biggest lenders. wells fargo, bank of america, allied, and citibank and jpmorgan chase would reduc

. >>> taco bell had another sluggish quarter. >>> toy maker hasbro said rough holiday sales hurt its quarterly revenue. >>> diz me that weighs in with earnings later today. >>> mcdonald's has apologized and pulled a radio ad that said eating its new chicken mcbites was less risky than petting a stray pit bull. >>> and finally, after eight rent-free months in a foreclosed texas home, kenneth robinson's luck has run out. yesterday a judge ruled bank of america the legal owner. that was just a matter of time. >>> coming up, the clippers win in overtime. the knicks finally come together. and take a guess who just went to disney world. >>> plus, kobe bryant passes an old teammate and rival. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> we'll also check in on where you can find snow and cooler temperatures into the second half of your week coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, big win by the vastly improved philadelphia 76ers overshadowed a big milestone for kobe bryant last night. here's nbc's

caused a lot of damage to union city taco bell restaurant. it broke out around 3:45 this morning. no one was inside the building at the time. fire crews say the fire may have started in an attic space above the kitchen. -- no one was hurt. nearly 7 years $200 million worth of wine a bay area businessman was sentenced for the arson today. 62-year-old mark anderson was sentenced to 27-years in prison for setting the warehouse on fire in 2005. to hide the fact he's sold $800,000 that was not his. he was also ordered to pay more than $70 million in restitution. a fast moving storm blew through the bay area leaving some headaches in its way early this morning a large tree came crashing down on the offices of summit funding in santa row saw. this happened before anyone arrived there and as reports from the south bay, today's reign did very little to boost water supplies. >> this one at clairmont avenue occurred after wind and rain knocked a huge limb and sent it down on powerlines. >> the wind, i can hear it. we have the skylights, so we can hear all of that the rain and everything, so

. >> taco bell is coming out of its shell for its 50th anniversary. new items on the menu. the newest one getting the buzz is the taco shell made out of doritos. they're coming off a bad year. >> look that shell. >>> today's kids watch programs online as much or more than on tv or the movies. youtube is spending $100 million in hollywood to create new programming. three of them will be programmed by maker studios, which already turned out hundreds of videos a month. >>> and apple's app store is nearing a milestone. the 25 billionth download. if you're the person who makes that, apple will give you $10,000 spend in the app store. you can also enter without a download. but there's a limit of 25 entries a day. $10,000 for the app store? >> watch her get out the iphone during the break. >>> coming up next, fans literally flood the cemetery to see whitney houston's grave. officials making a big announcement overnight. it's now closed. >>> and we'll take you live to nornts next. it's fat tuesday. lisa's new normal hi jamie. here's my activia video. love this stuff. i'm starting to

our camera was the only one there as firefighters responded to the flames at the taco bell on alvardoniles road. it took crews 20 minutes to knock down the fire. the cause does not appear suspicious. >>> it's like a war zone, that's what a local church leader is describing parts of oakland tonight following a recent wave of killings. john sasaki talked about police about what's being done to stop the violence as many people who live and work in oakland worry who could be targeted next, john. >> reporter: julie, today police say the recent spike must end. it was a quiet afternoon in east oakland. per happen it is rain helped wash away some of the harsh feelings that caused a spike in violence. >> and the last seven days alone, the city has had 20 shootings, five have been homicides. >> reporter: police showed off firearms confiscated after being used in crimes including homicides. the atf is using technology to trace the gun's history. bishop jackson says parts of oakland feel like a war zone. >> who wants their children shot up, you know like we saw the three babies being shot. just b

some of you believe that they might talk about a disposal of taco bell or pizza hut.ven though i expect good earnings, i know some people would be disappointed if yum doesn't split itself up. and i think some might be bummed about the rising cost of chicken parts and beef. coca-cola reports tuesday. and after this employment report people are going to start wondering, is the economy now growing too fast, so therefore they should take profits in one of these steady eddie players, swapping to something more cyclical? that's why this stock barely budged on such a terrific day. me, i prefer a diversified portfolio for my charitable trust. my judgment is to hold on to coke as part of that slot of steady eddieness that we all need. you can't be flitting in and out of high-quality companies. but i do think you might see some profit taking no matter what because of the accelerating economy. and again, we've got to start stipulating, it is accelerating. after the close tuesday this buffalo wild wings. now, this morning we heard from ceo smally smith on "squawk on the street" w

yum brands positive sales at pizza hut chains but taco bell had another struggling quarter.bro says rough sales hurt its revenue. disney weighs in with earnings later today as speculation swirls about a positive deal with univision to create an english speaking cable news channel for latinos. mcdonald's has apologized and pulled a radio ad that said eating its new chicken mcbites was less risky than petting a stray pit bull. finally, after eight rent-free months in a texas home, kevin robinson's luck has ran out. his website bragged about playing a 16 dollar fee. but bank of america was the new owner yesterday. >>> there was one super bowl ad that got a lot of attention, pot just for its laughs, but for its controversial political perspective. it featured clint eastwood talking about halftime of the big game. take a listen. >> it's halftime in america, too. people are out of work and they're hurting. they're all wondering what they're going to do to make a comeback and we're all scared because this isn't a game. >> in part the ad talked about the success of the government ba

. >> taco bell? >> exactly. higher end, though. >> okay. you have to clarify who you have to smooch. we are going to keep with the valentine's theme because love is in the air. cupid has bow and arrow taking aim. >> if you haven't picked out something yet, believe it or not you still have time. guys get on this. we sent oat sherrie johnson with details. this is the superbowl for theflorist. >> reporter: we are here and let me tell you what. it's only #:40 in the morning -- 4:40 in the morning and i have a rose. there's more to come. but this place looks like grand central station. there are flowers, balloons, everywhere. it smells lovely in here and they are packed with deliveries here. they are getting ready to start taking them out to folks. and i got to tell you, it's pretty busy in here. and i love all the mayhem. and right now, we have allison webw with us, the design manager here. and allison, tell us about some of the last-minute options for some of the guys that just waited until the last-minute. >> last minutes are no problem. we h

. >>> in between all of the raindrops, two dozen firefighters battling flames at taco bell in union city they got to the scene around 3:40 a.m., there was heavy smoke coming from the back of the building. they were able to knock down the fire fairly quickly but there was extensive damage to the kitchen area. no one was hurt. >>> an engineer who worked on the new eastern span of the bay bridge is facing charges trying to smuggle computer equipment to china. hope is accused of purchasing almost $550,000 of memory circuits used for satellite communications and then trying to send them to china in baby formula containers. a cal trans spokeswoman says charges against him are separate from his work on the bridge and he never had access to private information. hope is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow in federal court in colorado. >>> despite the original plan, the former head of the contra costa county drug unit will not be sharing his story with dr. phil. wells facing federal charges of conspiracy, extortion, drug sales. last week he was given court permission to fly down to l.a. to tape a s

that is what taco bell is hoping. doritas locas tacos. the company is trying to save its wooded brand. they were accused of stuffing their beef with filler. next up in the evolution of the burger. a new burger using stem cells from leftover animal material from slaughterhouses. they grow into a synthetic meat product. the cost of this science project, $330,000 and it is 20 years away from mass production. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. would you be willing to try a hamburger that was grown entirely in a lab? if you operate freiffer it freey try it. you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. working for uncle sam may not be all that it is cracked up to be. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. barnes and noble nook is a blockbuster hit. new tablets will be released this week. that will allow to go head-to- head with the kindle fire. the kindle fire is reportedly getting a makeover as well. will be a bigger 10-inch model

while newt gingrich scored a hat trick by eating at accommodation kfc/taco bell/pizza hut.according to new research playing iphone games like angry birds and words with friends can improve your memory. yeah. it can help you remember distant events like the last time you actually talked to a person. i remember that. i don't know what to make of this. police in kentucky arrested a naked man covered in chocolate and peanut butter after he broke into a grocery store. so i guess there is a wrong way to eat a reese's. jimmy welcomes actress zoe de shah channel. week nights at 12:35, 11:35 central on your local nbc station. time for a little entertainment news. it could have been messy but russell brand and katy perry ended it quietly. tmz says the couple has settled completely. brand will not pursue half of the approximately $40 million she earned while they were together. perry does want her former name restored, katherine elizabeth hudson. radar on-line reports kim kardashian wants her proceedings to be heard by a private mediator with details kept from the public and no televi

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and there are new menu items at taco bell. it is the sixth biggest fast- food chain. there's a new shell made of the garr -- doritos. >> a car broke down. we will take you to the geico traffic camera director moe of 395 northbound or the george washington parkway traffic merges off to the 14th street bridge. fortunately, help arrived very quickly. they will be able to get that person out of there. frankly, you know how much people love to let you get in and merge with them into the traffic. maryland traffic, you look pretty decent. i don't have any problems on the beltway. looking good in and out of baltimore. back to the studio. >> now to adam caskey. coldest morning all work week in store. but we will be warming up nicely. for those credit another taste of spring, you will get it this week. let's look at some of the coldest numbers i could find. 19 in leesburg. 20 in ashburn, 21 in frederick and laurel. it's allthere's no wind chill factor to speak of. widespread 20s to start this tuesday morning. low 50's this afternoon. 29 in quantico, 22 in martinsburg, 21 in cul

there is wendy's and burger king and taco bell and kfc. >> shut up! but i think it ties into what you are saying with some of the bigger decisions. i think we could say colas as far as food goes is one of the big e decisions, right? >> i spend many a day thinking about cola jedediah. does advertising exist just for advertising? do you need to know more about coke or pepsi? >> i don't drink soda. i can't be drinking soda while listening to sara mclaughlin. it has to be an organic juice. i think they are different. i think if you did do a taste test you could tell difference. now i heard they could both be used to clean a toilet boil. >> true. >> but different nonetheless. you can use lemon juice to clean a toilet bowl, but you don't stop using lemons. >> or you can pretty much use -- well, a toilet bowl to drink cola from. have you ever tried that? >> i believe you have. >> terry, i have to ask you, can we blame the white house for this? they are creating a warfare -- >> stealing my thunder again. >> i don't want to talk about the white house. the thin