american's waist lines are growing along with our refrigerators. new data shows they've expanded more than three cubic feet in the last 30 years. >>> meanwhile, if you're trying to lose a few, the american beverage association is rolling out new soda machines with calorie counts on the buttons. >>> finally, it may be 5:00 somewhere, but on john wayne's watch, it's always cocktail time. the $32,000 time piece is among $3 million worth of goods up for grabs at one connecticut jeweler, along with jewels from liz taylor and cher. >>> well, coming up, the texans stay perfect, things get even in the major league, and tiger says i'm sorry. >>> plus, five miles of pride. check out this unusual flag display. it's real. your sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> the cold air continues to pour down from canada. it's heading for the great lakes next. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, in sports, the texans remain undefeated. arian foster led the texans to a 23-17 victory. the jets joe mcnight ran back a 100 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. new york had a chance to take the late lead in the fourth quarter but mark sanchez was picked off by jackson with almost 2:00 left to

american's waistlines are growing along with refrigerators. new data shows they've expanded more than three cubic feet in the last 30 years. >>> if you're trying to lose a few, the american beverage association is rolling out new soda machines and they're going to have calorie counts on the buttons. good idea. >> it's that time of year nor the neiman marcus christmas book. a $250,000 hand crafted mahogany speed boat. put that on the list for santa. >>> things get even in the major league and tiger says i'm sorry. plus five miles of pride. check out that unusual flag display. that's an understatement. your sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> enjoy the dry weather while it lasts. stormy weather for the upcoming weekend. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. ? sports the texans remain undefeated after downing the jets on monday night football. houston's air i don't know foster rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown leading the texans to a 23-17 victory. down 20-7 in the third, the jets' joe mcknight ran back a kickoff return for a touchdown. new york had a chance to take the lead in the fourth quarter, but sanchez was picked off with only two minutes to

they suggested that we reach out to the american beverage association. provide anyone to come on and talk about this or even provide a statement. they don't want to seemingly talk about this. but what they seem to be saying, is this villifying sugar specifically, and can sugar be a part of a healthy diet, even in the form of a drink? >> well, occasionally, sure, we don't want to knock out soft drinks, but we want to see them turn to the role they played in the '50s, which was occasionally, and a small treat. now, people are guzzling huge amounts every day. >> and is there a right amount? people say what does it mean? is there a safe amount? >> well, think about a 12-ounce can of coke that contains about 12 spoons of sugar. the american heart association recommends that women limit themselves to six spoons of sugar a day, and men to nine a day. so one coke, and you have shot your wad for sugar. and you're getting sugar from you know, cookies and cakes and ice cream and countless other foods. but you know, having one or two sodas a week would be reasonable

the american beverage association which represents the soft drink company says the machines will remind customers to consider alternatives with messages such as, quote, try a low calorie beverage. >>> well, the size of your refrigerator could be linked to the size of your waistline. a professor at the university of north carolina at chapel hill says the growing scale of home appliances is enabling stressed out and overworked families to stockpile convenience foods, which typically are less nutritious than homemade meals. according to the association of home appliance manufacturers, refrigerators now average 22.5 cubic feet compared to 19.6 cubic feet in 1980. >> let me get this straight, the rationale is if you want to lose weight, buy a mini fridge. >>> 4:51. coming up, president obama will not be the only u.s. president in the bay area today. we have the unusual case that's bringing former president clinton to northern california. >>> and he is going for a new world record but it may cost him his life. why scientists say a skydiving jump is much more than a stunt. >>> and a much lower

. >> meanwhile if, yaur trying to lose a few, the american beverage association is rolling out new sodas with calorie counts on the buttons. >>> finally, it may be 5:00 somewhere. on john wayne's watch, it's always cocktail time. my kind of watch. the $32,000 time spees among $3 million worth of goods up for grabs at one connecticut jewel area long with jewels from liz taylor and cher. pretty gorgeous there. coming up, the texans stay perfect. things get even in the major leagues and tiger says i'm sorry. plus, five miles of pride. check out that unusual flag display. that's all coming up. sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. it's a hot white number, but what a hassle to care for! all that pre-treating and chlorine bleach. and don't even think about working up a sweat in the club! ♪ i use tide viv

they suggested, by the way, we reach out to the american beverage association.o provide minimum to come on and talk about this or even provide a statement. they don't want to seemingly talk about this, but what they seem to be saying is that is this vilifying sugar specifically, and can't sugar be a part of a healthy die elt, even in the form of a drink, mike? >> well, occasionally, sure. we're not trying to wipe out soft drinks, but we would like to see soft drinks returned to the dietary role they played in the 1950s, which was occasionally and in small portions. a special treat. now people are guzzling huge containers of soda pop every day of their lives practically. >> is there a right amount? just being specific. people say what does that mean? what is a safe amount? >> well, think of a can of coke, 12-ounce can contains about nine teaspoons of sugar. the american heart association recommends that women limit themselves to six teaspoons of sugar a day and men to nine teaspoons a day. so one coke and you have shot your wad for sugar. you are getting sugar fr

the american beverage association is behind that effort. those supporting the tax plan have spent $42,000. >>> state officials now say that two dozen sites on treasure island are safe. officials surveyed youth centers, ballfields and residential backyards in response to fears about the area's nuclear past. health department technicians found small levels of radiation that pose no health threats. >>> cooler weather can mean the housing market cooling off along with it but not in the bay area. as the days get shorter so are the number of days a house is on the market. every bay area county except solano showed shorter stays on the market. alameda county saw the number drop by 48%. san mateo it was 55%. 18% here in san francisco. >>> apple profits rose 24% in the 4th quarter but that fell short of expectations. the cupertino-based company also indicated that strong demand and limited supply of iphone and ipad products will continue through the end of the year. despite hefty sales apple says products are expensive to make and that cuts into prof

. >>> the american beverage association is taking steps to restrict sales of sugary drinks. oup filed suit siting infringement of perm freedom. it outlaws the sale of sugary drinks larger than 16-ounces everywhere in the city expect grocery own convenience stores. a group backed by the beverage industry is spending millions of the dollars to defeat a soda tax on the upcoming november ballot. the money raised would go to pay for obesity education and community programs. >>> american airlines says it's working on more planes now to keep the passenger seats from coming lose. american says it has already fixed seats on 48 planes now it's going to work on 48 more. the next batch of plays are boing 757. the airline says it hasn't been a problem but they are going to put additional clamps as a precaution. >>> southwest declined to match a $10 fare increase. southwest the reason is simple, it's costs are going up. >>> if prop 32 were to pass all of the union money would be removed. >>> paying for politics the issue on next month's ballot ballot that is already dividing the state. >>

. >>> the american beverage association is taking steps to restrict sales of sugary drinks. the group filed suit siting infringement of perm freedom. it outlaws the sale of sugary drinks larger than 16-ounces everywhere in the city expect grocery own convenience stores. a group backed by the beverage industry is spending millions of the dollars to defeat a soda tax on the upcoming november ballot. the money raised would go to pay for obesity education and community programs. >>> american airlines says it's working on more planes now to keep the passenger seats from coming lose. american says it has already fixed seats on 48 planes now it's going to work on 48 more. the next batch of plays are boing 757. the airline says it hasn't been a problem but they are going to put additional clamps as a precaution. >>> southwest declined to match a $10 fare increase. southwest the reason is simple, it's costs are going up. >>> if prop 32 were to pass all of the union money would be removed. >>> paying for politics the issue xe >>> the november election is fast approaching in the califor

the american beverage association says the machines will remind customers to consider lower calorie alternatives. do you think there will be a rise in the diet coke and diet pepsi and all those drinks? >> i think people have to take responsibility for themselves. do you have to put the numbers on the machines? remind people? you know what you should and shouldn't be eating or drinking, come on. >> all right. 5:21. >> if i don't want to know, i don't want to know, don't put the numbers there. >> ignorance is bliss. >>> 5:21. veronica johnson started off with some rain, chilly out there, veronica. >> it is. i'm going to leave that other one alone. keep on moving through weather here. sunrise today 7:12. and when it comes up, i think this rain will be out of on here. 48 degrees. we've got showers still falling throughout the area. the wind out of the north at 7 miles per hour. the fact that we do have light winds, it's keeping fog from forming. showers still in fredericksburg into d.c. and annapolis. you can see on the back edge of this that it is starting to dry up a bit. and coming to an end in s

>> the american beverage association said it's adopted voluntary policies on energy drink labels and marketing to children. some do offer warnings and some don't. >>> on the heels of apple's big ipad mini revealed, microsoft had its own big debut today. the company launched its new windows 8 operating system. it's meant to bring eye-catching and friendly elements to windows, something that's proved popular on smartphones and tablet computers. windows 8 comes preinstalled on new pcs, it will also work on phones and tablets. microsoft said the current windows 7 users will continue to get tech support until 2020. in the right place at the right time. watch as two heroes save a woman who collapsed in a parking lot. >>> how many glasses of wine it takes to cut your brain cells in half. >>> we've been tracking hurricane sandy throughout this newscast. but you can get the latest word on the storm even when you're not in front of your tv. >> you've got to have this, folks. meteorologist veronica johnson is going to show us just how to use the storm team 4 weather app. >> with some of these bi

the american beverage association, which represents the soft drink companies, says these machines willind customers to consider alternatives with messages such as try a low calorie beverage. >>> speaking of empty calories, the tech world is abuzz over that new silicon valley reality show that scott mcgrew says is more show than it is reality. >> yeah, it doesn't take place in silicon valley and we're pretty sure everyone is in l.a. bravo, which we should point out is a sister network, a really distant sister network has released another preview of start upsilicon valley. chris o'brien calls it the horror store. >> if you want to break rules, move the ball forward, you will be welcomed here. >> these are definitely new rock stars. >> oh, the folks over at cnn money have already created a drinking game of the show. drink a beverage of your choice whenever anyone carries an ipad in one arm and a dog in the other. real engineer tweets silicon valley now experiencing what italian americans experienced with "jersey shore." you know what, that's a good point. the show really isn't for us, it'

>> the american beverage association tells nbc news it has adopted voluntary policies on energy drink labels and marketing to children. some do offer warnings, some don't offer warnings. natalie? >> all right, tom costello, thanks so much. >>> and if you're thinking of moving in with your significant other, you may have more to worry about than whether or not he leaves the toilet seat up. according to a study from multivitamins, living together caused women to gain weight. about 33% of women said they ended up eating more after moving in with their partner. but the real twist, men in the same situation ended up losing weight. mostly by switching to foods their female counterparts preferred. it's all that salad we like. seven minutes after the hour right now, back over to al with another check of your weather. >> i like it. >>> all right. let's see what we've got for you. again, this is the latest on sandy. 420 miles southeast of miami, florida, 105-mile-per-hour winds, here's the watches and warnings we have at this hour. you can already see those feeder bands coming into southern flo

the american beverage association says the city and mayor bloomberg shouldn't tell people how much sodadrink. the ban is set to go into effect in march and would stop restaurants, cafeterias concession stands from selling sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces, they're suing. and mitt romney has started hammering president obama on gas prices and using the price of gas as an example of the president's failed energy policy. and joining the company from chicago is dan with tjm institutional services and i don't want comment on policy or the election, i want you as a commodity trader to give me a forecast for the price of gas. can you? >> i can give it a shot. i would say in the short-term it's going to go down. there's two things that really affect oil prices, tensions and demand. right now there was a global demand forecast, that was down. and iran has been conciliatory about their nuclear program. that's not going to last. the markets have taken it well and oil is down $2. look for the 85 level to be tested and maybe gas prices, we're paying 3.84 look for 3.50 level. stuart:

there is new program by the american beverage association, in two cities, chicago and san antonio where the labels because you know how much sugar you will get during a time we talk about obesity and obviously people consuming sugary beverages which isn't great for americans. in addition to the fact that the vending machines will now show the calorie counts, the two cities are having their own battle on city employees and their families and who can lose more weight. so i'm not sure whether or not they will be drying more soda or less soda because they will know the calorie count but at least they will know the facts. back to you. melissa: nicole, thanks so much. so jobs growth a numbers game? the left has new math on number of new jobs that need to be created each month to keep pace with population changes. we get the bottom line from liz macdonald. i've been wondering about this because the number, keeps jumping all over the map. what do we need in order to keep up with population growth? >> tell you what, this is hot debate. look what daily kos is saying you need, 90,000 jobs a month

yesterday, the american beverage association and other businesses filed a lawsuit, saying the ban isent of personal freedom. >>> now, in richmond, a group backed by the beverage industry is working to defeat a soda tax appearing on the november 6th ballot. that measure would place a 1-cent per ounce tax on sugary drinks. money raise wood go to pay for obesity education and community programs. >>> the final phase of a project to replace doyle drive with the new presidio parkway is officially under way. the $1.4 billion project is meant to make the stretch of roadway seismically sound. crews are now beginning the process of taking apart a steel bridge, which will start with the deck and then work its way down. this is expected to take about three to four months. >> this location for a short time longer is one of the only locations where you can see the past and the future doyle drive side by side. >> project officials say when the new presidio parkway is completed in 2015, there will be more lanes for the 100,000 daily commuters on this roadway. >>> the treasure island music festival s

now from chicago, the mayor of chicago, rahm emanuel and the president and the ceo of the american beverage associationeaming up for a competition to see who can improve their cities health the most. i love it. rahm, good to see you and susan, i -- i'm curious as to you you're going to do that. how's this going to work? >> well, this is all part of the competition between the mayors. we're thrilled to be able to support it. we think public private partnerships with dynamic, creative mayors is the right way to get things done, so we're giving a grant to support and the other thing we're going to do is change out our vending machines. every employee is is thinking about working out, getting their bmi down and minding their calories. when they go to that machine, they're going to see more low and no calorie beverages. they're going to see a little sticker like this that says check before you choose, then a calorie label. >> so, tell me about the program. even some of the beverages that perhaps are supported by the association like pepsi and coke and other sodas are going to be out. they're going to be lik

. >> this is the national restaurant association and the american beverage association filing a lawsuitan unelected board here in new york. which they may have legal ground. the other talks about being unfair burden for business. specifically, because look, these businesses can't make specific now changes for one state. that will have a tremendous impact on their bottom line. they're used to providing the 20-ounce standard bottom a lot of restaurants here in new york city. now they have to make special shipping arrangements for new york. also, they say you can still go in a 7-eleven for example and get 37-ounce soda but you can't go to the movie theater and get it. will it punish the chains like movie theaters and restaurants and help some of the convenience stores? >> alisyn: clay top andry big fans of the calorie count. listed on the menu of fast food places. >> clayton: exactly. >> david: i'm okay with that. >> alisyn: it's great. >> clayton: why not do that? >> alisyn: educate the consumer. every time i think it's harmless, it's providing information to make choices. if you saw 500-

>> the american beverage association tells nbc news it has adopted voluntary policies on energy drinkmore to worry about than whether or not he leaves the toilet seat up. according to a study from multivitamins, living together caused women to gain weight. about 33% of women said they ended up eating more after moving in with their partner. but the real twist, men in the same situation ended up losing weight. mostly by switching to foods their female counterparts preferred. it's all that salad we like. seven minutes after the hour right now, back over to al with another check of your weather. >> i like it. >>> all right. let's see what we've got for se. again, this is the latest on sandy. 120 miles southeast of miami. moving north at 18. here is the watches and warnings we have at this hour. you can see the feeder bands coming into southern florida. right now, hurricane warnings up for cuba and the bahamas. tropical storm warnings from key largo to daytona beach. the national hurricane center path brings it up and through the bahamas today and friday. then makes a turn to the right an