but i am against a stupid policy that make us obese. government spends its resources these ways. well here's a hint. the food industry spends $30 million a year lobbying for unhealthy investments just like this. in fact a lot of those investments frr coca-cola, tyson foods, arby's, companies, sir, that you represent. what's your thought on this? >> my thought on all of that? >> your thought of why is it -- >> what's the question? >> you attacked ms. wootan for her interests. now you're a lobbyist for the food corporations that would be hurt by the kinds of nutrition policies michelle obama is promoting. are you putting those corporate interests ahead of public interests? >> because you're asking it of me personally, what you need to understand is that i have a very libertarian perspective on all this. and i do believe that consumers are entitled to make their own choices. now, if it turns out that somebody wants to drink a coke or wants to drink a pepsi or wants to buy a hamburger at arby's, it's fine. if they want to eat too much of it

obesity. a new study using federal data says obesity in children between the ages 26 and 5 has dramatically decreased. over 40% in a decade. this report comes out just as the first lady's let's move program to improve kid's fitness levels and eating habits marks its fourth anniversary. >> over 40% in a decade. nation, i believe the children are the future. and thanks to mish ohl bama america now has 40% less tomorrow. that's just math. that's just math. (laughter) i don't understand a first lady accomplishing something. everything they do is supposed to be a symbolic waste of time. (laughter) like nancy reagan's war on drugs or laura bush's fight to end presidential illiteracy. (laughter) well-- (cheers and applause) lady and gentlemen, thanks to miss obama instead of care-free chubb sters, we are now breathing a again-- breeding a generation of body conscious cops doing tricycle spin classes desperately trying to get back to their birth weight. (laughter) worst of all this is bad news for the gop. they need to reach out to the preschool demo. and it won't be easy since the republicans are on record

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whatever of those cases are preventingable and is caused by smoking alcohol use and obesity and todayway is world cancer day. >>> and a new ad campaign is designed to help teens stop smoking. they will be running on you tube and teen vogue. they highlight the cosmetic damage it causes like wrinkles and bad teeth. 10million teens are already smoking or at least they have tried cigarettes. >>> 5:16 is the time right now, we want to check in with tara moriarty, there has been an incident in san francisco she spoke about. >> yes, we have a stalled bus that is in the process of being towed and they are running traffic breaks and it's taking awhile to get that scene clear. this is the only spot we could find where we are seeing red, and they are heading in where they are 55-mile-per-hour right now. and we have 880, you can see traffic is moving well in both directions and a lot of folks are out there already and at the bay bridge toll plaza, not too many delays but we will not start to see this backup nor awhile. >> you can't kick too high, it is never better. >>> things have changed here i

how it will be used to combat obesity. >> a global push to free al jazeera colleagues. how people around the world came together to shed light on their detention. >> welcome back. at this time of year venezuelan's are gearing up to celebrate carnivale. instead unrest is turning the country upside down. >> the president hoped to diffuse tensions by starting celebrations early. the tactics failed. >> venezuela's president nicolas maduro was hoping that thursday, which kicked off a week-long holiday around the carnival, which showed an easing of temperatures between protesters and government forces didn't happen. there's several here in the surrounding area. and protests in the south-west. on the border of columbia, which has been the epicentre of protests between people unhappy with the government and rising inflation and insecurity, and having standoffs with security forces. people are barricading nems their neighbourhoods, blocking out the forces, getting into fights. this happens on a day in which the government announced an arrest warrant for the number two leader of

prevalence of obesity makes the problem seem more mundane the truth is that obesity is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the us because it leads to other health problems like heart disease stroke diabetes and even cancer but obesity doesn't just hurt our health it drains our pocketbooks as well according the centers for disease control and prevention and two thousand and eight quote the estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the u.s. was one hundred forty seven billion dollars and the problem is getting worse by the year even after recognizing the problem how do we begin to turn the tide in a country where big mac. is more formal than a grocery store salad one professor alleges the answer to america's obesity epidemic is just a healthy dose of government regulation is also a lead contributor to a new report the bolton of the world health organization that concludes that stronger government intervention is needed to slow and possibly even reverse the problem of obesity earlier i was joined by the lead author of this report and u.c. davis professor robert the day vocally and i first asked him which countrie

all of us understand that obesity and diabetes is a very complicated medical issue. there are a number of inputs into that. but i think we all recognize the department of public health and our own organization the important role sugar plays in these suites. we want to give unaloe questionvv cal support for this and gratitude and hope you pass this initiative. thank you. ~ >> thank you. next speaker. >>> thank you, mr. president, my name is [speaker not understood], i'm a san francisco native, born and raised here. my father and i who is disabled, we rented our current home and lived close to 20 years, and i'm here to advocate and to ask the rest of the board to do what you can to support supervisor campos in the legislation to increase the reallocation fees that tenants receive when they're being displaced. right now as you know, there is an epidemic in this city and it's alarming and it's increasing and i'm currently facing an eviction myself. and i work for a tech company. so, some people say, well, you don't understand the issues. i'd say i understand both sides o

two thirds of americans are now overweight or obese, so will the new labels help us cut out the obesity? when the researchers at cornell university added the labels in dining halls, they were surprised to see the percentage of people cutting their consumption of calorie s >> if it drops the amount of calories you're eating that is and fat great. . then you can make the conscious decision on how to reduce your calories. >> reporter: the challenge, turning the information into action. yeah, one big complaint is that the new labels may have recommended levels of sodium and salt that are way over what doctors want to see. now the grocery manufacturers association says it would support the label changes but it wants to make sure they are based in science. these changes could cost the grocery industry or food industry $2 billion, brian, back to you. >>> tom costello starting us off in washington. >>> now we switch to an urgent situation on the west coast tonight where they are counting down just hours until a huge weather system moves in that will bring for many people way too much of a good

the organization says half those cases are preventable and are caused by smoking, alcohol use and obesitys newest figure skating sweetheart is on her way to the olympics. polina edmunds left the bay area and flew to munich overnight. she will compete in the ladies' figure skating event next week. she could be asked to compete in the new team event but won't take part if she will take part in that for the next few days. >>> an officer-involved shooting overnight on a sacramento freeway. why the chp says its officer fired on on a man accused of crimes that started here in the prayer. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco where you could be paying more for soda and other sugary drinks. the impact we'll have and the reaction from residents this morning. >>> 101 northbound through san jose it looking kind of stop and go at this hour northbound. we want to mention that we have backup on a bay area bridge. >>> a lot of cloud cover. a few breaks in the clouds. nice sunrise. but temperatures are very, very cool. the temperatures will lead to rain but when? >>> 7:30. a live look at interstate 88

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the gastric bands and other operations used to treat obesity can make people dependent on alcohol.ese surgeries might alter the body's chemistry and make alcohol more satisfying. >>> a breath test to detect lung cancer? is what's that kind cysts are hoping to achieve. they have created a micro chip that would analyze your breath to determine if you have abnormal lung tissue. they could say up to 158,000 american lives every year. >> that's encouraging. >> hungry bear goes looking for food on the streets of new york city. there's a catch. >> tpzit was a robotic bear cha of cho ban knee yogurt the bear was featured in the company's super bowl commercial as well. that would really be frightening. >> i think thoelgz are so funny to watch. >> six minutes until the top of the hour this video going viral. a runner bragging about how perfect the snow is for jogging moments before she wipes out. >> a teenager suspended for breaking up a fight at school. is it zero tolerance gone too far. aflac. ♪ aflac, aflac, afc! ♪ [ both sigh ] ♪ ugh! ♪ you told me he was good, dude. yeah he stinks at go

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thants to the reinvestment all see us continuing to increase the active living where obesity is the most and we'll be proud to present to you the work that this department has done to add free programming all over the city particularly focused in areas of underserved access and free zumba classes and free after school activity programs we're in gov. to the active living eating and some part of our city both on the eating does the healthy eating but active living we're well aware of the steps it's less than a quarter of citizens are getting the activity we're spending hours behind the screen and through partnership with kaiser through partnership with our scholarship fund through our reinvestment hopefully, you'll prove we've been augmenting the fro and low-cost recreationalal programming tavrthd the obesity epidemic >> thank you i'd love to have that agenda and particularly given the upcoming children's if you happened and the relationship between those resources and the greater alignment. >> we'll be very producing to make that presentation to the commission. >> we'll try to program it

obesity. a new study using federal data says obesity in children between the ages of 2 and 5 has dramatically decreased, over 40% in a decade. >> there's increased attention to improving childhood nutrition. child cares are doing more physical activity. >> this report comes out just as the first lady's let's move program marks its fourth anniversary. >> some folks even warn me that taking on childhood obesity might be controversial. they thought kids and parents should deal with these issues privately. others laughed it off as not a real issue at all. well, four years later, that all seems like history. >> now there's a new push. the administration is proposing rules to stop marketing products in schools that the government says are not good for kids. companies would no longer be allowed to use logos of high calorie products on cups, vending machines, or posters. >> it will be eliminating advertisements for unhealthy food and beverages in our schools. our classrooms should be healthy places where kids are not bombarded with ads for junk food. >> which could mean a change to the scoreboards th

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obesity makes the problem seem more mundane the truth is that obesity is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the us because it leads to other health problems like heart disease stroke diabetes and even cancer but obesity doesn't just hurt our health it drains our pocketbooks as well according the centers for disease control and prevention in two thousand and eight quote the estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the u.s. was one hundred forty seven billion dollars and the problem is getting worse.

remains politically active, giving campaign speeches will taking on causes to combat childhood obesity. join usor a look of the life of first lady michelle obama monday night at 9 p.m. eastern. we are also offering a special edition of the book present he --a a buyer for biography. $12.95.ailable for next, former first lady lady laura bush discussing her upbringing, meeting and marrying her husband george w. bush, their life together before the white house, and her time as first lady. from the george w. bush presidential center in dallas texas. this is one hour and 20 minutes. >> what was your initial reaction the first time your husband said, i think i am going to run for president? >> i cannot remember exactly what my initial reaction was. i think it was a little bit slower than saying, all of a sudden, i am going to run for president. he was governor. he had been governor for one term and reelected. slowly, i think we both started talking about it. he talked about it and other people were talking to him about it. and i knew what it was like. i knew already what it would be like to run for pr

obesity studies. they've all helped us develop this measure as we're moving forward today. the science is crystal clear. big soda is causing significant harm to our health and economy. a number of us have held a hearing, and i commissioned a report in december that shows that in san francisco sugary drinks are responsible at the very least for over $50 million of harm to our city's economy. and that's just for obesity and type 2 diabetes alone. so, there's a lot more for oral and dental health, liver damage, and heart damage as well. so, we know the economic harm of big soda and we know that it's much, much higher than that number even from our report. the sugary drinks fee we're proposing today is a reasonable and responsible first step in mitigating the harm. 2 cents per ounce, it's a tax of two pennies per ounce for drinks like this and it's levied on distributors, not on small businesses. the legislation is written so that the revenue generated more than $30 million a year will be used in the most equitable and resourceful ways to counter the many health problems sodas

obesity. one thing it shows us is we know how to prevent obesity. we're comparing back in 2003 are at this time about, you know, 11, 10, 11 years old. it's showing us the kids that are 2 now, 2 to 5 years old actually are not as obese. we're preventing obesity. >> this is important because when you're 5 years old if you're overweight you're more like try to be obese as an adult. >> obese kids are obese adid you say. i like to tell me obesity is what obesity does really. it's the things that come with obesity. the conditions that cause heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, bone and joint disease. we know this is really a big deal for our future generations. >> so you also said that wow we now know how to prevent obesity. really, we do? >> we do. the point is when we look at why this might be happening, it boils down to the two thing that we know changes weight. it's what we eat, and activity. first lady michele obama and that whole initiative let's move has been impactful and we're seeing some of that. kids are more active and

>> i think it absolutely can make a dent, because we're eating more than we used to eat. obesity is a big problem, and we need to really cut to the chase and focus on the things that really matter. calories, added sugar, serving sizes. >> they seem -- the labels seem to emphasize calories over fat. >> yes. yes. because some fats are good. and having percent calories from fat just takes away from the real issue. how many calories are in this product? >> and how will they label, in metric or the way that they're labelling? is it easily understandable? >> it's easily understandable in the sense that they're going to have things like cups, units, you know, six crackers, half a cup will be a cup. they're still doing the metric with grams, i would prefer to see ounces, that would be my one other piece. >> do you think the problem are the labels or do you think it's americans' understanding of nutrition? >> i think it's americans' understanding of nutrition and the fact that we're eating more and food is around us all the time. >> so then, why do you think the labels will make a differe

us tonight. jim, thanks. >>> now we turn to this stunning news today about the obesity epidemic in america. it just broke late in the day, and the news is this. researchers say there's evidence of a dramatic drop in obesity among young children. and new questions about what's behind it. it's not all good news across the board, however. we get details on all of it tonight from nbc's rehema ellis. >> reporter: the report presents encouraging news in the fight against obesity among children. researchers tracked two to five-year-olds and found the obesity rate went from 14% in 2003 to 8% in 2012. that's a stunning 43% decline in obesity. experts say, it's one of the first clear signs the scales are tipping in the right directions. especially among children participating in obesity prevention programs. and doctors say it's imperative to start healthy habits long before kindergarten. for parents who think that it's just baby fat and they're going to grow out of, they're saying, think again. >> yes, kids do not grow out of their baby fat any more. that just doesn't happen, because of the super siz

us. this is a bold as to be obese country and am ready to lose my approval rate in order to save the country the anti government demonstrators in downtown kiev say they want gamut a pitch to resign joanne president he loves to golf was in india on wednesday to talk about including tyson fight to prophesy. he praised india's achievements is democracy. he also addressed the issue of women's rights. he also called for a moment the united nations. jenny and india is seeking permanent seats on the security council the sixty fifth sampler it's ne festival kicked off the northern japan on wednesday. it featured two hundred words crossed it out of lights with the festival starting in the days before the sodium intake see this get this going to have a definite link between john bubbles of the various ports on the night. jim and defense minister who was in a phone that i envisage that the european union training mission in muddy on this day up to two hundred and fifty german soldiers to train frontline money and treats funny that i moved out german involvement in the combat missions against is the mis

key finding, loneliness by itself more than obesity, more than chronic alcohol use, more than air pollution, leads to early death. >> quite incredible here. pollution increases your risk or early death by 6%, obesity 23%, excessive alcohol 37%. research has found that loneliness can increase your risk by a whopping 45%, more than those other three gail i was astonished by it. >> i was, too. when he first brought it to the magazine. it's the type of thing nobody wants to talk about. people would rather say they're depressed than lonely. if i say i'm lonely you think i'm a loser, i don't have any friend, nobody likes me, you think what's wrong with me. when he brought this idea to us and said if we could just encourage people to talk to each other. and it was so in the dna of the magazine. oprah's all about connecting people with just a simple word of saying hello. >> amazing reaction to this. >> yes. we just launched yesterday. >> right. some amazing statistics in terms of response to people? >> oprah face books a lot, she's on instagram a lot. she's had more hits talking about this than any

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obesity. they will use the money to improve parks and nutrition programs in schools. >> 5:21. counting down to sochi two days away and we're there with an inside look how all of the athletes are preparing. >> a live look at sochi, russia where we're two days away now from the start of the olympic competition. this is the sochi coastal cluster. you see the black sea and olympic park. >> competition starts a day before the opening ceremonies. this is the u.s. men's ski team. they were on the slope this is morning getting a feel for the mogul. it will be the women starting out on the course qualifications are on thursday. the men start competing on monday. >> so impressive. u.s. men and women speedskaters getting a feel for the ice. team usa athletes say it helps to get out and feel things out. so they can focus on the technical things the rest of the way. >> makes sense. the u.s. women's ice hockey team is already in game mode. they had their first practice yesterday just two hours after landing in russia. julie chew says despite this being her fourth olympic games it feels like

are going to have healthier diets, which is in turn going to reduce incidents of childhood obesity and keeps us money. it does all this while we're forming our agriculture program so, this bill helps to clamp down on loopholes that allows people to receive ben if i wants year after year whether they're planting crops or not, and it saves taxpayers hard-earned dollars by making sure we only support farmers when disaster strikes or prices drop. it's not just automatic. so that's the first thing this farm bill does. it helps rural communities xwroe. it gives farmers some certainty. it puts in place important reforms. the second thing this farm bill does that is huge is help make sure america's children don't go hungry. [ applause ] and this is where debbie's work was really important. one study show misser than half of all americans will experience poverty at some point during their adult lives. for most folks that's when you're young and eating ramen all the time. but for a lot of families it's, you know, a crisis hit, you lose your job, somebody gets sick, strains on your budget. you have a stro

obesity. they will use the money to improve parks and nutrition programs. >> face back turns ten.networking site has grown into a global phenomenon. >> chase cain joins us live with a look at how the company has changed the bay area and the world since it started ten years ago. >> reporter: it has definitely changed our lives. 10 years old and there is no telling how many hours, maybe days or weeks we have all wasted on facebook in those ten years. the company has come a long way. look back at this. 2004 when the site launched it was the facebook. a very different look than what we know today. it wasn't until a year later there were photo albums on facebook, then of course the news feed with its changes. by 2006 they had a mobile app, 2007 added video, 2008 added chat. yes, facebook has grown a lot with 6300 employees, and the company's headquarters here in menlo park that moved from its original headquarters in palo alto but there are also offices on five continents around the world. and in honor of this 10-year anniversary founder mark zuckerberg sat down with nbc. >> i was exci