Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions woodruff a new study says fast food makes up about 11 of the american diet, less than before but not by much. Good evening, im judy woodruff. Suarez and im ray suarez. On the newshour tonight, we sort through what all this means for americas obesity problem in children and adults. Woodruff then, we look at health care for the pooras floridas republican governor is the latest to embrace the obama administrations program to expand medicaid. Suarez Margaret Warner gets an update on the syrian civil war, as attacks on damascus escalate and the deadliest car bomb to date rocks the capital. Woodruff our week long focus on guns, after newtown continues with two reports first, the state of play in florida, which has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the u. S. Nothing really truly equalizes a smal petite woman with someone whos 63, 230 pounds whos angry except a firearm. Those weapons often times fall in the hands of bad folks in our co
Suarez there may be hope yet for bringing the National Epidemic of obesity under control. At least, the latest numbers on calories and fast food, released today, indicated possible progress. For years, Health Officials have warned about americans growing girth. Now, research from the centers for Disease Control and prevention suggests the fight against fat may be having an effect. Among the findings American Children consumed fewer calories in 2010 than a decade before 7 less for boys and 4 less for girls. And for adults, fast food accounted for just over 11 of the calories consumed in 2010, down from nearly 13 in 2006. The researchers acknowledge the changes are small and cant be fully explained. But public campaigns against obesity have intensified in recent years. Last september, for instance, new york citys board of Health Limited sugared drinks and sodas to 16 ounces or less. Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised the prohibition that takes effect march 12th. This is the single biggest s
First, the state of play in florida, which has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the u. S. Nothing really truly equalizes a small petite woman with someone whos 63, 230 pounds whos angry except a firearm. Those weapons often times fall in the hands of bad folks in our communities. Suarez Hari Sreenivasan brings together High School Students from across the country to talk about guns and violence. Woodruff and as oscar night nears, tony scott, movie critic for the New York Times, gives us his take on the latest buzz about wild cards and front runners. Thats all ahead on tonights newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation
Benghazi. Benghazi. Benghazi. Peter king acknowledged that there is kind of an overreach danger. Republicans could be seen as somehow encouraging a political fight over the fact that four americans were murdered. It is a political stunt. Benghazi seems to not have resonated other than on fox and a couple of other groups. Everybody knows its a political stunt. Its a Conspiracy Theory without a conspiracy. Theyre all tried and true red herring. Benghazi. Benghazi. Benghazi. 13 hearings, 25,000 pages of documents already handed over. Over 50 briefings. A smoking gun at every turn, but still no fire. And yet with nothing else they can seem to agree on, benghazi will be the gop message in 2014. We want the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. What did secretary clinton do to secure that facility . Leading up to an election. They knew right away it was a terrorist attack. And yet that was not pushed by the administration. Theyre hiding things. When they say this email doesnt ma
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