not too bad, right? in florida that is cold especially this time of the year. heather: i was there for the daytona 500 media day and it was cold in daytona. maria: bundle up. it is hot in politics and after claiming they were being stonewalled by the white house, the g.o.p. now putting new pressure on the administration to answer questions about the deadly terror attack that took place in benghazi delaying nominations of the president s nominees hagel and brennan and president obama making a rather dismissive statement of the benghazi investigation last week while answering a question about transparency in his administration. listen. there are a handful of issues mostly around national security
teaspoons of sugar added. maybe like six if women and nine for men so that is how much they recommend. heather: but we are getting more? the truth is, in general, americans get about 18 to 23 range teaspoons a day, two or three time more than recommended coming out to 300 to 400 calories. they always are supersizing or getting the large ones and they are always refilling. what is the danger with a practice where you are addicted to these soft drinks? well the problem is it does become addictive. you get used to drinking that much, you get used to having that much sweetness in your life every day and it causes more than just obesity, month than just diabetes but now it is connected to heart disease and thought to be connected with certain cancers.
hopes to break ground on a memorial sometime in the spring. heather: pope benedict xvi blessing the faithful in st. peter s square this morning. he will actually resign on february 28th. at least 50,000 pilgrims attended the event during which he made no direct reference for his decision to step down. though he did ask the crowd to continue praying for him and for the next pope. kelly: huge crowd. heather: i was able to do that. kelly: new concerns that the economic downturn we re experiencing may have much greater impact on future retirees than originally thought. heather: massive cleanup effort after this, a meteor explosion over russia. we ll update o you on that. kelly: middle school teacher accused of bringing a loaded gun to school apparently for
memorial service in rhode island for the 100 people killed in a nightclub fire 10 years ago. the 2003 blaze broke out inside the station nightclub when pyro techniques for a band caused a ceiling and walls to catch fire. today, survivors and family members gathered there to pay tribute to the victims. a group working to build a memorial at the site hope to break ground in the spring. heather: shoppers on high alert. how is your next visit to the mall it could leave you at risk for identity theft. the purr-fect adventure with the rarest breeds in the world at a sanctuary. heather: big budget cuts are coming to america s armed forces. can anything be done before it is too late? our political insiders weigh in.
i went to a public school that didn t have a swim team. i swam for another school 40 minutes away. you and i know that teams help build character and they help kids get into college. why would you deny that to any student living in washington, d.c. i know there are kids in d.c. who parents care enough care about them to home school them and you are taking the opportunity to reach their full potential. why would you do that? if they care that much about their kids, send them to school. if they want them to play, send them to school. the option is there. heather: what if the school district really isn t up to standard and the parents can do a better job just say they can at home why not give that child the opportunity? because what you are going to end up with is basketball team with 12 kids who are home-schooled. you are going to end up with corruption. if the problem is there is not