the poison in question is transfat. as abc s gio benitez reports, her multimillion dollar lawsuit aims to take their whole pie. reporter: stouffer s and california pizza kitchen are coming under fire. a new class-action lawsuit claiming the maker of the popular pizza brands are a danger to public health. taking on nestle who produces all three brands, katie simpson of san diego. in the lawsuit she just filed she argues the company is placing profits over public health by not removing transfat from their pizzas. katie has two young children and she likes to make pizza for them. and all kids love pizza. it shouldn t have a toxic food additive that has been banned in many parts of the world. reporter: california, followed by 13 cities across the u.s. bans transfats in food served in restaurants because
initiatives with smoking and transfats. but you want your big gulps. you see, craig, with these laws 7-elevens are exempt and you can still get big gulps. if you want to go to starbucks and buy a venti cappuccino and who this affects and that s why the naacp and hispanic mom and pop shops. the korean grocery stores and delis. these are the obesity rates right now in this country. african-americans, 44%. hispanics, 37.9%. the national obesity rate about 36% and both of those groups above the rates, and considerably. why not do something? oh, i think we should do something because i m the first to say that obesity, not to mention heart disease, diabetes and any number of other issues,
investigated. we know it was under a car and that s about it. we ll continue to follow this for more information on that. a wild day in london from extreme disappoint to a golden moment for an american teenager, we start though with a 16-year-old chinese swimmer who did one lap faster than ryan lochte. it s raising doping suspicions. atika schubert is live in london. reporter: it was an incredible performance, she basically won at the 400 meter individual medley with stunning speed. she was literally for the last 50 meters faster than the u.s. gold winner in the same event, ryan lochte for the mens. as you can imagine, a lot of speculation into possible doping. here s what the international olympic committee had to say about it. so the sudden rise in the performance or a surprise win be primarily suspected for being acheat, sport is a danger for sure because it partially ruins the charm of competitive sport if a surprise win is surrounded by suspicions and question marks.
good evening, everyone. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, summer blues. depression set in early today, and it set in hard. there were only 80,000 jobs added in this country in june, and the 8.2% unemployment rate didn t budge. yep. the stock market plunged, politicians and analysts alike sounded like they were on the edge of a cliff. there s a lot of misery in america today. and these numbers understate what people are feeling, and the amount of pain which is occurring in middle class america. peter buickvar equity strategist tells outfront the jobs numbers are quote, pathetic. chief u.s. economist says another month, another sub par employment report. mitt romney had it right. there is a lot of pain in a lot places, but does all the doom and bloom add up? yes, the jobs numbers weren t great, but this is a glass we re choosing to see a little bit more half full. and most americans agree with us. a new cnn poll shows 60% of people are optimistic and think economic
and it set in hard. there were only 80,000 jobs added in this country in june, and the 8.2% unemployment rate didn t budge. yep. the stock market plunged, politicians and analysts alike sounded like they were on the edge of a cliff. there s a lot of misery in america today. and these numbers understate what people are feeling, and the amount of pain which is occurring in middle class america. peter buickvar equity strategist tells outfront the jobs numbers are quote, pathetic. chief u.s. economist says another month, another sub par employment report. mitt romney had it right. there is a lot of pain in a lot places, but does all the doom and glood at up? yes, the jobs numbers weren t great, but this is a glass we re choosing to see a little bit more half full. and most americans agree with us. a new cnn poll shows 60% of people are optimistic and think economic conditions next year will be good. one reason for this is housing. it s a little ironic, perhaps, because th