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Now more than 200 communities, plastic bags are banned or shoppers are charged the fee to use them. That is our cover story tonight. Plastic bags have gone from a shopping convenience to what some say is an environmental nuisance. Over 1 trillion of these bags are used each year and 90 are thrown out after each use. Even worse, they can take up to 500 years to degrade. More than 200 cities in 20 states and the district of columbia have passed plastic bag regulations, ranging from complete bans in austin and seattle to fees. Aspen charges 20 cents. Do these regulations work . The d. C. Fee has resulted in a 50 decrease in the use and in los angeles, they went from using 2. 2 million bags a year to 125,000. But not all regulations have had the same impact. Residents used heavier grade plastic that took longer to degrade. Consumers were buying garbage bags. And they are currently on hold and awaiting a public vote in november. Will bag laws help reduce the litter out there or is it having ....
Make it . Ill also show you what happened when i hit the after parties. Okay. Then what is it like to be a 9yearold and have to deal with the hoopla and pressure of hollywoods biggest night . Were with Quvenzhane Wallis. Nobody makes the puppy purse like little Quvenzhane Wallis. You have to be 9, though. You could do it. Lets check the headlines with natalie. Will not take part in the conclave to choose the successor to pope benedict. He resigned this morning after being accused of inappropriate conduct. Pope benedict told worshippers sunday when he steps down thursday he will not abandon the church but serve it in a way more appropriate for his age. Congress returns from vacation today with less than a week when sequester spending cuts are expected to kick in. President obama will meet today, hoping to increase pressure on lawmakers to come up with a deal. Wild weeken ....
Announcer this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to a special edition of today on a monday morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning, everyone. Im Savannah Guthrie. Welcome back. Good to be back. Stay up all night watching the oscars . No. I made it through the singing of goldfinger. I was surprised by the other awards when i woke up. How about you . I barely made it past the monologue. But in my defense it was 17 minutes long. It was long. It really was. A lot of different reviews about the show. People not only talking about the big winners, but Seth Mcfarlane as host. It was a segment he joked about during much of the telecast. Al and meredith are out in los angeles. They have been up all night and good morning to you, guy. Should i say con ....