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a pedestrian hit in san francisco has life threating injuries. happened a little before 7:00 p.m. on hudson avenue. about a block south of young blood coleman playground. the driver stayed at the scene and the cause of the crash is under investigation. san francisco may be on the task of taxing sodas like the idea put in place last year in new york city. those behind the proposal say it is not just about bringing in more money. brian webb has more. reporter: two cents announced on sugary drinks, almost a quarter a can. the old fashioned soda fountain is alive and well, but the idea of a soda tax is falling flat with customers like chris miles. i don t know if they are taxes that would help the situation at all. reporter: sodas have changed a lot over the years and so have the people drinking them. two-thirds of americans are now considered overweight or obese with one out of eight now saddled with type two diabetes. the approach is similar to the approach with ....
medicare. we ll have more on today s birthday with a look at why presiden presidents seem to age faster presiden presidents seem to age faster than the rest of us. captioning funded by cbs good thursday morning to you. i m erica hill. nice to have you with us this morning. i m chris wragge. nice to have you with us, everyone. a police some are calling robo cop. some people have different dna. he gets knocked down by a hit and run driver, gets up, gives chase, eventually caught the guy, caught him. we ll ask him what was going through his mind during all of that, after nearly being run over. the guy has a pretty good sense of humor about it so i hear. also ahead at home the heat that is relentless. 114 degrees in little rock, 109 in dallas. the death toll is also climbing around the country. this is dangerous stuff. marysol castro is in dallas this morning with the latest on the heat wave for us. we do want to get to this first, that massive nationwide recall ....