i like that. it s on the air. it s friday, baby. little mix. little friday mix. woo. george is taking a little time off. we have josh here by our side. so much reaction from the story we did yesterday with dr. besser and dr. oz, about apple juice and arsenic. dr. oz raising levels about the levels of arsenic in this drink that millions of parents give to children. and dr. besser told dr. oz he was being, quote, irresponsible. but they talked again. and we ll check in on where they agree and disagree. people just want to know what they should do. certainly looking forward to that. and charlie sheen back on tv last night. talking about dating. talking about how he really feels about being fired from his hit show. and what advice he has for ashton kutcher, the man who replaced him. and how he wants to hug things out. a kinder, gentler charlie sheen. let s get to the satellite nasa says is barreling towards us. abc s dan harris has been tracking this overnight and is
brad pitt opens up about life with jennifer aniston. candidly revealing his real thoughts about life with angelina. i like that. i like that. it s on the air. it s friday, baby. little mix. little friday mix. woo. george is taking a little time off. we have josh here by our side. so much reaction from the story we did yesterday with dr. besser and dr. oz, about apple juice and arsenic. dr. oz raising levels about the levels of arsenic in this drink that millions of parents give to children. and dr. besser told dr. oz he was being, quote, irresponsible. but they talked again. and we ll check in on where they agree and disagree. people just want to know what they should do. certainly looking forward to that. and charlie sheen back on tv last night. talking about dating. talking about how he really feels about being fired from his hit show. and what advice he has for ashton kutcher, the man who replaced him. and how he wants to hug things out. a kinder, gentler charl
but first, to lay out this debate, abc s sharyn alfonsi. arsenic in apple juice? reporter: it was the show that sparked national anxiety about apple juice. some of the best known brands in america have arsenic in their apple juice. reporter: the story frightened some parents and enraged some doctors, including abc s own dr. richard besser. on good morning america mehmet, i am very upset about this. i think that this was extremely irresponsible. it reminds me of yelling fire in a movie theater. i m not fear mongering. we did our own homework on this. we spent a lot of time making sure we got our numbers right. reporter: the dr. oz show tested three dozen samples of apple juice and say ten contained arsenic levels higher than the amount allowed in water. but the fda did their own testing and found much lower levels. they insist apple juice is safe. still, dr. oz stood by his findings. other groups, independent of ours, over the last three years have been p
a television program by the influential dr. mehmet oz sounded an alarm about the presence of argue nick in apple juice. then, his findings prompted a passionate rebuttal from our own dr. richard besser. the two doctors squared off today on good morning america, on the issue of food safety, and we will talk to them again, both, in just a moment. but first, to lay out this debate, abc s sharyn alfonsi. arsenic in apple juice? reporter: it was the show that set off national anxiety about apple juice. some of the best known brands in america have arsenic in their apple juice. reporter: the story frightened some parents and enraged some doctors, including abc s own dr. richard besser. on good morning america mehmet, i am very upset about this. i think it was extremely irresponsible. it reminds me of yelling fire in a movie theater. i m not fear mongering. we did our own homework on this. we spent a lot of time making sure we got our numbers right. reporter: th
i did. the whoa shle show. thank you. on the show, i said i didn t want parents to panic. i want them to be aware there s a concern here and put it on their radar screen. rich, on the air, i would love to invite you to be part of that. we don t have to get involved on the details but we ought to provide clarity. you used the wore irresponsible. irresponsible? yeah. yeah. i do think it was irresponsible to point to apple juice. and i did watch the show, but i saw the expressions on the parents faces there who were thinking they were poisoning their kids. and your reaction, dr. oz? i do not think it is irresponsible to do what i think is best for my audience because i treatment them like i treat them like my family. we thank you both and, again, i think it s a wonderful thing, if the two of you tackle this together and bring us this answer, consensus or not. thank you both. thank you. and believe me, we will bring you the answer when they tackle it together