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This time inside, the fast ceo said that mcdonalds provides fair and competitive wages and provides opportunities. new study on the growing waistlines across america. researchers at the rand corporation say the lack of exercise and our diets may not be the main culprits. they found inexpensive food and our tendency to buy lots of it is to blame. they suggest imposing taxes on food with low nutritional value to nudge people toward healthier diets. >> that sounds ridiculous. if you ask me. hold ...

Good morning. im john muller. >> im diana perez. here are some of the top headlines we are following this morning on "world news now". many areas are cleaning up after strong thunderstorms, hail, flooding and even tornados and theres more on the way. well get the memorial day forecast from accu-weather in just a moment. all right. >> man accused of kidnapping a girl and holding her for ten years is held on a million dollar bail. they claim they were going through a nasty breakup. pope franci...

The reasons why the list grew to a degree. walk us through these numbers. were hearing two conflicting things. >> okay. appreciate it. will do. first of all, if you think that the va is fudging the numbers, which weve seen on healthcare for veterans and wait times, which i consider friendly fire, why would you not think theyre not fudging the numbers on claims as to actual claims numbers. shinseki we established the benchmark in january of 2009 was 150,000 backlog. you can look it up. its online...

Succe succeed, and hoping that people arent covered in the way that its supposed to be. >> you know, senator mitch mcconnell, governor, got four pick noek opi no pinnochios for claiming 280,000 people got cancellation notices. the law helped 370,000 kentuckyians get coverage. is this all they can do is make wild claims and hope they dont get called out for them? >> well, sure. and again, because theyve got so much money behind this, koch brothers money, ul sorts of money, theyre going to try to ...

Significant response by the call by authorities to evacuate preventi preventively. >> chile sits in arc of volcanoes and faults, ring of fire, if you will. building codes are like california. you have very few fatalities compared to haiti, 280,000 in a similar sized quake. hopefully no more aftershocks, sandra, and they can get through this thing without any more death. back to you. >> thank you, william. there will be more information on the killer in ft. hood as we get the latest updates on ...

That the secretary of the ten planes are expected to take off. expected to take off moments from now. there are going to be a total of ten planes. that is going to be one of the targets. but what is really going to come into play with those four objects that youre referring to are the sea vessels. there are ten sea vessels that will be working. theyll be chris crossing back and forth to try to confirm whether any of the objects spotted by the planes are in fact connected to the missing plane. it...

Need a feel good fix? check out these stories making us smile today. 80-year-old grandma betty is stealing hearts thanks to her teenage great grandson zack. after betty was diagnosed with terminal cancer earlier this year, zack created a tribute page to try to help her lift her spirits and it has done just the trick for betty and now 280,000 followers. zack says that she still wakes up every morning asking how many friends she has. a fan favorite, a video of her swinging to the hit song "happy,"...

Caterpillar complained publicly about the anti-jobs, anti-business tone of illinois. isnt it a fact when you look at job creation, the states that have raised the minimum wage actually have the worst unemployment rate and the fact is that illinois has lost people, i think its lost 40,000 people in the last year, the largest outpouring of people in any straight in the country. so i understand why -- >> lets talk about job creation. >> it does kill jobs. >> job creation in illinois, the number one...

In retirement. current employees claim the problem is fixed. >> theres no doubt about it. >> reporter: ventura county sheriff jeff dean worries that moving county employees, including 700 deputies, from a defined pension to a 401(k) would turn his force into a second rate department. >> its a great concern. because its about human beings and lives and the future of your organization youre talking about. >> deans predecessor earned $227,000 when he retired. a new data base shows his pension today...

Those cities thats a real hot one. this house, 280,000. three bedrooms, two baths, about 2600 square feet on an acre, gorgeous, lush landscaping, open floor plan, two story, outdoor living. this is an amazing, beautiful property in a nice, warm climate. >> and no state income tax. richmond, virginia, which just got hit with a ton of snow. not necessarily warm, but great prices down there. >> yeah. absolutely. this one is a really good deal. this is another one. its four bedrooms, three baths, it...