baby. we prefer the royal baby. bret: by the way go ahead. that s why you have got to be analytic in all of this. stay out of the yuck and stand back and observe it. bret: just to wrap up the future baby it would be the future king of united kingdom not england. biggest step in fighting obesity. co well, did you know some owls aren t that wise? don t forget i m having brunch with meghan tomorrow. who? meghan, my coworker. who? seriously? you ve met her like three times. who? (sighs) geico. fifteen minutes could save you.well, you know.
now is your chance to talk back on one of the stories of the day. the question for you this morning, is mississippi s anti-bloomberg bill a good idea? lawmakers in mississippi are saying nanny bloomberg do not mess with us. they passed what s known as the anti-bloomberg bill. it prevents mississippi from banning food based on nutritional information. you know, like large sugary sodas. this after a new york judge struck down mayor bloomberg s much ballyhooed soda ban. thirty for a fight. mayor bloomberg says, bring it on. if we are serious about fighting obesity, we have to be honest about what causes it and we have to have the courage to tackle it head on. back to mississippi. according to the trust for america s health, robert wood johnson foundation, mississippi has the highest rate of obesity 35% of adults are obese in the state of mississippi. still, the author of
on. if we re serious about fighting obesity, we have to be honest about what causes it and the courage to tacktel hele it on. according to the trust for america s health and the robert wood johnson foundation, mississippi had the highest rate of obesity in the nation, 35% of adults are obese in mississippi. still, ought authorize of the anti bloomberg bill, a restaurant owner, says consumers, not the government should decide what they can buy. and apparently, most americans earn for high calorie fast food. case in point. the cool ranch doritos loco taco. customers went loco because they couldn t find their new taco at their local store. they vented, you lied to me. i thought we had a better relationship than this. why, taco bell, why? hate to say it, but taco bell fail. seriously, though, d everybody
from being served in containers larger than 16 ounces. part of michael bloomberg s effort to fight obesity. but beverage companies, restaurants, movie theaters and others went to court to fight back against what they called a nanny state. just hours before the ban was to take affect, a state supreme court judge invalidated the city s rule, saying it is arbitrary and capricious because it applies to some, but not all food establishments in the city. it excludes other beverages that have significantly higher concentrations of sugar sweeteners or calories on suspect grounds. latte drinks or others that were half milk were not on the list and supermarkets and convenience stores also exempt. the mayor vowed to appeal. if we are serious about fighting obesity, we have to be honest about what causes it and have to have the courage to tackle it head on. reporter: the american beverage association considers the block a victory.
if we re series about fighting obesity, we have to be honest about what causes it and have the courage to tackle it head on. reporter: the american beverage association considers the block a victory. the court ruling provides a sigh of relief to new yorkers and thousands of small businesses in new york city that would have been harmed by this arbitrary and unpopular ban. businesses worry about their bottom line, like this theater who says 30% of sales is from its larger size. this is the smallest size, 22 ounce. the theater would have to had to lose large sizes in favor of 16 ounces or less. and he was worried his small theater would lose tens of thousands in sales. independent theater like ours, u.s. a significant hit. reporter: the portion control battle continues on late night. i think it s incumbent on government to tell people what