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♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. so much for building. republicans in congress are on the verge of killing president obama's plan to build high-speed rail lines around the country. the house votes today and the senate tomorrow on a measure that eliminates any funding specifically for high-speed trains. the president called for $8 billion this year and $53 billion over six years, but republicans have long complained that the plan was too costly. now republicans say they want to ...

Unhealthy workers miss 450 million more days of work each year than healthy workers. and that costs u.s. businesses $153 billion a year in lost productivity. >> gregg: yep, that's a boyga. not for folks watching their waistline. this weighs 338 pounds. we hear it took six people to lift it at detroit's mali sports bill and bar. they're famous for cooking up giant hamburgers. about 100 people ate some of the burger. they didn't finish it. by the way, if you're counting calories, it packs 540,000-calories and cost only $2,000. that looks almost as good as an in and out burger, which is my favori...

Martha: all right, we are back, and a brand new survey revealing the sad state of health among u.s. workers. the gallup poll showing 86% of full-time workers are overweight, obese or suffering from at least one chronic health problem, and those pounds add up to dollars and cents. according to gallup, unhealthy workers miss 450 million more days of work each year than healthy workers do, and that is costing u.s. businesses a lot of money, $153 billion in lost productivity. that is a tough situation for american companies. and now getting back to this 911 tape that we played going into the bre...

another straw poll victory. the president -- the republican presidential candidate finished first at the conservative values voter summit this weekend winning 37% of the straw poll vote. herman cain came in second with 23% and rick santorum finished third with 16%. herman cain said the bad economy is having a greater impact on african-americans but the gop candidate says racism is not the reason why. >> i don't believe racism in this country today holds anybody back in a big way. is there some -- are there some elements of racism? yes. it gets back to if we don't grow this economy, t...

also, take a look at this. it is the cheapest computer tablet in the world. and before you even ask -- no, you cannot buy it here in the u.s. that story ahead as well. let's start with the fight over the president's jobs bill. the senate is expected to vote on the plan in a matter of days. the measure could cost an estimated $447 billion. the president said, hey, it is paid for. $453 billion, he said, would come from his proposed tax on millionaires. the bill calls for new and extended tax cuts along with additional spending on roads, bridges, infrastructure projects, job training ...