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...or visit us on the web at parenting dot org. >> i think the most important reason for optimism is that businesses are very profitable. >> reporter: in fact, corporate profits are at prerecession levels. google plans to hire more than 6200 workers this year. consumer confidence is up with major stock market indexes climbing to their highest levels since 2008. still, there are other factors working against a recovery. the case-shiller home price index showed housing prices fell in november, down over 1% from october. >> year over year we've seen prices go down 1.6% in the 20 largest...

attempted conspiracy and attempted murder and could get a life sentence. still he's insisting as his own lawyer. our eating and smoking habits are putting americans behind other countries when it comes to living a longer life. new government figures show women in the u.s. can expect to live 80.8 years. the life expectancy for men is 75.6 years. that's less than the french and less than the japanese. smoking is a key factor but obesity may account for up to a third of the life expectancy shortfall. well, speaking of unhealthy habits, what about texting while walking. it may seem o...

good evening. i'm bill weir. it is a little amusement really, a piece of colorful plastic that mcdonald's tucked inside its kiddie meals for decades. might seem like a bit of harmless fun except some parents and concerned others are saying those little plastic toys pose a real risk luring kids into unhealthy eating. the restaurant begs to differ and some may feel a lawsuit to remove toys from happy meals is, well, either un-american or all too american. here's yunji de nies with our report. ♪ the happy meal is coming >> reporter: for three decades kids have had a meal they can call...

good evening. i'm bill weir. it is a little amusement really, a piece of colorful plastic that mcdonald's tucked inside its kiddie meals for decades. might seem like a bit of harmless fun except some parents and concerned others are saying those little plastic toys pose a real risk luring kids into unhealthy eating. the restaurant begs to differ and some may feel a lawsuit to remove toys from happy meals is, well, either un-american or all too american. here's yunji de nies with our report. ♪ the happy meal is coming >> reporter: for three decades kids have had a meal they can call...

misery. good evening. i'm bill weir. it is a little amusement really, a piece of colorful plastic that mcdonald's tucked inside its kiddie meals for decades. might seem like a bit of harmless fun except some parents and concerned others are saying those little plastic toys pose a real risk luring kids into unhealthy eating. the restaurant begs to differ and some may feel a lawsuit to remove toys from happy meals is, well, either un-american or all too american. here's yunji de nies with our report. ♪ the happy meal is coming >> reporter: for three decades kids have had a meal the...