Elisabeth Leamy, ABC's "Good Morning America" consumer correspondent, criticized online businesses for their use of pop-up ads, calling them "deceptive marketing practices."
"Good Morning America's" Diane Sawyer had Bob Woodruff on to discuss his new show, "Focus Earth," calling its emphasis the "story of the century." Woodruff also mentioned that his green-activist show uses ABC correspondents.
ABC's "Good Morning America" is now blaming gas-station owners for the high gas prices. Reporter Bianna Golodryga revealed that gas stations add fees to credit-card users purchasing gas.
ABC's "Nightline" attacked Starbucks on its "N.Y.C. Calorie Tour." Josh Ozersky, a food writer for New York Magazine's "Grub Street," advised people to eat Kits Kats for breakfast instead of Starbucks coffee and treats.
ABC's "Good Morning America" and CBS's "Evening News" report on gas being $7 in two years. Each network also displayed signs with prices higher than the national average, adding their own "tax."
CBS's "Evening News" reporter Michelle Miller claims that due to the lack of dental coverage, Americans are resorting to pulling their own teeth out with pliers. They spoke with a doctor who referred to this as "the death spiral."
CNN correspondent Greg Hunter warns about nice suburb homes turing into ghettos with the neighbors "firing up crack pipes." Ali Velshi also comments on his "Prophet of Doom" label.
NBC's "Today Show" focused on the negative stock market June 27 by comparing the economy to the Great Depression three times within the first five minutes of the show.
"Good Morning America's" Elisabeth Leamy claimed that credit-card companies are luring college students into debt. She reporte on legislation that could limit students' use of credit cards.
CNN's Lou Dobbs of "Lou Dobbs Tonight" blasts the FDA again for not responding better to the salmonella outbreak. When the FDA claims they don't know where to send inspectors, Dobbs ingeniously suggests they go to tomato farms.