this secretary bill vilsack says they are making further adjustments. any currency listed by the us drought monitor has been abnormally dry areas or worse with now emergency -- qualify for emergency use. pay and grading will be allowed with the local primary nesting season has passed. those are the headlines, now we go to crop watch. >> hogwarts begins in union county kentucky in the northwest corner near indiana. a former farmer there said his corn has had it. he says soybean bwon't make 10 bushels unless they get blamed soon but keep the faith. and in northwest alabama a farmer says his corn crop started out great. he had good rain on june the 11th of stolen nation was beginning. but they haven't had rain for three weeks and 100 plus temperatures every day. and in montana we country, winter we harvest is ahead of the average pace. as of monday 11% was cut. it's usually just starting. -- called how to crop good to excellent. when the us farm report returns, it's time to talk markets. stay with us. >> are guests here on roundtable today, it's just you a

across the nation have experienced a frustrating problem, despite the underlying farm bill giving secretary vilsack, the secretary has delayed making these commodity purchases. in fact, for this year the secretary just made the second commodity purchase and we're half way through the year. these purchases take time so it could mean the food is not even hitting the shelf of food banks until the end of this year. this is not an effective use of the money that congress has provided under past bills and in the underlying bill. this mandatory money is meant to help food banks with with the current secretary's immediate minh station of the food bank is impeding the effectiveness of the food bank to continue providing current levels of food assistance to the food pantries that i just referred to run by non-profit organizations and religious organizations and others who distribute food to those in need and many food banks face the prospect of empty shelve shelves. my amendment is to maximum continuity of commodity purchases is followed by the secretary of agriculture. i think this is a common sense solutio

what it means for farmers and your grocery bill with agriculture secretary tom vilsack.this is "state of the union." >>> in an election about the economy, the obama campaign has made it a mission to discredit mitt romney's business k credentia credentials. recently it zeroed in on filings to the s.e.c. from bain company tal listing romney head of bain three years after he said he left bain. it's important because camp obama is using some of the b

bills. ag secretary vilsack was addressing that yesterday.he farmers there as well. welcome to hotels.com. summer road trip, huh? as the hotel experts, finding you the perfect place is all we do. this summer, save up to 30%, plus get up to $100 on us. welcome to hotels.com. home protector plus, from liberty mutual insurance, where the costs to both repair your home and replace your possessions are covered. and we don't just cut a check for the depreciated value -- we can actually replace your stuff with an exact or near match. plus, if your home is unfit to live in after an incident, we pay for you to stay somewhere else while it's being repaired. home protector plus, from liberty mutual insurance. because you never know what lies around the corner. to get a free quote, call... visit a local office, or go to libertymutual.com today. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> i love this next story. britney vie viola competing a diver. had you asked her 15 years ago she would have had the same olympic dream for a complet

what it means for farmers and your grocery bill with agriculture secretary tom vilsack. candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> in an election about the economy, the obama campaign has made it a mission to discredit mitt romney's business credentials. recently it zeroed in on filings to the s.e.c. from bain capital listing romney as head of bain, up to three years after romney says he left bain. it's important because camp obama is using some of the bain investments during the disputed time against romney. >> i think most americans figure if you're the chairman, ceo, and president of a company, that you are responsible for what that company does. >> obama's deputy campaign

what it means for farmers and your grocery bill with agriculture secretary tom vilsack. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." >>> in an election about the economy, the obama campaign has made it a mission to discredit mitt romney's business k credentia credentials. recently it zeroed in on filings to the s.e.c. from bain company tal listing romney head of bain three years after he said he left bain. it's important because camp obama is using some of the bain investments during the disputed time against romney. >> i think most americans figure if you're the chairman, ceo, and president of a company, that you are responsible for what that company does. >> obama's deputy campaign manager upped the ante considerably this week telling reporters the s.e.c. documents show essentially romney as either a liar or a felon. romney has tried to stay focused on the economy, explaining wednesday when you're responding, you're losing. friday romney was responding in five network tv interviews. >> is this the level that the obama campaign is willing to stoop to? is this up

when i brought it back for the third time, the third general assembly and then governor tom vilsack signed that bill so it is a bit of a long march to get here but i would look at decisions made of the chairs of wore force. they haven't been favorable towards it. it is hard to get back that. we have it assigned to the judiciary committee where he sit. it is more favorable climate. many people on the hardcore left in this country are about dividing america and pushing us into language enclaves, ethnic enclaves and class warfare. we need a unified united states of america and there is no more powerful unifying tool without history and humanity and common langage. i'm if it was for something i would be in favor of that. jon: they have a list of eight bullet points required for citizenship in the united states and number 7 on that list, we've got a readout for it i think you have to be able to read, write and speak english and have knowledge and an understanding of u.s. history and government, or civics. if that's the case why do we even need an amendment like yours, a bill like yours? >> and those, tha

vilsack talk about it? darryl is calling from chicago. >> caller: hi, bill. the republicans really having the minds of probably like more than half the people on this, global warming to do something about it, it is going to cost money short-term and most people do not want to hear about it. as stupid as that is, they just don't see any connection. it is obvious. when you keep throwing garbage into the air into the water yes, it should have an effect but people, if it is going to cost something now, they would rather close their eyes to it and figure that -- don't do anything and god's going to take care of it. this is the way it always is. >> bill: darryl, it is costing something now in the sense that -- destroying the corn crop, the soybean crop as well as other crops not to mention the damage that this is going to do to livestock particularly dairy -- the dairy farms right? and prices at the supermarket. so we're already talking about consumers paying a price because -- and look at the properties that are going to be underwater now and people not be able to

the farm bill is under consideration in congress. secretary vilsack has been urging the house to take it up and include disaster relief in the bill. the agriculture department only has small abilities to help with the drop at the present time. they are allowing people to use idle land preserved for conservation purposes to be used for haying and grazing. they also have emergency loans for farmers. the emergency measures have expired. there is a push to include them in a new bill. host: the secretary talked about the impact on prices at the white house. >> we will need to provide relief through additional disaster programs to provide help and assistance to our farmers. the question of a lot of folks are asking is the impact on food prices. livestock producers will begin potentially reducing herds in light of higher feed costs. we would anticipate in the short term food prices for beef, poultry, pork may go down a bit. over time, they will rise. we will probably see the higher prices later this year and the first part of next year. host: the secretary b

bill to the floor before or after the august recess. that legislation would, amongst other things, renew disaster aid that expired last year. vilsack he has limited options in responding to the worst u.s. drought since 1956. without the renewal of those programs. that's farm bill and senate-passed version would renew aid programs for livestock producers, as well as for tree, root, nursery plant growers and others in fiscal 2012 through fiscal 2017. president obama at this hour s in nevada, shortly a few minutes ago, he began some remarks to a vfw convention in reno. we expect the president later to head on down to -- or head up, i guess, to san francisco, for a campaign event in san francisco. this evening. and another story on our wires from congressional quarterly today. senate majority leader harry reid has set a procedural vote today on a federal lower court nominee, raising concern among liberals that the parties's election year fight over judicial confirmations may be spreading from appeals court picks to lower court picks. senator reid took the move after senator paul said he would block the -- unless mr. reid allows a floor

vilsack acknowledged the administration's ability to respond is limited. he said it's urgent that lawmakers quickly approve a new, five-year farm bill or, at least, approve additional disaster aid. >> if i had a rain prayer or a rain dance i could do, i would do it. but honestly right now the focus needs to be on working with congress. they have the capacity to help these producers by creating greater flexibility in programs, providing us some direction in terms of whether disaster systems can be revived. those are the kinds of things we're focused on. >> holman: the administration already has issued disaster declarations for one-third of all the counties in the country. that makes farmers in those areas eligible for low-interest loans. the number of people caught entering the u.s. illegally has dropped to the lowest level in four decades. it fell to just under 517,000 in 2010. the u.s. bureau of justice statistics said today that's less than a third the total from back in 2000. at the same time, the number arrested on criminal immigration offenses has increased sharply. aids-related deaths are dropping as more people gain access to life-saving medication. the u.n.

tom vilsack will speak out about that at the white house at 12:30 at the briefing. billvator shaft in a parking garage injuring two people? a parking attendant pulled car into the elevator on the fifth floor but the lift was not there, send the vehicle plummeting down to the first floor, crushing the roof of that car. the attendant and another person in the elevator at the time recovering at a hospital here in new york city. that will leave a mark, folks. martha: they are said to be doing just fine. bill: lucky. airbags, what? elevator supposed to be there are to the car. it is not. man!. martha: like something out of a bad movie. we hope they're recovering well. bill: that's right. martha: that's it for us today. elevators and escalators and all kinds of crazy things happening on moving things. we're glad everyone is okay. that is the most important thing.

bill. right now crops are withering away under the heat, threatening to drive up prices on food and fuel in the nation. corn prices are coming next. tom vilsack says increased consumer costs could come later this year and next year. he said, by the way, he's getting on his knees every day saying an extra prayer. rob marciano is live in indianapolis at the heart of the drought right now standing, i believe, with some cattle. this isn't just about crops, is it? >> no, it's not. this is a ripple effect that in all the factors that you spoke of, it goes well beyond, you know, the corn belt and farmers that may just be having a bad year. it goes down the line in a big trickle effect. one of them is livestock and the food that we eat. the milk we drink. because these animals need that grain, need that corn to survive. so today we're just south of indianapolis, if you know anything about the indianapolis 500, what do they drink at enof the race? they chug milk. this is dairy country, baby. this is a dairy farm. we have hundreds of dairy cattle. there's a beauty there, number 336. let me bring in the boss here. this is a fifth generation dairy farmer

bill. right now crops are withering away under the heat, threatening to drive up prices on food and fuel in the nation. corn prices are coming next. tom vilsack says increased consumer costs could come later this year and next year. he said, by the way, he's getting on his knees every day saying an extra prayer. rob marciano is live in indianapolis at the heart of the drought right now standing, i believe, with some cattle. this isn't just about crops, is it? >> no, it's not. this is a ripple effect that in all the factors that you spoke of, it goes well beyond, you know, the corn belt and farmers that may just be having a bad year. it goes down the line in a big trickle effect. one of them is livestock and the food that we eat. the milk we drink. because these animals need that grain, need that corn to survive. so today we're just south of indianapolis, if you know anything about the indianapolis 500, what do they drink at enof the race? they chug milk. this is dairy country, baby. this is a dairy farm. we have hundreds of dairy cattle. there's a beauty there, number 336. let me bring in the boss here. this is a fifth generation dairy farmer