so the farming economy is very important. and it creates a lot of benefit for lifestyle and open space, and it's part of arizona's economy. so we will find a way, as we have in the past, to use water efficiently and allow those farmers to continue, if that's what they desire to do. >> peter glick, are the people of the united states, because of the problems of the southwest, should they be thinking about either more expensive food or more expense i have water for farmers? >> . >> he makes a good point, with the efficiency in arizona. and the relate is that we have seen efficiency nationwide. and especially here in california, we use a lot less water today than we and 50 years ago. a lot less in the urban sectors, and the farmers have become more efficient in changes in irrigation authorize, but you asked a question that i think is a key one. there are short-term things we have to do because of this extraordinary drought. wwe may have to let our lawns go brown, and let our toilets go mellow yellow. but there are things that we

farmers want much more of that fresh water to go directly to them, and that $45 billion farm economy, is why the president was here. because it's affecting california as well as the nation. now, a compromise of sorts was developed with $11 billion water bond. that thing was pulled off the ballot twice because of the cost and the accusations of pork. so in the state, you know, there's an awful lot of standoff, if you will. >> congress, of course, has the power of the purse. we talked about the fact that the president would like to see some $200 million or so given to california farmers in aid. what other financial help can the congress offer? >> once again we've got this fundamental disagreement, not only here but in congress. >> disagreement in congress? >> hard to believe. >> over what, money matters? >> how about everything. how about the day of the week. and certainly when is comes -- >> we agree on that. >> okay. but there's two bills awaiting action in congress. in the house, the california members, republicans, have pushed a bill to answer the crisis and bill consists of a coupl

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the vegetable income is about 15% of the farm crop economy.ith gary also being a big part of the california -- with g dairy also being a big part of the california economy. >> 2013 marked the driest year in california's history. erik schatzker has been traveling around the state this week, checking out how the severe drought is affecting california's businesses. he joins us now from california. you mentioned president obama's trip there last week. >> president obama was here in , central california, because the worst drought in more than a century is fast becoming an agricultural and soon to be economic disaster. we are talking about a potential loss of billions of dollars. i went to see a farmer who spoke with president obama. the white asse team singled him out somebody the president needed to see. joe was among the more respected farmers in fresno county. he has about 2000 acres. most of which you farms in a good year. this is not a good year. jill has also been very outspoken about access to water. i want you to hear what joe and i were ta

the farm economy is doing pretty well in much of the country.tos cuss on farmers are exporting a record number of products. the president wants to say let's help farm erosion and other businesses out in rural america that may not get the help frurks you have in more urban, more developed areas like washington or atlanta or boston or new york or los angeles. let's create some council, let's create a network where if you're a small business or a farm in rural america you want help there will . . again, something the president can do using the agencies of government, he knows he hasn't gotten much through the congress when it comes to jobs. he is not counting on getting much more. >> john king, many things. remember to check out john's new show, inside politics, sunday morning, 8:30 eastern on cnn. still to come. competition at the olympics has begun. rachel nickels in sochi. hi, rachel. >> reporter: it is getting dark behind me. that means it is almost time for opening ceremonies. we will have all the details after this break. [ male announcer ] s

we did away with the old direct payment program, basically taking $4 billion a year out of the farm economy in an effort part of which to address that issue, but if all of this money is churning and once these rates of return that appear to be so dramatically greater than anything else you can invest in, i guess what i'm asking you is one, of course as you noted, the fed watches all of these things, but when we undo quantitative easing, what's the effect going to be on things like farm land prices or stock market prices for that matter, equities? >> well, i would agree that one of the channels by which monetary policy works is asset prices, and we have been trying to push down interest rates, particularly longer term interest rates. those rates do matter to the valuation of all assets, both stocks, houses, and land prices and so i think it's fair to say that our monetary policy has had an effect of boosting asset prices. we have tried to look carefully at whether or not broad classes of asset prices suggest the activity. seen that in stocks generally speaking. land prices i would say sugges

farms and it's a big, giant business. but it's not only that ihurts the economy, it hurts society. look, we've got an obesity problem leading to a diabetes problem and we subsidize sugar. it's just absolutely insane. it's insane that we subsidize ethanol. >> rich is a farm boy from minnesota. >> north dakota. >> even more so. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up next -- >> i'll cut what it takes. clearing away the red tape. >> a popular promise during the president's state of the union address but is the government actually p.m. right here on the fox newschannel. for all your headlines, go to foxnews.com. >>> cutting red tape, clearing away the red tape ande'll cut through red tape. eliminate more regulations. >> promising to make it easier and cheaper to do business. this has been a common theme during the president's state of the union address and so far the government issuing 1800 new or altered regulations. so steve, is this just another empty promise from the president? >> yeah, empty promise is a polite word for in his first two years in office he cost the economy more than $

president, the lack of a long-term farm bill is hurting economies from montana to maine. folks need and are deed managed a responsible long-term farm bill and i think it's time for the senate to dot right thing. and that is, pass the five-year farm bill. but i am a not encouraging folks to vote for this bill just for the sake of certainty. you should also vote for it because i think it strengthens the hands of farmers, ranchers, american families who depend on them. livestock owners will see many benefits from this farm bill. this five-year plan makes livestock disaster assistance proms permanent and retroactive, helping those south dakota ranchers that i spoke of a minute ago to recoup their october losses as well as montana ranchers who lost cattle to drought back in 2012. all in all, livestock owners will be better able to manage risk, include production and meet the new challenges because of this bill. because of fathers the bill removes term limits on usd u.s.-guaranteed farm loans. it also provides more support for farmers and ranchers just getting their start in agr

farms and it's a big, giant business. but it's not only that it hurts the economy, it hurts society. look, we've got an obesity problem leading to a diabetes problem and we subsidize sugar. it's just absolutely insane. it's insane that we subsidize ethanol. >> rich is a farm boy from minnesota. >> north dakota. >> even more so. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up next -- >> i'll cut what it takes. clearing away the red tape. >> a popular promise during the president's state of the union address but is the government actually creating, not cutting more costly red tape? we report. you decide. suffering from the flu is a really big deal. with aches, fever and chills- there's no such thing as a little flu. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its source. so call your doctor right away. tamiflu treats the flu in people 2 weeks and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing, have seriou

the new usa package will include $125 million in food and farming, the foundation of the country's economy, $77 million for trade and taxes with plans to expand trade to the international markets and improve tax collection. and $100 million for education helping to fund ten afghan universities and partner with three u.s. schools. monday's announcement comes as the u.s. continues to pressure hamid karzai to sign the u.s. half began bilateral security agreement called the bsa. the pack would solidify conditions for involvement in the country after troops leave including police training and counter terrorism work. the pack got the approval of the loya jirga last year, but president karzai has still not signed it. >> afghanistan will never sign the security agreement under pressure. no pressure, no threat, no psychological operation against our people can force us to sign the security agreement. if the foreigners want to leave, they should leave today. >> afghanistan's foreign minister said over the weekend he hopes the agreement gets passed soon. >> we support the document. we're hopeful that

that was two years in the making right now and our dismal economy the need for food stamps at a record high but the farm bill will be cutting food assistance by eight billion dollars over the next ten years but i'm sure our lawmakers carefully thought this through i mean it's not like there are more wasteful programs out there that they could have cut instead right well it took me about five minutes on google to find out how to save thirty five billion dollars meet the p eight poseidon is overpriced submarine hunter program comes in at a whopping thirty five billion dollars and the best part the machines don't even work michael gilmore of the pentagon testing office recently told bloomberg that the aircraft is quote not effective for intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance missions and is not effective for a wide area anti submarine search but hey at least the acknowledgement from the pentagon in the program's abysmal failure means that they'll hope the spending will save money right guess again maybe plans to go ahead and purchase one hundred thirteen of these.

that was two years in the making right now and our dismal economy in the need for food stamps at a record high but the farm bill would be cutting food assistance by eight billion dollars over the next ten years but i'm sure our lawmakers carefully thought this through i mean it's not like there are more wasteful programs out there that they could have cut instead right well it took me about five minutes on google to find out how to save thirty five billion dollars me.

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this farm bill is a big win for the nation's economy. it will support jobs across the commonwealth of pennsylvania while making necessary reforms that will save taxpayers billions. mr. speaker, not only does this bill deliver for taxpayers, it's good public policy. we spend over four years crafting the measure through dozens of hearings and audits and other forums for input. the bill was produced by house-senate conference committee upon which i served, that was charged with resolving differences between the house and senate-passed farm bills. throughout this process, members of the agriculture committee have proved that positive movement on important piece of legislation can be achieved. this bill repeals direct payments and limits producers to risk management tools that offer protection when they suffer significant losses. under the measure, limits on payment are reduced. eligibility rolls are tightened and means test are strengthened to make farm programs more accountable. the measure provides historic reforms to dairy policy by repea

farms and it's a big, giant business. but it's not only that it hurts the economy, it hurts society. look, we've got an obesity problem leading to a diabetes problem and we subsidize sugar. it's just absolutely insane. it's insane that we subsidize ethanol. >> rich is a farm boy from minnesota. >> north dakota. >> even more so. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up next -- >> i'll cut what it takes. clearing away the red tape. >> aopular promise during the president's state of the union address but is the government actually mine was earned in korea in 1953. afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protecon. and because usaa'commitment to serve current and former mility members andheir families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. [ male announcer ] wt kind of energy is so abundant, it can help provide the power for all th natural gas. ♪ more than ever before, americ

aid to afghanistan as it transitions away from a war economy, thanks for being us. >> thank you for having me. >> the brood rubrics, food and farminge and taxation, education. they sound great, but try to give us an idea of the specific kind of projects that this money guys. >> yeah, we have made a lot of gains, and the goal is to cement those gains. these programs are focusing on what we consider to be one of the necessary prerequisites for success. and that's sustainable economic growth. the afghans won't be able to sustain economic growth without trade and revenue parts of this program that we'll announce today. we're helping them for example, gain access to world trade organizations. that's enormous. countries emerging from conflict that have been able to make the hard challenges and decisions associated with this have seen a 20% permanent bump in this their gdp. that will be largely useful for afghanistan as that go into this period. it focuses on regional trade. it focuses on finding ways to reduce barriers to trade, and at the same time increase customs revenues, and it will help them install a value-added tax, [ technical d

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officials from the two biggest economies in the negotiations. couldn't agree on cutting farm tariffs so there's still no tee pee pee deal. and if carroll stuck to my su reports. it managed to see. to be liberal consensus on the wee boy some chose the name annie bought him one of which is not a success the man asserts a village before i came to craft some nectarines the danish or a smart can access across a wider range of sectors. but they didn't announce a date for the next round of talks. the biggest puddle was lack of progress between the us and japan on either a cultural types japanese delegates say they were ready to reduce or remove types on some key products like beef and pork but us officials who wants to pound to abolish types on almost all in farm goods delegates from other countries are frustrated he's told us to pam negotiations would slow down the overall talks when i got some forty busy include gdp destiny to see all that forty percent. and he's depending on its site so of course. when i reach the conclusion that women still bullseye when they reach a conclusion

the president will sign the farm bill after he talks about the agriculture economy which has done quiteve years thanks to rising commodity prices and very strong higher productivity. farm income forecast to hit $131 billion for 2013, up 46%, and the highest since 1973, adjusted for inflation according to the white house. the white house says the new farm bill will help provide long-term certainty for farmers an ranchers and processors and customers. it will replace the direct crop subsidy program with a new crop insurance program. it will reform the food stamp program to save about $8 billion. it includes a made in rural america program to help boost farm exports. now the president, while he is out there in michigan, did grab lunch with detroit mayor mike dugan. detroit filed for bankruptcy last year. as you know, owes $18 billion. the administration insists it is not going to bail out detroit but it is providing the city with $300 million in assistance under existing federal programs. tracy and ashley, back to you. tracy: peter barnes, thank you very much. ashley: movemoo hu. all right

and he spoke at a farm that will go unplanted this year. >> california is area biggest economy, our biggest matters to every working american. down to the cost of food the governor declared a state of emergency directing state officials to prepare for officials and our

arrested many of the demonstrators lost their jobs after state farm's went bankrupt during the country's transition to a free market economy. al qaeda linked groups as it was behind twin blasts in the suburbs of the lebanese cabinet pappa told beirut that times killed six people and wounded more than one hundred it all happened not far from the kuwaiti embassy and the iranian cultural center and was carried out by suicide bombers in a car and a motorcycle as a stronghold of the political and militant movement has by law the area is often the target of a tux. iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki is vying to defeat al qaida while defending his government's counterterrorism strategy this after a bomb explosions in the capital baghdad and another sicko would nearly fifty people on tuesday last chair was the bloodiest in iraq since the thousand days once a terror and violence began to fall i missed iraq airfares schwann as a law like spain's why the country's leaders are failing to stop the increasing bloodshed. this is all happening in the backdrop obviously the next in the next in iraq election it happening in april is the tal

area that tends to produce more cult of the economy as well nonetheless too many people buy tv are still a work in a lot of these people are tradespeople the farm and they were working in the building industry. what initiatives that the government looking into terraces kick starting the strategic sector economy there was a special cabinet meeting on it this morning at that stage you want to try and increase the amount of construction works going on that that most directed against the government could to also be assessed and a bit more money on infrastructure it is building a sum that you both schools hospitals that sort of thing. that way the government pays us to a significant role in the economy and spending money to wreck itself. also bear in mind deck construction jobs are likely to come by because of things like the rising value of office space to korean built on what to do some surfing rental place. it makes sense for people to invest private companies to invest in building more office space for a very very close to the point now that it would be some slight started activity also with housing that because of the mice into bound to have mi

that's why the president in michigan today to sign the farm bill, he wants to promote how rural economies are coming back specifically. he knows full well a lot of the american people all akrcross th land are not feeling relief. put out a statement calling on congress to act now because of these job numbers. fuhrman saying, quote, given the elevated long-term unemployment rate extending emergency unemployment for 1.7 million workers who lost them is critical. at the same time the president will continue to focus on action pushing forward with priorities with congress and using pen to expand opportunities and growth. we've heard about this pen and phone before. with job numbers like that in a midterm election year where democrats are hoping to hold onto the ensenada lot of tough races, issues like the economy, like health care, still difficult issues for the president. this is not the jobs number he's hoping for. >> no doubt. republicans don't seem satisfied with their numbers. what's their take now? >> they are saying, look, we've heard various republican leaders, john boehner, eric canto

and he spoke at a farm that will go unplanted this year. >> california is area biggest economy, our biggest agricultural producer, what happens here matters to every working american. down to the cost of food the governor declared a state of emergency directing state officials to prepare for officials and our administration launched a coordinated response. >> in addition the department of the interior will give contractors flexibility to get water to farms and caution on facilities. >> how far do initiatives go? abc7 news is in sonoma county. local farmers there are hurting. >> they have a lot to worry about, still. if you think just because we had rain the drought has been alleviated you're wrong. you're not a cattle rancher. you're looking at what should be a large field of tall and growing hay. but in winter 2014 that would be wishful thinking. >> nobody knew how bad it's going to get >> now, we're finding out he's a hay farmer with nothing left to sell. this barn is on the brink of emptiness >> contents speak to the shortage. of the year would be half full. now, >> i can't give what i d

and he spoke at a farm that will go unplanted this year. >> california is area biggest economy, our biggest agricultural producer, what happens here matters to every working american. down to the cost of food the governor declared a state of emergency directing state officials to prepare for officials and our administration launched a coordinated response. >> in addition the department of the interior will give contractors flexibility to get water to farms and caution on facilities. >> how far do initiatives go? abc7 news is in sonoma county. local farmers there are hurting. >> they have a lot to worry about, still. if you think just because we had rain the drought has been alleviated you're wrong. you're not a cattle rancher. you're looking at what should be a large field of tall and growing hay. but in winter 2014 that would be wishful thinking. >> nobody knew how bad it's going to get >> now, we're finding out he's a hay farmer with nothing left to sell. this barn is on the brink of emptiness >> contents speak to the shortage. of the year would be half full. now, a tenth. >> i can't give

otherwise, you're dealing with a disconnect between the economy and stock valuation. >> non-farm payrollsof every month, always a key metric. this much more important than ever. the last two months we have had such week job numbers. philadelphia fed president on "surveillance" today. the economy would grow at 3%. down at 2.4% today. >> we are thrilled to have with view columnist, john, and olivia. olivia, you get the first. >> grub hub filing for an ipo. they want to list themselves as g-r-u-b on the nyse. they made $1.3 billion on food sales in one 813, or a 67% increase. the average number of orders per day -- total orders last year were 100,000. some of them. >> since they bought seem less in august.- seamless >> we are talking about a relatively small ipo. revenues of $137 million last year. it is not a huge one, but it is an interesting one. if the lightspeed vice president we spoke to earlier was right, a lot of the tech firms try to strike when the iron is hot and when valuations are high. >> we were talking to a venture capitalist earlier from lightspeed. whatsapphim about the val

whether that's net or gross or, you know, profit or loss, those dollars at the farm-gate are what get circulated in the economy here through labor an inputs and and so that will be shut off. and in our irrigation district we're looking at 200,000 acres that are going to lay fallow at a minimum. and call it average of $4,000 an acre in revenue that will not owe cure as the land behind me here will lay fallow. >> some estimates we could see half a million acres left out of production in the central valley. so it is, everybody's strategy will be, take whatever little water you have, you can buy in the market, very expensive water. groundwater that is overdrafted. take whatever you can and put it on the permanent trees and vines and have those survive. the row crops will be cut back but, as we've seen in, in 2009 we only had a 10% supply. if we see farmers are so creative and they can substitute so much. maybe a farmer has a different water supply situation 50 miles away. he will be growing crops he never thought he would grow but market is there. the pricing is there, he works on it. melissa: gentlemen, thank you

this farm bill is a monument to every dysfunction washington indulges to bend our policies and twist our economy to benefit itself at the expense of the american people. the top-line talking point among defenders of this bill is the word "compromise." the farm bill, we're told, may be imperfect but it's a compromise we can all live with. they said negotiators from both houses and both political parties came together and hammered out a deal. they said this is just how you have to act to get things done in washington. there is, of course, some truth to this. but it's more of a half-truth. there absolutely is compromise in this 1,000-page $1 trillion mess. but it's not a compromise between house republicans and senate democrats. no. it's collusion between both parties against the american people. it benefits special interests at the expense of national interest. this bill does not demonstrate how to do things in washington, but it instead demonstrates how to do things for washington. the final product before us is not just a legislative vehicle. it's a legislative get-away car. and what did they ge

that we believe will help the economy greatly, chamber of commerce believes it will help the economy greatly. farm owners believe it will help the economy. it's the broadest coalition that i have seen in the country on an issue in many respects, evangelicals, roman catholics, jews, other faiths have said, 70-plus percent of america says we ought to pass comprehensive immigration reform. mr. speaker, the speak, speaker boehner came forth with some principles. in my state just a few weeks ago for moving forward on that comprehensive immigration reform. we would -- we are very -- we were very positively impressed with those principles. we may not have agreed on every suggestion, but we thought it was a very good basis to move forward and have a discussion and bring comprehensive immigration reform to the floor. as tom donahue said was absolutely essential, tom donahue, the president of the chamber of commerce of the united states of america. so that i would hope that, mr. leader, and mr. speaker, that we could bring that to the floor, have a debate, have consideration of it. my view is it has the vot

economy. >> it's estimated the north shore wind farm will provide power for some 14,000 homes and now thereare plans to build 15 more near this elementary and high school. but resident kimowina says he has grown weary of wind energy close to home? >> we have done our part tore c contribute to renewable injury. >> it includes generating 40% from renewable resources by 2030 which means wind farms are clearly part of the state's energy future and now part of the view. jennifer london, al jazeera, kahuku, hawaii. >> the sky lit up in sweeden in a spectacular show of nature. the nor the northern lights were on display for campers and skiers at bisco national park. it happened when part calls from solar flares hit the earth's atmosphere. this is gorgeous. the sun had a recent surge in flaring. >> that's made for light shows nearly every night this year in sweeden. they have been seen this wait a minuter in alaska, minnesota and michigan. >> it could be the greatest super bowl ad that almost no one has seen. i will show it to you, a clip. keep watching. personal injury lawyer bought a two minute b

program, a government policy that seized commercial farms from whites and gave them to landless blacks. some tobacco farmers are doing well, but the economyling, and most people are jobless. it used to be called the bread basket of africa, now the united nations says more than 2 million people need food aid. there are still farms lying idol. the infrastructure now in ruin. >> land reform has worked in tiny pockets, tobacco is probably the most remarkable. the people who are growing tobacco are self employed individuals, they are not employers. and if lucky they are bare the costs of rearing a family. but tobacco prices allow them to be back next year, but they will never become relatively well off people growing tobacco on this very small scale. >> reporter: many say that they are confident the country will one day return to the days where it could produce enough staple crops to feed its own people and more. >>> sports news is coming up, super rugby's defending champions, the chiefs shock the crusaders. robin will have those details in just a moment. ♪ [ technical difficulties ] >> the footage was taken in october. richelle carey narrates

the rains, the electricity, but what does it mean for the economy if, especially in the low lying areas. what does it mean for the far farming try? >> the farming interesting is being hit hard low lying films, but it's not just farmers that are feeling the crunch. the fishing industry in the west of the country in corner wall is taking a major blow. the weather is too bad for boats to go out and even the boats in port are being damaged, there are transportation problems, damages to the train infrastructure. this is going to be a major bill for the british people. >> phil ittner joining us live. >>> meanwhile there are problems right here at home that has led to 500 flights being canceled. >> that's on top of the 7,000 flights canceled earlier on this week. it's been a very hectic week for those trying to get around the country. i'll tell you why, we've had several systems make their way in out of canada. the storm that produced the snow across portions of the mid atlanta earlier this week really did have a huge impact on travel. right now power lines still down across the southeast and thousands still dealing with power outa

farming environment is very important. it creates lifestyle, open space and other things, and it's part of the economy, so we will find a waye have in the past to use water efficiently and allow those farmers to continue if they desire. >> peter are the people of the united states because of the problems of the southwest, should they be thinking about either more expensive food or more expensive water for farmers? >> so ray let me make a couple of points here. tom makes a good point about the improvements we have seen in arizona, and we have seen very significant improvements in water efficient nationwide and especially here in california. we're more efficient in our urban sectors, our farmer have become more efficient, but you ask the question that i think is a really key one. there are short f-term things that we're going to have to do because of this drought. we are going to have to fallow land, let our lawns go brown, let the water in our toilets mellow yellow as we used to say. but there has to be almost changes. is this the right place to grow certain types of crops with old-style irrigation techniques? is this the ti

with so many children to educate and so many veterans to care for, not with an economy to fix and cities to rebuild and farmssave. >> that power inspires potent political weapon. if used effectively you can get people with very deep differences to work together. but now, that is not happening. president obama has lost his mojo. frankly, he is depressing. he shows no fire in his belly. no passion to solve issues. if he hasn't the passion, why would anyone else? he almost sounds like he has just given up. >> at this point my goal every single day is just to make sure that i can look back and say we're delivering something, not everything, because this a long haul. >> and his team taking a lead from him is just bad. >> we have been calling on the afghan government to sign the agreement for some time now. >> used to have. >> i'm excited about the opportunities that this bill provides in terms of the issue of climate. >> wow, those press briefings feel like a funeral home viewing. they are collectively sinking the nation's morale. when that happens it becomes every man for himself. people grabbing whatever they c

economy last month f. >> and in a couple of hours, the president expected to sign that farm bill into law. marine one has just touched down. if e. >> california's record-breaking drought not only affecting the state's agriculture but also it's national parks and wildlife. leading to political wrangling there, >> reporter: california rise on an incident cat web of aqueducts and touching stations to keep has vast agricultural industry and 38 million people supplied with water, while leaving enough for forests, fish and wildlife. but that system is not built to withstand prolonged drought. >> california should be very worried right now. >> reporter: the emergency manager office shows a complex net of water resources. >> the whole complex is really at its breaking point. we can't continue with the status quo today. we'll have economic disasters. >> reporter: the state has already declared a water emergency. farmers won't get their usual supplies, and city folks are being told to conserve! the past six months, 5 centimeters haves fallen in france, and that means that the city is going through i

the economy collapsed when he ordered the takeover of white-owned farms.hriving black middle class here. that's largely thanks to the scrapping of the local currency in favor of the u.s. dollar. but the country will need a lot of investment to get it back on track. similar about is the former finance minister. he never imagined things would turn out this with way. >> certainly i never envisioned. i have to dodge potholes in the city. that we would have to spend long hours without powering our homes, in our factories, homes and offices. >> back at the party, far away from the country's problems, supporters eat cake. but for many it is not a time to celebrate. they can only contemplate a post mu gab bay future. >>> in the u.s., cnn said it is ending the long-time talk show by piers morgan. he infuriated conservative during his three-year run with his support for gun control. but the show never really attracted big ratings. mr. morgan has recently been questioned by london police in connection with the phone hagging of the daily newspaper. >>> to china now, s

>> california is our biggest economy, california is our biggest agricultural producer, what happens here matters to every working american. >> president obama toured a farm and met with farmers and farmworkers before laying out what aid would be available. including $150 million for livestock producer, $5 million for water conservation, $60 million for food banks because farmworkers will be more in need as fields go fallow. and $3 million for emergency water assistance. the president used the opportunity to talk about the importance of preparing for climate change. the expectations we'll see more droughts in the future. >> the good news is california is on the cutting english, you use watt -- edge. you use water better than a decade away. this is a live picture now of the fresno airport where the president has just boarded air force one from fresno, he will fly to southern california for a meeting with jordan's king abdullah. >>> california farmers say they are grateful for the $100 million in aid from the government to help the state's livestock industry, but unless the weather changes it may not matter. >> it will help to get these cattle fed. my conce

economy is turning the corner for good. the president travelled to michigan, he was there to sign the farm bill but talked about the jobless numbers. >> unemployment is now the lowest it's been since before i was elected. the companies across the country intended to hire more folks in the months ahead. that's why i believe it can be a break through year for men's. >> the top economic aide, jason furman, the chairman of the economic advisors was on ajam and spoke to ray suarez, he warned about a shutdown, but a debt ceiling crisis could be coming. republicans have not decided how to proceed. furman reminded us that unemployment benefits, long term unemployment insurance lapsed at the end of the year and wants congress to pass that. that is not going anywhere, and it's a vote shy. >> we have a great opportunity, we have a budget deal. if we handle the debt limit properly, then we have a stage for greater certainty, and greater ability for the private sector to move ahead and drive the economy. >> what about the republic leadership. john boehner says "where are the jobs?", that is is a mantra. he pushed for the keystone pipel

small farm fuel storage. economies of scale are certainly storing more than 10,000 gallons on their farm, as you know, being a farmer yourself. you know that you store in greater quantity than 10,000 gallons, particularly if you're engaged in a larger-scale operation. so the evidence just isn't there to support the 1,320 threshold, number one. number two, we had over 30 commodity organizations and agricultural organizations that were in support of the bill, we passed it twice on the floor, the senate will not move, the e.p.a. continues to move forward and we continue to be concerned about the e.p.a.'s drive to overregulate on-farm storage. so, again, i want to thank the gentlelady for her leadership on this and bringing this to the attention of the american people, because everything that we've heard tonight and everything that's been talked about has a direct impact on their bottom line and the quality of life for their farmers. and i'll echo what my colleagues have said. we certainly don't want to see a poor air qual

economies. he's going to sign the farm bill while he's there in michigan. hief economic advisers a short time ago put out a statement and basically said that given the fact that the economy's still not where it needs to be, congress need to do more to help. fuhrman saying, quote: given the elevated, long-term unemployment rate, extending emergency unemployment benefits for the 1.7 million workers who lost them is critical. at the same time, the president will continue to focus on action both pushing forward on priorities with congress and using his pen and his phone to expand opportunity and growth. as you know, or jenna, we've heard from republicans saying if the president really wanted to act on growth, he could approve the keystone pipeline, move forward on trade deals that republicans say they'd actually support in the house and senate, but so far democrats on the house are cool to that, so the president has not moved them. jenna: as you just touched on, ed, a little bit about what the republicans think about these numbers. what else is the talk down in

farm bill now about to become law. >>> the new jobs numbers are out. unemployment dips, but there are concerns about a shrinking economy. >> i'm obviously not going to comment on private diplomats mattic conversations. >> after a very candid conversation about negotiations in ukraine a top state department official now holding her tongue. >>> president obama is now in east lancing, michigan, in just a few minutes he's expected to sign the new farm bill into law. mike viqueira is in washington with more on the bill and why the president went all the way to michigan to sign it, mike? >> well, there were a couple of reasons for that. some just plain old poll licks. the chair woman hails from michigan. michigan state university is where the president is going to be appearing. it's a variety verse agricultural community, many people don't know that. $956 billion -- let's just call it an even trillion, del over ten years. and it has been a long time coming. the country has been without a farm bill since last september when the last farm bill expired. but the fight had lasted much longer than that. chief among the concerns, t

president obama signed the landmark farm bill into law, but not everyone is convinced that it will boost the economy. the big monthly jobs report shows growth despite unemployment rate. >> why the retired police officer who pulled the trigger said it was in self defense. the olympics opening ceremony kicks off but not without some controversy. >> president obama has signed the farm bill into law. it is one of the biggest pieces of legislation congress has passed in recent years. it contains $8.6 billion in cuts to the food stamp program. the congressional budget office said those cuts will effect 850,000 households in 15 states, and washington, d.c. thit comes giving recipients heating assistance in order to receive higher benefits. the legislation does more than help farmers. bisi onile-ere is at a food bank in detroit, michigan, and michigan is one of the states that will receive less assistance under this bill. do the people at the food bank know how this will impact them? >> reporter: well, tony, i can tell you we're at a food bank on detroit's east side. it's one of the largest food banks in th

it helps farms, it helps families, it helps our economy, it helps our environment. it saves $23 billion, taxpayer dollars. it provides certainty and support to one of the nation's largest job creators, agriculture. agriculture-related businesses like food processing equipment, fertilizer feed sales, constitute ohio's largest industry. food and agriculture together are about one in seven jobs in ohio. i want to thank senator cochran, senator stabenow for getting us to this point. they have been dogged in their support for our nation's farmers for rural communities. i thank them. i have spoken with ohio's corn and soybean growers as well as members of the ohio farm bureau. i spoke on friday and met with a group of 300 farmers, union members in columbus on friday. they have told me the importance of passing a five-year farm bill. they especially emphasize the certainty finally of this bill that people can make the planning decisions that business people, -- planning and planting decisions that business people and farmers need. i have traveled across ohio's 88 counties