by contrast, the usda inspection procedures began in april, and in that short time, usda has intercepted two shipments of foreign catfish containing known carcinogens. in less than two weeks. and so if you do the math, usda is intercepting harmful catfish, and there is no question that the carcinogens are harmful. no question we can't legally bring this contaminated catfish in, but they intercepted harmful catfish at a rate 21 times greater than under the old procedure under f.d.a., and so it -- it is mystifying today that we will soon vote on a resolution that we go back to the old way. we caught two deadly shipments in the last two weeks, and we are having before us today a resolution that would put us back to a procedure that got us to -- that found us two violations in the course of two years. now, mr. president, i have in my hand and i ask to be included in the record at this point a letter dated may 24, 2016, from the safe food coalition. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wicker: led me read just a few paragraphs -- a few sentences from the second paragraph of this safe

brent and usda i crew down about a third of 1%. of steel in the u.k. is at stake is interested buyers try to stick -- seek financing. an is meeting with bankers on friday. the government has offered financial support and could offer a 20% stake in the firm to avoid job losses. liberty house has said it would try to maintain the workforce if its bid was successful. giant hasropean feel painted a gloomy picture of the industry. narrower than expected losses. as its political problems deepen, so do its financial woes. beenl's credit rating has downgraded further into junk bond territory, and changing fiscal targets have undermined its credibility. kfclly, the fast food chain has a new take on its slogan, finger licking good. have launched a applicable and edible they'll polish for its customers in hong kong. it is apparently a real product. the pr firm saying it is designed to be intriguing and fun to increase excitement around the brand in hong kong. in twos in two colors flavors, original and hot and spicy, and apparently tastes like chicken. molly: eve

equivalent standards are applied to imported and domestic fish. the usda has been inspecting beef, pork and poultry with this system for decades. is that too much to ask for? why should american consumers be subjected to harmful contaminants that we can prevent? contrary to what you may hear, this program is also not costly. i've heard many different numbers thrown out and around, but the bottom line is the congressional budget office has determined that this resolution would not save the taxpayer a single penny. if congress votes to disapprove the usda's catfish inspection rule, the food safety of the american people will be significantly undermined. this is a health and safety issue, pure and simple. with only a few weeks of inspection under its belt, the usda has already denied entry of two shipments of imported catfish because they found crystal violate and another dangerous carcinogen in another. earlier today the american cancer society said they support keeping u.s. farm-raised fish inspection at usda. overturning the usda's catfish inspection rule

and put the u.s. on track to achieve the broader usda/epa goal of a 50% food waste reduction by 2030. first, education. for consumers and for employees of food businesses. second, innovation. refed has an innovation database of over 200 companies. incubators, accelerators and large companies are supporting entrepreneurs. there's also an opportunity for government mechanisms to support their ingenuity. right here in washington, d.c., companies like misfit juicery, fruit cycle and hungry harvest are examples of start-ups that use produce that would typically go to waste. next is financing. we need a full spectrum of capital, including grants, government incentives and private investment to accelerate the transition to a low waste economy. financing innovation is required to galvanize the $18 billion needed to produce a 20% reduction in food waste nationwide. there are opportunities to explore public/private partnerships, investing with energy infor structure and composting facilities and government funding for research facilities. lastly is policy. food waste is a complex issue, but thre

better relative to congress in any of the other land agencies, which includes fish and wildlife, blm, and usdand the forest service. don't forget the dod owns quite a bit of land as well. we don't usually count that as the landholding department in the government. there was up until the early 1970's a pretty strong bipartisan consensus within the democratic and republican parties about this kind of work. the park service, more than most of the other agencies, retains at least some of that support so when the government shuts down and it within between the white house and congress over a budget bill, probably the pain of the national park service, the origin of the old washington monument strategy -- shut it down to make the taxpayers unhappy and that brings in more money to the park service -- that's a strategy that works. i worry a lot that the consensus over what is to be a better citizen and is the park service educating young people in american -- and americans toward citizenship. the fact that the two parties not rather different perspectives on what does it mean to educate citizens means

and thank goodness mr. chairman we did the farm bill. we continue to rely on commercial banks, usda and our are farm credit system to provide the necessary short medium and long-term enhancing that will allow american agriculture to continue and prosper. i am please will be hearing today from our second panel who play an important role in providing credit throughout the entire supply chain. i would also like to briefly mention the support of the farm credit system by senator pat leahy. i understand he's in a pro-patience committee meeting and will be unable to attend today. mr. chairman as chair the committee during the 1990s when many important forms were made -- reforms are made senator leahy asked me to submit for the record transcript of his and ranking member lugar's floor statements during the consideration of one of those major changes and i would ask the chair to admitted into the record. >> without objection so ordered. >> mr. chairman? could i welcome the south dakota witness? >> i would be delighted if he did that. >> dallas tonsager has a farm in south dakota and served

the usda told the i-team we take these allegations of illegal activity very seriously and have askedth the u.s. government and the success of our work with u.s. government agencies has been well documented. we'll cooperate fully with official audits of our products, but we're unaware of any pending investigations. the big question is where did the money go if it did not end up in africa and what about all those clothing donations you make. tomorrow at 6:00, we're going to continue our investigation into planet aid by looking at the history of petersen and the teachers group and why employees here say it's developed a reputation for being a cult. you can see it tomorrow at 6:00. >> a lot going on behind those bins. >>> if you have a tip for the i-team to check out, we've got the contact information for you in the nbc washington app. tap on investigations. >>> doug is back with more about this stormy weather. is it done with >> not done yet. more moving through. this is 19 days so far in the month of may that we have seen some rain. the record is 25. we may get to 21. one area where th

>> the zoo is safe, we're inspected ed by the agency of zoos and affairiums and by the usda twice a yearthe barriers are safe and exceed any required protocols. the trouble with barriers is that whatever the barrier is, some people can get past it, much the same way you might lock your car and people get in your car and, no, the zoo is not negligent. >> does more need to be done? are you reviewing the structural barriers there? >> as you can imagine when anything happens, any emergency or crisis, naturally, we are looking at that situation. the situation we have now is safe. it's the same as it has been. that said, we lost an incredibly magnificent animal and important part of our program. it's important to make sure our animals are safe. we will look at it. >> did you look at the barrier at all? was there any issue with the barrier? >> no. >> nothing wrong with the fence? the same as it had been in then 30 plus years. >> you mentioned a failure, how did the child get in if it was up to code? was it the parent's fault? the guardrail's fault, where do you place blame? >> i'm not a big fin

and consulting firm he co-founded in 2009. before working in the private sector, mr. hall was the kentucky state executive director for usda's farm service agency where he was responsible for farm program and farm loan program delivery and compliance. and was a scout for the university of kentucky's basketball team, as i understand. i made that up so you can -- [ laughter ] prior to his time at the department, mr. hall served as an assistant to the dean of agriculture at the university of kentucky and previously served as a senior staff member to our majority leader mcdonnel from 9 1988 to 1994. all together he has enjoyed a 30-year career in ag policy. jeffrey, thank you so much for joining us today. i look forward to hearing all three of your testimonies today, asking you some questions about the state of the farm credit system. mr. spearman, why don't you kick things off. >> thank you, mr. chairman. chairman roberts and ranking member stabenow and members of the committee, it is a privilege to appear before you today to report on the commission of the farm credit administration i have a written statement to submit for the

last resort for farmers who are otherwise unable to secure private financing is usda's farm service agency. commercial banks and the farm credit service often rely on usda farm loan guarantees to make loans when borrowers are less credit worthy. to date, the farm service agency has seen a 21% increase in farm loans as compared to last year, a further troubling indication of a struggling agricultural economy. much has changed since congress established the farm credit system 100 years ago. one thing that has not changed, however, is the importance of providing farmers and other rural borrowers with easily accessible and affordable credit. i, along with a number of my colleagues on the agriculture committee, remember very well the difficult times for the farm economy during the 1980s. no one wants to see a repeat of those dark days. i look forward to hearing from our two distinct panels of witnesses regarding the landscape of the current economic conditions in farm country, and what is working or needs improvement from a legislative perspective to protect the financial well-being of our farmers and our rural comm

congress than any of the other land agencies which of course include fish and wildl e wildlife, blm, and usda, the forest service, as well as don't forget the d.o.d. owns quite a lot of land as well. but we don't usually count that as one of the land-holding departments of the united states government. you know, there was up until the early 1970s a pretty strong bipartisan consensus between the democratic and the republican parties about this kind of work and the park service more than most of the other agencies retains some of that support so when the government shuts down in a battle between the white house and congress over a budget bill, probably the pain at the national park service, this is the origin of the old washington monument strategy, you shut down the washington monument to make the taxpayers unhappy. >> and we did it. >> that brings more money into the park service. that's a strategy that works. but i worry a lot that the consensus over what does it mean to be a better citizen and is the park service educating young people and americans toward citizenship, the fact that the two

congress than any of the other land agencies which of course include fish and wildl e wildlife, blm, and usda, the forest service, as well as don't forget the d.o.d. owns quite a lot of land as well. but we don't usually count that as one of the land-holding departments of the united states government. you know, there was up until the early 1970s a pretty strong bipartisan consensus between the democratic and the republican parties about this kind of work and the park service more than most of the other agencies retains some of that support so when the government shuts down in a battle between the white house and congress over a budget bill, probably the pain at the national park service, this is the origin of the old washington monument strategy, you shut down the washington monument to make the taxpayers unhappy. >> and we did it. >> that brings more money into the park service. that's a strategy that works. but i worry a lot that the consensus over what does it mean to be a better citizen and is the park service educating young people and americans toward citizenship, the fact that the two

and thank goodness, mr. chairman, we did the farm bill. to weather this downturn, american farmers will continue to rely on commercial banks, usda and our farm credit system to provide the necessary short, medium and long-term financing that will allow american agriculture to continue and prosper. i'm pleased that we'll also be hearing today from lenders on our second panel who play an important role in providing credit throughout the entire food supply chain. i would also like to briefly mention the longstanding support of the farm credit system by senator pat leahy. i understand that he's in an appropriations committee meeting and will be unable to a attend today -- to attend today. but, mr. chairman, as chair of the committee during the 1990s when many important reforms were made to the farm credit system, senator leahy has asked me to submit for the record a transcript of his and then-ranking member lieu ger's floor states during consideration of one of those major changes, and i would ask the chair to enter that into the record. >> without objection, so ordered. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> mr. chairman? could i welcome a south dakota

and put the u.s. on track to achieve the broader usda epa goal of a 50% food waste reduction by 2030. first education for consumers and for employees of food businesses. second, innovation. refed has an in ovation data base of over 200 companies and large companies are supporting entrepreneurs. the results are an opportunity for government mechanisms to support their ingenuity. right here in washington, d.c. companies like misfit juicery and fruit cycle and hungry harvest are start-ups that utilize food that would go to waste. the road map highlights a full spectrum of capital including grants and government incentives and private investment to accelerate the transition to a low-waste economy. financing innovation is required to galvanize the $18 billion needed to achieve a 20% reduction in food waste nationwide. there are opportunities to explore public-private partnerships innovative impact investing to support local companies infrastructure or composting facilities or government funding for early stage technologies. lastly is policy. food waste is a complex issue but three federal p

and thank goodness mr. chairman we did the farm bill. we continue to rely on commercial banks, usda and our are farm credit system to provide the necessary short medium and long-term enhancing that will allow american agriculture to continue and prosper. i am please will be hearing today from our second panel who play an important role in providing credit throughout the entire supply chain. i would also like to briefly mention the support of the farm credit system by senator pat leahy. i understand he's in a pro-patience committee meeting and will be unable to attend today. mr. chairman as chair the committee during the 1990s when many important forms were made -- reforms are made senator leahy asked me to submit for the record transcript of his and ranking member lugar's floor statements during the consideration of one of those major changes and i would ask the chair to admitted into the record. >> without objection so ordered. >> mr. chairman? could i welcome the south dakota witness? >> i would be delighted if he did that. >> dallas tonsager has a farm in south dakota and served

and have you any cooperation with usda and public service announcements? >> thank you. so the first question on the consumer side, i think we're getting a great start with the ad council and nrdc and a few congressmen mentioned ad campaigns over the years that have changed behavior. and i believe that this will do that. it's a start. it needs to be backed up by companies providing awareness at supermarkets and restaurants. there are chefs who are circling the hill today who are interested in food waste, and the chefs actually could play a role in changing people's behavior. so i think it start was the ad council, but then companies can play a role and the government can play a role. i would also say on the industry side, we have personal experience, we have a farm and we collect produce, leftover produce, from the local market. every day we go and there's a new person and they're not doing it the same way. so employee training is huge, and that's why it was one of the things that came out of the refed, was not just the consumer training but employee training. >> okay, t

we are inspected by the usda and aza. accreditation by the usda twice a year.rs exceed any required protocols. the trouble with barriers is that whatever the barrier is, some people can get past it. much the same way of you lock your car and people get in your car. and, no, the zoo is not negligent. >> does more to be done? are you reviewing the structural barriers there at the other exhibits? >> as you can imagine when anything happens, an emergency or crisis, naturally we are looking to that situation. the situation now is safe. it is a same as it's been. that said, we lost an incredibly magnificent animal, an important part of the program. so it's important fors to make sure our animals are safe. we'll look at it. >> was there an issue with the barrier? >> in. >> nothing wrong with the fence? >> no. >> nothing out of -- 30-plus years. >> correct. >> >> what's the failure here? where's the breakdown? was up to code. parent's fault? guardrail's fault? where do you place blame? >> politicians and pundits point fingers. we live in the real world and we make real

and put the u.s. on track to achieve the broader usda, epa goal goal of 50% food waste reduction by 2030. irst, education for consumers and employees of businesses. second, innovation. re-fed has an innovation database of 200 companies. exhibitors, accelerators and large companies are supporting large entrepreneurs. there's an opportunity for a permit to support their ingenuity. right here in washington, d.c. companies like food cycle, hunger hunger harvest and others are examples of starters startups that utilize the food that would go to waste. the re- fed roadmap says we need the film tropic grants, government incentives and private investments to accelerate the transition to a low waste economy. finance innovation is required to galvanize the 18,000,000,000 dollars needed to achieve a 20% reduction in food waste nationwide. opportunities to explore public, private partnerships, to support companies expanding local infrastructure composting, and government funding for research into early-stage technology. lastly his policy. the policy. food waste is a complex issue but three policy prio

we're building what we learn back into the cloud to make people and organizations safer. this is usdasirloin cut in-house by a well-trained hand. and this isn't just wood. it's split american oak. and that's split american oak smoke infusing your steak with smoky juiciness. and that's no ordinary grill. that's applebee's brand new, fire-breathing workhorse. now...does this look like a microwave to you? ♪ only at applebee's. ( cheers and applause ) >> larry: welcome back. i'm here with my panel. first up, "nightly show" contributor ricky velez. ( cheers and applause ) and "nightly show" contributor mike yard. ( cheers and applause ) and his new show for fullscreen's s.v.o.d. service, "filthy preppy teen$," is available now, welcome back comedian paul scheer. ( cheers and applause ) and for everyone at home, join our conversation right now on twitter @nightly show using the hashtag #tonightly. >> as we talked about earlier in the show, senior citizens are the fastest growing demographic of pot users in the country. it's amazing. but half of america is still against legalizing pot. my qu

we are shown fears right now that in 2015, the epa and usda called for a 50% reduction in food waste. what can the government do? guest: the usda has actually made this an issue, but there are other things. we can reform the best buy dates to give consumers more accurate information. when you go to a supermarket, you actually know how long food is good for so we are not throwing it all away. the other thing is that we need to provide some incentives to help our farmers be able to take the excess food on their farms and get it to places where it can help people, whether it's our food banks or into our schools or help them build infrastructure to create anaerobic digesters to produce energy. there are a lot of different things that we can do. it should be able to give guidance to consumers so we know with accuracy what you are eating and whether it is good. host: how to prevent liability with people getting sick from e. coli? guest: nobody is asking that we give people food that is somehow filled with bacteria and will harm you. we all think that these dates on a lot of food products a

they say that better parental awareness will help and also recommend tougher regulations from the usdais for 40 2 am. -- 4:42 a.m. and that is one of my favorite cars ever, it is an oldsmobile, the 442.>> i look that up. -- i looked up that the last time that happened.>>> good morning everyone, it is for 40 2 am -- 4:42 am. the traffic is actually not bad driving on highway 4, and don't drive too fast in your 442. getting up the hill and concord, traffic is moderate. no major problems at the bay bridge toll plaza, looking pretty good. we do have some slow traffic at tracy over on the way to the altamont pass. people that live in tracy and coming into the bay area, they are up early. we have stop-and-go traffic at the tracy triangle.>>> it is for 40 3 am. that is a very nice car, that is a photo of a 442. it is a big engine. >> we used to have a cutlass. back in the day, those were fast cars. >> is that eight convertible or just a black roof -- is that a convertible or just a black roof?>> i can't tell. my father bought a 64 riviera, and it had a wildcat under the hood, and it was a fas

and not anything that the parent ds did or did n do. >> we did hear from the zoo director yesterday saying they were under supervision by the u. usdad they had standard operating procedures never had an accident like this. obviously, you can understand it was a public uproar and why the police maybe investigating. the decision to not use a tranquiliz tranquilizer, there will be an initial reaction from the animal that could be unpredictable and could become agitated after the tranquilizer takes place rather than an immediate tranqu tranquilizati tranquilization. that makes sense where they feel to take an immediate step. >> their obligation is to safe this child. they use what they know about animals and the tool of disposal of making that judgment call. they and other haves said yeah, if you do the tranquilizer dart with an an mall of that size and a child that size could anger the animal and before he could smack his large hands together and kill the boy. the kind of duty we are talking about here, there is human pr premises, they have a duty to warn and rescue. the bottom line, that duty to rescue is the biggest thing going on h

of imported catfish and we need to protect them by continuing a new united states department of agriculture catfish inspection program. now, what had happened before we had the usda catfish inspection program? under previous law, the food and drug administration inspected catfish coming into the united states. principally vietnamese catfish. and what we found out in this program, that only 2% of the catfish coming in got inspected. the other 98% came through without the federal government taking a look at it. and what we learned from the information given to us was that some of the catfish coming in did have these harmful chemicals in them. and so the farm bill passed by the congress changed the inspection regime from the f.d.a. to where it is now, the united states department of agriculture. and under the department of agriculture program, almost all of the catfish will be inspected to make sure it's free of these harmful substances. now, the people who are trying to go back to the old method of inspection make some claims. they say the rule is duplicati duplicative, the new usda rule is duplicative. they say it's a w.t.o. violation and they say it's costly. i w

standards but i'm just wondering i mean so many of our vendors use the compromised food credit have not usda and any anyone doing any work with the usda maybe some of our representatives organizations on how the usda can encourage the kind of food purposing san francisco police department it seems to me so many programs like ours rely on commody - i don't know what the outcomes we evaluate against the commody purposes the commodities with aligned with the nutrition i feel as a district with the nutrition guidelines i'm hopeful that we've matching well with the philosophy and hopefully with the metrics yank if this answers our question. >> maybe some kind of a thought. s f da to really seems like if this is a great direction for the entire school lunch program should be moving in so a larger policy issue i wonder if we did any thinking and the other question for you when - i mean when is a good time to come back to the board to give us a sort of progress report on what - where it stand like commissioner wynns when step one phase one is done when we think that will happen and get a progress report

cut into the meat to make it easier to chew it could transfer bacteria to the inside and make people sick. why the usda is requiring sellers to post labels. it will also come with safe cooking instructions. >> i think it is great. >> if there is something that is done to increase the chances of having e.coli then consumers should be made aware of that. >> reporter: how big is the risk? the cdc tracked six outbreaks linked to mechanically tenderized beef since 2000. in san jose, betty yu, kpix 5. >> meat producers tenderize 3 billion pounds of beef every year. >>> turns out you won't be able toify reserve a spot at -- to pay to reserve a spot at delores park after all. price tag, a couple hundred dollars. not kidding. but that plan faced so much back lash they put it on hold. >>> kpix 5 learned a new san francisco park that has been finished for months still hasn't opened because of all the red tape. allen martin shows us one person took out bolt cutters and told kids come on in. >> reporter: it is paradise for kids with plenty of places to play and explore. the only problem you can't get in. >> my daug

. >> beef and veal prices are down 5.6% since this time last year. >> usda economist ann marie cane says pork and poultry prices are also falling. when prices go down, sales go up. >> we work off a certain margin, so stuff goes down, we had to bring it down also. >> it is a bun full of good news for the consumer. not only more animals, but it is cheaper to feed them due to a bumper grain crop, cheaper to get meat to market with lower gas prices and the strong u.s. dollar, which means more american meat will stay in america this summer. also helping imports bringing more outside meat into the country, all and all it means a lot more supply for the barbecue and that should bring down prices. but it is not an across the board rebound. california ranchers still face drought. >> as you can see, the hills are brown right now. and we're usually green until june. >> rancher john harvey sold all his cows three years ago and started supplementing his income with a food truck. now, however, he slowly rebuilds his herd turning optimistic. >> we always are. we wouldn't have been in this business to s

. >> reporter: the zoo passed an inspection in april and earned >> reporter: the usda did issue a citationin march when a door was left open and a polar bear got into an area. >> we have kim o connor. she saw the incidents. first question i have partly as a father watching this video which is gripping is how hard was it from what you saw for a child to get into that gorilla's pen. >> i think there was some level of difficulty. if he was adventerous enough and motivated he could have gotten in with fairly ease at that point but i think with the amount of people that were around, you would think that he could have been caught or somebody would have seen him, somebody would have pulled him back, but with some relative ease he could have gotten in there if he really wanted to. >> police are now reviewing the actions of the young boy's parents. i'm not putting you in the position of the police but do you think the parents shared some responsibility for this? should they be to blame for allowing their son to get in there? >> the only thing that i know is that i did not see the father. i saw the

species, including, and most interesting to us, a strain of cacao previously thought to be almost extinct. a few years ago, the valley's cacao trees were genetically tested at a usda of the rarest forms of cacao in the world, this stuff, the real deal, pure nacionale. don fortunato is our cacao connection, a farmer whose family has been working these mountains for over 40 years. >> chris: so they're just absolutely beautiful when they start out. absolutely beautiful. >> anthony: really kooky looking pods as they just come right off the trunk of the tree. >> chris: this -- >> anthony: they sorta look like somebody, you know, glued them to the side of a tree, you know. this is a once a year crop? >> chris: it goes continuously, but this is the peak season. >> eric: see the way it comes out? try that. like take one in your mouth. bite it, and you see those -- the nibs inside? those are the cocoa nibs. >> anthony: so, where does chocolate come from? >> eric: um -- >> anthony: the bean. okay. here's where chocolate comes from. the trees produce pods. you split open the pods and take out the beans. the buyer sun dries the beans, then roasts them. after roasting, the bea

its facilities have been certified by both the usda and aza 140 years they've been in operation.sands of visitors over 150 years. this was a terrible tragic moment and hopefully they'll get beyond it and continue their conservation mission. >> jeff corwin, nice to have you with us today. thanks so much. >>> breaking news now on a class action lawsuit alleging donald trump's now defunct trump university scammed and defrauded them out of tens of thousands of dollars, a trump university playbook guide was just released after the judge ordered the documents unsealed. the order was requested by the "washington post" and decision after a weekend of attacks from trump calling the judge in that case quote a hater and saying he was mexican when in fact he was wo born in chicago. he was asked about it at a press conference this morning. >> the jumping has been very unfair, not done a good job, done a very bad job and been very unfair and i will win the trump university case, i already am -- because i don't care. you know what, why antagonist? i don't care. i have a judge who's very very un

the research says that better parental awareness would help and tougher regulations from the usda.>>>ve big traffic problems, and i hear that sal is getting back and needs extra coffee.>> it is monday, so i need the extra coffee. there is slow traffic out there, not serious crashes, but people are on the road. it is monday, and people are getting out there. let's take a look at the commutes and traffic on interstate 880 is very slow. i should say it is crowded, but traffic is moving along okay. also this morning, looking at the bay bridge, more crowded, including that ramp from 882 the toll plaza, already a 20 minute delay, especially paid cash. in san jose, not much slow traffic, and looking good on 580, but stop-and-go traffic in tracy over the altamont pass. stop and go and definitely so traffic trying to get into the bay area from the san joaquin county. >>> 5:45 am. >>> and this low on the weekend that gave us the cloudy skies and rain has moved to the four corners, but leaving behind this low cloud cover, and the fog bank is making a good search inland. all the way to travis, co

. >> reporter: and the zoo director also noted that those barriers around gorilla world passed regular inspections by the usdaf zoos and aquariums. chris? >> all right, jessica, thank you very much. we'll check back with you in a little bit. >>> also other breaking news overnight. deadly air strikes in western syria. bombs dropped on the rebel-held city of edlib. some hit right near a hospital. the reports, 23 dead so far including women and children in respect was young boy, we have video of, rescued, pulled from the rubble. initial reports point to russian jets. russia strongly denies this. >>> here toly 40,000 verizon worksers return to work tomorrow. a tenty contract deal ended a walkout that stretched almost seven weeks. union workers will get a raise of more than 11% over the next four years, verizon, though, gets to make cost-saving changes to the company's health care plan. union members still need to ratify that deal. >>> nba star pau gasol is thinking about skipping the olympics this summer because of the zekia outbreak. scheduled to play for spain but is troubled about the uncertainty of health ris

and sacramento markets. >>> you will see you in labels on beef at your stores warning about the dangers of extra tender meat. the usdaequires all sellers to label meat that's been mechanically tenderized. that's when blades or needles cut into meat to make it easier to chew. it may transfer bacteria to the inside of meats and make people sick. the usda also requires labels to include safe cooking instructions. the cdc has tracked 6 outbreaks of food-borne illnesses linked to mechanically tenderized beef since 2000. >>> a bay area finance company has ruffled some feathers in the community. why some are calling their new ads insensitive. >> and hulk hogan is in the spotlight this time over reports of a secret alliance with one of the cofounders of paypal. ,, ♪ hey! ♪ they go ooh ooh. ♪ hey! ♪ they go oh-ooh-ooooh. ♪ sitting, watching, waiting, wishing. ♪ ♪ i tell you one thing, you never knew it. ♪ ♪ at the back of the bus ♪ there is so much to give, so dream big. ♪ ♪ yeah. ♪ and when they screaming get out, get out. ♪ ♪ all i wanna hear is get down, get down. ♪ ♪ yeah. ♪ and when they screaming get out, get out. ♪ ♪ a

and growth hormones. poison gas research in world war bannedo ddt, which was in 1992. in 1990, after the usdathe organic food production act, organic food became more common. in the past decade, coca-cola and others started snapping up organic food startups. here is the argument. people say that organic food has more nutrients. skeptics say that eating organic food is not improve health. meanwhile, you have groceries like kroger filling their aisles with organic food. fertilizing foods improperly can result in e. coli contamination. foods labeled organic are not even an hanley healthy, like organic gummy bears. for more stories, visit bloomberg.com. ♪ alix: this is bloomberg markets. i am alix steel. scarlet: i am scarlet fu. now to one of the most read today, on the bloomberg mark and andrew made offer off.sed -- mad alix: hundreds of cases have been settled, just not this one. joining us now, eric larson. the ponzi scheme collapsed eight years ago. what is this how? the lawyer for the estate does not want to give the trustee the money they want. they say they should be able to keep it for t

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metro stop you canyo pick up some produce.rodu fresh produce, meats, bake goodg and much more are going to be t there usdaay and vendors will be onrs e hand every friday until the end of october from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the numbe rof farmers markets nationwide has increased by more than 90% in the pastt decade. agriculture secretary tom, willy be on hand for today's opening. >> pick stuff up at lunch todayh >> when is the last time youn went to a happy houris.. new study puts a strain on a stn restaurants and bars across the country.try. 1500 people surveyed and nearlyn half of millennials and more than half of generation x and baby boomers said they'll skiplp it.it they would prefer to sip wine or other booze on their couch at home rather than go out to a t social gathering at a restaurann or winery. win it was actually a wine app thatt conducted the study. stu a lot cheaper to stay at home,ao too. too. >> i'm all about that.'m >> that will did play a big part. pa after the break a popular babyka product is on the recall list.al what parents need to know this t morning. morning. >> mother's day is com

. >> the mosquito and control device is being used to catch them. >> the usda is launching a similar ed the invasive mosquito project and encourages schoolkids to do their part by collecting mosquito larvae. >> the public is our greatest ally in getting rid of these mosquitos and keeping them out of our county. >> megan caldwell is feeding west nile mosquitos chicken blood. >> it's about as disgusting as it sounds. it comes in bottles, and we use the machine to warm up the blood. >> it's been exactly a year since they found any mosquitos that can carry zika in san mateo county. >> before there was zika, there was dengay. we don't know what's going to be after zika. >> there have been a handful of confirmed zika patients in the bay area. >>> governor brown says he needs $10 million to help establish an early warning system for an earthquake hits urban areas. it's being developed by the u.s. geological survey. the goal is to role out limited alerts statewide by 2018. >>> you got our ears americaing there when you said some possible 90 degrees tomorrow? >> it looks really good for that.

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>> you want 100% ground beef usda ground beef. andgrill if it's too thick, it's going to get too charred. >> people think you should start with thick. >> you want a thinner burger, you really do on the char broiling. the next thing is the grill needs to be hot. we cook our char burgers at 550 to 600 degrees. >> okay. >> but at home depends on what equipment you have you want to keep it shut. and then you want to season it before you put the burgers on. >> go for it. marco, you can start making it. let me ask you about condiments and things. first off take a look over here we've got some cheese, american cheese? >> good old american ch about. we let it melt, take from char broiler, on a griddle, in the restaurant we'd be using, and then melted cheese on it. he's building the burger. start with a toasted bun. very important. >> he said the bun is the most important elements, right? >> that is important even when you're at home char broiling at home is that well-toasted bun. very, very important. >> okay. >> toasted bun, mayo, pickles, f

. >>> reuters reporting that the usda will join syngenta and chemchina taking over pesticide makers syngentabox. potential impact that this deal has on food security. >>> more housing and inflation data and retail earnings on the docket. the april consumer price index out at 8:30 eastern. headline cpi has been expected to tick up slightly. also we'll get a read on april housing starts which reports a rebound after a big decline in march. 9:15 a.m. look for april production. john williams, atlanta fed president dennis lock hart and dallas fed president kaplan will be speaking. and investors will be eyeing those investments closely from places like nordstrom's and macy's. despite the reports there are share holder meetings as well. landon dowdy joins us. >>> first, from home depot, despite a brittle first quarter from the retail sector, analysts expect them to release a strong report as home improvement stores take its share from department stores. oppenheimer telling me q1 sales are the most important factor here. second, gap holds its annual sharehold meeting. it will report later this week.