. >> why are usda reports so low? it could be because the survey was based on data reported by only 20% of u.s. beekeepers and because it included only winter and full year losses. >> that is a very narrow snapshot of win bees die. when we look at the full picture, we understand webee losses are substantial and continual on the -- we understand that the bee losses are substantial and continuing on the downward trend. haveate regulators do not to report incidents, giving epa the defense that few incidents are reported. other epa critics say that's bee incidents are not entered into the database or are senate does management. when asked to comment, and epa issued a statement saying "we are aware of no incidents in which states of withheld test incidents data. the epa has tested extensively to provide information about pesticides and we are encouraging incident reporting." >> it is my experience that the working level people in the epa for the most part want to do the proper thing, they want to carry out their responsibi

farmers are going back to that crop. showedy's usda report record crops for both corn and soybeans. rn was a surprise. how are farmers keeping up the pace? >> you are seeing better weather. so far planting is so far, so good. soybeans are also going to be a record crop. there's a lot of acreage going into that. farmers are risk on than -- more risk-on than they were a few years ago. seeing declines in wheat acreage. as corn and soybeans expand, wheat production keeps going down, tightening supplies. >> stay with us for just a moment. the chief economist at ag resource company joins me from chicago. he has over 32 years of experience as an agricultural economist. ask for your time today -- thanks for your time today. were you surprised by today's report? inventories for both corn and soybeans are larger than expected. that is because the usda had lower demand projections than expected. there was also some surprise on the size of the increase of global soybean stocks. any stocks of soybeans next year projected to be up 25%. >> exports continue to be robust. how is the global commodity

they're having trouble meeting -- financially trying to meet the standards that are required by them by this act and by the usdaare telling the schools what they have to do. this is saying if you're having a problem, that you can ask for a waiver and the usda can grant you a waiver. >> what about, though, and i'm curious. you talk about waste being an issue, the kids are throwing it away. the food, and that that adds up. you know, i'm a new parent. i would say look, a lot of these kids, first of all, aren't getting great nutrition at home. wouldn't the answer be to say well, hey, guys, you can't leave the lunchroom until you have eaten your broccoli. you can't throw it away. >> well, the problem with these rules are so onerous, they really go beyond. i was reading an article a couple of weeks ago where a school in illinois decided to completely get out of the program because a bald egg does not meet the standards that are coming out of usda. and anything over 12 ounces of skim milk has too much fat in it for these standards. so we're not talking about, you know, feeding hamburgers and hot dogs and pizza every d

even usda foods that are available to school district, usda has come out with some new items lower inee years ago i got up and spoke at a legislative action and spoke about the usda foods and the sodium targets that are desired for 2022 which would limit grades k through 5 to 640 mill irgrams of sodium and i took every new item that they had mentioned and when i told them the new sodium lower sodium items were about a thousand milligrams of sodium, so the sodium targets are virtually unachievable. >> let me come back on that. >> sure. >> food may not taste as good to these children without some salt. >> in some ways we have to engage students with where they are at. do taste testing, bring them to help them understand what the menu changes are. we know in chicago, one of theirm reduction strategies is to implement a farm to school program where they are bringing in more local and fresher food that in many ways will actually taste better even know it doesn't have that sodium kponness that i would find in a canned vegetable product. >> is that something you can do all over the country,

usda regulations -- john: this is my wonk horn, deep in the weeds. >> organic farmers use pesticides as much or more than conventional farmers. many of the farmers are much more harmful. go on usda. bacteria and listeria are natural, doesn't mean it's less harmful. >> i have to agree with jon, there is poisonous mushrooms and plants we could eat. there is definitely good bacteria as well. that is one of the points of organic farming, when i saw organic, i mean beyond the usda certification process of organic where farmers looked at soils and see what's going on in there. >> there is three metastudies showing there's no value to this. john: we are losing the debate, liz is winning. most people agree wither. >> do you know what organic food is? >> yes. john: what is it? >> food that you eat that's healthy for. >> you it feels better, feels healthier. i don't know, i can feel less guilty about buying it. john: why is it healthier? >> that's what i hear on tv all the time. john: you've won this debate. >> good. we are seeing the organic sector is fast growing segment of agriculture. john: why is it good if it's much more expensive and don't know it's be

usda to disclose the name of retail stores. this is certainly though showing us while we've gotten the retail stores disclosed, restaurants are still hidden behind usda's firewalls. now if you usda is absolutely certain that the meat is no longer in those restaurants, they might have a point not disclosing the names. but otherwise, if they can't be 100% certain that the meat's not out there, then consumers do have a right to know. gerri: i'm sure they're worried about mom-and-pop restaurants going out of business. before you go i want to mach about humice. we had seven sons of humice recalled. -- seven tons. what is the problem with the humice? >> the bacteria in the humice is listeria -- and it also can lead to very severe illnesses but mainly for people who are elderly. also people who are immine compromised. those who might be under treatment for cancer or have on any kind of immune suppressing drugs. very important that you pay attention and not eat to humice if you have it, especially among those in the high-risk groups because the, listeria is potentially deadly for a large percentage of those who get sick, which are those in

the nutrition and the children are meant to come first and that's why our programs are created. when usda entrusts $10 billion to schools to feed children, they trust us to serve the absolute most healthy best food we can to those children, so it is imperative that schools do the best they can to meet the needs of the children. and it is a balance between our financial responsibility and nutrition responsibility. but as the congresswoman said, it's not just school districts that may be losing money in their school nutrition program this year or last year, it's not necessarily only because of these nutrition regulations. there are many aspects of our job. this year alone, the weather, there's many days we missed school that you missed being able to serve a meal so you missed revenue. so districts may be able to show a loss but it's not necessarily that it's due to these nutrition standards. and there's many ways to implement the standards that are not expensive methods of instituting those standards. >> congresswoman, what about the substance of their argument about the cost. is there anyt

are far more harmful. they're just natural. >> come on. >> oh, absolutely.fa go on the internet. usda. bacteria and listeria -- >> i havee to agree that natural doesn't always mean less wit harmful. mrs. -- there is poison usous mushrooms. that is one of the points of organic farming and i'm going -- when i say organic, i mean beyond the usda certification process ofaw organic where farms are look at their soils and seeing what's going on in there. >> there has been at least three studies which combine hundredsre of studies showing there is no value to -- >> i understand, but we are losing the debate. liz is winning. her message has gotten out.ba most people agreete with her. you know what organic food is. >> yes. >> what is it? >> it's like food that you eat>y that's healthy for you. >> it feels healthier. i don't know. i can feel lessfe guilty aboutel buying it. >> why that? >> that's what i hear on tv all theth time. >> you've won this debate. all >> well, good. we are seeing ththe organic secr is very fast growing segment ofr agriculture. >> why is it good if it's much more expensi

and, again, 91% of our schools are in compliance. the usda has said that they would work with the schools, provide technical assistance to make this happen. it is an attack on our children. >> you know, scott, that is what's so appalling about the idea of having people opt out. if 91% have already complied, then there's really no real point to this other than it being political. and of course some of the people may argue that kids may not love the changes. they're best in the long run. listen, we need this initiative. >> i can't tell you the number of letters i kwet not just from parents and teachers but from kids, kids who are struggling to create healthy lifestyles for themselves who is find themselves at odds when they go to school and they don't have options. those kids are grateful for the changes that are being made. and with kids it takes them a second to change their habits. we know that. look, my kids growl at me every time we sit at the dinner table and there's fish. so we know that it's tough to change the habits of kids. but that

now, but in a couple of years, the requirements to lower sodium are going to be harder and harder to meet. i wouldn't be surprised if usdaent back and looked at that. but again, it's the right thing to do so we are figuring out how to make it work. >> how will you know whether this is working? metrics are where it's at in a lot of fields of endeavor. three years from now, five years from now, will you be able to check whether you have fewer kids in danger of hypertension that are pre-diabetic, that have too high a percentage of their overall body weight made up by body fat? will there be hard and fast data so you can tell whether this works? >> i think so. one is you are right to put that metric three to five years down the road because, it is going to take time. what we are trying to do is change the palette of our kids to get them used to eating healthier kids as a part of their regular consumption. for many kids in the neighborhoods they come from, they don't have as much access as we would like them to have. 24 policeman along with other things that the mayor of kansas city kansas is trying to do to create a healthy

time a restaurant is identified, they are not serving the meat any more and there are federal regulations that don't let usda officials say which restaurants they are but by that point you are probably safe. when you go to the grocery store, there is stuff you can arm yourself with ahead of time. go to the usda website. get the numbers of the recalled beef and come armed to your grocery store and make sure it's not what you're buying. >> it's great advice, we don't think of writing down that number. but this is what you have to do. when you do buy ground beef right now, though, what can decrease the risk of e.coli? >> so much of this is in your hands. bringing it home as quickly as you can. make sure it is in plastic and immediately put into the proper storage in the fridge. once you are out and cooking it you have to make sure to not cross contaminate your surfaces. keep your hands clean and the beef lovers among this but you will want to cook it to an internal temperature of at least 160 degrees and the very best defense you have against illness is a meat thermometer. >> that's exactly what sanja was telli

document found a plant foreman was in a romantic relationship with a usda inspector. >>> they are cracking down on message parlors. a six month investigation ends in arrests and seizure of guns, cash in four cities and the closer of 13 message parlors. adam wong reports from san lorenzo. >> not according to the almeda county district attorney who said maiden message in this shopping center was one of 13 east bay brothels busted. next door they heard the police storm them. >> they were yelling about the first warrant. i thought i heard them say someone was nude. >> other employees in the shopping center say the arrests were not surprising at all. >> it was no obvious what was happening in there. >> what were you seeing? >> people coming in, a woman. >> the district attorney said the operation that involved 400 officers was triggered by community complaints. >> what we've been able to accomplish today is to attack these businesses in an innovative and comprehensive manner. >> the d. a. arrested 18 people. they seized their property and assets, shut down their businesses and charged them with

are particularly high. this is the time of year when both consumers and restaurants compete for lower supplies, a lot lower, the usdabeef supplies are down 21% from a year ago. we're clearing out the freezer. we have less beef. ranchers started winding down when beef prices hit records two years ago. now prices are back down into normal range, so ranchers will start to ramp up. >> it's going to take two years to alleviate this shortage if the farmers come in and the ranchers go back into the cattle business, but this is the biggest shortage i have ever seen. i've been in the business -- i hate to say, but 60 years. >> cattle futures have started to pull back market catch prices, processing plants prepare to close. rhodes says it's so crazy, his last shipment of beef was the same as before, but it cost $,000 more. it's not just beef. pork is high, chicken too. jpmorgan says this is positive news for companies like sanders and farm which buy feed at low prices, sell meat at high prices, also slightly good for tyson, not so good for hillshire. but for propane? propane is up also 12% in a year. tell me what's going to h

what we are now learning about a possible relationship between a usda inspector and the plant foreman>>> and protesters expected outside a south bay high school this morning. the new fallout stemming from a case that could soon end up before the supreme court. >>> good morning to you, i'm meteorologist christina loren and new week and whole new forecast to tell you about. starting today five to ten degrees cooler and tracking a little shower activity. comfy through wednesday and then temperatures soar and that heat cranks into the weekend. lots to go over in your full forecast. >>> and the bad news/good news. a stall already on the westbound direction of the bay bridge. good news it cleared very quickly and show you where the slowing is coming up. >>> a live look outside, it's monday, may 5th. this is "today in the bay." >>> a very good morning to you, thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> a deputy will likely need reconstructive surgery while he was attacked trying to break up a fight. two deputies in castro valley near the

are just about money? >> this is about the right to know. real information. usdaand others have said gmo is the same in terms of nutritional content. john: then why not label it? >> just to have something just gmo does not say anything other than skull and crossbones. michael wants to scare people to end the biotechnology revolution. john: that is not fair. >> did is just a label. >> they required the labeling for fats and sugars and saturated fats. john: thank you. please stick around someone else wants to tell us we are wrong. we are not upset about chemicals. but first i will make more enemies by pointing out sometimes i knock people's fear of chemicals. if he were about dihydric gin monoxide and older list and tasteless chemical many died after inhaling it. and also will rust metal and has been found in tumors and terminal cancer patients. it sounds nasty. die hydrogen monoxide? h20. water. >> i went to times square to fool people to be and water. >> it is sen acid raid will you sign this petition we're trying to be anti-hydrogen monoxide. >> that is crazy i n

>> at-this-point, the usda and national pork board are both investigating that they are confirming casesing epidemiological studies. investigating means by which the virus in spread. you are correct there are more cases than in the past. they are investor gailing that trying to find the source and cause of this particular spread of that virus at the moment. lou: you mentioned connection between the drought and beef prices, which are rising. arizona state university reports showing that drought in california will affect a million acres of agricultural land. california producing nearly 50% of our fruits for example, lettuce pricing rise as much as dollars%, avocado prices 28% they are huge increases. we'll havthey will have a huge n the american family budget. >> yes, you are correct. currently, we're fortunate in u.s. that we spend a small amount on our disposable income on our food. but, that is going to change this summer. but fortunately we have a very diverse food supply. you know specifically back to the beef itself, people who are accustomed to stake steaks may e lower cost cuts or

. >> bangladesh submitted their latest gsp action plan progress report to usda are in april and i understandit was discussed during the trade and investment cooperation meeting a few days ago. given recent reports of union suppression in the garment sector how realistic is the bangladeshi government's self assessment of their progress on the action plan's requirements to ensure protection of unions and their members from anti-union discrimination and reprisal? what is your assessment of their progress on this? >> we suspended gsp based on labor rights and worker conditions in bangladesh, developed an action plan for steps necessary for them to take. our view including discussed earlier this week in bangladesh is they have taken some steps but there's a lot of work to be done so we will continue to engage with them on the remaining work that needs to be done encourage them to take those actions. >> finally, our trade policy agenda report of 2014 talked about u.s. exports to latin america and the caribbean increasing 175% from 2003-13, the fastest rate of growth export growth to any region in

usda inspector. >>> east bay inspectors are cracking down on massage parlors that are they say are fronts for sex and more. a six-month investigation has ended in arrests and seizures of guns, drugs and cash and the closure of 13 massage parlors. abc7 news reporter donald wong reports from san lorenzo. >> we thought it was a regular massage parlor. >> north according to the alameda district attorney who says the massage parlor was one of the 13 east bay brothels busted. an insurance broker next door heard the police storm the massage parlor. >> they were yelling about the search warrants. i thought i heard them say someone was nude. >> other employees in the shopping center say the arrests were not surprising at all. >> it was so obvious. what was happening in there. >> and what were you seeing there? >> men coming in, no women. >> the district attorney's office says the operation that involved 400 officers was triggered by community complaints. >> what we've been able to accomplish today, is to attack these businesses in an innovative and comprehensive manner. >> the d.a. arrested 18 people, they se

>> well, at this time the usda and the national pork board are both investigating that.firming cases, doing studies, looking, investigating means by which the virus is spread. but you are correct in that there are more cases, there have been cases in the past but they are really investigating that and trying to find the source and the cause of that particular spread of that virus at the moment. >> you mentioned the connection between the drought and beef prices, which are, obviously, rising. arizona state university report showed the drought in california will affect a million acres of agricultural land, california producing nearly 50% of our fruits, for example, the study estimates lettuce prices can rise as much as 034%, avocado prices up by 28%, broccoli grapes up by 20%. these are huge increases and will have a huge impact on the american family budget. >> yes. you are correct. currently we are fortunate in the u.s. that we spend a relatively small amount of our disposable income on our food. but that is going to change this summer. but fortunately we do have a very

the kids are getting terrible choices. and the usdaetary guidelines. >> you showed michael pollen in that clip, as well, saying the government is subsidizing the epidemic. >> that's right. well, you think about that. they are promoting u.s. agriculture. and we have a perfect example when skim milk came into being and the demand increased, the fat from the skim milk, the dairy farmers needed something to do with it. so, the government started promoting cheese. they're often working at cross purposes. >> there's been some pushback. not surprising. the food industry is pushing back pretty hard. grocery manufacturers say that the portrayal of the food industry is unfair and inaccurate. they've taken steps like moving soda from schools. changing advertising. and promoting school lunch standards. >> i think some steps have been in the right direction. and we certainly applaud michelle obama for bringing attention to the issue. i think there's a dichotomy in terms of how to solve this problem. some people think it's fine to work with the food

lots of people are saying, hey, shouldn't we know. the usda is saying under the regulations currently in place, they cannot name the restaurants. they feel like if they do name the restaurants, maybe in the future restaurants wouldn't be as forthcoming with details that could help trace back the beef. so at this point, they're still keeping those restaurant names secret. >> chris frates reporting live this morning. there's some really crazy weather going on in denver right now. a week after a late season snowstorm socked the city, this time it's severe weather with lots and lots and lots of hail. you can hear it, right? baseball-sized hail fail wednesday, making the streets look like they were covered with a blanket of snow. guess what? more bad weather is on the way. indra petersons joins us with more spectacular but scary pictures to show us. >> nothing pretty about that. think about your windshield there. let me show you some video here of a stadium just outside the suburbs of denver. so much hail -- not as big in this area, they had a tour

i mean, from there on out, the nih got on board and usda got on board and it was a institutional momentum. >> saturated aret good for you. but the evidence backing it up is questionable. >> in the 1970s, i dug into the original studies and looked into all of the data, it was always soft. and in the recent years, a number of investigators, including myself have gone back and discovered that they were never very good. >> it is interesting we look to so what research we can find with evidence of why high saturated fats are bad for us. we found it to be assumed it was fats and difficult to figure out the real reason behind that if you are looking for it. >> john likes steak and john wants permegz to eat steak. and what is interesting about your research, you say it is particularly person for women to realize they need fat and they should ignore it. tell us about that. >> heart disease and never the disease of middle anged men. did they even study women. and for 30 years. following the low- fat died. they found a low fat doited would be harmful for them. >> and it would drop for men or women. and that means on

usda has not been taking enough sam at that plant. we're still trying to figure out exactly what went on and where the process broke down. gerri: so, tony, are you satisfied the way the fda handled this? did they do enough? >> it is actually usda that is responsible for this. the issue is, first of all, out of the 43 billion-pound of beef that is processed every year in this country, usda only budgeted to take about 12,000 samples. to test for e.coli. so that in of itself tells you that the government's testing program is limited. so you rely on industry itself to do its own testing and prevent product from going out that is contaminated. the other thing with this particular area of the country, they have been running a 16% shortage of inpeck -- inspectors in that area. the last figures that i hadn't indicated nationally there was about an 11% vacancy rate of usda inspectors. in this particular area it was running ahead of that, 16%. whether inspectors were had enough time to do a thorough check of this companyduring this feared that the process broke down remains a question to me. gerri: that's a very interesting point. tony, one other ques

. >> usda has been going around and visiting schools all around the country. and they areffering flexibility. not one school has been fined over these new nutrition standards. when a school is struggling, they provide them -- >> then why are so many schools complaining? >> we're going to have to take break. >> they don't enforce. >> they don't get rid of the standards. >> everyone, stay here. we want you at home to weigh in on today's fireback question. should government require healthier school lunches? tweet yes or no, #crossfire. we'll have the results after the break. >>> also we also will have the outrages of the day, including an outrage claim by a thin-skinned movie star. you can guess who. what can i do on a $7 a month android plan from tracfone? check the weather. borrow ted's wheelbarrow. post big tomato pics. buy a birdhouse for sparrows. download gardening apps. answer my wife's texts. search how to sculpt hedges into a t-rex. i can do all that with my android from tracfone for as low as $7 a month. [ male announcer ] unbeatable nationwide coverage, no contract

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genetically modified our tomatoes corn and soybeans but corn and soybeans are probably the most common. >> according to the usda usda approximately 90% of all corn and cotton and 93% of all soybean crops planted in the united states or genetically modified. despite suggestions of noble intent. >> there genetically modified with vitamin a deficiency throughout the world. >> if there are people starving in africa if we can get them the food that they need, why not? >> both the safety and nutritional value of gmos is inconclusive and highly disputed >> there's no difference between all organic or regular food. it won't improve your life for your help for nothing. as long as you eat fresh. >> gmo salmon and farmed salmon also produce only one third of the healthy omega-3's that wild salmon halves of the nutrient value is down by almost 70%. >> some medical medical professionals to propose the increased consumption of gmos positively correlates with the 21st century rise in allergies, autism and fertility and even some forms of cancer. >> is it possible that some of what we are seeing is related to what we are eatin

given that the definitions prom all gated by the usda are problematic on many counts, i was very concerned when i learned that the cfpb originally used them as a guide for their rule. he original rule by the f.p.b. would exclude hidalgo county in my 15th congressional district in deep south texas. hidalgo county includes some urban areas but much of it is also rural. colonias to the most in the nation. colonias often lack basic infrastructure such as indoor plumbing and electricity. they are rural by definition. we need to ensure that community banks and credit unions are not preventing from -- prevented from investing in such rural communities. he cfpb's new mortgage rules discourage risky lending practices that spark the financial crisis. however, community banks and redit unions did not cause the crisis and have legitimate reasons for flexibility when it comes to serving rural america. rural community bankers know their customers by name. often they are the only option for credit within hundreds of miles. they understand the unique financial needs of their community and how best to serv

are on abcnews.com. our chief medical editor back here tonight with the states we're most concerned about. >> as you said. usda is putting a list of the retail stores that may have sold this. take a look at this map. they range all the way from florida up to massachusetts and across to north dakota. they were sold march to may. it's probably not in the stores now. my concern is it may be in freezers. >> if you may have gone to the stores? >> you want to throw it out. if you have beef in your freezer, cook it all the way through. pink doesn't do. it has to be well done. >> we turn to boston where new court documents are reigniting that question were those two brothers acting alone during the boston bombings or did they get help? there's something else tonight. why the lack of gunpowder found in their car could be a clue. back on the case tonight, abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross. >> reporter: until now, the fbi had maintained only two people were responsible for the deadly marathon bombs. the two brothers, tamerlan killed in a shootout later and dzhokhar awaiting trial. as abc news reported, t

the usda says the recalled products were sent to distributors in michigan, missouri, massachusetts and ohio. health officials in those states are checking restaurants to make sure customers are not served the contaminated meat. >> we go to the restaurants. we look for everything. we think it's there. but where was the meat? was it properly refrigerated? was there good hand washing technique? >> reporter: so far, no deaths have been reported. but it can take up to ten days after eating something contaminated to become sick. and, john and diana, for now, doctors say, the best advice is ordering the burger well done. >> all right. too bad i like it medium rare. tahman bradley, reporting live. thank you very much. >>> breaking overnight. another hollywood star in trouble. actor michael jayce has been detained by los angeles police in connection with the shooting death of his wife. he starred in fx police drama "the shield." he's being questioned overnight. his wife, april, was found dead from gunshot wounds last night in their los angeles home. police say it may be a domestic-related incident. in addition to "the shield," jayce als

are conducting a criminal investigation. that has congressman jared huffman wondering if the usda has something to hide. >> one would speculateoint that in order for there to be deception allowing the meat to get certified for sale, someone at the usda was deceived. something must have broken down in their system, as well. so in the absence of more information i think they may be concerned that they dropped the ball, as well. >> and now they are investigating, the charges against the owner have been decided. so erin, an indictment could come at any time. >> that is incredible. you see the picture of the cow and how they put the fake heads on the cancerous cow. how does one get to the slaughter house in the first place? >> well, cheap meat is often made from dairy cow, old cows that don't produce much milk anymore. because they're older they may have cancer of the eye so they are supposed to be condemned by the inspectors at the plant. but our source believes they were processed when the inspectors were not present. fortunately, there are no reports of anyone being sick. >> all right, a great report there. of course you can se

the usda send it to letter obtained i kron4 that the popular chain was rancho's biggest customer. there are no reports of anyone getting sick by the bad meat and unclear how many employees were involved in the buying and processing of cancerous cows. >>> a cool and breezy -- a : breezy saturday night taking place for tonight after the heat wave this week. we have seen a big change for today and going to remain cooler for the next few days. temperatures in the mid to upper fifties and low sixties. san francisco breezy and 56. winds are on shore coming off the ocean about 15 to 25miles. there are a few locations reporting winds will burst the over 30. it will gradually subside through the rest of the evening. low clouds and possibility of sprinkle specially for the north. cousin sunshine scattered clouds mixed in with the sun temperatures going into the upper sixties mid seventies inland. warm-up coming up next week. >>> a split-second decision that may have saved dozens of young lives. we will introduce you to the twins. san francisco restaurant celebrates a milestone 128th birthday. >>> we

. >> report found fewer honey bees are dieing off than in years past they're crucial for pollination of crops but have been tieing off. a report by usda 23% of the bee colonies died off this winter, down from 31% the year before. a study suggests insecticides might be harming honey bee colonies. >> let's check on the weather forecast. the cool down coming up. >> it's coming. yes. >> highs so far, mid-90s in fairfield and antioch, livermore. 92 san rafael. 91 santa rosa. you can see half moon bay only 66 today cooling down. nationally tomorrow, showers and maybe thundershowers along parts of the atlantic coast. mainly dry, and warm in the southwest. and across california. going to be hot in locations tomorrow. highs mid-90 mid-60s on the coast notice presence of the coastal fog, it will continue to produce the cooling affect for the bay area throughout the weekend high temperatures will be dropping off more getting into saturday, sunday, and early next week. >> larry and carolyn? >> thank you. >> some here is a mother bear and four cubs hanging out in a tree in wisconsin. it appears bears came to check out a bird feeder then decided to

are gnarly. >> the judge last to resume whether vino -nod cosla has to t everyone in or not. >>> monday the usdarecalled 2 million pounds of ground beef, possible cause of 11 cases of e. coli. the usda warns its list might not include all the stores that got the contaminated beef. you can find a list of the stores on the usda's website. coming up here on al jazeera america. art of the steal. the new lead in an infamous 500 million gardner museum heist. >>> plus, texas is pulling out all the stops to lure the maker of siracha. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> the united states has suspended 3.5 million in military aid to thailand. the money was to help pay for training and weapons for thailand's army. thailand is under martial law after the military took control on thursday. >>> in syria, violence is spiking before presidential elections, killing dozens of people. rul amin has these reports. >> nobody claimed responsibility for this attack but we did hear from islamist rebels based in the region that today marks a new campaign a new offensive from them to support the rebels and

in the northeast, the usda says prices for boneless ribeye steaks, one of the most popular cuts are ranging8 to $12 a pound. the biggest reason for the increase, u.s. cad cattle herds at the lowest inventory. texas is in a drought while california is also suffering from a record drought of its own. it takes 18 months for a calf to be market ready, making it difficult to increase supply. it's not just beef. pork prices are also rising, especially for bacon due to strong demand. a deadly virus has also hurt production as the industry as lost between 7 million and 8 million animals over the past year. the usda predicts a 2.3% drop in pork production this year. it's not all bad. consumers may be substituting for chicken for beef and pork. poultry hasn't seen as big a price increase as other meats which could benefit several producers. overall, ross, the usda is forecast forecasting a 2.5 to 3.5 increase in retail costs this year. which is about average. inflation may be strong for meat, eggs and dairy. if you're a vegetarian you're in luck. vegetable prices have been trending lower for the past

the usda says it will release a list of where the beef was delivered. >>> former nfl players are seekinga new lawsuit that accuses the league of overusing powerful painkillers. the players say those drugs were used in order to keep them on the field without regard to long-term consequences. >>> with those cases of mers brought here from overseas on passenger flights, a study shows bacteria living up to a week on nearly every surface we touch on airplanes. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, may 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good wednesday morning, everybody. you okay there? >> stuck back there. >> hate when that happens. >> my umbilical cord. >> ready to roll? >> let's do it. >> we begin with a somber uplifting day in oklahoma city, the area anyway. residents and officials remember a natural disaster with a vow to rebuild stronger than ever. abc's karen travers has the story. >> reporter: in moore, oklahoma, a somber ceremony to remember a tragedy. it's the one-year anniversary of that devastating ef-5 t

. >> according to the usda, 90% of all corn and cotton and 93% of all crops in the united states areetically modified. and, despite suggestions of noble intent -- to treatodify rice vitamin a deficiency. >> people are starving in africa. if we can get them the food that they need, why not? >> the safety and nutritional value is inconclusive and highly disputed. >> there is no difference between all organic or regular food. it will not improve your life or health. as long as you refresh. >> salmon and farmed salmon produce 1/3 of the healthy omega-3's that wild salmon have. the nutrient value is down by almost 70%. >> some medical professionals have proposed that the increase positively correlates with a 21st century rise in allergies, and fertility, and some forms of cancer. >> is it possible that what we're seeing is related to what we are eating? yes. absolutely. >> others think that the intimacy has created a revolving door of conflicting interests. sentte corporations someone who is an expert in a certain area. they'll offer certain advantages. and then move back. taylor,xample,

are finally naming names. we know what to look for, right? >> that's right. after a week, the usdareleased a name of a handful of businesses across at least 12 states like here in georgia, tennessee, north dakota, wisconsin, just to name a few. for a complete list, it's laid out for you on cnn.com if you are worried somewhere you shopped was impacted. when i spoke to the usda, they said it was a long week for them to figure out how far and wide this affected beef actually went. the cdc is saying at least 11 people have gotten sick by ingesting this potentially infected e. coli beef. 1.8 million pounds is a lot of meet. they don't know how far it's gone. they are trying to con vas more and figure out if anyone else has gotten sick. that could take weeks. >> it's not just the beef. i like a good clover sprout on a sandwich. walnuts, hummus. so many people have it on the fridge as a stand by. where was this distributed and what more do we know about those produkts? >> this is the scary part. for healthy eaters, you don't know what you are eating. some products aren't labeled. trader j

. >> reporter: but a top-ranking usda official says it's against regulations to disclose restaurant names. >> people who arebeen exposed. so it doesn't help the public to tell them now that a certain restaurant was associated with these illnesses. our job really is to identify product that may still be available. >> reporter: goldman said federal officials disclosed names of grocery stores and other retailers because customers could still have meat they bought sitting in the freezers. restaurant, on the other hand, are not going to keep it once it's recalled. the packing plant said in a statement it's working with the usda, quote, we encourage anyone who has concern to be sure to cook all ground beef to a minimum temperature of 160 degrees fahrenheit. while that might be tough advice for the grill masters out there to swallow who love their burgers at medium rare, it's really the only way to make sure your burgers are safe. chris? >> i'll take it, chris, thank you so much. that's the thing, meat thermometer, it doesn't seem sexy but it's important to do so you don't end up sick. >> once they tell me there m

school meal nutritious standards do not cause schools to lose money after they are initially established. most importantly, usda has the authority to work with schools, school districts, and states to address the issues that may affect participation rates. in other words, schools, school districts, and states can ask usda for assistance in implementing these new standards at local levels, especially when kids may not be participating locally in ways that usda either intends or sees in other areas of the country. states and localities should take advantage of this flexibility before seeking permanent changes to the law. these school meal standards along with the w.i.c. food package are science based. that means that politics was left out of the decisionmaking process and left up to expert nutritionists. the reason why white potatoes, for example, were left out of the w.i.c. program because the experts at the institute of medicine said that they do not provide the necessary nutritional impact as other foods eligible for the w.i.c. program. that's another way of saying that white potatoes aren't healthy enough for

usda, it works out to about $300,000 per child. in my experience, that's a lowball estimate. when you raise your children, you are building the next generation of taxpayers who will be paying the social security and medicare benefits of today's workers, tomorrow's retirees. our current tax code does nothing adequately to offset this significant contribution. when you consider to couples that have otherwise the same tax situation and the same income and charitable contributions and same mortgage, couple a has four children and couple b remains childless but couple will be putting into the system ties but -- twice but couple will be putting money into retirement so this tax credit starts to offset the parent tax penalty. >> an example of one of the ideas you are seeing coming from this group -- you can read about in this book but you will see more of reflected in legislation. tim scott, when you when i get together socially, we inevitably talk about your ideas for helping poor people, something we care about a lot and something you have a lot of personal its periods in. you have an incredible inspiring life story.

a number of schools who say that regulations are very costly to implement and they're trying to create at least some sort of waver process through the usdaand allowing some of these schools to get out, if they do find in onerous. but that's the challenge they're going to face from folks who say, you know, this is actually good for healthy living, healthy eating. it putting children on the right track to avoid obesity. the challenge they're going to have to balance is, those kind of concerns with the concerns from the republican base, who were worried about regulations coming for the obama administration. >> but you know, sabrina, it strikes me, i think we've got a map that shows this. we're talking about -- it's pretty obvious, right? the bill was written in such a way, it's a sliver of an lapp a appalachia. into show this map. the rest of children in america are hungry too, so why do they not deserve food? >> the summer lunch program is already underfunded both in rural and urban areas. and whether this was an oversight on the part of republican or a deliberate move, the optics are terrible. i don't know why they wouldn't have thought t