. >> craig hill is president of the iowa farm bureau. >> you always want hope pigs. when you walk in the door, you kind of know, you just as a producer, you sense by their activities and how they're behaving and their actions. >> in iowa's capitol des moines, the peta video prompted action from state legislators, but not what you might think. they passed a law aimed not at animal abuse, but of anyone going undercover to investigate abuse. the law was initially authored by lobbyists for the agriculture industry, making it a crime punishable by jail time to lion a job application at a farm. if you want to work at the hog facility where the videotape was shot, you now have to answer this question on your job application, are you a member of peta, the humane society of the united states or any other animal rights organization? opponents of the law call it ag gag. >> it's a misnomer. there's nothing about gag. it is about agriculture, and it is about being authentic. >> why did the farm bureau support the law? >> because we didn't want individuals coming to our farms, app

. >> craig hill is a hog producer in iowa at a family farm that he runs with his wife and son, and he's also president of the iowa farm bury. >> you want happy pigs, and when you walk in the door, you know by their activities, by their behaving and their actions. >> in iowa's capital, de moines, the peta video prompted action by state legislators, but not what you might think. they passed a law, not in animal abuse, but anyone going undercover to investigate abuse. the law was initially authored by lobbyists by the agricultural industry making it a crime punishable by jail time. peta shot the videotape. and you now have to answer this question on your job application. are you a member of peta? the humane society of the united states, or any other animal rights organization? opponents of the law -- . >> we support the law because we didn't want individuals coming to our farm, coming to work and telling us that they had a history or experience in animal care which was not true. and their intent was to maliciously capture some footage or some video that could be used against you and put yo

. >> craig hill said farmers don't want animals mistreated, either. last year, iowa farmers launched the animal care coalition with a hot line to report abuse. >> this is something that i think people miss, our goals are aligned. >> but farmers and the groups that watch over them have very different ideas about how to stamp out animal abuse, and there's no sign they'll be seeing eye to eye anytime soon. sheila macvicar, aljazeera, iowa. >> over seas in ukraine, more than 600 soldiers have been released. they had been held by pro-russian separatists who set them free under the terms of a ceasefire. another 500 soldiers expected to be released soon, it's unclear when kiev might release separatist fighters in exchange. >> a massive explosion rocking this chemical plant in germany, several people injured, including one man found in the rubble with severe burns. dozens of nearby homes were damaged, forcing the people to flee. just what caused that blast not known. >> the floods in india are the worst in half a century. >> more than 400 people have been kil

on capitol hill, craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> afghanistan's new government signs a long delayed agreement on the u.s. troop presence. ate loud 10,000 u.s. troops to stay in afghanistan beyond the end of 2014. president other bam a says it reflects u.s. commitment to supporting the afghan government ape will allow the u.s. military to continue targeting terrorist, and training afghan security forces. >>> well, starting at midnight if you run a red light in abington township montgomery county you will get a ticket two month warning ticket will come to an end tonight. fine for running readies $100. there are cameras, at three intersections, old york and susquehanna roads, old york and welsh road, and fitzwater town and moreland roads. >>> now search for new buyer for failed revel casino in atlantic city is hitting a rough patch. florida developer glenn straub has asked a judge to delay auction until thursday. straub claims revel's attorney went back on a prom toys share information about other bids that were received. the they refused to suspend auction but scheduled a

hill. >> reporter craig boswell has more. >> reporter: the president has congressional approval to arm andyrian rebels. >> the strong bipartisan support in congress for this new training effort shows the world americans are united in confronting the threat from isil. >> reporter: the senate okayed the plan following house action wednesday but democratic senator joe mansion was a no vote. >> we're entrenching ourselves into another war. the 13 years of experience hasn't taught us anything, then we're pretty slow learners. >> reporter: arming and training the moderate syrian rebels is part of president obama's pledge to keep u.s. troops out of a ground war. >> the best counterweights to isil are local forces and local citizens, the people. >> reporter: this authorization expires in december and will have to be approved again when congress returns after midterm elections. >> beyond this we're going to take up the construction of a new authorization for the use of military force. it's long overdue. >> i think we should be having this debate right now, no the in december. >> reporter: the obama

craig boswell, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> the air strikes against isis militants in iraq and syria lead to another big security concern. top brass at the air force say the militants are now adjusting their strategies by traveling in smaller groups. the terrorist group just released a third propaganda video as well showing a british journalist that they somewhere been holding captive. john cantlie who appeared to be holding a script criticized the air strikes. >>> private of talk about global threats like this one from the islamic state and how to prepare them. dozens packed the ballroom in d.c. for an emergency preparedness briefing. silent attacks carried out by islamic states over seas have warranted -- [ inaudible ] and having a plan in case of attack or emergency. >> those groups who seek to put their agenda on the news, in the media, to pock pie that globe -- to occupy that global conversation, tough to think of a more effective way to do that than to stage an attack here in the national capital region. speakers also talked about ways to be prepared for natural disasters like hurri

craig boswell, b crest news, capitol hill -- cbs news, capitol hill. >> the secret service apprehended 16 people jumping the fence at the white house over the last few years. >>> already the state is burned through its fire firefighterring budget. the emergency -- fighting budget. the emergency fund to help get us through the rest of the year. >> invite you pet lovers out there. send us your questions about their health and well-being and i just e-mail -- or on our facebook page and we'll have our pet expert give you an answer every friday right here at noon. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> from now until early spring, we see a variety of squashes out in the market. which is a great thing. what i'm holding right now is acorn squash. the beautiful about squash is that it's low in calories but it's filling and that's a great combination to have. when picking out the squash you want to make sure it has a little bit of orange right here to show it has some ma turkey but on -- maturity but on the contrary, too much and it's too mature. have the nice beautiful green and a little bit of orange righ

craig boswell has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: the house is debating president obama'sequest for authorization to arm and train syrian rebels to battle isis fighters. >> i will support any measure that will lead to the destruction of isis. >> no sanctuaries, no place to hide. >> reporter: president obama says u.s. troops will not be called into a combat role on the ground in the campaign to defeat the sunni militant group. >> as your commander-in-chief, i will not commit you and the rest of our armed forces to fighting aanother ground war in iraq! >> reporter: the president spoke to troops at macdill air force base and met with top military officers at central command. for a second day, lawmakers are pressing the administration about president obama's plans this time questioning secretary of state john kerry john kerry. >> the issue that confronts us today is one on which we all ought to be able to agree. isil must be defeated. period. >> reporter: many lawmakers are expressing strong reservations about arming the syrian rebels. >> this should be an arab ground war and

craig boswell, cbs news. capitol hill. >> now the contents of the secret service investigation may not become public due to the secret nature of the protocalls to protect the white house. we just learned omar gonzalez has been indicted on local and federal charges for entering the white house grounds with a gun. >>> right now the suspect in hannah graham's on duction abduction is linked to another case. the virginia tech student, morgan harrington. now matthew is being investigated for the murder of a woman in campbell county, virginia. peggy fox joins us from charlottesville with all the latest information. peg. >> reporter: ky tell you this, campbell county is just south of lynchburg. lynchburg is the home of liberty university and jesse matthews, the suspect in hannah graham's disappearance for which dna is linked to the harrington's case. matthew played football at liberty university back in 2000 and 2002. he was kicked out of liberty university after he was investigated for allegedly raping a student. now here's what

hill. two days after president obama called the expanded action a counterterrorism strategy the white house is using some much stronger language today. craigboswell has more from washington. >> reporter: the cia estimates the sunni militant group now has access to somewhere between 20 and 31,000 fighters in iraq and syria. >> that is an indication that the group has had some recruitment success after the battlefield successes that they demonstrated in june. >> reporter: the pentagon is stepping up intelligence gathering in syria not only to help determine the exact number of isis fighters, but to identify targets for airstrikes. the president is not asking congress to declare war on isis even though the white house is now calling the campaign a war. >> in the same way that the united states is at war with al- qaeda and its affiliates around the globe, the united states is at war with isis. >> reporter: but they say this war is different. >> they're unlike other terrorist groups because they're concerned about grabbing and holding ground. they have these visions of governance of their own, brutal as it is. >> reporter: the president has ask

hill, just as you are being asked to go today. are you ready? [cheers and applause] >> this year's recipient of the richard t greer advocacy award is virginia state senator craig dietz, who is using the power of his own family's story as a force for change. he used it to educate the general assembly in virginia about the need for better services. he has spoken out nationally, and his words have communicated many of nami's own messages. they are not easy messages. on november 19 of last year, creigh deeds lost his son, gus, who struggles with bipolar disorder. he thought desperately to get help for his son, but could not, not in time. and in presenting this award, i want you to know,creigh deeds, that i as one virginia and will work to support you in working to ensure other virginians are spared the pain your family has experienced. i will work with you so that our i will work with you so that our loved ones can live in our community safely and to their highest level of independence possible. nami and i share your loss and we honor your courage. welcome to the nami family. as richard greer would say, you are not alone. congratulations, you are a word or -- wort

hill just as you are being asked to go today. are you ready? [cheers and applause] this year's recipient of the richard t. greer advocacy award is virginia state senator craig deans whose using the power of his own family's story as a force for change. he used it to educate the virginia general assembly about the need for better services. he has spoken out nationally and his words have communicated many of nami's own messages. they are not easy messages. on november 19 of last year, he lost his bright son gus who struggled with bipolar disorder. as in many stories, he desperately sought to get help for his son but could not. not in time. in presenting this award, i want you to know that i am one virginian who will work as hard as i can to support you in working to ensure that other virginians are spared the pain your family has experienced. i will work with you so that our loved ones can live in our community safely and to their highest level of independence possible. nami and i share your loss and we honor your courage. welcome to the nami family. as richard greer would say, you are not alone. congratulations. you are a worthy recipient of richard greer ad