and 2015 was a record breaking year for agriculture in iowa, with its own set of challenges. the iowa department of agriculture put out what it views as the top three issues of the year. calls the largest animal health emergency the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in iowa. forty-eight million birds in 21 states would be affected, with nearly half of iowa's layers ending up with bird flu about 31 million birds on 77 locations. earlier in december, all bird flu quarantines were lifted and just this week, it was announced bird shows would be allowed again in the iowa department of agriculture was the iowa water quality iowa secretary of agriculture around 1,800 farmers committed $3.5 million nutrient iowa's counties. nearly a thousand of those farmers were using conservation practices for the first time. they could use those funds for cover crops, no-till or strip till, or twenty- nine demonstration projects using $16 million of private funds also went to help start up and show off water quality practices. northey says nearly a third of a billion dollars of state and f

the usda's agricultural marketing service on these reports, which are set to be released at the end of every month for the school year. the numbers are submitted voluntarily and the department of agriculture looks to add more names to the reporting list. you can find the full report one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. all of us have a responsibility, to ourselves, to our children, to each other. we intend to be sure and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. our children's future is shaped both by the values of their parents and the policies of their nation. it's time to protect the next generation, fill the lives of our children with possibility and hope, open up the doors so that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, families and our country, and i'm not stopping now. (crowd cheers) i'm hillary clinton, our top story... the republican debate lineup is growing slimmer this morning.. donald trump's campaign has confirmed he will not be at tomorrow's des moines debate. trump says it's because

the u-s department of agriculture faces animal disease outbreaks. that charge comes from the government accountability office - or g-a-o - an independent investigative arm of congress. the des moines register reports the g-a-o lookeinto two contagious pig diseases that broke out in 2013 and 2014. those outbreaks killed about 2 point 6 million pigs. the g-a-o found in both cases, the department of agriculture didn't follow its own guidelines for investigating the spread of disease. it says the u-s-d-a might not ever be able tpinpoint the origin of those outbreaks. the g-a-o recommends the u-s-d-a come up with a new process to make sure it follows proper guidelines for future outbreaks. dairy prices are down across the country, saving consumers some money, but costing farmers more. soaring milk prices in 2014 caused many dairy farmers to increase herd sizes. but now milk demand has fallen behind milk supply, so wholesale prices for farmers the u-s department of agriculture says in 2014, farmers were getting as much as 24 dollars and 60 cents for 100 po

. >> reporter: the state department of agriculture is in charge of inspecting the pumps for skimming devices. we found an inspector in tampa examining the pumps. state department of agriculture for more information on the skimming problem. they believe the secret service should look into the problem in the bay area because credit card fraud is involved. >> my credit card has been stolen six times. >> reporter: a number of consumers told us their credit cards have been compromised. >> two days later, we found some fraudulent charges. >> reporter: the analyst believes consumers have an obligation to report fraudulent charges to more than just their credit card companies. he urges them to report the crime to local law enforcement. >> you can't just leave it at that. you still need to report the problem to the local police. so they can really document the number of incidents and then address that problem accordingly. >> reporter: the sheriff's office is urging people not to use their debit cards at their pump. the sheriff's office says the thieves won't have direct access to your bank acc

. >> reporter: the state department of agriculture is in charge of inspecting the pumps for skimming devices. we found an inspector in tampa examining the pumps. gasbuddy.com has asked the state department of agriculture for more information on the skimming problem and believes into the problem in the bay area because credit card fraud is involved. he believes consumers have an obligation to report this crime to law enforcement so they can track the fraud. >>> if i want to join the club at amazon, there's a rare sale on membership. and your google maps app now knows where you're going even when you don't ask for >>> the closing numbers looked bad but they were worse earlier in the day. the lowest close since last august. at one point, down more than 500. >>> walmart is closing hundreds of stores worldwide in the next couple of weeks. 154 of them are in the u.s. and most are the smaller walmart express or neighborhood market stores. only three in florida, slated to close. 10 miles of another walmart. >>> a chinese company is buying general electric's appliance higher. the haier group s

the department of agriculture got that to her denying the request on the ground of medical privacy rights. the idea of the dolphin having privacy rights seems absurd that it raise questions as to how it. i was at the marine mammal center in brigantine new jersey to talk to bob shell top who is the founder of the training i actually have a copy of the necropsy reportedly goes over all the reasons that this animal died but far broke it down for me. >> vienna was extremely emaciated. it had no body fat whatsoever. you could see the bones from the ribs and the dorsal area showing through the skin. >> the dolphin had a virus in the virus killed hundreds of dolphins previously so they didn't want it to continue spreading. because of all those reasons he told me they humanely used. >> let me recap. so what you are saying is the dolphin that was killed was actually killed by the doctor with a needle. >> that's what i found out. >> we are talking about stuff like monkeys having the right to their own selfies and clinically depressed elephant and hip of problems. this is insane to me. >> why is the

this is insane to me. >> but why the department of agriculture thought it was an appropriate delaying tactic or response to say the dolphin has privacy rights. >> that's what i'm pretty ticked off about. and i guess because of all the story coverage that we have given it, as well as other athd agencies, the attorney general is looking into it now. >> being someone who has worked with the public reports act in new jersey, it's very often the mentality of hide first, reveal later. i think sometimes state bureaucrats err on the side of not releasing things because they're concerned how it's going to look when it comes out and it looks like a cover-up but it's just them being really cautious. >> i will sleep better tonight just knowing how the dolphin died. >> and we're out. >> jessica start us off. >> video released recently shows police officers identified themselves to a man holding a gun. the suspect tossed the weapon to the ground and two officers arrested a 31-year-old and charged him with felony weapon possession and reckless endangerment. >> what you see is a group of juvenile bla

a new u-s department of agriculture report says the number of cattle in large nebraska feedlots is down 2 percent compared to january of last year. over in south dakota, milk production has gone up. the department of aiculture says milk production in south dakota during december was up 13 percent from the previous year. the usda says production in the state in december totaled over 200 million pounds. staying in the rushmore state, egg production is down. the usda says south dakota egg production dropped during december to 37 million, down from 68 million in 2014. a late night shooting led to the arrest of one siouxland man. were called to the follis apartments on douglas street. after an investigation of the scene, police discovered 33-year-old ryan newson fired a warning shot in the air after having a disagement with another person. soon after, officers found the gun in an apartment. newson was charged with intimidation with a dangerous weapon, felon in possession of a firearm, simple assault and discharging a firearm in city limits. newson is being held at the woodbury county jail on

agriculture in iowa.. with its own set of challenges... and yesterday the iowa department of agriculture put out what it views as the top three issues of the year.. the first was what the u-s- d-a calls the largest animal health emergency in u-s history.. on april 14th.. the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in iowa. 48 million birds in 21 states would be affected.. with nearly half of iowa's layers.. ending up with bird million birds on 77 locations.. back in april we talked to the iowa department of agriculture.. and if you remember.. they weren't surprised when it developed.. because it was in most of the surrounding states. ---- earlier in december.. all bird flu quarantines were lifted.. and just this week.. it was announced bird shows would be allowed again in 2016. the second big ag issue to the iowa department of agriculture.. was the iowa water quality initiative.. in the fall, secretary northey announced that 18 hundred farmers committed three and a half million dollars in cost share funds to install nutrient reduction practices in all

the u-s department of agriculture is facing an accusation that it doesn't do enough to prevent animal disease outbreaks. it comes from the government accountabilit y office, an independent investigative arm of congress. the des moines register reports the g-a-o lookok into two contagiousus pig diseases from 2013 and 2014. those two outbreaks killed about two point six million pigs. the g-a-o found in both cases, the department of agriculture didn't follow its own guidelines for investigating the outbreaks. it says the u-s-d-a might not ever be able to figure out the main source of either outbreak. the g-a-a recommends the u-s-d-a come up with a new process to make sure it follows proper guidelines for future outbreaks. former iowa governor tom vilsack is addressing the growing heroin problem across the country. president obama appointed lsack to address the problem this morning. use of heroin and other opioids have sked in recent years. today the white house said it hopes vilsack will come up with policy solutions that will help lessen the use, especially in some smaller communities w

in some ways it's a miracle these things come out because they are overseen by the department of agriculture, which doesn't have to be lobbied to promote meat and dairy and big food. >> part of their job. >> it's their mission. >> as a consumer, i do walk away confused, though. i feel these guidelines are five or two there's somebody telling us it's okay to eat something we thought was bad five years ago or shouldn't be eating something i've been eating all along. >> i think it's about moderation again, whether they allow you to drink a couple more cups of coffee or have scrambled eggs, i think the overall tone is one of moderation. the plate of what's changing in fine dining in america is definitely a big leading indicator. less of the giant steaks, pork chops, you know, giant chickens, proteins are getting smaller because they cost too much. people have to limit what they charge people for a dish of food, more vegetables, legumes, the balance of the american plate in fine dining restaurant is really leading the charge. then it's a trickle down from there to quick service and fast food. tha

the department of agriculture sent out a technician to inspect the pump. we're glad to know, so it's tagged and fixed before anyone else uses it again it will be re- calibrated. as for carlos... i don't think i would want to go back to that station every gas pump in the state is inspected once a year, more if report. nevada democrats are for people who to come out and caucus. six caucus sites are planned at casinos to accomodate those who work february 20th. voters wanting to use the sites will have to declare they can't make it home because of their shift. caucus participation. here's a list of on the strip: new york-new caesars palace.. paris.. harrah's.. and wynn resort. the republican caucus is february 23rd. now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief meteorologist ted pretty southwest gusts to 70 with mostly cloudy skies expected saturday. good area shower chances arrive on sunday with the afternoon and the evening chances looking better than the morning hours. we'll see a cooler high of 57 degrees with lighter southwest wind. monday morning shower chances wi

they are overseen by department of agriculture which doesn't have to be lobbied to promote meat. >> part of their job. >> their mission. >> as a consumer i do walk away confused. i know these guidelines are every five years. it seems like every year or two, there's somebody telling us it's okay to eat something we thought was bad five years ago. we shouldn't be eating something i've been eating all along. >> i think it's about moderation. whether they allow to you drink a couple more cups of coffee or have more scrambled eggs, the overall tone is moderation. the plate of what's changing in fine dining scene in america is definitely a big leading indicator. you're seeing less of giant steaks, pork chops, proteins are smaller because they cost too much. people have to limit what they charge for a dish of food. more vegetables, more leg ums. balance of fine dining plates in restaurants is leading the charge and a trickle down there from service and fast-food. that's what happened with the spike in energy cost, everything went through the roof including things like dairy, which they say is r

5-0-1-c-3 operated by the south carolina advocates for agriculture but supported by the department of agriculture. assistant agriculture commissioner martin eubanks hopes farm tech companies and everyday citizens will donate all they can to the fund, will reimburse farmers for a percentage of their seed costs used to plant crops destroyed during the "the cost of seed is very expensive. when you go to looking into the technology costs that are added into the cost of basic seed, your farmers have to pay. they're not just paying for corn seed. they're paying for technology that helps them increase yields and things of that nature." the agriculture department says conservative early estimates place direct crop losses at over 300- million-dollars, with crop insurance only covering about a third of the costs. if you'd like to help, you can visit plant-it-forward- s-c-dot-org. a non-profit in winnsboro is trying to do anything and everything it can to save a beloved landmark friends of the mt. zion institute, says the mt. zion institute i ipart of a historic property that dates back to the revolutionary

the u-s department of agriculture says in 2014, 24 dollars and 60 cents for 100 pounds of milk. at the end of last year, that was down as low as 14 dollars 44 cents... a 43 percent drop. kcrg t-v nine's dave franzman says it's an up-and-down price cycle that two eastern iowa dairy farmers are hoping will turn around soon. linn county dairy farmer bob kettelkamp and his twin brother bill milk their herd of 200 dairy cows twice a day. they resisted the urge to over expand when milk prices were so high back in 2014. others didn't. "we're just a typical family farm... been the same sizizfor 15 years... we kind of end up riding the waves that are caused by others ." " dairy producers tell me the actual over production of milk is maybe 1-2%. but the price from the peak in 2014 has dropped 40 percent... that's one the things they don't understand... a small difference in productiti... a big sot/nat some experts predict relief for dairy farmers towards the end of 2016. but the money the kettelkamps are getting now from selling milk to the cost of production. iowa has lost dairy farms an

agricultural marketing service on these reports.. set to be released at the end of every month for a school year.. voluntarily.. the department of ag looks to add more names to the reporting list.. because of the storms on the east coast.. the foreign agricultural service is delaying the u-s export sales report. it won't come out now until friday of this week.. but.. that's not really affecting today's trade in the markets. "a really choppy trade here again today, similar as yesterday. do have a little bit of a spillover from the wheat contracts over into corn." "keeping the corn market supportive today, despite a whole lot of fresh news anywhere. export fronts, even weather wise, just not much out there at all into south america even. harvest very slow system so far. not a huge sample being done. especially in beans right now, just really choppy. just waiting on fresh news coming into february." "it's not looking too bad at all, been kind of choppy. especialy in the feeders, we're up 80 on the nearby contracts right now, we were in change about an hour ago, then right back higher. not any cash trade being reported 136-138 as

the u-s department of agriculture says the population of iowa's laying hens slowly climbing - but is still down about a third from this time last year. the bird flu killed 24 million iowa laying hens las summer. farmers replenished their flocks - but it should take most of the year to reach full production again. egg production- iowa here's a live look at the waterloo skycam. storm track seven meteoroligst mark schnackenberg has a final --------- --------- --------- the world a president has to grapple with, sometimes you can't even imagine. that the job. and she's prepared for it like no other. a tireless secretary of state, negotiating a cease-fire in gaza, leading the diplomacy that keeps us out of war. the presidency is the toughest job in the world... and she's the one leader who has what it takes to get every part of the job done. this video is from a man from carroll iowa -- he and his family saw this moose on the running through a field over the weekend near manilla iowa... 17 year olds can caucus as long as they'll be 18 years old by >>> willing developing news tonig

of the state. he teamed up with a few superintendents from around the state as well as multiple agricultural groups to sway the legislature. the iowa department of agriculture is also looking optimistically at the proposal. iowa secretary of agriculture bill northey says, "we're excited to see several proposals, certainly the governor stepping forward as well, but several proposals looking at long term stable funding for the water quality initiative. i think it recognizes that this is not an overnight program that's going to be solved in one or two years. it's going to take some real dollars to do it. but we're seeing great engagement by producers even in a tough financial time." northey says, "i think it's very important for the ag community to continue to push to say we are engaged. we and our business. we as farmers. state to benged alongside of to help us vfward. iowais really leading in a lot of e water quality response at's happening out there and trying to learn and do a better b." northey says agriculture actices. marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-a

secretary of agriculture in the clinton administration from march 1995 until january of 2001. during his tenure at the department of agriculture, the department modernized and administered farm and conservation of them's, was active in modernizing food safety regulation and developing international trade agreements for expanding u.s. markets and expanding the commitment, the in. commitment to fairness, quality, and civil rights. after leaving the department of agriculture, secretary glickman served as chairman of the motion picture association of america and also spent time at the harvard institute of politics of the kennedy school. as a partner in senior in the akin gump and strauss in washington and currently is executive director of the aspen institute congressional program, which is a nonpartisan, nongovernmental program for members of the congregation -- of congress. fellow of a senior the bipartisan center and coaches a commission on political reform, the democracy project, and the prevention initiative. he is here to talk to us today about the only 16 election. we were actually talking about political ref

in the department of agriculture you are not thinking -- williams: no, that was fun. imitation the, those confirmation hearings are about strategy. probably most of the confirmation hearings -- i always had a strong moral during the -- moral compass. but during the confirmation hearings it was all about hearing -- it was all about winning. i think more than anything else, i never want to be a politician. more than any time in my life i made the decision i cannot be elected. nobody cares about the truth. i saw that. you got to destroy the held by any means necessary. my attitude was to take her out. i was a general and i led the forces to do that. it was my past and i did it, i don't feel good about it. most people won't admit that. we do in washington is destroy the part of -- the part that elevates others. wanted it to become that. by the time i father was deceased i did not have this guidance, i was on my own. it was a big part of the process. bond: you have his memory and the memory of the things that he taught you. you can't say any time in the future you would wan

all now there you the department of agricultural. >>> now the most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. [ music ] [ silence ] >> wind chill of 38 degrees. >> all right. we are having technical difficulties jim gandy's microphone. >> reporter: proposals to bring hundreds of apartments, restaurants and shops to forest drive. news 19's janae frazier is live from the site of the proposal project with more on what has residents upset. voicing their concernsoon facebook page -- concerns on a facebook page, their major concern is an increase in traffic on forest drive which they say is already congested. the beach company is the developer of the project on forest drive. the development would include 298 apartments and 55,000 square feet of commercial businesses, restaurants and shops. i spoke with a woman who lost a family member on forest drive, he opposed to the plan because of an increase in traffic and the development manager said they took the traffic concerns and implemented them into their plan and believes the plan is a great one. >> i wonder about water, sewer, those things

the state department of agriculture has been after the owners of the haven for years to fix the place of. we are told they have until today. the sheriff's office shut them down. investigators from the sheriff's office had been here all day, they're going building to building at the haven animal shelter looking for signs of abuse expected you have animals out here with open wounds, animals that have obvious skin conditions, animals that appear to be malnutrition. different things like that. >> reporter: the 122 [ indiscernible ] license facility has been under scrutiny for years. the owners have been charged many of the 600 animals were being kept in what investigators describe as deplorable conditions. >> a variety of different environments. some of them are in individual buildings, some in outdoor enclosures. what we are seeing right now on the preliminary walk-through is a number of medical issues. >> reporter: the aspca has that's treating the animals at this location now. they were are also collecting evidence to build a case against the owners. >> we were quickly shifting into th

the birds were turned over to the department of agriculture. it is a violation of federal law to smuggle live animals into the u.s. >> danner: all right. >> mark: we don't make this stuff up. >> danner: no, we don't. a judge called the most violent murder in lynchburg knows his fate. mona kosar abdi was in the court room as dominic moss was sentenced. the latest at 6:00 -- >> mark: plus ... >> at this time she doesn't have the medication with her and we want to make sure she is able to get that medication as soon as possible. desperate p [ horn honks ] okay, this is u.s. cellular, and this is verizon. now, same phones, but with u.s. cellular you get 6 gigs of 4g data for only $40 per month -- $20 less than verizon. and u.s. cellular's network was built to work in places like out here, here, and here. so, with all of that, why would you ever go to verizon? switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for just $40 a month plus get $300 back. bc 13 news. >> mark: tonight, there is mixed reaction following the endorsement of donald trump by li

we reached out to the state department of agriculture who inspects the gas pumps, and they say someone has been out to look at the pump in question. inspectors say if this happens to you... you should file a formal complaint. some people in new york are trying to cash-in on this weekend's massive blizzard... it's topping our look at today's stories now trending... it may take a little maneuvering, but inside this igloo lies everything you need to get through a cold brooklyn night. and the people who built it decided that maybe others would like to enjoy it too! they listed the snow hut on "air b- n-b" as a boutique winter igloo for two. the price-- just 200 dollars. the offers started coming in, but the website took it down. the builders say they are just trying to enjoy the snow cave before it melts. an alabama dog's bathroom break she unknowingly finishes a half-marathon! the bloodhound somehow found herself at the starting line, and then trotted along with runners for the entire 13 point one miles... without a human or leash. she even finished in seventh place and got a medal! her o

reporter: in washington, braeden mannering with his mother in tow had private meetings with the department of agriculture and his home state senator tom carper in delaware. you might be wondering what a 12-year-old did to earn such special treatment. it started when he was just 9 and entered a recipe in the first lady's healthy eating contest. he won and was invited to the kids state dinner at the white challenged him to make a difference in his community. two days later, when he saw a homeless man on the street in the rain, inspiration struck. >> i couldn't stop thinking about him. and how he could be cold or hungry and retired. >> reporter: so he put together a bag of food and asked his mother to help find the man. >> i got car and gave him the bag and an umbrella and he said, thank you. and they i knew what to do. >> reporter: he knew he had to feed the hungry so he created brae's food bags. and how does it make you feel? >> it makes me feel happy but, at the same time, not very happy because i know they are all out there, but as long as -- as long as i'm there, they are good. >> reporter: his mother

your baby's crib should the nevada department of agriculture needs your help feeding kids during the summer months. the department is accepting sponsor applications for the program. if you decide to participate, you'll be given training on the summer meals. sponsors will cook the meals themselves and help serve them during the summertime. it's a federally funded program that's been providing meals when schools out for decades. the department says the need is always there, and the benefits are great. providing meals when schools out for decades. the department says the need is always there, and the benefits are great. "if you have a child thats well nourished they're going to be healthy and ready to learn so they're going to do well inchool and we still want them to be active in the summertime." last year sponsors served more than 590- thousand meals. for information on how you can participate in the program, go to kolo tv dot com. the countdown is on to the iowa caucases. a look at the final democratic debate beofre the caucases. and the wage gap still i was walking home. just picked

north carolina department of agriculture decided it was in the best interest of the commercial poultry business to shut down the trade and travel of backyard poultry. it could happen but it didn't happen. their reason was a migratory pattern of the water fowl. >> rex: the state is now giving >> tickled to death to get that news. >> rex: five months without his usual 10 o'clock saturday morning auctions cut in to his usual business. 54,000 in 2014 sales. 20,000 less last year. >> when you go from $5,000 a week to zero per week, it hurts. i don't care who you are. those guys are renting barns and paying rent. >> rex: improve the detection of avian flu. >> we actually have a state poultry vet that comes and does the swab tests. >> rex: surrounding states did not put a ban on poultry sales. so keggel hopes to see an improvement to business soon. and keggel will have a poultry auction here saturday january 16th at 10 o'clock in rex hodge, news 13. >> frank: a new program could reward people who report suspicious activity related to wild life poaching. it's called the turn in poachers progra

years she has been working with iowa lawmakers to get oversight at the state level from the department of agriculture. righghnow she says the u-s-d-a is not required to enforce 22:10:23 we have the second largest numberf usda licensed dog breeders in the nation. there are approximately 15,000 adult dogs in those fafalities. facilities. organizers of the event tonight say they are working to put together advocacy groups.we have information on how to get involved on our website, cbs 2 iowa dot com. covering the corridor in coralville, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. students at iowa state university are going to experience a big change of pace compared to the time that, historically, has been reserved for veisha. veisha.the university is planning two events to replace what was the annual festival. they include a cherry pieiesale around valentines day, and an art celebration in april.next year, the university is planning community service projects and a parara.e changes come after riots broke out during viesha in 20-14, causing extensive damage and leading the university to officially can the festival whh h

>> the birds were turned over to the department of agriculture miami agriculture station >> poor, birds. >> let's move on from that . let's pinpoint some rain today and the chance of a thunderstorm. we will pinpoint it all afternoon overnight into tomorrow. there is the flooding risk. not as much of a risk for strong rotating storms like they have seen in south florida earlier but for us, mainly heavy rain and we will continue with that with temperatures near 70b0 in orlando and in many spots b look what to expect . 100% coverage off and on throughout the afternoon. through thursday, rain chances at 40% and a high of 70. behind it is a cooldown with a front that moves through at 64b0 for the high. in the weekend, we are at red and we timed it well. a couple of wet days but by saturday , we are at 68b0. 73 on sunday in the advertisement 72. we are close to that by the end of the weekend . no rain this weekend but flooding will be the biggest concern. the worst is in brevard county. centurylink prism tv has all your favorite channels, tons of live sports, and more. watch when and where yo

department of agriculture report shows iowa's population of egg-laying hens at 37.9 million in december. that's up 6 percent from november but still 37 percent below the number from a year earlier. still to come... putting the fun in fundraiser. how one local school found a new she's always stood strong... ...to get the job done. hillary clinton. she stood up to china... ...and spoke out on women's rights... ...went toe to toe with russia on human rights. the drug and insurance companies spent millions against her... ...but hillary didn't quit until eight million children got health care. i've never been called a quitter she's got what it takes to do the toughest job in the world. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. america, the top 1/10 of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% this great country and our government belong to all of us. wall street, corporate america, wealthy campaign donors have so much influence that the only way they are defeated is when m mlions of people begin to stand up and say loudly andndlearly, "enough is enough." puts the fun in fundraisi

agriculture secretary bill northey says the department of agriculture needs the money to better prepare for future responses. a new survey shows bankers in iowa and across the midwest are worried about the region's economy. january's rural mainstreet index dropped to 34 point 8 from 41 point 5 in december. cores below 50 indicice market decline. creighton university oversees the survey and says this is the fifth straight month of decline. an economist with the university blames lower prices for agriculture and energy, and manufacturing now here's a look at some of what you'll see at 5:30 on a-b-c. this week...s.sying on top of a major storm systete heavy snow, strong winds, freezing rain could impact millions of people and travel. the forecast shifts. the latest on several cities in the possible track, this week on a-b-c's world news tonight with david muir. democrat hillary clinton adds star power to her iowa campaign, hoping to take some and hear how a huge winter storm will affect iowows who'll march for life tomorrow in washington that'srecapping today's top story, low oil prices ar

the u(s department of agriculture ays in 2014, farmers were getting as much as cents for 100 pounds of milk. at the end of last year, that was down as low as 14 dollars 44 cents... a 43 per cent drop. kckc t-v nine's dave franzman says two eastern iowa dairy farmers hope to struggle through while hoping prices catch up. linn county dairy farmer bob kettelkamp and his twin brother bill milk their herd of 200 dairy cows twice a day. they resisted the urge to over expand when milk prices were so high back in 2014. others didn't. "we're just a typical family farm... been the same size for 15 years... we kind of end up riding the waves that are caused by others ." " dairy producers tell me the actual over production of milk is maybe 1-2%. but the price from the peak in 2014 has dropped 40 percent... that's one of the things they don't understand... a small difference in production... a big difference in price. " sot/nat some experts predict relief for towards the end of 2016. but the money the kettelkamps are getting now from selling milk to the co-op is running less than the cost of produc

. >> the department of agriculture says 166 skimmers were found last near in the state. year in the state. the average that the badguys get away with is $1000 from victims. >> i had my identity stolen so it is personal to me. >> dania young introduced a bill for those using skimmers and require a gas station to protect their pumps. it is aproblem that's happening all over the state. tampa bay andmiami-dade county are the worse places in the state. >> one example of protection is >> racetrack stations have devices to shut people down if it is been messed with. >> i would go inside or go to a different gas station. >> because she says she's already paying enough to get frr from point a to b. >> every dollar helps and i hope these people would get caught. >> and soon getting caught, they mean a long jail sentence. problem passing. news. >>> nearly a dozen of people accused of stealing your tax refunds. deputies tell us there are 11 schts were aapplying for public assistance and credit card and tax returns under other people's names. people's cards in polk county. >> we have

years she has been working with iowa lawmakers to get oversight at the state level from the department of agriculture 22:14:05 right now e usda is@not requirid to enforce state levevelaws.last may the humane society published a list of breeders with violations recorded from federal and state inspectors. it noted eleven breeders in iowa that had dogs needing veterinary caca, exposed to ld teteeratures and using inhumane forms of euthanasia. robin krumm, royalair german shepherds09:37:58 in my opinion, a puppy mill is anyone who sells to brokers, whether they are large or small because you want to be able to interview the person you're selling g , you want to be able to know the person you're selling to.lahay says there are things you can do... like doing your homework when buying a dog, asking to see a puppy's parents, and supporting organizations city animal services, animal care and adoption center supervisor09:15:03 the people who are doing it for the right reasons, they're not out for money, its the love of their dog, their dog's temperament and the love of that breed organizers of the event tonig

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the state department of agriculture says the problem's called pump creep and it happens occasionally. an inspection last year here found one of the pumps to be in violation. when that happens...it's shut down immediately and doesn't reopen until the issue's fixed. inspectors urge drivers to file a complaint if they encounter pump creep. they say they'll be going out to look at this newest complaint. rebel gas stations did not comment. at bonanza and mojave...david news." here in the valley... days.... after a metro officer.... shot at a man on the strip. on the left here... you see that scene from friday night.... on the right.... new surveillance video of the suspect just released today... by police. action news investigative reporter.... stephanie zepelin walks us through.... that new video. in the video you can see 20-year-old khaleal black, highlighted in yellow. he comes into frame in the top oo closely, you can make out a gun in his hand. black meanders around near the doors of the bellagio, then leaves the frame. when he comes back, he walks up le in the top right corner. his a

department of agriculture report shows iowa's population of egg-laying hens at 37.9 million in december. that's up 6 percent from november but still 37 percent below the number from a year earlier. iowa farms produced 812 million eggs, up 11 percent from the previous month but down << >> another drop in energy prices is dragging down oil and gas companies in midday trading, leading the overall market lower. mcdonald's customers and investors appear to be lovin' it. seen a jump in same- store sales by more than five percent. mcdonald's is crediting its all the better-than expected revenue and earnings report. mcdonald's also saw same-store sales rise five-percent worldwide. still to come this afternoon... she feeds the hungry by day at her texas restaurant. then she hits the streets to feed the hungry after hours, too. meet a woman who's been impacting people's lives here's a live look at west lake okoboji from our okoboji skycam... a texas restaurant owner is used to feeding empty bellies, but her drive to stop hunger extends well beyond the walls of her business. after work hours, she

the u-s department of agriculture is trying to contain a bird flu outbreak found on a southern indiana turkey farm. the virus is a different strain than the one that killed millions of turkeys and chickens throughout the midwest, including iowa, last summer. the u-s-d-d says this new strain is highly contagious for birds, but no humans have been infected. u-s-d-a officials say they're euthanizing birds, and trying to get the virus under control to prevent ather massive outbreak. michigan's governor wants the federal government to provide clean water to people in the city of flint. flint's tap water became contaminated with lead after the city switched water sources in 2014. now, governor rick snyder is asking for 31 million dollars for a three-month supply of clean drinking water, plus more filters, filter cartridges, and water testing. the details are in the state's application searchers have spent the day trying to find 1crew members from two marine helicopters that collided off the coast of hawaii overnight. the u-s coast guard says it happened off the coast of oahu. each helicopter

if you're sitting in the department of agriculture, you don't have a department or revenue department you can show. we have all these restrictions now, look how great i'm doing. that's the problem and it's exacerbated when we get the lefties in running congress and all these departments because man, there's nothing better they like to do. >> it's lobbyists. we all know how congress works. the more lobbyists the more regulations you're going to have. >> most regulations are under obama. >> we just have the free trade deal. do you think that's going to help the free companies or what? i think this is about profit. >> you proved my point. nobody likes regulations more than a lefty. you're all clapping out there. you love it. >> i'm sorry. i like to drink clean water. >> but john, we're talking about regulations that make it more costly and more difficult for a company to operate and the money they spent on regulation does not get passed on to the employees. >> and let's look at the economy when it was doing extremely well under a democrat. the one thing that obama did was through the sma

for the u-s department of agriculture, "cancer" is a metaphor for world hunger. the "land investment expo" drew hundreds of people to west des moines. they're celebrating america's ability to feed itself, and feed the world. secretary tom vilsack says in order to continue this momentum, congress needs to allocate more resources to agriculture. he points to output increasing by one hundred 70 percent since 19-50. that's with 26 percent less land and 22 million fewer farmers. but he says that productivity needs to keep rising, along with a growing it's suggested a 70 percent increase in global agricultural production, which will require as much innovation in agriculture in the next 35 years that we have seen in the previous 10 thousand years. this is the ninth year of the expo. about 650 people were expected to attend. johnston is receiving federal help with a project in a popular area of town... the environmental protection agency is giving johnston 50 thousand dollars. it'll provide the city guidance as it overhauls things like sewers, streets, and trails... east