how many acres will you have to leave fallow because you have no water? >> possibly as much as 600 acres. >> reporter: in a normal year, joe dell bosque's fields grow lush with almonds, cherries and melons. but with reservoirs in record low it is state for the first first time is cutting off water to growers in the central valley farm belt. >> we are expecting to receive no water from the department of the interior. >> reporter: no water? >> no water at all. >> reporter: the fresno area normally gets about 11.5 inches of rain a year. last year it got three. >> it would take some 45 to 60 days of rainfall in northern california to substantially relieve the current circumstances. >> reporter: martin mcintyre is local manager of the water system. california's 54-year-old infrastructure is straining to meet the demands of farms, cities, the environment. >> we need to modernize it, update it, and in some cases expand it. >> reporter: dell bosque managed to save some water from last year, that will go to save his cash crop, almonds. but he won't be growing melo

a lot of these fields will lay fallow.hat will put a lot of pressure on certain products throughout the year, price pleasure on those produ -- pressure on those products. the president is here to head some of that off. >> you have been allocated zero surface water for the next year, is that correct? >> yes. >> reporter: he's making tough choices for the coming year, tougher than he's ever had to make on his 11,000-acre farm. >> california grows 100% of the processing tomatoes in the nation. >> reporter: how many will you grow here this year? >> there will be nothing planted. >> reporter: zero? >> zero. >> reporter: for first time in history the california water project, a system of canals and reservoirs providing water to two-thirds of the people here set its allocation for all of them, city and farm alike, to zero. people will feel this at the grocery store eventually, yes? >> i think so. california is a major supplier of many of the crops that i grow. lettuce, garlic, onions, processing tomatoes, almonds. >> reporter: yo

scene from the portico entrance of the white house we want to begin with the perspective of james fallowsatlantic magazine. james as a national correspondent for the atlantic magazine you have attended three state dinners. what are they like? >> they are interesting and fun as you would imagine. usually at each dinner there's a sprinkling of journalists usually people that have had some connection to the country that is being invited. i've been to once for korea, for china recently and then for canada i guess because i'm from north america and is just interesting and fun. i think nobody can really not like these things. >> lets start the process at the beginning. you get the invitation. what is that like? >> it's a big heavy stark thing back in the days protocol like something you think of from -- downton abbey. you check in with social secretary to find out the details of when you're supposed to be there and what you can and cannot bring with you and what kind of i.d. and then you show up in plenty of time early on. usually you take a taxi to one of the social gates of the white house an

but in many cases we have a lot of land laying fallow. the unemployment rate and devastation for just the local rural communities is going to be considerable. and in some cases, growers who have permanent crops like all monday and pistachios or grapevines will see those actually die and huge investment just disappear. melissa: jason, you're from the water district. explain to me that first thing mark said. where is it the water is supposed to be coming from? i grew up in california. it's a dry, arid place. mostly a desert. the water that is there is brow in through a complicated system from somewhere else. where is that water mark is supposed to be getting? where is it coming from? why is it not coming? >> sure, about a third of california agriculture, irrigated agriculture gets from the north directly or indirectly. northern california rivers and snow pack and reservoirs traditionally is our main supply. so we have a third of the central valley, san joaquin valley is potentially facing a zero supply this year. initially for sure. and mos

they left land fallow, because they don't have enough water. >> when we're not spending enough money on growing the crop because we don't have enough water, everybody down the line is affected. >> lier unemployment in an already depressed region. >> i need water, we don't have water, they don't have jobs. so the water is so important to keep it, the people work in the fields, working. because there's no water, there's no jobs. >> reporter: to properly understand the drought's impact it's important to know that the central valley has had very dry conditions for a few years now so the drought has turned an already bad situation worse. we met dan short as he unloaded food at a distribution center. his organization expects to give away an extra 10,000 pounds of food this year. california, one of the bread baskets of the world is unable to feed itself. >> it's heartbreaking. and i'm feeding the guys who actually grow the food, you know. >> reporter: according to the california form water coalition, the coalition could lose $2.2 billion because of the drought. some farmers will go breakup

water conservation, $60 million for food banks because farmworkers will be more in need as fields go fallow. and $3 million for emergency water assistance. the president used the opportunity to talk about the importance of preparing for climate change. the expectations we'll see more droughts in the future. >> the good news is california is on the cutting english, you use watt -- edge. you use water better than a decade away. this is a live picture now of the fresno airport where the president has just boarded air force one from fresno, he will fly to southern california for a meeting with jordan's king abdullah. >>> california farmers say they are grateful for the $100 million in aid from the government to help the state's livestock industry, but unless the weather changes it may not matter. >> it will help to get these cattle fed. my concern is the water for these cattle. and money won't make the water come up in the ground. beef and dairy prices are high because the farmers have to truck in the feed and supplements. the feddal aid will offset some of the costs. without rain the fields wo

this until a year later when the building is lifted from september to about april the project lay fallow. the mother permit that was issued in march, 211215319. when that was permitted, the building was lifted. we asked the project sponsor for the markings on the agreement and none was done. we asked to is you -- survey the building and we found out the building was more than 16 inches and over 40 feet. the question then arose of is there a valid permit? you were supposed to approve with the board of supervisors approve and send to you and it was never turned in. i went to supervisor farrell and he seemed shocked that this was never handed in. the question now becomes is this: was there, i'm leaving aside the legal question and the professional misconduct question which might go to the state bar of an attorney making an agreement asking to deliver the papers and never delivering them. that's the separate issue. the issue before you is, is there a legitimate permit, if you didn't accept what the agreement was, there is no standing at this time to address the issue. what you find essential

eliminates a fixed annual subsidy known as a direct payment paid to farmers even if they left their fields fallow. but instead, they have to report loonses on for crops before they collect money from the federal government. farm subsidies are important to us all, because they affect the price we pay for foods and what markets. >>> coming up, a budget surplus, and extra cash and how they might spend it. and the new boss at microsoft, how he might make it relevant. >> real reporting... >> this...is what we do... >> america tonight, next only on al jazeera america. >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside

we want to begin with the perspective of james fallows.s a national correspondent, you have attended three state dinners. what are they like? >> they are interesting and fun. ach dinner, there was sprinkling of journalists, usually people who of some connection to the country are being invited. i've been to the ones for korea. for china recently and then for canada, because i am from north america. nobody could really not like these things. >> you get the invitation. what is that like? >> it is a big heavy things so is like it -- it something you pick up at downton abbey. with a social secretary of the white house. you find out the details of when to be there and what to bring or not bring. usually take a taxi to one of the social gates of the white house and proceed from there. it is more intense than he used to be after that renegade group try to get into an indian state dinner. >> after the clearance and walking into the white house, then what? >> there was a receiving line. there are pictures. you make your way through this receiving l

. >> reporter: she takes us to stoneland farms, they have left land fallow, because they don't have enoughater. >> we don't have the water to grow the crop, and everybody else down the line is affected. >> reporter: the farm is only taking on f half of the number of workers it usually hires at this time of year. a smaller harvest means fewer migrant workers in the field. and higher unemployment. >> they don't have water, they don't have jobs. so the water is so important to keep the people working in the fields -- working because there no water, no jobs. >> reporter: it's important to know that the central valley has had very dry conditions for a few years now, so the drought has turned an already bad situation worse. we met dan short as he unloaded food at a distribution center. his organization expects to give away an extra 10 million pounds of food this year. california is unable to feed itself. >> it's heart braking, and you are like, i'm feeding the guys who grow the food. you know? >> reporter: the central valley could lose up to $2.2 billion this year because of the drought. some fa

we are going to have to fallow land, let our lawns go brown, let the water in our toilets mellow yellow used to say. but there has to be almost changes. is this the right place to grow certain types of crops with old-style irrigation techniques? is this the time when we ought to be discussing our urban makeup, and whether we ought to have lawns in the west, lawns we adopted from old style english gardens. it may require not just the short-term changes, but some fundamental long-term changes in the way we think about water. >> we're going to take a short break now, and when we come back, we'll talk about what the future might look like optimally, and then what people will really put up with and comply with. this is "inside story." >> no doubt about it, innovation changes our liv >> welcome back to "inside story." i'm ray soares. >>> welcome back to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. it's the rainy season in california, but it's not raining, the cause is a big zone of high-pressure which meteorologist are calling the ridiculously resilient ridge. still with us are our guests. in berkeley, ca

eliminates a fixed annual subsidy known as a direct payment paid to farmers even if they left their fields fallow. but instead, they have to report loonses on for crops before they collect money from the federal government. farm subsidies are important to us all, because they affect the price we pay for foods and what food is available to us in the markets. >>> coming up, a budget surplus, and extra cash and how they might spend it. and the new boss at microsoft, how he might make it relevant. >> here's a concrete sign that the u.s. economic recovery is real and is making a real difference. after years of slashing spending to balance budgets, many of the 50 states have extra cash, in the form of surpluses. this being america, not everyone agrees on what to do with the money, but the money in the state coffers is good news, not only for the u.s. states, but for the entire u.s. economy. >> reporter: consider it a good problem. states are reporting extra cash. it's a far cry from a few years ago when the recession led to massive cuts and layoffs in 50 states, causing a full percentage point of econo

that we look at what is said and american mathematics fallow -- fellow and mathematics college board and mathematics college admission and their concern about that really should be taking and most of all listen to people like myself and teachers specifically me who dropped out of high school for the very reason, algebra. that the intent should always be providing a rich learning experiences and ensure that all of our students are giving the challenged material to understand the quality of understand; not what is learned. this is a push towards that and understand that algebra and precalculus is a very strong form of study, not just by us teachers but the wider math and college community. >> hi. my name is milan. i'm a tsa in the math department in san francisco and one of the people helping to develop this curriculum and support teachers in implementing it. but tonight i'm speaking to you as a parent. my son graduated from san francisco public schools. in fact he was in sole lay's class. my son if you remember that graph, he would have been one of the kids on the blue line. he was go

i had read that by some estimates, half a million acres of the land in san joaquin would be lying fallow during this next season because they weren't able to plant in time, there wasn't enough rain there. do you have any worries that's going to impact crop production overall or the amount of food we are able to produce that we need here in the united states? >> well, it is not going to impact the amount of food we are able to produce in this country because we are fortunate in this country because of the diversity of american agriculture to be able to meet our needs and export our surplus around the world. we have had record exports recently. obviously, the concern is for the individual producer, the person that has his life savings basically at risk because they can't put a crop in the ground. that's why it was so important for the president to get the farm bill signed so we would be in a position to provide assistance and help. in an emergency situation like this, people want to know that government is paying attention. they want to know that government has immediate help and assistanc

scene from the portico entrance of the white house we want to begin with the perspective of james fallowsatlantic magazine. james as a national correspondent for the atlantic magazine you have attended three state dinners. what are they like? >> they are interesting and fun as you would imagine. usually at each dinner there's a sprinkling of journalists usually people that have had some connection to the country that is being invited. i've been to once for korea, for china recently and then for canada i guess because i'm from north america and is just interesting and fun. i think nobody can really not like these things. >> lets start the process at the beginning. you get the invitation. what is that like? >> it's a big heavy stark thing back in the days protocol like something you think of from -- downton abbey. you check in with social secretary to find out the details of when you're supposed to be there and what you can and cannot bring with you and what kind of i.d. and then you show up in plenty of time early on. usually you take a taxi to one of the social gates of the white house an

farm workers will have less work with fallow field and $3 million for emergency water assistance where drought conditions have harmed water supplies. >> california is our biggest economy. california is our biggest agricultural producer so what happens here matters to every working american. >> one benefit of this aid is not just the money but how soon that money will be available. $100 million will be expedited according to the white house. ranchers, for example, will be able to seek emergency livestock aid this april rather than the typical year that process would take. now, the president left fresno about 45 minutes ago bound for palm springs and a meeting with king of jordan. in the news room, ktvu channel 2 news. >> the governor's drought task force said despite the recent rains, the state's water supply remains critically low. >> it's just one of those problem zefrgs parts of the solution. people conserving, trying to do what minimal transfers you can do, max niezing what limited other water sources there are. >> at a meeting in sacramento today, officials said the current drought

. >> this is going to mean a number of farmers are going to have to fallow their farmland, not grow certain crops this year. others will turn to other supplies they may have such as ground water. >> financial aid may be on the way for farmers. governor brown proposed a drought relief package this week. >>> california politician is facing multiple corruption charges tonight accused of taking bribes. state senator ron calderon and his brother were indicted in los angeles on more than 20 charges. prosecutors say calderon traded political favors for money and other things. >> the indictment describes a scheme in win ron calderon allegedly solicited and accepted approximately $100,000 in cash bribes as well as plane trips, gourmet dinners and trips to golf resorts. >> calderon has denied the allegations. his brother is a former state lawmaker who works as a lobbyist. >>> five baseball coaches at antioch high school have been benched. as kpix 5's da lin found out, they're on leave for reportedly setting a bad example on campus. >>> reporter: it's the hot topic on and off campus. >> the coaches we

. >> it's official, the dream of a family, friend abdomen fallower.nt reagan signed a bill declaring the third monday in january a national holiday honoring martin luther king jr. we were there for the ceremony. >> reporter: there was an heir of celebration and underlining tension. they finally decided to embrace it. >>

needed housing for developmentally disabled adults and reinvigorate a building that's been sitting fallow for decades now. i want to thank the sponsors and the staff who have been working on this, kim dunn from mercy housing, sarah valve from planning and ruby harris from the mayor's office of housing. two of them you'll hear from after me. they have done outstanding outreach to the community. the project is supported by the haight ashbury improvement association, the haight ashbury neighborhood council, the haight ashbury neighborhood [speaker not understood] didn't take a vote but they're supportive. as well as urban high school which is right down the street from the project. of course supervisor breed supports it and asks for your vote today. thank you. >> thank you, mr. johnson. i believe we have the planning department here. ms. velve. >> good afternoon, chair wiener and honorable members of land use committee. my name is sarah valve of planning department staff. [speaker not understood]. this sud will enable the adaptive reuse of the historic resource at page and masonic street. it

are in need as fields go fallow in times of drought. $3million in water assistance for rural areas. we did have some words from the president via pool reporters at his first event there at the water facility in st. louis, the president said he came to listen and this will be a very difficult situation for some time to come, on this trip the president met with the governor, senator boxer and brown who have legislations working through congress. the president is delivering the speech, the president is expected to leave fresno in about three minutes. we'll have more on the comments on the tour in the next half hour. >> thank you. ranchers are celebrating to get rahl funding -- federal funding but butchering say it may be a while before it helps the consumer. >> here at lawrences meat company there's a rush on valentines day. even with meat prices high it been the best day in five or six days. >> it's like christmas for us, we get a extra business. >> ed lawrence may have seen a rush on meats but price relief would be nice. life cattle prices have been the highest in ever. >> and here's

. >> reporter: she takes us to stone land farms, the land is fallow because they don't have enough water. >> we're not going to spend the money growing the crops because we don't have the water to grow it. >> reporter: farms are taking on half the number of workers it usually hires this time of year. smallerrer harvest means fewer migrant workers in the field and higher unemployment in an already depressed region. >> if there is no water they don't have jobs. people are working the fields, they need water to have jobs. >> reporter: to properly understand the impact it's important to know that the central valley has had very dry conditions for a few years now so the drought has turned an already bad situation worse. we met dan short at a distribution center. his organization expects to give away an extra ten million pounds of food. this year. california, one of the bread baskets of the world, is unable to feed itself. >> i'm feeding the guys that grow the food. >> reporter: according to the water coalition the central valley could lose $2.2 billion this year because of the drought. some f

we fallow people driving around ukraine, and the close-up of police crashes, and if let ukrainians know what is going on in their country in real time. >> jennifer glasse, thank you. now to sochi, a big story where the games are overshadowed by what unfolded. it involved a punk rock band from russia called pussy riot, who were about to perform when members of a special militia group, known as cossacks used whips and brute force to make their point. rory challands has more. >> this is the fourth day the two members of the pussy riot have been in sochi , and the fourth day they had a dangle with authorities. tuesday they spent time in police detention, and wednesday this happened. the girls made their way to the port in sochi with supporters, ready for a punk protest performance, on hand to stop them were several police officers, and is cossack with pepper spray and a whip. what pussy riot were doing is technically illegal. all protests is banned unless applied for and taking place in a specially sanctioned protest zone, away from the olympic park. pussy riot know this and are well aware

they have left the land fallow because they don't have enough water. >> when we don't spend the money on the crop because we don't have enough water to grow it, everybody down the line is affected. >> taking on half the workers they normally take on this time of year. fewer migrant workers and in an already depressed region. >> don't have water, don't have jobs. the water is so important to keep it up, the people that work in the fields working because there's no water, no jobs. >> to properly understand the drought's impact it's important to know that the central valley has had very dry conditions for a few years now. the drought has turned an already bad situation worse. we met dan short when he unloaded food at a distribution center. his organization expects to give away another 10,000 pounds of food this year. california, the bread basket of the world, the unable to feed itself. >> i'm feeding the people who actually grow the food, you know fm. >> according to the california food coalition, some farmers will go bankrupt. i heard the other day a farmer said to me, what will i do? w

it left land fallow because they don't have enough water. >> we're not spending the money on the crop because we don't have the water to grow it, then everybody down the line is affected. >> reporter: the farm is taking on half the migrant workers that it usually does this time of year, it means half the number of workers in the field and hi higher unemployment. >> if we don't have water, we don't have jobs. the water keeps it up. people working in the fields. because no water, no jobs. >> reporter: to probably understand the drought's impact it is important to note that the central valley has had dry conditions for a few years now. so the drought has turned an already bad situation worse. we met dan short as he unloaded food at a distribution center. this organization expects to give away exit was 10 million pounds of food this year. california, one of the breadbaskets of the world is unable to feed itself. >> it's heartbreaking. then you're like, i'm feeding the guys that actually grow the food. >> reporter: according to the california warm water coalition the central valley could l

. >>> a number of farmers are going to have to fallow their farmland not grow certain crops this yearow at 6730, the terrible news for farmers already reeling from the drought. now at 6:30, more bad news. farmers won't be getting any water this year from the federal government. andrea menniti with the drastic changes. >> reporter: a farmer making drastic changes because he won't be receiving federal water anytime soon. >> if you look at the soil, right now that should be all wet. and that is just powder. >> reporter: in order to send moisture into the dry dirt, bill coster is tapping into his wells. >> i'm irrigating these apricots here right now off ground water. >> reporter: drawing ground water a move he is making since hearing about the zero water allocation from the feds. >> if we don't have another wet year next year all bets are off. these trees are dead. >> reporter: in a good year his farm sees about 8" of rain to help irrigate almonds, walnuts and apricots. during this drought, he scaled back his farming operation only planting small patches of new trees and ready to sacrifi

a third of central valley farmland could go fallow.uld impact processed tomatoes, maybe campbell's su soups. last month's freeze could have ruined much of the state's $2 billion citrus crop. while wine grape growers are concerned 2013 was a bumper crop so there is ample supply for wine drinkers. the only crop i really care about. >> leave it to you to come up with a silver lining on such a tough story. thanks. appreciate it. >>> cnbc 25. the contenders. today's focus is on all things financial. we are talking about the biggest names in the industry and see who mary thompson and kate kelly think should have been on the list but aren't. when you order the works you want everything. an expert ford technician knows your car's health depends on a full, complete checkup. the works. because when it comes to feeling safe behind the wheel, going the distance and saving at the pump you want it all. get our multi-point inspection with a a synthetic blend oil change, tire rotation, brake inspection and more for $29.95 or less. get a complete vehic

. >> james fallows of the atlantic magazine thanks for adding your perspective to tonight's coverage. >> my pleasure. >> you were looking at the scene from the bookseller which is on the ground floor of the white house. we will continue to watch as many of the nearly 350 guests arrive arrive for tonight state dinner gather. they will then head up to the state floor including the blue room which is where the obamas at this hour grading the president of france. >> mr. richard winter and mrs. alexandra winter. ms. christine lagarde. ms. krystal a. connors. the honorable charles schumer and ms. irs's line shah. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] mr. and mrs. kevin f. o'malley. the honorable michael nutter mayor of philadelphia and mrs. nutter. the honorable david l. cohen and mrs. cohen. the honorable debbie wasserman schultz and mr. stephen schultz. ms. juliana goldman and mr. mike gottlieb. the honorable stephanie rollins blake mayor mayor of baltimore and mr. kent blake. mr. samuel hynes and ms. stacey mills. ms. alexandra stanton and ms. donna stanton. [inaudible conv

. >> he was fallow. his face seemed to be pock-marked. he looked tired, had bags under his eye. >> this journalist is still haunted by hoffman's physical appearance after he saw him at party at last month's sundance film festival in utah. this is hoffman's picture from sundance. the journalist said he didn't even recognize him, disturb not just by how the actor looked but by what he said. >> he said you don't recognize me. at that point i said, well, should i know you? and he said, well, i'm a heroin addict. and at that point seeing the shock and awe on my face he took off his cap. and i immediately recognized him and said oh, you're philip seymour hoffman one of my favorite actors. at that point he said bingo. but as he was walking off he said i gist got out of rehab i think it was a cry for help. >> jason, what do we know at this point about the medical examiner? are they any closer to issuing a toxicology report? >> reporter: they're doing exactly what they need to do. but also remember in addition to all of the heroin that they found

. >> reporter: with some farmers letting a third of their land go fallow, well drillers and suppliers at the show are complaining of too much work and a fear of running out of parts. tyler, we'll be back in an hour with the impact on consumers. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> several companies in this space are public. trimbull up 9% in the last month since this drought really became a crisis. lindsey up almost 6%. there you see valmont industries trading lower over the past month. >> indeed. there's a lot of differing data, as you well know, on home prices. but one big real estate watcher is saying today that the big money investors, well, they may be getting out of the game. here's diana olick. >> reporter: investors both institutional and individual put a floor on home prices and put housing into recovery, no question. now the concern is when will they dump out and what will that do to the market. more than 100 real estate experts and economists were surveyed and asked just that. 79% of them said that if institutional investors who bought close to 200,000 homes started sel

. >> it's official, the dream of a family, friend abdomen fallower. president reagan signed a bill declaring the third monday in january a national holiday honoring martin luther king jr. we were there for the ceremony. >> reporter: there was an heir of celebration and underlining tension. they finally decided to embrace it. >> traces of bigotry still mar america. each year on martin luther king day, let us not only recall dr. king, but rededicate ourselves to the commandments he believed in and sought to live every day. >> reporter: the president signed the bill creating the holiday and gave the pen to king's widow. >> that was 1983. more than 30 years ago when president reagan signed that holiday into law. it took a lot of public pressure to get passed. scott king lobbied congress armed with a petition signed by no less than 6 million people. they overcame the initial opposition from the white house and last minute effort by jessie help to derail it. but finally, 15 years after the assassination of dr. king, an official federal holiday was created t

well, without action, farms are going to go fallow. so what does that mean for the rest of the nation? a lot of people don't look what happened throughout california in the central valley. most of the produce is produced there for the nation and the world. if you just look at a few, 94% of all tomatoes, 93% of all broccoli, 89% of all carrots, 78% of all lettuce, so that means prices will go up. but it also means you're going to buy that produce somewhere else. you're going to buy it overseas. maybe china, maybe mexico. what about the food safety? more importantly, what about those jobs? what about those workers. just a few short years ago, unemployment in some of these cities were 40%. it's already more than 10%. the worst part of all this, it didn't have to be this way. we could plan for it. you know, i've heard colleagues talk about this, mr. chairman, but back in 1994, we actually had a bipartisan agreement. the bay delta accord. and it's more than just democrats and republicans agreeing. it was environmentalists, farmers, water us

. >> we're looking at upwards of almost 25% of our land going out of production, being fallowed whichut 250,000 acres. in is san joaquin valley, we're looking at 500,000 acres. >> reporter: some are going into survival mode, just hoping to get through another year. >> we're slowly dying. it's not something that's happened overnight, but it's just the cumulative effect as these water cutbacks continue year after year. >> reporter: and the ripple effect could be devastating. the local economy and to food prices across the country. >> the consumer's going to get a shock in the next few months when they find, go to the grocery store and see that cost of something has doubled or tripled. >> reporter: later today the president is expected to announce $200 million in aid for the area. he's also expected to potentially politicize the issue by linking the drought to climate change. jon? jon: all right. will carr reporting live from fresno. will, thank you. heather: california considering a bold move to fight obesity, putting health warning labels on sugary drinks like the ones that you see on

land is fallowed because they don't have enough wart.he farm is taking on half the until of worker. smalling numbers means higher unemployment. >> i need water. if we don't have water, we don't have jobs. the water is important to keep it up so people who work in the fields are working because no water, no jobs. >> to properly understand the drought's impact, it's important to know that the central valley had dry conditions for a few years, the drought turning a bad situation worse. >> we met dan short, unloading foot. hits organization expect to give away 10,000 pounds of food. california is unable to feed itself. >> i'll feeding the guys who grow the food. >> according to the californian form water coalition, they could lose $2.2 pillion. >> a farmer said to me "what will i do, what will i become", the people here tell us farming is not a job. it doesn't end at five or nor is it a small business if it disappears you are left with nothing. >> a recent report says that more than 90% of california is experiencing severe to exceptional dro

citing his comments about the amount of money laying fallow and the fact he said fiscal policy is nowenemy of u.s. growth and policy makers in washington must focus their efforts in providing incentives for businesses to expand. >> do you want to be his campaign manager? >> listen, i agree with pretty much everything he said, but it's not unique. in the world that i experience down on the cme floor in chicago, that's the prevalent philosophy regarding the fed. doesn't mean traders trade that way because they want to make money, and i think janet yellen and her whole continuation perspective is still left a half of a ben bernanke put in place, but i think yesterday the vote on the debt ceiling played a larger role in the way equities traded and for today we came in with china and their trade balance moving to levels close to extremes that we haven't seen since '08. exports are up 10.8%. i think it's all those factors. interest rates are breaking out. if we settle above 2.75% in tens, settle above 1.55% in fives, we are now potentially looking to take back some of the drops in yields wh