to washington dc to talk to one of the biggest lobbies for agricultural interests, the american farm bureau federation. spending close to $6 million on lobbying for agriculture in one year, it's a major player keeping government regulation off of farms and big agro businesses. i'm meeting kristi boswell, the director of congressional relations. she works on labor and immigration. >> why is it that agriculture is the only industry that needs an exemption to the minimum age requirements? >> frankly it's the nature of our industry. this is a way of life. this is not a job. it is not a task. and i have the passion for agriculture because i was able to feed a bottle calf when i was a child and help my dad with field work. it is a different type of industry. >> how different is the experience of someone who is working legally on the farm at a young age, like 12, 13, 14 year old. how different is their experience than say, your experience where it was your parents' farm? >> 12, 13, 14 year old are not legally working. >> yeah, because the minimum age is 12, right? >> 16. it's 16 unless for a famil

. >> the farm bureau is working to move to areas in need. >> if you've been trifling and sneezing you might not have a cold the warm winter means you may be suffering from allergies. if you're not feeling hot, abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom found you're not alone. >> people out jogging in shorts and tee shirts in the pan handle. too green perhaps. >> we have had severe allergies lately. >> post nasal drip. just poll yerngs allergies. >> might start sneezing then eyes get itchy. they realize this isn't a cold. this is hay fever. >> advanced allergy solutions in san francisco. >> we have improvement >> she suspects high pollen levels are the culprit. >> you're going to see that in spring. however, because of the weather we're seeing it in january this year. >> what does this look like? >> runny nose, sneezing in the morning. >> some say this isn't a fluke. it may just be the extreme example of what has been going on. >> there has been an increase >> this year she's seeing patients from outside of the city. >> people from east bay, south bay. if he the have been warmer down there. >>

. >> the farm bureau is working to move to areas in need. >> if you've been trifling and sneezing you might not have a cold the warm winter means you may be suffering from allergies. if you're not feeling hot, abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom found you're not alone. >> people out jogging in shorts and tee shirts in the pan handle. too green perhaps. >> we have had severe allergies lately. >> post nasal drip. just poll yerngs allergies. >> might start sneezing then eyes get itchy. they realize this isn't a cold. this is hay fever. >> advanced allergy solutions in san francisco. >> we have improvement >> she suspects high pollen levels are the culprit. >> you're going to see that in spring. however, because of the weather we're seeing it in january this year. >> what does this look like? >> runny nose, sneezing in the morning. >> some say this isn't a fluke. it may just be the extreme example of what has been going on. >> there has been an increase >> this year she's seeing patients from outside of the city. >> people from east bay, south bay. if he the have been warmer down there. >>

the farm bureau says if the dry weather continues some of the local dairy farms may not survive.he price to the consumer for his organic milk could go up by 20 cents a half gallon. >> it is anxious and difficult time. we -- we are praying for rain. >> reporter: so far the prayers have not been answered. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. he wants governor jerry brown to issue an emergency drought declaration for the state. in a letter he said with no relief on the horizon there is no doubt california is in the middle of a severe drought that requires the urgent attention of state leaders. >>> our chief meteorologist bill martin has been looking for rain, we haven't had it. we ask, bill, still nothing? >> yeah. that could change but the models are turning up dry as i showed you in the five-day forecast. temperatures above average. there they are. note that tomorrow they will be warmer. all this week. 67 santa rosa. 67 napa. 72 oakland. 70 redwood cities. tomorrow more 70s. jet stream is to the north. that is the key. look. shouldn't be that far north. in the gulf

the sonoma county farm bureau says if this dry weather continues, some of the local dairy farms may notive. straws says the price to the consumer for his organic milk could go up by perhaps 20 cents a half gallon. regular milk prices are set by the state, and it's too soon to know if they will go up. >> it's very anxious, and difficult time. we, we're praying for rain. >> reporter: so far, those prayers have not been answered. in western marin county, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> it was dry, of course, it has been dry, and we've got some warm weather to talk about. a record high temperature today at the oakland museum. oakland downtown with 72. redwood city today with 72. then you had 67's all over the place. 66 in pacifica. here's the story. temperatures tomorrow are going to be warmer. the reason for that is everything is going up to the north. this is kind of where the jet stream is in the early summer months. it's not supposed to be that far north this time of year. that's why we're kind of running dry with the rain. there is rain up there, but not this far south. the red fla

the sonoma county farm bureau says if this dry weather continues, some of the local dairy farms may not. straws says the price to the consumer for his organic milk could go up by perhaps 20 cents a half gallon. regular milk prices are set by the state, and it's too soon to know if they will go up. >> it's very anxious, and difficult time. we, we're praying for rain. >> reporter: so far, those prayers have not been answered. in western marin county, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> it was dry, of course, it has been dry, and we've got some warm weather to talk about. a record high temperature today at the oakland museum. oakland downtown with 72. redwood city today with 72. then you had 67's all over the place. 66 in pacifica. here's the story. temperatures tomorrow are going to be warmer. the reason for that is everything is going up to the north. this is kind of where the jet stream is in the early summer months. it's not supposed to be that far north this time of year. that's why we're kind of running dry with the rain. there is rain up there, but not this far south. the red flag w

with the documentary "state of conflict: north carolina [captioning made possible by california farm bureauration] >> coming up on "california country," learn how one woman is soaring with a sour fruit. >> they make everything taste a meyer lemon in tastes better because it has a meyer lem

farm bureau says the warm weather dry conditions could have a major economic effect open the region.st check on the weather with spencer christian. >> okay. vl time lapse view this afternoon from mount tam camera few clouds passing by. high mid level clouds. didn't last very long. mainly sunny squi right now. live doppler 7hd shows clear skies across the bay area and tomorrow we have sunny skies all over the region and mild weather once again with high pressure reaching into the upper 60's to near 70's around the bay inlan inland. sunday weather in green bay concerned about as niners take on the packers at lambeauxfeld and my gosh it's so cold. temperature at game time which is 3:40 central time twice degrees dropping down to about minus 4 later in the afternoon and early evening but it's the wind that will make it feel even colder than. that wind chill warnings out for what will feel like 25 to 45 below zero during the game. here's our accu-weather 7 day forecast tomorrow. fifth consecutive spare the air day dry mild again but air quality rather poor. get clouds and cooler weather a

the california farm bureau is working with state regulators to reallocate water to areas that need itming our way in the forecast? >> no. this will be the driest january ever like december was. this is a map of the moisture. you want to be in the green, not in the yellow, orange and red that is dominating california. the amount of moisture in the soil is less than 1 percent of average. you can see how dry it is outside. you they in the winds and we have high fire danger and the first we know of, we, red flag warning for the bay area in january. belmont is 58 in the hills, and you get to the flatter land, foster city, 41, and upper 30's for palo alto and woodside and san bruno, 52. 57 in san francisco. 61 at half moon bay. we are 52 in hair. we are at 30's around concord and san ramon and 29 in santa rosa. 42 in san jose. our temperatures are up up to 18 degrees warmer. temperatures are in the low-to-mid 60's at noon and mid-60's at 4:00 and enjoy the quiet and mild evening in the low-to-mid 50's. >> as we look at mass transit we have 30 bart trains running on time, ace train one, also

. >> the farm bureau is working with water regulators to move water from less impacted areas of the drought to areas in the most need. >> go back to san jose for a moment. talk about police there investigating the city third homicide of 2014 in. happened just after 5:30 this evening and the area of loma verde drive and eden avenue. people called 911 with reports of shot fired and someone down they found a man with gunshot wound and victim pronounced dead at the scene. homicide investigators are trying to figure out exactly what happened. so far police say they have no suspects. >> well if you are sniffling and sneezing you may not have a cold. bay area warm winter means that you may suffering from allergy. a lot of people are. and as january thon bloom are. and as january thon bloom found out it can be tough >>reporter: just typical winter day jogging in shorts and t-shirts in the green of san francisco panhandle. a little too green perhaps. >> my husband and i have been having really severe allergies. lately and we are not exactly sure where it's coming from. post nasal drip. poll help all

thrive, and that's why it has the strong support of both the national farmers union and the american farm bureau. that's not to say that everyone got what they want in this bill. some concerns remain about potentially retaliatory actions regarding exports. as a senator from the state that is first in turkey, second in pork and sixth in agriculture exports, i will continue to work with the administration and producers to ensure that our agriculture policies are implemented in a manner that avoid potential disruptions and ensure agriculture exports remain in american -- an american success story. as a member of the conference committee, i worked with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle in the house and the senate to build on the strong farm bill that the senate passed just last year. in the conference report, we first of all eliminated direct payments in transition to crop insurance to help manage risk. we provided $880 million in mandatory funding to promote home-grown energy. we maintained the successful sugar program that is so important to the sugar beet producers in the red river valley.

have for years talked about ways to try to expand that so people, whether their association is the farm bureau or some other group that they are associated with where they can -- in small business or associated health plans get their health care that way, so they, too, become members of a bigger group that competes for health care insurance as part of that group. expanded coverage for young adults. the president said last night that -- he said three million of the people have been added, of the he thought maybe 12 million. i haven't seen that figure yet. a few days ago, senator reid said it was nine million and a third of the people that had been added had been added by just saying let people stay on their parents' health care a little bit longer. that was the most uninsured group. the only person that filed that legislation in the house as the principal sponsor was me, to let people stay on their insurance. we said 25 not 26, so i suppose the president added that one year or two, whoever wrote the affordable care act, but if that's right, i got the bill out the other day here on the floor, it

according to the connecticut farm bureau, that is a fact of life and they are supporting efforts by our delegation to provide that support. in connecticut, in 1975 there were 817 dairy farms. today, there are 150. i think that experience probably is reflected by every state represented in this body, every one of my colleagues perhaps can attest to the diminishing number of dairy farmers and farmers in general. but connecticut is doing its part, and doing its share so that the farms in our state are sustained, and the federal government ought to do its part as well. according to the united states department of agriculture, connecticut ranks 45 out of 50 states in receiving agriculture-related subsidies. connecticut received $127 million between 1995 and 2010, compared to the $22 billion received by iowa and the $24 billion that went to texas. nothing against those states, not criticizing those amounts, but the amount that we receive in connecticut is a fraction, a small fraction of what is needed to sustain our dairy farmers and that's why i will be urging and advocating for dairy farmer

during my time as a state official in north dakota, i spent a lot of time at the farm bureau, a lot of time at the farmer's union, corn growers, soybean growers, and just getting to know and understand agriculture, work on tax issues, work on regulatory issues. and i always felt like i was the youngest person in the room. that whole while. and i was in my 30's and 40's. i would walk into a room and feel young. and that's really been true. and i had a really wonderful experience when i was back home on this last trip. i went to something called precision agriculture, which is a special conference that farmers union hosts for north dakota ndsu extension, where they look at using different kinds of new technology, whether it is application technologies to be more efficient in how we use fertilizers and seeds, whether it is just finding an app that gives us more in fact for marketing did, you name it. the precision agriculture conference has gotten bigger and bigger. but why i want to point that out and why i want to tell but it is i stood at the podium and i took one look and i said, i wa

it's supported by a wide variety of people from the farm bill bureau to the national wildlife federation. this revamped conservation title is huge for rural america. it's huge for farming and ranching families looking to keep their land in agriculture, it's huge for sportsmen, it's huge for anyone who cares about the long-term health of our soil, our air, and our water, and i want to thank again both the groups that traditional represent producers and the groups that traditionally represent the environmental community and conservationsist and sportsmen for coming together on scerns reforms. these measures will help improve the efficiency, production of agriculture and improve the quality of the environment in farm country. we recognize that keeping these land scaips in their historical undeveloped state is an economic driver for our state anyway and i suspect for many states for tourism and for wildlife, habitat and i've traveled the state of colorado, farmers and ranchers are constantly talking to me about the importance of conservation, and their commitment to be stewards of the land f

. -- if you ask any of the farm bureau any of the ag community out there what their major problem is, they'll tell you it's the overregulations by the environmental protection agency that's -- that's really making it difficult for them to survive survive. now, the same thing is true with manufacturers, with producers and others. but when you look at the -- at the crown jewel of all regulations, it is cap and trade trade. cap and trade would constitute the largest tax increase in the history of this country. and i think it's kind of interesting that what's happening right now up in the antarctica is something that really was -- was -- has been happening now for quite a long period of time. while it's -- there's been a concerted effort of people to believe that global warming is taking place and that we're all going to die and all of that, at the same time the evidence out there is just -- it's almost laughable. in january of 2004, i remember when al gore held a global warming rally in new york city. it was one of the coldest days in new york city in its history. in march of 2007 a capi

the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and farms says many go missing. in part nothing in the guns prevent a thief from using a stolen gun. some people are now trying to change that. >> i have a gun. the only thing standing between me and making a terrible decision with the weapon is my conscience, and the fact that this gun is not actually mine. it's designed by a company called armitax. because it's not mine i don't have a watch. it's locked. it's useless, a piece of metal. the armitax gun is purpose built. only those guns are linked to the watch. the technology may be one of four challenges. started by sill gone valley investor. he's trying to spur development of gun safety technology. the first is tech that links the gun to the owner. >> we'll find the entrepreneur and hopefully whoever wins, build it into a company. >> a device named by yardarm fits into the whack of existing globing pistols, and can alert the owner. >> unholesering or holstering is an event. >> the national rife association didn't have a statement in time ready for the broadcast. a

the bureau of land management is studying whether it can be done without harming the environment. green group says right approach decaying trees give a better forest than seeds. >> tree farmpecies, one age, biological complexity of a corn field. a natural forest has species of lots of different shrubs, tree species thermometer they say they are working as fast as they can. chances are the wood on federal land is there to stay and logging jobs gone tomorrow. alisyn. >> thieves get away with a stratovarius like this one. name things you've lost. >> how much time do i have? >> when we come back, about 30 seconds. >> i'll let you know then. >> look forward to it. i bought a car, over and tells you, and you're like. a good deal or not. looking at truecar.com. there's no buyer's remorse. save time, save money, and never overpay. visit truecar.com >>> with you asked you to name one thing that you've lost you would like to get back. >> mike says my waistline. >> from steve, my sanity. >> lost my hair, would like it back. >> kim, the hour of my life i lost watching last night's state of the union. you know, they are not always the most scintillating. they are important to watch. s

remember, buy ripe, buy local, and buy california. >> this segment is brought to you by the california farm bureau federation. from farm to feast. stay tuned for more of the tempting tastes of california. >> welcome back. beyond the bustle of the big city is an undiscovered paradise called california country. >> here in san diego county, flowers are all around us to enjoy, to smell, and now even to eat. anyone who has received a bouquet of flowers will tell you the magnificent qualities about them aren't just limited to their awe-inspiring beauty or to their sweet floral scent. they can offer so much more. just ask john clemons, a flower farmer for more than 20 years now. you can step onto his farm in the town of jamul and think it looks similar to the other dozens of flower farms in s@n diego county. but look a little closer, and you'll discover a sweet surprise. >> in the mid-nineties, i was lookin' through a book, came across a recipe for crystallized violets, and i thought, hmm. egg whites, dip the flower in. throw it in sugar. roll it around. put it down. it dries, and you have something crun

[captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] >> so you think great tasting food like this can't be great for you? well, the folks here in ventura county have a very simple message for you. just give greens a chance. just give them a chance. everyone wants to look good, feel better, and have more energy, and that's where these guys come in--dark, leafy greens. nutritionists call them the superheroes of the vegetable world. they say they are packed with vitamins "a," "c," and "k," as well as iron, calcium, and fiber. and because of all of that nutritional appeal, what started out more as a comfort food has found acceptance amongst the masses as of late, yet few of us quite know what to do with them when we see them in the store--unless, of course, you're in ventura at the 71 palm restaurant. that's where you couldn't find a bigger fan of dark, leafy greens than chef poireir. >> ok. we got a baby bok choy. beautiful. nice and pretty. we got a bit of chard right now, the red and the green. just direct from the farm. et voila. >> it's like a whirlwind in the kitchen with t