people from usda, from the farm bureau, and it's indicative of the issue, because it touches many different industry sectors. it's nice to have you all here. thank you to everyone in the room and everyone watching on the web and on c-span. we are a 501 (c)(3) non-profit and are dedicated to improving lives in rural america. we're also dedicated to making sure all americans have a central telecommunications service. essential is the key word because that's a moving target over the past couple years. it changes rapidly. what people needed five years or 15 years ago is not what they need today. broadband has become an absolute crucial part of doing business in everyday life. i personally think a lot of local telecommunications providers around the world to a investing.in but there's a lot of uncertainty. if they cannot grow, there will be a broader gatt. we said we really need quantifiable research on this topic, to know exactly what we're looking at and what the challenges are. there's a lot of great opportunities out there. we produced two papers this year. the folks from the farm bank helpe

they have a commitment to making sure kids eat well and they are acknowledged from that, an award from the usdaen ward of distinction and they know all about the farm to school connection. you're right. october ser a time for the nation to focus on that. chelsea simpson, she is part of the network and she flew in from chicago to be with us. thank you very much. so tell us about the national campaign. because in the grand scheme of things, it is relatively new. >> absolutely. the national farm to school month was started in 2010. this is the second year to celebrate and we're super excited. >> what does it mean and how are you getting the message out? >> it is basically our time to celebrate the connections that are happening all over the country between schools and local food. and so we have a web site. farm to school month.org. and we have a blog there. and daily themes that we're celebrating. a lot of resources for local schools. and that's the main way that we're getting the word out. it is really happening on the local level. >> it has to make your heart feel good to come and see breakfast

down from his live strong cancer fighting charity letting the group focus on the mission instead of his problem. the anti-doping agency detailed allegations of doping by armstrong and his team. usdaanned him from cycling for life and ordered 14 years of his career results erased. >>> it would barely register here but on the east coast people track about the so- called big earthquake. a 4.0 quake struck just west of portland, maine last night. some people thought it was an explosion. it was felt as far away as boston and connecticut. there is minor damage reported including a crack in a house. this is the second strongest quake in maine's history. experts say because of the east coast geology, the effect of quakes can be felt in areas 10 times the area of west quakes. >>> today is the anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake in northern california. there will be a press conference in union square to commemorate the deadly quake that happened in 1989 and also encourage participation in a drill tomorrow called the great california shake-out. >>> fda investigators raided the massachusetts company that's behind the deadly meningitis outbreak. officials say the compounding pharmacy st

from cycling for life. he insists he never cheated but said this summer he's done fighting. alexis christoforous, cbs news. >> usdaants the international cycling union to create a meaningful program to clean up the sport. >>> doctors say they are now seeing an alarming trend of more and more young people suffering strokes. a study in the journal of neurology shows in 200519% of stroke patients were under the age of 55. that's an increase from 13% a decade earlier. experts blame higher obesity and diabetes rates in younger americans. >>> if-- >> if patients start having strokes younger, they will be left with many more years of having a disability. >> doctors say the best way to turn the tide is to change your bad habits and also know the warning signs first. they say sudden numbness or tingling on one side of the body is a sign. trouble speaking or walking or vision changes would seem to come out of nowhere. if that's happening, get to the hospital as quickly as possible they say and it could reduce your long-term disability. >>> also in health news, a new study finds heart attack patients are less likely to have

awareness and not to focus on a minority group and receive positive feedback from employees across the department. i want to thank the usdafor its response, but it sounds like brainwashing. i'm completely offended by the idea of having employees chanting anything, okay? i find that completely offensive. it's way off base, and whoever runs this program in the u.s. agriculture department should be called to testify before darrell issa or one of the other investigating committees. this is a joke and farce. >>> a new obama bombshell. the government accountability institute reports that the president's campaign may have violated federal election law by accepting illegal overseas donations. that's next up. please stay with us. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for ge

ohio in particular a limited its snap asset test when it was facing $3 million in sanctions from the usda food and nutrition service because of its high error rate in snap. the state hired an outside consultant. they could think of ways it could lower and one of the ideas they came up with was implemented eligibility and the asset test the clock and mentioned before, determining asset eligibility and making these evaluations is complex. it's because the rules and exceptions are often unpredictable and arbitrary in a lot of cases. it's an error-prone assessment. and since ohio did a limit its test it finds the error rate has declined significantly. lastly, several states noted that their motivation for a limiting acid test because the rectum is the hinge been having this this as a limited place and the mission of the program that they were administering. specifically in louisiana the tape just eliminate the tanf testify because they reckon it's a conflict with initiatives that had a place to savings and retirement for tanf recipients. in colorado administrators also noted having their tanf

to get away from the red tape and get another instance of the government running afoul. usdag to identify all chickens crossing state lines. joining me now, senior research fellow in repertory policy at the heritage foundation. what is going on here? why do we need to id chickens? >> that is a really good question. this came out last year. the idea is the chicken covering cattle and others to make them traceable of the breakout of any disease. it sounds like a good idea on paper. taking them, putting bracelets on their feet is quite a task. not only that, but you have to do it more than once because it has to be small and they have to change it. gerri: i understand there are 9 million chickens in the country. they only live five to six months. at the end of the day, i guess the whole idea is to be able to track and find the source of th% disease. if there is an outbreak of salmonella or some disease associated with chickens, you can find out where it comes from but do you think that will work? >> there are real problems with it. whenever there is an outbreak identified, the e

usda has ordered 14 years of career results erased from the record books.o he announced he is stepping down from the live strong foundation a charity he started and raised millions for cancer. but big changes ahead. >>> in just 3 days people in most of santa clara county will change the way they dial. the new 669 area code. people who currently have the traditional 408 numbers will keep the area code but everyone in the region will have to dial 1-plus the area code before the 7 digit number on all calls. did you get that? >> you do. we got cell phones. we're used to it now. >> it's hard getting used to all the area codes. >>> 6:21. season saved. the new offer that could have the nhl players back on the ice next month. >> plus trouble in the water. oracle's catamaran capsizes in san francisco bay. what may have caused the accident. >> what's cool about your school? you can submit your number nation at our website, cbssf.com/coolschool. we may come out and feature school on the show so check it out. we'll be right back. ,, don't miss your chance to get sleep

from club for growth because they're looking over his shoulder. [applause] moderator: congressman king, 30 seconds to respond. >> the usda has been spending millionss advertising. they have gone from 19 million people on food stamps a few years ago to 47 million today. the bigger part of the argument going on in congress, and that is hurting our agriculture. but this last farm bill was extended six times before it was finally done. this one will come up, and i have a full commitment from the speaker of the house. when we go back in lame-duck. so i am sitting in a position where i expect to be on the conference committee and we will have a voice there when we hammer the last bill out. moderator: 30 seconds for your rebuttal c-span.org if you have an opportunity to speak to the speaker then he should have been able to bring the bill to the floor right now i don't think you are going to be on a conference committee. you have not shown in other situations , and i don't think you will hear. so i think you should just pound on the speaker's door, and since this bill be passed and signed it with everybody else and you did not. you have to take responsibi

the chant was part of a diversity workshop and the usda did not confirm or dispute the chant, but that the sessions received, quote, positive feedback fromoss the department. judicial watch says the agency paid the workshop consultants at leasted $200,000 over the last two years, and finally, he's been in the the news a lot lately, but did you know that big bird is worth some big bucks? even more than mitt romney. the total assets of sesame workshop were just under 400 million dollars, 400 million dollars at the end of 2009 fiscal year, that's according to the publicly available tax forms. south carolina senator jim demint told the daily caller, sesame street is a multi-million dollar enterprise and cookie monster will eat just fine without taxpayers subsidies. the republican senate candidates burned by party leadership is hangening there. missouri congressman todd akin is trying to defeat clare mccaskill despite condemnation about rape and abortion. correspondent steve brown tells us where that race stands right now. >> this race is not over. i -- i'm not assuming anything. >> senator clare mccaskill is nothing if not careful. she's mai

. >> we got from senator jeff sessions, not only that the government is encouraging people to get on welfare. we have a mini script to help basically usdaelfare officials to help overcome the word, no, if a senior citizen or anybody else comes in and asks for benefits, say no. stop them from saying no and give them a government check instead. also things like giving out awards for people who get more people enrolled in welfare and the like. ashley: right. >> it is a real serious debate as the fiscal deficit continues to balloon and debate goes on, we're not doing enough to help the poor. you know what, american taxpayers are really generous helping the poor. ashley: it become as lifestyle after a while. tracy: we're not helping people get off it either. >> yeah. another one here too. counteracting pride. in other words, somebody who doesn't want to government check comes in, well, what other program is out there? there is a script to counteract quote, pried pride to get a government check. interesting stuff coming out. ashley: thank you. back to nicole at the nyse with more on google, nicole. >> there is so much uncertainty surrounding

also described as the leader of what the usda calls the most sophisticated and professionalized doping program in recent sports history. from 1999 on, lance armstrong won seven straight tour de france titles. he'd risen from the pinnacle from the death rattle of cancer. it made armstrong among the most recognizable, influential, and wealthy athletes in the world. but the usada says championships he collected while running with the u.s. postal service team were won by cheating. >> he was the leader on the team. the team built its success, doping and otherwise, around him, to ensure he won those tour de frances. >> the agency says retesting of blood samples taken as far back from 1999 showed a clear finding of epo. 11 of his teammates testified, several saying in sworn states they had direct knowledge that armstrong used drugs of said he gave them drugs. armstrong's best friend on the team said he was aware that lance was using testosterone, epo, and blood transfusions. and tyler hamilton told matt on "today" what he told the agency, that are armstrong once paid his way out of a positive drug test. >> it's the truth. it's the

from if 11 former teammates who testified against armstrong. armstrong all the while, though, denies he ever doped saying that he passed hundreds of drug tests during his career, but he chose not to fight the usdarguing that the process was just biased against him. the decision, by the way, also clears the way for tour de france organizers to officially remove armstrong's name from the record books, erasing his consecutive victories from 1999 to 2005, jenna. jenna: and then you wonder who's the champion if everybody was -- >> reporter: can you imagine whoever came in second place all of those years? they deserve the title. jenna: well, we'll see if anybody was drug-free. again, according to that one report, though, and lance armstrong reports he passed hundreds of tests. >> reporter: that's true. jenna: julie, thank you. jon: new questions about the way to treat the deadly meningitis outbreak. there are now 285 confirmed cases tied to contaminated steroid shots. 23 people have died, and thousands of people who have received the shots could still be in danger. jonathan serrie is live in atlanta. jonathan? >> reporter: hi, jon. the dilemma is that the you treat every single one of these patients

don't take money from anyone who is doing business before the usda.ut i do know that the humane society and probably people in this room who have long been humane society because every little town in iowa has a humane society and people are volunteering there and helping take care of the animals there. so i think it depends on what you're talking about. i -- >> congressman king, say what we're talking about slightly different way, some of these ads, first ad that we saw, that was an ad done by one of your campaigns. there is also a lot of outside group ads being done. are you concerned that how issues are being framed by these outside ads, by outside groups is different than how you're framing how you like to see the issues framed in this race? king: i knew this would happen. that's why i said a year and a half ago when the announcement came out out this would be a holy war, that's why i said i will learn things about myself i don't yet know and they will spend between five and $10 million attacking me and my -- >> we will briefly break away from the

from illinois, mr. davis, for five minutes. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and can i want to thank all the witnessesor participating. by appearing here wh usda alnt cnd e e and women who risk tear lives on a dale -- their lives on a daily basis by serve anything these high-risk areas. i also extendy cols faes twh l ri we injured during this tragic attack. following the death of ng-time ruler momar gadhafi, libya d its citizenentered rit sipe. ambassador stevens once described this period as, and i quote: a time of great excitement as the libyan people first experienced frdom, but next.fhghme ambassador stevens i think, obviously, was correct. ambassador knedyngs e le treti cod uxn to us the importance of the diplomatic mission in libya and the special post in benghazi? >> thank you muc s lu. ngs r o t revolution. there is, essentially, two major parts of libya, east and west. in order to help the libyans move forward, to help the nendrmu take advtage of their deattry, we all wish for any nation to have, we could not hupger down, we could not say out. as i mentioned earlier, the state department has to go into harm's way. if we're going to ad

farm bureau service which is here, usda, it's about all those applications that can make our farms in the united states more efficient and more productive. everything from looking at cattle online and being able to buy them to set of remote monitoring system for fields, whatever can make those times more efficient. better economic outputs for the united states. i have to quote one of my -- senator byron dorgan who said recently america does not move forward by leading people -- leaving people behind. i think that such an up or in point that we need to make with this discussion. we can move forward as a country. we can't be innovative. we can't keep moving forward if you don't have that technology. as larry and i've talked about, it's not just about building the network. it's about growing in and sustained them and working overtime to make sure they are with the need to be because it's a moving target. we have a lot of issues to discuss him want to give all the panelists a chance to get into. let's continue with the panel and hopefully you all can join us an answer, ask some good questions to our group here. [applause] >> thank you, elizabeth. herald is

usda choice sirloin, available for a limited time on chili's $20 dinner for two. ♪ >>> we are giving a royal welcome to julie andrews morning. her legendary career spanned broadway and hollywood from to "the princess diaries." >> place the hands gracefully on the knee. >> charlotte, i think it's time for tea. >> and she's also a best selling author along with her daughter. their new children's book is called "treasury for all seasons." poems and songs to celebrate all the year. it's so nice to have you with us. >> thank you for having us. >> have to say, it's so sweet watching the 2005 you together. because the two of you were holding hands a moment ago getting ready for this. >> that's what a mom does. >> collaborating on so many books. this one is stunning. >> this is a companion. we did a first volume and now this is a treasury for all the seasons. the other of just favorite poems. >> these are poems and songs to celebrate the year. holidays throughout the year, all kind of holidays everything from the famous ones to arbor day. >> kwanzaa and ramadan and flag day. >> i love the illustrations in this book. how did you put this all together? >> a lot of research. >> the poems wer

from romney's 47% remark. >> brian: first it was school lunches, now the government wants to police your dinner table, too. the usdanch standards. the same standards that have students across the country complaining they're not getting enough to eat and singing about it. on its blog, the agency urges parents to look at the school menu and incorporate those foods into family dinners to help reinforce the government's healthy standards. >> steve: good. people all across america can have the black bean burrito for every meal. >> brian: fantastic. >> steve: yeah. this is unreal. how in the world did that dog get stuck in the grill of a car? the poodle darted in front of a car in massachusetts. the driver thought he had missed it looking in the rearview mirror. he kept driving. but he was wrong. he drove 11 miles, up to 50 miles an hour. >> brian: who is driving, chevy chase? >> martha: how does that happen? >> steve: that's why we're doing the story. apparently another driver alerted the guy. hey, there is a dog stuck in your grill. cops carefully help it out. amazingly, the dog only lost one tooth and apparently, acco

from club for growth because they look over his shoulder. >> moderator: that's all the time. thank you. [applause] congressman king, 30 seconds to respond. king: the usdapends millions of dollars advertising food stamps, 19 million on stamps a few years ago to 47 million today. that's the bigger part of the argument in congress hurting our agriculture. the last farm bill was extended six times before it was finally done. this one will come up, and i have a full can commitment from the speaker of the house that we'll move the farm bill back in lame duck. i'm in a position where i expect to be on the conference committee and have a voice of iowa there when we hammer the last bill out. >> moderator: thank you, congressman. mrs. vilsack, 30 seconds for your rebuttal. vilsack: if you had an opportunity to speak to the speaker, then he should have been able to bring the bill to the floor right now. i don't think you're going to be on a conference committee. you have not shown leadership in other situations either, and i don't think you'll show leadership here. i think you should have pounded on the speaker's door, insist the bill is passed, and you should fi