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i'm in greenfield. she's going off -- she is about off the road. >> patrol officer anthony newmeister is following a drunk driver out on the highway late at night, and it's all caught on his dash cam. >> the vehicle was over the road, left to right. i got in behind it. >> but he's in for the surprise of his life when he eventually catches up with the car after a 25-minute slow-speed chase. >> i was dumbfounded. i was -- you're kidding me, right? >> it's august 29, 2009 in greenfield, indiana. and the seemingly intoxicated driver is oblivious and just keeps on going. at one point when the vehicle stops at a stop sign, the officer thinks the driver is about to pull over but instead the car goes right through traffic just missing two other vehicles. >> oh -- >> i thought he was going to get hit. i thought it was going to be bad so i knew there would be some sort of chase. there wasn't. >> as the pursuit continues, the driver becomes even more reckless, switching lanes numerous times, driving over the media
i'm in greenfield. she's going off -- she is about off the road. >> patrol officer anthony newmeister is following a drunk driver out on the highway late at night, and it's all caught on his dash cam. >> the vehicle was over the road, left to right. i got in behind it. >> but he's in for the surprise of his life when he eventually catches up with the car after a 25-minute slow-speed chase. >> i was dumbfounded. i was -- you're kidding me, right? >> it's august 29,...
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greenfield elementary school. they are calling on state workers to get back to work and approve the cigarette tax. school officials warn that without revenue from the cigarette tax, they will start sending off layoff notices to some 1700 employees. >>> a commemorative gold county is going on at the u.s. mint they gather outside of mint in old city, it's a revision of the 1964 jfk half dollar, collectsers are willing to pay $1300 for the county. each one carries an ounce of pure 24 karat gold. >> how do you get a chance at a keep sake like this, i'm looking forward to getting it. >> if are you lucky enough to get a gold one, can't have too much gold. >> the u.s. mint in old city is just one of four locations making the limited edition county available. >>> a second aid worker with the ebola virus has arrived in atlanta for treatment. >>> the warm out there today, humidity is dropping a bit in the afternoon and a chance of a spotty pop-up thunderstorm. things change a bit tomorrow and we'll have details and all that
greenfield elementary school. they are calling on state workers to get back to work and approve the cigarette tax. school officials warn that without revenue from the cigarette tax, they will start sending off layoff notices to some 1700 employees. >>> a commemorative gold county is going on at the u.s. mint they gather outside of mint in old city, it's a revision of the 1964 jfk half dollar, collectsers are willing to pay $1300 for the county. each one carries an ounce of pure 24...
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then leo greenfield -- god bless him, he's gone now.e got up and he said "i haven't --" he's like the distributor for them. domestic distribution, leo greenfeed. he gets up and he says "i have never asked warner brothers to eat a movie. i want them to bury this one. i don't want to release it. it's disgusting. i don't want warner brothers' name on it. and i think we --" i don't know whatever, it only cost two, 2.4, $2.4 in those days. he said, "whateve it is, warner brothers should eat it." calley said, "no. let's open it up in three cities and find out if anybody likes it. i like it. let's see." so we have a screening at the avco embassy on wilshire here. i put up little wooden rails and i got cowboys to tie up their horses here and i got cattle in the lobby. man, all over the lobby, you just saw a lot of -- mud pies and, man, it was just a lot of peepee and it was really -- and the one good thing they had in the lobby was raisinets. so we all had raisinets. anyway they showed the movie and the people ran up and down the aisles, scream
then leo greenfield -- god bless him, he's gone now.e got up and he said "i haven't --" he's like the distributor for them. domestic distribution, leo greenfeed. he gets up and he says "i have never asked warner brothers to eat a movie. i want them to bury this one. i don't want to release it. it's disgusting. i don't want warner brothers' name on it. and i think we --" i don't know whatever, it only cost two, 2.4, $2.4 in those days. he said, "whateve it is, warner...
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this is from a farm in greenfield, california. workers harvest celery to be shipped to united states and asia dubbed american's salad bowl. she relies on ground water for irrigation which could be at risk if the drought continues. >> guest: and we have a story on the decline of the western snow pack and the drought in the west that is happening as a result of loss of surface water. there is a rush to draw wells in the central valley of california and the amount of water taken and you keep drawing it down that is your last gasp hedge against desiccation. so we have to be careful about drawing it down too much. >> host: let's hear from steve in concord, massachusetts. democratic caller. >> caller: i read the mono system of agriculture leads to increased erosion of top soil. how big a problem is that? >> guest: the monoculture system of agriculture leading to increased erosion of top soil -- i would say that is a generality that is not defendable. it is possible that bad cropping practices can lead to erosion of top soil. but farmers
this is from a farm in greenfield, california. workers harvest celery to be shipped to united states and asia dubbed american's salad bowl. she relies on ground water for irrigation which could be at risk if the drought continues. >> guest: and we have a story on the decline of the western snow pack and the drought in the west that is happening as a result of loss of surface water. there is a rush to draw wells in the central valley of california and the amount of water taken and you keep...
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rob greenfield was riding his bike and stopping in dumpsters a a along the way. self proclaimed dumpster diver is raise ago wearness about a growing problem nationwide. >> i want to draw attention to the food waste issue. this is an easy way to do it. all of this is perfectly good food is in the dumpsters and i want this food to be given to people who are hung gray. >> the the department of agriculture says $165 billion worth of food is tossed by household, grocery stores and restaurants. >>> a small act of kindness turning in the hit, star bucks in st. petersberg florida, center of attention because of the customers, there, who would like to pay it forward. hundreds of people are paying it forward with the task by picking up tab for customers behind them. what started as a small gesture from a regular customer has turned into a movement. >> real good to see, compared to what is going on around the world. >> people are still willing to do nice things for people even though the society is the way it is right now. >> pretty cool. >> by yesterday engineerly 1,000 cu
rob greenfield was riding his bike and stopping in dumpsters a a along the way. self proclaimed dumpster diver is raise ago wearness about a growing problem nationwide. >> i want to draw attention to the food waste issue. this is an easy way to do it. all of this is perfectly good food is in the dumpsters and i want this food to be given to people who are hung gray. >> the the department of agriculture says $165 billion worth of food is tossed by household, grocery stores and...
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they're scrambling because their own lab simply seem incapable of the kind of greenfield breakthroughshat biotech firms are developing. this spring they came out with a pulmonary fibrosis drug that showed dramatic possibilities. this compound which addresses a market of 100,000 americans will most likely receive fda approval by the end of the year because this drug can actually stop an illness from being fatal. there is nothing else out there that's been able to arrest this horrible progressive disease. roche will presumably have the market all to itself with this purchase. they have a small pulmonary business with its own sales force and this drug will help the company instantly diversify away from its core oncology business. this drug was too good for the company not to be snapped up for a big pharma concern. if you listened to me, you caught an 87% gain. please ring the register tomorrow morning. it has lost more than $1 billion in the last nine years. it has an amazingly overstretched valuation. how about the fact that there were apparently other equally growth challenged buyers ou
they're scrambling because their own lab simply seem incapable of the kind of greenfield breakthroughshat biotech firms are developing. this spring they came out with a pulmonary fibrosis drug that showed dramatic possibilities. this compound which addresses a market of 100,000 americans will most likely receive fda approval by the end of the year because this drug can actually stop an illness from being fatal. there is nothing else out there that's been able to arrest this horrible progressive...
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. >> cattle carcases are scattered over what would be a greenfield. this used to be called the blessing. now t seems to be cursed. there used to be 70 cows here over 200 have died. the rest were sold or moved before more could perish. >> all of these years raising cattle, i have never seen anything like this. we didn't receive a drop of rain. usually, it would rain in march and april until june now, we should be at the top of our milk production. even the stream is dead. >> drought and extreme heat are affecting huge swaths of northern columbia. experts say this is just the beginning of a dry season that could continue until next april lea leaving communities at risk. >> 90% of this year's harvest is gone because they are expecting a longer drought, they won't even plant a new crop. >> we farm with loans we get from bangs and agricultural institute but we don't know how to pay they can bam. we are bankruptcy with no options left but waiting for governmentts health. water tankers. >> mrooetsz and the army have been distributing water from town to town
. >> cattle carcases are scattered over what would be a greenfield. this used to be called the blessing. now t seems to be cursed. there used to be 70 cows here over 200 have died. the rest were sold or moved before more could perish. >> all of these years raising cattle, i have never seen anything like this. we didn't receive a drop of rain. usually, it would rain in march and april until june now, we should be at the top of our milk production. even the stream is dead. >>...
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i would also like to thank officer greenfield of the haily police department for not only giving me a telling me as he handed me the ticket, and cleto will attest to this, he said, hey, i'm a big fan. good thing. otherwise, i might be in prison. 35 in a 25. i'd rather get a ticket for going 85 in a 25 than 35. all right. our first guest tonight is a golden globe-winning and emmy-nominated actor whose long list of short-titled projects include "the wire," "the office," "luther" and "thor." his latest is the crime-thriller "no good deed." it opens in theaters september 12th. please say hello to idris elba. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> what's up? >> jimmy: very good to see you. >> good to see you. >> jimmy: i saw you last night. in the bathroom. >> yeah. >> jimmy: at the emmys. >> i was shaking. hey. what's up? >> jimmy: and i was trembling. >> congratulations on the baby, man. >> jimmy: thank you very much. i appreciate that. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] i don't -- we weren't able to shake hands in the bathroom, due to the situation that we were in. >> but we
i would also like to thank officer greenfield of the haily police department for not only giving me a telling me as he handed me the ticket, and cleto will attest to this, he said, hey, i'm a big fan. good thing. otherwise, i might be in prison. 35 in a 25. i'd rather get a ticket for going 85 in a 25 than 35. all right. our first guest tonight is a golden globe-winning and emmy-nominated actor whose long list of short-titled projects include "the wire," "the office,"...
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assistant secretary greenfield presidents ofthe and sierraeria leone. department the hosted a moderated a meeting on webb on the sidelines of the summit toa leader discuss the next steps for controlling and ending the virus. directsecretary, c.d.c. toreor and n.i.h. directors, assistant administrator for health and the lie minister and professor, nigeriandent of the academy of science participated in the meet. d.o.d., andves from the world bank and private partners like the g.e. foundation also joined. in addition to emphasizing the need to focus on tee textion, isolation and adequate training for health workers in the field our long-termized commitment to building the healthcare capacities of west african nations beyond this immediate crisis intervention. we continue to work with our international partners and the neededto assess what is to properly treat patients and response. sustainable such support has included providing financial and properly assistance to equip, treatment centers and supporting communication efforts healthcare workers assess affe
assistant secretary greenfield presidents ofthe and sierraeria leone. department the hosted a moderated a meeting on webb on the sidelines of the summit toa leader discuss the next steps for controlling and ending the virus. directsecretary, c.d.c. toreor and n.i.h. directors, assistant administrator for health and the lie minister and professor, nigeriandent of the academy of science participated in the meet. d.o.d., andves from the world bank and private partners like the g.e. foundation also...
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greenfield made six fake calls in total.upset over the new school snack regulations. you may not want to hear about this. vending machines inside teachers lounges don't have to follow the same rules. only snacks sold in student areas are subject to michelle obama's healthy food policy, as long as students are not allowed inside teachers' areas. the teachers can snack on whatever they want. what do you think about that? >>> speaking of not eating -- i'm just kidding. which super models are strutting their way to the top of the highest paid list? sports illustrated favorite kate upton, the third highest paid model, earning $7 million a year. brazilian beauty adriana lima taking the second spot. $8 million in 2013. and not even close, you can guess it, number one, super model giselle bundchen. a whopping $47 million in earnings over the past year. tom brady doesn't even need that football gig. that only pays him 38.3 million, if you're counting. but now let's go on to our own super model who is maria molina who is standing by w
greenfield made six fake calls in total.upset over the new school snack regulations. you may not want to hear about this. vending machines inside teachers lounges don't have to follow the same rules. only snacks sold in student areas are subject to michelle obama's healthy food policy, as long as students are not allowed inside teachers' areas. the teachers can snack on whatever they want. what do you think about that? >>> speaking of not eating -- i'm just kidding. which super models...
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complements the fantastic work of the center on the middle east and i salute the acting director dannia greenfield for the work that that center has been doing on the related set of issues. he also, dr. fayyad wils also contribute to the critical work the council has been doing on long-term regional trends, including the growth of nonstate actors in the middle east. as a respected and accomplished leader in the region, he'll be an invaluable voice along with ambassador michael warren, the council's ambassador in residence as the council works to better understand the strategic implications of continued conflict between israelis and palestinians. i'm delighted that general jones is here who, along with steve hadley, won national security adviser to democrat, and one national security adviser to a president, will play the central work in the ongoing strategy of the center and the scowcroft center but i also thank them both for helping to bring dr. fayyad as a distinguished statesman at the council. general jones is the chairman, as i said, of the scowcroft center, former national security adviser, s
complements the fantastic work of the center on the middle east and i salute the acting director dannia greenfield for the work that that center has been doing on the related set of issues. he also, dr. fayyad wils also contribute to the critical work the council has been doing on long-term regional trends, including the growth of nonstate actors in the middle east. as a respected and accomplished leader in the region, he'll be an invaluable voice along with ambassador michael warren, the...
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assistant secretary greenfield has spoken to the presidents of guinea, liberia and sierra leone to offer support and assure them of our assistance to stop the virus. on august 4, the department hosted a moderated a meeting on the sidelines of the u.s. africa leader summit to discuss the next steps for controlling and ending the virus. h.h.s. secretary, c.d.c. director, and n.i.h. directors, assistant administrator for global health and the liberian minister and professor, the president of the nigerian academy of science participated in the meeting. representatives from d.o.d., and the world bank and private partners like the g.e. oundation also joined. in addition to emphasizing the need to focus on detection, isolation, and adequate training for health workers in the field, we also emphasized our long-term commitment to building the healthcare capacities of individual west african nations beyond this immediate crisis intervention. we continue to work with our international partners and the w.h.o. to assess what is needed to properly treat patients and to mount a sustainable response. su
assistant secretary greenfield has spoken to the presidents of guinea, liberia and sierra leone to offer support and assure them of our assistance to stop the virus. on august 4, the department hosted a moderated a meeting on the sidelines of the u.s. africa leader summit to discuss the next steps for controlling and ending the virus. h.h.s. secretary, c.d.c. director, and n.i.h. directors, assistant administrator for global health and the liberian minister and professor, the president of the...
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compliments the fantastic work of the turerri center on the middle east and i salute the acting director greenfield for the work that center has been doing on the related set of issues. dr. fayad will contribute to the critical work that the council has been doing on long-term regional trends, including the growth of nonstate actors in the middle east. as a respected and accomplished leader in the respect, he'll be an invaluable voice along with ambassador michael warren, the county's ambassador and resident as the council works to better understand the continued regulations between israelis and palestinians. i'm delighted that general jones is here who, along with steve hadley, won national security adviser, democratic president to republican president have played a central role in the ongoing strategy work of the council and the skocross center. but i also thanks them both for helping tr to bring dr. fayad as a distinguished statesman of the california. general jones t chairman of the skocross center, former national security adviser, marine comand comandant. it's been integral to the work of the
compliments the fantastic work of the turerri center on the middle east and i salute the acting director greenfield for the work that center has been doing on the related set of issues. dr. fayad will contribute to the critical work that the council has been doing on long-term regional trends, including the growth of nonstate actors in the middle east. as a respected and accomplished leader in the respect, he'll be an invaluable voice along with ambassador michael warren, the county's...
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. >> host: jeff, greenfield, tennessee. independent caller. hi, jeff. >> caller: hi, how you doing? >> host: morning. >> caller: my question is, is there a possibility, you know, i'm going to go all the way back to the o.j. simpson verdict, and it -- the evidence there was overwhelming of guilt, and yet he was acquitted. is there a possibility anywhere in the solar system here that there's reverse discrimination on -- you know, i mean, they use every excuse in the black community to loot and commit crimes against businesses in their own communities. this makes no sense at all. it makes absolutely zero sense. >> host: okay. all right, jeff. george in middle grove, new york, republican caller. george, good morning. >> caller: yes, good morning. no, in regards to president obama and what he's doing, he's done too little, too late in regards to the ferguson issue. jesse jackson and al sharpton keep sticking their noses in where they shouldn't be, they keep stirring the pot. if anybody's going to be arrested, they ought to be arrested and thrown in jail. >> host: george, what do you thin
. >> host: jeff, greenfield, tennessee. independent caller. hi, jeff. >> caller: hi, how you doing? >> host: morning. >> caller: my question is, is there a possibility, you know, i'm going to go all the way back to the o.j. simpson verdict, and it -- the evidence there was overwhelming of guilt, and yet he was acquitted. is there a possibility anywhere in the solar system here that there's reverse discrimination on -- you know, i mean, they use every excuse in the black...
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thomas greenfield has spoken to the president's to express support and assure them of our assistance to stop the spread of the virus. on august 4, the department hosted and moderated a meeting on ebola on the sidelines of the u.s.-africa leaders summit to discuss the next steps for controlling and ending the virus. the hhs secretary, the cdc director,and nih usaid assistant administrator for public help, and the president of guinea, the library and minister of foreign affairs, sierra leone's ambassador to the united states, and the president of the nigerian academy of science which is updated in the meeting. theesentatives from dod, world bank, as well as private partners also joined. in addition to emphasizing the need to focus on detection, isolation, and training for health workers, we also emphasized our long-term commitment to building the health care capacities of individual west african nations beyond this immediate crisis intervention. we continue to work with international partners and the who to assess what is needed to properly treat patients and mount a sustainable respon
thomas greenfield has spoken to the president's to express support and assure them of our assistance to stop the spread of the virus. on august 4, the department hosted and moderated a meeting on ebola on the sidelines of the u.s.-africa leaders summit to discuss the next steps for controlling and ending the virus. the hhs secretary, the cdc director,and nih usaid assistant administrator for public help, and the president of guinea, the library and minister of foreign affairs, sierra leone's...
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joining us is rich greenfield, tech following media and telecommunications analyst.t is also here, rich, i want to hear what you think about all this. you think rupert murdock is really walking away? >> i think this is about putting the ball in the court now. time warner didn't want to talk to them. jeff you prove you can get your stock to $85 let alone my gut is rupert was willing to pay more than 80. he was probably $95. can time warner actually get there or, i know, locking at their rules, advertising still really soft up only 1% t. question is who ul this merger have created more merger than the companies could have generated themselves? jeff will have a lot to answer at 10:00 this morning. >> i thought the timing was brilliant. announceing this the night before their earnings, a quarter we knew would be better-than-expected numbers. time warner would be pushing to show investors how much they can do. they came out, beat expectations, if you look at that stock today, down more than 10%. >> becky, you got to remember. hbo, a great quarter, the profitability growth
joining us is rich greenfield, tech following media and telecommunications analyst.t is also here, rich, i want to hear what you think about all this. you think rupert murdock is really walking away? >> i think this is about putting the ball in the court now. time warner didn't want to talk to them. jeff you prove you can get your stock to $85 let alone my gut is rupert was willing to pay more than 80. he was probably $95. can time warner actually get there or, i know, locking at their...
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assistant secretary linda thomas greenfield has spoken with the governments of guinea, liberia and sierra leon to ensure them of our assistance to stop the spread of the virus. on august 4, the department hosted and moderated a meeting on ebola on the sidelines of the u.s.-africa leader summit to discuss the next steps for controlling and ending the virus. h.h.s. secretary sylvia burrow, c.d.c. director, my colleague, tom frieden, and francis collins, usaid administrator of health, dr. pablos-mendez, and the liberian minister of foreign affairs, sierra leon ambassador to the united states, the president of the nigerian academy of science participated in the meeting. representatives from d.o.d., from the n.s.c., the world bank as well as private partners like the g.e. foundation also joined. in addition to emphasizing the need to focus on detection, isolation and adequate training for health workers in the field, we also emphasized our long-term commitment to building the health care capacities of individual west african nations beyond this immediate crisis intervention. we continue to wor
assistant secretary linda thomas greenfield has spoken with the governments of guinea, liberia and sierra leon to ensure them of our assistance to stop the spread of the virus. on august 4, the department hosted and moderated a meeting on ebola on the sidelines of the u.s.-africa leader summit to discuss the next steps for controlling and ending the virus. h.h.s. secretary sylvia burrow, c.d.c. director, my colleague, tom frieden, and francis collins, usaid administrator of health, dr....
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and the future of media, with rich greenfield of btig. "squawk box" starting at 6:00 a.m.ere on cnbc. with all the opinions about stocks out there, how do you know which ones to follow? the equity summary score consolidates the ratings of up to 10 independent research providers into a single score that's weighted based on how accurate they've been in the past. i'm howard spielberg of fidelity investments. the equity summary score is one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. call or click to open your fidelity account today. in a we believe outshining the competition tomorrow quires challenging your business inside and out today. at cognizant, we help forward-looking companies run better and run different - to give your customers every reason to keep looking for you. so if you're ready to see opportunities and see them through, we say: let's get to work. because the future belongs to those who challenge the present. >>> and welcome back to "squawk box," good morning, california, 5:50 out there. indications, not much of a change, a decline for the d
and the future of media, with rich greenfield of btig. "squawk box" starting at 6:00 a.m.ere on cnbc. with all the opinions about stocks out there, how do you know which ones to follow? the equity summary score consolidates the ratings of up to 10 independent research providers into a single score that's weighted based on how accurate they've been in the past. i'm howard spielberg of fidelity investments. the equity summary score is one more innovative reason serious investors are...
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calendar number 707, linda thomas-greenfield, an assistant secretary secretary of state of african affairs to be a member of the board of directors of the african development foundation. calendar number 898, ted osius to be ambassador to the republic of vietnam. calendar 902, gentry smith to be a rank of ambassador to the office of foreign missions. calendar number 927, leslie basset to be the ambassador to paragraph way. calendar number 953, george albert proy to be ambassador to the republic of kazakhstan. calendar number 954, bernikaf to be ambassador to the people's republic of bangladesh. calendar number 95, james d. pettit to be ambassador to the republic of moldova. john r. bass to be ambassador to the republic of turkey. calendar number 957, alan muster to be ambassador to turkmenistan. calendar number 958, todd robinson to be ambassador to the republic of guatemala. calendar number 961, erica j. barks-rubbles to be ambassador to the republic of rwanda. calendar number 962, brent robert heartley to be the ambassador to the republic of slovenia. calendar number 966, michelle jean se
calendar number 707, linda thomas-greenfield, an assistant secretary secretary of state of african affairs to be a member of the board of directors of the african development foundation. calendar number 898, ted osius to be ambassador to the republic of vietnam. calendar 902, gentry smith to be a rank of ambassador to the office of foreign missions. calendar number 927, leslie basset to be the ambassador to paragraph way. calendar number 953, george albert proy to be ambassador to the republic...