sugar substitute has prompted seventy local farmers to clump together and form a co-operative stevia helos is now europe's biggest stevia plantation. to begin with we knew nothing about how to cultivate stevia step by step we discovered how to make sure it grows well. but every knock on. the farmers consulted scientists who told them more about the plants properties. as consumer demand for the sweetener grows farmers are keen to learn more about growing as. a kilo of dried stevia leaves patches between two and seven euro's depending on quality a large portion of exports go to germany and france demand for the sweetener in powdered crystal form is high too but there's only one factory that prothesis steve yeah and it's located in front unsurprisingly the co-operative wants to open its own processing plant in greece members are hoping the e.u. will help them out with subsidies. for the next five years planting biased on new machinery and a bigger white house so we can collectively. process our state. and have a better product. someone else pinning his hopes on more cooperation and quality is

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helo after a day of strikes between israel and palestinian armed factions there appears to be relative calm. on tuesday is really warplanes carried out several airstrikes targeting what they call military sites across the besieged on klav islamic jihad and other factions had launched rocket and mortar attacks on israel after their fighters were killed earlier. in a separate development israel has released some palestinian protesters detained on a boat that was headed to cyprus they attempted to breach israel's naval blockade of gaza for the first time from inside the besieged enclave we'll talk about that with bernard smith and just a moment he is joining us from gaza but first what are you hearing about this cease fire and does it appear to be sticking for now. durian does appear to be sticking for now it started at four o'clock this morning local time it's now ten o'clock local time and it's been quiet as far as i've been able to tell between since four am there was an earlier attempt to start a ceasefire at midnight that didn't hold at all and there's a lot of exchange of fire throu

. >> attorney general jeff sessions is bringing man in helo stop illegal immigrants from coming into the country. the move is meant to send a message to wait your turn and come in legally. >> we are announcing that we are removing 16 or 18 actually, immigration judges, and we'll be able to function fuel time fulle moving the cases. >> this comes as american migrants are awaiting to request asylum at the u.s. border. >> kanye west continues to cause an uproar calling slavery a choice. he made headlines last week backing president trump. adam housley reports from los angeles on the latest controversy. >> you hear about slavery for 400 years? that sounds like a choice. >> after standing up for president trump last week, kanye west has advertise wil tinsel ty after appearing on tmz with his remarks. >> it's like we are mentally in prison. slavery gos to the ideas of black. like holocaust, jews, slavery black. prison unites us at one race, blacks and whites, human race. >> those remarks caused the reporter to confront west. >> i'm disappointed. i'm appalled, and i'm hurt by the fact that

the rest of the island is open for visitors, including the west side and helo drive still continues to operate with no impact." police, firefighters, and the national guard are assisting with the evacuations.so far, no injuries have been reported. ((vicki/ots))new tonight at nine...the bay area is a busy hub for people flying to and from hawaii.kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight at sfo where he spoke with passengers headed home to the islands. charles. . . (chuck) yeah, hundreds of people flying to and from hawaii every day.. no flight cancellations that we are away of here at sfo, but recent events have caught people attention. natsfriday afternoon at sfo, multiple flights arrived from and departed for hawaii. the volcanic eruption and earthquakes were on everyone's minds.soti think i saw some drone footagel pretty crazy. beth mina was headed home to ohau. sotthis volcano has been active for a long time but the recent activity is different than we've seen since i ve been there.sotit's mother nature in it's rawest form. scott hogle was also flying home to hawaii. he says

cnn's scott mcclain is live in helo for us.vantage point. there are boat restrictions in that area as you can imagine. we had to stay about 100 yards from shore. when that lava mixes with the water it creates a potentially deadly mixture of gases. and today the wind was shifting around and at times that lava haze was heading back onto shore, really compounding an already poor situation when it comes to air quality for people who live in that area. geologists say the volume of lava entering the ocean has actually slowed down some, but that doesn't meerch it's doing any damage. for leilani estates some older fissures that had gone quiet reawakened in the last day or two. all of that lava, wolf, it has to go somewhere. so it's covering roads that have not been covered before. more than 40 homes have already be been destroyed in the three and a half weeks since the kilauea erupted. there's a geothermal power plant in there. officials say at this point that site is secure. perhaps a bigger concern for people in that region is that t

marcy gonzalez, abc news, helo, hawaii. >> it's a good point.eople should recognize if you are going to maui or oahu there is no active volcano there. the question, are homes covered by lava insurance? that depends zpl "7 on your side's" michael finney is here with the answer plus more. >> it bummed me out lab for the people there. i have to tell you it's hopeful a problem we never deal with in california. but in hawaii home insurance will likely not cover lava flow for home owners. most insurance companies don't there offer lava coverage in the estates because the us geological survey deemed it a high risk for lava. some home owners are hopeful for fires insurance because the homes were burned by flames caused by lava but not directly by lava. however that only affects homer owner that have special coverage for lava pch they can cost more than $3,000 a year. >>> a new auto found the epa the epa could have done por to catch the vox wagon scheme. . volkswagen paid penalties after being caught. now it's running west better testing and it's working

getting to the helo airport is a non-issue as well. really, there's no issues. that's the way we look at it, anyway. >> scott wiggers, all the best to you. thank you so much for your time and being so descriptive about your experience there on the big island with these fissures opening. scott just described the closest fissure is something like four miles away, but he could hear that huge explosion. so with three new fissures opening in the past several hours, does this indicate a major eruption could be imminent? let's bring in meteorologist tom sater in the cnn weather center. tom, how disconcerting are these cracks? >> it's trying to release pressure, but the kind of pressure it's releasing, of course, is in the form of toxic flames and lava. it's still a very active volcano, kilowea not only with steam, but look at the tremor activity. 24 or 25 miles away is that east rift. now, the fissures have been really kind of in no organized pattern. they've been opening some to the southwest, some to the northeast. today was mentioned but it's more to the northeast,

the rest of the island is open for visitors, including the west side and helo drive still continues to and the national guard are assisting with the evacuations.so far, no injuries have been reported. ((vicki/ots))new tonight at nine...the bay area is a busy hub for people flying to and from hawaii.

maybe i can't keep it in new york like a helo monster?g: that's good. that would have worked in the first question. >> kimberly: never too late to come correct for the first question. >> kennedy: i will drive around in my bentley. >> greg: all right, jesse, material item. >> jesse: this may surprise you, greg, i'm not a materialistic person. i'm happy with what i have. i don't really yes o yearn for material things. small space. >> greg: how about a home chef? >> jesse: i will take one of those. greg greg there you go. is there an item that you could buy but you haven't purchased yet? >> kennedy: so disappointed with us. >> juan: very upset with me because i really am not a pet guy. but, anyway, what did janice joplin say "lord won't you buy me a mercedes-benz?" the problem with that question the thing i want is not necessarily material it's an experience. i have keep thinking i would like to bay trip, a safari. >> greg: that's good. >> kennedy: i just bought a safari trip. >> kimberly: for the veterans that's an auction item. >> greg: th

. >> i've been to helo, that old sugar town on the island. what might happen next? how well can they forecast what happens next? >> reporter: not well at all, david. it's almost impossible to tell the length and duration of volcanic ak tctivity like this. it's nearly impossible to predict it. this could last anywhere from the the next few hours to days to weeks and maybe even months. nobody here wants to hear that, david. >> steve patterson from the big island of hawaii, thank you very much. >> they set the date but they're not sharing. president trump confirms an historic meeting with kim jong un is coming together. will they be able to secure the release of three american hostages ahead of that sitdown? what about your reputation, is that small? when you own your own thing, it's huge. your partnerships, even bigger. with dell small business technology advisors you'll get the one-on-one partnership you need to grow your business. because the only one who decides how big your business can be, is you. the dell vostro 15 laptop, with 7th gen in

cnn correspondent stephanie elam is live for us near helo.als there say more potential danger is ahead. >> exactly. as if it's not enough to not know where one of these fissures where the lava is spewing forth out of the earth, but then dealing with the air quality and the earthquakes. it's a lot for the people who have been forced to evacuate from their homes. volcanic eruptions spewing molten rock, ash and toxic gases on to hawaii's big island. the eruption stemming from a series of cracks and the drift zone miles from the kilauea volcano. video shows walls of smoke billowing as the vent collapses, leaving behind a red rocky surface similar to that of mars. with gaping holes giving us a glimpse of the orange liquid magma smoldering below. the time lapse shows gushing rivers of lava flowing as night turns to day. residents are fleeing from their homes as forests burn and roads break open. >> you could feel the heat coming from the ground. yes, there's heat coming up out of this. >> reporter: officials warn the sulfur dioxide levels are extre

flights are coming in and out in fact our hotel is near the helo airport, we flew into kona, and commercialn't impacted so they are telling improvement if you're flying in and out of hawaii check your flight before you head out. the only thing that has impacted air travel is directly near some of these active fissures in the volcano it's sort of a no fly zone in effect. neil: jeff thank you very very much good seeing you. in the meantime we're keeping an eye on this nfl move and what that could mean also awaiting the president and his comments on ms-13 on long island, new york of course so much happening right now and a dow that certainly doesn't know how to sort all of this out, after this insurance that won't replace the full value of your new car? you're better off throwing your money right into the harbor. i'm gonna regret that. with new car replacement, if your brand new car gets totaled, liberty mutual will pay the entire value plus depreciation. liberty stands with you. liberty mutual insurance. neil: all right, this got pretty nasty at least the language dx the president is going to

hematocrit from helo, hawaii. tribune herald talking about the going out there.onnection with eruptions and certain things happen whenning activity.vcanic ki ing us is aliza larson, t.v., reporter and producer. good morning. k-d morning. could you tell us a little bit volcanic activity and what is go og as far as keep people safe there? guest: yes tis an ongoing issue, more of these vents are ground, what e fissures.s are calling lava is appears from underground, spewing into the residential area. who live on that part of the big island are continuing to be evacuated. they are being told to grab whatever belongings they can and safe spot. c stantly being monitored 24/7, itself or reat, lava sulfer dioxide smell. the big te a scene on island. host: as part of that goal, what this eral involvement at level? uest: it looks like that the president has agreed to do, help out with some federal emergency right now is more of a state effort. the national guard is here, helping residents. i was on the big island last week, oahu.ack on the governor of hawaii is the preside