kale brothers incorporated built this new corn dryer and storage bin for stony ton cooperative grain so they can move in more grain. the president says this $2 million project isn't unusual these days. >> we have seven projects going at this time. we have 17 out on a job site, and we have seven-- seven or eight projects for this fall that we're scheduled to do. >> reporter: is that unusual? >> for the fall, yes. >> reporter: thanks to global demand for grain and genetically modified feed, farmers are producing bumper crops and getting richer. with farm incomes expected to increase 20% this year over last, producers can better afford projects like this. don'tingstop co-op manager kevin walker says farmers are also keeping up with the times. the co-op's original facility is 50 years old. >> that's the name of the game. if you want to stay in the business, you got to get up where the faster the producer is. that's why we're-- why we're adding on here. >> reporter: there are seven kale brother employees on this job today, but over the past four months, there have been about 40 outside wo

is, but also how to cook it. >> the you know what i tried last night with the kale? i didn't blanch it, but i put a little bit of hoy sin source in it. >> reporter: the exposure to new recipes has changed her outlook on food. >> i eat more healthy and less junk and it is really helping me with my diet and blood pressure. >> reporter: whether it is the change in her or the change in the neighborhood, many say it is chris' harmonious attitude that has made the difference. >> he just cares so much about this neighborhood and about this community and really creating a safe space for kids to be in. >> reporter: bill martin, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> he is one of cox con sevens heroes being profiled this week. they're all working for environmental improvements in their communities, and you can vote for your favorite by going to ktvu.com. just scroll halfway down the home page. >>> oakland's park is a busy place today. the volunteers from caser permanente held their annual work day in the park this morning and later there were plans to dedicate a new to the lot for people in

. >> this is kale that's sauteed with onions, and the white is the cashew cam cheese, it's the cashew cheese. >> this is what quality control looks like. >> quality control. >> the food's tasty, it's incredible, it's filling,ou know, and the menu has enough different items that if you get tired of something you can just mix it up, try new things, and you get a different experience eating the different meals, you know? >> just the different flavors like the butternut squash that they have, the plantains, and th mix it with everything else, and the kale. that's what i mean, like, by the freshness of it. it's something that's, like, new and i haven't had before at other places. >> gracias madre means literally "thank you, mother" in spanish, and it is both an ode to mothers everywhere and to mother earth. you seethe couple has also branched out when it comes to where they get the majority of their produce. in addition to supporting farmers across the state, like new natives in watsonville and john dicus in nipomo, the couple now has one more place to source farm-fresh ingredies, their ow

in kale, they're able to generate $100 million through medical marijuana. we need to stop with the arguing and finger pointing. herbert hoover showed that direct government involvement could contribute to the fall. reagan proved if people are confident in their government, it will recover. we need a strong and stable government in the process. >> john in phoenix, arizona. democrat line. caller: ok. >> go ahead, john. caller: do republicans want to cut social security, why don't we start cutting congress' pay by 50%? they want to cut medicare, let's take away their benefits. take away what they have in congress. they want to cut medicaid, i think we are paying for all their transportation, all their lodging when they go to congress and their food, let's take all of that away from them. i think that would be fair. they want to cut, let's cut them. they're just talking about cutting things that the poor people are depending on. >> thanks for your call. the senate approving the debt ceiling today in their vote. the vote break down, 28 republicans and 45 democra

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it kale up over my feet and knees and i had to move closer here up to the wall. and the storm surge is what people are worried about here. so much of the land here is at sea level. power has been out here since before dawn. 85,000 people here on long island lost power. would be more by now. because the winds are bad. the winds will take care of the power lines out here. some of them on the old wooden posts with the power lines. they look so flimsy. and it could be some time before the power is restored. >> john, thanks very much. >> saying earlier, 4.5 million without power now. irene made land fall in new jersey this morning. ron claiborne is just north of atlantic city. how is the going? >> reporter: it's going pretty well now, robin. when the hurricane blew through here three hours ago, it was a powerful category 1 hurricane. strong winds, about 75 miles an hour and a lot of rain. things are settled down a bit in the last two, three hours. as you see here, the surf is impressive. but it was up on the dune that i'm on now and lapping up and coming close to the

rider, richard kale is also against blocking social media but he is also against protest. he says he shares concerns about the recent officer involved shootings. >> i think that should be left to the authority and not vigilantes and stopping riders from going from point a to point b. >> reporter: the blog said they were going to start pro protesting at 5:00. we also learned recently they could be protesting at embarcadero station. we'll let you know in later newscasts if there is a disruption. live in san francisco, sal castaneda, ktvu. >>> people in san bruno plan a pair of commemorations of the deadly pipeline explosion. on september 9, the city will hold a memorial to remember the people lost. >>> a dramatic rescue this morning saved the lives of two marines. the navy lost communication with the hornet late last night. two coast guard cutters, a helicopter and a c130 plane from sacramento launched a search. about three hours later one of the cutters found the marines. they had ejected from the jet and were blowing the whistles on their life jackets. >> the cutter actual

. >> not inheritance for kale congressman darrell issa. he's worth $the 20 million. did he make his fortune? >> issa made his fortune first many the car alarm business. the viper car alarm, step away from the vehicle. but then he sold the car alarm company and now he has a holding company that is primarily involved in real estate. again, you see a growth in his assets largely because some of his money moves around between assets between didn't real estate investments. the value changes from year to year. >> unbelievable. somebody else who's made your list several times. senator john kerry he's fallen from number one, this year he's number three. $193 million. i believe a lot of that has to do with his wife's inheritance. >> don't take that number seriously. the way congress reports assets many things that are held in the name of your spouse can be accounted for as just over a million dollars. so we count those as $1 million. when we suspect they're worth hundreds of millions more. this money is the hiends ketchup fortune that is in fact his wife's money and we suspec

. >>> a central florida couple whose snake killed a toddler is blaming the case kales trial for d-caseynthony trial for their conviction. they received 12-year prison sentences for manslaughter after their pet python strangled hair's 2-year-old daughter. their lawyer believes the jury was harder on the couple because of the anger over the casey anthony acquittal. >> certainly, the fact that our week went the week after casey anthony was acquitted, after going 31 days without claiming that her child was missing had an impact on my case. >> prosecutors allowed the couple -- accused the couple of allowing the snake to get out of its tank repeatedly. the couple plans to appeal. >>> sal, what's happening on 880 in oakland. >> you can look at it for yourself. it doesn't look good at all. i'm looking around to see if there's a crash we don't know about yet. 8308, southbound -- 880 southbound, there's a crash but that's going the other way in hayward. i don't see anything reported by chp. moving along and taking a look at the bay bridge, that's backed up for a 20-minute delay. there's a stall i

it's kaled tour the dream. they will ride 540 miles along the coast and end up at ucla.the goal is to raise awareness about immigration issues. >>> los gatos is home to world champions. the los gatos legends won the cold world series pony baseball championship in lafayette, indiana in front of a crowd of 1500. you're taking a look at them right after the championship. they beat puerto rico 17-7. the they all go to local schools. >> congratulations. apparently they scored 11 runs in the 1st inning. let's check in with sal. >> traffic is doing pretty well. we're looking at the bay bridge. watch for traffic to be moving along nicely. once on the bridge, moving to -- we have a vehicle into a power poll. look at that slow traffic on ignacio valley road. this truck ran into a power pole here. there were a lot of customers without power. and now it's done to 10. authoritying tell us this garbage truck did damage the pole. power, they won't be able to fix that until 2:00 is what they tell us. let's love along to the south bay, northbound 85, some slow traffic. at foothills there

police are searching the kale la ver res -- kalaveras river. >>> funeral arrangements are set for a woman who was walking from the pittsburg bay point b.a.r.t. station to her home on bridge view, just a quarter mile away. investigators say the suspect, luis ramirez, admits to running a red light and hitting her in the crosswalk. he left the scene but came back 45 minutes later saying he left because he was scared. >>> police in the south bay have now identified a suspect in connection with the triple homicide at san jose's mexicali club in january. investigators are asking for the pub lip's help to find a man, 26-year-old arturo velasquez. police say he can be seen in a surveillance video holding a gun and wearing a bulletproof vest. police say he and two other men had attempted to kidnap the club's owner. the two other men were shot and killed as well as a third man who came to the club owner's defense. >>> 7:09. the dow down 500 points. we'll be watching that. we're also watching sal. he's watching urcommute. sal? >> that's right. heather holmes is on her way in the city. i told her, he

and kale. and sometimes there's okra.w for their families and sell the excess. she tells me her children love the vegetables but she's concerned the project is too small and it won't last. a sentiment shared by the lucky few who keep these greenhouses going. >> translator: so we feel we need more greenhouses to grow more product. and now they're telling that we have very many here, many, many people. >> reporter: the people working in the greenhouses are some of the most vulnerable women in camp. single mothers and victims of jend are-based violence. the reason they were given these positions is because it gives them a chance to earn some income and support their families. >> how many people actually get these vegetables? >> reporter: it's small. this is a start, but it's very small. in each camp, the two greenhouses, there are probably about 500 people total who will eat some of those vegetables. think about the fact that in each camp there are more than 100,000 people. even the woman you saw, she has eight children. the

. >> global fall out from the united states credit being downgraded, emergency conference kale placedeal team six takes a big hit after a deadly chopper attack in afghanistan we'll go live there in just moments for the latest on the recovery efforts. >> the air force banning because of within group whining about the material in clueded that included a bible passage is this fair. we report, you decide. "fox & friends" hour four starts right now. ♪ >> music is infectious. juliet in for alisyn. a big morning already this morning. >> it sure is. trying to digest all of this news concerning our economy. an emergency morning g-20 conference call ahead what does all of this mean. we were downgraded from triple-a to double-a plus we'll get help with all of this from charles from the fox business network. >> you're looking at the wrong guy. >> we're looking at the right guy. >> looking for perspective what this means what is going to happen tonight in to tomorrow. >> the g20 thing, if they aren't meeting i'd be worried this is standard operating procedure. as i'm losing my voice because i've b