that's this week's american countryside with andrew mccrea.

andrew mccrea has that story. and in customer support its time to get the vote out now for the headlines, producers outlooks are fading as their focus shifts to 2017. that's according to the latest ag economy barometer just released this week. purdue univesrity and cme team up to guage the sentiments of producers each month and release findings in the barometer. . this month, the barometer dropped to 92. that's a 9 point drop in just a month and compares to the 116 last ocotber when the groups started the delcine in producers sentiments was largely driven by producers' thoughts on the long-run health of the u-s ag economy. also to note, the share of prorducers expecting bad times financially ove rthe next 12 months rose to 79 percent in october, which is an 11 point inncrease in a month. the kansas city fed, says farm lending at commercials banks fell in the third quarter but is still high. the volume of farm loans starting in q3 fell 19 percent from a year ago but remain elevated by historical standards. operatin

when we come back, andrew mccrea has a story of bravery and perserverance. protests made headliens after the election, just amplifying protests made headliens after the election, just amplifying protests made headliens after the election, just amplifying protests made headliens after the election, just amplifying protests made headliens after the election, just amplifying headliens after the election, just amplifying some of hte division within our country. but one thing that only fitting andrew mccrea joins us with a story of both bravery and courage, introducing us to a marin who says america's ideals are the rock that got him through being held hostage in iran. rocky sickmann grew up in a rural area near union, mo just west of st. louis. he signed up to be a marine without his parents knowledge. he wanted to see the world and become a marine security guard. at 22 years of age, his first assignment in october of 1979 was at the embassy in iran. (the shah had been allowed into the u.s. for medical treatment two weeks prior and there were demonstrations ever

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andrew mccrea begins our harvest of thanks. america's farmers and ranchers dedicate their lives to feeding and clothing our country and millions of others across the globe. before the trip it was just an ordinary ship. sixty-six days later, she would go into the history books as on of the most famous vessels to cross the atlantic whit perry, director of maritime operations at plymouth plantation this was a ship that was available. it was a very common merchant ship that would have been available for hire. the passengers were considered cargo, and the sailors favorite kind of cargo because it was self-loading cargo. this was the u-haul of its day. for the sailors on the mayflower, this was a long run, but not uncommon. it was a different story for the pilgrims. for the passengers this would be like you and i going to the moon. they had no idea what to expect. incredibly courageous. this wasn't something that was done very day. worse than that, the tween deck of the ship. passengers were probably only allowed on the main deck in

sarah mccrea/las vegas fire & rescue: everytime our wheels turn from the fire department's perspective with all the costs in labor, equipment and maintenence, and building and everthing else, it's about a thousand dollars in cost to the calls. the line is being paid for through a grant for emergency medical services. sports fans... mark your calendars. we now know..... the new las vegas n-h-l team.... will reveal its name and logo.... on november -22-nd. the unveiling will happen.... at "the toshiba plaza"..... outside the t-mobile arena.. and... will be open.... to the public. the team's top management and n-h-l commissioner.... gary bettman.... will also be there. new del of a suspected serial killer in south carolina. we'll tell you about the three things he asked for from the sheriff before confessing to murder. plus... a woman missing for nearly a week. how her boyfriend turned to technology..... to try and find some leads.... on what may have happened. bryan? "she's a slob." "she ate like a pig." "i'd look her right in that fat, ugly face of hers..." donal

sidney mccrea with the steal, look the behind the back bounce... she takes it coast-to- coast... hawks down 13 ... then way... but davenport north wins 78-59 ... iowa city west with its season opener against davenport assumption ... women of troy get the scoring started as logan cook hits the mid- range jumper ... a lot of defense from west... rachael saunders with the steal and passes ahead to lauren zacharias for the finish... she had 21 points ... big game from cook as well... 22 points as she first, saunders gets the pass, she's fouled and the shot falls... iowa city west wins 64-47 let's go out to the stable where the mascot race was high on the list of highlights. first period and the riders had a golden opportunity to score against the waterloo blackhawks. a ton of shots but nothing found the net. it was scoreless after one. that changed in the second period. the rider's justin cole gets around chase pilawski and then flicks it between the legs of beydoun. one nothing riders and teddy bears rained down on the ice. those bears headed to underprivileg ed kids... the roughrid