strong agenda last night but does he have a like minded congress to follow suit party's very own megan lopez was at the state of the union address asking some hard hitting questions to members on the hill and now she joins me to break it all down nice to have you on the show for the first time a things turned right on me so let's talk about drones the issue of the biggest elephant in the room of course obama didn't mention is address let's hear from representative debbie wasserman schultz when you asked her about it let's hear she had to say. that the president and the administration as the president indicated in his speech tonight are very careful to make sure that we observe all the laws that we respect the rights. of members the rights of all americans whether they're here in the united states or or across the. so you know previously when she was asked about the kilis she kind of denied its existence she said i don't even know what you're talking about i mean when we hear her say you know they're going to follow legal parameters and follow human rights and all this stuff when they're usin

strong agenda last night but does he have a like minded congress to follow suit party's very own megan lopez was at the state of the union address asking some hard hitting questions to members on the hill and now she joins me to break it all down nice to have you on the show for the first time a then things turned i mean so let's talk about drones the issue of the biggest elephant in the room of course obama didn't mention is address let's hear from representative debbie wasserman schultz when you asked her about it let's hear she had to say. that the president and the administration as the president indicated in his speech tonight are very careful to make sure that we observe all the laws that we respect the rights and. not just the rights of all americans whether they're here in the united states or or across the. so you know previously when she was asked about the kill is she kind of denied its existence she said i don't even know what you're talking about i mean when we hear her say you know they're going to follow legal parameters and follow human rights and all this stuff when they're

our to correspondent megan lopez takes a look at the weight of the nation. obesity is one of the most prevalent and important health problems in america if you only what you eat there are far more people now who are classified in the obesity range than there are who are classified in the normal weight range than the average american is a greasy two pound cheeseburger topped with bacon and served with the side of french fries obesity is associated with more than sixty different diseases including diabetes and heart disease and numerous others however this phenomenon is bloating more than our waistlines it's also weighing down our economy so let's take a look at the numbers according to the center for disease control the u.s. spends some one hundred forty seven billion dollars each year on obesity related medical expenses like type two diabetes and heart attacks obese men rack up an extra one thousand one hundred dollars in medical expenses each year meanwhile obese women account for thirty six hundred dollars in medical expenses per year and that number is ex

i'm megan lopez and you're watching r.t. . well the face of war is changing that much we've known for quite some time as a result we've watched the pentagon scramble to be ahead of the changes in turn multibillion dollar aircraft carriers an f. sixteen s are making their way for drones and cyber innovation wars are no longer strictly being waged between countries and the enemy isn't always clear for decades now the pentagon has use information campaigns in order to sway global opinions but now it's ramping up the effort in a massive way inform and influence activities department of the army is tasked with informing the american public of military ongoings and promoting u.s. ideals a broad as the manual puts it victory depends on the commanders ability to shape sway and alter foreign audience perceptions and ultimately behavior expression in the area of operations commanders rely on a planning and employing information related capabilities to unify perceptions and support affects to attain their desired end state so are we winn

i'm megan lopez and you're watching r.t. well it's not a bird not quite a plane it's an unmanned aerial vehicle that's dominating newspaper headlines cable coverage and confirmation hearings these days but it's not necessarily the surveillance aspects that has everyone riled up if the cold blooded characteristics of this machine that has the networks talking. officials inside the justice department have drafted a document saying the president has the legal authority to use drones the american government is launching a new war some of this country's seventy five hundred drones may be about to take off with new targets in their sights the secrecy lack of transparency and lack of oversight of the drone program the issue of drones and extrajudicial killings has become so mainstream that even former defense secretary robert gates is speaking out about the ways to make this program more palatable over the weekend he came out in support of a special independent court to evaluate the necessity of any given drone strike meanwhile law

i'm megan lopez you're watching r.t. but we begin this afternoon with a story that's been told since the beginning of time one person fighting for what they think is right willing to take on the entire system if they need to do it seventy five year old vernon hugh bowman is going head to head with biotech giant monsanto over alleged patent infringement on old soybean seeds he used on his farm that's located right there in san borne indiana monsanto has a policy that prohibits farmers from saving in reusing seeds from one year to the next bowman says that this policy in itself is seedy but it looks like the supreme court may in fact side with monsanto are to correspondent liz wahl digs up the latest information on this case. it's a case of david versus goliath i don't know but i could see nothing what was wrong seventy five year old vernon hugh bowman in indiana farmer up against monsanto an agricultural giant that owns more than half of the world's seed market if they don't want me to go to the elevator and buy that grai