meanwhile, footage has emerged of a lobbyist claiming monsanto's roundup weedkiller is safe to drink, but then refusing to drink it. pat moore, a former greenpeace activist turned corporate lobbyist, made the remarks in an interview for a documentary on french tv.

what do you respond to monsanto? >> well, our response is that in fact, we follow a very well documented procedure that has been established for more than 40 years. and it recognized many important carcinogens in the environment and workplace. it is a very rigorous procedure which differs in some important ways to the procedures followed by other governmental agencies. for example some other procedures allow the regulated industry to take part of the evaluation. now our process is free of conflict of interest, and that is different from the way other agencies do things. this ising ising it that monsanto said they're surprised at how the evaluation was done. they're aware of the entire process, and gave input to it. as observers. >> thank you for speaking with us. dana lewis sharing research on cancer from lyon france. thank you. still ahead boko haram may have left this northern nigerian city but they still cause a threat. plus opening the door to an unusual past. we'll show you a serbian town with a special greek co

the chemical maker - monsanto - issued a statement. disagreeing with the findings of the study. residents of a walnut creek neighborhood will now have their say. about a convicted sexual offender living in their community. a san francisco judge agreed to scheudle a hearing. on where charles christman should live. right now, the man who is considered a violent predator who attacked children back in the 1980's. is parolled and living in a house in walnut creek. but the contra costa county district attorney says, no one the neighborhood was notified before he moved in. >> everyone would have concerns about having a person like this coming to live more or less in their backyard. we believe if we present all the facts and we explore alternative. that we will be able to find some placement that would be approrpriate. >> pam: the hearing will be held in mid- april. this is a san francisco case, but christman is from el cerrito. and was parolled to contra costa county. it's officially the first day of spring.but you might not know it from looking outside. it was grey.cloudy and cooler a

and so when monsanto and other grocery food manufacturers are challenging vermont's law, saying they do not wish to reveal whether their products contain genetically engineered ingredients or not, they're actually standing on some recent supreme court first a member president that is in their favorite -- precedent that is in their favor. in recent years, there's been a corporate takeover of the first amendment or the dockets are occupied now by corporate claims of this type. amy: ron fein and kent greenfield, we have to go to break. when we come back, we will focus on the constitutional amendment movement, how that would affect operations in regular everyday people. we will be back in a minute. ♪ [music break] amy: lavern baker, "money blues." this is democracy now! democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. our guests are ron fein and kent greenfield. juan: i would like to ask kent greenfield, on the issue of the criminal justice system, a person commits a crime, they go to jail. a corporation commits a crime he gets a fine -- i mean, a corporation can't be jailed.

meanwhile, footage has emerged of a lobbyist claiming monsanto's roundup weedkiller is safe to drink, but then refusing to drink it. pat moore, a former greenpeace activist turned corporate lobbyist, made the remarks in an interview for a documentary on french tv. >> it won't hurt you. >> you want to drink some? >> i'd be happy to. not really. i know it wouldn't -- >> i have some -- >> i'm not stupid. >> you know it is dangerous. >> people have tried to commit suicide with it and failed regularly. it is not dangerous to humans. >> are you ready to drink it? >> i'm not an idiot. interview me about golden rice. the interview is finished. you are a complete jerk. amy: earlier this week, a world health organization report found glyphosate, a main ingredient in roundup, likely causes cancer. a member of the illinois national guard and his cousin have been arrested and accused of plotting to join the self-proclaimed islamic state in syria or carry out attacks inside the united states. guardsman hasan edmonds allegedly sent messages to an undercover agent saying he would bring "the flames of

monsanto's revenue is closely tied to the sales. and tinder, the ceo tweeted today, it's a match. i swiped right on tinder. shaen shane is replacing shaun red, one of the company's cofounders. he was running core's shopping marketplace in north america until he left late last year. the gender discrimination trial is taking a new twist as closing arguments approach. matt murphy testified he pleaded with pau to improve her performance and her gender had nothing to do with her firing. he says she was prone to conflicts and didn't respond to advice. joining us now is bloomberg view columnist katie benner. you were there at the trial yesterday, i understand? >> yes, i was. >> what was it like? sounds fiery. >> the trial has been really, really interesting almost every single day. basically what's happened is the defense did a very good job of painting ellen as a very difficult employee. she did a very good job of establish establishing that case, her likewise did a very good job of establishing that case. they had a great witness come in and talk about how she had been sexually harasse

look at what monsanto is doing.re delivering pesticides and other fertilizers very specifically to different parts of the field based on what they see in terms of humidity and watering and everything else. it's making everything so much more productive. you can argue that monsanto is an evil company -- >> i don't want to start with that. >> but it's a superbly smart way. >> the oil industry. finding great uses. >> it will create better yield. it will raise margins significantly. a lot less spoilage. this is a huge, huge leap forward. >> anthony, you're the guy with the political connections. google, they've been to the white house 230 times. they throw money at every political party. >> more than me. >> it's hard for me to imagine that google, amazon, all these guys with all this money won't somehow get this government to say, come on, let's find a way to deliver a book to someone's house. they ordered it on the internet, let's get it to their house in 30 minutes. >> here's the problem -- >> are you afraid of the bo

monsanto. dupont is a great company. i saw your return on capitals is higher than those.that because of the asset light model? >> 100%. think in terms of ebita, less cap ex. if you look at the gross earnings across a series of businesses, that gives you one picture. if you look at the true cash flow generation it's truly different. >> let me ask you when we had the whole thing with inversions, a lot of the american companies we had a company the other day, actavis actavis. it is based in ireland. really in america. your company is not a plurality in the united states. would you be able to reincorporate given how little you have in the u.s.? >> no. because we're in a u.s. owned company. >> okay. >> at the end of the day it was a u.s. centric business. it's a global -- 180 different currencies that we trade in around the world. >> okay. now, your background is such that that's not a problem. you had an international background to begin with. the ownership of bill ackman in 20, 25%, let's say he decides that he doesn't want to own it because he's a hedge fund manager. he wan

company, monsanto could be harmful. it's used on corn and soya beans, mainly that are genetically modified. the seed company says data doesn't support the w.h.o.'s claims. >>> hundreds of students have been expelled in india for cheating during an exam. parents are to blame. they were caught climbing the school walls. the incident highlights a widespread problem within india's education system. rob matheson explains. >> cheating in india, on a different level. these parents lime up four floors of an exam building. folding answer sheets and throwing them to the children. >> inside it shows students passing notes to each other, under the noses of supervisors. >> local reports say the police accept bribes to look the other way. the state education minister denies responsibility saying it's impossible to prevent cheating without the cooperation of the parents. >> there are more than a million and a half taking exams, and more than 11,000 centers in the state. it's the responsibility of the government to manage a huge number

the world health organization says monsanto's pop of the weed killer probably causes cancer.here is limited evidence that it cause non-hodgkin's lymphoma and convincing evidence that it can cause cancer in lab animals. the findings are inconsistent with health reviews by the u.s. and eu nearly all of the revenue is closely tied to such states. tinder will have a new ceo. he is replacing sean rad one of the cofounders who left in november. he was running the shop place in north america until he left late last year. closing arguments approach. matt murphy the partners said that he pleaded with power to improve the performance and that gender had nothing to do with her firing. the first no see had from such conversations were dated may 14 2012. days after pao had defiled her lawsuit. you were there the trial. what was it like? >> the trial has been interesting. a sickly, what has happened is that the defense has done a very good job of painting telling pao as a difficult employee. her lawyers did a good job of establishing that case. cory: how so? >> they had a great witness who

i'm not sure whether monsanto will get, what i regard as being a biotech stock. let's just change form. you want crop protection may i suggest buying dow chemical on monday morning. buy dow. okay, why? because i think people don't understand the transformation of dow that the ceo is pulling off in front of our eyes. just this very morning, we learned that dow chemicals offloading the most cycle cal business to olan. that's because of expanded buy back and allows it to be much less economically sensitive and less hostage to the price of oil. when oil goes down dow goes down too as they demand discounts on plastics. but the biggest division that causes this linkage is being sold to olan and will cause people to want to pay for more the other earning streams like the agricultural one. i think it could mean the multiple for dow expands dramatically and the stock will vault into the 50s from the $47 perch, what makes me so confident and contrary it's simple. dow chemical is doing the exact same thing ppg did a few years ago when it offloaded its commodity business for

pro monsanto can be harmful. seed company making round up said it does not support the claims. >>> the european union has agreed to give greece a little over $2 billion to help it with its aftermath of five years of austerity measures. the agreement made at an e.u. meeting in brussels is not linked to international laws to keep greece afloat. it can only be used for people and companies hit hardest and reduce youth unemployment. >> i believe that greece is experiencing serious social issues which one could call a humanitarian crisis. the $2 billion is not meant for greece's coffers but is offered as financial help for growth and social cohesion. >> now one of the great mysteries of a greek civil war is the story of the serbian village where the germans were forced out and it became a refuge for greeks and a communist movement in the 1940s. year later there are virtually no reminders of this part of history. we went to serbia to find out more. >> reporter: throwing light on one village's very unusual past. the reg

at monsanto, we believe everyone deserves a healthy, balanced meal. a future that sustains us all. it's time for a bigger discussion about food. be part of the conversation at discover.monsanto.com >>> right now at 9:30 take a look at your tv. this is what it looks like right now. in rockville, some light snow starting to fall in what will be a very eventful day outside. >> yes, it will. take a look at storm team 4 radar behind us in the studio. you can see a lot going on. first comes the snow then the sleet, then the freezing rain. >> it is a storm team 4 weather alert day here on nbc4. good morning everyone. i'm angie goff. >> i'm adam tuss. let's get you caught up on the forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> as add sized, light snow and sleet has moved in this morning. a break in the action coming our way in a minute. you can definitely see the little white snowflakes there falling down in northwest washington. temperatures are all still well below the freezing mark at the surface, but there is warmer air aloft that's trying to wo

what about monsanto, companies like that?it's in your portfolio and it has to do with ag, it's not going to be pretty. i leave you with this lye picture -- live picture, this is a huge bin unloading corn now going to market, going to market at less than $4 a bushel, that's below break even for the nation's farmers. liz: but, jeff, if you do own deere, maybe don't panic because warren buffett has a 15.4 million share stake in it. i think it's equal -- it's about 4.5% of the whole company. he's not worried at all. not worried at all. >> reporter: i don't want to argue with john -- with warren buffett or john deere but, i'll tell you, right now it doesn't look good. liz: short term. all right, good to see you, jeff, and thanks to jim mccormick. we've got the closing bell ringing in 52 minutes. on the eve of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's controversial speech before the united states congress, how are israeli businessmen running companies here in the u.s. feeling b about it? -- feeling about it? a fox business exclus

local food system -- [inaudible] animal husbandry that helps -- [inaudible] so can you speak to the monsanto like, soy -- [inaudible] and the difference between -- [inaudible] definitely include animal products in them and that kind of change in eating? >> so one of the ways we actually sought to diversify ourself a little bit more was not focusing on the whole gmo debate because we kid see that as -- we did see that as while that is a really big problem, what we've tended to focus on more was less on the processed foods but actually more on the meat and dairy foods which is kind of the main things that we eat on. so i actually like, small farms, they are better. they do have -- they can help the ecosystem. i mean, like, america was born on small farms. that's kind of what we think of when we think of to i quintessential america and it did work, and the food was actually better with when you go to, you know, different countries even and they have smaller farms, you can taste difference. so what we advocate is not actually necessarily -- [inaudible] we are realists, we don't believe everythin

chairman of the committee that oversees agricultural interests, how are you taking contributions from monsanto? if you were a judge and he did it and they were before your court you be kicked off the bench. those are some suggestions i have. i wanted to write something that i didn't think was high in the sky. >> thanks very much. that was really excellent and i'm sure you agree with them. i was thinking maybe our friends at home on c-span might come in and hear the conversation and think, wow matt, sounds like a really interesting book, but i wonder what it is. the title of the book is "a republic no more: big government and the rise of american political corruption." your author is jay cost and you can opt in the book in usual places online or at your local bookstore. here however we're going to go to the question and answers part of our event. what i would ask in the usually is that people raise their hand but then wait for the microphone. someone will bring you a microphone so everyone can hear your question. please identify yourself in any affiliation you have endless you wish to remain an

chairman of the committee that oversees agriculture interest, how are you taking contributions from monsanto? if you're a judge and you did that and they were before your court you would be kicked off the bench. those are suggestions i have. they're smaller ball but i wanted to write something i didn't feel like was pie in the sky. >> i was thinking our friends at home on c-span might hear the conversation and -- the title of the book is "a republic no more: big government and the rise of american political corruption." you are authorize is jay sos and you can obtain the book the usual places online or at your local book store. here however we're going to go to the question and answers part of our event. and what i would ask in the usual way, is that people raise their hand put then wait for the microphone. ... >> and this is a word that i've been looking at for three years trying to get a handle on what the testify in addition is of a republic. now, of course, there's all these common definitions that basically say, well it's not a monarchy. there are other definitions that go all the way t

at monsanto, we're working with farmers to make balanced meals accessible to everyone.ng natural resources more efficiently. it's time for a bigger discussion about food. be part of the conversation at discover.monsanto.com >>> yes, this is what you are seeing. just when you thought the big dress debate was over a manta toos it forever. daniel howland tattooed it on his leg. he called it awesome and dumb. >> let's put it all to rest. >>> opening day for the nationals, that's just about a month away. >> when the team takes the field, the face of the franchise ryan zimmerman will be taking the field. >> reporter: ryan zimmerman is making the transition from third base to first base the same transition his manager matt williams made during his playing days in the big leagues. zimmerman says he's looking forward to this new challenge. >> people think first base is kind of just the position they put someone to hide them or you don't have to be good at defense to be over there. it couldn't be farther from the truth truth. it's a different position all about foot work going fr

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