these practices were instituted before the new usda guidelines came in, and i say that to encourage all of you to believe that we do not need a government solution to all these things. it is good to have the right government policies, but there are things we can do together that will make a difference, so i am encouraged by that. i wanted to also just mentioned a couple of other things -- last year, i asked everybody in this audience to get involved in some way and actually make commitments to do what we do every year at the climate global initiative. today, there will be pledges that amount in value to $100 million to improve health and wellness that will help more than 25 million people all across america. i am grateful to our sponsors for stepping up. i am grateful to many of you in this audience, including my longtime friend, for the commitments that you will make, but i want to take special note of one. i would like to ask carter kessler to stand at. carter, where are you? stand up. there he is. see him? .e is 14 years old he will be able to support us all in our old age. he saw a

new york city. this is the five. >> eric: a big victory for people who like pop, a judge just put the kabash on the soda ban and michael bloomberg responded but first. on friday the usda broke the bad news, 48 million americans needed food stamps to put bread on the table and we learned that president obama added $580 billion to the overinflated debt balloon but you wouldn't know it. obama zombies were out in force trying to convince the american people that everything is a.o.k. and new york times economist paul krugman. >> it's a remarkable document that came out yesterday. about the budget and what it said it is projecting a deficit of $845 billion this year.

news. the usda releasing their crop report. let's get right to the cme. live as the numbers are just now coming in. what you seeing? >> this is always a tremendously vibrant place when you get a crop report. phil is with me. largely -- this is a bearish report for soybean. >> it is. the stocks that we're expecting to be smaller, there were larger >> behind us. come on in here. eddie van, biggest corn trader that any of this note. what to you make of this report? >> i think it is friendly for corn. a little bearish for both season for wheat. right now you see the beans and a we going down. it is kind of dragging corn along with it. i think the numbers by themselves a bullish. i expect the front months to gain on the bad months for the next few months. >> i was going to say, the lack of supply that we have got that is in the system. we are hopeful about next year still. >> yes. yes. >> that is why you have that big spread. >> yes. and i think that the users of corn are going to a bd sourcing in the upcoming months. >> have to go somewhere else. >> right. we

new york city. this is the five. >> eric: a big victory for people who like pop, a judge just put the kabash on the soda ban and michael bloomberg responded but first. on friday the usda broke the bad news, 48 million americans needed food stamps to put bread on the table and we learned that president obama added $580 billion to the overinflated debt balloon but you wouldn't know it. obama zombies were out in force trying to convince the american people that everything is a.o.k. and new york times economist paul krugman. >> it's a remarkable document that came out yesterday. about the budget and what it said it is projecting a deficit of $845 billion this year. with a fully recovered economy the budget would be down to $420 billion which is a level that is consistent with stable situation. >> it's adjusted. >> it's back to what it was back in 2006, that is what it was during the height of the housing bubble. so we have basically brought the budget under control but nobody noticed. >> eric: sorry pablo, we are exploding in debt and cbo report proves. and $425 billion simply disappear? i guess you need a noble prize to figure it out. i was watching that live. he went fr

a 2010 usda letter to new mexico officials said mr.drags dead cattle and piles them on a concrete pad where he leaves them to rot. valley meat's attorney says the complaints involved a properly placed compost pile that had been at the facility for years but was improperly registered. the company paid a $5,000 fine to settle the case which it calls politically motivated. outrage over the treatment of horses in slaughter houses led congress to ban the practice in 2006. since then, more than half a million american horses have been shipped to canadian and mexican slaughter houses where conditions can be even worse. the ban lapsed in 2011 clearing the way for usda inspections and the resumption of horse slaughter. >> they are livestock. and like any other livestock, there is a market for them. >> reporter: american horse meat is sold for human consumption overseas. >> historically, horses have been a meat product consumed by humans. certainly we've had a good fortune in this country to be pickier about the protein source we choose and it's

news. the ethanol market the usda reports the market is a big also driving gasoline prices. w highs for the year with the drawdown of supply but it is the long end of the curve closing the eyes prices over year and a half as people get excited of long-term picture for natural-gas. with their engines, cars, they are coming. back to you. tracy: phil flynn. have a great weekend. helping the balance sheets but are you better off now? i don't know. that debate is ahead. ashley: look at the tent and a 30 year treasurys. how do traders using technical analysis streamline their process? at fidelity, we do it by merging two tools into one. combining your customized charts with leading-edge analysis tools from recognia so you can quickly spot key trends and possible entry and exit points. we like this idea so much that we've applied for a patent. i'm colin beck of fidelity investments. our integrated technical analysis is one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. . .. >> i'm dennis kneale with your fox business

we told you how the tsa pushed through a deal to buy new uniforms while they warned of increased secuty lines at airports. usdaill not be able to monitor the food you eat but instead will forge ahead with a partnership for the mexican government on food stamps. also the release of thousands of illegal immigrants from jail by homeland security posted more than 100 job openings this month alone. and public tours closed at the white house while giving staffers six-figure salaries. the list of hypocrisy goes on and on and on, but this latest example of sequester could take the cake. the pentagon cutting assistance for american troops. last year according to members of congress, the marines spend $47 million to graduate 57 military members. that money represents a tenth of a percent of the pentagon budget. they offered $4500 annually to soldiers taking courses leading to get diplomas. nearly 57,000 soldiers per to spit in the program and here is the hypocrisy of it all. we are cutting these programs while still spending $13 million on education aid pakistan. that is where the hatred against the u.s. is at record le

they include a new my plate partnership that identifies recipes that meet usda nutrition standard andfrnl of let's move active schools. >>> sales of one's popular personal computer are expected to continue to slide. global sales of pcs will continue to shrink as increasing number of consumers toward tablets. idc expects a decline of 1.23% in pc sales this year after a drop of more than 3% last year. analysts say a shaky global economy is contributeing to those weak sales. >>> there are some new rumors tonight about a plan by apple to produce an iphone-liefk wrist watch. this time bloom berg news is citing unnamed source who say the company has dedicated 100 product designers to this project. the i watch would be able to make calls, show caller id, check map cord gnats, monitor health-related data and serve as a pe come ter. apple has reportedly filed for 79 patents, all of which include the word wrist. >>> the white house today issued a statement supporting the ability of people to unlock their cell phones. unlocking it is a practice that lets people remove the software restrictions t

i understand that usda is thinking about licensing a company in new mexico. you have investigated the usda food safety inspection service and tenure 2010 audit, of the national residue program you pointed out that the food safety inspection service should at least annually assess the risk of drug residues by canvassing drug industry experts private practitioners about the veterinary drugs that could end up in the food supply. also the ssis should be subject to, subject every shipment of livestock coming from unknown producers to additional residue testing testing. what is interesting about horses is that they are not raised for commercial meat purposes. they come from all types of you know, racehorses, show horses, pet horses in the list goes on and on and you can imagine there is really no known process of what each one of those handlers have done in using drugs with them. and so because they aren't raised for food, every shipment of horses will come from unknown producers. and will have been exposed to a huge variety of unknown drugs. it seems like food safe

new mexico. with the usda's approval, it would be the first time since 2007 that horse meat suitable for human consumption here's a good one. "the st. louis post-dispatch." "girls gone wild" has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. >> oh! good lord. >> what is wrong with you, gene? >> show us your torts. >> what? what? >> show us your torts. >> what the hell? >> can i have a munchkin? >> i'm uncomfortable. we should keep gene in washington. >> i don't know what that means, first groupon, now "girls gone wild." >> the company owes more than $13 million in lawsuit claims. could that be parents who didn't want to see their daughters pulling their shirt up at spring break? the company says the bankruptcy filings will not affect its operations. what a nightmare. >> thank god. >> what a stupid concept. totally taking advantage of young, stupid girls who go to florida and pull their shirts up. >> why are you picking on florida? >> really? >> you just assume florida -- >> cancun or whatever. >> where girls go and pull their shirts up? >> wherever they go for spring break. i'm probably wrong. >> no, they go to florida

usda from inspecting horse meat. but it lifted the ban in 2012. in 2012, a slaughterhouse in newed up in bureaucratic red tape. the lawsuit says usda officials repeatedly made statements saying this issue is, quote, political and relied upon that as the reason they failed to act on getting requests to get inspections going. but now the agriculture department is apparently changing its tuning saying it has to get inspectors up to speed and in place. but otherwise, the department will have no choice but to go forward with inspections, which is why we urge congress to reinstate the ban. of course, as a conversation topic, horse meat as food generates a lot of strong opinions. >> i think we're killing enough animals that we can feed the nations other than killing the horses. i think it should be banned. we don't need more meat. i think we're eating enough meat. we don't have to kill more. >> i live in europe. we eat horse meat a lot. i have to admit, the first time that somebody gave me a sandwich, i'm a dancer and i was on tour. and somebody said, here, have a sandwich. and i said,

. >> the new proposal includes changes like limiting the serving seis of juices. capping most snacks at 200-calories. the usdave a snack food standard in place. thousands of schools have taken voluntary steps to meet the proposed standards. in the meantime, schools are still navigating the federal mandate to require students to take at least one fruit or vegetable serving as they pass through the lunch line or risk losing the federal reimbursement. getting the healthier fare on their trays doesn't guarantee they will actually eat it. >> if you have an orange or an apple, take it and if you have a trash can, shoot it in the trash can. >> something that first lady michelle obama discouraged in a google fireside hangout marking the third anniversary of her let's move initiative. >> i want every kid to commit to not throwing anything out. >> these new rules join 6,000 other regulations proposed by the federal government in the last 90 days. public comment on this one is open until april 9. bret? >> bret: shannon. thank you. stocks started the week on a positive note. the dow gained 39. s&p 500 up 7. nasdaq finish

the get news is that this only extends as six months and then the usda the committee on agriculture.have to review this. this isn't a permanent, forever policy. but even for six months. >> getting a foot in the door you know. it's going to be hard to dislodge it. >> people are frustrated about washington. this didn't get a hearing, didn't get a congressional hearing, this was tucked in most democratic senators said they didn't know what was in the bill. >> isn't this what we used to call special interest legislation. >> if you are an $11 billion company a year you can afford some things to sneak in for you. >> if you are going to have this kind of representation surely you are on the up and up not doing anything bad? right? for people who don't know, a lot of people -- >> monsano is one of the biggest biotechnology companies in the world. there are hundreds of other biotech companies everything from bioy pharmaceuticals, everything. they say we want to produce food, more food more e financial for more people around the world. that could be controversial because the agriculture and cr

new york. we just don't think municipalities should have that authority to reach into a legal business and place more regulation op them that's already controlled by the health department, usdaof regulation for everybody. neil: the argument for what mayor bloomberg did, for example, senator, when he went after saturated fats, i think, some years back, and that was argued unchallenged because of the medical connection that he was trying to get rid of in new york were really bad. now, you can make a different argument that the sodas or the size he's trying to ban, the causal effect that that's facetious. were you throwing the baby out with the water when you banned the bans assuming the laws and regulations that are in effect are good enough? you seem to say they are. >> we reserve the right to the state legislator. if there's an implementation, it's statewide, not a hodgepodge of regulations take place. we believe there should be, you know, common across the state. what's in one city should apply across the state. as a restaurant owner and multiple locations, it would be difficult for me to operate in my hometown, and if i choose to go to the another city with different regul

the usda is challenging many of the findings calling the report's language, quote, unduly alarming. >>> another sign newng back from hurricane sandy. coney island officially open for business once again. business leaders hit the park over the weekend. it was chilly, but they got to ride on the famous wonder wheel and cyclone. electrical systems had to be replaced after the storm surge pretty much destroyed them. >> can where e talk about the h streak? it continues. lebron james pulling in 32 points in the 109-77 victory sunday over the bobcats. 26th win in a row. just accept sseven shy of the a record. tonight they're against the orlando magic. >> on the subject of victory, let's talk about march madness. of all the cnn anchors entered into a very big cnn anchor pool, who is winning right now? >> it's shocking being but i fact checked it again and again and i'm still number one. where are you? >> i'm fourth from last. let me ask you, how much do you know about basketball? >> doesn't matter how much i know. it's how much i know about the fundamentals of each team. i picked them like stocks. and i made al

usda says it will not adopt many of the recommendations suggested by the federal watchdog group. i'll explain their reasons why when i see you next. live in washington kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> lawmakers may be close to passing a new online sales tax. the senate approved a nonbinding amendment that would allow states to collect sales tax from online retailers that are grossing more than $1 million. the vote mostly symbolic. but this could lead to further legislation. right now states can only tax internet sales if the retailer has a physical presence in their state. amazon customers here in california they already pay sales tax. >>> an investigation into contributors to a state political action committee is expanding right now. the huffing ton post reports the states fair political practices commission. that pack reported receiving $11 million for campaigns to defeat a tax hike backed by governor brown and to pass is a measure that would have curbed union spending on elections. california law requires contributors to state initiatives to be publicly disclosed. >>> most babies are fed solid food too soon. 98% of mothers say they give their baby's solid food before the ag

usda says it will not adopt many of the recommendations suggested by the federal watchdog group. i'll explain their reasons why when i see you next. live in washington kyla campbell ktvu channel 2 news. >>> lawmakers may be close to passing a new online sales tax. the senate approved a nonbinding amendment that would allow states to collect sales tax from online retailers that are grossing more than $1 million. the vote mostly symbolic. but this could lead to further legislation. right now states can only tax internet sales if the retailer has a physical presence in their state. amazon customers here in california they already pay sales tax. >>> an investigation into contributors to a state political action committee is expanding right now. the huffing ton post reports the states fair political practices commission. that pack reported receiving $11 million for campaigns to defeat a tax hike backed by governor brown and to pass is a measure that would have curbed union spending on elections. california law requires contributors to state initiatives to be publicly disclosed. >>> most babies are fed solid food too soon. 98% of mothers say they give their baby's solid food before the ag

to approve a horse slaughters plant in roswell, new mexico, so equine meat can be produced in this country. this after the valley meat company sued the usdahe lack of inspection services for horses going to slaughter, according to a spokesperson, the obama administration has been trying to get congress to reinstate a ban since 2011. all of this considering a lot of the conversation we've had over the past week, plus, has been about this horse meat showing up in products that were not supposed to have horse meat in them. >> what is the market? i understand buffalo was the hot meat for a while. are a lot of people dieing to go to mcdonald's to get a horsey burger? >> here in this country, we have a hugic factor. but in lot of countries, people have horse meat. depending on how they get these horses, taken right off the track. full of steroids. they are shot up with steroids so they can run and a lot of horses that get any kind of antibiotics or painkillers, carts carcinogens for people. >> we're talking about issues with having that kind of meat inspected. >> this conversation makes me want to be a vegetarian. >> it really does, the ick fac

usda pointed out, as big as they are. at this point in time doesn't appear the new crop would have tremendous upside with the acreage expansioning healed from last summer's drought. >> when i look at it, depending on what contract you're looking at, we're roughly in the $7 camp. you don't see a huge amount of upside. in the early '90s i traded a lot of corn around always able to bye $2.50 calls because it was always lower. we come a long way. >> where was crude oil? >> exactly. good point. okay. let's go with soybeans. >> the soybean market is looking at perhaps unsolvably oh low. >> stop. when we talk about tight old crop, inventory of the crop in question. soybeans already grown. new crop is what we're going to plant? >> 2012, new crop would be the crop that would start to be planted in about a month and run into 2014. the chinese have continued to consume tremendous amounts of soybeans because their margins have gotten better. difficult to shipping the beans out of brazil even though brazil has a pretty ro busz bean crop because of logistics issues, some labor, some weather reled, some sbli due to the size of lineup down i

usda would say it has to be clearly labeled. >> oh, yeah. >> bill: i think they ought to have a fish market and then the phony fish market. >> just think you could get a great new exactly is in it. >> bill: yeah, that's what i'm amaze of. fourteen minutes half the top of the hour. the house is wrestling with what they are going to do about the ryan budget, big vote today, and in the senate big spat going on between harry reid and senator dianne feinstein over whether or not there will ever be a vote on the assault weapon's ban. jen bend eerie follows politics for huff and joins us on our news line. hi, jen. >> hi, bill. >> bill: good to have you with us as always. >> thank you. >> bill: this is a big trip for the president. there has always been this talk about president obama and benjamin net yaw hue don't really like each other. is this a fence mender? >> yes. they were laughing about how attractive both of their wives are, and more attractive than they are so their children are more attractive than they are. it is all subtle -- it's all what we call diplomacy, where they have these moments of laughing together at little things, but when you put it all togeth

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