kansas city against pittsburgh. each team, 2-1. kansas city with a victory against the jets but what happened to pittsburgh against philadelphia? >> you know, carson wentz has got it going on. they were excited after the last game against chicago. i can't imagine what they're like after beating pittsburgh here. the pittsburgh steelers, you know them. they're going to try to beat you up. and andy reid will be calling doug peterson and say, what did >> pittsburgh gets le'veon bell back. andy reid has his team ready. mike tomlin will have his team ready. >> and le'veon bell is a huge factor. not just running the football, but what he can do in the passing game, as well. >> on to pittsburgh next week. see you from there, as you take a look at dallas. final score, 31-17. so, that will wrap it up from at&t stadium. al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya. our entire gang. we will pack it up and head to the steel city and see you on "sunday night football" from pittsburgh next week. pam griffin: our daughter courtney got caught in

but what happened to pittsburgh against philadelphia? >> you know, carson wentz has got it going on. they were excited after the last game against chicago. i can't imagine what they're like after beating pittsburgh here. the pittsburgh steelers, you know them. they're going to try to beat you up. and andy reid will be calling doug peterson and say, what did >> pittsburgh gets le'veon bell back. andy reid has his team ready. mike tomlin will have his team ready. >> and le'veon bell is a huge factor. not just running the football, but what he can do in the passing game, as well. >> on to pittsburgh next week. see you from there, as you take a look at dallas. final score, 31-17. so, that will wrap it up from at&t stadium. al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya. our entire gang. we will pack it up and head to the steel city and see you on "sunday night football" from pittsburgh next ek. >>> arnold palmer, considered by golfer of -- famous golfer of all time died. he died of heart problems in a hospital in pittsburgh. his massive popu

and what's really in it for pittsburgh?, hey, there used to be a job actually driving people around now. that's a job that's being taken away. is it lack of congestion? is there an environmental benefit? when you look at this on paper, why is it good? >> check all the boxes. so, it's a great question. the first part of it is the timing of it. and if you talk to experts from around the world, they'll say anywhere from 10 years to 25 years, people will be able to purchase and utilize autonomous vehicles. and i think a lot of that is predicated on what the amount of red tape government will put in place, because the technology is already there. now, for pittsburgh, what it means is being at the forefront of a new industry again. and this is an industry that we helped to create in robotics. so, the jobs we're creating, over 600 so far with uber, their global innovations center, are jobs that are bringing people not only from around the world to pittsburgh, but two young graduates today were in the front seat of the car from car

but what happened to pittsburgh against philadelphia? >> you know, carson wentz has got it going on. they were excited after the last game against chicago. i can't imagine what they're like after beating pittsburgh here. the pittsburgh steelers, you know them. they're going to try to beat you up. and andy reid will be calling doug peterson and say, what did you do? >> pittsburgh gets le'veon bell back. andy reid has his team ready. mike tomlin will have his team ready. >> and le'veon bell is a huge factor. not just running the football, but what he can do in the passing game, as well. >> on to pittsburgh next week. see you from there, as you take a look at dallas. final score, 31-17. so, that will wrap it up from at&t stadium. al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya. our entire gang. we will pack it up and head to the steel city and see you on "sunday night football" from pittsburgh next week. good night. newspapers know the real story on pat toomey. on background checks for gun buyers... toomey has shown the courage few others ha

i can't imagine what they're like after beating pittsburgh here. the pittsburgh steelers, you know them. they're going to try to beat you up. and andy reid will be calling doug peterson and say, what did >> pittsburgh gets le'veon bell back. andy reid has his team ready. mike tomlin will have his team ready. >> and le'veon bell is a huge factor. not just running the football, but what he can do in the passing game, as well. >> on to pittsburgh next week. see you from there, as you take a look at dallas. final score, 31-17. so, that will wrap it up from at&t stadium. al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya. our entire gang. we will pack it up and head to the steel city and see you on "sunday night football" from pittsburgh next week. passed away: his death confirmed this evening - by the u-s golf association. palmer was golf's . >>> a sports icon has passed away. arnold palmer. he was golf's first super star in the age of television and made it popular because of his style and skill. >>> record setting day. kind of an obscure statistic. quart

is that what killed manufacturing in pittsburgh?as your city rebounded, even though we've had these trade deals, or at least one trade deal in place, which is nafta? >> right, the downfall of heavy industry actually happened at the end of the '70s and the early '80s. nafta coming in in the early '90s was basically the final nail in the coffin. despite that, we still have a very abundant advanced manufacturing economy within southwestern pennsylvania. maybe not as much within the city of pittsburgh. but what really brought back pittsburgh was 30 years. i jokingly call it the overnight success story that took 30 years. it was 30 years of suffering that reinvented an economy. it was dreamers and planners back in the 1980s creating one of the first super computing centers in the world. creating one of the first rob robotics degree programs and ph.d. programs in the world, and sort of planted the seeds throughout our economy a diverse economy that we see today. >> so a diverse economy and, you know, with an eye on modern technology. so w

kansas city against pittsburgh. each team, 2-1. kansas city with a v but what happened to pittsburgh against philadelphia? >> you know, carson wentz has got it going on. they were excited after the last game against chicago. i can't imagine what they're like after beating pittsburgh here. the pittsburgh steelers, you know them. they're going to try to beat you up. and andy reid will be calling doug peterson and say, what did >> pittsburgh gets le'veon bell back. andy reid has his team ready. mike tomlin will have his team ready. >> and le'veon bell is a huge factor. not just running the football, but what he can do in the passing game, as well. >> on to pittsburgh next week. see you from there, as you take a look at dallas. final score, 31-17. so, that will wrap it up from at&t stadium. al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya. our entire gang. we will pack it up and head to the steel city and see you on "sunday night football" from pittsburgh next week. y246wy yy6y >>> right now on news channel 8 at 11:00. >> heart ache for

i can't imagine what they're like after beating pittsburgh here. the pittsburgh steelers, you know them. they're going to try to beat you up. and andy reid will be calling doug peterson and say, what did >> pittsburgh gets le'veon bell back. andy reid has his team ready. mike tomlin will have his team ready. >> and le'veon bell is a huge factor. not just running the football, but what he can do in the passing game, as well. >> on to pittsburgh next week. see you from there, as you take a look at dallas. final score, 31-17. so, that will wrap it up from at&t stadium. al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya. our entire gang. we will pack it up and head to the steel city and see you on "sunday night football" from pittsburgh next week. >> next on the news what we learn from the browns after that ot today. and plus hillary >> coming up next on the news. arnold palmer has died. the man known as the king was 87. the boy from pennsylvania. >> the team fell short. we are in the studios straight ahead. >> a local football player dies are learning ton

so you might ask why pittsburgh? well pennsylvania has very busy friendly laws in this realm that are allowing uber to do this also carnegie mellon university is here in pittsburgh - a lot of great minds come from there to work on this kind of a project and uber has been tapping that talent.. in pittsburgh, rob schmitt, fox news. the national football league is launching an initiative aimed at preventing, diagnosing and treating concussions and other head injuries. angelica joins us from the newsroom with the new information. the play smart play safe initiative involves the hiring of a physician to medical officer. in addition -- the league and its owners will provide 100 million dollars to support engineering advancement and medical research. critics allege the n-f-l has done little to protect players from head injuries. in 20-15 a federal judge approved a mass settlement to a lawsuit filed by thousands of former players, accusing the n-f-l of negligence in linking concussions to brain injuries. the league says it h

pittsburgh? ((raffi krikorian/director, uber advanced technologies) "we really feel that pittsburgh driving is harder than most cities. like it's not a standard grid layout, like the traffic patterns in pittsburgh are pretty aggressive, and we also have extreme weather conditions. if we can reason about all those different things about pittsburgh, then we're feeling really confident that we can take that learning to the next city." )) ((paul joncich)) >> uber says the technology is still years away from being fully automated... for now a driver is behind the wheel in case they need to take over... notes./// ((christianne klein)) >>> thanks for watching 8 news now at 6:30. we're always on at las vegas now now at 6:30. we're always ona dot com and our app ... along with facebook and twitter. ((paul joncich)) >> be sure to watch 8 news ?? this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today contestants -- a navy judge advocate from newport, rhode island... a filmmaker and author from beacon, new york... and our ret

why pittsburgh?we feel that pittsburgh driving is harder than most cities like it's not a standard grid laneout. the patterns are aggressive and we have extreme weather conditions. if we can reason about all those different things in pittsburgh, then we're feeling confident we can take that learning to the next city. >> reporter: during the pilot program, riders will be accompanied by a safety driver to assist the vehicle in tricky situations. are you my safety driver? >> sure am. >> are you going to drive me safe? >> sure are. >> this baby is going to drive us safe? okay, good. >> reporter: someone sitting in shotgun to take notes along the way. this feels completely normal from calling it sitting back here, someone usually in the driver's seat. they are right now. i would have no this car was driving itself other than this saying uber self-driving. it's controlled by 20 cameras, 7 lasers and 360-degree radar coverage. all that data looks like this. a map you can see in the back seat. >> taking all

this is his report from pittsburgh. max: we are here in pittsburgh for the self driving car launch.ere we go. a sensor on top. that's the most important sensor. its mapping the road in telling the car where to go. there are dozens of these sensors, 20 cameras, radar. we have these safety drivers joining us. get people to understand what it's like without somebody behind the wheel. number -- uber. i'm going to push this giant green button. showing a map that is all the stuff going on around us. the driver is hovering with his hands over the wheel but not touching the wheel. here we are. we are stopped at a stop sign. there are cars going by. you can see that on the screen. to take the driver seat and see what it's like to be a safety driver. this is eerie. it really feels like the car has a mind of its own. it's weird. you are fighting the tendency to grab the wheel. i have had my hands grazing the wheel. otherwise, i've done literally nothing. i have just sat here and enjoy the ride. max is with us now from new york to tell us more about his experience in pittsburgh. was it mostly a

it's the steelers, the pittsburgh steelers. >> jimmy: the pittsburgh steelers. >> pittsburgh steelers. >> jimmy: pittsburgh steelers. >> yes. >> jimmy: but he does -- look, this is just -- look at his outfits, even down to his socks. >> but that's nothing. that was one of his subtle pants, too, the underwear, like the hat, the bandana, i mean, it's everything. he has a section in his clothes that is all, like, pittsburgh, like there are steelers outfits. >> jimmy: so are you a a pittsburgh fan? you have to be. >> i mean, after three years, it's like he's brainwashed me. i had no choice. it's like -- i'm always fighting with him because like sometimes i arrive home when the season starts like now, like a week ago, and even he's alone to watch the games, he's in his whole outfits. [ laughter ] it's like i'm like, nobody's here. he's like, just him in front of the tv. >> jimmy: by himself, like, all geeked out. >> yeah. he owns, i think -- first of all, i think that he thinks, like, all those outfits are, like, wearing, like, i don't know, like tom ford or gucci or something. for him --.

kansas city against pittsburgh. each team, 2-1. kansas city with a vic but what happened to pittsburgh against philadelphia? >> you know, carson wentz has got it going on. they were excited after the last game against chicago. i can't imagine what they're like after beating pittsburgh here. the pittsburgh steelers, you know them. they're going to try to beat you up. and andy reid will be calling doug peterson and say, what did >> pittsburgh gets le'veon bell back. andy reid has his team ready. mike tomlin will have his team ready. >> and le'veon bell is a huge factor. not just running the football, but what he can do in the passing game, as well. >> on to pittsburgh next week. see you from there, as you take a look at dallas. final score, 31-17. so, that will wrap it up from at&t stadium. al michaels, cris collinsworth, michele tafoya. our entire gang. we will pack it up and head to the steel city and see you on "sunday night football" from pittsburgh next week. . >> the mainstream. in fact, he was so popular, the popular was known

why pittsburgh? mellon university, they're tapping a lot of resources there, and the laws are lacks to allow this kind of necessary research they want to do to allow these carts on the road at this point. >> i think a lot of people would take it over a texting teenager anyday. what was the feeling? was it scary? creepy? >> reporter: i think it was surread is what it is. i mean, it was really cool. when you see that wheel turn and that turn signal go on, and it's just all happening because of cameras and stuff, you're like, wow, we almost went 100 years. i never saw this coming so fast. i don't think a lot of people did. >> i don't understand -- there's a specific way that one drives in new york city, as you know, rob. the straddle on to the edge of the bumper, completely shave to the other lane and back, otherwise you don't go anywhere ever. it's like friends come into town and it's like why does everybody drive like this? how do you make an uber drive like a manhattan-ite. >> they won't even allow t

here is his report from pittsburgh. ♪ max: we are here in pittsburgh for uber's self driving car launchpening the app and here we go. there is a pinwheel thing on top that is a lidar sensor. that's the most important sensor. it's mapping the road and telling the car where to go. there are dozens of these sensors, 20 cameras, radar. and lasers. we have these safety drivers joining us. the idea is to get people to understand what it's like without somebody behind the wheel. ♪ we are in the uber. i'm going to press this giant green button in the ipad that says let's ride and there is a weird colorful psychedelic map that is showing all of the stuff going on around us. the driver is hovering with his hands over the wheel but not touching the wheel. or just barely touching the wheel and here we are. we are stopped at a stop sign. there are cars going by. you can see them on the screen. i am going to take the driver 's seat and basically experience what it will be like to be a safety driver. this is eerie. it really feels like the car has a mind of its own. it's weird. you are fighting the te

>> first of all, they're only operating within a small select area of downtown pittsburgh.y're top to about -- they're open to about 12 square miles now. the reason they're limited to that space is they will only send their cars out to areas they've mapped in extreme detail. that means the car already knowo exactly where every trafficff light is. it knows which lanes are right-turn-only lanes, where it can make arn u-turn and can't, what the speed limit is everywhere, where pedestrians are likely to cross, where cars are usually driving if the lane lanes aren't super well marked. so basically, it's kind of slicing after the riskier areas by only operating in places where it knows what theno conditions are going to be like. >> sreenivasan: why pittsburgh? >> a couple of reasons.pipl the biggest one is pittsburgh is home to carnegie mellon which has -- carnegie mel hans one of the best robotics programs ins the country and probably the world and some of their engineers have been studying self-driving cars for 15 yearsar now, well before anybody imagined this could really be a

pittsburgh and greenberg. >> pittsburgh and greenberg?> green bay. [ laughter ] >> where in the world? >> greenberg is an israeli team that's coming into the league. >> he's a hockey guy. it's okay. >> pittsburgh and green bay. >> wow. pittsburgh and green bay? >> it's going to be a tough one. >> pittsburgh. pouncey is back. i think they've got a great defense. >> they'll have to rebound from the 0-1 start they're going to have. >> they added a guy ryan harris on that offensive line. >> okay. >> let's talk about twitter for a moment. the shares did take a turn for the worse. there's the stock. it's down 6%. scott was on our show at the top of the hour. really skeptical that they would be able to find a buyer for this company. sort of threw cold water on the notion that there's going to be a white knight out there to pay some kind of premium for this company at this point, and that sort of sent the stock reeling a little bit. he has a $9 price target. >> i think scott's right. not about the $9 price target. that's if nothing happens, i bel

how hard would it be for you to drive to pittsburgh every time you needed this treatment? >> very difficult. it's five hours to get there. usually, it was just be -- to have the right person to actually drive me over there and drive me back. it would be really difficult. >> tell me about it. several times a year then angel flight, one of the volunteer pilots actually flies you to pittsburgh and then back to get your treatment. is that right? >> yes. >> how many times have you gone? >> it's been three years, 40 times. >> 40 typeimes? >> yes. >> this has been a big impact on how you have been able to stay healthy and move towards recovery? >> yes. >> josh is one of the pilots. josh, amazingly enough, i understand that you have actually flown arlenis to pittsburgh once time? >> that's correct, this year. >> josh, big picture. how many people have you -- how long have you been working with angel flight? how many people have you flown during your time with the group? >> i've been an active pilot with angel flight since 2013. i've been flying about ten years. it took a number of

a tech hub with challenging roads. >> we pittsburgh that otherwise will be built in singapore or san francisco. >> so would you put your family member in a driverless car with full faith? >> yeah, i would. >> but regulators and writers aren't all on board. after a tesla driver was killed while using the auto pilot function in may. our self-driving uber stopped driving. i had to put my hands on the wheel. >> the national highway safety issue guidance on self-driving vehicles. >> it can't be the wild west out there when people's lives are in the hands of cars that are run by computers. >> but that's not stopping uber from moving ahead into a new frontier. nbc news, pittsburgh. >>> ford announced something that's certain to resonate with a lot of americans, it will move production from all of its small cars from the u.s. to mexico over the next two to three years. the focus and the c-max are the only produced by ford in this country. such moves have become aen issue in the presidential campaign. ford says the michigan plant where the cars are made will shift to production to other vehic

but not driving around pittsburgh.son uber is developing this car, a prototype, and there are several on the roads of pittsburgh now. is because we're in the middle of a race amongst a number of automakers and tech firms when it comes to taking self-driving cars and ride share and putting them together. you've got uber, the chinese firm bidu, gm and lyft. and ford saying, look, by 2021, we're going to have a self-driving car that will be used for ride sharing, car sharing. any companies out there interested in that. and in terms of what they're doing in pittsburgh right now, as far as uber right now, they've got 20 of these cars that are 14 -- ford fusions, modified. they've got 20 cameras and lasers, 7 lasers on top of the vehicles. they are test-driving them with an engineer and driver in the front seat. and they believe that this is a good place to start in pittsburgh. but don't expect this to expand nationwide any time soon. >> did depends on how people react to it and how well the technology progresses. we're lear

jo-lonn kent, nbc news, pittsburgh. >>> ford announced many something that's certain to resonate with a lot of americans. it will move production from all of its small cars from the u.s. to mexico over the next two to three years. the focus and the c-max are the only small cars still produced by ford in this country. many such moves, of course, have become an issue in the presidential campaign. ford says the michigan plant where the cars are made will shift to production to other vehicles. >>> when we come back, he has spent years selling ice pops on the streets. now a sweet future he might have never imagined. >> announcer: nbc news "nightly news" is brought to you by pacific life. help generations of families achieve long-term financial security for over 145 >>> finally tonight he's a beloved fixture in his chicago neighborhood. a man who has spent years pushing his cart selling popsicles. customers became concerned about whether he would have enough money to pay bills and retire, they decided to help out. kevin tibbles tonight on the remarkable response. >> reporter: for more than

mostly downtown pittsburgh though they are expanding. i do think we are going to see driverless cars and other cities. i don't think it would be a huge leap to imagine that. emily: are these drivers your typical freelance contractor drivers? or are they experts behind the wheel? >> in large part experts. uber has 500 engineers. it is called the atc. many of them from carnegie mellon. these are people with a great deal of training. i was allowed to sit in the safety driver's seat. it was relatively in controlled conditions. there was an uber employee sitting next to me with his hand on this red button. you can present to get rid of the computer control if something were to happen. >> do they own these cars right now? do they intend to own all the cars in the fleet in the future ? >> they bought them from a ford dealership. these are hacked ford fusions. they went to a confused ford dealer and purchased them. long-term it is not entirely clear. uber is being tightlipped. they don't entirely know. but the ceo told me was they see themselves

nbc news, pittsburgh. >>> ford announced something that's certain to resonate with a lot of americans, it will move production from all of its small cars from the u.s. to mexico over the next two to three years. the focus and the c-max are the only small cars still produced by ford in this country. such moves have become an issue in the presidential campaign. ford says the michigan plant where the cars are made will shift to production to other vehicles. >>> when we come back, he has spent years selling ice pops on the streets. now a sweet future he might have never imagined. >> announcer: nbc news "nightly news" is brought to you by pacific life. helping generations of families achieve long-term financial security for over 145 life's simple pleasures. now it's our turn. i'm doing the same for my family. retirement and life insurance solutions from pacific life can help you protect what you love and grow your future with confidence. pacific life. helping generations of families achieve long-term financial security for over 145 years. when i was diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia, i

it may have been a drop pittsburgh police handed the case over to the dea. >>> -- for the narcotics. the pittsburgh police handed over the case over to the dea. >>> she told the associated press, i was stubborn and i was in denial. her memoir is out today. and she recould wants her career, her marriage and struggle with the bolt and with pills. >>> look at this video. it's giving visitors a look at rolling, spattering hot rock. the lake has come into view and a burst of activity. the usgs says at least one earthquake was felt along with other it's one of the world's most active volcanos. >>> taking a look at sports this morning. monday night football doubleheaders ended the first week of football. we mentioned the pre-game showings during the national anthem so straight to the game. first, the late game, the 49ers creamed the newly located rams. despite the attention he is getting, colin kaepernick is not san francisco's starter. 49ers win it. >>> and pittsburgh and washington kicked off the doubleheader in the night. a bit more competitor. the steelers ran away with it. taking advan

yesterday they dominated the pittsburgh steelers 34-three at lincoln financial field. sports director don bell joins us now to shed more light on our undefeated season. >> it has happened. >> it has happened. >> people are still shocked. >> yes. >> and happy. >> this guy included. >> three wins, no losses, eagles will ace september with the perfect record. the last time they did that, 2004 when they started seven-zero and played in the super bowl. rookie quarterback carson wentz is in longer a local story but talk of the entire nfl. break you down with the stats but when history is involved, why not. wentz is first quarterback to start his career without an interception and his first 100 passes. absolutely sick. the at 23 years old he has already convinced his team hates that he is the real deal. >> they bought in, they have got the leader of the football team and you see it yesterday, you watched the tape and you see it on film and these guys, these veterans players, they have really embraced it and really they will do anything they can, for a guy like that. >> what h

big ben gets it done in pittsburgh. steelers win 38-16. >>> now to a couple stories you will no doubt see trending today. the first is olympic gold medalist ryan lochte. he made his "dancing with the stars" debut last night and things got tense. two people were arrested after rushing the stage moments after the swimmer finished his routine. the cameras didn't show the incident and the show quickly protesters. lochte says the incident made him feel a little hurt. >>> then there's apple's io10. it rolls out today -- ios 10. it rolls out today. the ios 10 will be available for iphone 5 or newer ipads, minis and ipods. it could take a day for the update to show up on your device. apple's iphone 7 hits shelves to leigh spann. what would we see if we download the weather max app? >> well, increasing rain chances. the sky cast for today. more clouds with it. not a lot of rain this morning. 77degrees. but rain chances up to 60% by the afternoon. 86 at noon. a few storms there. and 89 degrees at 4:00 p.m. 74 in zephyrhills. brad

>> we'll see the first lady brings this up in pittsburgh. we are waiting to see if the trump campaign and donald trump himself will comment any further on this controversy. donald trump's remark about alicia machado who's now speaking out. sitting down with nbc news. >> what were the names that he called isn't it true. >> miss piggy and housekeeping and eating machine. >> all to your face? >> yeah, all the time >> now, our correspondence cold covering all of today's development, kristin welker, this is the big moment of the general election campaign of hear hers. >> alicia machado claiming donald tru nicknamed hers miss piggy. >> today she's going to be focusing on topics like college affo affordability and debt free college for everyone. her campaign is certainly continuing to slam donald trump over this controversy. they're out with a new ad featuring alicia machado. she held a press call and some of clinton's top circuits getting into the game including president obama who was on the "steve harvey show," it will air today. take a listen w

but pittsburgh is a tougher challenge than cleveland or chicago.y are solid on offense and defense, and have ben roethlisberger. the birds expect a battle. >> they're a tough football team. and that's carried over throughout the years. and i think that they don't do anything crazy. but what they do do, they do it well. and, you know, we as an offense are just going to have to execute against them. that's what it comes down to. >> this is a good test. 2-0. that doesn't mean anything. and we get a really solid coming here before the bye. >> time to check in as we do with espn nfl analyst ron jaworski. he has a special guest. >> here with my buddy, meryl hodge. we know he's a former pittsburgh steeler. he's going to root for the steelers. to no, you're biased. you're biased, i'm biased. give me your unbiased opinion of what this steeler team is going to bring to philadelphia? >> the eagle defense hasn't seen an offense they're going to see on sunday. the bears don't have it, cleveland doesn't have it. do i carson wentz? i do. he's unique. find out whe

if you're in pittsburgh, you can get an uber car that drifz itself. >> ae way to raise funds for suppliesthose stories and more tonight on "nightly business report," september 241th name the biggest takeover of the year. bayer buying monsanto, the price tag $56 billion. but getting the deal done was not easy and won't be. bayer came calling not once, not twice, but three times before monsanto agreed to be acquired and each time the price tag increased. today's deal came in at $128 a share. and that sent shares of monsanto slightly higher in the trading session. the takeover will create a conglomera that operates in pharmaceuticals, health care products, pesticides. so it still needs regulatory approval, and given that monsanto is the world's largest supplier of genetically modified seeds, the combined company would be a power house that could reshape the farming industry. hampton pearson has details. >> repor americans seed and fernandez giant, monsanto, is about to be swallowed up by its german pharmaceutical rival, $66 billion, making it the biggest global takeover deal so far this year