perry oversees feed mills in purdue for states. >> what are you paying for corn these days? >> in excess of $9 a bushel. >> have you ever paid that much before? >> never. >> reporter: this food staple is now such a precious commodity, purdue may cut the amount of corn in feed. >> it could be as low as 55% corn, some other alternative ingredients. >> reporter: the challenges facing north carolina, the second largest producer of poultry meat, is a bellwether for the nation. >> as goes north carolina livestock production meat prices as goes national meat prices. >> reporter: now, it takes just six weeks to raise a commercial chicken, 11 to 12 weeks for ron joyce's chickens. so you're going to be seeing those price increases very soon. brian. >> anne thompson, north carolina tonight. thanks. thanks to all our correspondents from east to west. as we saw at the top of the broadcast, one of the most destructive aspects of this drought has been huge wildfires. it has been a tough day in california. one fire there grew to more than four square miles within hours. some homes were lost

purdue dedicated its engineering building to armstrong in 2007. he died saturday at the age of 82. >>> dozens of earthquakes rock southern california yesterday. the largest a 5.5 magnitude quake near raleigh. more than 30 other quakes shook the same area. a man took some amazing video just as the quake struck. it caused power outages and pushed some mobile homes off foundations. no injuries reported. >>> "moneywatch" time on a monday morning. gm is staying out of the campaign. erica ferrari with more. >> good morning, terrell. gas prices are up 7 cents over the last two weeks and they could be going higher. daily oil production is already down 24% thanks to tropical storm isaac. oil companies are shutting down rigs and removing workers as the storm passes through the gulf of mexico. >>> a deadly explosion at venezuela's largest refinery could also cause prices to rise. saturday's blast killed at least 39 people and damaged hundreds of nearby buildings. one the fires at the refinery are out, production could resume in two days. >>> stocks were lack

armstrong graduated from purdue with a degree in aeronautical engineering in 1955. a private service is planned for armstrong on friday in cincinnati. president obama ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on the day armstrong is buried. armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. he died saturday at the age of 82. just ahead: believe it or not ... there's benefits to rejection... that's our topic in today's trib u. and, still to come this midday: why general motors is halting production of one of its cars for a few weeks. and later in lunchbreak: authentic italian pizza with a contemporary twist! [ female announcer ] letting her home be turned into a training facility? this mom has been doing it for years. she's got bounty. in this lab demo one sheet of bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordinary brand. bounty. let the spills begin. i'm deborah kostroun live from the new york stock exchange with your bloomberg "on the money" report: the chevy volt may be running out of power gm plans to halt production sector weaker than expecte

held monday at purrue university for legendary astronaut neil armstrong.armstrong graduated from purdue university with a degree in aeronautical engineering in 9-55.armstrong passed away saturday at the age oo 82.a private service is planned in cincinnati on friday.president barack obama has also ordered u.s. flags to be flown at half-staaf that day. former pennsylvania senator, arlen specter was hospitalized monday... after becoming seriously ill. ill.a source close to specter... says the longtime senator has been diagnosed with a serious form of cancer. specter has overcome nummrous serious illnesses over the past two decades... incllding a brain tumor and non-hodgkins lymphoma.no word on his condition this morning. an iowa woman takes police on a wild chase... after her accelerator gets stuck on a highway.the police car's dashboaad camera captures the after stopping for gas... lauri ulvestad says her car started speeding... and wouldn't stop.that's when she called 9-1-1... in desperate need of help. ::9 "it was accelerating faster and faster. and i was looking at my gps, and the numb

but it will be shorter as the specter of isaac purdue she g.o.p. to cram monday's agenda, cramming four days of cob veins business into three. >> tampa should be spared the worst of isaac's wrath but with up to a half foot of rain in the forecast, city and convention officials concerned about the risk of flooding. am apple let's -- >> ama: let's get the latest from leigh. >> leigh: the national hurricane center just updated the coordinates. you can see the feeder bands, the rain bands starting to lash in to central and southern portions of florida, miami getting hit pretty hard. they've been doing so all day long. taking in a little closer, you can get a pretty good sense of heavy squalls wrapping back around. some tornadic activity in the thunderstorms. here's the latest coordinates. i just updated this for you. this tropical storm isaac positioned 60 miles southwest of key west, florida, winds have increased slightly to 65 miles-per-hour, and once again, it's continuing to pull into the gulf of mexico. the movement northwesterly at 15 miles-per-h

whhe various things that nyour tool tre a sas tried n the potential students from purdue ty.due universy. en you were there did youhave any idea were you wod end up? like fonstce from 1978 until now the "washiton st" covering all of ese presidential campaigns? >> guest: i have to say i had a hope that i would end up in washington. when i was a sophomore in college on the recommendation of my brother who was three years older than i am and was also at the university, i joined the student newspaper the daily line , and the following summer i did an internship at washington for the congressman that represented my home district in northern ilohn derson, who later an for president as an independent in 1980, nd the so of confidence of working for the student paper and ten being ouhere in washington kind ofooked me on journalismnd federal government being here in the naon's capital. at that point, i know i really wanted to come back here as a journalist. i didn't know in what capacity. i felt working for "the chicago tribune" bureau or a newspaper bureau i was lucky enough to get a

he left purdue university in 1950 when the korean war broke out and flew 78 combat missions as a naval aviator. after the war he became a test pilot and flew the hottest aircrafts around, including the sleek x15 plane. he took the powerful craft 207,000 feet, almost 38 miles, and the edge of space. he was in the first group of civilian astronauts and made his initial flight in 1986 aboard gemini 8. the mission almost ended in disaster when a thruster on his craft stuck open, sending the ship whirling through sprais. with his trademark coolness, armstrong used a wak up system, and made an emergency landing in the pacific. the preparation for the moon landing included learning how to fly the ungainly lunar module, which would descend vertically to the moon's surface. armstrong had another brush with death when the training vehicle rolled to its side and he was forced to eject just 200 feet from the ground. >> after that happened, when it was all over, you went back to your office and sat down to do paperwork. >> that's true. i did. it was-- there was work to be done. >> reporter: you wer

. >> reporter: this food staple is now such a precious commodity, purdue may cut the amount of corn in feed. >> it could be as low as 55% corn, some other alternative ingredients. >> reporter: the challenge is facing north carolina the second largest producer of poultry meat is a bellwether for the nation. >> as goes production, so goes national meat prices. >> reporter: now, it takes just six weeks to raise a commercial chicken, 11 to 12 weeks for ron joyce's chickens. so you're going to be seeing those price increases very soon. brian. >> anne thompson, north carolina tonight. thanks. as we saw at the top of the broadcast, one of the most destructive aspects has been wildfires. it has been a tough day in california. one fire grew to four square miles just within hours. some homes were lost in riverside county. some conditions better in washington state where firefighters are trying to contain a blaze that has scorched more than 40 square miles and destroyed so far 70 homes. >>> from the new york city area tonight, way too much water. there are rain totals of four inches plus in a ver

. >> report from purdue last week. >> to make it work and you know once the -- once the blenders have their rations put together, the blending rates -- it's very difficult to change that. so, you know i think we have cut the ethanol industry quite a bit. i think beyond this point it's -- i don't think you cut it much more. >> down to about four and a half billion. maybe down to 4-2 but how much more can you go in exports, probably in --. >> okay. next question. we have profarmers out and a crop tour going on and they do that every year to come up with what they think will statement the corn yield after they walk through the fields. we don't know yet. they are just starting. you guys think we will have more corn or they will find more or less? >> i think it'll be less. i don't -- in particularly where they are starting, starting in ohio, end up in minnesota. we have cut those yields back quite a bit. i think at this point to estimate yields more for entertainment than fact. we already know we have a huge problem. you know it's -- how much worse can it get? >> i think it's going to be m

[inaudible] purdue? >> like the chicken guy. >> he is off the air now. >> is he?he still has got the chicken out. [ laughter ] >> what's the matter, chicken? >> ross perot. >> ever watch fox news? >> can i just end this right now because [bleep] gallery. camera over your shoulder, they're all being goofballs. >> you seem very angry, sir. >> yeah, [bleep] fox, don't' put that camera in my face, what in the wide world of sports is going on here? >> if you ran into o'reilly at a cambridge cocktail party, what would you tell him? >> i would totally avoid him. >> there is definitely something to be said about his opinions being not so friendly too many folks that i would associate with. >> who would you associate with? terrorists? criminals? [ laughter ] >> what? >> i'm sorry to rule against you. >> bill o'reilly, he went it harvard, do you know that? >> yeah. >> you can believe harvard accepted o'reilly? >> they will accept almost anyone. >> welcome to harvard. >> bill: that's a former msnbc anchor, did you know that. >> that was the :00 guy. harvard square is notorio

he left purdue university in 1951 the korean war broke out and flew 78 combat missions as a naval aviator. after the war he became a test pilot and flu the hottest aircraft around including this week x 15 rocket plane. he took the powerful crafted to ended 7,000 ft. almost 38 mi. and the edge of space. he was in the first group of civilian astronauts and made his initial flight in 1966 aboard the gym and i and the mission almost ended in disaster when a thruster on his craft stuck open sending the ship willing to space. with his trademark school this year used a backup system stopped the one revolution% thats been and made emergency landing in the pacific. the preparation of the moon landing include learning how to fly the ungainly of lunar module that would descend vertically to the moon surface. on a strong and another brush with death of a trading vehicle rolled to its side and he is forced to reject only to defeat from the ground. >>> when it was all over you back your office and sat down to do paperwork. >>> that is true. there was work to be done greater you register almost killed.

. >>> a statue of armstrong at purdue university has become and overnight memorial site. he graduated from there with a degree in engineering. they continue to look after him. >> it struck everyone by surprise. we didn't believe it at first. >> it's definitely sad. we're only freshman. but we know that neil armstrong is the pride and joy of perdue university. >>> the washington redskins held a moment of silence before the preseason game against the colts yesterday to honor a fallen police officer. principle george's police officer died in a crash while trying to catch up with a stolen car on i-95. another officer was injured. two men were later arrested and charged with felony theft. >>> a big night for the redskins and rocky quarterback robert griffin iii. they pitted the two pop picks from this past draft. and rg three was taken second overall. and griffin shows how he can hightail it the outside and he can take a big hit. and that would have him bouncing up. and the third drive he steps up and hits this guy for 18 yards. and morris will punch in from two yards out. gri

none of that phased neil armstrong, and his partner, buzz aldren, finished out his life at purdue, very serious, very introverted. there was never a chain of restaurants for neil armstrong, never a doll of him that you could buy. i just think effortless courage is what he will be remembered for. he really became the iconography of space itself. >> i personally don't remember that time, but i can imagine it was fascinating to follow. >> this sounds like an ancient story, but those of us who were complete space and aviation geeks actually had his recordings from the cockpit on records, on lps. and way before tapes, dvds, cds and lord knows, itunes. and there was such fascination. we had gone to another world. so to listen to his voice, that cool, calm, calling off the markers on the way down to land on the surface of the moon. it was the marker of our times. everyone remembered where they were, who they watched it with. we thought the pictures were of such great clarity, and of course it looks like an oil painting compared to high definition television. but really the way he carried himse

those studies have been done by everybody from purdue university to the world bank. >> how much havey added to grain prices? the ethanol mandate? >> well, it varies by the different studies, but let me point out there was a study done last year by a number of groups including the world trade organization, international food policy research. the un, when they discuss food prices and bio fuels, and the countrys with buy you fuel mandates should adjust policy that's stimulate bio fuel production when food supplies are in danger. it's clear we have record high corn prices and this is being driven by the corn ethanol scam. >> go ahead, jeff. >> i was going to say that adjustment that mr. bryce is talking about is happening. there's flexibility built into the program to allow the markets to respond. we have seen them reduce production by 15% compared to where we were this year. we've got nearly two dozen ethanol plants sitting idol today because it's not profitable. that's going to happen irrespective of the rfs. >> is it a good idea to be diverting food into fuel? people are wondering wit

among my special guests will be bill richardson, north carolina beth purdue, house minority whip stenynes, and congressman chris van hollen who ted heads up the dccc. i hope you have a great weekend. thomas roberts subpoena next. >>> you know whose tweet i like the best? bob newhart tweeted that he's contacting his lawyers because clint eastwood stole his persona. i love that one. you have a great weekend. i'll see you monday. >> bye-bye. >> on the agenda next hour, game on mitt romney and paul ryan bask in the after glow after last night's convention as the official ticket gets back on the campaign trail. stop number one is to look presidential in the hurricane battered gulf. they're going to louisiana. governor bobby jindal inviting them there. who is the real mitt romney? does america have a better idea after the rnc? i'm going to have a chance to speak with the co-author of the book the real romney, ask him how the perceptions of this coninvestigation weico conventi convention. we're talking about that episode of clint eastwood and the empty chair. should the rnc producers have bea

lauren purdue got an invitation for dinner from lebron james.eted lebron james just invited me to dinner and later she said he was joking and come eat with him at the dining hall. she turned him down because of her curfew. >> new tonight on the news edge, president obama speaks to a cloud in leesberg. we are live with a preview. >> and you are not the only one watching the olympics, so is uncle sam. u.s. medal winners take home more man the gold, they get a -- more than the gold. they get a hefty tax too. we'll look at the headlines straight ahead on the news edge at 6:00. ♪ i'veve never felt this way befo, but it's a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >> no mis

bo biden, north carolina governor purdue, melody barnes, california senator barbara boxer, and formerll richardson. all that and more next week. >>> up next, trail mix. we check in with our reporters following the candidates on the campaign trail today. as attention turns to the democratic convention, msnbc is airing an hour-long documentary on president obama monday night, the premiere of "barack obama making history" hosted by chris matthews, monday at 10:00 on msnbc. and tonight at 10:00, encore showing of "mitt romney the making of a candidate" hosted by our friend, chuck todd. we have big dreams. one is for a clean, domestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. you know how hard if yit can be to breathedo, and what that feels

right now, san purdue's, sonoma state are attend universities that will look at your application for spring 2013. nearly all 23 campuses for able to offer admissions. the excepting between 60,000-18,000 trend for students. however, only those burned from and associates or transferring from a california school will be eligible to transfer. sonoma, san francisco, east bay, the channel island, chico, fortune, sacramento, humboldt. budget cuts, a difficult lesson in economics. vicki liviakis kron 4. >>pam: the lineup of the san francisco giants. the philadelphia phillies. and fans' reaction. and over a 600 million people that is over one half a billion without power in the country of india. what people are doing. and a country plagued by controversy. what this restaurant chain. coming up >>pam: san francisco giants changing the lineup. and joining us live is j.r. stone. from at&t park. >>reporter: he is well known in philadelphia and many fans i talked to are not as familiar. however players are. let me show you some video. when the giants have until 1:00 p.m. this afternoon to make any

i think it was governor sunny purdue, but i had someone mention to me an old churchill line.hey're paying the cannibal to eat them last. [laughter] this support of radical islam on the part of the saudi monoorbing i can other the years may have ended up in being a significant threat to the monoorbing i can itself. i think in the world of islam, there is so many obviously different strains and sunni and she hide by national interest interests that jihaddism takes different shapes in different places, but none the less, the strain presents a threat to local governments, to local muslim governments, which these jihadist don't believe are sufficiently fundamentalist and presents a threat to the entire world. >> host: now, on the book tour that you are on, as i understand it you're going 19 or 20 states including the district of columbia. and these states include new hampshire, obviously iowa, missouri, people are going to say it looks like you're on a campaign tour and the one line in the book that is so critical of president obama is that given all the foreign policy issues we h

and people laid flowers at the foot of his statue at purdue university, his al ma matter. a private service is planned in cincinatti on friday. >> woodruff: someone truly part of american history. >> ifill: absolutely. >> woodruff: gwen and i and the newshour team will be right here tomorrow and all week. the delegates will nominate their ticket with mitt romney at the top and paul ryan as his vice president tomorrow. that's expected to happen between 6:00 and 7:00 eastern time, and you'll see it live on the newshour. plus, we'll talk with house speaker john boehner. our special convention coverage begins 7:00 p.m. sharp, and continues until the gavel comes down around 11:00 p.m. eastern. speakers to watch for include mitt romney's wife, ann, and new jersey governor chris christie, who will deliver the keynote address. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. tropical storm isaac brushed past tampa, after delaying the republican convention schedule by a day. it headed across the gulf, taking aim at new orleans. and apple asked a judge to ban sales of eight samsu

a memorial service was held mondayyat purdue university for legendary astronaut neil ar.rong.armstrong graduated from purduu university with a engineering in 19-55.armstrong passed away saturday t the age of 82.a private service is planned in cincinnati on friday.president barack obama has also ordered u.s. flags to be flown at half-staff that day. --nats full --"hello, this is charlie bolden, nasa administrator speaking to you via the broadcast capabilities of the curiosity roverr which is now on the surface of mars." science laboratory mission listened to this history- making broadcast in california. the space agency's chief recorded the message you jjst heard...then ssnt it curiosity on mars... and the rover transmitted it back to earth.nasa says this is the first time a recorded human voice has made such a journey. nass also released new images from the mars rover showing the ssde of mount sharp, which was formed from hundreds of rock layers. the days of being told to put away your electronic devices whiie flying... could be coming to an end. end.that's because the fe

he graduated from purdue university in 1955 with a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering962 armstrong joined the astronaut program. four years later he got his first taste of space as commander of gemini 8. two vehicles were docked in space for the first time. however, they ran into complications. armstrong made the decision to begin re-entry early and the mission was cut short. risks were always part of space exploration. prior to the launch of apolo 11, neil armstrong was nearly killed while training in a lieu mar landing test vehicle. >> it looks like he had only a few swings in the parachute before he hit the ground there. >> apolo 11 was armstrong's last mission in space. he retired from nasa in 1971 and accepted a teaching position at the university of cinncinati. he taus aerospace engineering until 1979 and then became a spokesman for a handful of u.s. businesseses. he also served on the board of several p cs. in 1994 he stopped signing autographs after finding out his signed memorabilia were selling for large amounts of money. unlike some other astronauts he shied

he graduated from purdue in engineering. he was completely no nonsense.eam he had floating in space sort of or aboveground as a boy, there was no romanticism to armstrong. he was all about service to country, about winning of the cold war and just about -- he was everything you would want in a commander. and his whole life he never threw an wasted adjective or adverb. he boiled things down to its essence. >> did that extend to him when you would ask him do you ever go outside and look at the moon and say to yourself, i've been there? >> nasa had me conduct a long oral history with neil armstrong. this happened days after 9/11. i thought he would cancel because all the airports were -- he flew in him stove houston and i sat in a room, tape recorders, other people, nasa people there and i would ask him questions that somebody like myself, a young person who looked up to him in the space program would, including do you ever just look at the moon and think you're going to be there soon or even after you came back looked at it and he said no. i don't ever look

he graduated from purdue in engineering, and he was completely no nonsense with the exception of oner above the ground as a boy. it was all about service to country, winning the cold war, and he was everything you would want in a commander. in his whole life, he never through out a wasted adjective or verb. >> did that extend to when you would ask him do you ever go outside and just look up at the moon and just say to yourself that you had been there? >> nasa had me conduct a long oral history with neil armstrong, and it happened just after 9/11, and i thought he would cancel, we sat in a room and i would ask him questions that a young person like myself that looked up to him would, including do you ever just look at the moon and think you'll be there soon or after you came back look at it? and he said no, i don't ever look at the moon. he wasn't being a difficult person to interview, he just really felt the moon was a job. nobody promoted the idea of men in space flight more than neil armstrong and going to mars. >> he was made when he knew they would not be taking those kind of mis

licenhe drove a navy and tender age of 20, flew 78 missions over korea, graduated pr per -- from purdueand four years later got his first taste of space as commander of gemini 8. in this mission two vehicles were successfully docked in space at the first time, however, ran into complications and armstrong man the decision to gain reentry early and risks were always part of space explorati exploration, nearly to the launch of apollo 11 he was nearly killed landing in a module. and looks like he only got a few swings in the parachute before he hit the ground. >> and he retired from nasa in 1971 and accepted a teaching position in university of cincinnati. air so space engineering until 1979 and then a spokesman for a handful of u.s. businesses and served on the boards of several companies. in 1994, he stopped signing autographs after finding out his signed memorabilia were selling for large amounts of moan. unlike some other astronauts, he shied away from the limelight. >> anything to do with razzmatazz or show business, neil armstrong passes. nobody would recognize him. he hasn't put his

host: you know that mitch daniels is going on to become president of purdue university. so essentially his conversation has been taken off the table. siveragetsdz so scott walker. host: ofpblgt caller: thank you. host: if you're tuning in or listening on c-span radio, our question from republicans only your pick for the vice presidential nominee. steve from missouri. gorge. caller: good morning. honestly, i don't care who gets this and gets the presidency who does america good. or anybody else. host: dean naples florida good morning. caller: good morning and thanks for c-span. i am 92 years old and i belong to the republican club here in florida. and i would like to see marco rubio selected. i think he is smart and i think he is patriotic and honest and good. and i think he would help mitt romney get elected. host: thank you for calling. 92 years old. thank you for getting up early to be with us. caller: i feel that they should choose herman cain. or michael steel. since they're trying to choose someone, michael steel is on tv with a good opinion of his. i'm a black pers

purdue is certainly not intended to distract, distract and anyway from the u.s. constitution, which i carry around in my pocket wherever i examined the world. >> thank you very much. thank you offered being here and to our >> i'm not in the habit of writing my promises to my country and the various governor perry. when we tell you were going to change washington and stop believing our country's problems for some like year generation fix, you can count on it. [applause] with a record of doing just that. and the strain, experience, judgment and back bone to keep our word to you. [applause] >> u.s. to one by one inside and out to the tip passed. you understand that in a city election the same old politics at the same old players and expect a different result. you have shown what history teaches us. defining moments like this one, the change we need doesn't come from washington. change comes to washington. [applause] >> after an human rights act to vess, kati marton a nobel peace prize winner, leymah gbowee and sad time for goldman sachs but the discussion of women a

and people laid flowers at the foot of his statue at purdue university, his al ma matter.en between 6:00 and 7:00 eastern time, and you'll see it live on the newshour. plus, we'll talk with house speaker john boehner. our special convention coverage begins 7:00 p.m. sharp, and continues until the gavel comes down around 11:00 p.m. eastern. speakers to watch for include mitt romney's wife, ann, and new jersey governor chris christie, who will deliver the keynote address. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. tropical storm isaac brushed past tampa, after delaying the republican convention schedule by a day. it headed across the gulf, taking aim at new orleans. and apple asked a judge to ban sales of eight samsung smart phone models. a federal jury found friday that samsung infringed on apple's patents. and a program note: charlie rose will be here later tonight with his own preview of the convention. and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and goo

purdue is certainly not intended to distract, distract and anyway from the u.s. constitution, which i carry around in my pocket wherever i examined the world. >> thank you very much. thank you offered being here and to our panelists. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> they thought the president was not going to be a strong defender of american values and american is supposed. human rights, democracy, free trade and the free enterprise. those words of apology and statements have emboldened those who find us as a weekend enemy. >> later in the book, the real romney, "boston globe" investigator michael crane-ish blue billick, michigan truth his years at bain capital. part of our booktv weekend on c-span 2. >> author and human rights activists, kati marton is joined by 2011 peace prize winner, said seven and a dina powell come in the global head of corporate engagement from goldman sachs. posted by the hamptons institute and the roosevelt institute, this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> the executive to her and tracey marshall who puts together the production of th

. >> purdue university's wallace tyner and colleagues calculate it by using credits known as writtens% of next year's 13.8 billion gallon ethanol target. they assume a drought would bring prices to $8.57 a barrel. if they use thoet rins, 2 billion of them that would reduce it by 65 cents, bringing it's below $8 a bushel of corn. a major waiver, about 40%, would knock prices down about two bucks or so. but it's unclear whether refiners would actually reduce ethanol use if the epa issues a waiver. refiners may not have to cut back because a waiver doesn't compound to ethanol remains 15% cheaper here than gasoline, despite the fact that the price has narrowed quite a bit this year. and that helps bring down the costs. >> if an ethanol waiver was granted, refineries are liable to make no changes at all because the logistics and distribution system is constr n constraining the type of fuel they produce and what we eventually sell to the consumer. >> as one trader put it, a waiver debate comes down to a question of cheaper corn or cheaper gas. read more about this complicated system in the

answers from purdue university students who visited washington. you can see that today at 7:00 p.m. eastern. in the weeks ahead, the political parties are holding their platform hearing in advance of the summer conventions. with democrats voting this week and on their final five from recommendations in detroit republicans are their platform process letter this month at the tampa convention site. c-span's coverage begins august 10 with a reform party in philadelphia followed by live gavel-to-gavel coverage of the republican national convention beginning monday august 27 from tampa. and the democratic national convention live from charlotte, north carolina starting monday september 3. the republican national committee has released a partial list of the speakers of their upcoming convention in tampa this month. it includes south carolina governor nikki haley and new mexico governor susanna martÍnez, former secretary of state condoleezza rice, arizona senator john mccain, as well as former arkansas governor mike huckabee, ohio governor john kasich and florida governor rick scott. by the

and a vision in purdue for that would give oversight of approving apps through the fda. and that whole process which is, can be very timely and costly, where the shelf life of an app is short, and a lot of these people who adopt them are working out of their garage, for instance, and coming up with that. you've got to make it worthwhile for them, so i'm wondering if you had concerns, anyone, relative to this overright sight of, you know the smartphone now is it a medical device? we'd still be waiting for angry birds if it had to go through fda. >> whoever answers that, would you take a moment to explain to some of us what padufa is? is it a town in illinois? [laughter] >> i think that's paducah. prescription drug user fee amendments? i'm getting nods. >> a law that was reauthorized this year. >> yeah, yeah. i -- >> and, you know, this whole issue of apps was included -- >> yep. finish because, fda now says they'd like to have a peek and whether or not it's a medical situation. how long it takes to get things approved when they don't have the staff and management now to d