it provides strong support to our farmers and ranchers, but it does it the right way. it does it in a way where we provide savings that will go to reduce the deficit, reduce the debt. our farmers and ranchers are stepping up and not only doing an amazing job for this country in terms of what they do in food supply and job creation, all these things i am talking about, but they are stepping up and helping meet the challenge of our deficit and debt as well. the second chart is an example of what i am talking about in terms of the farm program being cost-effective, and i want to use this and several other charts to go into the actual numbers to show that this -- that the farm program and particularly this bill that we have crafted is not only cost-effective but provides real savings as well, and at the same time provides enhanced support for our farmers and our ranchers throughout the country. if you think of the total federal budget as this cornfield , then the portion that goes to the farm bill would be similar to this ear of corn out of this cornfield. think of the tot

the ranchers liked the novelty of these strange animals on their properties.ted as a curiosity has evolved into a major achievement in wildlife conservation, by helping to bring back three african antelope from the brink of extinction, according to charly seale. >> seale: our members own more numbers of rare and endangered species than any other association in the world. three of our biggest successes have been the scimitar-horned oryx, the addax, and the dama gazelle. our numbers have absolutely just skyrocketed in the last... last 15 to 20 years. >> logan: so, these animals are thriving in texas while they're still endangered or extinct in their native lands? >> seale: yes. >> logan: so are they still endangered, in your view? >> seale: absolutely not. not in texas. >> logan: how did thousands of texas ranches become home to the largest population of exotic animals on earth? it's thanks to trophy hunters, like paul, who come here in the thousands to hunt these animals every year, sold on the idea of an african hunting experience in texas. it's open season on

there is work for veteran farmers and ranchers. not only did the committee accept my amendment to expand access to conservation programs to veterans, but also will direct uda to set up a military liaison position. these strides to extend assistance to veteran farmers and ranchers are vital toward turning iraq and afghanistan veterans who hope to return to rural america and work in agriculture. 35% of those who serve in the military come from rural communities. the farm bill provision makes it clear that both efficient authorities and adequate resources are crucial for this effort, and i'm committed to enacting legislation that enables the decisive and responsible action as urgently needed. there is a lot of talk on capitol hill about creating jobs and cutting debt. the farm bill is our jobs bill. it's also responsible to taxpayers. if we senators were farmers, i'd say we would have produced a pretty good crop with this bill. but that is not the final step. all farmers know that there is a time for harvest. now is harvest time. it i

giving certainty to our farmers and ranchers. making sure that in addition to border security we are creating a comprehensive framework for legal immigration. these are all the right things to do. we have always drawn strength from being a nation of immigrants as well as a nation of laws and that will continue. my hope is that congress recognizes that and gets behind it. thank you very much, everybody. >> you specifically ruled this out last year. >> what about american workers who are unemployed. megyn: the president saying he will implement this policy, lifting the shah dove deportation for those young people who fall within this group. you have to be under 30 years old, you have to have been brought to the united states illegally by your parents before you were 16 and so on. he will do that because it's more fair, more efficient and more just. and said this group of people to whom he's extending this courtesy, if you will, are americans in their hearts for all intents and purposes they are americans. he went on to say. you hea

we're very proud of what our farmers and ranchers do. we also have the largest investment in land and water conservation that we make as a country on what working lands is made through the farm bill, protecting our great lakes, the chesapeake bay, supporting our farmers who have environmental challenges be able to manage those, their land. very important investments. important investments in nutrition for families that need temporary help, certainly as many, many have during this economic downturn. and other exciting opportunities that create jobs. the presiding officer, i know, cares very deeply about manufacturing, as do i. one of the areas in which we are growing the economies is making things, bringing it together in something called biobased manufacturing, something i will be talking more about as we proceed. the idea of using agricultural products to offset chemicals, offset oil, we expand upon that in opportunities in what we call the farm bill. bottom line, mr. president, this is a jobs bill. 16 million people work in this countr

a listing that would threaten ranchers all across the west. that's a result of the great work that's been done by farmers and ranchers in colorado, with the equip program. by providing resources to mark barbed wire fences making them more advice baling to the -- making them more visible to the bird, equip is working well. it is the flagship of voluntary, incentive-based programs which is a direction we should head and a direction we head in this farm bill. both equip and c.s.p. provide quantifiable benefits that reflect the very conservation challenges all across our country. i strongly support this new conservation title as we reported it out of committee in a bipartisan vote. and as i've mentioned and has been discussed on this bill, this bill is also remarkable for the cuts that it makes. $23.6 billion. to my knowledge, there is not any committee, any other committee in the senate or any committee in the house of representatives, that's actually reached bipartisan agreement -- and in this case bipartisan consensus -- on budget cuts, which i

this bill is not just about our farmers and ranchers. this is a bill that affects every single american, and it is time we come together on an amendment package and find a way to move forward and we gret this bill -- and we get it bill done for the good of farm country and for the good of the american people. thank you mr. president. with that, i note the absence of a quorum. and -- the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. mr. hoeven: i yield the floor. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mrs. stab mao: thank you. i would ask unanimous consent to suspend the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. stabenow: thank you very much. mr. president, as we wrap up today and the week, i want to take a few moments to give a status report as we're moving forward in our negotiations on the farm bill. we've actually had some very good progress today and overcome some obstacles and are putting together what will be something for the senate for the beginning of the week

ranchers now raise fewer cattle. two,less pink slime, the fill their many schools and supermarkets use. finely, more beef exports to other countries. with the dollar strong compared to most of the world's currency, ranchers often make more money exporting beef to other countries n addition, the ban on u.s. beef after the mad cow scare has expire police department on many countries, so they are buying u.s. beef again. for more reports go to our web page. i'm john matarese. >>> in the news tonight, it's pizza versus big government. you see all the call reap counts on the -- calorie counts on the restaurant man yee but the problem is how you can order feet sa. if this health law goes through, each will need to be displayed. folks at this restaurant say it's too much but some health experts say listed calories help people make better choices. >> now we're getting a third of our calories from eating at restaurants, so it's a big part of our diet and a problematic part. >> papa john's is joining dominos to fight this regul

farmers need certainty, ranchers need certainty, bankers need certainty, everybody up and down every main street in rural america needs certainty, agribusiness needs certainty. our farmers and ranchers and bankers need to know what the farm bill and the programs are going to look like. in farming you have to go to your banker every year to get an operating loan for the coming year. now, we raised winter wheat in kansas. we're known for that. kansas is known as the wheat state. it will be planted in september. that means farmers will be going to their bankers as early as late july, next month, early august to get their operating notes for the coming year. without certainty in the farm bill, it is more difficult to make any economic projection and it is more difficult for farmers to obtain loans and for bankers and farm credit to provide that credit. that's why we need to get it done now in their behalf. rural america needs to know the rules of the game. just as importantly, american taxpayers are demanding government reforms and reduced deficit spending. this bill delivers on both fro

we stand together with our farmers and ranchers. that is what we are doing, but we're doing it in a more accountable way. a way that makes common sense. that is more usable. it is streamlined. we are cutting subsidies that, frankly, are -- over due to be cut. >> senator roberts, is the political environment different this year than previous farm bills? >> i think so. our budget situation, caused by the deficit and the debt, everybody knows we have to pay back. i want to reiterate what she said and i want to thank her by leading. was bipartisan. when is the word back come? why can't you all work together. we worked in a bipartisan way on this committee. we brought this to the floor. we think we can get this done. whittle downing to the amendments. the chairwoman and i will be meeting on monday and opened up for amendments from members. to answer your question, finally, yes. it has changed dramatically because of the budget. it has also changed dramatically because the current bill expires on september 30. you do not want the farmers

ranchers are proud stewarts -- stewards of the land. yet the process to review the very permits which allow them to produce food have become severely backlocked -- logged due to lawsuits aimed at eliminating livestocks from public lands. the local management cannot keep up with the pace of litigation and endless environmental analysis. this diverts the already limited resources from these offices and leaves ranchers at risk of losing their grazing permits and jeopardizing their livelihoods. agriculture is a difficult way to make a living but producers choose this path because this is their livelihood, their passion and their way of life. when my constituent, a rancher, testified on behalf of h.r. 4234 in march, she talked not just about the efficiencies the bill would bring to the overall system, providing cost savings to taxpayers, but she passionately expressed the unstable situation facing ranchers like her. 78% of the county's public land, making local ranchers and the economy depend on reliable, yet responsible access to land forge

and certainly sympathetic to remote ranchers.ut this is smple simply not a -- this is simply not a cost that homeland security can bear. this proposal would cut the department's management functions below what is responsible for our nation's security. the bill already cuts the office of undersecretary for management 4% below the request of the president and 11% below the f.y. 2012 level. and it should be noted that this bill fully funds the department's tactical communications. so i would urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and i would yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? mr. price: i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. price: mr. chairman, i rise also to oppose this amendment. i do so reluctantly. because i know that the need that representative poe and representative altmire are addressing is a real one. there are a vast expanses of t

more than 7 months ago, funds rightfully belonged to mf global customers, including farmers and ranchers. why did it take your firm more than seven months to return these funds? >> we were banked with mf global, and the second they ran into trouble, we immediately went to the trustees of the courts to tell them exactly what we had and didn't have, and we waited for them to finish their work before we did anything. there was no hiding anything. we were every step of the way with the authorities. >> when mf global went down this path by your firm, there was 168 million, i believe, that was held seven months. why? i mean, if it was there, it should have went to them. >> i think we were waiting for the guidance of the court and the tris tustee. we weren't deliberately holding the money. >> i know the investigators singled your company out. it highlighted your negotiations with mr. glidden and charges that he may bring against jp morgan chase. we have concerns about the health of the firm, mf global, and the guidance of customer funds. your firm was focused on whether collateral by mf global

but our farmers and ranchers are not doing it. they have been tremendous. we not only feed the much larger population, we are taxed -- we're exporting now more than we ever have. it goes to amazing innovation. host: we have a view that asked about food costs. what does the bill due to lower the cost to the consumer? guest: look. fundamental law of supply and demand. more supply it brings costs down. it not only has to be cost- effective, which this farmville is, it has to have the kind of support that our farmers and ranchers need to produce more food supply. that is what we're doing. again, a growing economy, very important as well. it is getting $13 plus there's a big -- $13+ million -- 13+ million people back to work. host: one more call from dallas tx. good morning. democrats line. caller: good morning. my name is william. i am a disabled vietnam veteran. i am wondering, how come it has taken so long for the congress to award the black of farmers the award the one about 10 years ago? guest: first off, i do not know the answer to your question but i'm wi

mount rainier national park experienced white out conditions and preventing ranchers from the covering the body of a colleague. crews were hoping for a break in the weather today but conditions were sent a team of four rangers began climbing or nichol slid to his death they had to turn around for safety concerns the forecast looks better tomorrow. northern california woman overcomes odds to do what she loves she was born with a rare eye condition leaving her visually impaired, she started competing in archery eight years ago her husband built a custom tripod stand to help turkey correct form, she is the first visually impaired archer is to shoot in the u.s. national spirit she won a silver medal in the world championships >>> if you have a dream you can figuring out how to do it. >>> she hosts a yearly camp for visually impaired children. >>> around the bay area we spoke of cool weather, in june numbers could be in the 1 hundreds numbers are in the sixties will talk about things are changing this week. after a break here i. >>> northern minnesota gets more rain. forecasters say it is n

because i stabbed somebody with some jolly ranchers. i took a bunch of jolly ranchers off the canteen, melted it down into a cone, let it get hard like a rock, and it's like a piece of -- it's actually stronger than glass. i could slit this cup right now and stab that cop. but why? what's he ever did to me? nothing. i just -- i believe in karma. if you do good, good things happen. if you do bad, bad things come at you. i been in here so long that if i was to get to the street, i wouldn't even know how to act. >> how much time do you think you're going to spend more time in prison? >> i'll never get out. i'll never -- i'll never get out of prison. i'll be here for the rest of my life. they think that i'm going to flip out. they think i'm going to flip out and hurt somebody, you know? i go crazy every day, you know. just being here. do i think i'm going to hurt somebody? i mean, that's pretty much a fact. eventually it's going to end up happening. this is prison. i mean, this isn't -- this isn't kindergarten. i mean, not everybody gets al

all they gave me was the jolly ranchers. everything else exceeds my balance.skitz for the next two weeks. >> you all right with that? >> [ bleep ] yeah. >> he doesn't have a choice in the matter. >> that's what a brother's for. >> what's mine is his. >> even with the short fall the men managed to acquire the necessary ingredients for gaskill's chocolate peanut butter fudge cake. >> to make the fudge, you take a peanut butter and melt it down and add sugar with it. we have brownies for the crust. we'll roll that out and make it a layered brownie, fudge and once that is done we'll melt down the candy bars and put that on top. it's like rock up a crack rock. >> i never did that sir. >> looking good, ain't it, bro? >> [ bleep ] yeah. >> chocolate. you have to spread it out before it hardens up. that's it. guaranteed if you don't have diabetes after this, you will. >> here's to the month of april. another month in the books. >> 394 more months and i'm out of here. >> quesadillas for may? >> i don't know. >> gaskill, harper and carr received their convictions for dr

the epa is flying overhead, spying, basically, on farmers and ranchers. are doing regulation and checking to make sure. but there's a bipartisan coalition led by a congressman to ask epa what in the world are you doing. and it's so by part is san that even bob is in solidarity wearing dark glasses. >> my spyglasses because they are drones they are flying overhead. >> no, they aren't, they are taking pictures. >> they are drones. the faa has a bill that's going to allow thousands of these things to fly over the united states. the idea to use drones is used to catch terrorists in asia and in the middle east to fly over the united states to spy on people is one of the great in vagues of privacy, whether they do it for farmers or anybody else. they are doing it now. they have some police forces supposedly checking on criminals. they can intercept cell phone calls, text messages and they are nothing more than spy planes. >> in nebraska, what are they looking for? >> well, what is anybody looking for in nebraska? >> well, on the boarder, don johnson. >> on the

it has been blamed for the death of a cattle rancher. he died while saving cattle from the flame. >> we knew there was a fire. we raced back into the house to see what or if they could do anything. it was too late. >> firefighters are still battling the largest wildfire in state history. drought conditions making it tough. some worry there is not enough water in order to put out a fire. >> you can call it a star spangled sailabration. look at that. a host of family friendly events throughout the week along with the ships. there is an air show. all the details are on line. head to wjla.com. how would you like to be out on the water? >> a good deal for sailing. >> perfect day. >> you want a decent sized bowed. -- boat. a good day to catch that wind in the sales. >> sunshine feels nice. >> it feels nice in june. it is pleasant when the sun feels good in june. low humidity. a refreshing breeze. all around, not a bad wednesday. >> well done. >> thank you. especially after the beneficial rain yesterday. here is a sunrise. very pretty. beautifu

in my travels around colorado, i've been heartened to see over and over again farmers and ranchers arm in arm with conservation groups and with sportsmen, all in the name of proper stewardship of the land, of protecting our open spaces. we all share the recognition that keeping these landscapes in their historical undeveloped state is an economic driver, as family farms, as working cattle ranches, for tourism, for wildlife habitat, and to preserve our rural way of life and our rural economies. mr. president, every citizen knows that the american west is a destination for those seeking wide-open spaces, a home on the range, as once was a way of life that's focused on working the land, and the wise stewardship of our natural resources. we also know that we've grown as a country, that there have been increasing development pressure on this way of life and on the landscape that pressure is exactly why the farm bill's conservation title is so vital to people in the west. i serve as chairman of the conservation subcommittee of the senate agriculture committee, and through the dozens, literal

-to-spy on cattle ranchers.se are the same drones we use to track down al qaeda terrorists flying over nebraska and iowa. (laughter) >> jon: megyn! we love each other! don't make me do this! those aren't the same drones! unless the e.p.a. has hellfire missiles on the drones. it's not the same thing! or is it? >> you've got to picture yourself, right? as one of these midwestern farmers. what's been in the news lately? the fact that president obama's killed more terrorists with drones than any other president. that president obama has a so-called kill list and on that kill list sometimes civilian casualties go as well. even american terrorists, an american al qaeda was killed by a drone. so now you're in the midwest and you know you're not a terrorist but nonetheless you've got to get a little squeamish when you see a drone going overhead. >> what are you supposed to think? >> jon: you're supposed to think they're finding people who are pouring cow (bleep) in the water supply! because that's what they're doing! (c

the rancher got off his horse and walked down the site.o homes were lost in this fire but the flames continue to burn on for areas for which the alta pass is known for. wind farms. >> when i saw it comes this way i evacuated the men at this point. >> you can see we're still producing electricity even as we speak. >> reporter: suddenly the winds began gusting up to 45 miles per hour on the ridge line and we suddenly found ourselves in front of the approaching fire line. the firefighters backed down the hill away from fast approaching flames, camera man dave serrano and i tried to do the same but suddenly our way out was gone. >> just back it up. reburst. just let it burn out. >> dave and i were caught in what is known as a blow out the fire was sweeping over us and it was getting difficult to breathe. >> so the object is stay in the car. >> yeah, just stay in the car. >> it seemed like an eternity sitting in that truck but while it was hot and smoky we didn't get hurt. the firefighters returned to the hill that five minutes earlier was unto

giving certainty to our farmers and ranchers, making sure that in addition to border security, we arecomprehensive framework for legal immigration. these are all the right things to do. thank you very much everybody. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> speaking to reporters, republican presidential candidate mitt romney says president obama's decision to stop reporting some younger illegal emigrants will make it harder to solve the country's larger immigration problem. >> i believe the status of young people would come here through no fault of their own is an important matter to be considered and should be solved on a long-term basis so they know what their future would be in this country. i think the action the president took today makes it more difficult to reach that long term solution because i executive order is just a short- term matter and can be reversed by subsequent presidents. of like to see legislation that deals with this issue. i happen to agree with mark grow rubio on this issue. he said thi

four students bought that lamb for 100s frdz a local rancher. the group east bay animal rescue hopes to find the lamb a new home. >> and now coverage of the u.s. open being played this week. in san francisco, today stwoodz took center stage and talked about his excitement to play here again z he says the newly redesigned course will be a good test. >> and this has been redone since we're here in 98. and got to get used to different shots. and you know, i'm excited about playing and about this golf course. i play a lot here in college. and... this is great to be back. >> and i don't recall woods going to college at stand ford. and if you p can't make it out, you can watch the u.s. open on espn with coverage beginning at 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. each day. >> next on abc 7 news at 4:00 new community concerns about spray tans and cancer uncovered by abc news. >> million dollar lipstick. we'll be live with a facebook affect. great idea. so we'll switch to u-verse tv and internet... that's just what we need... i got accepted into juilliard. [ dad ] tha

that rancher who said he saw kim nees' truck cab filled with people about 2:30 a.m.re in the pickup? >> at least five. >> the man who said he got a phone call from sissy two hours before kim nees' body was discovered. >> i don't know if that young man did or did not do it. but i know one thing, i got the phone call. >> there were more. the co-worker who claimed sissy confessed to him. >> she looked right at me and she said, we got away with the perfect crime. >> then, sissy atkinson's brother j.d. took the stand. and told the same story he told "dateline." >> and she mentioned that she thought somebody was chasing kim around with a wrench or something. >> after trying to tie sissy atkinson to the crime through her own words the defense next moved to do the same with another mom, long suspected of involvement, maude greyhawk. greyhawk's sister-in-law testified. that maude had made a startling admission. >> she said, all i did was kick her in the head a few times. and i lured her down there. >> finally, beach's defense team subpoenaed the two women whose names first su

you. >> rancher's reserve is love to safeway stores.ter: and so what's the best way to cook the rancher's reserve? >> this time of year with weather like this i don't like turning on the oven inside. i'd recommend thousanding it on the grill -- throwing it on the grill. >> reporter: i just got my best brat grilling tip which is low and slow. grill the brats for about 25 minutes over low heat. only use the tongs to turn them every once in a while. not to pierce them because you want to keep the juices inside. are you impressed? >> yeah. >> reporter: i learned that from the grill master on the johnsonville grill. what's the best tip for steaks? >> a little bit hotter for the steaks. i like three and three, if you can hold your hand for about three seconds about three inches from the grill grit. you're good to go. any more or less you're not in the temperature zone. >> reporter: have you ever lassoed a calf? >> it's been a while. >> reporter: we're going to try it. i think greg one of the best plans of attack with negotiating the barbecue

giving certainty to our farmers and our ranchers, making sure that in addition to border security we're creating a comprehensive framework for legal immigration. these are all the right things to do. we have always drawn strength from being a nation of immigrants as well as a nation of laws, and that's going to continue. my hope is that congress recognizes that and gets behind this effort. all right? thank you very much, everybody. >> the president's remarks on the new immigration policy, but you witnessed there -- let me go to mike viqueira and find out what was going on. who was the individual shouting at the president while he was making these remarks there? >> reporter: i don't know, tamron. i don't recognize the individual. he's not -- he has a temporary press pass. he's standing next to me, a number of peer are asking for his identification right now. the president clearly, clearly a flash of anger on the steps there outside the cabinet room adjacent to the oval office in the rose garden. the gentleman, as you heard, spoke with some -- an accent from outside this country, i would

more monied interests, ranchers and stuff wanted their land to take it down to sell the trees off tout cows on it, you know, make it a big property, and they resisted it. like the same way anybody would resist having someone come and tear down their house. >> in your reporting, are the authorities following up on this? are they trying to find out who the killers are and bring them to justice? >> well, in this case, it's kind of sick to say, they got lucky enough. they were killed the same morning that the brazil oncongress was voting on a major environmental bill. a member of the green party came out and announced their death live before the entire country. it created a national fervor. the brazilian president called for a huge man hunt. they caught the two men who shot them and one who paid the money, who basically hired the hit. >> outside of this case, is the u.n. or any other organizations outside of the country actually working with them to stop what you have been reporting are targeting killings? >> well, there are plenty of groups that try to raise awareness, keep the news up.

students say they bought it from a local rancher. in east bay animal rescue group has been taking care of it ever since >> technology is changing the face of marathons. the first of its kind at medical mobile application that can help keep runners safe. >> take a look at the current temperatures across the bay area. mid-50s at the beaches to the mid-80s in the valleys. now the date that will pop >> they were loud and it was a sea of angry nurses outside today and berkeley. this is part of a strike at 10 sutter health locations. the nurses are protesting changes in their sick days and their health care. 40-80 percent of the nurses did come to work to date according to sutter. coming up at 6:00 we will have a closer look at the war going on between the unions and hospitals >> it is a tradition lasting 120 years but rough times are forcing the closure of a longtime business in the north bay. the mill valley lumber company. joe vasquez on the pressure for the family to give it all up >> our goal was to keep this for generations. >> the f

i don't know any business that has more risk than a farmer or a rancher -- nobody. and so we all have a stake and we have the safest, we have the most affordable, dependable food supply in the world, and we want to make sure that no farmer loses their farm because of a few days of bad weather or something beyond their control. so what we do in production agriculture is very important. but we also have a broad role together with rural communities, with ranchers, with farmers to support our land, to support our water, our habitat, our air, and we do that through conservation. we have rural development. we have an energy title that allows us to take what we do the by-products from agriculture, whether that be food or animal waste or biomass from forests or corn or wheat or soybean oil or whatever it is, to be able to create jobs through bio-based processes, bio-based manufacturing, advanced biofuels going beyond corn to other advanced cellulosic biofiles. so we are creating jobs in a multiplmultimulti-- in multiple. that's also a very big and very important part of thi

the environmental protection agency has been using aerial spy drones for years to spy on cattle ranchers. these are the same drones we use to track down al-qaeda terrorists flying over nebraska and iowa. and spying on our very own citizens and cows! is this legal? fox business network's stu varney is host of "varney & co" on fbn and has been look going this. it's not just cried anymore. we need to know what the nation's farmers are doing and the epa stands 100 percent behind this. they are not saying we're not doing it, they're not saying you got the story wrong, they're saying yeah, we're allowed to and too bad if you don't like it because we need clean water and these farmers may not be complying with the law that requires it. >> you asked the question, is it legal. i contacted a constitutional scholar and he said look, if there is an administrative purpose to these overflights it is okay. if an agency wants to find out what's going on in any given area, the compliance with the law that was passed by congress, in this case the clean water act, it is constitutionally okay, but megyn, wh

giving certainty to the farmers and ranchers. making sure that in addition to border security, we're creating a comprehensive framework for legal immigration. these are all the right things to do. we have always drawn strength from being a nation of immigrants. as well as a nation of laws. and that's going to continue and my hope is that congress recognizes that and gets behind this effort. all right? thank you very much, everybody. >> okay. so that was the president there, detailing details of a change to immigration policy. he's saying that eligible individuals will be able to apply for work authorization. he says that there really is no point of expelling talented, young individuals. they can apply for the work horization. he says not in lieu of citizenship. interestingly, getting quite feisty there. a topic he feels strongly about. this new policy is effective immediately, apparently. not amnesty or immunity. let's find out more of this. john harwood, you were listening in. what do you think sparked what people are calling un

this is one of shiga prefecture's top cattle ranchers. he first started exporting to singapore four years ago. after demand in japan stopped growing. now he's got his eyes on another market -- thailand. >> translator: bangkok is the business hub of southeast asia. that's why i'm looking to start shipping there. >> reporter: he sees thailand as an entry point to other southeast asian markets such as vietnam and malaysia. two countries that are taking part in the transpacific partnership talks. bangkok now has over 100 restaurants serving beef barbecue. it's becoming widely popular. in may, he went to bangkok to discuss marketing strategies with local trading companies. they decided to focus on beef barbecue restaurants and supermarkets already selling high quality beef. in some supermarkets they've set up counters. the beef is cut to order, as much or as little as needed. samples are handed out to draw in customers. >> translator: it's delicious. slowly but surely he's aiming to create a foothold in thailand for premium omi beef. he alread

. >> reporter: in arkansas lack of rain means lack of hay for ranchers who are selling off their cattle at double the usual rate. >> you're seeing lots of people that have been in the cow business for 30, 40, 50 years that are selling out. >> reporter: orion samuelsson hosts the u.s. farm report and says many farmers are starting to compare this to the drought of 1988 that wiped out one-third of corn and soybean crops. >> we need soaking rains not a popup thunderstorm that drops half an inch in this county and nothing in the next county. >> reporter: there were some thunderstorms here this afternoon, but not nearly enough to help those farmers. brian? >> reporter: thanks. for more on what we can expect heading into the holiday, the july 4th holiday, weather channel meteorologist chris warren is with us tonight. well, chris, walk us through it. >> reporter: you know, brian, today 50 to 60 million people had to deal with 100 degrees or warmer. those triple digits continue into this weekend. saturday and sunday from kansas to virginia. and we're going to see temperatures that will break al

the students bought the lamb from a local rancher for $100. 61 students were suspended as a result of those pranks. >>> democratic lawmakers want to soften the blow of the governor's proposed cuts by reducing the amount of money set aside on the reserve fund and shifts hundreds of millions of the dollars back into social services. the budget deadline is friday, a new fiscal year begins july 1st. >>> republican lawmakers on capitol hill called on u.s. attorney general holder to step down over recent intelligence leaks. >> there's been zero accountability of the department of justice. you won't appoint a special prosecutor in the evident of a special interest. >> i aside two experienced two independent general attorneys to conduct two separate investigations being conducted by the fbi. >> holder said he had no intention of resigning. he defended the fast and furious. >>> the obama campaign unveiled two new ads opposing of romney increasing massachusetts debt. a spokesman calls the ad a distortion. the moody report came out three months after romney left office. the ad is slated to run i

and what i'm excited about is this farm bill is focused on small businesses, farmers ranchers working the forestry industry how do we grow the economy by taking the two great strengths that have created the middle class of this country: growing things and making things. that's what this title is about. that's what this bill is about. and i'm anxious to get us through this process so that we can complete this bill and get on to the next generation of jobs. thank you mr. president. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut is recognized. mr. blumenthal: thank you. i ask to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. blumenthal: thank you mr. president. first let me thank my distinguished colleague from michigan for her extraordinary leadership on a milestone bill and i am so proud to be supporting this bill and to be in this chamber speaking with her on issues that really affect every american, not just those who may have farmers or may be recognized as farm states, but the kind of leadership that has jus