keep tweeting at randikayecnn.ughout the morning. >>> look at how widespread the summer's drought is. more than half of the continental u.s. is experiencing severe drought. and the losses are adding up for many farmers but not everyone. for a few lucky ones, crops are tasting sweeter, and business is actually booming. martin sav itchidge has more from -- savidge has more from georgia. >> reporter: they are plucking the last peaches off the trees. they've been in the family for 100 years. he grows nearly 300 acres selling to the likes of publix, whole foods, and walmart. how's the peach crop looking? >> all things considered, i think peaches look real good. >> reporter: the peaches themselves may be smaller due to the drought, but the demand is still high which is why wholesale prices are up by almost 50% over last year. and they taste better. so when these peaches are ripening, we don't have the rains to come in and take the sugar away. that's a plus, being able to have this fruit its highest amount of sugar, which

find me on twitte twitter @randikayecnn.ll hear in about 15 minutes. >>> you may not want your kids to see the next story. an alligator that snapped down on a trainer's arm. >> oh, my god, oh, my god. >> yikes, that likes like that hurt. it happened in front of an audience full of kids at an ohio county fair at an animal show. he seems to be trying to tap the guy to get his mouth to open. fair officials say they're shutting down the show now. the trainer was treated and released from the hospital. that is a scary moment. >>> and check out this dramatic rescue caught on tape. a naked fisherman fighting for his life in shark-infested australian waters treading water for 20 hours after his boat sank. i thinks turned out well for the unnamed fishermen but two other men were not as lucky. one was found dead and the rescue teams have called after their search for the other due to weather conditions. >>> a california lake is making drivers do a double take. hundreds of dead fish fill one side of it and that's because the water leve

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thank you for watching today and you can always continue the conversation on twitter @ran @randikayecnn. your sunday continues right now with candy crowley. >>> suppose they threw a party and a hurricane came? just the fear of that has already postponed this party for a day. i'm candy crowley on the floor of the republican convention in of the republican convention in tampa. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> today a preview of the three-day romneyfest on the floor to answer one question, who is this guy? >> it is time to unite the american people and not divide the american people. >> reporter: >>> today we will talk about the party with party chairman reince priebus and we will be joined by scott walkerer and al cardenas and kay bailey hutchinson and martin o'malley and ron brownstein and karen tumulty. >>> as tropical storm isaac is headed for the keys, we are joined by mayor craig kates. and tell us what you are expecting? >> strong winds this afternoon and strong tropical storms and we are having the first meeting this morning at the emergency management operations center wi

you can find m mme @randikayecnn. you very much. >>> could wikileaks founder julian assange escape from the ecuadorian embassy in london? we'll look at all the possible scenarios. ou take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye-care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. [ male announcer ] ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now, that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. >>> checking some top stories this hour. in syria, there are conflicting reports over whether the syrian vice president has defected. rebels say he has, but syrian state tv said in a statement that farouk al shareah didn't think for one second to leave the homeland. >>> meanwhile, an algerian diplomat has been appointed the u.n. arab league special envoy to syria. >>> north korean leader kim jong-un is tell

ta @randikayecnn is where you will find me. "state of the union" is next. "state of the union" is next. see you next week. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm jim acosta in for candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." today, wisconsin could be in play, and florida is a gamble and the attacks are coming fast and furious. >> he put forward a plan to let governor romney pay less than 1% in taxes each year. now, here's the kicker. he expects you to pick up the ta tab. >> his campaign strategy is to smash america apart and then try to cobble together 51% of the pieces. >> talking key tactics and politic politics with the key gop cal pain adviser eric fehrnstrom, and democratic strategist stephanie cutter. >> you are misrepresenting the facts. you don't know what you are talking about. >> and rick santorum offers the insights of running against romney and what looks to be a brutal fall campaign. and has the ryan pick altered the electoral map? jackie kucinich and mark preston are here today on "state of the union." >>> with paul ryan's pick on t

you can find me on twitter @randikayecnn. >>> as we find out from patrick, the food in cuba is somethingto rave about. >> reporter: people always ask me, where to eat? cuba? i always say palodars, that means people's home, private restaurants. let's go into one of my favorites here in downtown havana. one of the best that i go to. ♪ >> before you go in cuba and it look the like what it was, someone's home. they have a man here making mojitos. it's really set up like a restaurant. it's not a government restaurant. it's actually someone's business. until recently, that's not something that was very common in cuba. but laws have been changing, allowing people to have their own businesses. this is famous for its seafood so i think that's what we'll try today. they just brought me this beautiful plate of lobster and shrimp and fish. it looks great. i have to say, sitting out here on this terrace where you have an incredible view of havana, a nice breeze. just a relaxing place to be. i can't think of a better place to be right now. this looks fantastic. i'm going to go ahead and dig in. >>> bu

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