so... interesting. >> this is rice... >> ming: so rice vinegar? okay. >> and then sugar and salt. >> ming: okay. >> so... >> ming: about what kind of ratio? total, vinegar, four, two, and one. >> ming: okay. >> yes. >> ming: all right. so then... >> put in the kombu. >> ming: kombu, which is kelp. >> yes. >> ming: right. so more umami, right? more flavor of the sea, excellent. >> yes, naturalness of the sea. and then just heat it enough to melt with these powdered things. >> ming: all right, so just heat it enough to just melt the sugar and the salt. you don't have to boil it, okay. >> ming: look at that. you can tell how perfect. everything... every single kernel is cooked perfectly. >> ming: yeah, because they are, you know, all the same size. >> all the same size, yes. >> ming: all the same size, which is why you polish your own rice. >> right. >> ming: okay. >> easy, easy. >> ming: right. >> then... >> ming: so... and this is called what? >> it's called hangiri. >> ming: hangiri. >> yes. >> ming: and this is white pine, correct? >> yes. >> min

and for the rest of us -- white rice, wild rice, brown rice, rice crackers. we eat rice every day. today the fda gave results of arsenic tests on 1,300 rice products. they found inorganic arsenic, the most dangerous kind, in most of them. arsenic is always in the ground and in water, and rice absorbs it. ironically, the highest level is in the healthiest rice -- brown rice, with its shell. the fda's report says the amount of detectible arsenic is, "too low to cause any immediate or short-term adverse health effects." industry groups are pleased with the report and say, "it supports the process by which fda is moving forward." but this story is not over. >> those headlines that say "don't worry" miss the point. the point is not about immediate, short-term effects. it's about the long-term health effects. >> reporter: long term, arsenic could lead to cancer and problems with your heart, lungs, and nervous system. the fda has already set arsenic limits in apple juice. today's report is, it's hoped, a first step to limits in rice as well. >> so what should the producers of rice do diff

sometimes i have to borrow rice. i want help from the government, but it doesn't reach us. >> reporter: rice farmers used to the backbone of thailand's economy. the government's rice purchase scheme is supposed to help them. but instead, many farmers feel excluded and helpless. nhk world. >>> now let's take a brief look at market figures. >>> the competition is heating up at the autumn sue moe tournament in tokyo. the star had the second biggest record broken. we were joined earlier with the highlights. >> with just sick days left in the autumn sumo tourney, one man is sitting at the top. it's the grand champion hakuho. he held a comfortable two win lead over the nearest opponent in a field of 42. the 28 year old's performance has been perfect. title 27th title overall. hahuko tries to pull him do you, but he holds his ground. this gives hahuko his first defeat. now let's turn to the others. they got off to a rocky start last week by losing two bouts. but he's bounced back with five straight wins. also there are two

and the soil in my rice field is bad. >> reporter: the family has been growing rice for three generations. but they still struggle. last year she and her husband made barely 180 u.s. dollars all year. >> translator: i have to borrow money to buy rice for my family. sometimes i need to borrow rice. i want help from the government. but it doesn't reach us. >> reporter: rice farmers used to be the backbone of thailand's economy. the government's rice purchase scheme is supposed to help them. but instead, many farmers feel excluded and helpless. nhk world. >> that wraps up our bulletin. i'm cholaphansa narula in bangkok. >>> here are the latest market figures. >>> the autumn sumo tournament has moved into the second week. our sumo reporter joined us earlier. >> with just six days left in the tourney, one man is sitting at the top of the standings with a perfect record. it's grand champion hakuho. he is in a field of 42. the 28-year-old mongolian's performance has been perfect. he's looking for his fourth consecutive title, his 27th overall. his challenger is goeido. hakuho tries to pull him d

and the soil in my rice field is bad. >> the family has been growing rice for three generations. but they still struggle. last year she and her husband made barely 180 u.s. dollars all >> i have to borrow money to buy rice for my family. sometimes i need to borrow rice. i want help from the government, but it doesn't reach us. >> rice farmers used to be the backbone of the economy. the government's rice purchase scheme was supposed to help them. but instead many farmers feel excluded and helpless. >>> emerging economic powers still struggling with poverty. emboldened citizens still demanding democracy, the threat of violence. the push for peace. the shadow of conflict. get news and insight on south and southeast asia every wednesday live from bangkok, only on nhk world 23450uz line. >>> some fishermen working off the coast of northeastern japan are back on the water. they've been fishing well offshore, checking their catches for safety, then putting them on the market. fishing was suspended after radioactive water was found to be leaking from the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant i

he produces about 400 tons of rice each year. his annual income used to be $60,000 but thanks to the government rice buying program, it more than doubled to $120,000 per year. >> this is my bankbook. i get one million bought every four months. >> he used the windfall to completely repay a machinery loan and buy a japanese car. about 1.3 million thailand families have applied for the rice purchase scheme. the government effectively buys rice directly from farmers for about $460 a ton. 1.8 times the market rate. the program was a cornerstone of prime minister's election campaign two years ago. >> if you want to stop the price of rice from falling and protect your livelihood, vote for me. the people who drafted the scheme assumed losses at the point of purchase would be offset by the rising value of export sales. but other rice producing nations like vietnam and india, lowered prices and undercut thailand. last year the country lost its position as the world's largest ricexportefor the first time in 31 years. the government is saddl

say white rice has lower levels of arsenic than brown rice.rsenic accumulates in the hulk, the outer part of the grain. >> growing up in a hispanic family, we eat a lot of rice. >> reporter: this college student says he eats rice all the time. >> there's something in everything isn't there. >> reporter: tammy chang says her advise is to vary the types of rice you eat. >> in a healthy diet it's not good to eat the same thing every day. >> reporter: the fda says there's no need to change a well balanced diet that includes rice. >>> an alert tonight for parents who have children. parents should immediately stop using the drops which may contain tiny particles of plastic. about 200,000 bottles of motrin are affected by this recall. johnson&johnson says parents should contact the company for a refund. >>> ross hired a company called usm to provide janitorial services then didn't pay it enough money to hire enough workers. the oakland tribune is reporting the lawsuit claims usn then subcontracted with smaller janitorial services that hired immigrant

in rice. the advice from the fda. >> but first, americans being warned about where they travel and diplomats are leaving their post. what triggered the move. >> a reminder you can get ktvu unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> today the u.s. state department announced it is ordering nonessential embassy staff and families in lebanon to leave due to security concerns with syria. the u.s. also issued travel warnings to lebanon and turkey. jana katsuyama here now with more on these warnings. >> reporter: if the u.s. military does strike syria, american diplomats

ray rice is questionable for sunday. that means it's a 50-50... game time decision for rice. rice did practice all week... for the first time since his hip injury week two against cleveland. . you would think the ravens dont' need rice to beat the 1-and-2 bills... but that doesn't mean they won't use him whenever healthy... the ravens will continue to monitor rice's hip... and see what sunday brings. "we're hoping he'll get there. he's got a better chance than he had last week. he has practiced, to an extent, throughout the course of the week and we'll know on sunday. so, we've got our fingers crossed." rice isn't the only starter looking to return to the field sunday... the complete injury report... coming up in sports unlimited. show off your purple pride and you could win a prize from fox45. every week we'll choose 12 finalists for you to vote on. this week's winner is sara cordwell. be sure to enter your photos now. voting on the next finalist begins monday at 10 a-m. go to our facebook page and click on the "inside fox45" tab to vote for your favorite photo. one person a

ray rice is questionable for sunday. that means it's a 50-50... game time decision for rice. rice did practice all week... for the first time since his hip injury week two against cleveland. . you would think the ravens dont' need rice to beat the 1-and-2 bills... but that doesn't mean they won't use him whenever healthy... the ravens will continue to monitor rice's hip... and see what sunday brings. "we're hoping he'll get there. he's got a better chance than he had last week. he has practiced, to an extent, throughout the course of the week and we'll know on sunday. so, we've got our fingers crossed." rice isn't the only starter looking to return to the field sunday... the complete injury report... coming up in sports unlimited. show off your purple pride and you could win a prize from fox45. every week we'll choose 12 finalists for you to vote on. this week's winner is sara cordwell. be sure to enter your photos now. voting on the next finalist begins monday at 10 a-m. go to our facebook page and click on the "inside fox45" tab to vote for your favorite photo. one person a

has this kind of rice. >> special rice. >> special rice for tony. >> and stuffed peppers. >> oh, that's mung beans noodle with shiitake mushrooms. avocado egg rolls, fried squid and shrimp. potato pancake. often there's a few mexican dishes sprinkled in as well. it is always a great meal. i can tell you that. >> thanks, mom. this is delicious. >> this is awesome. >> thank you. >> i love it. >>> during the riots of '92, jim and jane choe worked as real estate agents and property managers, so the destruction in koreatown had a direct impact on their lives. the choes watched from homes as the chaos unfolded on tv. after the riots, jim wrote a letter to the editor that was published in "los angeles times." >> i'm extremely angry with the lapd, for their traitorous action. why to let the looters run wild and rape our city, they somehow had time to bother korean shop owners guarding their stores. how did the owner of a business just sit back and watch his life be burned to the ground? >> david would have a very different reaction. >> my brother stole a car, and we went into like all the neigh

things are looking up for ray rice... rice returned to practice this week for the first time... since hurting his hip week two against the browns. rice practiced all week... no set backs. and is listed as questionable for sunday in buffalo. that means it's a 50-50... game time decision. the ravens will monitor his hip tomorrow... john harbaugh said... he's hopeful to get rice back on the field soon. here's the complete injury report for the ravens... jacoby jones is out... terrence cody and ryan jensen doubtful. 8 guys questionable... ray rice, chris canty, brandon stokley and third string running back shaun draughn. rookie receiver marlon brown is expected to play... listed as probable. it's no secret the ravens offense isn't where it needs to be... nor where they want it. . the ravens could hit their offensive stride against the bills... who are 27th in total defense. that could help the run game... which hasn't rushed for over 100 yards a game yet this season. and it could help joe flacco... who's passer rating is 80... with 3 touchdowns to 2 interceptions... . that's deceivi

condoleezza rice grew up with one of the little girls.ndoleezza rice also a pastor in birmingham. the ku klux klan leaders were tried decades later. their deaths prompted international outrage and led to the passage of the civil rights act of 1964. we are going to countdown now, just 10 seconds to go before that bell rings in that church marking what is a somber anniversary in the civil rights movement. ♪ >> ben is in birmingham. what is the latest? i understand for condoleezza rice, this is personal. >> she certainly does, del. she said she did grow up with the family of one of the victims in the 1950's and 1960's and was a residents of birmingham. what we have now is essentially, you're seeing hundreds of people on the steps surrounding this church, coming out to show their respects and to remember and reflect. as you mentioned before, this is really considered by so many people just a critical turning point in american history, a catalyst, if you will, in the civil rights movement, and condoleezza rice and secretary holder have both re

brown rice had the highest levels and instant rice the lowest. the fda says the amount of arsenic is so small that rice is still safe to eat, but they say you should vary your diet. arsenic is a carcinogen found naturally in water, air and soil. >>> the next iphone hasn't been announced, but fans are lining up to get one. two employees from the website sell your mac.com thought they would be clever and be the first two people in line today. but when they showed up to the apple store in new york, guess what. two people were already waiting. apple is expected to announce its iphone 5s on tuesday and released it two weeks from today. >>> ride finding service uber is taking people back to the future. in san francisco there is a fleet of delorion's riding around. they were designed to look like the time machine from the movie "back to the future" and over the next two days some lucky uber users can track one down. all you have to do is open the app and spot the delorion. you can have a maximum 15-minute ride. >> but you can't go back in time. >> let's

brown rice had the highest levels and instant rice the lowest. the fda says the amount of arsenic is so small that rice is still safe to eat, but they say you should vary your diet. arsenic is a carcinogen found naturally in water, air and soil. >>> the next iphone hasn't been announced, but fans are lining up to get one. two employees from the website sell your mac.com thought they would be clever and be the first two people in line today. but when they showed up to the apple store in new york, guess what. two people were already waiting. apple is expected to announce its iphone 5s on tuesday and released it two weeks from today. >>> ride finding service uber is taking people back to the future. in san francisco there is a fleet of delorion's riding around. they were designed to look like the time machine from the movie "back to the future" and over the next two days some lucky uber users can track one down. all you have to do is open the app and spot the delorion. you can have a maximum 15-minute ride. >> but you can't go back in time. >> let's

. >>> also, an nbc news exclusive, national security adviser susan rice tonight on what the president would do if congress says no. >>> fighting alzheimer's, maria shriver reporting this evening on how they're preparing aarmy of doctors to take on the coming expected onslaught of new patients. >>> and how she did it. 64-year-old diana nyad inspiring millions, making history. but it took more than sheer grit to get her there. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. a lot of americans headed off for their labor day holiday weekend, believing the united states was about to launch a military strike against syria. tonight, however, and for the time being, those plans are still in place, but on hold until both houses of congress have their say. this is an unusual circumstance we're in, an american president drawing the line at the use of chemical weapons. telling the enemy what he plans to do, before then postponing those plans. and today, trying to make sure none of this intensity gets lost or wears off. secretary of state john kerry said, not acting would turn all of us americans int

he's hopeful to get rice back on the field soon.lete injury report for the ravens... jacoby jones is out... terrence cody and ryan jensen doubtful. 8 guys questionable... ray rice, chris can, brandon stokley and third string running back shaun draughn. rookie receiver marlon brown is expected to play... listed as probable. it's no secret the ravens offense isn't where it needs to be... nor where they want it. . the ravens could hit their offensive stride against the bills... who are 27th in total defense. that could help the run game... which hasn't rush for over 100 yards a game yet this season. and it could help joe flacco... who's passer rating is 80... with 3 touchdowns to 2 interceptions... . that's deceiving... flacco is dealing with young and new receivers... jacoby jones is hurt. and i don't need to bring up the tight end play again... . flacco's going to be okay... numbers can lie... but records cannot. "there's one thing that he knows how to do. he knows how to win, which he's demonstrated since he's been here. not only th

yucky rice. rice likely contains arsenic because it is green in water on the ground where it can be easily absorbed. according to the fda, the amounts of arsenic so small that rice is safe to eat. but the agency is studying the long term health effects. now to that raisin farmer in california. quite the battle with the federal government he is having national raven reserve there is a national raven reserve. something did i not know. a real thing, in fact, it's been around for decades. ravens on reserve. the government created to help out farmers after the great depression. by law the feds can seize a portion of crops. raches go into the raven reserve to help control supply and demand keeping raise sin supplies up how lovely. one man refused to give up harvest. that's added up to hefty fines, now, he owes the reserve more than a million pounds of his dried up grapes. dominic di-natale live from ours west coast news hub with this story. dominic? >> hey, there, shep. this guy marvin horn who was bor

don't have rice every day. mix in other grains.s a pediatrician, when i talk, now, to parents about starting first food, we're no longer saying going with rice cereal as the first cereal. mix it up. you can still have some rice cereal. you can go with other grains and vegetables and meats. that will be just fine. >> good tips, especially coming on the heals of the apple juice scare, as well. >> and the hope is they have a limit for arsenic in apple juice. hopefully in the future they'll come up with a limit for arsenic in rice. >> rich, great advice. thank you. >>> we're going to turn, now, to new england patriots get set to start their new season this weekend. a former big star, potential hall of famer is answering charges that he killed a friend. aaron hernandez pleading not guilty to first-degree murder. and abc's reena ninan has the details. reena, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. he was the rising nfl star. $40 million contract. fiancee, even a baby girl. sources familiar with the case tell us how the prosecutio

inspector silver recognized 19-year-old jaquan rice. it happened at this bus stop in the bay view. it was sad irony that rice himself was the victim of an almost fatal mauling by two pittbulls when he was only 11 years old. police also found other videos of pittbulls in perkins' cell phone. this one showed two of them apparently being trained to fight by attacking hanging tires. silver suspects that pittbull street fighting goes on more than we know. >> it is not an uncommon practice at all. it is a vastly under reported practice i believe. >> silver told us street gangs use dog fighting as a means of controlling their turf.

our our food staple throughout the world we rice and corn. and then we have we have rising sea level. and this is going to affect the world's rice eaters live in asia because they are there huge. that will be affected by this i mean the one we've bandied about for a long time is what happens with bangladesh a one metre rise in sea level covers half the rice one is a country of one hundred fifty five million people so this is not trivial and we're looking in this century a. rise in sea and sea level could easily be a meter in the worst case scenario good could be close to two metres when you look around the world at rice production particularly in asia a lot of the discriminant the rice growing river deltas whether it's on the dash or vietnam or the chinese and at or near civil right and so that's one thing another is is i smelt. the glaciers that feed the rivers the provide the irrigation water for many of the world's farmers and this includes the yangtze the yellow the indus the. n.g.'s. the glaciers that feed these are shrinking and slowly

robert rice just said you are exactly right. >> that's a first in tv. but i want to say something he's exactly wrong on, which was, bob, when you said that these jobs will not be replaced by automation and machines and robots, i believe that you're wrong. in fact, this is a trend that's actually already happening, christine. i went out to one of these casual -- what do they call them, the fast casual restaurants. you now order your food on an ipod, you don't have a server. if you go to these burger kings and mcdonald's, that's the problem, bob rice, you never go to those restaurants. when you go to those places now, you don't have a server who is actually pouring your drink. now you go and you put your cup into the dispenser machine. so they're doing things already, robert rice, to reduce their labor costs -- >> we all want a high-wage economy. we all three agree about that. steven moore, robert reich, thank you. >>> detroit bankrupt, residents losing jobs, losing homes, and now losing their dogs. the story of thousands of strays roaming the motor city

has rice harvest is prepared to sit in rice growing river deltas and as sea level rises even a one meter rise as i mentioned earlier in bangladesh takes half there are half the rice harvest. and and there are many other places in asia the vietnam delta for example is a very vulnerable area and the other various river delta so rising sea level is going to affect rice eaters more directly than it will wheat or corn eaters because so much rice is grown close to sea level that's interesting so it's going to. be one of the findings of the i.p.c.c. report and i this is the one of the thread. but i saw a lot of these. right wing or the climate denier emails that i was going for there was whole climate change isn't happening as fast as we thought it would we thought it would be a lot warmer now than it is that's not is that waterfall. right you in the unit it's entirely natural to focus on surface air temperature and those trends because that's where you and i live in where we all experience climate change most directly and so on their specs however the surface air temperature is remaining incre

brown rice had the highest levels and instant rice the lowest.is so small is stillrice is still safe to eat, but they say you should vary your diet. arsenic is a carcinogen found naturally in water, air and soil. >>> the next iphone hasn't been announced, but fans are lining up to get one. two employees from the website sell your mac.com thought they would be clever and be the first two people in line today. but when they showed up to the apple store in new york, guess what. two people were already waiting. apple is expected to announce its iphone 5s on tuesday and released it two weeks from today. >>> ride finding service uber is taking people back to the future. in san francisco there is a fleet of delorion's riding around. they were designed to look like the time machine from the movie "back to the future" and over the next two days some lucky uber users can track one down. all you have to do is open the app and spot the delorion. you can have a maximum 15-minute ride. >> but you can't go back in time. >> let's check in with spencer about that

condoleezza rice and i. the world knows you as condoleezza rice, former secretary of state.an to be in national security adviceor. but you were born and raised in alabama. in birmingham. and you grew up in a segregated south. tell us about how it was growing up in birmingham. >> well growing up in birmingham, clearly the most segregated big city in america, and a place in 1962 and 1963 would be called bombing-ham because it was so violent. >> right. >> you will remember that. it was like being in a parallel world. you were always aware that you couldn't go to a movie theater. couldn't go to a restaurant. i said sometimes very often that my parents couldn't take me to have a hamburger at the woolworth's lunch counter, but had me absolutely convinced i could be president of the united states if i wanted to be. >> i was fascinated i read the story about how your father became a republican. in all of the politics i thought i knew, i never knew that story. >> in 1952 he went down to register to vote in birmingham. young minister, high school athletic director. and they said to hi

and lowest in instant rice.mer groups have urged the government to create standards for the amount of arsenic in rice products. >> all the fda is saying is it won't cause health problems in the short term. the issue about arsenic whether it's in juice or rice products is always the long-term effects of low level exposure. >> reporter: while the fda conducts more studies, the agency says people should eat a well balanced diet to minimize the potential negative health effects that could come from eating too much of any one food. grains like wheat, barley and oats are a good way to vary your diet. marlie hall, cbs news, new york. >> they are trying to lower levels of arsenic in rice. >>> bay area fire crews responding to another big fire over the weekend. where a propane tank exploded right in the middle of that firefight. >> and i'm dennis o'donnell. could the raiders pull off the biggest upset in week one? things got chippie in the 49ers final home opener at the stick. we'll have sports coming up. ,,,,,,,,,, [ ph

. >>> meanwhile, some rice farmers in fukushima have also struggled over the past 2 1/2 years. now, those from a town near the damaged plant are preparing to ship their crop for the first time since the 2011 accident. the town of hirono is located within the 30-kilometer radius around the fukushima daiichi plant. local farmers voluntarily stopped growing rice for two years in response to worries about contamination. town officials began harvesting the crop last year on an experimental basis. they confirmed radiation levels were below the government's safety standard. so they decided to allow farmers to plant again and take this year's harvest to market once it's tested. members of an agricultural cooperative in a neighboring town are checking rice fresh from the paddies. >> translator: we will test every single bag, that way we'll be able to market our rice because people will know it was thoroughly tested. >> only rice that meets the standard that's stricter than the government's safety limit will be shipped. now, farmers in hirono are waiting to see if consumers will buy thei

welcome, ambassador rice. >> thank you, fareed. good to be with you. >> so the president has now spoken to president rouhani, john kerry has met with his counterpart. do you think that the iranians are negotiating seriously? >> well, it's too soon to know that, fareed. what happened earlier this week is that secretary kerry joined by the foreign ministers of russia and china, the u.k., france and germany met and of course the eu chief negotiator met for the first time at the foreign minister level with the new iranian foreign minister. that was a constructive discussion. but it really was a scene setter in which the iranians underscored their commitment not to pursue a nuclear weapon but peaceful nuclear energy. where we and others underscored that iran had to meet its international obligations under security council resolutions and that the sanctions would remain until those obligations were satisfied and yet both sides also committed to continue the diplomacy. next month in mid october in geneva where the negotiations will begin

and...more encouraging signs from the ray rice front... after sitting out against the texans last sunday with a strained hip flexor, rice practiced again for a second straight day.. stll listed as doubtful, rice could sxee action against the bills.. the organzational position is that rice's injury is not that serious, and tghe biggest issue is his ability to play thru pain..and that's what they're watching for this week.. we'll see.... a major change coming to major league baseball... tonight on sports unlimited... trying to run a mile... doesn't sound too hard... but... imagine... doing it.../ while wearing... a... 75-pound bomb suit. first lieutenant... ashley sorensen... recently broke the world record... for the fastest mile run... while wearing ...an... e-o-d... bomb disposal suit.../. she... clocked in... at... 11---minutes... 6--seconds..../ that... beat the previous record... by more than... two minutes.../. sorensen... trained for a year and a half... to be able to complete the run. that's all for fox45 news at 5:30. "family feud"

each person qualifying is entitled to 5k ilos of wheat and rice at a reduced price and they will taket up to $20 billion this financial year, that is almost $5 billion more t current spending. and we report. >> reporter: the indian government has long struggled to feed its people. but in a plea last week ghandi the force behind a bill urged representatives to vote for change. >> we must together rise to the occasion, set aside our differences and affirm our commitment to their welfare and well-being. it is my humble appeal that we as representative of those very people should put this bill into an act and do so unanimously. >> reporter: over the past two decades india has experienced rapid economic growth but despite the country's good fortune hundreds of millions of people have not had enough to eat. from urban areas to remote villages hunger has been a consistent problem and right to food activists say the country leaders have financially taken responsibility. >> it's a good thing and many things that are wrong with the system and that acknowledges hunger and makes the state account

most days rice is riding right along with the pack. >> i'm always moved by it. actually never immune to it. >> reporter: rice never thought she would end up in the fitness business. the married mom of two spent most of her career as a hollywood talent manager. when she couldn't find the perfect workout, she decided to create it. rice started the company with elizabeth cutler, a virtual stranger she only just met. >> it is like when you meet a great guy. you just know and i think for me and julie, we just really knew when we met each other, we shared a common vision immediately. >> reporter: they wrote out their business plan on a napkin. >> elizabeth whipped out a pen from the bottom of her purse. if we had this many bikes and we can get 75 people a day to come, we can pay the rent, we can pay our baby sitters, and we can be passionate about what we're doing. >> reporter: part of their vision, a laid back work place where most people show up in gym clothes and are encouraged to get in one workout a day. >> think about creating a place where our kids would want t

rice speaking with nbc news's brian williams in an exclusive interview. take a listen. >> do you draw that bright an distinction between a death of incendiary bomb by a school, machine gun fires, and chemical weapons, which seems to be the bright line on this? >> chemical weapons, which can kill with indiscriminate abandonment, people who are innocent are employed in conflict, it is of a greater magnitude, because if terrorists get ahold of those weapons, they can be used on a massive scale. >> president vladimir putin also speaking out on the subject of syria, saying he will consider military action. he's one of bashar al assad's greatest allies. jim live in turkey, good morning to you. what more did the president say here, vladimir putin, and what are the implications? >> hi, richard. well, these comments from vladimir putin made in an interview with the associated press, they could be another tricky feint by the president or a potential breakthrough. never before, however, has putin said he would, quote, not exclude supporting a u.n. security council r

you think nicaraguans like rice?it seems to me they like rice more than they do beans, because this is 10 barrels of rice to one barrel of beans. don't be fooled. they like beans and rice together. this is off of corn. corn, and this is the chicha drink, which is a very famous drink here in nicaragua. >> [speaking spanish] >> sí, sí. perfecto. gracias, señora. this market goes on for blocks and blocks and blocks, and there's hundreds and hundreds of people who come here to get the stuff they need for living here in nicaragua. [speaking spanish] the heart of the city is el parque central, which is flanked by the cathedral of granada and granada's most historic landmarks, restaurants and hotels. at the hotel plaza colon, a parkside veranda offers a rinkside view of locals and visitors passing the time, which in nicaragua always includes a fair amount of eating and drinking. there are many typical dishes to have in nicaragua, and one of the most unique and special dishes is vigorón, and the best place is at one of the k

where is the rice ? - what rice ? - the rice that is supposed to be here. let me take a look at that. well, what do you know ? it does say rice. - so you can bring it tomorrow ? - yeah, of course. i'm sorry about that. no problem. see you tomorrow. you see, jess ? how can i possibly take a vacation ? how would crossroads cafe get along without me ? mr. brashov doesn't think we can manage the cafe even for a few days. no, no, no that is not what i think. that's what it sounds like to me, mr. brashov. unfortunately, you all have other jobs to do, and this restaurant would not stay on if you did nodo those other jobs. like my cooking, for example. how can you have a restaurant without a chef ? hocan you have a restaurant without a waitress ? katherine, rosa, stop. everyone is important here. - everyone is equal at crossroads cafe. - i'm afraid not, my friend. - no ? - no. there is one person here who is much more important than all the others. without that person, there would be no cafe - who's that ? - me. the customer. now, can i get some more coffee ? hi, j

but his football i-q is not nearly as high as rice.... the countdown is on for october baseball... 10 games left. and the biggest series of the orioles' season starts tonight. 4 games in tampa bay. a post season ticket via a wildcard is on the line. if the season ended today... tampa bay and texas take the american league wildcards. with cleveland a half game back... and the orioles 2 games. . basically they need to take this series... 3 of the 4 games... with a sweep as icing on the cake. o's and rays game 1... plus old mill and meade meet in a huge high school football matchup... coming up tonight on sports unlimited... a minnestoa dairy queen employee is being praised across the country... for his act of kindness. 19-year-old joey prusak was working the cash register when he saw a blind customer drop a 20 dollar bill... and another woman pick it up and slip it in her purse. joey was appalled and refused to serve the woman unless she returned the money. when she refused, joey gave the blind customer twenty-dollars out of his own pocket.

they pour coffee over their rice to give it a bit of flavor. but sometimes they can't even afford that. >> [speaking native language] as parents, we feel really bad to see our kids go to bed without eating. but what can i do? i have no job. it's not like before. my daughter understands our situation, and just keeps quiet about it. but it's my son who usually complains. he'd say, "mom, i'm really, really hungry." >> genelyn, juna, and antonio would all benefit from basic welfare provision. but can a country like the philippines afford it? the philippines spends 3.3% of gdp, or total wealth, on social security. dr. ofreneo, backed by the international labor organization, wants that to double. >> as a starting point, set aside 6%, and you can have a universal health, a universal social security system. of course, we have a long way to go before we reach the 30% gdp level that there exists in some european countries. >> the government says that's ambitious. >> we are not spending 6% of the gdp on social protection because we need to spend for other

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no mention of any of those things from susan rice.she made a very -- use a moral and emotional argument to stop chemical weapons attacks and moving on to a real political argument. saint every time chemical weapons are deployed they pose the risk of somehow ending up in the hands of anti-u.s. forces such as hezbollah or al qaeda affiliates. she did not explain how u.s. airstrikes would stop those chemical weapons from falling into the hands of groups that are hostile to the u.s. nor was there any mention so far and the press conference of the changing diplomacy today. that is to say the syrians have effectively signed on to the proposal to put their chemical weapons in to international supervision. secondly thomas the u.n. secretary-general backing the proposal in a press conference at the united nations just a couple hours ago. the diplomatic game has changed considerably whereas susan rice is really going back to the old message that seemed to existed before the secretary's statement that we heard earlier today. we have these differ

creamy thai style chicken with rice. mexican-style chicken tortilla.f you think campbell's 26 new soups sound good, imagine how they taste. m'm! m'm! good! >>> time for sports. richard, good morning. >> good wednesday to you, mara. the yankees, derek jeter continues to make baseball history. he beats a throw to first for career hit number 3,314. that hit and that run that he makes, that puts jeter ninth on the all-time hits list passing hall of famer eddie collins. >>> score tied in the ninth inning. pittsburgh snyder blasts this run. pirates 4-3 over milwaukee for the first time in 20 years. pittsburgh locks up at least a .500 season. lots to celebrate there. >>> in oakland, a's josh donaldson chases a foul ball. he dives over the tarp. he makes the catch. a's lose to the rangers, 5-1. texas rangers now first in the american league west. >>> diamondbacks and who is that? olga corbett doing a cartwheel and throwing the ceremonial first pitch. >>> andy murray gets a scare after losing the first set, but he bounces back with a volley. that's a big lob is

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we heard from susan rice and may hear from hillary clinton here soon.o you believe there are members on both sides of the aisle who are now not just undecided but adamant nos regarding any military strike? >> well, i've been a democratic whip in the house. i've been through votes like this before on the executive branch and congressional side. the administration is just getting their momentum. members of congress have been home. they've been hearing from constituents. this is not popular. they are now on the turf of the administration. they will get briefings. they will get intelligence data. this is the time when those undecided and i think the undecided number is the biggest, when you can turn them. this is when you can also work on those that have come out negative. members of congress will have about a week in the house before there is a vote. i've seen the executive branch, clinton, bush administrations obama administrations. right now they have the tools of persuasion. and you're now on the administration's turf. the administration and president w