schoumacher: sioux city was isolated.the hundreds were turned back and rivers of milk ran down roadway ditches, while in the city, strikers distributed gallons of confiscated milk free to the inhabitants. although the iowa strikers were few in number, their actions were merely the first ripple in an ever-widening sea of protest. roads were picketed in south dakota and nebraska. strikers were beaten and tear-gassed, but they held firm. north dakota organized and the georgia dairymendum. six weeks after the sioux city strike began, it was all over. although scattered protests continued throughout the nation, they were faint echoes of the anger that spilled over at sioux city. why was the strike unsuccessful? the milk dealers could find enough milk supply somewhere to thwart the desires of the dairy farmer. so there didn't seem to be much that farmers could do to improve their general lot. not individual action, not institutional activity, not even group protests and violence. economic analyst richard gill explains why farme

we screened in sioux city before anyone had seen the movie for all the administrators in the movie. obviously we've been down a long road with this community and i will make a point thanking them for their courage in making this film, which is what you thought nobody would ever do, which is allow a camera to film for a year inside a building and film those interactions and those conversations. but they did it because they wanted to do better. but when we first did the screening, someone that had been an administrator for many many years basically said, listen, if we're going to be honest in unpacking this movie, then we have to recognize and i'll be the first one to say it, that i have made those mistakes. i have rushed to judge. i have gotten it wrong in exactly that same way many times in my career. then suddenly the conversation started to flow and not only did people connect to how they missed those moments and that they don't, that they felt they didn't have the training to catch those moments or really do that inner reflection, but then they started sharing their stories of be

patrick have had health care workers laid off in cern act like new york education jobs lost in sioux city research employees long term or two hundred ninety million dollars wouldn't even told them if you want all the cuts or reductions in future spending we're seeing job layoffs you're seeing people had if you working people have less money in their policy than obama stand is the law and as the executive of this country is enforcing he has the power to decide where these cuts come from why he didn't try one which is i didn't cut foreign security he cut the things that will be put by not a little bit less direct last time i checked and maybe things have changed since my civics class but spending in this sort of stuff or originates in congress not it is all that originated in congress that he signed you should read it it's a really really honestly comes bob and it is indeed the power of the congress or it's not worth it once and i haven't the political panel after this break. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so for lengthly you think you understand it and then you glimpse

. >> next, call from harold watching us in sioux city, iowa. >> thank you for taking my call. i really enjoy the program. my question is you had a number of talks about jackson and tyler and they both had slaves. how did those slaves fair after and during the civil war? and were those plantations burnt by the yankees? how did that come out? i will hang up and let you answer it. thank you. >> certainly, the union army is coming through twice actually, as a consequence of mcclelland's peninsula campaign. and each time that the union enslaveds through, the population leaves. they take the opportunity to leave. what's happening in charles city on the tyler plantation, ghoulio forest, is that has left, he's fled and gone to new york to staten island to live with her mother. so there are enslaved people left behind. and it is reported that some of them take over the plantation. certainly, the house is, there are some things that are done by the union army probably and perhaps by local people as well. the plantation is in a bit of a mess when the war is over, which is not that unusua

i am in sioux city, florida. i have cancer. have a son in michigan who has down syndrome and an ex-wife in michigan who isn't making it. like to help them out. but i can't. i can barely make it here in florida. host: tell us about how the cost-of-living works for you. caller: i am on food stamps. i am very out. fortunate. unfortunately, where i need to go next for therapy, my insurance company won't pay them enough money for me to get the therapy i need to get back on my feet. host: while we are asking for people to share their opinions, you can share your thoughts. us a tweeto send and we can share your thoughts on the air. peggy ended kingstown, pennsylvania on our independent line. air.re on the turned on your tv and talk to us. maybe if was thinking, obama started cutting their paycheck and everything instead of cutting social security or for the troops and their meals and stuff, maybe we would be able to have money where we need it. host: what do you think about potential changes to social security, medicare? i think it's

this is from casper to sioux city all the way to minneapolis. there's some concerns that maybe even in the next 48 hours, chicagoland would come out with a little -- definitely a change in temperature. we'll look at that snow situation. fog and wet weather. in to the afternoon, high temperature 62 degrees. we are looking at more shall be poking throughs especially towards the end of the week, temperatures bumping up as well. in to the weekend, towson town festival looks good. >> we'll have another look at america's weather in the next half hour. lara. >> thank you, sam. here we go, explosives arguments launched at the michael jackson wrongful death trial. both sides came out swinging and abc's david wright has the story. >> reporter: michael jackson's wrongful death trial opened with videos. watching him performing in munich in 1999. later rehearsing for what was to have been his comeback tour. that was just two days before he died. the question before the jury, who is really to blame? >> conrad robert murray, guilty. >> reporter: jackson's doct

michael writes -- barbara is our next caller, sioux city, iowa. hello, thank you. would like to comment on this immigration reform. there should not be any immigration reform period. these people are in our country illegally. they need to go back where they came from. it does not matter what race they are, whether they are latino, eastern europe, or wherever -- they need to be deported. they are draining our public assistance programs, taking a jobs from american citizens, and i think they are a major cause of our economic crisis, as well as unemployment. the crime in our nation has increased tenfold with these people. also, i can speak for a fact that when they move into cities and towns, the towns and cities start deteriorating and that is why i cannot even live in my hometown. they have destroyed it. host: mark in ohio, an independent caller. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. i have to agree with the last few callers. we do not need immigration reform. what we need to do is get these people back in their countries, let them fight for thei

. >> next, call from harold watching us in sioux city, iowa. >> thank you for taking my call.eally enjoy the program. my question is you had a number of talks about jackson and tyler and they both had slaves. how did those slaves fair after and during the civil war? and were those plantations burnt by the yankees? how did that come out? i will hang up and let you answer it. thank you. >> certainly, the union army is coming through twice actually, as a consequence of mcclelland's peninsula campaign. and each time that the union army comes through, the population leaves. they take the opportunity to leave. what's happening in charles city on the tyler plantation, sherwood forest, is that julia has left, he's fled and gone to new york to staten island to live with her mother. peoplee are enslaved left behind. and it is reported that some of them take over the plantation. certainly, the house is, there are some things that are done by the union army probably and perhaps by local people as well. the plantation is in a bit of a mess when the war is over, which is not that unusual fo

especially interstate 90 from rapid city to sioux fall.f you have flooding on your river and it's raining, it just kind of doesn't make you feel good anyways. the forecast for the east, still two thunderstorms exiting florida. the east coast, we're actually looking okay today. actually for much of the week we have pretty nice forecast for a lot of people, eastern half of the country. there's a shot of st. louis. the mississippi river in major flood stage will be peaking and cresting today in the gateway city. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. i've always had to keep my eye on her... but, i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhea

rapid city, cheyenne, denver, gets another hit today. sioux falls to minneapolis.. you'll pick up a good 6 to 10 inches. when this snow pack melts, what it will do to the flooding in the middle of the country is a concern. you may have gotten the chill in new england today. providence, 57. it's plenty of cool air in the northeast. >> it is time for "gma's" pollen report. if you're celebrating earth day today, then just give the trees a break for the high pollen count coast to coast. tree pollen reaches its peak in may. -- in mid-april. to get a more specific report, you can go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. we'll tell you what is going on more in the country. with the different levels of pollen. >> 'tis the season. >> thanks, sam. >> we're so polite. >>> ahead, oscar-winner reese witherspoon under arrest for disorderly conduct. now, she speaks out overnight. what she said. >>> and it's the k-mart ad going viral. free shipping on pants. say that three times fast. wow, i've been claritin ear for 10 days! doctors recommend takingour, onowe claritin every your al

it currently feels like 4 degrees in rapid city, feels like 12 in sioux falls, 24 degrees is what it undle up. as far as your high temperatures go, only in the 30's for denver and rapid city. flood warnings still in effect across sections of illinois and indiana due to the ongoing flooding. >>steve: 16 right now it feels like in amarillo. >>gretchen: approximately three million to four million animals are euthanized in shelters each year but one couple aims to bring that number down to zero. anna kooiman joins us live at the manatee shelter in florida. >> according to the aspca, five million to seven million companion animals go into shelters every year. 60% to 70% are killed. that's three million to four million animals. the founders of paws for hope and faith join me. good morning to you. you all are trying to lower that number by getting folks to sign pardons like this one at shelters that keeps the shelter from killing animals. you've been able to help 600 animals or more over the past year. tell me about that. >> well, we had one that wasn't with us too long. after that i got ano

sioux falls to minneapolis, 6 to 12 inches of snow is possible. we even have freezing rain out there this morning in a few spots, especially oklahoma city. the one good portion of the forecast, we didn't get the tornadoes yesterday. no complaints. i don't expect many tornadoes today. we avoided that threat. >> that is good news. bill karins, thank you so much. >>> is texting while flying to blame for a pilot's deadly crash? and a survey of melanoma survivors. >>> a a piece of art that many of mao have helped to bank roll. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. i never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your busine

as the snow goes, rapid city, south dakota, had 22 inches of snow yesterday, shattering their all-time record for april and i think we have more snow tonight, especially from siouxalls to minneapolis up to a foot of snow tomorrow morning in the twin cities. we leave you with a shot there of washington, d.c. beautiful sunrise under way. shorts and t-shirts if you can get away with it! you're watching "morning joe," brewed by starbucks. i know what you're thinking... transit fares! as in the 37 billion transit fares we help collect each year. no? oh, right. you're thinking of the 1.6 million daily customer care interactions xerox handles. or the 900 million health insurance claims we process. so, it's no surprise to you that companies depend on today's xerox for services that simplify how work gets done. which is...pretty much what we've always stood for. with xerox, you're ready for real business. ♪ >>> a beautiful shot the cherry blossoms in washington. take a look at our morning papers. kelly? >> the charlotte observer a new report suggests the u.s. is using drone strikes to kill more than just top level al qaeda leaders. mcclatchy newspaper found the obama adm

city is not there. so there's an idea here that the peace organization needs to be in more peaceful surroundings. often there were proposals for islands. this is from sioux st. marie, michigan. there's a very similar design for niagara falls. these were border proposals that joined the towns on both sides of the border, so michigan and the twin town in canada and the same with niagara falls. modern buildings, symbolic traffic circles, right? linking roads from both continents are part of these designs. and finally, pack to our friends in -- back to our friends in south dakota. this is the design for the world capital in the black hills. this would have been in a valley in the black hills. um, and what you're seeing here is a central tower structure, and this, it looks like concentric circles, but it's actually a spiral to allow the united nations to grow and grow and grow. in perpetuity. and here you see small office structures for the delegations which look to me a little bit like suburban cul-de-sac developments. will[laughter] in the hills, the would have been villages for nationalities, and straight through the middle is the world highway, the highwa

city could see a record 18 inches of snow by the time it is over. blowing snow caused near whiteout conditions forcing police to close a long stretch of interstate 90 near sioux parts of colorado. powerful gusts blew apart a harley davidson dealership in pueblo. two tornados reported in eastern colorado powerful enough to roll over a mobile home and rip the roof off of a barn. >> just been crazy this season. >> it has been. >>> the unusual storm system could delay travelers in the country today. >> meteorologist jim dickey has more about the ice, snow and dangerous wind from accuweather. good morning. >> good morning, john, marci. tracking a cold front through the early morning hours. look at the temperatures across the south central portions of the country. temperatures in colorado in the teens earlier on tuesday evening while in southern texas, triple digits. when you take two air masses, air is being forced violently upward and that's why we're seeing all this adverse weather. so snow to the north and west. the apparent low, tracking eastward. that continues. strong to severe thunderstorms will continue through the early morning hours. right on through our