>> let me talk from the usda perspective and i would like secretary sebelius to weigh in. she did an excellent job of pointing out the number of initiatives taking place today that have not been taking place for some time in this space. for example, in areas that we are involved with, our snap program, the supplemental nutrition assistance program, is currently working on a program to try to see if we can innocent the purchase of fruits and vegetables. that's not been done before. it's being done now because we are aware of the need for more fruits and vegetables in folks' diets. the issue of food deserts, we have a healthy financing initiative that h.h.s., usda, and treasury department are working on. so many in the areas in the country do not have access to a full-scale grocery store. we are working with the food industry on labeling which the secretary mentioned. so within schools we are excited about the potential for their healthy and hunger free kids act of 2010 to engage schools in a meaningful way to improve school breakfast and lunch and do a better job of educatin

the usda has left the science-based coordinated framework between the usda, e.p.a., and f.d.a. that has been accepted throughout the world. by altering the process through use of rules approach rather than science, this could have a significant negative impact on trade. in addition, i think it's important to make sure that all government agencies are allowed for a proper time for proposal of rules and regular laces. as a government we need a full understanding how our action also affect those governments by the rules. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. lucas: i now yield one minute to the congresswoman from alabama, mrs. roby. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mrs. roby: thank you, mr. chairman. madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. roby: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in support of house resolution 72. since the becoming a member of congress there has been a reoccurring theme in almost all of my

[applause] last, sometimes we always hear what is bad, but something that is really good is the usda undersecretary to they visited our district, and they are recognizing us for the great work our schools are doing to promote good health, nutrition habits in our students. at the elementary school, the undersecretary watched student coaches leave their peers in a variety of outdoor games, learning how to prepare healthy snacks -- watched student coaches lead to their peers -- lead their peers. sometimes people are critical, but at the same time, we have national figures coming in and recognizing us. we are really at the cutting edge of what our kids are eating, so that is something we should all be really proud of. i want to thank you, and let's have a good meeting. president mendoza: thank you, superintendent. he was very impressed with our school and the way we are dealing with things , so the thank you. we also have something really special tonight, in recognition for our board certified teachers -- a recognition. this is one of the special evenings where we recognize teachers who h

the usda issued guidelines saying we shouldn't eat more than teaspoon of salt a day. doctors say it contributes to heart attacks and diabetes and risk of stroke. that puts the tasty wheat thin under siege. kraft executives said they're undaunted. >> we're reducing the sodium. we're increasing the whole grain content. going to 100% whole grain. 18% reduction in sodium and still the great taste consumers expect from wheat thins. >> reporter: really? we went to kraft foods campus and asked them to show us how they planned to do that. >> it's a snack. we know that snacks aren't necessarily healthy. they're good. why do you need to change anything? >> everything little bit helps. it's a great opportunity to help people in their goal to eat healthier overall. >> welcome to our cracker development lab. >> reporter: of course they have a cracker development lab. it was a little like going inside willy wonka's chocolate factory. this is the place where they come up with the secret recipe. >> this is the whole grain blend. this is the sugar, starch, baking powder here. >> report

next, we will take a look at new dietary guidelines released by the usda. our guest is going to be robert post from the center for nutrition policy and promotion. first, here is our political cartoons. >> "washington journal" continues. host: sr guest, robert post -- our guest, robert post, from the center for nutrition policy and promotion at the usda, welcome. guest: we are required every five years to review of the science and have an external committee look at nutritional science and the development in the scientific area related to madison, pediatrics, nutrition, and health. then, develop new recommendations, perhaps improved recommendations from the previous edition. we do this every five years. host: what are we seeing, it generally? guest code today, americans are consuming far more calories from fruits or is there are empty calories, far more calories from food sec contained excess amounts of sugars and sodium as well as saturated fat. certainly, we need an improvement in the amount of fruits and vegetables and whole grains and low-fat milk and milk

all the paperwork to vote usda and didn't process it. ldn't let her continue buying homeowners insurance on the house because her father was dead. and her pipe burst last night and she and the whole ceiling collapse, the house is told in water damage and she is uninsured because she couldn't get the papers because the usda will and process them in a year and a half. >> i agree and this is not unusual. if you take the community i am from in flagstaff, not quite housing but shows the contempt they had, we have to show fire. we forbade private industry from doing it. we dictated everything. guess what happens? it burned. something is interesting about that. overtime liberal base sites are crumbling. over time it can grow grass and trees but does something kind of strange when you put a lot of heat to it. it turns to a crystal. what happens with that crystal is it takes 50 to 100 years to breakdown for grass to grow in it. it is a volcano. and will fall 45 degrees. it has center of top soil. right after that we have a rain farm and guess what

the mike. >> okay. with that, i'd like to ask dr. koh and dr. post from usda and hhs to come up just in case there are questions that require a detailed scientific answer which the secretary and i would like to try to answer. but probably won't do as much as you guys can. with that, we'd like to open it up to questions that folks might have about the guidelines and where we go from here. we just need one -- yes, sir. >> thank you. good morning. my name is james reed, reporter for wrgw news. i know as a teenager still growing, there's not specific guidelines for teenagers. having noticed my friends in college and my family back home, many like to eat more than the recommended guidelines, often eat more and exercise less. with that, what recommendations would you give to teenagers at such a critical time for developing bodies and health. >> before i turn it over to one of doctors to respond to that question, it is important to note these guidelines are beginning to distinguish between various stages in life. there are adjustments that have to be made as we move

. >> i got it off the usda website or other program. that works for us, too. >> go to cbssf.com. click on connect to send me your good questions. >> the warriors try to slay the east. who can cause such commotion in san francisco? the name is next. >>> talking about a rude awakening. the warriors first opponent after the all star break, the boston celtics. as my mother once said, if you want to marry the best, you have to date the best, or something like that. anyway, top five. before there was the big three, there was paul pierce. hit three of his 18. came unglued in the 4th. kevin garnett at 24. boston wins by 22 points. dwayne wade and the heat hosting the kings. when they play the kings nearly everything is going to fall. check out the shot by flash. he thinks he has the foul. doesn't get it. slings the ball in the air and the heat, come on, are you kidding me? you cannot be serious. he won by 20. joe thornton, jumbo joe knocked in a rebound. his 300th career goal. the they sweep the season series. on sunday, trever bane became the youngest driver ever to become the daytona 50

. >> the usda expects the price of pork and dairy products to rise the most this year. >>> all right, let's get a look at what's happening later today in the bay as we say good morning to brent. >> good morning. the south bay's largest city will have a new permanent police chief by the end of the day. kris moore is expected to take over the san jose police department today. the city is grappling with a series of murders in what is historically one of america's safest big cities. "today in the bay's" bob redell is taking a closer look at the turbulent start for san jose's next top chief police officer. >>> plus, chaos in cairo affects bay area companies. we'll take a look at how google is helping to get around an internet block that is in effect. you have heard about this, they are blocking the internet in egypt, but there's a way around it and google is helping with that. >>> and a federal judge rule that is obama care is unconstitutional. we'll see what's next coming up in a few minutes on "today in the bay." >>> thank you, brent. today is super bowl need media day in dallas. every p

the usda plans to update nutrition labels on egg cartons. >>> well, valentine's day is just around the corner so go ahead and indulge. gosh that does look good, doesn't it? a new study finds chocolate may actually be healthier for you than fruit juice. researchers at hershey's -- >> right. >> researchers at hershey's the chocolate company compared cocoa products to fruit juice powders and found that dark chocolate had more anti-oxidant power than the juice. so now hershey's is recommending that cocoa powder and dark chocolate be considered super foods. >> i don't know if i believe them but i like it. >> i'll go for it. >>> visitors to the country's most famous zip code may never hear this greeting again. >> welcome to beverly hills, you have arrived! >> that's because this man known as an institution in beverly hills just got laid off. tough times on rodeo drive. the visiters bureau had hired that man, greg donovan, 12 years ago to greet visitors. the visitors bureau can't afford him anymore. it even asked him to relinquish the jacket and the rights to photos and videos of him posing w

schwartz: the usda asked that i go to herminie and provide an independent evaluation of the problems to determine if it was severe enough to warrant funding. i've worked in a lot of communities in pennsylvania, i've seen a lot of things that were pretty startling, however, the trip to herminie absolutely, um... astounded me. i wrote a letter to usda, saying that it was the worst thing i'd ever seen in pennsylvania and that if they could award funding, that they do so. and they did. they did. over $15 million, grant and loan, for that project. mcmillen: and it took years to get funding. what kept this project going was the steadfastness of the community -- they knew they needed sewage, and they just kept plugging along till we got through every issue that came up. the project will consist of 44 miles of line that we're going to put in, and a treatment plant. it will permanently eliminate the problem, the health hazards. i anticipate a definite regrowth in herminie, and it will be a good thing for everybody. zdravecky: maybe it won't help me too much because i'm an old lady, but whoeve

the usda partially deregulated genetically modified sugar beats. here's something really interesting. our country gets half of its sugar from sugar beats. and the government has said if you don't use these modified sugar beats the crop is going to be down 20% this year. and we know sugar prices have gone up, so we need these sugar beats in the ground. and monsanto's sugar beats can go into the spring planting, so it's a huge thing for monsanto. >> tom: so now we've got seeds in the ground, now we've got to help them grow. fertilizer maker mosaic has been benefiting not only from demand but also low natural gas prices, which is a key ingredient in making fertilizer. >> this company makes phosphate and potash and animal feed. the company's c.e.o. says they have so much demand for their products that it going to be a chalg challenge to meet those orders, so that's amazing that the company is doing that well. >> tom: farm equipment maker agco not necessarily a household name, but this is a company behind matthew ferguson and others and it has been risin

. >> reporter: but the usda is urging americans to wean themselves off excess sodium and improve their. >> this is a science based system and it's focused on calories in and calories out. >> reporter: the new dietary guidelines urges to double the amount of fruits and vegetables we eat. we get more than 800 calories from solid fats and added sugars. the guidelines say no more than between 200 and 300 calories of saturated fats. and they want us to double the amount of fish we normally eat. and drink water, not soda. at 81, edith williams could be the guideline's poster child. >> i never crave salt. i don't like a lot of salt. >> really? >> yeah. >> you're in the minority. >> yeah. >> reporter: the main goal? reducing sodium consumption for half the population. people age 51 and older, african-americans, those suffering from certain chronic diseases and children should consume just 1500 milligrams of sodium a day. or about half a teaspoon. guidelines for the rest of us remain at 2300 milligrams. >> we need to get the food industry on board. >> reporter: nutritionist lisa young says the

that's what the usda found when it tested eggs from 12 locations.they found out that vitamin d is up 64%. why? it appears that these hens are getting better food, they are getting better feed and also getting vitamin supplements and that of course is having a trickle down effect. but medical experts say the advice is going to stay the same for now. you got to do everything in moderation and they say, one egg is enough. >> so like the three or four omelet thing i make is too much? >> when i put the half pound of cheese -- >> there you go. >> reporter: yeah. >> we can do breakfast. thanks, brian. >> a federal judge is looking into whether lethal injections can resume in california. it will hinge on whether the judge is satisfied with the state's $900,000 death chamber at san quentin prison. the judge says he will hold at least three additional hearings on the matter before making a decision. and coming up, tonight at 11:00 i'll take a closer look at what the death row wait is in the state of california. there have been no executions in five years. las

it comes that way, part of the inspection from the usda. move the external fat, like fileting skin on a fish. the heart never stops beating. it does? well, i'll set it up as a little semi-dice. this is when it gets fun. [ chopping sounds ] perfect! flip the board over and it's clean, we'll do with a little sea salt, red onion, some chives. i always like fresh pepper. don't use preground. you don't know how old it is. beautiful. this is a fresh -- you may know this as earl grey tea. a little of this and some of the juice. too much of the acid actually starts to cook the heart. heart is a very lean muscle. it needs the richness and fattiness. so we'll add the fois gras. who doesn't like it? i know, peta. and now we'll add the oil ♪ that mixing moment so you have the richness and the leanness of the heart. i like to mess with your mind a little bit. i have this, charcoal, a bit of burned onion and scallion tops. we charred it in the oven, half on and half off the charcoal. it's raw but the charcoal makes you think it's cooked. now all i need is

poor people have to be financed through the usda. if they cannot do it for a bank. >> you are exactly right. i cannot speak for senator mccain. we have a problem. i have been approached by the small banks. last year they had to more audits coming here. in december, they have money to loan. you are not alone. i need to alkaline the issues. we want to make sure we are thankful for you. >> if anyone had the usda home, and it was financed in the 1980's. >> we need to have an example. this is my neighbor to doors down. this was six months before i did. chanel then all the paperwork. she did not process. but was not in her name. her pipe burst last night and she had the whole ceiling collapsed. she is uninsured. she could not get the papers because usda will not process them in 1.5 years. >> i agree with you. this is brought unusual. we had the fire last year. we forbade private industries from going in defending it. we defended everything in not allowing that to occur. it is a habit. there is something about that mountain. over time, he ca

the usda plans to update nutrition labels on egg cartons. >>> indulge on valentine's day. lthier than fruit juice. researchers at hershey's, the chocolate company, they compared cocoa products to fruit juice powders. now, they found that dark chocolate had more anti-oxidant power than the juice. so now they are recommending that cocoa powder and dark chocolate be considered super foods. just a little bit probably. >>> there will be a slight change to the oscar awards this month. producers say they will incorporate mothers of the nominees calling them mom- inees. they are being asked to post updates on twitter and appear during the preshow programs. the 83rd annual academy awards will be presented on february 27th. >>> lindsay lohan will be charged with felony grand theft. the actress is photographed wearing a $2,500 necklace that went missing from a store in the los angeles area. the actress said it was on loan and her stylist was supposed to return it sooner. well, if convicted, she could spend some time in state prison. troubles never end for her. >>> the polite robber go

several years back, the usda did a study and there was nearly 11,000 kansas farmers that have land and buildings valued at over $2 million. the cost of equipment and land values, it is not hard to get to the $3.5 million cap that the president is proposing. the average net income on a family farm is $45,000 per year. under the president's proposal, it is not unreasonable to expect that a significant percentage of kansas family farms could be placed at risk when try to comply with federal tax laws. they might not meet the capital requirements to maintain ownership between generations. i would like to see if you realize how this proposal negatively treats family farms. how do you advise family farms address this challenging issue? it has been promised that taxes would not be raised on those earning below $250,000. how do you explain hitting them with a tax increase that could cost many of them their livelihood? >> the estate tax changes would affect less than 1/2 of 1% including the families that you are concerned about. we share those concerns. in the tax package passed by congress, the

. >> they can tell us that they got it off the usda website or some other program they used, that's anized method that works for us, too. >> reporter: go to wbssf.com and click on "connect" to send me your good questions. >>> the heart of the fire storm in wisconsin, a plan to end collective bargaining with state workers. guess what, the very same proposal has just landed in california. >> how did this california school district go from worst to first? >> people are beating the doors down to get in. >> reporter: what did bay area struggling city schools can learn from their success coming up next. [ music ] (announcer) roundup extended control is no ordinary weed killer. because it does two jobs... at the same time. one: it kills the weeds you have - right down to the root. two: it forms a barrier, that prevents new weeds from growing for up to four months. roundup extended control - kills and prevents. battle in wisconsin that has tens of thousands of protesters [ music ] >>> no end insight to the budget battle in wisconsin that has tens of thousands of protestors descending on the s

sorry, the usda. but, basically, pumpkins are the most wasted food in homes.laughter] now, my first response to that was, duh. [laughter] it's kind of obvious. and my second response was, i can't really get too worked up about that because people are bringing the pumpkins home and carving them up and using them as jack-o'-lanterns, so, you know, some people, sure, are going to use the seeds or maybe make a pie out of it, but a lot of people don't. so in terms of ornamental gourd of all types, all shapes and sizes, i never thought i'd be saying that kind of thing, but in terms of ornamental gourds, i would say they're serving their purpose, and it's not really to be consumed as food. so i can't get too worked up about it. yes. >> from a global perspective, what are some of the countries that are really taking the lead on this issue that you've come across in your research? >> sure. well, the country that i have had the most experience in outside of the u.s. is great britain, and i took a trip there, and one of the chapters is kind of holding up the u.k. as an e

she nailed and all the paperwork to the usda, and they didn't process it. let her continue buying the homeowners insurance on the house because it wasn't in her name. her father was dead, so she could get the paperwork from the usda and her price first -- her pipes burst last night and the whole ceiling collapse, the whole house is totaled and water damage, and she's uninsured because she couldn't get the paper because usda wouldn't process it in a year and a half. >> i agree with you. this is not unusual. you take the community i am from in flagstaff. let's talk about another example. it shows exactly the content that they've had. our universe, our land. there was a fire last year. we forbade private entity from going in. we dictated everything and not allowing that to occur. well guess what happened. it burned. something interesting about that now. overtime it's made out and they said, it is a crumbly mature. that over time, it can grow grass and trees. but it does something kind of funky. when you put a lot of heat to it, it turned to a crystal. what happ

poor people have to be financed through the usda. if they cannot do it for a bank. >> you are exactly right. i cannot speak for senator mccain. we have a problem. i have been approached by the small banks. last year they had to more audits coming here. in decembe they have money to loan. you are not alone. i need to alkaline the issues. we want to make sure we are thankful for you. >> if anyone had the usda home, and it was financed in the 1980's. >> we need to have an example. this is my neighbor to doors down. this was six months before i did. chanel then all the paperwork. she did not procs. but was not in her name. her pipe burst last night and she had the whole ceiling collapsed. she is uninsured. she could not get the papers because usda will not process them in 1.5 years. >> i agree with you. this is brought unusual. we had the fire last year. we forbade private industrs from going in defending it. we defended everything in not allowing that to occur. it is a habit. there is something about that mountain. over time, he can read

i look at the usda numbers, and one thing of course that is caught everybody's attention is the carry over numbers for corn. which are historically low. virtually no carryover. barely enough, probably not enough to keep the pipeline going. i look at drought in china, and that creates a further upward pressure, and i guess if you're on the selling end of this, this is a remarkable time. at the elevator you're seeing corn prices around $7. but on the other hand as you know there's people on the buying end of that, whether it's the ethanol industry, whether it's the meat industry or whatever, and the other piece that is going on this time, a little before this, a competition between corn and soybeans. i'd like to hear your thoughts about this. where do you think we're headed here, and you know, what would happen if we had a tough weather cycle here as we go into this crop season? >> that obviously would put, just answers last question first, it would put more stress on a situation that we're keeping an an eye on. we're projecting increase plantings of three to 5% and corn which may allev

the latest usda figures show 4.2 million californians qualify for food stamps, only 48% of them sign up. and that leaves an estimated $4.9 billion in funding on the table every year. and there is a blame of a 14 page application process. >> most states don't do it the way california does. not only are individuals in need of help losing money the state is losing money. >> she hopes governor brown will help simplify the application but until then, food banks are taking action. second harvest launched this mobile unit to go into the communities. the pilot project hopes to reach more people using mobile food connection. >> we'll be able to conduct a food interview. they'll not have to go down to social service autos advocates say children should be getting food they need and is there for the asking. >> and groups working to save five uc berkeley sports programs from being cut could find out this week if efforts will pay off. and there will be a plan for reinstating programs to save $4 million per year, so far they've collected $15 million in pledges. this is 34,000 coming from cal's arriv

if you look out, if you go to the fda or the usda, there will be outbreak reports. this is a summary of one. this involves the national steak in paltry one about a year ago. been a stool sample, had to throw in my stool sample humor. if you do google images, which is transformed by a bill to be a public speaker, i came up with this one. who would've thought that anybody would give stool samples enough consideration to actually think about something like that? this is a pfge pattern but basically what pfge is, i don't want to cut shot off, so please let me know if i am -- am i getting close? i'm done. no. pfge is basically the testing involved. this is the epidemiological evidence. the editor of the plaintiff and defense lawyers look at to make sure the thickness occurred in the time period in which it occurred. substantial damages to the hemodialysis machine, defend with enough assets. this is a country college wrestler in oklahoma that was a huge outbreak about two years ago. scores of people were sick. if you are killed this restaurant had $1 million in coverage. t

then they banned trans-fats from the kitchens and just last month the usda praised the district for beingcurve in healthy meal standards. but now many are wondering if the controversy will take a bite out of the popular chef's image. >> i don't imagine his reputation will be harmed at all. he took on goliath, the second biggest school district in the world. >> reporter: the lausd says they want to cooperate with oliver without the cameras, an offer he plans to accept. oliver says he'll continue his crusade. >> it's about educating people to live a longer, healthier life. >> reporter: one meal at a time. kristen welker, nbc news, los angeles. >> still to come, pitch perfect -- the cab driver who sings exactly like michael jackson. wait until you hear him. >>> and will fergie be at the wedding? that and more about the royal guest list right after these messages. is clinically proven to give 10 years back to the look of skin. diminishing the look of even deep wrinkles. 10 years? i'll take that! [ female announcer ] roc® we keep our promises. with chili's new $6 lunch break. choose a salad or

several years back the usda did a study -- there were nearly 11,000 kansas family farmers that had land and buildings valued at over 2 million. so the cost of implements and land values when added together is really is not hard to get to the 3.5 million on the cap that the president's budget is imposing. and in addition i want to note the net income on a family farm is approximately 45,000 a year. now, i've heard the president state that everyone needs to pay their fair share of taxes but under the president's proposal, it's not unreasonable to expect that a significant percent of kansas family farms could be placed at work when trying to comply with family tax laws and most likely could not meet the capital requirements to maintain ownership between generations. so i just would like to see if you realize how this proposal negatively treats family farms. i would ask you how did you advise family farms address this challenging issue? and perhaps as a follow-up, it was promised that taxes would not be raised to those earning below $250,000 with the net income of family farm being 45,000 a

in fact, the usda says the average for small, truly small farms, what some might not consider small farms was $46,000 last year and for all farms, small farms was $26,000. there are many people who are engaged as truly small farming activities who want to stay on the land, don't want to parcel it up and continue to live there and raise their kids there but having trouble making ends meet. and this is an opportunity for many folks, opportunity for both consume rs, who are demanding organic produce and for producers. and i think it would be shortsighted to zero out this program at this point in time. i'm asking that we take a very small percentage of the budget well less than 1% and on at least on a temporary measure restore the cuts to the transitional and/or beganic research portion of the budget in the hope we can reach agreement on a sustainable way to fund this program in the future and look at more equitable distribution of funds both for research, subsidies and other things that go on in the department of agriculture. the amount of money we are asking for at $5 million is a tiny frac

the egg board. it's data from usda. what they found is that the 2010 egg is better than the 2002 egg.less cholesterol. 14% less cholesterol. 185 milligrams for egg. and more vitamin d. 64% increase, up to 41 units per egg. >> and you were telling me downstairs, one egg a day is okay. >> reporter: it's fine. just don't overdo the saturated fats. >> all right, thank you rich besser. >>> and coming up, prepared to be amazed. really amazed. a four-legged genius. 1,000 words. is by brushing it with toothpaste. toothpaste contains abrasives that scratch dentures leaving microscopic crevices where bacteria can grow and bacteria can cause bad breath. only polident is proven to clean without scratching and kills 99.9% of odor causing bacteria. i recommend using polident and soak every day. it's the right way to go. now with an improved microclean formula. [ male announcer ] an everyday moment can turn romantic anytime. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. ♪ cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-d

>>reporter: congresswoman love green met with food bank leader today and alarmed by the numbers. latest usda figure show 4.two million californians qualify for food stamps the. only 48 percent of them sign up. and that leaves an estimated 4.9 billion dollars in federal funding on the table every year. critic blame 13 page application process that requires fingerprinting. >> most state don't do it the way california does. and so not only are individuals in need of help losing money the state is losing money. >>reporter: she hopes governor brown will simplify the application requirement but until then food bank take action. second harvest launched this mobile unit to go out into the community to make it easier for family to apply for food stamps. the pilot project hopes to reach more people using the mobile food connection. >> eventually we'll be able to conduct a phone interview from the rv so won't have to go down to social service the. >>reporter: children like dean should get the food they need and is there for the asking. in san jose, abc 7 news. >>> more to bring enthusiastic monday nigh

the end of this month. >>> former agriculture department employee is suing -- over a heavily edited video he posted last summer that she claims made her appear racist and led to her dismissal.ç usdater apologized for the firing and offered to rehire her, but she declined. sharod claims emotional distress and financial damages. >>> two scientists from the university of louisiana reportedly believe that a new planet four times the size of jupiter is lurking in the outer regions of our solar system. if confirmed the massive planet would become the ninth and largest in our system. and now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. a new report by doctors warning against the use of popular energy drinks. charges that they are under-studied, over used, and can be dangerous for children and teens. after reviewing a variety of data in literature, the authors write in the journal of medical pediatrics the harm is caused mostly by too much caffeine or similar ingredients, include heart palpitations, stroke, and even sudden death. for more on this and other health stories, you can check out the health page at msnbc.com. >> narrator: early today health is brought

equipment to manage a farm can be quite high and it can top 1.5 in just equipment several years back the usda did a study there were nearly 11,000 family farmers that had the will building's value over to millions of the cost of employment and land values went when added together it's not hard to get to the 3.5 million, the president's budget is proposing and in addition i want to know the average net income on the family farm is approximately 45,000 a year. i heard the present state everyone needs to pay their fair share of taxes but under the president's proposal it's not unreasonable to expect a significant percent of kansas family farms could be placed at risk when a jogging to comply with federal tax law than most likely couldn't meet the capitol requirement to maintain ownership between the generations. so i would just like to see if you realize how this proposal negatively treats the family farms and would ask you how do you advise family farms address the challenging issue and perhaps as a follow-up it's been promising it wouldn't be raised on those below tutored $50,000 with the net

if you look at -- if you go to the fda or the usda there will be all >> reports. this is a summary of one. this involves the national stake and poultry one about the year-ago. in the stool sample, this is a little stool sample humor. [laughter] if you do google images which is transformed my ability to become speaker i came up with this one man who would have fought anybody to give stool samples enough consideration to think about something like that? this is a pfge pattern. basically what pfge is -- i don't want to cut shawn off so please let me know if i'm -- am i getting close? all right. pfge is just basically the testing involved. this is the epidemiological evidence. this is the famous curb the plaintiffs' lawyers will get to make sure the sickness occurred in the time period in which it occurred substantial damages, this is the hemodialysis machine with enough assets this is a country cottage restaurant and oklahoma there was a huge - 01578 outbreak about two years ago. scores of people were sick and if he were killed. this restaurant had a million dollars i

the usda says it hit just before 9:00 last night in the middle of mendocino national forest about 22ood morning to you. yeah, it is a cold start. we have temperatures right now still in the 30s holding on up in santa rosa. as we head throughout this afternoon under a partly cloudy sky we're looking toward 55 in san jose. take a look at what is to come. a cold winter storm is going to drop our temperatures and our snow levels to 1,000 feet friday night, saturday night 500 feet. laura is back with more news after this. >>> welcome back. look at the south bay. we have an event, ice skating at the pavilion. two accidents, 237 and 280 causing some slowdown. no other major issues for the nimitz coming into the area but oakland here is a big deal. things are moving pretty clear past the coliseum in the northbound direction only slow for five or ten minutes earlier today. >> another update in half an hour. hope to see you then. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles compared to what a cancer patient goes through is a walk in the park. from the moment i reg

. >> the usda is calling for fewer starchy vegetables. lorie and sodium limits based on age of the student. milk must be 1% or fat free. chocolate milk must be fat free and they want to reduce trans-fat by using products with zero grams per serving. >> they are trying to say, look, let's make the calories count. kids learn by example. that's what each of these examples here are going to show. >> we're going to look at some standard fare in terms of school lunches. you will talk about the equivalents and betterle alternatives. crispy chicken sandwich. what's the problem? >> it's 400 calories and nearly a half day's worth of fat. it's crispy chicken which is synonymous with chubby and with this you get the saturated fat equivalent of all of these chicken soft tacos from taco bell. you would be better off eating a couple of these instead of that because it's fried. if you have a burger, it's 350 calories sh not a big difference. but you have protein, produce, mustard and ketchup. >> five grams of saturated fat versus 7 here. grilled cheese. >

if you look at -- if you go to the fda or the usda there will be all >> reports. this is a summary of one. this involves the national stake and poultry one about the year-ago. in the stool sample, this is a little stool sample humor. [laughter] if you do google images which is transformed my ability to become speaker i came up with this one man who would have fought anybody to give stool samples enough consideration to think about something like that? this is a pfge pattern. basically what pfge is -- i don't want to cut shawn off so please let me know if i'm -- am i getting close? all right. pfge is just basically the testing involved. this is the epidemiological evidence. this is the famous curb the plaintiffs' lawyers will get to make sure the sickness occurred in the time period in which it occurred substantial damages, this is the hemodialysis machine with enough assets this is a country cottage restaurant and oklahoma there was a huge - 01578 outbreak about two years ago. scores of people were sick and if he were killed. this restaurant had a million dollars i

the "wall street journal" says apple working on a new i-pad for verizon and at&t that could be out soon. thinner, lighter and has a built in camera. watching corn futures, two-year highs. usdas the supply of corn in the u.s. dropping faster than expected. in fact, at its lowest level in 15 years. a lot of demand for corn for food worldwide and for making ethanol. all that hurting the corn supply. it should be interesting to watch that crop here today. stocks this morning, we are just a slight bit lower here. we've had seven days of gains in the dow. going to be watching the fed chairman ben bernanke testifying in washington today. and the bloomberg silicon valley index trading down just slightly. disney shares doing pretty well, the parent of abc news says theme park attendance is actually up and looks like they stopped offering as many discounts to get people to come to the parks. its tv business, espn especially. live at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news. >> jane, thanks a lot. >> 6:46 now. the bay area could soon be home to the most popular cellphone maker in the world. nokia is considering its plan to move its headquarters from finland to silico

the other problem we have, of course, we don't seem to have enough people to really overseas those contractors that we do put it out to and that's been a real serious problem. usda, the state department, and other places on that. the wartime contracting commission that jim leech and i had the legislation out finally got out and done their job and they found out they were hiring other private contractors to oversee other private contractors hip hop how do you assess the department of defense's process in insourcing those critical roles of insight and private contracts? decisions are made much too much on an ad hoc basis. there's really not a systemic assessment of what should be contracted out, what should be insourced and what should be insourced how you build your capabilities and our staffing and expertise to be able to do that. what expertise do you need to oversee the contractors and we've encouraged and recommended systemic assessments of that. that's the only way you can deal with that issue over time. >> we have some serious issues as we started to analyze that do you have any ideas how they might ramp that up and separate those out so that those inherent

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as a result of this agreement, negotiated by the ustr and usda, brazil agreed to suspend retaliation against u.s. exports. if this amendment passes and the funds are not transferred in accordance with the agreement, the u.s. will be in violation of the agreement. brazil would then have the right to immediately impose punitive tariffs on u.s. exports. what mr. kind's amendment does is invite a trade war. the u.s.-brazil agreement is in place only until the 2012 farm bill is completed. this provides an opportunity for the u.s. to determine what adjustments to current law are necessary as a part of the next farm bill to bring the u.s. cotton program into compliance with w.t.o. ruling. this amendment should not be on this bill. it is a policy change. please join me in defeating this amendment. yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. kind: i respect my colleague's position. the answer is not to create a new $150 million american subsidy program going to brazil. the answer is to reform our programs no

a new usda study says eggs now have 14% less cholesterol and 64% more vitamin d than they did the lastime they were sampled which was a decade ago. they think it comes from the improvement to the diet of the chickens. >> presumably the hens are putting more in the eggs and consuming less foods that raise cholesterol and putting less in the eggs. >> a clinical dietitian at a medical center in ohio says that eggs are relatively low in saturat ratufasad t. >> we'll be right back. hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> it's cold out there. temperatures dropping, 36 degrees the current temperature in napa, 2 degrees above freezing in santa rosa. we are well below freezing in gilroy. so make sure you grab a jacket. something you can take off later. we'll see a nice day, high pressure in control, lots of sunshine, a rainmaker on the way as well. this is going to change our pattern to an on shore flow as we head throughout the day. today i'd say for the second half of the day that will kick in. the fog will be

california and arizona are addressing agricultural pollution by incorporating usda approved conservation measures in some areas. but the e.p.a. does not target monitoring in rural areas. they are reaching out to the stakeholders. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. all time has expired. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlelady from south dakota. as many as are in favor big signify by saying aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: a recorded vote is requested. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlelady from south dakota will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 430 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. pitts of pennsylvania. the chair: pursuant to the order of the house of february 18, 2011, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. pitts, and a member opposed will each cont