is celebrating the ground bracking of a new usda. a significant commitment on the part of the united states government under feed the future. the initiative to provide a more stable supply. other helped us lead to a flood tolerant rice variety that shuts down during the conditions. but resumes growth afterwards. developed in conjunction with the university of california, and in the international rice research center in the philippines, new varieties are helping perform the food security in the feed the future focus countries. at the african growth last week, usda and usaid are proud to announce that through the food -- feed the future initiative, the u.s. government will support an african led partnership focused on controlling toxin. over 1.5 people -- billion people consume dangerous levels. this project paid for the broad array of international and local organizations and foundations includes $12 million from the u.s. government. this will help us develop comprehensive regional strategies on health and economic growth. : and raisin

the usda said we don't know what will be paid, what will be financed, what obligations of the government will carry on. it's that granularity of government services that is at stake, not just social security checks. the house passed the bill, adding a balanced budget amendment, asking the senate to pass a balanced budget amendment. no legislative body can order the other legislative body what to do, so that's clearly something for house votes, but senate to deal with. it will be killed in some procedural vote tonight. then the hard work of negotiating something will go on this weekend. importantly in the senate, the killing of the boehner bill, the house bill, will not be final. that will still remain as a legislative option that can be revived quickly and not be subject to the filibuster halass a typical piece of legislation might have to overcome. that suggests the senate and house are keeping the option alive because they imagine a compromise and see a way forward. there is a will, we just haven't found the way. >> so you mean the boehner bill would be a shell filled with a compromise

we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will. no blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >>> let's look at our five-day forecast. tomorrow and friday chance of some passing showers or thundershowers. a front slowly stalls and dissolves over us. that will leave us with a good weekend. sunny saturday and sunday. sunshine and temperatures in the low 90s. >> thank you. >>> a pro golfer will probably take more care when celebrating a win from now on. he won't be playing in the british open thank to a very unusual injury after this trophy celebration where he ran and jumped into a lake on the golf course. it was a shallow lake. he broke a bone in his leg. >> nice. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will.d meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >>> and there's a lot going on tomorrow. the storms that we had earlier this evening will not be the story for tomorrow. outside, our nation's capital down pennsylvania avenue, it is perfect out there right now. there is a nice breeze and the air is beginning to dry out just a bit. if you were not able to see your field of the storm the cold front that moved through -- look at these wind gusts. imagine being downtown with the wind gusts of 72 m.p.h. around there were wind gusts up to 60 m.p.h. as you head to the north and the west -- gaithersburg got 47 miles per hour. the weather was above average for this time of year. it was mostly cloudy skies. the rain and the thunder has come to an end. satellite and radar, that's it. this will continue to drift toward the south and that will dissolve in the early morning hours. then we will see a chance of showe

the existing law says you use usda data or the individual shipper or fisherman data. it seems like we ought to change the law so that baghdad said the u.s. government has can be used by the shrimpers and fishermen. what do you think of that? >> to what degree will they get the right? ted? -- get the right data? >> it does pose an image of the burden. it helps them access the data and produce the dad did they need so they can demonstrate eligibility. this took a long time. >> it would be good for farmers and fishermen to do this. this is something we should collectively work on. >> i will like to ask, does that mean that the gentleman, the ambassador, that you would -- in your present position, that you would call ambassador? does that mean that you would support that technical minor change in the statutes which usda would be able to recede the department of commerce information that is already within the bosom of the united states government to help out these poor little shrimpers and fishermen? >> we would support the substance of what you said. there are other conte

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

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the alameda county community food bank was getting 80,000 pounds of bonus produce from the usda every month until now. >> that's gone to zero. yeah. >> nothing? >> nothing. >> that's no small amount of food. 80,000 fans is the same weight of a fully loaded semi truck like this one. and the shortages could get even worse. lawmakers in washington are considering millions more in cuts to emergency food programs at a time that calls for help to this hot line has hit an all time high. wilson and the agencies that helped him could end up feeling the pinch. surviving on a budget of $25,000 a month making ends meet wouldn't be easy. >> what would you do if you didn't have this? >> i don't know, i couldn't tell you. >> reporter: with 30 to 40 people just like him lining up here every day he knows there's only so much food to go around. >> have a nice day. >> thank you. >> reporter: in oakland, eric rasmussen, ktvu news. >>> it is earnings day on wall street and apple is once again reporting record revenue. the tech leader earned more than $7 billion in net profit for the june-quarter. that is

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sometimes it's the usda, others it's the fda, others it's the state agricultural agencies coming in.ovie is there's a lot of restrictions on the small guy getting their produce to the consumers, and i think that we should be able to come to a reasonable agreement to make it so there are reasonable regulations on our farmers that are safe, but that don't drive our farmers out of business. >> now, is this a political story in some sense? is it the bigger agriculture firms trying to get the government to crack down on what they perceive as a threat to the markets, and if the local food movement gets too much traction and that's a a threat? >> it could be. the latest statistics i have seen are like 1% of is the population is trying to get their -- is drinking raw milk right now. >> that's pretty small. >> increasing to 2%. >> well, that's double. >> and those small increases could be making them fearful. it seems to be a bit of both, though, the regulators barking up the wrong tree, and probably some political pressure that they're under. >>> so if people are interested this trying to ta

>> you can find a good bit of information on the usda's website. so go on there and look at food safety. safety. >> thank you, and as they say, ,

we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will. no blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >> american soldiers are marking independence there around the world. this is the scene today in afghanistan. service members played -- raised the military flag while ban members play. general patraeus was meeting with troops in canada are. he will become the next director of the cia. a special celebration of 100 people in mount vernon. >> they are celebrating as brand-new american citizens. >> he is about to take a live changing step. >> i have always wanted to be a citizen of the u.s. >> today, 100 candidates from 41 countries became american citizens. including a 21-year-old army specialist just back from iraq. his dad came here from bolivia 20 years ago. the family now lives in alexandria. he passed his test in six and english. >> we want them to know not to stories, but the meaning of them. >> under oath they renounce allegiance to their o

and the usda said that one out of six people get sick from e. coli and other food-borne illnesses every year. don't keep them out for more than an hour. the steps are all part of making sure that your july 4th is happy and safe. if you look at our deckout, you will not see a grill. that is because the firefighters say that grills and decks do not mix. if you decide to strike up the bbq, keep your grill ten feet away from anything that can catch fire and that includes your home. we've done countless stories about decks that cash fire and catch the home on fire. it is a mess. you don't want to do that we have a bunch of other stuff on our website to keep you safe this weekend. fireworks are not allowed. and with this fourth of july weekend, you want to make sure what is in and what is out. >>> up next what started as a normal night at a new orleans convenience store takes a dramatic turn when a young father walks in with his son. 9 news now continues on the eve of the holiday weekend. >>> a new orleans man accused of robbing his store with his five

we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will. no blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >> good morning. here is a live look outdoors. around 77 degrees downtown. some sunshine and maybe some haze around the area. where: for sunshine today. it is hazy in here. we have the grilled going in this food truck. we're with coopers taverns and this is their chow hound food truck. >> we have a great body of these young entrepreneurs saying i want to be in the restaurant business and maybe they didn't have enough to get out there and do wiit. lohan of a parking lot behind little italy and we will have rock-and-roll music, cold beer, delicious wine, and a gourmet food. >> i have never been in a food truck before. >> with a full-sized kitchen about the size of a doll house. we have everything. freezers, refrigerators, steam tables, a flame-broiled grilled. friers, everything you need to cook a full-service meal. we have lobster. this is where

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we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will. no blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >> while we're struggling with heat and how many, people in chile are dealing with a lot of snow. three feet of snow fell on the desert, usually one of the dryest places on earth. the most snow they have seen there in 20 years and yesterday, temperatures fell to 16 degrees in santiago. in spain, plenty of chills but not if the with the weather. thousands of thrillseekers sprinting through the streets of pamplona for the resulting of the bulls today and this is the first day of the weeklong festival that first gained attention in no one 26. >> thank you for joining us at 52. the news edge at 6 with melanie alnwick starts right now. >>> do you hear that? the clock is ticking on capitol hill. if congress doesn't reach a deal soon to raise the nation's debt ceiling, the government could find itself unable to pay itself bills. >>> at the white house

we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will. no blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >> tough name to say, atlanta starter jair jurrjens one-hit the orioles in atlanta last night as the braves won 4-0 to open up the road trip in the loss column. jurrjens sensational. second inning, adam jones -- no, check that. that is scott, no match. adam jones only one that got a hit, in the seventh. before the orioles could get a hit the braves got their first two reasons. jason heyward with a two-run homer. nick markakis' consecutive game hit streak ends with the final out of the game. adam jones says the story starts and ends with the braves pitcher in the 4-0 loss. >> man, there were times i was seeing 2-0 change-ups and you kept everybody off balance. in that same conversation there were pitchs to hit that we fouled off or missed. that is the nature of the game. >> in their first year under randy edsall the terps football team will have

we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will.blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. more breast cancer patients might be receiving radiation treatment than previously thought and the natural cancer institute tracks the breast cancer trips. researchers looked at patients in detroit and los angeles and found that 20% of them who had received radiation were not listed in the registry. authors say if the data is not accurate, researchers don't know if resources to improve cancer care are being used prom. >>> and thanks for joining us at 5. the news edge at 6 with shawn yancy starts right now. >>> a massive manhunt, a major artery shut down. intense forces launched after an armed man attacks a camera. >>> and a family torn a part by a tragic accident. why a mother is facing charges in the death of her own child. >>> and an army officer accused of breaking into an adult video store. it until we -- wait until you hear what he allegedly d

we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will.blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >>> 9:40 a.m. making headlines, dalai lama back in dc for his first major public event since stepping down in march he is leading a 10 debut list teaching expected to attract 100,000 people to verizon center between wednesday and july 16th. >>> independence day was the first day joe biden sent a tweet. he asked americans to take time to thing about american military memberfamilies this 4th. most of his tweets will be written by staff, they will all come under the user name@vp the white house has a twitter account and president obama's re-election does too. he said he will probably send a few himself. >>> police many mexico say one man made a brash attempt at a prison escape officers caught his common law wife trying to sneak him out in a suitcase after a con gical visit. >> they searched her bag found the man curled up inside in a fetal position. >

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. >> we're concerned that there won't be any oversight as to how much liquid is in the packages. >> usda says you should know what you're paying for ask says clear labels disclosing how much liquid is added saying 40% of the meat and poultry is pumped up with fluids. some half as much as 40% added liquid. and the days of paper concert tickets may be coming to an end. ticket master wants to eliminate paper tickets meaning you'd have to show up with your credit card instead of printed ticket. it's not to stop paper but scalpers but could make it harder for to you resell or give away tickets. >> or keep them as souvenir autos there you go. yes. hoo and there is a heads up for drivers using highway 101 throughout san jose. both northbound and southbound lanes will be closed for four nights starting at midnight tonight from the interstate 280, 680 connector, caltrans adding a southbound lane to 101 from story road to actually road interchange. this project started last year, scheduled to be finished by this winter. >> so they'll get it done quickly. there won't be rain in the picture. >> appa

we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will.ood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >>> welcome back. a tough break for those trapped at the washington monument last evening. officials say 16 people got stuck in the elevator around 5:45. they got stuck 400 feet up. they had to manually lower the elevator to the ground. that took about 20 minutes. everyone got out safely. the people waiting at the top of the monument for a ride down had to take the stairs. >>> hundreds of thousands of people are expected to hit the roads this holiday weekend, and if you're planning to head out of town, officials say the earlier you leave, the better, of course. the maryland transportation authority says, if you plan to use the bay bridge, the best time to use it today are before 10:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m. that's today, friday. if you leave tomorrow on saturday, just before 7:00 a.m. or after 5:00 in the evening. on sunday, they suggest before 11

we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will.o blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >>> right now it's 6:30. many people are waking up to this. downed trees, power lines, and debris in their yards. last night's strong storms caused a lot of damage, the worst of it in arlington. crews worked through the night and are still out there this morning trying to clean up the damage and restore power. right now about 8,000 customers across the region are without electricity. >> good morning. and welcome back to "news 4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist in for eun yang this monday morning rng the fourth of july. >>> straight lines winds, up to 60 miles an hour probably caused that damage. this afternoon we have the possibility of more storms. right now just a few sprinkles coming through charlottesville, temperatures near 70 throughout most of the region. 74 at reagan national. there's the cloudy sky over capitol hill and

we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will. no blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >>> these guys are now becoming famous just for having a good time. they call themselves the metro party boys. a number of videos that popped up on youtube during the last several days showing clapping and dancing on metro trains. look at them go. this shows them dancing on the green line after monday night's fireworks. the person who put the clip online said his friends wanted to make the ride fun for everybody. free show on metro. that would be fun. >> so much for that nap you wanted to catch or the book you wanted to read. >> they're going to end up on some show, i'm sure. >> they can have their own show. >> there you go. that's what youtube does. >> let's find out about the weather. tom kierein is in stormcenter 4. >>> golden sunrise over the potomac as we approach 6:41. picking up a few light showers, page county, madison county drifting t

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that is why we are getting some technical advice from the usda. e have drinking water standards that are set by epa. we will want to make sure all of those components are taken into .ccount and used by the team's >> i understand that. you are the lead agency, the epa. >> that is correct. >> i am talking about the cleanup. have you taken charge putting these standards together and incorporate them into something that is easily understood by people? >> yes. >> for farmers and ranchers, you are going to have to talk to the usda to find out what they can help you with. >> yes. i want to say that we must do this in partnership with the state. they have a primary role here. >> i have seen it many times. >> as we go through the process of looking at the soil, the river water, and in the drinking water that may have been impacted down the line, we are going to be circling back with those requirements for cleanup to the responsible party. >> i understand if there is still oil in some places. why is that? how can that be? >> our air quality monitoring -- we

just announced yesterday that they are releas releasing $2 million immediately that will go into the usda research station at fort pierce -- fort pierce, florida, for the remainder of this fiscal year, and in the next fiscal year, assuming that the competitive grants fund is funded by the u.s. congress for the department of agriculture, which we have to assume that that program is going to continue, that the usda has set aside an amount of $5 million in the next fiscal year, starting october 1, that will go directly into this research, and they have agreed to set aside in the following two years $2 million and $2 million in each of those years so that we've got a steady stream of funding of $11 million for research specifically for citrus greening. now, california may have this bacteria. if texas doesn't have it, it's just a matter of days or months. and the same with the citrus that is grown in arizona. and of course in a country like brazil, which to their credit some of the citrus growers in brazil have actually contributed money to our u.s. research institutions, trying to find a cure

. >> the usda john westbrook studies bats that eat moths. >> during her lifetime a female moth can layars of corn, eggs that turn to corn destroying larva. >> but when bats eat insects it cuts farmers pesticide costs by $23 billion nationwide, and that means food costs less. >> so bats actually help keep our grocery costs down? >> yes, they do. >> which is why experts are alarmed, because across the nation, bats are dying, especially in the northeast, where many have a disease called light nose syndrome, and finally, bat fact 4, they make lousy pets. >> i think the catch is, they are not like animals that are holdable, we can't pet them, we can't play with them like you can a dog or a cat or that kind of thing. >> oh, there are people who do but i wouldn't recommend it. the only bat you where likely to get your hands on is a sick one and that's exactly the one you should never handle. >> when you add it up, saving us billions of dollars, not dangerous and definitely not dirty, maybe it is our tiny friends of the night that deserve that coveted title man's best friend. >> take it to pap

we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will.meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >>> if you hate her, if you think she's a lying no-good slut, then you'll start to look at this evidence in a different light. you'll start to -- oh, wait a minute, maybe i'm seeing something that's not there. >> strong words from defense attorney jose baez. will they sway the juror backfire though, against his client casey anthony, our rather dynamic duo, dan abrams and nancy grace standing by to tell you which side made its case better. that's straight ahead. >>> good morning, america. robin and george are off this july 4th. elizabeth vargas is in today as well. >> we the do expect the case to go the jury today and begin deliberations, we don't know how soon. we'll check in with dan and nancy. >>> also this morning -- it's one of the most dangerous sports in the world, free-diving. going 60 feet underwater. racing through an underwater obstacle course

we actually ask the usda to come check us. we have never fed steroids or hormones and never will.blood meal, no meat and bone meal. yuck. no animal by-products. it means when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >>> good morning. happy thursday to you. we have change on the way. but it's not going to happen today. once again we aring dealing with the heat and humidity. we have another code orange and showers and thunderstorms possible this afternoon. and then the dry weather moves in here going into the weekend. maryland's most powerful radar not picking up on a lot. things will get more on the active side right now. we have the air quality alert for you here's the code orange and you need to limit your outdoor activities if you do have lung disease. now over to tonya with traffic. >> reporter: slow traffic on the outer loop between liberty road and baltimore national pike. let's look on the southwest side, though, the beltway at wilkins avenue. steady tr

the usda subsidizes all the agricultural markets like the corn and soy industries.e marketing, and cheaper foods, infe instead of -- sorry. i'm sorry. >> that's okay. >> i understand your point. >> robert, i'll give you the last word. >> well, here's the deal. if we begin taxing, let's look at the people who are going to pass this tax. are they all healthy? are they drinking the same beverages and eating the same foods that they're claiming to be unhealthy? the reality is let's quit pointing the finger at everyone and let's take responsibility, meet people where they are and give them an opportunity to make it work based on their situation and circumstances, and let's keep in mind the psychosocial issues that go with weight loss and eating healthier and being healthier. >> all right. >> it's not about just more taxes. >> could be about moderation. robert and karen, thanks for your thoughts. >> thank you. >>> it looks like president obama has found a word that he likes or words. >> balanced approach. balanced approach. balanced approach. balanced approach. balanced a

upper alameda creek watershed partnership with the alameda county resource conservation district, california range land trust, nature conservancy and usda natural resources conservation service to coordinate watershed protection projects in the mount hamilton reign of the diablo range. it seems to me that it could be expanded to others in the watershed. namely the dirt -- namely that it was important to formalize the partnership, normalizing fronts -- responsibilities for the landowners along with collective efforts to work together and not confuse individuals about what we were doing ho, moving forward with al of the work that we were doing. it has taken some time to get to where we are, but each individual project, if you will, that involved puc will come back to the commission for approval. we just completed literally the first acquisition in the watershed for conservation purposes. there is more coming, we hope. this is all in the efforts to project -- protect the watershed above the reservoirs for the long term. we are happy to say that we are under way with at that project. close them literally last month for the duration. >> how

perdue is the first and the only chicken company to have usda-process-verified programs for fresh all-natural chicken. [ joe ] we never have used steroids or hormones of any type, and always raised cage-free. we're trying to make a better chicken. >>> derwin brown won the 2000 election as the sheriff of dekalb county, georgia, after a bitter campaign, charging his opponent with corruption. >> i just knew that right had to prevail. >> he wanted to make a change. that's what he told me. >> i think that she might have thought that it was going to be a little less dangerous once he got to that position. so it's a little ironic the way things turned around. >> his mother was overjoyed. >> oh, i was very happy. but while he was running, i was very nervous. because of the corruption. and i just felt like something could happen to him, you know. and he said, mommy, i'm not afraid to die for what i believe in. remember martin luther king? he took out what he believed in. and i said to him, i said, well, that's martin luther king. i'm your mother. >> with only a few months until his inauguration, brown

perdue is the first and the only chicken company to have usda-process-verified programs for fresh all-natural chickens. [ jim ] this is an all-vegetarian diet no animal by-promacts, no animal fat. [ joe ] we never have used steroids or hormones of any type. it's not gonna happen. [ joe ] and always raised cage free. we set our goals higher than anyone. we're trying to make a better chicken. [ jim ] my dad did my grandfather did and it's what we do today. >>> we are following breaking news from alexandria. there are major delays from the blue and yellow lines and metro project demand either jumped or stepped in front of an incoming train and was killed the metro trains in the area are running on a single track as the police investigate. >> lee of had a dramatic and -- evening so far -- we have had a dramatic evening so far. >> i think that may move to our south. there is the process line out near the eastern shore into southern maryland. there are some flash flood warnings out. the weekend a lot of sunshine. >> we will take it. >> ready for the weekend. >> join us at 11:00.

perdue is the first and the only chicken company to have usda-process-verified programs for fresh all-natural chickens. [ jim ] this is an all-vegetarian diet, no animal by-products, no animal fat. [ joe ] we never have used steroids or hormones of any type. it's not gonna happen. [ joe ] and always raised cage free. we set our goals higher than anyone. we're trying to make a better chicken. [ jim ] my dad did, my grandfather did and it's what we do today. >>> it's kind of hazy. it's a little bit steamy. >> how long until the showers get here? >> around 4:00. >> yeah, at 4:00. we'll see what bubbles up. we want to concentrate on tomorrow. 're living large for five days. tuesday and wednesday, it will be a little cool front jutting into the area. nothing that should ruin either day. 88 midweek, wednesday. >>> make sure you stick around for the lineup. be sure to stick around for "blue bloods" and then eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> the 8th and last "harry potter" film premiered last night in london. thousands of fans who watched harry grow up packed the square for one last go around with them.

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