today the investigators from the usda and the cdc are crediting customer loyalty cards for identifying the source of the salmonella outbreak. it killed a sacramento man and sickened more than 70 others in 26 states. 36million pounds of turkey are now being cleared from store shelves. this is the third largest recall of its kind. all of the products were produced at this cargill plant in springdale, arkansas. the contaminated brands include honeysuckle white, shady brook farms, riverside, safeway store brand. for a full list go to cbssf.com/consumerwatch. what's interesting is it took just three customer loyalty cards to uncover the source of the outbreak. none of the three victims even remembered buying the turkey but their cards did so that may safe lives. >> they got the information where it was from the cards but don't they find out who bought it and notify people? >> reporter: we did a story this year about costco who contacted theirs customers who purchased contaminated canteloupe but that's rare. safeway was recently sued about not notifying people about recalls because of the ca

. >> i think that the usda should take a page from the lta.sults based on boards, they use the rankings as a guide. she is one of the best on the tour. for them to throw her down that far it's an insult. >> a big upset on the first day. she was upset. she was the fifth seed, 52 unforced errors. big factor today. wow! michael vic is about to get paid. michael vic and the eagles agreed to a six year contract, 100 million dollars and get this, 40 million of it guaranteed. come a long way since spending 18 months in a federal prison. this is a sign the eagles hitched their wagon to michael vic who is the quarterback of the present and future. >>> all right. good night everybody. see you tomorrow.

and obama says call the usda. don't believe your own experiences, who are you going to believe me or your two ice and to my knowledge, follow tup and days later they couldn't get any answers from them. those are the kind of follow-ups that reporters just as a rule with the exception of politico are not doing. >> they're focused and really focused on that bus, on that 1.1 million dollar bus. >> made in canada. >> and to tennessee, i thought. >> and no, it's from canada. >> oh, dear, that's worse. because what do beyonce, madonna and j. lo. have in common, with the bus or as they called it the magical misery tour and greyhound to nowhere, and so much focus on the bus and not at all what obama was saying on the road. >> has the bus became a symbol because it's not an american made bus and he's trying to talk about american made jobs. >> it's got to be, everything is jobs, jobs, jobs until at least he gets off of martha's vineyard. i don't begrudge the president a vacation, everybody needs a time off and even a cigare

. >> i think that the usda should take a page from the lta. off of results based on boards, they use the rankings as a guide. she is one of the best on the tour. for them to throw her down that far it's an insult. >> a big upset on the first day. she was upset. she was the fifth seed, 52 unforced errors. big factor today. wow! michael vic is about to get paid. michael vic and the eagles agreed to a six year contract, 100 million dollars and get this, 40 million of it guaranteed. come a long way since spending 18 months in a federal prison. this is a sign the eagles hitched their wagon to michael vic who is the state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry

obama said call the usda. so politico reporter lee did just that and she got bounced around from are the feds to various state agriculture offices, all without getting a clear answer. with the usda press office ultimately saying the matter wasn't within the department's jurisdiction. lee took the president at his word and wound up in a bureaucratic maze that's all too familiar to anyone who's dealt with the government. well, that's it for this edition of "reliable sources." i'm howard kurtz. we're off next sunday when cnn will be providing live coverage of the dedication of the martin luther king memorial on the mall in washington. we're back the following week with another critical look at the media. "state of the union" with candy crowley begins right now. >>> an august of angst, at the battle of 2012 erode the president's support. today, the summer slump with obama senior campaign strategist david axelrod and then job creation in uncertain times with governors o'malley of maryland and mcdonnell of virginia.

the usda says all the meat came from a cargill plant in arkansas. complicating the matter is that the heidelberg strain of salmonella in the turkey appears to be resistant to commonly used antibiotics. of the 58 patients who reported their illnesses, 22 were hospitalized. >>> a motorcyclist was killed this morning on highway 680 in fremont as he was driving on to the on ramp from mission boulevard. the man from southern california was pronounced dead at the scene. witnesses say he appeared to be traveling at 70 to 75 miles per hour as he tried to merge on to traffic. smoke was seen coming from the bike as the rider went over a raised median and crashed. the chp is still investigating the cause of this accident. >>> she turned the tables in the trial, and now the jury is deliberating. a los gatos mother accused of having sex with a 16-year-old boy claims she was the victim. the boy forced himself on her. sara cole has pleaded not guilty to three counts of unlawful sex with a minor. the victim claims cole sent him graphic text messages and that later

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

a salmonella outbreak prompting the usda to recall 36 million pounds of ground turkey, that's the same as 41 fully loaded 747 jets. health inspectors saying the tainted meat came from a cargill plant in arkansas. this has been linked to the death of one person in sacramento, at least 76 illnesses around the country including one person in san francisco county. while inspectors have the source they say they don't have enough information to recall specific brands. keep in mind, experts say the meat is still safe to eat so long as you cook to the an internal temperature of 165 degrees. again, it has been recalled this morning. >> what was supposed to be a great day out on the bay instead leaves a grieving family in its wake. one man dead, his father recovering from injuries after a large motor boat plowed into their small fishing boat. this morning investigators still looking into what caused that crash. officials say the large boat likely didn't see the smaller boat when they collided off sierra point wednesday afternoon. the family overcome with emotion when they heard the news. 30-year

. >> reporter: from the old food pyramid to the usda's new portion guide, it's easy to see, half of your plate should have fruits and veggies. back at ohio state, dr. clinton and his team are work hard on the next generation of food, hoping cleaning your plate will one day also mean preventing disease. >>> jerry leiber has died, known to music fans has 1/2 of lieber and stoller, along with his song writing partner michael stoller. even the partial list of what hilts jerry leiber left us with, hound dog, jailhouse rock, poison ivy, spanish harlem, take out the paper and the trash or you don't get no spending cash. jerry leiber dead at 78. >>> anxious moments at the private island owned by the wealthy british businessman richard branson and this involved the actress kate winslet who was there with her children. a lightning strike related to the oncoming hurricane irene started a fire that spread through the private island that branson purchased back in the '80s. branson said kate winslet scooped up his 90-year-old mother, rescued her from the flames. the main house burned to the ground, bu

they're saying to look out for ground turkey that says p963 on the inside of the usda inspection level. at least 77 people have been affected by this outbreak strain of salmonella in 26 states from the atlantic to the pacific. one of them has died, and that's why cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of its fresh and frozen ground turkey made at a plant in springdale, arkansas. you can see the cases are spread all over the map, and this is why: >> when we see a lot of animals whether they're birds or cows being ground into meat and parceled out, we're more likely to see one illness or one pathogen spread out amongst lots of packages for consumers. >> reporter: all the recalled ground turkey was produced between february 20th and august 2nd of this year. the usda says the most common symptoms of salmonella are diarrhea, stomach cramps and then chills, headache, nausea and vomiting for up to a week. alisyn: that sounds horrible. peter, other than looking for that number on the packaging, what else are consumers supposed to do to protect themselves? >> well, it's actually okay to eat eve

the usda has not contacted them. there brand is the cdc is saying even contaminated ground turkey could be even as long as it is heated to 165 degrees fahrenheit. >> here is a live look from san jose. elsewhere in the south bay and los gatos may be getting 682 degrees. that gives you an indication of how much cooler today will be. the winds are going to be out there today. temperatures will be on the cooler side today. here is where we expect them to go. still in the east bay, livermore, the upper eighties or low 90s. " downtown san francisco coming in and the low 60s and mostly cloudy for a majority of the day. here is your 7 day forecast. afternoon temperatures in the upper 80s. that is sure whether of. >> a great ride around the bay area. we do not have any hot spots. the ride is good and quiet. on the san mateo bridge, a problem free. there are no problems on the span or the approach or as you exit the bridge and headed towards the 101-92 interchange. there will be no delays across the golden gate bridge southboun

the usda releases the first estimate of the fall harvest. analysts expect the hot weather that affected much of the country likely hurt corn crops. it's believed the heat wave shank potential corn output to a size that may barely satisfy the red hot food, feed and fuel demands. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> let's get updated when it comes to the forecast. >> you know, she said it. most of the nation, well, the midsection anyhow, under a heat wave lasting for months. for us we have been really mild. we've got more of that today. and we're going to warm up a bit over the next couple of days but it's not going to last. another trough of low pressure keeping things mild all next week. if you are looking for a warm-up we don't see anything out there at least for the next ten days. that strong ridge that sets up out in the pacific, we're not seeing that. fog is the story of the morning. you'll find thick fog in the santa rosa area, the north bay. we have a lot of mile and a half. about 10 miles or better looking pretty good. throughout t

we have asked the usda to respond to some of the public's concerns about the outbreak.onded to just a short time ago saying quote, we'll be happy to get back to you later in the day when we have more information ourselves. some food safety advocates say three positive samples should prompt a recall but that has not yet happened. shannon? shannon: doug, we know you are keeping an eye on it. thank you so much. as doug said the usda is racing to pinpoint the source of the deadly salmonella outbreak. if you want to learn more head to foxnews.com. you can get more information what states are affected and happening now. she vanished off the face of the earth until now. where casey anthony turned up and why her lawyer is in fear of her life. you would be hard-pressed to find someone without a mobile device but is that your god-given right to reach out and touch someone with a cell phone for free? don't kid yourself, that tsa agent doesn't really care about your trip to disney. they're scoping you out. shannon: more people are renewsing to work on rebuilding the world trade cen

under his plan the usda will allow people to search for jobs at its field offices. d the president also wants to help rural hospitals hire more doctors. he'll announce all of this on his tour through the midwest. abc's jake tapper is traveling with the president in iowa. >> reporter: we're here at the second stop of president obama's bus tour of the heartland. this is just a couple of days after the republicans finished up their straw poll in iowa. the white house insists that this is not a campaign trip, it is an official trip by the president. still, you do hear, even though he is not making partisan attacks, you do hear the preview of the campaign to come. he criticizes some in congress, not naming who they are or what party they belong to, but some in congress who would rather see their opponents lose than america win. he talks about how during the republican debate last week there was not one republican candidate who was willing to go for a deal to reduce the deficit that was 10-1 spending cuts to tax increases. he said if that is your position, you are putting

the usda allows a certain amount of turkey meat to have sal men monela. right now your chances are one in eight that it could be contaminated so it's important to cook thoroughly. >> a spokesperson told us the safeway brand is involved none of the meat was sold in california but at stores in texas. >> and a day at the reach almost turned into a disaster for a teen-aged boy, saved after a sand tunnel collapsed on top of him. and in this video, you can see them digging with their hands and whatever tools they can find. the boy and friends set out to build two separate tunnels that would link up with one another. he was able to escape after being buried and down there about half an hour. >> and wondering how boy live through that. and i couldn't tell anyone heard me screaming "help". i started shaking my head everywhere and made some breathing room. >> when a frenzy. lifeguards say this ordeal should remind everybody digging in sand can be dangerous and people have died when becoming trapped inside of the sand tunnel autos what a horrifying ordeal. >> and yo

=x=x=x=x=x=x >>> checking healthy living we want to begin with the usda and turk year linked to a death. that contamination dates back to march. 77 people in 26 states have become ill. six from california, and one person has died and its important to point out health officials say if the turkey, if it's contaminated is cooked properly to 165 degrees it's safe to eat. >> and do you know what son your child's car seat? a report finds half of the 2011 models contain one or more hazardous chemicals. healthy stuff.org found chemicals including arsenic and lead in 60% of the 150 seats tested a cord together web sirt, the most toxic seats are britax marathon 70 in jet set platinum and ricaro pro sport toddler, it's important to point out the group does not say the levels are high enough to be considered harmful z we've called manufacturers but have not yet heard back. >> and doctors point out the death of a man in england should remind everyone who plays video games it's gay idea to get up and move around. prolonged sitting can cause a deadly condition called deep vain thrombosis. clots can ki

consumer groups have petitioned the usda to change it to a dangerous adultrant. ar they have been unresponsive. bottom line, you can be spared all the concern of s-lz poisoning from turkey if it is cooked to 165 degrees fahrenheit. you have to make sure you have the right temperature. jenna: how many of us do that when we cook. good reminder, doug, thank you very much. jon: striking back in afghanistan, the taliban killers of the american heroes hunted down and taken out. we'll tell you more about what happened on afghanistan. a court date for two suspects accused of brutally beating a giants fan outside dodger stadium on opening day. and all eyes are on the economy. rick is asking, how is your famil family coping? we want to know. >> reporter: we are looking for stories. we want you to tell us. up here you'll see america's asking. you can log in with facebook or twitter. we want to tell us specifically how are you weathering the roerl coaster on wall street. how are you dealing with the unemployment rate. how are you doing with your families budget. give me some

the usda says all of the meat came from a cargill plant in arkansas.omplicating the issue the hidelburg strain of salmonella in the turkey appear to be resistance to commonly used antibiotics. of the 5 patients, 22 were hospitalized. >> new at 6:00 -- gilroy police say an electrical fire alerted them to an indoor pot-growing operation and the arrest of three residents taking care of plants. friday night firefighters were call out to a home south of hecker pass highway where they found the electrical source tampered with and voila, discovered the marijuana plants inside. police arrested 60-year-old alicia chavez, 39-year-old veronica chavez and 29-year-old manuel fonseca. they seized a cache of guns and processed marijuana. >>> a man was airlifted to the hospital after being attacked by a wild pig. the unidentified man was hunting wild pigs with his dogs in a remote area of lake sonoma. one pig attacked the man, biting his knees and hands. the man was able to use his cell phone to call for help. helicopter then airlifted him from the campgrounds to that

pounds but also, you know, a bunch of blame really lies on food safety inspection service, part of the usdapector in that plant, and, in fact, government policy allows for salmonella to be in ground turkey. e. coli is against the law to be in a ground product, but the government frankly allows salmonella to get into the marketplace and that's one of the things that really needs to change. >> i want to make sure i heard you correctly. you're saying the government allows salmonella to be in ground turkey. why? >> well, it's been a -- sort of an agreement with industry for 50 years. the only bacteria in meat that is against the law to be there is hamburger. if hamburger is found -- if e. coli is found in a hamburger product or a ground turkey product, it cannot be shipped, but kargil frankly did nothing wrong if e. coli -- if salmonella was in that ground turkey. they can ship it. the only time they need to recall it is if it poisons and kills people, and that's government policy. it's a strange quirk in usda fsis rules. >> how well trained are these inspectors looking at these plants supposed

the usda announced it's linked to the death of one person in california. officials say salmonella bacteria has also made at least 76 people sick across these states you see in yellow. the chief fox report correspondent jonathan hunt in new york stock exchange tonight. any indication whether car gill is the only culprit. one of the biggest processing food companies in the country and based in minnesota is the only company so far named by the department of agriculture, shep. they tell us just a few moments ago that they will have more information tonight so we may know definitively then whether this is the only source of that tainted turkey. but given that there have been these scores of cases across 26 states in total, it's safe onto say that this investigation is ongoing, shep. >> shepard: the truth is, jonathan, it's really easy for people to keep from getting sick on this. >> yeah there are a bunch of very simple steps that people can take. according to dr. caroline controlwell of fox news medical a team. listen. >> cook the meat. don't try to ate underc

he says the usda. >> is stacked against minorities. stacked against blacks. stacked against women.ive americans. stacked against everybody but white men. >> is there any minority that wasn't discriminated against? >> not to my knowledge. >> so now he has filed lawsuits for all those groups. including the women. >> in 1978, women own just 5% of all farms. by 97 the number was up to 8%. maybe you should sue for men. >> for white men? >> yeah. >> white men don't need any help. >> how much money will you get? >> we were paid veried who modestly. >> $10 million. >> year around it was very -- it was very low. >> low? i don't think 10 million is low. and cross says the total lawyers' take was much more. >> somewhere between 40 and 50 million. >> i believe the lawyers made out real well. they was the winners in the whole lawsuit. they usually are they make more money helping other people free load. that's next. >> the last people we consider free loaders are homeowners. they are the salt of the earth. many go into debt to get their homes. >> [crying] >> john: then cruelly, some lose their

have loss of impact and significant agricultural impacts in north carolina and other states so that the usdak with the commissioners of the states as they compile those costs. so the figure is from different sources, what we would report is what would be eligible for a presidential declaration of major reimbursement assistance. >> what is the total number without power? >> this number is fluctuating and coming down but the department of energy at the 12:30 conference call was reporting a little over 5 million and that number was down from a number of 6 million, but it is being tracked with the state you tile ti syst-- utilit the day progresses. >> and what about in vermont? >> well, they were in the area of heavy rainfall and that is what bill reid was trying to get people not to focus on the center of the coast, but the rainfall because this particular system had a lot of rain with it moving onshore and the concern was where to go to it. if you go back to the hydrometric forecast center, they were putting out these measures that we can see as far as rainfall, so it was something that we wer

this is according to the usda. average diet or consumption of nutrients is comparable to that of upper-class children. for people in the united states have larger houses and apartments than the average person in france or germany, not pork french or pork and germans, but average. it does not mean that no one is living in a dilapidated house or went hungry. most people we identify as poor are not living in poverty conditions in the way that the audience ordinarily understand that term. host: shelton, conn., republican line. host: i am glad you took my call. when did all of this start? when obama took office? when democrats passed new laws to remove the welfare program that was posted in by clinton way back in 1996, if i remember right? is that what happened? we created a whole entitlement program that we took care of 20 years ago? guest: i had a large role in constructing the welfare reform legislation back in 1996. the problem with that reform is that there are 70 different programs, over six different cash programs

. >>> in the wake of a salmonella outbreak, the usda announced meat giant cargill is recalling 36 millionund turkey. the cdc reports one person has died of salmonella poisoning in california. at least 76 other people have gotten sick across more than half of the country. >>> speaking of turkey recalls, congressman david wu has finally made his resignation officl. the oregon representative announced last week he would resign over accusations that he had, quote, an unwanted sexual encounter with a teenage girl but he stayed on to cast a vote on the debt debate. now he's gone. >>> new york city mayor michael bloomberg is taking an unprecedented step to help young minority men in new york. he plans to use $30 million from his own foundation to expand and improve job placement, fatherhood classes and probation serves helping young black and latino men in new york city. >>> and syrian activists are claiming that security forces shot and killed six anti-government protesters last night. this is the latest incident in an increasingly violent uprising that has killed 1700 civilians since it began

he says the usda. >> is stacked against minorities. stacked against blacks. stacked against women. native americans. stacked against everybody but white men. >> is there any minority that wasn't discriminated against? >> not to my knowledge. >> so now he has filed lawsuits for all those groups. including the women. >> in 1978, women own just 5% of all farms. by 97 the number was up to 8%. maybe you should sue for men. >> for white men? >> yeah. >> white men don't need any help. >> how much money will you get? >> we were paid veried who modestly. >> $10 million. >> year around it was very -- it was very low. >> low? i don't think 10 million is low. and cross says the total lawyers' take was much more. >> somewhere between 40 and 50 million. >> i believe the lawyers made out real well. they was the winners in the whole lawsuit. they usually are they make more money helping other people free load. that's next. every day, all around the world, energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy developement comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed

. >> i think that the usda should take a page from the will would tend to guilty in.hey call off of basically result based on grass at supports and use the rankings all we all know the answer really is were the top players on a tour which is healthy for them to throw her down that far it is really kind of an insult and it will disrupt the whole flow of the draw. >> we are running down time i appreciate your insight now love to talk further but we have two weeks of this and we will see how it turns out. >> it will be an awesome two weeks for sure. >> break it down we will see you at 8:00 p.m.. j. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] because you never stop improving your recipe... we never stop improving ours. we've added a touch of philly cream cheese to kraft natural shredded cheese, which adds a touch of creamy to any dish. kraft touch of philly shredded cheese. we're not just making great cheese. we're taking it further. ♪ >>> mtv's vma star caught in hurricane irene. >>> and which prime time hit was forced to shut down? i'm brooke anderson. >> and i'm kevin frazier. >> "the in

agricultural impact will be under the usda. >> what is the latest number that you have? >> we do not have the official numbers. we have reports from the states and i believe they had 1 additional fatality. >> i think that would be six in north carolina. >> there are working to get information from their local offices what their number will be. new jersey had someone swept away earlier today and that could become a fatality. >> we just ask them to heat the local officials when they come in. the have announced that people can come back and they will be opening back up this afternoon. people will be able to get back faster, but he'd officials particularly with trees down. dimon to make sure everyone is safe. >> are their communities you have not been able to reach because of storm damage? >> they have been doing a lot of swift water rescue in the north carolina, but they have plans in place. we do not have reports yet, so that does not mean that is not the case. >> there have been a lot of people going out today. why did they need to go out? additionally, you have announced

the usda linked it to one death in california, at least 76 other salmonella illnesses.ay even contaminated turkey is safe to eat if it's cooked and handled properly. >>> two boys are recovering after a black bear attacked them at a northern new jersey ca campground. police say the bear actually grabbed one of the boys out of a tent. officials shot the bear, but it went back in to the woods. the boys, fortunately, not seriously hurt. >>> the georgia mother convicted in that jaywalking death of her 4-year-old son will opt to have a new trial. a jury found raquel nelson guilty of vehicular homicide. this was a bizarre story. after her son was killed by a hit-and-run driver. nelson made the decision for a new trialto clear her name, despite being offered probation. >>> new york city mayor michael bloomberg is giving $30 million of his own money to a new citywide initiative. the three-year plan will provide educational as well as economic programs to young black and latino men. hedge fund manager george soros is matching mayor bloomberg's contribution with the rest of the $1

you will have significant agricultural impacts so the usda will be working with the state commissionersse costs. the total dollar figure is from different sources. what we'll report is the damage that would be eligible if there was a presidential disaster declaration for reimbursement assistance. >> what is the total number without power? >> it's fluctuating. it's coming down. but the department of energy at our 12:30 conference call was reporting a little over 5 million. that had come down from a number over 6 million. but the department of energy is tracking that and putting that number together as it changes. we knew they were in the area of heavy rainfall. this is one thing the director bill read was trying to get people not to focus just on the center of circulation or the coast. the heavy rainfall, this storm had a lot of rain ahead of it moving ashore. the concern was where we would get steady rainfall. if you want back to the prediction center they were putting out forecasts of these types of measures we could see as far as rainfall. but the read as the is most this occurred ver

not starve, back in october of 2008, 31 million americans relied on food stamps and most recently the usdaame out with the number, 46 million americans, austin. 46 million americans, one out of seven needs food stamps to survive. that's a depressing figure as far as hungner america. >> i agree, but beyond hunger that, is indicative of how deep the hole was. when you pick october 2008, that's around when the big financial crisis begins. there is no question we were in free fall for a substantial period. it was and remains a tough struggle for a lot of people around the country. no doubt about that. i think our only alternative, the only option that makes sense is let's put to the side those thingsy that disagree on of which there many and instead of fighting about stuff where we can't agree, let's pick things that are big things that we can agree on. they are sitting there. they are sitting there. let's do the bipartisan bank to finance more of the infrastructure using private and not just public monies. let's extend for 150 million workers. all have support and they have been stalled as we

the manufacturers. now we've posted some of these questions to usda officials this morning. e sent a response by email back to us quoting now, we'll be happy to get back to you later in the day when we have more information, end quote. some food safety advocates say that three positive samples should prompt a recall but that has not yet happened. jenna: interesting to watch the developments. 28 states is a big part of the country, doug. a story we will be watching. thank you. jon: hitting our big stories at the top of the hour and breaking news still ahead, our assignment desk is gathering new details on this rescue in oregon, a hiker who broke her leg in the wilderness, surviving on, get this. bugs, and berries, plus some new information on the death of an 11-year-old girl. we told you about her disappearance in new hampshire. results of an autopsy sparking shock and frustration. rick folbaum is keeping tabs on hot stories for us today. for today's must-see moment, wick. >> reporter: this is hot video, great stuff. you get to decide which one we tell you about later on in th

. >>> the cdc and usda identified the source of ground turkey linked to deadly salmonella outbreak. cargo meats is voluntary recalling 36 million pounds after one death and 76 illnesses. cities across the country activating emergency heat plans as blistering temperatures stress the national power drid. >>> bua smith is found dead of natural causes in california today. he was 66 years old. now let'go back it "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." liberals say they're unhappy with the president for what they see as folding, but he's also being hated by conservatives. they call him a socialist. doesn't the left understand they have a progressive president? we'll argue about that right now. joining me is jonathan alter, and alex wagner. john, you have a lot of history under your belt. this guy's a progressive, the stimulus package was pure keynesian ecomic pure roosevelt. it was aggressive industrial policy, and clearly the health care bill, the first since truman to deliver on a longtime progressive goal. then to afghanistan where he went right of the middle. he's sticking in ther

35,000 farmers with assistance from my department, over 400,000 people who got home loans through the usdatart talking about those numbers of people who have been helped, i think it will make a difference. >> so far at least in the first town hall we heard today, he repeated some of his initiatives, some of them modest, not so modest that he said before. i didn't hear a new bold initiative to create jobs. is there something, you're a member of the cabinet, that's in the works that we can expect to hear from the president fairly soon? >> over the course of the next several days you'll hear a number of proposals that the president will lay out that will increase job opportunities and send a clear message that there is a focus on rural america. this is obviously the place where most of our food and most of our -- of our feed is produced, but it's also going to be a place where a good deal of our fuel is produced. you'll hear more of that. how can we build a biofuel industry that will wean ourselves off of fossil fuels? >> the republicans in the house have a big majority. they won't vote for a

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the president said well, just call the usda. turns out the corn farmer was right. new rules controlling dust on farms which is going to cost farmers a ton. >> the chamber of commerce says this is nothing significant. >> there is nothing that this administration can do really seriously to get rid of the rules and regulations that's already imposed on us. >> we're going to watch varney & company today at 9:20 and then at 8:00. >> varney in the dark. >> that's good. >> i love it. >> are you tired? are you feeling overwhelmed? >> not at all. >> we'll be watching. thank you, stuart. >> thanks. >> straight ahead, democrats keep calling for civility and then apparently come down with amnesia. >> the tea party can go straight to hell! >>> we wanted to know what would dr. martin luther king think about that? we're talking to his niece coming up next right here on "fox & friends." >> and steven is keeping a very close eye on hurricane irene. we are live in florida next. what people there can expect. we'll talk about that in north carolina and so forth. >> this is not a prete

. >> it looks like the largest users the usda, and the have probably two-thirds of the delegation from the gsa. many of the of the errors are much smaller in terms of one or to specific transactions. >> what criteria does the gsa use to determine whether the agency should have delegated authority? >> and number of criteria. the first as we look at the size of the requirement and for the most part we do not delegate anything over 20,000 square feet. that comes into our agency. for the smaller requirements we look at their management plan, we make sure they have a warrant a contracting officer who can execute the lease in the procurement. we make sure they have a plan to follow the appropriate procurement rules and regulations would be under the gsa and provide oversight to make sure they are following through with that. >> what type of oversight as the gsa perform on the delegated authority to the contracts? how do the e-verify and agency did not lose more space than was needed? >> that is an issue for us and we work with the agency's and the lease contract to make sure that it is in li

the government is recalling 36 million pounds. usda says the tainted meat came from the cargill plant in arkansas. the meat has been linked to one death in california and at least 76 other cases around the country. government health officials say they don't have enough information to recall specific brands. officials say the meat is safe to eat if it is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees. >> stunning and frightening video of the march tsunami in japan taken by someone taken up in the wave. the video was shot from inside a car that was caught in the rising waters. watch how fast everything is consumed. cars, trucks, big rigs, tanker trucks. as the car is pushed forward you see a blue minivan with the driver trapped inside. eventually just clinging to his window which is rolled halfway down. as the waters become more rough, isn't it frightening, the cars are tossed around like toys. we don't know what happened to the person shooting the video. water eventually crashes through the windshield. the japanese government revised

the 45-foot stainless steel trailer, complete with a usda inspector and organic certification, travels from farm to farm, eliminating the need to drive local animals out of state. >> i have grown my industry, lots of customers and i can't grow any more product now i have to grow more farmers >> ouellette champions the mobile slaughterhouse concept to other local farmers interested in learning more about the unit. with about 40 meat producers on board right now, she hopes the number of farmers utilizing it will continue to grow. >> we raise pork and beef. we're hear to see if this facility is truly mobile >> as the group tours the trailer, she explains how the process works. for ethical reasons, i like this method. they're eating, they're in the sunshine. outdoors until the last minute of their lives and the other way of processing meat, its a cow concentration camp. >> the mobile slaughter unit itself is the closest thing we can have to an old world practice, where its still done on the farm, where it's been raised, that alone is such an impact, the stress affects the flavor, and its a

the federal government is recalling 36 million pounds of ground turkey. usda came from a cargill plant in arkansas. the meat has been linked to a death in california and 76 other cases around the country. there isn't enough information to recall specific brands. the meat is safe to eat if it is cooked the an internal temperature of 165 degrees. certainly not going to be that hot around the bay area. a little cooler. i want to check in with christina. >> you can cook your meat in comfort. sometimes it gets too hot and you don't want to cook. this weekend temperatures aren't going to fluctuate that much. low pressure keeps things nice and filed. another trough on the way that's going to continue. all the way throughout the weekend and as a result this morning a little coastal drizzle possibly until about 10:00 a.m. maybe 11. watch out for drizzle. we're watching for reduced visibilities starting to keep down along the peninsula. 56 at temperature in san francisco, and san jose, a comfortable 60 degrees. in the city of oakland, if that's where you're headed for,

if you are worried about something going into place and that makes it harder to form, contact the usda. my suspicion is that they will be able to answer a lot of your questions and it will turn out that some of your fears are unfounded. nobody is more interested in seeing our agricultural sector's successful than i am. i come from a farm state. i spend a lot of time thinking about downstate issues as a united states senator. i am very proud of the track record we have developed. we look at what has been happening in terms of agricultural exports and in come during the time i had been president of the united states. i think we will have a great story to tell. i want to work with farmers to ensure that we are doing it in the right way to make sure that we are successful. >> i appreciate that. >> the young lady right back there with the glasses on. there she is. >> welcome, mr. president, to henry county. i owned a local real-estate company here in henry county. you know where i am heading, housing. every week i sit around the kitchen table like families here today and i hear the stories

the horizon in that regard. we are hopeful we will be receiving seven new bison sometime this fall. usda regulations have changed over time, so before accepting the bison, we worked closely with our zoo officials. we have to make some changes to the bison had it for better nearing care. as you recall, we brought to this commission six months ago with a very generous gift from dick blum, who is helping us fund the paddock improvements. that will happen early fall, the paddock construction. late summer. then we hope to have the bison in november, after they have fully weened from their mother's -- [laughter] >> so this would be a much younger population. you still have the three that are going to be the elders. the zoo will continue to maintain the herd? >> absolutely. >> is there any public comment on this item? being none, public comment is closed. we are on item number seven. 2011-2012 deferred maintenance projects. >> good morning, commissioners. the item before you is discussion and possible action to approve the list of deferred maintenance projects to be funded by the open space fun