the plan will affect the usda headquarters and operations in 46 states. cy says this move could save $150 million a year. >>> if you thought the brush was badter weather today, it could be worse. this is what happens when 6 of rain falls within a of hours. the houston area was nailed by storms this morning. at least two tornadoes have been confirmed. no major injuries were reported. >>> record amounts of rain, though. it will have been 30 inches. >> we are speechless. >> ok. >> wednesday, we will be getting some of that left over rain. that will be a lot better than houston. it was a snow lovers delight. so much excitement. a little bit, not even a 10th of an end. in washington, are temperature still above freezing. if you see anything early that looks like probably bel ic. first snow of the season. a little bit more than that out at dulles. look down south, 70 degrees around houston. that will be the reason for the next weather maker. temperatures there are still in the 60's. are at 35 degrees in washington. what -- here is what been going on. here is the

but this week, the usda changed its standards for lunches. nid woo, cav -- nationwide, cafeterias will cut calories, slash sodium and reduce fat. >> usually things that taste good, cookies, chips, high calories taste the best. >> reporter: erin says before the changes, schools were sending mixed messages about healthy eating. >> they're trying to increase nutrition education at the schools and the lunches and the breakfast, if they're serving them things that are not coinciding with what they're learning in the classroom, they're not getting the right message across. >> reporter: under the new guidelines, schools must now serve a fruit and a vegetable to students every day. and they have to be larger portions. the last time the usda changed its school lunch menu was 15 years ago. >> we talk about healthy eating all the time. >> reporter: greg thomas's daughter isabel eats the school lunch every day. he says the changes, considering the number of overweight students nationwide, may take years to see. >> and i just think that it's going to be ha

democratic national committee but earlier this morning she's going to be in tampa for a stop with the usda on the my plate campaign and then to sarasota for another private fundraiser. of course this is all a build-up for the democratic party, but tonight we have the republican candidates -- let me talk about those. newt gingrich, mitt romney, rick santorum, they will all be making appearances in the sunshine state today in preparation for tonight's debate. gingrich is going to appear at a veterans function while romney is going to be making an appearance at a housing function. ron paul already moved on to other states. most importantly what i want to point out before we get back to you, rick santorum is using some rhetoric now that he may be thinking about leaving the race. yesterday he told reporters in naples, florida, that he's really feeling tired with this campaign, he also wants to just really -- just really put more emphasis on possibly dropping out of this campaign. we might hear more on that with the debate tonight. back to you. >> thank you for that information. >>> meantime, th

. >> government jobs are on the chopping block at the usda. linda bell has details from bloomberg headquarters in new york. >> good morning. wall street's is watching your up-to-date. european leaders go back to the drawing boards, holding more talks all the debt crisis today. stock-index futures indicating the department of agriculture is closing 259 offices including county bureaus that assist farmers. it is part of a plan to save $150 million a year. it also involves consolidating 700 cell phone contracts. joblessness among young veterans is on the rise. the bureau of labor statistics says among veterans aged between 18 and 24, one-third of them was out of work during the last few months of 2011. they are putting their dreams on hold as well. about 77% of those people have delayed a major life changes such as buying a house or going back to school because of the economy. the maker of a hostess cupcakes faces tough times. it is preparing for another bankruptcy. i will have details in the next album. that is business news. live that bloomberg

the usda made the announcement yesterday. more than 300 million will be added to the department of transportation. maryland will receive more than $7.5 from that fund. but the state will not get more money other states -- $7.5 million from that fund. but the state will not get anymore money. toc cay lose cay tornado is getting 6 million as well. >>> lynette, it's cold outside. >> it is cold outside. you can see the numbers behind me. you see the 16 glaring into towson and these are basically your actual temperatures. as we check in the fact there's not a lot of winds out there. but it doesn't need to be a lot of wind. check out arnold around 3 miles an hour sustained winds. well, it's making it feel like 20 and makes it feel like it's16 in towson 21 in manchester and you are getting the picture you need to bundle up as you head out. because you are going to feel it. let's go over to angela with your traffic. good morning how you doing. >> reporter: doing great for this thursday morning. all right, we are dealing with incident

they spoke with parents about the usda's new nutrition standards for school lunches. most school meals will now feature less sodium, more whole grains and more fruits and vegetables. the pizza is staying on the menu. it will be made, however, with healthier ingredients. >>> a groundbreaking crime- fighting app for the university of maryland campus goes live today. it is called m urgency. students will be able to send video and other information directly to police. dispatchers will use gps in order to determine the student's location. >>> still ahead, actress demi moore seeks professional help after months in the spotlight over her divorce. plus parents sue one local school system over its redistricting plans. we'll be back. >>> the federal reserve is expected to leave interest rates near historic lows when it wraps up its two-day meeting this afternoon. for the first time fed members will also offer their individual views on the economy and interest rates. it is an effort by the board to be more transparent with investors. >>> house republicans got a promise from the d

overall production per cow's climbed to more than 21,000 pounds, and the usda says the total number ofrom the previous year. harvard said it expects increasing production and lower exports to price dominick push prices lower. >>> for the sixth time in the month, future prices have topped there previous best. signs continue to show shrinking inventories but consumers can expect to pay 5% more for their favorite cuts by the end of the year. prices rose buy about 10% in 2011. more winter we growers are turning to avert additional crop for weed control. canola acres may reach 200,000 for the first time. areas in northern texas, oklahoma and kansas are adopting the plant because broadleaved we farmers have found it useful to combat wheat. the acreage has doubled nearly every year. agronomist say even in the midst of drought the rains have helped his devilish this year's drought. >> obviously we will need more moisture. it had enough to get the crop up and established, had good rude, crude development to survive the cold winter is coming up here shortly. but so far it's looking good. we are

. >> reporter: the usda said the new map is more accurate and more detailed, built for the digital age. for one, it has temperature data from more places compared to 1990, when the last map came out. >> the new heardness zone map is taking advantage of 30 years of temperature readings around the country. >> reporter: there

>> the new meals follow new guidelines laid out by the usda national my plate initiative. >> to teachthem the right food is more important. >> that's a better lesson than eating unhealthy snacks. edward lawrence for cbs news, los angeles. >>> time to look at the question of the morning. >> it is indeed. 60% of americans have this in common. is it action, they lose their wedding rings. b, they're underwear doesn't fit or c, they repeatedly forget their e-mail passwords. >> log on to the facebook.com/wusa9 and leave your response. we'll reveal the answer during the 6:00 hour. and we have a bonus to our facebook question of the day. if you like us on facebook, you can start posting your guesses to our question on a brand new kindle fire in the 9news now great tablet give away sweepstakes. would you like one for free? of course you would! click on facebook.com/wusa9 and if you already like us, thank you for that. but you can still click on the give away tab to still be a part of the sweepstakes. you can enter until january 31st. two lucky winners will be selected at random. each get a cha

officials shut down a share yesterday after john kass of the chicago tribune informed them that the usda is in the process of revoking the shows of license organizers are accused of health and safety violations and mistreating the animals the show's owner said that the claims are not true navy pier paid $27,000 for the exhibit it was supposed to run until february 12th. a new wal-mart super store is open today in the west chatham neighborhood bringing hundreds of jobs to the area it came with a fight nancy loo is live with that story >>in west chatham many did not want to miss out on this morning's grand opening >>people are working i think it's a great thing >>the 157,000 wal-mart supercenter is its second here in chicago ... the local alderman here for for this store seven years battling the city and the labor unions that finally reached agreement last year paving the way for the opening on this former steel mill site >>it was contaminated it was a real eyesore and to see this new building and all of these people working ... it's a very exciting time >>along with a wider array of fresh

the usda is closing offices and we'll have more on that in the next hour. >> thank you. >> 34 degrees on tv hill. only elbowroom in one colorado home. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think drivers should lose their license for texting while driving? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> there is only room for a ballroom in one home in colorado. we go inside the tiny house. >> the steps are few. the elbowroom is modest. the name -- the house has a name. >> teacher like a sailboat on wheels -- it is like a sailboat on wheels. >> they had a vision for insulated piece of art on wheels. >> i was sent some websites for some tiny houses. a lot of people think you cannot live this way. >> "how many bedrooms are in there?" >> this is one of the closets. >> more space than do you think. >> this is our composting toilet. >> cleaning the house takes 20 minutes. >> even a chance for exercise. >> it turns out these tiny homes seem to be catching on. >> we try a

. >> reporter: the usda said the new map is accurate and more detailed, built for the digital age. has temperature data from more places compared to 1990. when the last map came out. >> the new hardiness zone map is taking advantage of 30 years of temperature reading around the country. >> reporter: there are an estimated 80 million gardeners in the united states. a newer, better map may help in the hunt for just the right seeds. >> and there are some plants that we refer to as marginal. that may make it through the winter and may not. and that degree much specificity is going to help in determining what area people are in and whether the plants would do well or not. >> a new aid for planting old favorites. so, bring on the geranium, petune yes, and pansies. allison seymour, fox 5 news. >>> the temperature. and almost planting time. >> and that is true. as soon as you do it, what is going to happen? >> and that is exact limit do daffodils try to come out early? and slam, the snow comes long? >> we don't want to mess with the cherry blossoms either. someo. >> and they do. >> we have

the usda says the closures will affect 46 states in usda headquarters in washington.ffices will also be closed. it's still not clear how many people could lose their jobs, but the usda says some offices are no longer staffed or only have one person working there. >>> what is called new zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster, it's just gotten worse. bad weather causes the ship to sink further, containing 100,000 tons of hazardous material. officials say the material is wrapped in plastic, so they say there is no risk of harm. it ran aground in october. >>> and if you like the fun gadgets here. marking the opening of the ces, that's a consumer electronics show in san francisco. the ceo of nokia is declaring a mobile war against apple and t-mobile. they're hoping it will make a difference in android devices, at&t and are working with nokia to promote the device, and our nerdy text guru is going to talk to me about some of these gadgets when we bring her on the show tomorrow. a lot to cover here in the newsroom. watch this. >>> tonight all eyes on new hampshire,

however the usda said this it is safe to eat taco bell and burger king have also cut pink slime from .. >>in the medical watch a new type of drug to treat the most common form of skin cancer the fda has approved a drug that will be marketed under the name erivedgde it was developed to treat advanced forms of basal cell carcinoma it is a pill that works by inhibiting what is known as the hedgehog signaling pathway research shows that when it malfunctions it can lead to development of basal cell carcinoma and other cancers >>when you visit the doctor's office thinner's normally takes her blood pressure in just one arm some researchers now say that testing the blood pressure in both arms as a more accurate indicator of high blood pressure and potential heart disease the study published in the british medical journal the lancet concluded a difference of 15 points between the blood pressure and each arm and that could signal a narrowing or harboring of arteries people with high blood pressure have an increased risk of developing heart disease stroke kidney disease and dementia >>statin is

the usda says that farmers are boosting their milk production, which will definitely help out with supply. that will make that milk more affordable when it comes to those cookies dipped in milk. but the cookie prices, they may be headed higher. usda says that food prices will rise up to 3.5% this year. major u.s.-based food manufacturers like kraft, general mills, and kellogg's are expected to see a 4% growth in their sales this year. it's because of price increases last year and more demand from emerging markets. manufacturers have also jumped on the cost savings programs, which will also help. so look out. 2012 could be a good year for food manufacturers. and taking a look at the top money-making star of 2011, can you guess who it was? well, it's brad pitt, surprise, surprise. motion pictures exhibittors were polled, and they think he was responsible for more traffic to the theaters than any other hollywood star based on his performances this year. that is business news at the new york stock exchange. i'm deb kostroun with the bloomberg business report. >> 5:23, 38 degrees and windy on

the usda says that farmers are boosting their milk production, which will definitely help out with the supply. that will make that milk more affordable when it comes to those cookies dipped in milk. but the cookie prices may be headed higher. usda says that food prices will rise up to 3.5% this year. speaking of food, major u.s.-based food manufacturers like kraft, general mills, and kellogg's are expected to see a 4% growth in their sales this year. it's because of price increases last year and more demand from emerging markets. manufacturers have also jumped on the cost savings program, which will also help, so look out, 2012 could be a good year for food manufacturers. and taking a look at the top money-making star of 2011, can you guess who it was? well, it's brad pitt. surprise, surprise. motion pictures exhibittors were polled, and they think he was responsible for more traffic to the theaters than any other hollywood star based on his performance this is year. that is business news at the new york stock exchange. i'm deb kostroun with the bloomberg business report. >> 6:18, 35 d

the usda is a department that we like to say is an everyday, every way usda.here's virtually no issue you can talk about today that we don't have some connection or involvement in but, certainly, we are heavily invested in this new opportunity, this new more than bio-based -- american bio-based economy that can be created with the assistance of our farmers, ranchers and producers. mayor, i think that's a very quick summary of some of the things we're doing. that leaves, i think, sufficient time for -- >> it is a fantastic summary, and i think one that brings a lot of thoughts to our minds. i have a few questions, but before i go into those, i'd like to maybe go around the room a little bit and see what some of the questions are that my negative mayors may have -- my fellow mayors may have. let me jump in on one, and then, you know, maybe it'll stimulate more discussion. you talked earlier about that there are eight corridors that you're trying to focus in on where we can administer capacity. would it be possible to get those eight corridors, you know, put mayb

but this week, the usda changed its standards for school lunches. nationwide, cafeterias will slash sodium, cut calories and reduce fat on the menu. >> these are the things that tend to have the most sugar. things like cookies, chips, high calories, usually taste the best. >> reporter: erin says before the changes, schools were sending mixed messages about healthy eating. >> they're trying to increase nutrition education in the schools. and in the lunches and breakfasts, they're serving them things that are not coinciding with what they're learning in the classroom, they're not going to come across. >> reporter: and schools must now serve a fruit and vegetable to students every day. and they must be larger portions. the last time the u.s. da changed its school menu was 15 years ago. greg's daughter isabel eats the school lunch every day. he said the changes, considering the number of overweight students nationwide, may take years to see. >> i think it's going to be hard to convince the older kids because they're so used to the junk food. but if you

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the usda saying beef prices may go up for the second straight year. there was only about 91 million head of cattle as of january 1, down 2%. the lowest since 1952. retail beef prices are forecast to rise 4% to 5% after jumping in 2011. there is less grass and water. and there has been strong demand for beef from overseas. this new bud's for you. anheuser-busch launching a brand called bud light platinum. it has a sweeter taste and higher alcohol content. the launch comes as u.s. beer sales fell 1% and budweiser lost its best selling beer absolute coors light. back over to you. >> jackie, thank you. >> today marks 23 years since 13-year-old eileen misheloff disappeared as she walked home from school. her parents refuse to give up hope like on this day every year since 1989 t misheloffs will lead a candlelight vigil starting at 7:00 in dublin. from there a walk will proceed to st. raymond catholic church for a prayer vigil. every january 30th more than 100 join on the anniversary of the kidnapping. eileen misheloff would be 36 years old. >> this one is

the usda says a severe drought in the southern plains is forcing farmers to kill hundreds of thousandsf cattle. in the meantime, let's go back to what's happening in the delta story for a second because our own philip lebeau has been following reports since they first came out. phil, what is the latest you're hearing on that? >> i think everything's going to probably shake out at the earliest several weeks from now once american refiles reorganization plan in bankruptcy court. all of the players are waiting to see that plan. once that comes out, then you'll see delta and u.s. air and don't be surprise first-degree united gets involved as well all saying what's the possibilities here? so we'll see some posturing between now and then, but once the reorganization plan is filed, then you might possibly see some action. >> phil, what's your best take on what you think is going to happen here though? i mean, there's a lot of antitrust issues. a lot of things up in the air, raising the capital, anti-trust. you've been covering the airlines for a while. >> i think we'll get down to three at so

the usda says that beep prices may go up for the second straight year.about 91 million head of cattle as of january 1. down 2% from last year and the lowest level since 1952. retail beef prices are forecast to rise 4% to 5% this year after jumping 10% in 2011. severe drought has left ranchers with less grass and water to feed their cattle, so they've thinned their herd. there's also been strong demand for u.s. beef from overseas. >>> meantime, this new bud's for you see. anheuser-busch is launching bud light platinum. the launch comes as overall u.s. beer sales fell 1% last year and budweiser lost its number-two best-selling board slot to coors light. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. have a great day. >> reporter: you, too. >> thanks. >>> president obama's recent rendition offal green's "let's stay together" show's off the commander in chief's surprisingly good singing voice, but it did more than that. ♪ i so in love with you [ applause ] >> it turns out when the president sings, people listen. just one day after the president sang those l

. >> just to be clear, according to the usda, 22% of people on foodstamps are black. 34% are white. and 17% are hispanic. i don't understand why you make a statement like that. >> well, i think it's that it's a disproportionate number or percentage of the population and so he's trying to get into obama's base. that's what that's about. >> you look exasperated, charles. >> i'm heated. i mean, this sort of kind of racial pandering is exactly what happens at this point in a race. when all else fails, when you come in fourth in iowa, when you are expected to do better, you know, you have this extreme, very racist kind of terminology and that's tr-- the idea of a ly black living in america with his hand out is easy sell to a lot of people and that's what newt is aiming for. and it is shameful. and there is no -- not only do the numbers not back up what newt gingrich is saying, you know, most of the people who receive foodstamps, who benefit from foodstamps, are either too old or too young to work and then you have to get down to the working -- >> right. that is a key point. >> he is comp

i'm wondering whether there are initiatives through us, the a to promote local food and to -- usda to promote local food and to help connect urban areas to some of the food sources that are closer. >> mayor, there are a couple things i would say in response to that. first, we have a program which we refer to as know your farmer, know your food. it's not actually a program, it's sort of a overarching theme of helping to create local and regional food systems. we're using our rural development, economic development tools, our business and industry development tools to create the infrastructure that allows cold storage, warehousing, mobile slaughter units and the like to help create critical mass of locally-produced food so that schools, institutional purchasers of food can do exactly what you've suggested. we've also substantially increased our commitment to farmers' markets because that's another outlet, another market opportunity. we now have over 7200 farmers' markets, we've seen an increase as well in winter farmers' markets, and that's been a result of our, a concerted effort to pr

>>catherine: more vegetables and less fat, the usda is said to implement its new standard for the children's funded meal program the first major overhaul that the government has undertaken to public schools. it will affect nearly 32 million people that get food from their public school. the overall aim is to fight childhood obesity a cause that was championed by the first lady. nearly one in five american children and teenagers are obese. and they will more foods rich in whole grains, lighter and sodium many fat-free or low- fat milk. and a food and vegetable offering every day of the week. it also calls for age appropriate calorie limits and serving side and a reduction on saturated fats and trans fats. that will be phased in beginning with the upcoming school year this will happen fast at a cost of about $3.2 billion for five years. in other national news, retiring massachusetts congressmen will marry his longtime partner in his home state. he disclosed back in 1987 that he was gay. and thousands of people gathered at penn state again this time for a public memorial service for joe paterno

we're waiting for the u.s. usda. shares were halted around 1:45 eastern standard time pending news from the fda. they remain halted. and we will surely update you once they become active. one stock that is moving in response to this approval is novo nordisk. it named paula deen as their celebrity spokesperson. >> made a lot of news. thank you, seema. we've got about 18 minutes left in the trading session. a check on the nasdaq. the nasdaq composite on pace for its third win in four sessions, despite today's upset over the lacklustering gdp report. climbed as many as 16 points earlier. fell as many as 8. the vix right now lower by a quarter of a point, 18.32. on course for its seventh consecutive settle below 20. last time it did that was in july. now, to another high-profile story in technology. no, it's not about facebook. google's latest move is raising serious privacy questions, while twitter is set to unveil a microcensureship program. >> let's bring in jon fortt and julia boorstin to dive further into these conce

i'm used to certify and homelessness for other federal programs such as the usda free meal at school, the hhs head starts and the college financially from a company homeless youth. i will be glad to accept responsibility of certifying children and youth who are in homeless situations in the u.s. department definition so that we can serve them and prevent them from becoming tomorrow's homeless adults. thank you so much for your time. >> thank you. mr. johnston, you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this very important issue. i would also think you for having these witnesses on the first panel and there's certainly evidence that all of us need to do more. to help so many in this nation who have no place to call home. families with children make to larger share of the homeless population. making it nearly 40% of all people living in our streets and shelters. sadly 15 homeless families are living in cars and other and sheltered places. this week they released the national point in time count for homeless persons. hud partners with commun

know, right now, america is in the middle of a micronutrient deficiency epidemic and according to the usdas they need to stay healthy. so what's happening is we're eating naked calories. food has two basic components. it has the calorie component and it has that micronutrient component, the vitamin, minerals and essential fats. when the micronutrients are stripped from the calories, we're left with naked calories. when we eat these foods, we aren't taking the amount of vitamins and minerals we need to stay healthy. >> you turned around your diagnosis of an 80-year-old os pa osteoporosis, you turned that around and you gained a husband. you ended up getting married and you went on a six year odyssey. what did you find out traveling the world? >> we went over to 100 countrys in all seven continents. at one point were these diseases setting in and what were the healthy communities doing as opposed to unhealthy communities. the more westernized it got, they were eating out of bags and boxes and they were filled with naked calories. micronutrient deficiency is what were causing their disease ra

if it drops to 8.2%, it might be enough to get the president re-elected. usdag new rules for school lunches. this is trying to fight childhood obesity. the levels of sodium and fat are going to be cut. vegetables and fruit increased. trade groups like the national potato counsel lobbied against the measure because of its attempt to reduce starcha foods like the potato. the ceo tells us final rules fall short in giving flexibility in the breakfast program. meet nutritional goals wib their constrained budgets. four, netflix is showing signs of a comeback. following last year's exodus of subscribers. it says revenue went up to $876 million. better than expected at the end of the year. looked at the fourth quarter report and said the video rental website got 600,000 new subscribers. pretty interesting. an ultmal streaming service, they had lost a million subscribers last summer when they increased prices. it's been 173 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? it was a good day for stocks. take it where you can get it. the fe

if it drops to 8.2, that might be enough to get the president re-elected. usdanew rules for school lunches. this is trying to fight childhood obesity. the levels of sodium and fat are going to be cut. vegetables and fruit increased. the national pau toa annua ta t counsel lobbied against the measure. the ceo tells us final rules fall short in giving flexibility in the breakfast program. four, netflix is showing signs of a comeback. it says revenue went up to $876 million. looked at the fourth quarter report and said the video wrerel website got 600,000 new subscribers. they had lost a million last summer when they increased prices. it's been 173 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? it was a good day for stocks. the fed's announcement sent the dow higher by 81 points. fresh off the state of the union address, president obama is hitting the road, not wasting any time, taging his message to key swing states. he's traveling to iowa, michigan, colorado and arizona. yes, those are all battleground election states. over the

with our colleagues in the usda, we collect the core information that the country has and what peoplectually eat. our behavior, our eating behavior is really important. if we don't understand it, we will not know exactly how all of us can change it. it is really quite interesting to look at something like this that says how often people actually have a sugar drink. you can see that people who have a sugar drink, all or all, on any given day, or any other day. 50% have a shorter drink on any given day. this tells us something about our behavior. instead of a sugar drink, someone could have had more water or milk, low-fat milk is what is recommended or non-fat milk. host: it is interesting to do a comparison of milk and sugar drinks. what do you think is a statistician when used -- when you look at these side-by-side. guest: this is quite surprising to me. there is a high percentage, it could be higher, but there is this high percentage of daily use for drinking of milk. i think this is actually positive. there are new guidelines that have come out that recommend, i believe it is, two c

if it drops to 8.2%, it might be enough to get the president re-elected. usdannouncing new rules for school lunches. this is trying to fight childhood obesity. the levels of sodium and fat are going to be cut. vegetables and fruit increased. trade groups like the national potato counsel lobbied against the measure because of its attempt to reduce starcha foods like the potato. the ceo tells us final rules fall short in giving flexibility in the breakfast program. meet nutritional goals wib their constrained budgets. four, netflix is showing signs of a comeback. following last year's exodus of subscribers. it says revenue went up to $876 million. better than expected at the end of the year. looked at the fourth quarter report and said the video rental website got 600,000 new subscribers. pretty interesting. an ultmal streaming service, they had lost a million subscribers last summer when they increased prices. it's been 173 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? it was a good day for stocks. take it where you can get it

the country. part of a plan to cut 150 million dollars in government spending every year. agriculture secretary vilsack says many offices have a small staff and located within 20 miles of other usdaoffices. >>> a vacaville woman is suing the maker of tropicana orange lieu -- juice it says pepco is misleading consumers promoting pure premium orange juice as 100% pure and natural when it is not. she claim the oj has add add romas and flavors to give it a longer shelf life. tropicana responded in a statement saying it remains committed to offering great tasting 100% orange juice with no added sugars or preservatives. >>> we are learning how much apple's tim cook was given to take over for steve jobs. a compensation package valued at nearly 380 million dollars. it is likely to be among the most luke can i have packages awarded to a chief -- lucrative package as warded to a chief executive in 2011, it includes a $900,000 salary and shares of the cupertino company. >>> mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >> big shift in the forecast coming. but it is next week. until then, more about this hazy sunshine and cooler weather today >>> plus, a tax proposal that doctors say could save hundre

the country. part of a plan to cut 150 million dollars in government spending every year. agriculture secretary vilsack says many offices have a small staff and located within 20 miles of other usdaoffices. >>> a vacaville woman is suing the maker of tropicana orange lieu -- juice it says pepco is misleading consumers promoting pure premium orange juice as 100% pure and natural when it is not. she claim the oj has add add romas and flavors to give it a longer shelf life. tropicana responded in a statement saying it remains committed to offering great tasting 100% orange juice with no added su preservatives. >>> we are learning how much apple's tim cook was given to take over for steve jobs. a compensation package valued at nearly 380 million dollars. it is likely to be among the most luke can i have packages awarded to a chief -- lucrative package as warded to a chief executive in 2011, it includes a $900,000 salary and shares of the cupertino company. >>> mike nicco ahead with the forecast. >> big shift in the forecast coming. but it is next week. until then, more about this hazy sunshine and cooler weather today >>> plus, a tax proposal that doctors say could save hundreds of t

we are very fortunate tonight because one of the i would say shining stars of the challenge was the usdahy kids act which is something the first lady has taken a great interest is the the cut in. kirchen founded a company and she put in her own money, or no effort to develop an application to help kids eat better. and for those of you not familiar with childhood obesity, you should be afraid, very afraid. the statistics are terrifying and the impact on our health care system is also terrifying. we can and should use technology to help kids make better traces. this application is something you all should have on your iphone and something that we are lucky to have for living here. one of our own, congratulations to you. [applause] one other important challenge that we as a nation have to show is how we use energy. david, the predecessor who passed away recently has the same in all his energy conservation lifestyle i think there is huge opportunities by giving consumers more information about their energy usage. one of the taxpayer company's single energy is focused on the part of this pity

the interagency argument about our colleagues. we do work closely with commerce, with energy, with usda. you go across our government, we now have representatives from so many different agencies in country under chief of mission authority. so we do have to help our colleagues and other parts of the government understand the role that they play in our 21st century state craft. and that's particularly true in e. because in order to practice what we do call economic statecraft, we want a team. we want the american team out there working for us. and i think that it's going to be challenging because the number of positions that commerce is able to fund, for example, in the arab spring region has dropped. and so we've been scrambling to try to help commerce keep personnel experts in north africa so they can work with us in order to be able to promote economic opportunity. you know, in a globalized world like the one we're in, the tools of foreign policy are not just within this department or even development just within usaid. so we have to be smarter about how we make a broader case. and so it

usda says farmers are boosting milk production which will help with the supply that will make milk more when it comes to cookies, cookie prices may be headed higher. food prices will race up to 3 1/2% this year. major food manufacturers are expected to see a 4% growth in their sales this year. because of price increases last year and more demand from emerging markets. manufacturers have jumped on the cost savings programs which could help, 2012 could be a good year for food manufacturers. top money making starve 2011, can you guess who -- star of 2011? can you guess? it is brad pitt. they think he was responsible for more traffic to the theaters than any other hollywood star based on his performances this year that is business news at the new york stock exchange. >>> let's talk about another big star fans of world renowned pianist will get a chance to see him play in sonoma county. sonoma state has announced the chinese artist will perform opening night at the school's long waited green center on september 29th. the concert hall will be home to the santa rosa symphony it cost 120 millio

the other 20% can be grain. that is not really good and if it says, usda processed verified grass-fed. t in to the batt. natural, we have natural peanut butter on the show yesterday and it was filled with chemicals. >> all-natural means is that it is minimally processed, and there is no added artificial ingredients. but, for example, when it says, natural chicken it means it is minimally processed. that chicken technically could be a cloned animal, it could be fed genetically engineered grains that have been covered in pesticides, and, it could have been fed ground-up parts of other animals, all natural tells you how it is product. >> sounds delicious. >> that doesn't really mean anything, though people think it is a meaningful label and it means something more when it is on vegetables, because all that means is nothing is added to them but, again, they can be sprayed with pesticides. >> alisyn: natural is not as good a label as organic. fresh? >> fresh means never has been frozen and for poultry the way they define fresh is anything above 26° fahrenheit and claim chicken doesn't freeze

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