>> what is the mandate of the usda? d what will it take to fix the >> is basically an agency that the secretary has appointed by the president. and these companies had so much political power that they basically dictate policy. so the regulatory agency had as much problem doing their job as congress does. you probably don't know what's going on the food with food safety or any of these issues. what we need is more transparency and more people knowing what it takes. i don't think americans would eat chicken if they knew how it was being abused. they don't want those animals in the warehouse sometimes as many as 300 birds in one warehouse with a little less than a square foot of space. when i wrote "foodopoly", there is a woman who invited me into one of her bonds. i really don't know how anybody could even go in there. i was so choked. it's unbelievable. birds live fewer than 45 days. they are fed antibiotics and, you know, i just don't think americans would eat these products if they really knew. especially with a way to

that's from the usda's most recent statistics. the government programs make up nearly half of that amount, and earnings from all farm jobs make up the rest of the household's income. the income of these full-time farmers is 19% below the u.s. average. farm income isn't keeping up with the cost of producing crops even though the price for corn and soy is higher since 2007. the ever-inflating cost of seeds is a really good example. a few -- i'm sure you all know that a few may or -- major chemical and pharmaceutical giants dominate the industry, and the prices have skyrocketed. corn seed prices rose 32% since the fiscal crisis, and soybean seeds are up 24%. also the cost of fuel, fertilizer, feed and other imports make farming pretty expensive venture not to mention the wad weather and -- the bad weather and drought that are making it really a roller coaster ride for farmers. small and mid-sized farms operate at a really slim margin, and if the subsidy program is eliminated without creating a fair market that farmers can sell into, w

we did enter into a negotiated settlement with the usda to allow us to have our case heard in front ofal court. >> jamie: so there's about 45 cats, as i understand. since 1964 it's been one of the attractions, besides seeing the museum and hemmingway's house, but also to see these six-toed cats. so the question now, groups came in and they attested to the fact that they're well taken care of, including peta. so, what's the problem at this point? what did the court find? >> well, again, i think the court was very sympathetic towards our issue, but it was kind of a dilemma stuck in in bureaucracy. the animal welfare act that was initiated was to regulate zoos and circuses, and they tried to pigeon hole us into that, that category as an exhibiter with our cats being talked about on the tours. so, again, we took it to federal court. unfortunately the court felt that this was more of a legislative issue and that the bureaucratic manual associated with the animal welfare act did allow them to have jurisdiction over us. >> do you think the cats will be allowed to stay ultimately? >> yeah, you

ending stocks will be slightly higher, the usda is reducing the expected price.or wheat, a bullish report, global supplies are being reduced, so the ending stocks here in the u.s. however, even with that said, the usda is reducing its expected price range for wheat to 765 to 815 a bushel, so basically, scott, at the moment it's a bullish report for corn because of the ending stocks and increased domestic use, bearish for soy, bullish for wheat. back to you. >> thank you, jane. >>> what's the trade, on the crops. you saw that tremendous spike in corn. >> i think you have to fertilizer stocks. they signed a new deal with trainees. it wasn't a great, but those stocks have been under a lot of pressure. >> the grains are a great commodity place to be at the track, more capital than any other of the commodities. joe? >> well, if you're looking at the production of soybeans in brazil, you want to look at a name like adco. you could also own c & h, and throughout 2012, even when a lot of the ag names did not focus on that. >>> it's the hottest trade in the world right no

we have the national academy of sciences commissioned by the usda that runs the food stamp program.ottom line conclusion somehow we should be increasing spending because food stamp recipients aren't able to buy enough healthy food. explanation here is that in urban centers, it's much harder to get fresh food or organ i can food. if we simply increase the stipend that somehow the recipients will make better choices. unfortunately, again, it's too much common sense for these federal bureaucrats that run the programs. the problem if you give these food stamp benefits out, easy t cards and remove the stigma and remove strings attached to them, guess what, they are going to buy crappy food. there is an unwillingness, look, part of this contract between a welfare recipient and taxpayers that have to subsidize it you have to accept limits. apparently the social welfare people think this too much of stigma, it's too much nanny state government. you need to let them by their soda and crappy food and give them more money. >> neil: we put a gloss on it where we actually make it a norman rockwe

. >>> the usda is tweaking its guidelines for school meals after getting criticisms from students that theye still hung gri. they will lift the cap on meat portions and loosen the requirements on grains. the changes are temporary only to give schools flexibility as they change their menus. not clear if they will be reimplemented next year. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton rang in the new year in the hospital. she is being treated for a blood clot doctors fond between her brain and her skull. we have the details on clinton's condition and whether we can expect her back to work anytime soon oar are after days -- >> reporter: after days of questions, secretary of state hillary clinton's doctors issued a statement. a scan revealed a clot in the brain situated in a space between the brain and the skull behind the right here. secretary clinton's doctors noted that the clot, which resulted from a concussion she suffered when she struck her head did not result in a streek or neurological damage. the secretary's medical team has been treating her since sunday in a new york hospital with b

a related company was not >> host: what is the path for a collaborative it is a clear product by the usda and the spots are ready to go to market. this is not some future testing that could happen in a few years time. it has an incredibly positive safety profile and its very accurate. there is a great efficiency for this. >> host: where he located at? >> guest: we are in hayward, california. the goal is to make billions of these products accessible. >> host: is that it's almost ready for market. what would this cost somebody? >> guest: that is an interesting question. one that i can't answer. it's what it costs me to make -- that is the cost. there are a lot of different ways to think about the business model that you would deploy here. giving you the more general framing idea, many people think this is an instinctive product. however, they represent only 10% of the total spent on health care. the real opportunity is not to spend more or less on pharmaceuticals but to have them do their job. to give us out of the hospitals. we don't spend the other percentage. so we need to save the syste

according to the usda, much of the central and southern wheat belt is suffering from a severe lack of moisture. farmers in texas, oklahoma, kansas and sections of coloardo are eligible for low-interest emergency loans. president obama is expected to soon name jack lew the new head of the treasury department. lew currently serves as white house chief of staff, but is reportedly the president's pick to fill the role as head of the treasury which will be vacated by timothy geithner following the inaguration. lew has served as budget director under both president obama and president clinton. he is also a wall street alum, as citigroup's managing director before heading to capitol hill. talks on gun control led by vice president joe biden are underway, with the vp promising something will be done to avert mass shootings in america. "urgent action. and the president and i are determined to take action." biden is hosting a series of meetings with people from all walks of life to discuss gun control. that includes walmart, the nation's largest seller of guns and ammunition. earlier, it was re

i think it's a bit of a smoke screen really because frankly, when the usda report, the u.s.i-doping agency reports in october, he gave evidence of his consistent drug use and the verdict was already in. we sort of already know he's been a doper but to hear him say it i don't think is particularly shocking. i'm more interested to hear, oprah winfrey talks about the many people whose lives and careers he destroyed, who had the take merit to stand up for him -- temerity to stand up for him. and one of the members said there was rampant doping. when she came out with the stories she testified and lance armstrong's attorneys sued her in court and she was completely destroyed. i would like to ask him about the rampant bullying he did throughout his career. >> if he does come out and admit to doping, why do you think he's doing it now? >> i still think he feels he wants to compete in the sport. he thinks he's going to be a cyclist again but his lifetime doping ban came into force as he was getting involved in the "on man competition like triathlons and actually getting up to world

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

of the things i want to take this opportunity to say how could -- how wonderfully collaborative the usda and the at -- want health care for everyone, dna are. it has been approved by both. it has been tested for thousands of days and hundreds of people. it has an incredibly wonderful safety profile. it is very accurate. if you swallow the digital medicine, it will be detected 99% of the time down to the individual pill with 100% accuracy. >> where is this manufactured? >> we had a manufacturing plant in california. it is fully built. we are in the process of writing automation to the facility. the goal is to make billions of these products in that facility. >> billions in that one facility? >> yes. >> and when do you plan on doing that? you said it is almost ready for market. what would this cost someone? >> that is an interesting question and one that i will dance around. >> you are not going to answer. >> the answer is, cost is what it cost me to make. how will line -- will i sell that to someone? it depends on the business model that you deploy. i will give you a general for any idea,

but the usda general recommendations for women are between 1,600 and 2,400 calories per day. 000 to 3,000 calories a day for men. but how accurate are those calorie counts on the menu? a study sampling food from 42 restaurants says it depends. fast-food joints are most accurate because of the uniform recipes and portions. but there are sometimes wide variations found in sit-down restaurants. >> we found that 20% of the foods we tested had 100 calories or more over what was stated on the menu. and we would consider that to be a considerable amount. i know that may not sound like a lot, but if someone were to consume 100 calories extra per day for a year, they could gain up to ten pounds. so that could really be a problem. >> reporter: and most concerning is that a majority of the errors were made on the diet side of the menu. >> these are the foods that people who are trying to manage their weight would gravitate toward and they may be getting more calories than they expect. >> reporter: a just completed abc news sampling found that more than half of the low-cal meals we tested

data today from the usda on crop production in 2012 and feed indicators for 2013. dow rising 30 points on thursday to 13,471. s&p gaining 11 points to 1472 and nasdaq adding 15. he play as doctor on tv but he may soon play a barista in real life. patrick dempsey making a successful bid to buy a coffee chain. it is set for today. the seattle judge expected to make the sale to an investor group led by dempsey official at 4:00 p.m. eastern time. he was also against starbucks so this time the relatively little guy won. back to you. >> that's right. i was telling laura that ellen did a story on. >> a cold start just as you said. >> i'm going to tune into whatever marla was talking about. that sounds pretty hot. any warm thoughts are going to be good at this point. we do have some really cold weather shaping up. it's not quite as cold as it could be. temperatures could be in the 20s already. we don't expect to hit that until later on this morning. watch out. we do have a freeze warning in place for the north bay, east bay and south bay interior valleys where temperatures

so you're on the other end of the usda, seeing exactly how the discriminatory policies are on the ground, and having land foreclosed upon, and knowing there was a mean-spiritedness about the way they would foreclosure on their land. tell us about that. >> one of the things i had to do -- and i was determined that everyone who worked with me did that. we -- i made sure we learned those regulations better than the folks they had working in the offices. so you would know when they were doing something or saying something wrong. you could know when you were -- anyone who has ever had to deal with discrimination, know when that happens. but to know exactly what that person is doing to you that is wrong is what i wanted -- and i needed to be able to do that to challenge them. i can remember a farmer called me -- he had been -- received a letter to come into the local office, which is about 60 miles away. he asked me if i would come to go to that office with him, and with his wife, and i said, yes. so i drove down to that office that morning. we went into the office with the county supervisor,

i think the usda has been overstating that figure. eport, it is going to reflect that today's corn is higher than expected. we will see the numbers come in slightly higher than expected or in line with buyers. i think that could provide a lot of support to corn prices. one of to see demand being revised up. that basically means further in terms of ending stocks which are already extremely low. >> all right. thanks for that and joining us from barclay's. germany's economic performance declined sharply in the last three months of the year according to estimates from the economics ministry. it stressed that it expects the economy to arrive significantly this year. final word now from fordham. that's the outlook, very weak industrial production numbers we saw out of germany, as well. that's the outlook as we go into the german elections. how much is the eurozone crisis dictating what will happen for angela merkel and her coalition parter. >>. >> in contrast to what we've seen in other eurozone economies, angela merkel and her ruling csu pa

so you're on the other end of the usda, seeing exactly how the discriminatory policies are on the ground, and having land foreclosed upon, and knowing there was a mean-spiritedness about the way they would foreclosure on their land. tell us about that. >> one of the things i had to do -- and i was determined that everyone who worked with me did that. we -- i made sure we learned those regulations better than the folks they had working in the offices. so you would know when they were doing something or saying something wrong. you could know when you were -- anyone who has ever had to deal with discrimination, know when that happens. but to know exactly what that person is doing to you that is wrong is what i wanted -- and i needed to be able to do that to challenge them. i can remember a farmer called me -- he had been -- received a letter to come into the local office, which is about 60 miles away. he asked me if i would come to go to that office with him, and with his wife, and i said, yes. so i drove down to that office that morning. we went into the office with the county supervisor,

. >> the usda does inspect all of the poultry and eggs and everything.are concerned about -- for whatever reason, for ethical reasons, if you're concerned about chicken being in your deepwater beat being in your chicken mashed but what's worse, it's not registering. it's different. the. neil: is their horsemen in here. [laughter] >> i don't want to eat course. i don't eat dog meat either. neil: did you ever wonder what they are going to do with all of these drones? uncle sam is bearing down. that's coming up next. the. neil: not to drone on, but lawmakers are pushing the banning of drones. they are not just in the air. now we are learning that they are going undersea very soon. be careful what you are doing on your next cruise. >> the biggest reason why is that they exist. at the but the technology is out there, it's cutting edge. the cops are allowing them to conduct surveillance, although for the most part, we saw these questions -- the department of defense that half of those permits. nobody really knows why, although it's for research and stuff like

armstrong to testify under oath about the use of drugs and cycling he will talk but unlikely with the usdaty letter revealed the gulf between the two sides. >> hundreds of people are marching on washington to demand stricter gun control measures. 100 people from newtown, connecticut will be in the march. >>> and it is official. the force is with jy abramings. walt disney company confirmed the report that abrams will direct the seventh installment of "star wars" franchise. george lucas said abram system the right choice. >> can't wait to see it, thank you, peter. the recent unrest in egypt has lawmakers debating sending aid in the country. just today more than two dozen people were killed in protest there. joining us for a fair and balanced debate and two congressman. they have been on the job a short time but we wanted to spotlight new faces on the hill. thank you, gentleman for joining us ... >> thank you. >> are you concerned about the sale of the fighter jets could back fire against the u.s. in >> absolutely. i live here in san diego and we have a number of management installation . the

. >> the usda does inspect all of the poultry and eggs and everything.are concerned about -- for whatever reason, for ethical reasons, if you're concerned about chicken being in your deepwater beat being in your chicken mashed but what's worse, it's not registering. it's different. the. neil: is their horsemen in here. [laughter] >> i don't want to eat course. i don't eat dog meat either. neil: did you ever wonder what they are going to do with all of they are going to do with all of these before copd... i took my son fishing every year. we had a great spot, not easy to find, but worth it. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. and that means...fish on! symbicort is for copd including chroc bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lun

is the response from the usda to something like a drought and the government in general similar to thernment and use of taxpayer money when a natural disaster happens like a hurricane? >> it is a little bit different because we don't operate under the fema process or fema program so we don't have resources allocated or appropriated for this purpose. that is one of the reasons why we were so frustrated of failure of the house to get a farming bill through in the waning days of the 2012 congressional session. that would allow us to provide cash assistance to the producers. as it is right now we're limited to what we can do. we're trying to get the rest of the federal farmly to focus on these farmers an ranchers. the right now the corps of engineers is focused on the mississippi river and able to get crops. jenna: i heard some of the barges are own half full is that right? because the weight, they're worried about running aground? >> that's correct. the river is basically down to a very minimum in terms of barge traffic and as a result, the corps is working to clear up a channel for the b

. >>> the usda wants answers giving armstrong until february 6th to talk to them, but the lawyer said that his busy schedule means that won't happen. long-time iowa democrat said he will not run for re-election in 2014. he served ten years in the house before his election to the senate in 1984, he is 73 years old. the president released a statement praising him on his work on health care. hundreds gather in st. louis today for the funeral of baseball hall of famer stan musial, he had 22 seasons with the st. louis cardinals of course among those attending, hall of famer, bob gibson, lou brock and ozzie smith and commissioner bud selig. and after tservice, family and fans placed a wreath at the statue of musial. >>> a top story, hackers and internet vandals, they took over a u.s. website today. they replaced the page with text and videos and threats. the fbi is taking the breech seriously and we have details from washington. >> don, this move comes from hackers that call themselves anonymous, but it has caused the fbi to react. earlier this morning the commission's website was hacked an

. >> the lawyer says the government is racist and the usda is -- >> stacked against minority, against blacks, women, native americans, stacked against everybody but white men. >>here is any minority that wasn't discriminated against? >> not to my knowledge. >> so now hs filed lawsuits for all those groups, including the women. >> in 1978, women owned just 5% of all farms. by '97 the number was up to 8%. maybe you should sue for men. >> for white men? white men don't need any help. >> much money will you get? >> we were paid very modestly. >> $10 milli? >> yeah, around here. it was very -- >> i don't think 10 million is low, andacrosse says the total take was much more. >> somewhere between 40 and 50 million. >> the lawyers made out real well and was the winners in the whole lawsuit. >> they usually are and they make even more money helping other people free load. that's next. john is 42. mortgage. married. two great kids. he wants to protect his family with a $500,000 term life insurance policy. what do you think it'll cost him? a hundred dollars a month? sixty? forty? actually none o

the news not bullish for soy producers. ending stocks higher than expected. usdaays prices should be lower than expected. and brazil will now surpass the u.s. as top soy bean producer and exporter. finally, wheat prices jumping on projections that global wheat supplies are down and less winter wheat than expected has been planted. tyler? >> thank you very much, jane. >>> wells fargo, first major bank to report earnings this season. q 4 profit up 24%. but the net interest margin declined as it made fewer mortgage loans in the third quarter. right now wells fargo down. 1.3% decline. wells fargo ceo timothy sloan will be on -- excuse me, cfo -- i gave him a pro foegs there, he should be happy. but his boss won't be happy. the bell, he will be on bell, 3:10 p.m. today. the banks results and outlook first on cnbc. >> all right. payday for many americans. if you think your check is a little less than usual, you're not alone. eamon javers, say it ain't so. >> hi, sue. it is so. there is a big bite coming out of your paycheck. if you check your first check of the year thi

treasury secretary decides one of the things to shut are the meat and poultry inspections done by the usda. that shuts the meat and poultry industry down in this country overnight and affects a lot of red states and a lot of red state members. this will be very he tough and bloody and ugly and i'm not sure -- i think a lot of republicans have to recognize if you control one house of the congress you can't really wag the dog from that position. you can do some things. what they need to do is win some elections. >> bill, who has the leverage here? >> the reelected president whose party controls one of the two houses of congress has more leverage. he won on taxes and got most of that he campaigned for in terms of tax increases on the wealthy. i always thought that would happen. he can say he wants to raise taxes more on the wealthy and curbing deductions. and obama this is amazing giving way on the notion that taxes have to go up on the middle class. this is it. ultimately it is bad for liberals who want to expand the welfare state. they said the current level of taxation for everyone below $

the country. host: forecast from usda? guest: we will have the prospective plantings report in march, so we will get a chance to figure out what exactly the intentions of some of the farmers are. i would like to say another thing about the importance of the 2012 crop year. it is out synthesis of agriculture base year, the peak time for data collection for census >> we encourage them to go to our internet website and put their information in that way. we are getting a great response on the census. the website is usda.gov. caller: i caught a piece of the conversation. north american water and power alliance? guest: i am not aware of that. i spent most of the time looking at commodities. host: what causes a drought? guest: you are getting into a field that is not my expertise. i would have to do pe d furthero meteorologist. host: thank you for being with us. [captioning performed bynational captioning institute] [captions copyright nationalcable satellite corp. 2013] host: denis mcdonough has been tasked to be the next white h

the president and treasury secretary decide what they shut is meat and poultry inspections done the usda. that shuts it down overnight. that affects a lot of red sphates and - states and red state members. this is going to be tough and bloody and ugly and i am not sure. i think a lot of republicans have to recognize. you control one house of the congress, you can't wag the dog from that position, but what they need to do is win the elections. >> john: bill who has the leverage. >> the reelected president with control of one part of congress has the leverage. he got tax increases on the wealthy and i thought it would happen. he can say he wants to raise taxs and get a few billion and curving deductions. i don't think there is it any appetite for that. and obama has begin away on the that taxes have to go up on the tactses with the middle class it is it bad for liberal. current taxation is appropriate. they can't raise that over the next two or four years and they can try to run deficits and hope the fed can keep financing them. i think it was a hidden victory for the conserves and republi

that's where the usda, department of agriculture research there, they had an olive fruit fly research. but nevertheless the point here is that a lot of this ends up being seems like it makes sense or could make sense but in reality we have to step back. we're a nation $16 trillion in debt. we have a trillion deficit we're running each year. so we have to make sure we're not just doing the nice to have, the okay to haves, the good to haves but the actual essentials to have. >> steve ellis g to talk to you. thank you for bringing a perspective. we have a lot more happening tonight. a lot of it outside of the beltway. students of sandy hook elementary school are going back to the classroom tomorrow. it's not the same school they'll be going to. they have a new place to learn. we'll tell you all about it. you'll hear from the daughter of the principal who was killed and what she has to say about the next step for the children of sandy hook. that's coming up next. [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save y

. >> this is after the usda report, showing that farmers put in about a third, three quarters, i should corn than what they earlier anticipated with the planting. and what does this mean? the tight supplies of cowrn definitely impacting future price and why traders here care about it. higher corn prices, higher ethanol prices, higher gas prices. all tied in. traders have to watch very closely. >> back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> is it time no cut the fat and cut to the chase on healthcare costs? coming up, we will ask this very simple question. if you weigh more, should you pay more for health insurance? >>> the u.s. car come backs. we are asking you, if you can buy any car or any truck under $100,000, what would it be? it has to be a new car, 2013 model, by the way. not like a 1977 gemini, like i used to drive. tweet us and we will share your picks and ours, later on in the show. but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a deco

we'll get data from the usda on crop production and feed indicators for 2013. dow rising on thursday and s&p gained 11 points to 1472 and nasdaq adding 15 to 3121. scott, back to you. >> all right. thank you much. you remember the staining story of john mcafee. this weekend on "press here" one of my guests is joshua davis who lived with mcafee at his compound with girls and guns. here's josh describing a scary moment with mcafee playing russia roulette at the kitchen table. >> he opens the chamber up. drops the bullets out. takes one bullet. puts it in the gun. spins it. puts it to his head. there's five chambers and he pulls it four times and says maybe you're assumptions about reality are incorrect. >> just one of the bizarre, bizarre stories we'll learn about after "meet the press" on sunday morning. >> my gosh. you learn something new every day about that guy. all right. >>> want to check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. are we going to get a warmup? >> no. we're going to have to wait for it. we'll get a little bit of a warmup next week

the usda out with its report today, and that helped to send corn futures to a three-week high after theyat actually farmers produced less than three-quarters of what was anticipated for the spring and significantly reduced what they believe has come out of the 2012 harvest. keep in mind as well strong demand is likely to continue to drain supplies, and that's going to keep prices up well into the summer, they say. we're also looking at a similar situation with wheat. wheat rose to a one-week high today, and we're looking at dismal prospects for the spring and for the summer crops for wheat. now a far different story for soybean. actually we did see a slight increase there from what they were expecting and only modestly though, and that is something that has helped soybeans fall to a six-month low. back to you. >> all right, sharon, thank you. >> how will rising commodities prices impact your portfolio. take a look now at food sector. aaron lash is with us from morningstar telling us which food brands are ready for the uptick in costs and those names to keep on hold and joins me right now

no rain, less grain, means at the very least -- usda says close to 3%. >> everything affects everything. >> dr. kelly runs the secretary -- runs the center for global economic research. >> you have a global demand. the basic amount of resources that the world can provide. that pushes commodity prices up. >> speaking collegiate lee, the cost of college is going up. >> we have also seen diminished public support of public institutions, also forcing costs to go up. >> the college board advocacy center says in-state tuition rose almost 5%. shipping costs will rise above ups and fedex, 4.5% to 5%, hiking up 6% by some estimations. >> we have some breaking news. the ravens brought test team has just learned that the ribbons linebacker ray lewis has announced he will retire -- that the ravens linebacker ray lewis has announced he will retire. "this will be my last ride." we have a crew at the press conference and will have reaction tonight on 11 news at 5 and 6. >> now your insta-weather plus forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> i guess we had better win the super bowl. just keep going. w

. >> but the food industry spends billions of dollars on advertising then we have the usda or the johnsonation spending millions of dollars to try to educate individuals about nutrition. if you get the end caps covered with the most profitable foods, 9% profit on a soda. they are powerful. >> tell me what soda does. soda freaks me out. so many kids have soda as part of their daily diet. >> 25% of teenagers consume three or more sodas a day. it's just sugar, it's only energy, no nutrition. it's a deadly force. it gives nothing but quick burning fuel. >> when i hear the soda conversation and what it does, people are like that's silly. that's what we thought of cigarettes. there was a moment when people sitting on air were smoking, right? you go to your workplace and everybody was smoking. that language was considered radical. >> there's been a fascinating development in that. some of the attorneys behind the tobacco settlement have filed 27 different lawsuits against some of the big companies. i think and they think they have a solid footing than with the tobacco settlement. with tobacco, t

a mortgage broker cannot present a package properly, particularly under the usda program. een an absolute nightmare. host: frank from a south carolina. brian from madison, ohio, good morning. caller: good morning. my wife is an officer. this problem did not exist during the clinton administration. as soon as bush let everything go. my wife is not allowed to say anything by law. these mortgages were being approved when she knew it was no way that these people could afford these mortgages. it was ridiculous. the balloon payment -- those people that should be involved in being able to see whether somebody is qualified or not. guest: absolutely true. the fact that your wife was overridden was one factor contributing to the crisis. people tried to restore hands and say this is not right. there were so profitable. there was this push. they were run over by the opposition. i sympathize with her circumstance. >> in 45 minutes we will be light at the white house where president obama is holding the last news conference of his term. they're looking to raise the debt ceiling of which

this is the usda world agriculture supply and demand. it is down 13% on the year. acres harvested down slightly. the stocks way down. a lot of farmers sold in this. >> we are really starting to worry about the next year. we cannot have another year like this past year. jeff: we had a lot of money come into this market when that happened last year. if we get another drought, oh baby, this could be a place to make some money. lori: it makes you wonder if mother nature has a bet on commodities. jeff flock. melissa: oh, my goodness. over half of the economy will stay stable in the next couple of months. would you describe that as optimistic that they need to be studied? >> i think it is a relative gain. house ceos have been operating over the last three or four years now. melissa: they think the economy will be relatively stable. >> that is correct. there are a lot of different of and downs within that. you have tremendous uncertainty when you look at can actually gain market share, can imagine through the global uncertainty that is there in the economy right now. meli