public health association wanted salmonella to be considered an adulterant and the usda and the beefustry together said no. and this is actually from the court decision: that housewives will take care of it, they know what they're doing by cooking it properly and handling it properly. it's the consumer's problem. >> narrator: but that assumption would prove perilous. salmonella can easily spread and get people sick when raw poultry is being handled. over the past 15 years salmonella outbreaks linked to poultry have become an increasing public health concern. between 1998 and 2012, chicken and turkey have been associated with 278 salmonella outbreaks in at least 41 states. one of the biggest started in arkansas in 2011 at cargill 1 >> hi, david, i'm shane acosta with cargill. welcome to the springdale complex. >> now does that need to be adjusted? >> feels good. >> narrator: cargill was the only poultry company that would allow us to visit parts of their production facilities. >> so we can stop here in the middle and get an overall view of the area. >> narrator: here at its springdale

this is the usda definition of organic. organic agriculture produces products that use certain methods of production that preserve the environment and avoid synthetic materials. this includes avoiding pesticides during the growing of crops, supporting animal health and welfare and preserving nature and biodiversity. several steps are necessary in order to become certified organic. first the farmer submits the application to the usda. a certifying agent looks over the application which includes a list of farming methods used and details about the farm. the agent then physically inspects the farm on site. after that an annual check up ensures the farms are maintaining organic standards. it takes long, it takes a lot of water, it takes a lot of process and its kind of hard but at least a lot of people buy it. many farmers markets feature locally grown organic fruit and vegetables. but without preservatives organic foods have a shorter shelf life. gmo is genetically modified organisms so foods that have been i guess genetically

the u.s. department of agriculture. and it required usda to set up a new separate program to inspect just catfish alone. i think this is a us wasteful, duplicative program that will hurt seafood processing businesses across the country. there's no scientific or food safety benefit here, in fact, officials from f.d.a. and usda have explicitly stated that catfish is a low-risk food. the government accountability office has recommended eliminating this program in nine separate reports even worse this program is actually a trade barrier thinly disguised against foreign catfish about we're facing an immediate five to ten-year ban on imported catfish as soon as the usda program is up aned running. as a result our trading partners are explicitly threatening retaliation. and since there's no scientific basis for this program any w.t.o. nation that current exports catfish to the u.s. could challenge it and secure w.t.o. sanction trade retaliation against a wide range of u.s. export industries, including beef, soy poultry pork grain fruit or cotton.

what i saw in the usda reports were minor corrections that were an ongoing process. >> what about demand for this meat? he says even in the foodie culture of the bay area. >> there are very few restaurants that have it on the menu. >> whole foods said for many years lots of customers have requested that we carry rabbit but what are believed to be sales figures shared with us reveal a different story. a snap shot of sales show the 41 stores in the northern california district sold an average of 5.8 rabbits per week per store. whole foods declined our interview request. mean while a petition has collected more than 40,000 signatures. >> hi sweetie. >> reporter: people hoping to change the minds of those at the top of the food chain at this national groesher. now, whole foods is coming up on the one year anniversary of this pilot program of selling rabbit meat. another grocery chain actually discontinued selling it after getting feedback from customers. >> it's an interesting one. >> if you have a tip regarding this story or anything else, call 1-888-996-tips. >>> did we mention it's wet ou

we work closely with the usda to ensure the safest standards possible. records are incomplete because they only contain observations but do not include the actions taken by our company. when we asked what those actions were the company did not respond. >> it's not inhumane it's animal processing. >> reporter: rich larson has taught courses at san jose state covering food safety and sanitation since 1995. when it comes to usda standards, larson says what's happening at iowa rabbit is not unusual. >> the context of this is slaughtering animals. and fecal matter is just part of what's going to be presenting in that process. to keep that from getting to the consumer is a concern. what i saw in the usda reports was minor corrections that were an ongoing process. >> reporter: but what about demand for this meat? larson who also teaches restaurant management says even in the foodie culture of the bay area -- >> rabbit is not a popular meat among consumers. there's very few restaurants that have rabbit on the menu. >> reporter: whole foods says the whole reason

now the usda has three recall classification. this is the highest level. where there is reasonable probability that it will cause serious consequences or death. so far, they have not gotten any reports of illness, but it's a year we are talking about. this is just getting out to the public. there are 14 stores in the bay area alone, seven right here in san jose. live in san jose, stephanie strong. >> well, as the summer season begins so does serious injuries. doctors at vanderbilt university hospital say memorial day is one of the busiest days of the year with victims of motorcycles, boating and swimming accidents. they say many of these traumas could be avoided if people would wear helmets, put on the seat belts an cut back on the alcohol. >>> a fast-moving grass fire is out this morning but sparking new concerns this could be the start of an especially dangerous fire season. >> so incredibly dry today. we have details. >> reporter: good morning. if you're cooking outside, bear in mind perhaps the dusting off the grill for the first time, bear in mind thi

it's clear people have trouble understanding the application and one indicator of that is in usda study they found out that the children who didn't get meals that they actually legitimacy were eligible for three quarters of the time that was because the family had understated their income on the application. these are families that bothered to apply but they didn't get to because they misundersmisunders tood what was expected. usda is just issued a brand-new revamped application that's much simpler and should be helpful in terms of eliciting correct information but they are embarking on an electronic application which is again very promising for making it easier or families and schools to get the right information. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman. >> senator boozman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i guess the question i would have would be do we have districts that mr. lord can do we have districts that you acknowledge that doing a much better job than the average in regard to the problem? are the districts that we can learn from that we can then take their knowledge and push to othe

what i saw in the usda reports was just minor corrections that were an ongoing process. >> reporter: but what about demand for this meat? larson who also teaches restaurant management says even if the foodie culture of the bay area. >> rabbit is not a popular meat among consumers. there are very few restaurants that have rabbit on the menu. >> reporter: whole foods says the reason it started selling rabbit was demand. in a press release the company said for many years lots of customers have requested that we carry rabbit. what are believed to be sales figures shared with us from an internal whole foods source reveal a different story. a snapshot of sales show the 41 stores in the northern california district sold an average of 5.8 rabbits per week per store. >> are you selling a lot of them? >> reporter: whole foods declined our interview request. meanwhile, a petition to get whole foods to stop selling rabbits has collected more than 40,000 signatures. >> hi sweetie. come here. >> reporter: people hoping to change the minds of those at the top of the food chain at this national groce

elected the direct certification for 23 households. in our discussions with usda officials that would greatly relieved the administrative burden at the school district level and has the potential for streamlining the entire process. i just want to make sure the initial certification at the program level is being done correctly, but i should.out the m problem payment rate is much smaller than the improper payment rate in the school lunch program. >> thank you. >> anytime. well, maybe not anytime. thank you, senator. thank you so much. >> thank you, mr. chairman. down here a long ways. >> that's right. >> appreciate you and the ranking member holding this hearing today. as we prepare to reauthorize the child nutrition legislation we take the objective bipartisan critical assessment of the programs and make sure that they are working and an efficient, effective, and accountable manner for the people that they are intended to help. i have serious concerns about the error rates in the national school lunch and breakfast programs which were 2013 and 14 school year were

and company says it works closely with the usda to ensure the safest product possible. see the inspection reports and sales numbers for yourself right now at nbcbayarea.com. just click on the investigations tab. >> if you have a tip, give us a call at 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea. >>> a man's close incounter with a killer whale while he was just going for a zur. look underneath the water. luke reilly was paddle boarding in new zealand when he got a surprise visit from the whale trailing his surf board. that is a little close for comfort. he caught if entire interaction with his gopro camera. you see the whale went with his board before swim swimming off into the distance. >> need a bigger board. >> or bigger instichlktss to avoid the whale. >>> new video this morning. one of the luckiest newest places to buy a lot to ticket in the bay area. how much a local man hauled in. >>> that's totally not my ticket. over here the golden gate bridge, slick out there. we're talking about the changes for your view and your conditions coming up. my name is j

>> dan, our calls to the company were not returned, but the usda says the problem was first discoveredto the company's warehouse, distribution warehouse and it was during what's called the surveillance review. now the recall is large and it was surprising to a lot of its loyal customers. >> it's a shock. yeah. i never thought of it not passing usda. >> that's concerning. i've gotten food poisoning from other places so i definitely want to see that regulated. >> reporter: the sda the 15,000 pounds were produced and packaged without federal inspection. the agency says the company used another facility's mark of inspection on many of the am items even though inspector his not approved them. the recalled items were produced from may of last year to tuesday of last week. the company lqnn incorporate side based in southern california. it operates as lee's sandwiches, a popular fast food chain specializing in vietnamese sandwiches and their shops are in six states and 48 of them in california. 14 are in the bay area. so far there have been no reports of anyone getting sick. almost none of the

it calls on the usda and epa to reduce bee death to no more than 15% over ten years. it emphasizes land management. it does call on the epa to research the effect of pesticides and the epa said it will excel rate it's existing researcher but only 1.5 million of the strategies estimated goes to that science. the vast majority goes to the usda which has not made pesticide research a priority. protests in the u.k. and europe led to two-year moratorium on the nicotonoid. but in u.s. farmers use the chemicals widely. it's argued that lack of genetic diversity naturally occurring pests and the rigors of crops being transported could be have its effect on bees. susan kegley does not believe that mights or pathogens are to blame. >> the makers of these chemicals say that mights are to blame here. why are you convinced its something other than that. >> the data we're collecting in our hive tracking project is definitive on that front. our bee keepers that are managing mites. it is not the problem. >> what if it's virus that are random pathogens floating around around. >> the pr

we work closely with usda to have the safest possible. y contain observations made by usda but do not include actions taken by our company. but when we ask what the actions were, the company did not respond. >> it is not inhumane it is animal processing. >> teaching courses at san jose state with food safety and sanitation since 1995. when it comes to usda standard larson says what is happening at iowa rabbit is not unusual. >> the context of this is slaut slaughtering animals. and fecal matter is part of what is present in that process. to keep that from the consumer is a concern. what i saw in the reports was minor corrections that were an ongoing process. >> reporter: even in the foodie culture of the bay area -- >> rabbit is not popular meat among consumers. very few restaurants that have rabbit on the menu. >> reporter: whole foods says the whole reason they started selling rab sitrabbit is demand. for many years customers have requested that we carry rabbit. what are believed to be sales figures shared with us from an internal source

vic lee is on the story. >> usda says the 213,000 pounds of beef chicken and pork products were proud and packaged witho federal inspection. agency says the company used another facility mark of inspection on many of the items even though inspecto had not approved them. >> it's shock yes i never thought not pass fda. >> that's concerning. i have gotten food poisoning from our bad meat place so definitely want to see it regulad. >> it was may of last year to tuesday of last week. the company listed here is in based inouthern cam. it operates as lee sandwiches. popular fast-food cain special idesing in vietnase sandwich. the shops 6 states. 48 of them in california. 14 are in the bay area so far no reports of any one gettg 6. almost none of the customers we spoke with new about the recall. >> you should tell me that before before i came here. >> many regular said they didn't care. >> i think th the food is awesome. so i think it's just targeting this i'll not e. i'm still going to eat it. >> in 2013 7 40 pounds of lee sandwiches brand sausages were recalled when safety assessment by the

we have pictures of the products included in the recall, 213, 192 pounds of beef and pork products. usda found the problem during a surveillance. they are marking them federally inspected when they were not at all. no reports of anyone getting sick from the products recalled. the usda says products produced without inspection brings up health risks. usda says if you eaten at any of the lee's sandwich locations and have concerns about your health, contact your health provider. back to you. >> all right, christian, thank you. for more information go to our web site. >>> how many of you remember this phrase "be kind, rewind"? yes, vhs. they are obsolete, and now movie rental stores are moving out. one of the last ones closed its doors today. silver screen video has been serving customers for decades. in today's age of netflix and red box they knew this day was coming. >> i was not surprised but i did not think it would happen that soon, you can not find any of these movies. >> there is one more silver screen store left. another one hanging on, five- star video in berkeley. >>> still to come

the f.d.a. program would be eliminated. so why move it from f.d.a. to usda? and here's the reason -- it is true that there are a few of us who grow in farms under controlled situations most of the catfish produced in the united states. the state of mississippi the state of arkansas, you'll hear from my distinguished colleagues from arkansas and mississippi in a few moments, i hope. but what this is about the food safety for americans in 50 states who deserve to know that the fish they are eating, that the product they are eating is unadulterated. here are the facts -- under the current f.d.a. program only about 2% of the billions of pounds of imported catfish are inspected. only about 2%. the other 98% of this large quantity come in uninspected. this gives me pause as a consumer. it should give directs of all 50 states pause that 98% comes in without inspection. but here's what we do know about the 2% we look at under the f.d.a. program. an alarming volume of the catfish inspected by f.d.a. already failed to meet standards. they failed to meet consumer safety

that being said the usda says the company has been selling meat for over a year that never went through the proper inspection, we have pictures of the products included in this recall. including 213,192 pounds of chicken and pork products. they found this during a review. the inspectors found them as federal inspected when they were not at all. at this time there are no reports of anyone getting sick from these products that were recalled but the products produced without inspection present the potential for increased health risk. usda says if you have seat enat any lee's -- have eaten at any lee's sandwiches restaurant and are sick, contact your doctor. >>> keeping protesters from being violent and destructive. they have to be on the sidewalk after dark not on the street. last night when sef ral protesters refused to do that the police moved in and detained them. >>> -- last night when several pro tebgtors refused to do -- last night when several protesters refused to do that the police moved in and detained. >>> a car accident killed a nobel peace prizewinner. the nash's were pronounc

we also recommended the usda consider using computer matching to help identify households whose income exceeded eligibility thresholds. under the current standard verification process it's difficult to detent all households that misreport income because the so-called standard verification process is focused on a small slice of beneficiaries, those are annual income within $1200 of the eligible threshold. for example, in our work we found that 9 of 19 household applications were not eligible for free or reduced benefits yet only two of these households would have been subject to the standard verification process because of the way they defined error prone applications. thus we think verifying a broader window of applications as well as using computer matching techniques, we think that could potentially significantly strengthen the verification process and, again, without adversely impacting access to the program by those truly in need. and finally our report also recommended that usda explore ex anding the verification process to include those who are deemed categorically eligible for t

the program. so from a cost benefit standpoint it would be effective but that's usda's call. they would have to do more additional studies. >> talking about the verification steps and additional administrative costs and how we balance that, obviously we want integrity in these programs and want every penny to go to children that need it but even automated tools can be cost prohibited for schools on tight budget. do you believe it could come at the expense of improving meals? and when you look at the per meal reimbursement what funding do they get to cover administrative costs associated with meal programs versus investments in technology? because i think we really need to understand this so that we can do this right. >> at the school district level they get a per meal reimbursement and that has to cover all the costs associated with running the program. so it's buying the food. it's the staff to serve it and prepare the food and all the administrative prosetszs. there isn't a separate funding stream to cover buying a software system or putting more staff in place to do these k

. >> so, and just to be clear, it's not the fda or the department of labor or -- usda that has set up this program separately. it was congress that did this. and the farm bill. but there wasn't a safety risk to human health from catfish that triggered this effort. is that how you would analyze the situation? >> i'm not aware of any specific safety hazards unique to cat fish. >> thank you. and i know it may be hard for you to put a cost figure on the inspection of cat fish under the fda jurisdiction that it may take you some time to come up with that. it's my understanding that right now the usda's catfish inspection program, it's estimated that it will cost about $14 million a year to operate. so i'm going to ask you to take for the record and try to get for this committee the cost of the inspection of cat fish under fda jurisdiction if you would. >> we'd be happy to provide that back to you. >> okay. thank you. miss wu? >> i appreciate the fact that the department is in a challenging position relative to how to make the visa program work given that we have not yet taken up comprehens

we're the first company to have the usda verify that our chickens are raised in the usa. to bring your family a fresh-tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. >> good morning, it is 5:30, saturday, may 2. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." >>> at least five people are hurt including several members. military after a humvee and car collide on the new jersey turnpike. >>> a fiery crash leave two people dead, plus another injured overnight. >>> more arrests in baltimore after a massive march planned and 6 police officers are arrested and charged in freddie gray's death. >>> meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. it's a little chilly outside i'm wearing the sleeveless, because i know it's going to be warm. >> reporter: if you like the beach, i know you're a beach girl. there's a view of the st. center city skyline. trenton, 43. millville, one of the cooler locations 44. dover, 42. reading, 46. poconos coming in at 42. yesterday's high topping out at 64 or 65. thank to all the cloud cover but that

lee's sandwiches is being questioned by the usda. deral agency said surveillance cameras caught employees marking product says as federally inspected when they were not. the recall includes nearly all meat sold in the past year with inspection number 11041. lee's has 14 locations here in the bay area and was founded in san jose. >>> good reds and whites the drought is forcing local wineries to get creative with gray water, treated at the reclamation facility isn't clean enough to drink, but a filtration system and a dose of chlorine makes it clean enough to use for irrigation. it's half the price of regular water. american canyon has already invested $10 million in the recycled water system. >>> the newsroom was silent tonight during the stephen curry injury. we'll go back to ahmed with more on what's going to happen wednesday night when the warriors and rockets come back here for game 5. stay with us. ♪ >> ahmed fareed here from the comcast sportsnet studios. rockets faced elimination three times and they won every time. they won aga

the usda says surveillance cameras caught the manufacturer marking products as federally inspected when they were not. lee's has 14 locations in the bay area and was founded in san jose. >>> some of the country's most famous beaches remain close. we have more information on the tar balls reaching ashore in california. 90% of the goo has been watching ashore, but they pose a danger to people and wildlife. the tar has not been definitively linked to the oil spill near santa bar bra, and they say tarballs are usually from natural sources. >> sometimes that's not unusual. these areas are known for natural tar balls washing up on the beaches. >> some of the beaches closed are manhattan beach and rodondo beech. >> the weekend is here let's get a check of our forecast it appears to be nice jeff. >> yeah check out this camera back here behind me. we had to start off with it. the north bay through napa county some of the best weather. ten mile visibility here. you can see on our weather underground camera, clouds are developing. that is the fog line that continues to go right throughout san fran

we're the first company to have the usda verify that our chickens are raised in the usa. to bring your family a fresh-tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. this is new video of several tornados tearing through texas over the past 12 hours and forecasters say conditions are right today and tomorrow for them to have to go through even more tornados. severe storms that slammed the region for the past few days destroying dozens of homes and leaving at least one person dead. northern texas kansas and oklahoma are in the line of fire today. >> are you tracking fog david. >> reporter: yeah, dense fog storm tracker 6 live shows we're precipitation free but it's mainly down the coast in south jersey a quart mile visibility or less, in the orange area one half mile visibility with patchy thirks spots here and -- thicker spots here and there. as we look outside, we have the airport, we're basically fog-free here, there's a chance of low-lying cloud cover in southeastern pennsylvania, but we're looking at improvement. 58 degrees close to the temperature. the air is

. >> so, and just to be clear, it's not the fda or the department of labor or -- usda that has set up this program separately. it was congress that did this. and the farm bill. but there wasn't a safety risk to human health from catfish that triggered this effort. is that how you would analyze the situation? >> i'm not aware of any specific safety hazards unique to cat fish. >> thank you. and i know it may be hard for you to put a cost figure on the inspection of catfish under the fda jurisdiction that it may take you some time to come up with that. it's my understanding that right now the usda's catfish inspection program, it's estimated that it will cost about $14 million a year to operate. so i'm going to ask you to take for the record and try to get for this committee the cost of the inspection of catfish under fda jurisdiction if you would. >> we'd be happy to provide that back to you. >> okay. thank you. miss wu? >> i appreciate the fact that the department is in a challenging position relative to how to make the visa program work given that we have not yet taken up comprehensiv

we're the first company to have the usda verify that our chickens are raised in the usa. to bring your family a fresh-tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. meet one today. visit theshelterpetproject.org. adopt. >> reporter: good thursday morning to you we're live on i-95 at girard, the overnight construction is clear and moring fine. we have a serious accident head on accident four people injured on the scene. welsh road is closed between alberger in north philadelphia. action cam is on the scene a terrible accident coming into us in northeast philadelphia. >>> another accident cheltenham avenue at school lane. we had this accident here on the turnpike involving an overturned tractor-trailer. the accident itself cleared but the turnpike was shut down from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. in the morning. it's open now so you're okay on the turnpike between fort washington and willow grove better news this morning. fairmont park, don't forget, kelly drive will close strawberry mansion drive and fountain green drive starting at 11:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on saturday

and why the usda wants us to swap out to make it more healthy. >> and a man popped the question during a couple's big day, he did it in front of their wedding table, but the nuptial nightmare was not as bad as it looked. >> you don't want to miss that one, take it with you in our free 6 abc news app. it's freebie friday rick and we have good ones for you, 100% off. >> thank you alicia. we'll take a quick break and the accuweather forecast when we return, stay with us. >>> meteorologist melissa magee, is here with a final look at the weekend in may. >> not a bad weekend to be out tomorrow will be my pick of the two over the weekend. go outside tomorrow we'll show you what is going on outside today too, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing it's dry and high pressure is in control and the biggest difference once you step outside is the humidity, it's much lower in comparison to yesterday. outside we go people are already there in old city at independence mall, out and about on a gorgeous friday afternoon, nice blue sky and sunshine overhead and comfortable conditions, in philadelphia 8

and the company says it works closely with the usda to ensure the safest product possible. see the inspection reports and sales numbers for yourself right now at nbcbayarea.com. just click on the investigations tab. >> if you have a tip, give us a call at 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea. >>> right now let's look at some of the stories we're working on for 6:00. breaking news from san jose. police span out to nab four robbery suspects. a frantic effort that awoke some people with knocks on the door in the middle of the night. >>> brutal attack on mother's day leaves an elderly woman critically injured. what happened and why police want to speak with a mystery man who helped. >>> live update from santa barbara county and frantic effort there to contain a massive oil spill. >>> meantime, what has better deal, a purse on sale at a high-end store or a purse for regular price at the store's outlet? >> do you know what a set-up is? right now i feel like i'm being set-up. it's a question i ask myself often while going purse shopping. >> you did go purse shop

and those nine reports consistently recommend eliminating the newly created by congress usda program that as i understand, you wouldn't know the numbers, but as i understand has already spent $20 million, not one fish has been inspected. obviously the fda has handled the inspection of seafood for a long time. and here we are in the congress going to already spend another usda trying to stand up duplicative inspection. already spent $20 million on it. it's going to cost inspecting seafood, and to carve out just cat fish so that we can spend millions of dollars more to have the usda have another office inspecting cat fish, which you're already doing quite well for one species of fish. you know, these are the kinds of things i think people look at washington and they say, what are y'all doing down there? so i really hope you know, that we will have some common sense on this and allow you to continue to do what you've been doing historically rather than creating another continuing to plunk millions of dollars into a duplicative program. i also want to follow up on the h2b issue. i share,

vendors to be clean green a third party organic certification for that follows the guidelines of the usda organic so in addition to trying to have a completely organic menu on our floor plans the back third is a wing room and educate people on pedz and educate our members so they can make the best choices they can all those online courses are free as part of the structure and we'll offer bonus courses no yoga and identified local individuals in the neighborhood that we'll before on board they've came through our open houses and have actually helped us and made additional line items weighing we're extremely exciting in the effective we're approved and have a decent number of patient and show a profit we've discussed with the associations so the i was- i went super fast i'm sorry i'm a little bit nervous that's morning the wire impress with the adaptive area we want to be the best neighbor we can our security guard will do at morning and night do daily round to make sure that windows are locked and everything is as it should be another item our security guards will do we'll have a monitor a

we're the first company to have the usda verify that our chickens are raised in the usa. family a fresh-tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. >>> over a half century, creative minds have been making the magic that disneyland is famous for. tonight, we're learning about how it comes together in a behind-the-scenes look at our parent company's 60th anniversary celebration at what is called the happiest place on earth. here's abc's -- >> what happens at disneyland is magical. it dazzles on the outside because of what happens behind the curtain. >> san diego, california. >> reporter: on the eve of disneyland's 60th anniversary, "nightline" was invited behind the scenes to see what it takes to put on the biggest party this park has ever seen. by the people who do it best. our first stop. >> you want to see what is behind the door? >> yeah. >> a secret v.i.p. apartment located in a hidden corner of the park. you can't book a stay here. you have to be invited. >> boom you are inside of disneyland park. >> one lucky fan will win a stay here. inside each room co

the usda and cdc said it poses little risk to human health and has not entered the food supply but what does it mean to consumers. david maloney from the american restaurant association said this is an egg and turkey story. >> roughly two-thirds of the cases so far with egg-laying hens a third with the turkey production industry the broiler mate chicken mart supply that industry is insolated so far and we expect that to remain at least through the summer. >> in the u.s. poultry is a $48 million market broken down into three categories broiler chickens for meet eggs and turkeys. and broilers are two-thirds of the market eggs is 20% and turkeys the remaining 10. broilers have been largely uneffected since most are raises in the south but iowa and minnesota, the top producers for eggs and turkey have been hit hard. eggs are the biggest issue, including pending cases, 6% of the layer hens have been taken offline. experts expect that push up egg prices. >> we expected egg prices to be pushed up 15 cents a dozen putting us close to 2014 inflated price levels at wholesale. >> and turkeys, 1.5%

we're the first company to have the usda verify that our chickens are raised in the usa.y a fresh-tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. >> reporter: ideal lie most of us will never have to find out what it is like to fend off a shark or figure out how to whoage for food on a disease certificated island but if you had to would you survive for a week a day or a month? abc's matt gutman takes the plunge. ♪ >> reporter: that's me literally drifting away in the shark-infested sea of cortez in mexico. not sure how i will get out of this mess. i know how i got in to it. on a perfectly synchronized jump out of a helicopter. one, two, three. the idea is to learn basic survival skills in the water and on land. awesome the same skills work for dave and a brother and friend when their boat capsized in the pacific. they survived by swimming to an island in british columbia. for nine days they survived by eating sea urchins, clams and seaweed. >> if you didn't know what to eat you would starve. >> reporter: our journey starts 24 hours before this jump making my way f

the usda is spending $15 million to learn more. >> this is a cancer. ry is having a cancer. >> reporter: and it will likely affect your next meal. one out of every tlooer bites of food we eat is directly or indirectly pollinated by honeybees. including 130 fruits and vegetables. >> if we want to continue to produce fruits nuts and vegetables in this country we have to make sure we have a healthy livable pollination supply. >> reporter: rising bee keeper costs get passed on to all of us at the supermarket. >> the queen is starting to fail. >> bee keeper david hackenberg is holding on for now. but if it weren't for his son and his employees depending on the business, he says he would have already called it quits. >> we like keeping bees. and when they're hurting we hurt. >> reporter: a painful decline of america's tiny pollinaters that estimation us all. mark albert cbs news, new york. >> glor: a little girl in kentucky survived a frightening incident that was caught on camera. the student was dragged for about 100 feet by a school bus after her backpack

the usda guidelines for quality and taste for roast is between 4 to 12 months. >> wow. >> the district setting up a new system now for monitoring its food. >>> all right. we're all going eww. >> we all like aged meat, but not that old, right? >> aged wine is better than aged meat. >> good one. >> yeah. yes well we had a short shelf life for our warming trend. it aged one day and now it's gone. i'll tell you about the dramatic drop in our temperatures today and all the way through the weekend. your accuweather weekend forecast coming up. >>> also coming up the great wait for kate. the bets being taken on what the new royal baby will be named. >>> and the most-anticipated boxing showdown in years, the big money involved and the celebrity fights happening ringside. >>> and another live look right now from sky 7 hd live over oakland at some of the may day protests. hundreds of people are marching quite peacefully to oakland city hall. they're at market and 12th street right now. a lot of marshals a lot of police presence. so far so good. we hope it life begins with a howl, we scream shout,

it required the usda to update the breakfast standard. >> the funding and policy framework for school meals. >> the mill had to have meat, fruits and vegetables. >> grains. >> selects a half cup or fruit or vegetable at each meal. >> sodium and trans-fat. >> a lot of kids are actually eating them. >> we realized many of you may be asking just how many kids are eating them. >> how do you feel about school lunches? >> they taste weird. >> yet. >> even the senator has addressed the stigma with school lunches. >> we've all heard mystery meat tacos and fish sticks. >> this distaste towards school lunches is far from universal. >> i like school lunches. it's yummy. >> the idea that healthy food taste worse than unhealthy -- >> we watched lines where students are making -- taking more than one vegetable. there actually consuming. >> both be student and the ministers, they said they like meals. >> there are lots of selby who's the taste great. >> it depends on what served, what is on the menu, how does prepared. >> students i have eaten with one said to me, she was ahead of me eating broccoli

the store will bring healthy options to -- officials recognized this county as a food desert by the usda. >> i think it's a reflection of what people want. really i mean people can go -- like in our case people can go find the starbucks anywhere but people come here because they want a different type of experience and different type of product. >> the new store is expected to open later this year. >>> as you think about a weekend get away for you and your family this summer think about checking out richmond. that's aaron's hometown. american express travel named richmond as the most popular city to visit this summer. how about that? this comes after froemers chose it as a top travel destination for 2015. it has an up and coming food scene and beer too. following richmond on the list, chicago, san antonio, salt lake city and san juan. >>> stay with us. "news4 today" continues at 5:00. >> "news4 today" starts now. >> good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. now at 5:00, a mystery unfolding in northwest d.c. after firefighters make a gruesome discovery. what we could learn today about the four pe

we're the first company to have the usda verify that our chickens are raised in the usa.y a fresh-tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. >> new on "action news," the 95-year-old war vet from new hampshire who fought a would be robber with his cane. the unexpected confrontation unfolded when he went to pick up his wife's prescription. police say this is the man who attempted to take his wallet. i guess we're not going to see him. the vet fended him off with the cane. another person came to the elderly man's aid and the assailant ran away. he was not hurt during the attack. >>> the great lottery mystery in california was actually a setup. surveillance cameras caught this man cashing in a lottery ticket. the cashier handed over $75. problem is the real prize was worth 75,000. the store's owner realized the mistake later released video of the transaction and as it turns out, the man with the winning ticket was actually an undercover inspector for the california lottery. he was testing the store to see if it would hand out the appropriate winnings. officials

we're the first company to have the usda verify that our chickens are raised in the usa.e believe in a better chicken. >> new at 6:00 a.m. allentown firefighters are taking their staffing concerns to city council tomorrow night. a union rep said the department is severely short-handed and that forced one team member to break protocol to save someone's life over the weekend. the firefighter went into a burning building without backup. the mayor spokesman says the problem comes when another firefighter calls out of work. according to the current contract the city is not required to hire overtime to cover sick days. >> president obama praised camden county's metro police division saying the department has reduced violent crime in the city of camden. the president spoke at the ray and joan kroc community center on harrison avenue in camden yesterday and also talked about how job creation fits in. the federal government has designated camden a promise zone which opens up the city to a range of federal funding. >> we as a society don't do more to expand opportunity to everybody

. >> in 2013, 740 pounds of lee's brand sausages were recalled when a safety assessment by the usda said said they may have contained toxins that caused food poisoning. no one in that recall reported adverse reactions to the food. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> ray mcdonald has been arrested again accused of domestic violence and this time he's facing additional charges of child endangerment. this is his booking photo in san jossy and there's been a development at the county jail and that's where david louie joins us now. >> we can confirm that ray mcdonald just bailed out of the county jail in san jose. why? abc 7 news there was when he tried to hide after he left the jail and went inside to call a taxi in the lobby of the san jose police headquarters. we see him trying to dash out past reporters and jump into a waiting taxi cab. we wondered why he was arrested for child endangerment and police say the woman he's accused of assaulting today was holding an infant possibly his own. >> it was 3:48 this morning at this gated apartment complex in santa clara where ray mcdonald lives and a call to 9

in this instance -- okay, the usda, the recommendation, that's fine.o michelle obama's soviet-style lunches, that's when i have a problem, or mayor bloomberg forcing the non-mother s'mores n us, that's when i have a problem, when a recommendation becomes a demand. kennedy: if the government has ownership in your health insurance and then they get to decide if they're paying for it, they get to decide how you use -- >> that was exactly what i was going to say. the question has to come up, well, why do they want to do this? they now want to save money. they have an interest in you being healthy which they didn't have before, at least not in the same way. i'm from are england, and the national health service does this all the time. for example, the dentists are run by the government, and you go in, and they say how much wine are you drinking? you say, does it matter to my teeth? they say, no, no, no, we just want to know because drinking is bad. well, they only have that question on the thorn because they're picking up the tab. this is exactly what you're

it's the highest risk level of recall for the usda, and there's a reasonable probability will cause seriousse health consequences or death. it is early, also a holiday. so we'll of course update you on the midday show. we have the full details on the website. live in san jose this morning, steph chuang, "today in the bay." >>> a magnitude 5.5 earthquake rattling tokyo this morning, shaking buildings and temporarily stopping trains. the good news, no apparent damage or injuries. the officials issued a tsunami warning as a precaution, but lifted that within minutes. the airport was shut down to check out the runways but resumed flights in ten minutes. >>> back to the developing story out of the nation's capital, a man has been booked and charged with driving who it a license after a pressure cooker was found in his car. israel shimeles was arrested around the time a bomb squad blew up that cooker. investigators say shimeles left that cooker inside his car on the national mall here the capitol building. an officer said he smelled gasoline coming from the car and then called for backup. early t

we obtained the usda inspection reports for iowa rabbit that's where whole foods gets its rabbit meat. they found rabbits in crate. they also found fecal smears on the back tail area of rabbits in their final rinse and raised concerns about contamination. we also reviewed what are believed to be internal sales figures showing the actual demand for rabbit meat may not be as high as whole foods suggested. >> whole foods is a trend setting grocery store. if they create a demand for a new meat that's going to happen across the board. >> whole foods declined to comment for our story but in a statement iowa rabbit said we proud blie produce rabbit and take pride in our animal care and food safety practices which we are confident are among the best in the nation. tonight at 11:00 see more of what the inspection reports reveal and how they contrast with the whole foods mission. will it make a difference in what the grocer does next? you can join me on pair a scope right now to discuss. we'll see you tonight at 11:00 with the full report. >>> if you have a tip for our investigative unit give u