and to the usda. i am sensitive to the personal disruption that will occur in lives, but we have looked at the attrition and potential for retirements or early retirement and we are going to do this as humanely as possible, understanding that it is a disruption. helena: going back to trade for a minute, i think there has been a lot of speculation that farmers who were very supportive of donald trump in 2016 might break from the president if the trade tensions continue. my sense is that producers generally support the president and the goal of rationing ratcheting up the pressure and getting better deals with china, canada, and mexico. but they are definitely under duress, as we know from the usda's aid package. where do you think the breaking point is? how long does the administration have to make progress and get some things done, deescalate tension so that you do not see farmers kind of saying forget it with this administration? sonny: i do not know if any of us can answer that question specifically.

is ank, again, the usda multifaceted moving part. e agency's and the missionaries we have -- it is very impactful. it is a job where you better be prepared to make decisions without perfect information. not only instinctively, but you get as much as you can and be willing to move ahead or you get left behind. it has been a wonderful experience and i think we are really transforming the culture. we are beginning to get good complements from the field over our services and offices from rural development. managedto be the best in the federal government. we want to be efficient, effective, and customer focused. >> we covered a lot of ground. thank you for being our guest. back with helena and alan, both covering agriculture after our conversation with sonny perdue. the secretary travels a lot and talks to farmers a lot, but so do you. we heard an upbeat message from him about farmers being patriotic and understanding the goals. what do you hear in your reporting? >> >> i hear a big difference between producers on the ground farming, havin

i think, again, the usda has multifaceted moving parts. you talked about the agencies and the missionaries that we have. it's very, very impactful. it's a job where you better be prepared to make decisions without perfect information. instinctive but you get many facts as you can. it's been a wonderful experience. i think we're really transforming a culture. we're beginning to get good compliments from the fields over our services and our offices and from rural development, from farm service agencies, from nrcs. we want to be the best managed agency in the federal government. we want to be, you know, efficient, effective, customer focused above all. host: we covered a lot of ground. thank you for being our guest. secretary perdue: thank you, susan. host: and we are back with helena bottemill evic and alan bjerga. the secretary, as we mentioned, travels a lot and talks to farmers a lot. so do you in your beats. we heard an upbeat message of farmers being patriotic. what are you hearing in your reporting? helena: well, you know it's interesti

the usda released its first forecast for farm income this year since february. ey actually raise the forecast for farmer profits. the idea being that commodity prices for crops and livestock are pretty stable. what is interesting is the data in this report forecast this increase even before the government announced on monday that it was giving $4.7 billion of direct payments to farmers. when you see this forecast sort of improving on its own, you start to ask yourself, what is that $4.7 billion necessary for? alix: that is a good point. usually many say we have not seen the effects yet, but they are yet to come. but this is a projection for it -- for 2019. how do you explain these conflicting reports? >> the reports are consistent when you look at the theory that competitive advantage will send u.s. goods somewhere. for example, we are now seeing that mexico is becoming the biggest u.s. soybean customer. nobody is going to make of china, but you start making things up. it is like trade macrame when you look at it. alix: that's the quote of the day. the other char

kennedy there was a remarkable attempt centered in the usda, liberal economists in present decided to congress, and this is something the white house was behind, a program that would have guaranteed farmers high prices in return for actually reducing output. make the new deal work as it was supposed to work. farmers never really reduced output, they just got paid for the stuff they produce. they basically said, if you really reduce your output, we will guarantee you really high prices. they wanted to present farmers with a clear choice. the believe that requiring farmers to accept market prices even though the results would be efficient, it would leave them vulnerable to an appropriations process that cannot be trusted to deliver welfare payments. the unique economic qualities of the agricultural sector, individual farmers had no leverage in the broader inket and consumer demand the elasticity met they would always be vulnerable. there was not these little economists and they did not think there was no magic point where supply and demand would intersect and the agricultural economy wo

i'm pleased to be before you and welcome the opportunity to discuss the efforts of the usda. first i must thank the president secretary sonny perdue for your faith in me to take on this first-ever role asec undersecretary of trade and four neck affairs and i think this committee for creating the opportunity for this the 2014 secretary perdue for making it happen. first about this mission. a mission or promotes attic exports works to reduce trade terriers and opens new markets for farm products in collaboration with our friends at the ustr and other agencies. my area includes a foreign ag service and now -- office. as undersecretary i embraced the charge for secretary perdue to be american agriculture's unapologetic advocate around the world. since my confirmation id. my best to earn that million miler club. i think we are at 300,000 right now. my travels began two weeks after the confirmation which we lead the full ag commission group to india. since then i've been to mexico central america columbia europe result japan to buy china vietnam southeast asia and some of these toys

the usda mark on the package says est 86-r. we have all of the details on that recall at abc7news.cabc7nec >>> many foarmers after their olive trees produced nothing. they are blaming that short fall on unusual weather. but the olive oil output can vary drastically from year to year. >>> if you haven't heard of korean pop or k-pop, you will soon. the k-pop band bts sold out sold oracle arena. and a group met downtown to look at the k-pop phenomenon. >> reporter: k-pop fanatics filled the plaza cesar chavez. this is the dance class that explores a different music genre. popping up this week is k-pop. >> it's like korean break dancing, if you will. >> reporter: the bts brought out thousands. fans lined up days in advance to get a good spot in front of the stage. >> i get crazy when i hear their songs. i'm shook. i'm like, i have to dance. >> reporter: in a different language, 11-year-old ariel says the music speeb speaks to them. patrick santos never thought bts or korean pop music would find any glory in the bay area. >> in 2014

. >> is there a feeling at the usda or u.s. open or any of those bodies that are willing to tackle the issue? >> the usda put out a statement saying that the decision is made on the court. that was final. no reversing those. you can see that this is the referee distributing these fines to serena. they are not reversing any of the decisions made by the umpire, carlos ramos. all that being said, serena took home a check for $1.85 million. a $17,000 fine in the grand scheme of things doesn't mean much, but -- >> it's not the money, it's the double standard that some are citing. you said male players said i said worse and no fine. unresolved potentially. thank you so much, andy. president trump will answer questions in a defamation suit brought by a former apprentice contestant, but not face-to-face with his accuser or her lawyers. we will explain, next. (vo) this is not a video game. this is not a screensaver. this is the destruction of a cancer cell by the body's own immune system, thanks to medicine that didn't exist until now. a

the usda says the product contains sesame cede not on the label sold at farmers markets across the bay area. we're back in a moment. an iconi neighborhood. the reason business owners say construction may hurt their bottom line. and kari )s preparing her forecast for all of the big weekend events. today in the bay. tomorrow - from 4:30 to 7. (jfk airport in new york ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪ ♪ they're the modern stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson. ♪ ♪ his boy elroy. with instant acceleration, and more affordable than ever. electric cars are here. plug into the present. drivers and passengers. one is called "ride check" and will detect accidents or uber is roing out new features designed to protect passengers and drivers. one is called ride checking to detect accidents or unplanned stops. the company will determine if a stop is unusual or if a car is overdue indicating safety risk. drivers have an emergency button to call for help. >> tomorrow, nike will air the new two-minute ad featuring colin kaepernick. we have the clip tonight. >> belie

the usda predicting record high soy and corn yields in its forecast. corn is the yellow line.oom, prices fell. but soybeans saw a dip and then some recovery after trade talks resumed. the white line is wheat. you might have a drought in europe, but with russia's crops, this will be increasing. wheat takes a big leg lower. when talking about trade, let's talk about sanctions. the battle between u.s. and russia is playing out in aluminum. premiums are not spiking. sanction threats are sending aluminum premiums soaring. the supply deals are typically negotiated after the aluminum conference, but they only have until october 23 to do business with rusal, one of the largest aluminum companies, and the u.s. is threatening more severe sanctions. how much more can premiums rise? ring, theget into the big trade of the week. i'm looking at oil. joining us is the cofounder and chief oil analyst at energy aspects. it's good to see you. opec's warning, trade tensions and monetary tightening are the risks to the global economy. can the strong demand the continued? >> i think there are lots

that's my hope but i'm not in the middle of the negotiating room. that's our hope at usda, some pressures we're placing will realize in their tariffs and of course our tariffs coming down. that's our hope. >> so, one of the area wiz actually made some great progress on fairly recently was removerring the ban on u.s. beaver imports that china had placed, been there for six years, and i was over in china a year ago, we actually brought some montana steaks to the premier, and had a very good discussion and later that ban was removed. the second largest beaver import market in the world. i remain concerned with made loot of progress here but we may have a significant setback here and-under seeing that with china and i completely understand and appreciate and respect the fact we needed to confront what is going on with he fairway practices in china, intellectual property, unfair trading practices. not withstanding the broader trade dispute with china, do you have any updates regarding the existing opportunities and challenges that u.s. ranchers would face in china's market and

i'm pleased to be before you and welcome the opportunity to discuss the efforts of usda on behalf of u.s. ag exporters. first, i must thank the president and the secretary for their faith in me to take on this first-ever role as undersecretary of trade and foreign ag affairs and thank this committee for creating the opportunity for this in the 2014 farm bill and to secretary per due for making it happen. first, the mission area promotes ag exports, works to reduce trade barriers and opens new markets for farm products all in collaboration with our friends at ustr and other agencies. my area includes the ag service and now the -- [inaudible] office. as undersecretary, i embraced the charge to be american agriculture's unapologetic advocate around the world. and since the confirmation, i've done my best to earn that million miler club participant as the secretary expects. i think i'm about 300,000 right now. my travel began two weeks after the confirmation when we led a full ag trade mission group to india. since then i've been to mexico, central america, colombia, europe, brazil, japan

the usda and my representatives, senators, it comes to a standstill. sheep.has excellent we need the opportunity to go down there. if we cannot go down there -- guest: a terrific question. a lot of people who are watching will not realize, part of the reality. the movement of livestock-forth across the border is an issue of critical economic importance to folks who live there. there are cattle that are moved from mexico into the united states to graze for a certain part of the air and move back down to mexico. some move from mexico to the united states for slaughtering and processing at a meatpacking plant and go back to mexico. the specific issues, why can't you go and buy livestock in mexico and bring it back to the united states? that is a question of sanitary agriculture may commission standards at the border. those standards are deeply complex. unfortunately, there have been some interest groups that have lobbied to keep them in place to protect markets in the united states. host: u.s. has the tougher standards at the border? guest: exactly. guest:

defensive posturing taking place today when it comes to what you should do to get your book ready for the usdalead with the fact that we do have a hurricane here and when folks don't -- when traders and investors don't know what to do in a dark room, they will rely on fundamentals. want to be a little bit bullish and they will talk about how to him -- how sometimes hurricanes are bullish s but we are sitting at a fundamental trend line and we have to settle above it. if we don't, these things fundamentally breakdown and a lot of the week l -- weak longs have to cannibalize themselves because what the hell is going to happen didn't. i need to see some fundamental confirmation here, not just we ather.com confirmation. julie: we will see what actually happens with the hurricane versus what is forecast. thank you. vonnie: time for our stock of the hour. it is a semiconductor maker. micron shares down sharply for the second day. amazing the fact the stock is down 20%, on pace for its first -- it's worst month since 2016. abigail: today the stock is down, goldman sachs cutting stocks, slashing their

in minnesota or delaware, who elected the deputy assistant administrator of plant quarantine at the usda. if the deputy assistant administrator of plant quarantine does something to neighboring nebraskans lives difficult, who do they protest to? where do they go? how do they navigate the complexity and thicket of the lobbyists in this town to do executive agency lobbying? they can't. what happens is they don't have any ability to speak out and to fire people through an election. so ultimately when the congress is neutered, when the administrative stake grows, when there is this fourth branch of government, it makes it harder and harder for the concerns of citizens to be represented and articulated by people that the people know that they have power over. all the power right now, or almost all pouter, happens off stage. and that leaves a lot of people wondering who is looking out for me? that brings us to the third point. the supreme court becomes our substitute political battleground. it's only nine people. you can can know them. demonize them. try to make them messiahs, ultimately becau

. >> the usda says cargo meats soluroons made ground beef a carcass that may have been contaminated. 17 other people reported being sick. you should throw out the entire beef. you can find the details on our nbc washington app. >>>well, it wasn't what we wanted. brian king joseph came in third place. he lost out to self-taught magician shin limb. don't worry, this was not going to be the last time that weee brian. >> it can't be. >> i'm betting he signed contract with somebody. >>e is so talented. >> he is quite performer. >>> up next, a m was caught with a camera concealed in his cart in the grocery store. >>> rain chances on thee incre as we head into the weekend. >>> signs of the season . waitina liver transplant.. will die waiting.. don't wa find out about living-donor liver transplants at upmc today. -d livior liver transplants mean less waiting and better outcomes. upmc is the -dtion's leader in livingor liver transplants. so, why wait for a liver transplant? call upmc today. upmc. life changing medicine >>> a stunning twist in the shooting of two officers in prin police now adm

the usda is concerned that some tainted meat may be in freezers. check your freezer for that label. >>> at least 57 detroit public schools tested positive for high levels of copper or lead in drinking water. last month, the district had to turn off the drinking water if all buildings because of the elevated levels of copper and lead. lead consumption can be harmful to children causing impaired doi cognition. this is so dangerous to have lead in the water for those kids who are literally drinking it every day. >> how long does the city of detroit have to suffer with this issue? we have a similar issue in my hometown. it is being cleaned up over the weekend. it doesn't make sense the delay there. >>> speaking of delays. last time the cleveland browns won a football game, president trump had not yet taken office. nearly two years it's been. baker mayfield, the hero. we'll show you what happened. >> i love that kid. he's my hero. (vo) gopi's found a way to keep her receipts tidy, even when nothing else is. (brand vo) snap and sort your expenses with qu

the usda inspection mark on the package says if you still have ground chuck in your freezer with that new consumer protection is about to kick in. starting tomorrow, the three major credit reporting agencies, equifax, experian and transunion are required to offer you a credit freeze free of charge. it prevents lenders from looking at the account. it's intended to stop financial -- from i.d. theft. here in california, it used to cost or still do today, $10 for each reporting agency and another $10 for each if you remove the freeze. not anymore. all free beginning tomorrow. >>> another major retailer is gearing up for the holidays. kohl's is set to hire 90,000 seasonal workers for the 1100 stores. nine distribution centers. five e-commerce fulfillment and credit centers nation wild. the department store chain will hold a hiring day on october 20th. mark it on your calendars. the workers will be offered 35% discount on purchases. gap, macy's and target announced plans to hire a combined 265,000 workers this holiday season. so brick and mortar still doing okay, i guess. >> cargill, the me

i will ask erica, our natural resource specialist with dave eat treat company and with the usda forest service to come up and demonstrate how this tree benefits calculator works. where is erica clete come on up. [applause] >> thank you, so it is a software suite that was developed by the u.s. forest service. it came out in 2006. it has been around for quite a while. we have several different tools within it. some very entry-level tools and some that are more comprehensive but the point of them is to assess the urban forest and then to tell the benefits about them so we can use it for advocacy and management purposes. so if you guys want to play along, you can get your mobile devices out. you need to use chrome or firefox. and madame mayer, you might want to play along with. >> mayor breed: ok. >> so you can turn this on. and i have it set up. i will go back. this is i tree planting. google it. and then hit on start a project. he will get to the location tab. we want to point in our location can you see that klee. >> she is filling out the different drop-down menus. we do it by state an

you pleased to be before and i welcome the opportunity to discuss the efforts of usda on behalf of u.s. exporters. i must thank the president for his faith in me to take on this first-ever role as undersecretary of trade and foreign affairs and think this committee for creating the opportunity for this in the 2014 farm bill. missionary i leave. exports, works to reduce trade areas -- barriers. includes the foreign agriculture service and the u.s. kodak's office. as undersecretary, i embrace the charge to be america's agriculture's unapologetic advocate around the world. i have done my best to earn that million mile club. i am about 300,000 right now. i travels began to weeks after the confirmation when we led a full ag trade mission group to india. i have been to mexico, central ,merica, brazil, japan, china vietnam, southeast asia and some of these twice. all to advance our trade issues and expand exports. last week, i provided the keynote address at ireland's ag science association. very interesting group. i was in brussels to meet with key members of the european commission. at all

tilray just got permission from the usda to allah cannabis to test on neurological disorders. till ray, what a crazy day. up 856%. ipo'd, two months ago the ipo price on tilray, $17. my oh, my, high volatility. excuse the pun. melissa: well-done, ashley, well-done. david: i knew it was coming. >>> president trump touting the booming economy at white house. take a listen. >> we have the greatest economy in ever in the history of our country so we're happy the way things are running generally speaking. i don't think we ever had an economy like this. david: bring in veronica daguerre from "wall street journal," jonathan hoenig capitalist pig hedge fund and fox news contributor. the markets are not just responding to the president's rhetoric, they are responding to real numbers that back up a lot of claims, may not be the best economy ever but it is a booming economy. >> david, it is a booming economy and economic fundamentals, you're also seeing the stock market, new all-time highs today for many, big well-known stocks and new 52-week highs like nike, abbott labs, american express

nobody in minnesota or delaware who elected the deputy assistant administrator of plant quarantine at the usdatrator of plant quarantine does something to make nebraskans' lives really difficult, which happens to farmers and ranchers in nebraska, who do they protest to? where do they go? how do they navigate the complexity and the thicket of all the lobbyists in this town? they can't. so what happens is they don't have any ability to speak out and to fire people through an election. so ultimately when the congress is neutered, when the administrative state grows, when there is this fourth branch of government, it makes it harder and harder for the concerns of citizens to be represented and articulated by people that the people know that they have power over. all the power right now or almost all the power rating now happens off stage. and that leaves a lot of people wondering who's looking out for me. and that brings us to the third point. the supreme court becomes our substitute political battleground. it's only nine people. you can know them. you can demonize them. you can try to make them m

nobody in minnesota or delaware who elected the deputy assistant administrator of plant quarantine at the usda. quo yet if they do something to make nebraskaens lives really difficult, which happens, who do they protest to? how do they navigate the thicket of all the lobbyists in this town to do executive agency lobbying? they can't. so what happens is they don't have any ability to speak out and to fire people through an election. and so ultimately when the congress is neutered, when the administrative state grows, when there is this fourth branch of government, it makes it harder for the concerns of citizens to be represented and articulated by people that the people know they have power over . all the power right now happens offstage. that leaves a lot of people wondering who's looking out for me. that bring us to the third point. the supreme court becomes our substitute political battleground. it's only nine people. you can know them. you can demonize them. you can try to make them messiahs. ultimately because people can't navigate their way through the bureaucracy, they turn to the suprem

written testimony which shows for health clinics and extremely remote counties that agencies like the usda rightfully consider rural. notmprehensibly, cms does consider these objectively rural areas to the quote rural. for telehealth finds itself unable to help the very people for whom getting to a doctor quickly is an insurmountable problem. it is not just a virginia problem. throughout america, academic and other systems find the system governing telehealth is broken. rather than attempting to get five agencies to agree on the definition, we think it is best for all of your constituents to have access, regardless of how close they are to mainstream. for patients, remote technologies are lifesaving. we make a foot that you stand up for 20 seconds when brushing your teeth. it's a text foot ulcers up to five weeks before they present. it is sufficient and cuts down on bills and saves lives. -- limbs. doctors like it because a patient stays engaged, but reimbursement is a? . we are all familiar -- is a qu estion mark. ehr'ss find eh ours -- can be used productively. for taxpayers, providing

the recent jump as of yesterday because the usda improved -- approved plans to import medical marijuanal. one is the fundamental potential for a stock like this? >> good morning. tilray is already generating revenues, forecasted to earn itselfin 2019, and that separates itself from many other cannabis related stocks. is an institutional favorite here because not only that, but because of its clinical trials that separate it from others. that's important to get into the european market. alix: also what we have seen is beverage companies interested in pot company. however, will it be biotech, health care that is really going to be the next push for these stocks? >> it could be. people are wondering when pharmaceutical will get in here. tilray is encroaching on their territory. their full-court press toward clinical trials is to take trials is to takehing cannabis to everything medical, is only going to draw the attention of pharmaceuticals in the very near future. that could be giving valuation a lift here as well. david: is there a technical issue, how much of their stock is available to

the standards for usda organic is so low. i'm a very careful shopper. i look at the difference between certain things. it's about making choices if you're on a super strict budget. i'm saying that some is not. one of my main critiques in the book is that can't it can't be about individual choice. it's about organizing and community and building strong co-ops. the regulatory agency has a job to protect health. what ways can the enforcement policy. call your local politicians. it sounds like a trite thing. but i think it actually works if enough people do it. i think again what about organizing rallies, we were involved in occupy. that made a huge impact. i believe they are very meaningful. also like massive boycotts. they've been really effective also. they've been able to boycott superfood --dash make certain foods. as alec and individual boycott. thank you all so much for coming. [applause]. [inaudible conversations]. in the great fan of detective and then make my way through almost all of their books. especially possible with trying to download onto my

the usda says beef consumption will grow to more than 57 pounds per person this year and will continueugh 2019. >>> the father of mollie tibbetts, the university of iowa student found dead last month says attempts to use the killing to promote an anti-immigrant agenda are heartless, despicable and shameful. in an opinion piece, the des moines register rob tibbetts says, please leave us out of your debate. al lou us to mourn with privacy and dignity. >> your time is god's gift to you. what you do with it is give back to god. >> reporter: she told her father she would want people to turn away from petty impulses and work for armone. it incites fear in innocent communities and lends legitimacy to the darkest, most hate-filled corners of the soul. an immigrant has been charged with mollie tibbetts' murder. before her body was found august 1st, she and her father shared an unbreakable bond. >> she gave an unbelievable toast. she said i was her best friend. >> reporter: how did that feel? >> pretty nice. i felt that way, too. he has stepchildren that are arab who she loved. his op-ed was pub

nobody in minnesota or delaware who elected the deputy assistant administrator of plant quarantine at the usda. yet if the deputy assistant administrator of plant quarantine does something to make nebraskans' lives really difficult difficult, which happens to farmers and ranchers in nebraska, who do they protest to? where do they go? how do they navigate that? they can't. and so what happens is, they don't have any ability to speak out and to fire people through an election. and so ultimately, when the congress is neutered, when the administrative state grows, when there is this fourth branch of government, it makes it harder and harder for the concerns of citizens to be represented and articulated by people, so that the people know they have power over. all the power right now or almost all the power right now happens offstage. and that leaves a lot of people wondering, who's looking out for me sq me? and the supreme court becomes our substitute political battleground. it's only nine people, you can know them, demonize them, try to make them messiahs, but ultimately, because people can't nomi

it's something the usda, we've implemented a trial for coaching and qualifying in juniors to try to see maybe open up coaching overall. >> as you watch this play out, were you concerned that it was getting out of control? >> it was very interesting because i was in my seat in the box and gayle knows where that is. at 4-3 in the second set when it appears osaka was about to certain serve for the match, i made my way down. so i missed it live. when i came out, it was 5-3 and there was an outburst. but i think, you know, the fortunate thing is naomi osaka is the champion of the champion and she's been overshadowed by all this and it's important to reke sure we celebrate her. let me ask you this. the question has been raised about whether there was unfair treatment. let's talk specifically. the usta decided to fine williams $17,000. 10,000 h $10,000 of that was for verbal abuse. in 2009 at the u.s. open's men's final, roger federer berated the umpire, repeatedly telling him don't expletive talk to me. don't tell me when to be quiet. when i want to talk, i'll talk. federer was only fined $1,

of the process nobody in the brassica or minnesota or delaware to elect the deputy assistant at the usda the deputy assistant administrator to make their lives really difficult which happens to farmers andf ranchers where do they go? how do they navigate the complexity of the lobbyist in this town to do executive agency lobbying? theyne can't so they don't have any ability to speak out or to fire people through the election so when congress is neutered in the administrative state grows with his fourth branch of government and makes it and harder for citizens to be represented and articulated by those they have power over. all the power right now happens offstage that leaves a lot of people wondering who is looking out for me? point number three the supremeof court becomes a substitute political battleground only nine people you can demonize him or make him a messiah but ultimately people cannot navigate their way through the bureaucracy they turn to the supreme court looking for politics know that they no longer care enough to do the hard work where we differ to give away the power we lo

i've proven that in 1986, 1988, 1992 and even in the usda. >> you would vote with the president if it's>> if it's a good idea, yeah. not everybody on the other side is stupid. not everybody on the other side has ill will. not everybody on the other side -- everybody has value. but we have value as well. people remember me from that time. so we're doing that. >> so folks remember you, but looking forward. there's the past. then there's the future. the future is really important because it seems like it's in danger. we saw what happened in alabama with doug jones and we saw the turn out. we know particularly black women leading the charge. what are you specifically doing to get the 38% of black vote who make up the state of mississippi to come out and support you? >> i'm not going to lead with the idea what they remember. but what i'm promoting right now. i was secretary of agriculture, right? which is the mayor of rural america. every town in mississippi, not every town but except for three or four, every area is within 30,000 people or fewer. and all of those communities were serviced b

year in fact, the number of high school students who use e-cigarettes in the last 30 days has gone up 75% since 2017. many usda -- >> we will put the evidence very soon, the number of teens using e-cigarettes, we will look at flavors which is making appealing. cheryl: expect lines around the block at local apple store, today the n iphone 10s, 10s max and the apple watch four are hitting store this is morning. lauren, we are going to have, of course, camera crews all over on fox business over to you. lauren: economy might be firing in all cylinders, sales of existing homes stalled last month seasonally adjusted 5.34 million down 1 and a half percent in the past year, we bring in pwc partner leader mitch roschelle to talk about the apparent disconnect with between the economy and the housing market, mitchell, that sounded so formal, good to see you. >> that's very formal. lauren: mitchell, why the disconnect between the booming economy and the slugging housing markets? >> well, you know, let's go back to last recover we had, lauren and what happened was most of the economic growth in the 2001 and 2008 period was

government comes to aid to the farmers but the farmers say usda aid will not cover the damage from the congressman reed, your meeting with -- you're meeting with lighthizer this morning. tell us your thoughts and what the focus of the conversation will be regarding canada and china. >> the top of the meeting will be where do we stand with nafta, where do we stand with negotiations with mexico and canada. mexico saw the opportunity. mexico's decision to negotiate was very wise and now they have an updated nafta agreement for them that will work for the 21st century. canada, the window is closing. this is a message to canada. the window is closing here very quickly. if you want to be part of this, stay at the table, work out the minor details that are left to be resolved and get this deal done. maria: what are you exhibiting? -- expecting? is it possible we don't get a canada deal until 2019? what's the holdup? >> absolutely. i think there was a miscalculation by the canadian representatives that some how we were going to fold. now that we've had the handshake deal with mexico and we're

a few years ago, the valley's cacao trees were genetically tested at a usda lab and proven to have identicalf, the real deal, pure nacionale. don fortunato is our cacao connection, a farmer whose family has been working these mountains for over 40 years. >> chris: so they're just absolutely beautiful when they start out. absolutely beautiful. >> anthony: really kooky lookin pods as they just come right off the trunk of the tree.$dx >> chris: this -- >> anthony: they sorta look like somebody, you know, glued them to the side of a tree, you know. this is a once a year crop? >> chris: it goes continuously, but this is the peak season. >> eric: see the way it comes out? try that. like take one in your mouth. bite it, and you see those -- the nibs inside? those are the cocoa nibs. >> anthony: so, where does chocolate come from? >> eric: um -- >> anthony: the bean. okay. here's where chocolate comes from. the trees produce pods. you split open the pods and take out the beans. the buyer sun dries the beans, then roasts them. after roasting, the beans are extracted from their shells and ground up,

its partnership with communities across the country to fight the opioid epidemic in rural america, including newport, arkansas. newport usda is investing more than $150,000 to convert the former jackson county jail into the white river women's shelter. this facility will help individuals recovering from opioid misuse and provide prevention, recovery, and treatment services to combat the opioid epidemic in the region. we all have a stake in this fight. if individuals are living healthier lives, they will be able to be more productive citizens and help the community thrive. the opioid crisis response act of 2018 will aid us in this effort. i look forward to the senate passage of this bill and president trump signing it into law so we can reverse opioid abuse statistics. and with that, mr. president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: nor senator mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator for michigan. mr. peters: mr. president, i ask the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. peters: mr. president,