as you know, the agriculture outlook forum is really usda's highlight of the year in which we really talk about the state of the agriculture economy, both the bright spots, the tough spots, as well as the promise of the innovation that is coming here, and we are going to be doing some of that today. that is what i always find so exciting about the agricultural outlook forum is we talk about the promise of u.s. agriculture, because i truly believe that we have the most innovative farmers and ranchers, scientists in agribusiness industry in the world. this year's theme is growing locally and selling globally. so it is fitting we will be discussing quite a bit on trade here at the agricultural outlook forum. we will be starting out this morning right away talking about the u.s.-mexico-an agreement -- mexico-canada agreement. we're pleased to have with us secretaryriculture sonny perdue along with the canadian minister lawrence mcauley as well as the mexican secretary of agriculture viktor villa-lobos. they will be talking about the uscma and what it means. we cannot talk about trade and

. >> reporter: instead of having the usda trapping and killing the mountain lion, she called living with lions. >> it is about coexistence finding ways in this people can exist with wildlife. >> reporter: four days later, it was shot dead after two attacks on another neighbor's sheep. >> it is a senseless killing. it doesn't make, it doesn't help anybody. >> reporter: this is the property where the mountain lion were shot. the owners of the property are not talking with reporters. you can still see some of the sheep in the yard. those sheep are roaming in the open. patricia believes the solution should be what she did, secure her animals in a pen at night to be protected from predators. >> it is an animal welfare issue. >> reporter: martin suggests a secure enclosure. but animals need to buy into the idea of coexistence. mark matthews nbc bay area news. >>> new video investigators hope to lead to a pair of armed robbery suspects. last months two men walked into the market and confronted the clerk and demanded money and liquor. >>> dozens of people woke up to their car broken into. 36 car

first the company needs an a green light from the usda and fda. the technology is so new, the two agencies recently announced they would oversee the production of cultured meat. >> it could be ten years from now, 20 years from now, the majority of the meat consumed in the future will not have required a single animal, will not have require confinement and all the environmental issues. the technology is there to do it. >> reporter: while they wait for regulatory frameworks to be launched in the u.s., they hope to launch in asia sometime this year. >>> not as chilly tonight. no freeze expected. clouds are moving in. showers tomorrow afternoon. in the 50s, oakland and san francisco. santa rosa 44. oakland 48. redwood city 39 degrees. by this time tomorrow night, there'll be a few light showers dancing through the bay area. nearly triple the average rainfall in livermore. 2.5 times the average rainfall in san jose. i knew you already knew. that i just wanted to show you the numbers. a different storm track this week. ridge of high pressure over my shou

the manufacturer petition to have the product reclassified. usda agreed and they moved ahead with the change to call it ground beef. >>> some people who live near uc berkeley are suing to stop the school from building a beach volleyball complex. the neighbors claim uc berkeley illegally had a review. is a complex would be too loud and the lights would be too bright. the reportedly say the neighbors live far from the location and there were not be an impact on them. >>> the war years are heading to portland to play the tell blazers they might be playing with tom's are with his non- shooting hand injury. the warriors be the jazz 115- 108. look at thompson. yikes. it looks like he might have dislocated it. you will have it checked out to see if he can play against that trial blazers. the all-star break begins after the game and portland. >>> the giants begin spring training as pitchers and catchers report. he did not make major splashes. there are still big fish out there signing likely like harper and machado apposition players report monday. struck

emma: we are just waiting for the numbers to come through, as you said they are from the usda, the crops delayed because of the government shutdown in february. the numbers we are looking for are the ones to do with his soybeans, because those are the ones that could be impacted by the trade war, we know they are impacted by the trade war, but we want a sense of how much. they are just coming through. we have the world numbers, we are looking for the u.s. ending stock numbers for soybeans. we are still waiting.

emma: we are just waiting for the numbers to come through, as you said they are from the usda, the crop survey. this was delayed because of the government shutdown in february. the numbers we are looking for are the ones to do with his soybeans, because those are the ones that could be impacted by the trade war, we know they are impacted by the trade war, but we want a sense of how much. they are just coming through. we have the world numbers, we are looking for the u.s. ending stock numbers for soybeans. we are still waiting. we have a survey of 927 million bushels, the highest estimate for over one billion bushels. but we are waiting to see where that number will be. we are also waiting for corn. world indian stocks of 107 million tons, but we are still waiting on the u.s. numbers. we are looking at the price of wheat. we should have the price of soybeans. we will keep an eye on those. once we get the numbers, we will have a sense of how they are moving. we are still waiting for the u.s. numbers for soybeans. we have the world numbers. corn is rising. this after the data that we got w

c-span3, a look at the usda agriculture outlook with agriculture secretary sonny perdue and his counterpartsrom canada and mexico. former white house counsel the trump organized administration's judicial selection process. next, he speaks to the federal society. the group prepared lists of nominees that help the best ration fill supreme court and judiciary vacancies. from the ronald reagan presidential library, this is 50 minutes. for me to privilege be up here to introduce the speaker this afternoon. former white house counsel don mcgann, who i know many of you are generally familiar with. he has had a very illustrious career. looking to the more recent times, two supreme court 40 appellaterly court judges and extremely muscular agenda on regulatory reform. these are some of the consequential aspects of former white house

on c-span3, a look at the usda agriculture outlook with sonny perdue and his counterparts from canada and mexico. coming up, former d.e.a. agent jack riley details his 30-year hunt for drug kingpin el chapo and the rise of modern international drug trafficking. at 9:00 a.m.,

is started with a lesson per week and in 2006, the usda got involved to help establish the berkeley nationalis late. kids get lessons three times per week, a summer league and tournaments. it has grown that much. >> they started they were 5 years old. a five-year-old child and i looked up and they are on the high school team. that is what the reward is. >> 1000 kids have gone through the program. these are city kids so a lot may have never pick up a racket. now, they are schooled on the fundamentals and they love every bit of it. >> she is always there for me. she is really showing me what it can be like. >> inside out. >> reporter: she has had help along the way like barbara lewis , among others these mentors are teaching so much more than tennis. >> she helps me with social skills. now, i can express myself and make more friends. >> people watch and i could still perform well under pressure. that helps my character even when i am at school. >> nice try. >> reporter: she is a gamer and she teaches youngsters the proper way to play the game, she is setting them up for success. >> if you teac

the usda is finally going to release its monthly crop report.i am watching the usda data dump at noon. it has not been released for a while because of the shutdown. joining me is michael, bloomberg economics market strategist. what will be the market mover? michael: it will probably be ending stocks for corn and soybeans. the way i look at it is the markets wait for that, it is waiting for an excuse to go up. i have to make the call because indicators are all working that way. alix: if you can take a look at some of the futures. what does that tell you? michael: we have not had a lot of data that we can still see what the market is. futures are shifting -- away from container. the curves are showing demand increases versus supply. the worst is probably up in. the brazilian real is starting to recover. once we get this data in, unless it is bearish, markets will say the private is more likely to go up. carol: the biggest surprise would be bearish data? michael: yes. is already expected they will pull back the deal and production. the market is wa

they were discriminated against by the usda. given $50,000 t was awarded to 33,000 farmers or their heirs. we apply the same model to every black american and people of multicultural say they have black descendants we're talking about $2.5 trillion. joining me now to debate, fox news contributor deroy murdoch. roland martin unfiltered host, roland martin. let me start with you. i'm surprises three democratic candidates jumped on board. >> we made mistake automatically jump to the cost, why you're even having conversation. when you talk about this year, commemorating 400th anniversary of 20 african-americans arriving in virginia, look at american history, goes back to general sherman and special order 15. 40-acres and mule rescinded after lincoln was killed. that was an effort to distribute land to freed slaves never passed by congress. this nation has always used free labor african-americans to build the country but has never dealt with reality of preventing black folks being part of the economic system in this country. those are

. >> they will make the cells themselves but they need a green light from the usda and fda. in the meantime "just" will launch the chicken plans in asia later this year. >> i think the next step is how does the chicken taste. >>> working your way toward the bay bridge this morning, not bad with business as usual and metering lights are turned on with traffic stacking up working your way around the 880 overpass. we have report of a new crash into the maze westbound 80 at the berkeley curb, close to the 580 with an incident that could slow you down out of oakland. it is a heads up with a slight delay approaching this scene with stop and go conditions to the metering lights. your clear after that working your way into san francisco. again a crash westbound 80 at the berkeley curb. heading to the south bay, one went off to a good start northbound with no delays from hilliard into the peninsula with light traffic. northbound we had an earlier accident at northbound 280 with an overturned vehicle that is been cleared out of the lines. the right lane was blocked but i checked in wit

some of these gauges like copper as being good economic barometers and a time everyone's saying the usdahat is terrible, the flash pmi was okay yesterday and then more sensitive forward looking stuff like copper suggests things are better than fine. >> right now copper's responding much more to monetary conditions than economic data it's at best okay. it's been pretty abysmal in europe at best mixed in the u.s copper to me is doing what a lot of commodities are doing, looking at the dollar, lower real rates and supporting. >> you're a dollar guy for 2018? >> i think the interesting thing about the dollar is depends against what talking about the dollar against the euro, yes, we're long. at the same time we see opportunities in emerging market currencies so in contrast to 2018 when you generally had a stronger dollar, we are seeing this year a range bound dollar, good for the risky asset category including em and commodities. >> bring it full circle. you said that you think the rally is ahead of itself the valuations aren't cheap anymore and i'm thinking about this with warren buffett's l

the usda agreed and move forward with the change to call it ground beef. eating ground beef. i'm trying to. i'm trying to get the cholesterol down. totally separate story i brought up. sorry. >>> the remaining six celebrities merged into one group tonight. >> these are the final six masked singers. >> reporter: continuing to mesmerize audiences young and old, fox's the masked singer is a bona fide hit. >> to me it is beyond my wildest dreams where it is really a credit to cp. >> i would give them credit i don't know how to pronounce is spent by the most expensive masks we've ever produced. executive producer had a hunch it would be a hit when he saw the original korean show in a restaurant. >> everyone was watching it. a turnaround it was like flypaper. i grabbed things that are fresh and on derivative. when i saw that, there is something here. >> reporter: the clue packages are key to solving who is behind the mask. >> if you watch the clue packages and rewatch it you can figure out who the person is behind the mask. i want to give that ability. >> report

the usda will help farmers ranchers, people that own their, own business who don't have to fill out all the paperwork. clear out the debris and let americans take a look at the bowl and let them be entrepreneurs and let capitalism go. and i guess they don't want -- >> laura: capitalism, no, no. >> larry: it is working. >> laura: oh, no, that's the four-letter word. how does the administration feel about the new policy description from the far left?is let's watch. >> larry: yeah. >> i want billionaires to stopping freeloaders. i want them to pick up their fair share. that is how we make a system that works not just for the rich and powerful but works for all of us. >> all i'm asking for is a little slice from the tippy tippy top. >> we could increase the taxes that people are paying who are the extremely wealthy in our community with 70%, 80%, as high as 90%. >> the 1% is paid their fair share of.un >> laura: remember, larry talking about asset seizure basically. this is a forfeiture of wealth made by others and bringing the government conference to do what they want. so making decision

growers are asking the usda to open markets in china get this more avocados are coming up from mexicoto send our avocados across the ocean. it is a global thing >> jane, i want to say thank you. i'm a los angeles guy. you said guacamole you are on the east coast. they say guac. it drives me insane. it is the biggest pet peeve. you missed the opportunity to title that segment is can we guac >> how good is this for chipotle >> it is good for chipotle to have lower prices. you will still have to pay extra. why not? why not exploit? >> the gasoline. >> when oil prices go up, they raise the burrito. when prices go down? >> they don't go down. >> jane, thank you very much jane wells i'm sorry, brian, about guac. >> it should cost 50 cents >> $3 in my neighborhood you open it up and it's brown. i don't understand. >> these are such american problems rams, 41 patriots, 2. you heard it here first. >> from your lips. >> thank you, bill and brian the super bowl he's talking about. super bowl liii. a little more 48 hours away. eric is in atlanta talking to the players ahead of the big game contes

it all started with just a lesson a week, and in 2006, the usda got involved to help establish the berkeleyational junior tennis league . now city kids get less than three times a week. a summer league has bond, and 10 yearly tournaments. it has grown that much. >> some of these juniors out here started when they were like five years old, so to see a 5-year-old child as i look up, and they are on the high school team, that is what the reward is. >> reporter: over 1000 kids have gone through the program ages 5 to 17, and these are city kids so a lot of them may have never picked up a racket, and now they are getting schooled on the fundamentals, and they are loving every bit of it. >> she's always there for me, always looking out for me, overlooking my shoulder, and she's just really show me what it can be like to grow up playing tennis. >> inside out, man! >> reporter: cheri said help along the way like barbara lewis , among others, and these mentors are teaching so much more than tennis. >> me with social skills, like before i came here i was really antisocial, but now i can express myself

so, the state of california at the request of the usda issued early. now we have the government open 'til february 15th, and so as we get close to that date, if there's no resolution to the budget, the impending budget shutdown, we will probably have to issue food stamps benefits early again, which actually doesn't have a fiscal impact on the agency, but it's bad for our clients. when you, when they get a monthly benefit, two weeks or three weeks early then it's got to stretch out over a longer period of time, which is confusing. that is not an issue at the present time for most daas clients, or any daas clients, really. it will become one as we move into, into the next fiscal year, i'll explain why in a moment. and then there's another federal issue that is also in another part of the h.s.a., but actually has a fairly significant fiscal impact in the long run, and that's the end of what we call the 4e waiver, i won't go into detail what it is, except it's a child welfare financing mechanism that ends on september 30th of 2019 and it has delivered to us

mexico canada trade deal ratified. 8:00 on c-span3, a look at the usda agricultural outlook with agricultural secretary sonny perdue and his counterparts from canada and mexico. the national covers -- the national governors association is holding its annual winter meeting in washington, d.c. we will be live saturday morning starting at 9:15 with discussion on good jobs and how to build the workforce of the future. that is followed by a panel on criminal justice reform. we will also hear from j.p. morgan chase chairman and ceo jay diamond on the economy. meeting, live saturday and 9:15 am eastern on c-span. former colorado governor john hickenlooper met with voters in manchester, new hampshire. he is exploring a presidential run in 2020. he spoke about his background and a number of issues, including the legalization of marijuana, health care, and climate change.

next up, "just" is making be from the cells but first they need approval from the usda and fda.rought up a good point earlier and how does it taste? >> i would hope it will taste good but who knows. >> i like what they are doing. they will have to make it cheaper. it is not affordable. >> it is an expensive meal, but quite delicious. >>> taking a look at the roadways, windy with the wind advisory in effect at the san mateo bridge so be careful. use two hands on the steering well. traffic is loading up westbound out of hayward heading toward the foster city with that seven mile stretch a bit sluggish this morning. at the bay bridget metering lights are on and all approaches thing delays with the busy ride. as well, the richmond-san rafael bridge, brake lights around the toll plaza. the drive times, at least 15 minutes and a little more on the maccarthur maze intimates -- into san francisco. the cemetery bridge is 22 minutes for 20 880 and 101. we have an update on identity itself with an earlier crash at whipple cleared alber to the right shoulder. we have crashed at kennestone a

i think one of the things usda could look at is making sure the inspection force is up and ready for everybody who is involved. i think the payment -- waiving the payments -- if you don't have someone to make a payment to, it's essentially waived. i don't understand how that system works. i admit. as far as loans go, usda's bni loan program was shutdown just like 504 and 7a at sba. it's the same problem there. >> the gentle lady yields back. now we recognize representative troy balderson from the subcommittee on innovation and work force development for five minutes. >> thank you, madam chair. i would like to say a couple of opening statements as the ranking member did to bring up a couple points. it's important that we carefully consider the impact federal government action or inaction has on the average american. unfortunately even a partial shutdown like the one we just experienced can have a detrimental impact on small businesses. i have another solution. i have introduced a piece of legislation called end the government shutdown act which will prevent small businesses from ever

the usda had tips for ice. >> drivers on highway 17 noted pops up around lexington reservoir.you hit black ice, remain calm, do as little as possible. don't brake. if you feel your back end of the car sliding, gently turn the wheel in that direction. we've got more tips on driving on black ice on abc7news.com. reporting live in the santa cruz mountains, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thanks, matt. you can track our weather with the abc 7 news app. we have live doppler on that. get weather advisories on your phone. president trump called for unity in his second state of the union address and doubling down on his immigration stance. >> mona kosar abdi is live in washington with more. >> good morning jessica and reggie. president trump went into his second state of the union address with a low 37% approval rating, largely due to the partial government shutdown. but with his speech, he gave no indication of avoiding another. >> that sounds so good. >> largely sticking to script for an hour and a half, the president delivered his message to a divided congress with his greatest politic

the usda had tips for driving on black ice. know where to expect it, bridges and overpasses.rivers on highway 17, it often pops up around lexington reservoir. if you hit black ice, don't brake and keep that wheel straight. if you feel your back end of the car sliding, gently turn the wheel in that direction. we have more tips on abc7news.com. reporting live in the santa cruz mountains, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, matt. we know some of you played hookey to see mt. diablo coated in white yesterday. pretty great, right? this is sky 7 capturing the stunning images yesterday. park rangers had to close roads to the snowiest areas because of the icy conditions. you can track the weather any time by using our abc 7 news app. we have live doppler 7 on that app. enable push alerts to get weather advisories on your phone. >> president trump repeatdly called for unity in his second state of the union address while doubling down on his immigration stance. >>> for nearly an hour and a half, the president rejected partisan politics. abc news reporter is live in washington with m

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the usda has run a number of programs assisting local communities, often through state and local governments and institutions of higher ed. there are real partnerships between state and local governments to help provide small loans in business development for micro-enterprise and other firms located in those communities. the other third is for the most this advantage part of the population and rural america. these are the people who are not equipped to take a commuters financiale not entrepreneurs, cannot take advantage. ofs would be a program public works. if you go around rural america, a lot of the work that was done infrastructure wise was done after the great depression. for many of these communities, not much has been done to maintain that infrastructure. for that population that struggles most in finding work, we would create a system of public works programs. one thing that strikes me about your jobs to the people proposal is i appreciated the specificity of it. you had an idea of what these people would do. it is more specific and much more targeted and perhaps more some of theope t

so the usda has run a number of programs assisting local communities through state and local government they are a real partnership between federal and state governments to help provide small loans and business development for micro enterprise and other firms located in those communities. then third, is for the most disadvantaged part of the population in rural america, for people who are not equipped to take the commuters credit and are not manufacturing entrepreneurs and can't take the advantage. so this would be a program of public works. if you go around rural america there's a lot of work done after the great depression. for many communities, not much has been done to maintain the infrastructure in the ensuing period. for that population that struggles most in finding work . >> one thing that surprises me and strikes me is that i appreciated the specificity of it. you have an idea what the people would do -- it's modest in scope than some of the other universal job programs floating around. so, why did you decide to propose something this targeted as opposed to something that guara

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the usda has run a number of programs assisting local communities, often times through state and local governments or institutions of higher -- a partnership between the state and local governments to help provide small loans and business development for micro-enterprise and other firms located in those communities. most, for the disadvantaged part of the population in rural america. are note people who taking commuters credit or financial in manufacturing entrepreneurs. we can't -- who can't necessarily take advantage. america, around rural a lot of the work that was done infrastructure-wise was done after the great depression. for many communities not much has been done to maintain infrastructure in the ensuing period. for that population that struggles most in finding work, we would create a system of public works programs. >> one thing that strikes me about your job for the people it of proposals is, one, appreciate the specificity. you have an idea of what these people would do. also more specific and much more targeted and perhaps even modest and scope than some of the other univ

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and so the usda has run a number of programs assisting local communities oftentimes through state and local governments or institutions of higher, so there's a real partnership between the federal and state and local governments to help provide small loans and business development for microenterprise and other firms locating in those communities. and then third is for the most disadvantaged part of the population in rural america and these are for people who aren't equipped to take a commuter's credit, aren't financial or manufacturing entrepreneurs. so really can't take necessarily advantage. and so this would be a program of public works. if you go around rural america, there's a lot of the work that was done infrastructurewise was done after the great depression and for many of these communities, not much as been done to maintain that infrastructure in the ensuing period. and so for that population that struggles most, we would create a system of public works programs. >> one thing that strikes me about your jobs to the people set of proposals is one initiated the specificity of it

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look at the usda agriculture outlook with the agricultural secretary. next, remarks by bill mckibben, the first worldwide grassroots climate change organization author. he spoke at a conference hosted at the university of california in irvine. this is one hour and 20 minutes. i don't want to be self-congratulatory. climate change is the greatest challenge humanity is ever faced. there are many conferences on the subject, as well there should be.

look at the usda agriculture outlook with the agricultural secretary. next, remarks by bill mckibben, the first worldwide grassroots climate change organization author. he spoke at a conference hosted at the university of california in irvine. this is one hour and 20 minutes. i don't want to be self-congratulatory. climate change is the greatest challenge humanity is ever faced. there are many conferences on the subject, as well there should be. the only person who isn't thinking about climate change right now is the president of the united states. it feels good to see ed markey and alexandria ocasio-cortez sketching out the green new deal and our response finally to climate change at a federal level. we have focused on justice and injustice in the courtroom, figure of expression, american identity and democracy in the 21st century. these have been good. journalists, filmmakers, screenwriters, liberal minds and someone get together to talk about major issues confronting us. but all of it is dwarfed by and overwhelmed by climate change and its implicatio

after this emerging hypersonic threat, does the usda new interceptor that is faster and more maneuverable? one would you hope to field that new capability? >> i think it's a good question. do we need a new interceptor? i would prefer to leave that to the technical experts, of which i am not one in terms of what the best approach for dealing with that threat capability is. is it a new kinetic interceptor? is that the application of directed energy which we have talked about the way different system? -- about with a different delivery system? i don't fully profess to know what the best approach is, that the general has a better understanding based on the state of various technologies. i think that is one of the reasons why we are looking at an investigating a variety of options. we want to do it in the most effective, please costly and -- least costly and most practical way. >> the answer is yes to your question. departmentwith the has completed an analysis of alternatives, looking at hypersonic defense of which fast interceptors are a part of the solution. they are one option. directed ene

unnecessary obviously with the shutdown and in fact one of our will receive an added production grant from the usda a but they could not receive reimbursement for the equipment they purchased during the shutdown. other farmers in my district are highly concerned about the visa program and that micro farmers would be arriving later than expected. this shutdown has created uncertainty as discussed for those in the district who are working hard to make ends meet. many folks in this country are living paycheck to paycheck and if you miss a check it is going to hurt. it is simply unacceptable we find ourselves in this position. my question mr. butcher is in your testimony you mentioned a deep supply chain that brewers rely on but can you talk about how the shutdown has effected the brewers and farmers you work with and what would happen if the government shutdown shutdown again at the end of this week? >> thank you. our supply chain obviously is crucial to our business. we rely on our farmers and we work closely with them and directly with a wheat farmer in northern virginia and we plan with them our pr

alix: the usda says soybean exports will stay below their pre-trade war levels.m incomes will have a week start this year despite getting government subsidies. i sat down with an illinois so being association -- illinois soybean association chair to get her take. >> i recently returned from taiwan and indonesia. those companies are important to the soybean industry. number onehe customer for illinois soybeans. they play a major role in the taiwanese daily lives where they eat tofu and soy milk on a daily basis. and indonesia, it is a main staple in that country as well. alix: is there any place to be a full offset of china demand? there's really not any one location that can take over the whole china demand. a country that does have some promise is the country of india. that country with their large population that keeps booming, that could be a good avenue for our soybeans to go into. alix: what is the hardest part of being a soybean farmer in illinois? >> oh, my goodness. that is a good question. right now, it is really the uncertainty of whether we will be abl

in 2006, the usda got involved to help establish the berkeley national junior tennessee, now city kidsas spawned and 10 yearly tournaments, it has grown that much. >> some of these junior started when they were five years old. to see a five-year-old child, and i look up, they are on a high school team, that is what the reward is. >> over 1000 kids have gone to the program ages 5-17 and these are city kids, a lot of them may have never picked up a racket, now, they're getting schooled on the fundamentals and loving every bit of it. >> she's always there for me, always looking out for me, looking over my shoulder, really showing me what can be like to play tennis. >> she has had help along the way, like barbara lewis among others. mentors teaching so much more than tennis. >> before he came here, i was really antisocial. now i can express myself and make more friends. >> knowing people are watching me and i can still perform well under pressure. that really helps my character. even when i'm at school and stuff. >> nice try. >> the proper way to play the game. setting them up for success.

yields remain very low the hurdle rate for getting excited about stocks is that not that high and the usday strong right? with the job openings information this morning >> record openings. >> exactly all that stuff fits together with the idea that slowly investors are kind of rediscovering the risk tolerance. >> dave, you saw it in the financials which rallied today has the outlook shifted this year from -- i think last talked to you at the end of the last year and things looking gloomier >> well, we have come through earnings season and so far what we have seen is that, you know, credit's been fine and spreads have been okay i think it's the lack of any real problems that we see in the industry is driving the group. but again, you know, you had there -- the fed basically backed off and that i think is fueled a lot of the rally here in the market and especially in the financials rates have been behaved. i think the environment is good. we kind of forgot how good the environment was around cris this is and re-remembering that the environment is pretty good and people saying, yeah, probably

how should the usda, how should federal officials go about regulating in dealing with this industry? gov. polis: you know, we support a regulatory approach to have just like any other crop -- hemp just like any other crop. it should not be treated differently than corn or wheat. we highlighted -- my business cards are printed on hemp paper grown in colorado. [laughter] gov. polis: we do see it as a good driver, a good alternative for farmers, and we are very excited to grow our hemp economy and our cannabis economy more generally, particularly in the light of more states following the lead of colorado. we want to make sure we can maintain our leadership role in jobs and safety and innovation. elena: are you concerned at all about the trump administration's approach to that process? gov. polis: we don't know exactly what they are doing, right? obviously, we are worried about when the coal memo was withdrawn that give guidance to the legal cannabis industry that it was the lowest enforcement priority, which was a legal change from congress is the best form of legal certainty we can pro

on c-span3, a look at the usda agriculture outlook with sonny perdue and his counterparts from canada and mexico. coming up, former d.e.a. agent jack riley details his 30-year hunt for drug kingpin el chapo and the rise of modern international drug trafficking. at 9:00 a.m., george mason universitys michael farren on amazon's decision to pull its proposed hq2 site out of new york city and the move by some states to re-examine financial incentives given so large corporations looking to relocate. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2018]] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ host: good morning. it's thursday, february 21, 2019. members of congress remain back in their home states for the president's state recess week but the senate will gather in for a pro session today. we will be with you beginning with family leave laws in the united states. when it comes to paid sun and paid family leave and whether you think this family should expand its family national leave policie

since then, the two found a commercial manufacturer using usda human food standards.e pair say they are now shipping more than a million meals a >> when people think about dog food and dog foodhat they want to invest in toeep their dog healthier, that food will look like food and it won't bebr n ball. >> this is not just a sick dog thing, this is an every dog thing. we wanted a company whose entire focus was making dogs healthy. re and their customers buying into the idea that preservatives aren't great for humans and so they probably aren't great for animals either. works for me. us. both of >>> before we go, a final look at the day on wall street. it's february already. the dow was up 64 points today.k we're bbove 25,000. the nasdaq fell 17, thanks in part t amazon. and the s&p was up 2. for the week, everybody was higher. the dow and the nasdaq posting six straight weeks of gains now. >> and that will do it for "nightly business report" tonight. ue herera. thanks for watching. >> i'm bill griffeth. have a great weekend, enjoy the super bowl. see you on mon >> this is "bbc world news

the government is still shut down, day 33. almost 800,000 workers are not getting paychecks. we've been giving a job to one of those workers each night on our show. we've employed workers from irs, tsa, usdaour federal worker of the night tonight is a former navy pilot. please welcome curtis calabrese. curtis? [ cheers and applause ] how are you doing? welcome, welcome. now curtis, were you a pilot for the navy and now you work for the faa. what do you do for the faa? >> i'm a federal aviation safety inspector and unit rep. as an inspector, i provide oversight for the national air space system. i conduct accident investigations and pilot certification. >> jimmy: you are part of the team that makes sure planes are safe before they go in the air. >> that's right. >> jimmy: when you're not making sure the planes of safe, who is making sure the planes are safe? >> the faa has recalled some inspectors back to work, without pay. >> jimmy: i see. what percentage of the force? >> i don't know the exact percent. i don't believe it's very much. >> jimmy: oh, really. we are not as safe in the air? >> that's right. every day the government shutdown continues the air space is getting more dangerous. >