u.s. department of agriculture just approved the state's request for cal fresh assistance. that means people impacted by the fire may be eligible for a little help paying for breakfast, lunch and dinner. the program provides debit cards to help pay for groceries and meals out. to find out if you're eligible or to sign up, that information is also on our website, abc7news.com. >>> tonight the city of santa rosa took quick action to help homeowners rebuild. abc 7 news reporter lisa aminute gulezian joins us now live with that story. lisa? >> reporter: dion, four urgent ordinances passed a little while ago. in fact, the last one was just an hour and a half ago. the goal was to sends a message to residents that the city of santa rosa is with them. >> your city will work with you to recover and rebuild. >> reporter: city leaders vowed to help tonight. they passed a series of urgent ordinances aimed at cutting through the red tape of rebuildi rebuilding and saving residents as much money as possible. that's why the council voted unanimously to waive permit fees for demolition and

u.s. department of agriculture from one thousand nine hundred eighty to two thousand consumption went up by forty percent to four hundred forty cans of soda a year per person in india sales increased ten percent a year since one thousand nine hundred ninety eight now up to eleven leaders per person each year also in the one nine hundred eighty s. supersizing begin scientists say that's when obesity diabetes and heart disease rates went up. so what does it take to pull off a study like this well for starters it takes food and a lot of it now this package contains a fourth pre-prepared meals how it gets divided is determined by the research team but we're talking about breakfast lunch and dinner all prepared for each and every one of the subjects that equals two hundred and ten individual meals per person over a ten week period. garlock you can post their sugar batmitzvah. there. it is the final night of the study this is what dinner looks like in a science lab. everything from the main course to the sugary beverage has been measured and recorded the amount of sweetener a subject is given com

u.s. department of agriculture just approved the state's request for cal fresh assistance. that means people impacted by the fire may be eligible for a little help paying for breakfast, lunch and dinner. the program provides debit cards to help pay for groceries and meals out. to find out if you're eligible or to sign up, that information is also on our website, abc7news.com. >>> tonight the city of santa rosa took quick action to help homeowners rebuild. abc 7 news reporter lisa aminute gulezian joins us now live with that story. lisa? >> reporter: dion, four urgent ordinances passed a little while ago. in fact, the last one was just an hour and a half ago. the goal was to sends a message to residents that the city of santa rosa is with them. >> your city will work with you to recover and rebuild. >> reporter: city leaders vowed to help tonight. they passed a series of urgent ordinances aimed at cutting through the red tape of rebuildi rebuilding and saving residents as much money as possible. that's why the council voted unanimously to waive permit fees for demolition and

u.s. trade commissioner bart chilton previously served as the deputy chief of staff of the u.s. department of agriculture which oversees the forest service part thanks for coming in to talk to us about this terrifying disaster you had a similar experience with fire disasters over the years we see the devastation occurring are these fires different they're a little bit different lindsay one the fire season which normally does start in the west and particularly in california in october are becoming longer and longer primarily most scientists say because of climate change and even this year there is a whole lot more fire the effect we've had twice as many fires already this year than we had in all of last year twenty sixteen so they're a little bit different right now usually these fires in california not all the time but usually they start in southern california you know these are different and these are coming off the diablo mountain and they call the do ya blow winds and the winds that really help push these fires forward were on sunday night about ten o'clock local time and they got up to seventy miles

u.s. department of agriculture from one thousand nine hundred eighty to two thousand consumption went up by forty percent to four hundred forty cans of soda a year per person in india sales increased ten percent a year since one thousand nine hundred ninety eight now up to eleven leaders per person each year also in the one nine hundred eighty s. supersizing begin scientists say that's when obesity diabetes and heart disease rates went up. so what does it take to pull off a study like this well for starters it takes food and a lot of it now this package contains a fourth pre-prepared meals how it's divided is determined by the research team but we're talking about breakfast lunch and dinner all prepared for each and every one of the subjects that equals two hundred and ten individual meals per person over a ten week period. garlock you can post their sugar beverage. there. it is the final night of the study this is what dinner looks like in a science lab. everything from the main course to the sugary beverage has been measured and recorded the amount of sweetener a subject is given comes in

u.s. department of agriculture. and that's where the farm security administration photos had been taken back in the depression time. so, i was being made more aware of the world of photography, it wasn't something i thought that i would do as a career or, you know, life long work. but it worked out well for me there. from agriculture i went to u.s. department of house and now in the early '70s, you know the '60s were a lot of race riots. and hud which was started by president johnson, almost immediately after martin luther king was sas nated, so there was a real effort by the department housing and urban development to rebuild watts and harlem and detroit. i did a lot of travel all over the country photographing that. and then, they wanted -- they had a new program called new communities, so colombia, maryland, western iowa virginia, the woodlands up in dallas. the baltimore and harland areas there were a lot of places i went to like that and photograph. and at the time, fema was apart of hud. so i was on the hud s/f

u.s. department of agriculture. ollment is down 42 out of 50 states and continues to be a lowest level in seven years because of policies the president has implemented at the federal level and ongoing efforts from state legislators to get people off of the assistance program and that to work. lauren: you might soon be paying double, more than that, i like to visit a national park. tracee: ought to raise money for maintenance and repairs. this considering raising vehicle entrance fees by up to 180% at the nation's most popular parks including yosemite, joshua tree, yellowstone during the peak visiting season. proposing a $70 fee for each vehicle up from the current pair of 25 to $30 depending on the part. the cycle with more than double the $50 visitors on foot or bicycle would pay $30. the increase of 17 of the nation's most popular parks to generate $70 million a year. >> that's a tremendous increase. just a proposal at this point. tracey, thank you. >> we've got a lot more coming up. it just keeps climbing. cheryl:

u.s. department of agriculture. the amount of money each family is eligible is based on family income. to apply online we supplied a link on our website. look under our web link section. >>> the clean up is underway to remove toxic debris from the fire storm. >> that's right we talked to a homeowner about how the process is doing. >> as you take a look here, residents in santa rosa are eagerest get the cleanup process underway. meanwhile crews have begun the task of removing toxic materials after the fire. >> epa is doing surveys today, so they are going through some neighborhoods and they are going to start looking for hazardous materials. materials such as a propane tank or paint containers, pesticide, all of that. >> reporter: on saturday the governor signed an executive order allowing the environmental protection agency to begin removing toxic waste, which poses an immediate threat to the public following the wildfires. it's a critical first step towards cleaning up and rebuilding the 6,700 homes that burned in the north bay fires. meanwhile homeowners who have lost everything are

u.s. department of agriculture budget by 21 cents on the dollar. then he wants to charge us, mr. and mrs. taxpayer, about $3 million every time he flies down to malabo. meanwhile, his treasury secretary is flying off the plane that we are paying for with his wife so he can go see the eclipse. this is going on. this is a raw deal. i'm here to tell you, we as democrats, we get a better deal. it's founded in the principles of creating better jobs, better jobs, better wages, and a better future for all working americans, and it starts by rebuilding our structure. [applause] how do we create all the shops question that we rebuild our infrastructure. not just the roads and bridges but everybody in iowa who has anything to do with agriculture knows we also have to rebuild our locks and dams. let's take a look at ultra high speed trains. i wasn't expecting that to get a reaction, but i'm totally with you. here's the other thing. there are 23 million rural americans who don't have access to high-speed internet. that's the infrastructure were talking about. we need to invest in our talent

u.s. department of agriculture. we have the state of texas ready to work with us, but we must make sure that our local officials realize this is a disaster and an emergency, and they move forward quickly to serve the people -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. ms. jackson lee: who are in hungry and in need. harris county, you need to move faster to use the federal funds that we now have. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for approximately one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise to honor the life and legacy of gainesville's native son, mr. tom petty. thomas petty was born on october 20, 1950, and over a career that spanned five decades, collected 28 top 10 hits. the most of all-time. but his contribution cannot be measured in hits or awards. he

u.s. department of agriculture data, lowering the amount of soy supply in reserves is lower.see supply and go up. and those are today's market minutes. turn our focus to market valuations. it did not happen today but the s&p 500 has hit 44 high closings this year. should we be worried about u.s. equities? is victor from london haghani. good to speak with you. thank you for taking the time to join us. a lot of people spreading over valuations and looking at cyclically adjusted pe. is that the right metric to use? victor: in the recent piece we put out on bloomberg profits, we it is axplain that useful measure in terms of thinking about long-term expected returns in the stock market. what that we should not get carried away or overly fearful of what seems to be looking at thisry, the reversion of metric. why this walk through is important and why it is telling us that the expected return of equity is lower right now than it has been at other times. but why we should not be overly concerned insofar as what history has been tell us and not tell us. here withe a chart the ratio and the s&p 500

u.s. department of agriculture budget by $.21 on the dollar and he wants to charge us $3 million every time he flies down to mar-a-lago. meo, his treasury secretary is flying off in a plane that we are paying for city can go see the eclipse. this is a raw deal. we as democrats have a better deal. it is founded in the principles of creating better job, better wages and a better future for all working americans and it starts by rebuilding our infrastructure. [applause] rep. bustos: how do we create all these jobs? we rebuild our infrastructure. we are not just talking about roads and bridges. knows we haveowa to rebuild our locks and dams and let's take a look at ultrahigh speed trains. i was not expecting to get a reaction like that but i'm totally with you. there are 23 million rural americans who do not have access to high-speed internet. that is the kind of infrastructure we are talking about. we need to invest in programs like apprenticeship and job training. when we look at tax reform, we have to make sure we are giving tax incentives to these companies that we can call patriot companie

u.s. department of agriculture called chop, an acronym for "cooking healthy options with plants." rt by the colorado health department to combat childhood obesity with hands on farming. and, it's part of a growing farm to preschool movement in federally-funded early education centers. >> children in colorado are not eating the recommended amount of fresh fruits and vegetables. >> i see something yellow right here. >> reporter: the centerpiece of chop's curriculum is a garden grown by preschoolers. >> we want to take these things from the garden and make it the norm on their plate, so it's not like an alien. it's no longer the hated squash, it's now something they've grown, they've harvested, and they're going to be more willing to try it. >> reporter: one in five colorado children ages two to four are obese. the problem is particularly pronounced in low-income and heavily hispanic communities, like the neighborhood that surrounds pueblo's east side child care center. maria subia is the center's director: >> over 80% of the children who come here are from low income families between

u.s. department of agriculture did not make changes to how much soybeans are being used or grown to what they do is change their estimate of how much supply there is coming into the current marketing year. that made supplies tighter than what analysts were expecting. that pushed the market up. scarlet: let's move on to corn. estimates for yields rose from last month because what they call favorable harvest conditions. that sounds good and welker what that put that at risk -- sounds good and well, but what could put that at risk? alan: if you have an early season snowstorm coming you could see changes to that. at this point, a lot of the harvest is underway. crops in thelater season to make sure that core number does not go some ways a are not looking for to be going. to go on a different crop is wheat. world we supplies, the glut is continuing -- wheat supplies, the glut is continuing. they are exceeding any of the analysts out there, at least we are covering on bloomberg. to seet is interesting how productive russia is being this year. the black seed continues to roll more and more crops. yo

u.s. department of agriculture, will incur about $700,000 as they raise their children. these are the costs of raising children. now i believe it's a lowball figure up there. there are a number of things it doesn't include, but it is a, an estimate produced by the u.s. department of agriculture saying that jack and julie, our hypothetical couple a, will spend about $700,000 raising their three children to maturity. that's a lot of money and doesn't take into account all the noneconomic costs associated with parenting or the myriad benefits that go along with that. but $700,000, that's the cost that they will put into raising those three children. that cost doesn't just benefit jack and julie. it doesn't just benefit their three children. no, the way our system works, the way social security and medicare work, it also goes to stabilize, to shore up entitlement benefits for tomorrow's retirees, today's workers as well. because you see, social security and medicare operate on a pay-as-you-go basis. today's retirees' benefits are paid by today's workers. today's workers will

u.s. department of agriculture programs to combat heroin and opioid abuse. we need to continue to look at solutions that work in rural areas like telemedicine which will help us overcome the transportation access issues i mentioned earlier. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back the rest of my time. >> the chair recognizes the gentleman from dayton, ohio, mr. turner for three minutes. >> thank you. i want to thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today on this important issue. as the chairman said, i come from dayton, ohio. my counties in ohio are montgomery, green, and fayette, and despite our community's efforts to battle the opioid epidemic for years, the epidemic continues to destroy my community and my constituents on a daily basis. this year, current estimates suggest that 800 people could die in my primary county, montgomery county, due to opioid overdose. sadly, that would more than double the 371 drug overdose deaths from 2016, the highest number recorded to date. imagine 800 families receiving notice that someone in their family has died

u.s. department of agricultural to combat heroin and opioid use.e need continue to look at solutions that work in rural areas like telemedicine, which will help us overcome the transportation access issues that i mentioned earlier. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back the rest of my time. >> the chair thanks the gentle nd the chair thanks the gentle recognizes the gentleman from dayton, ohio. >> thank you, mr. burgess and mr. green and ranking members of the committee. i came from dayton, ohio. my counties in ohio are montgomery, green and fayette. despite our community's efforts to battle the opioid epidemic for years, it continues to destroy my community and my opportunities on a daily basis. this year, current estimates suggest 800 people could die in my primary county, montgomery county due to opioid overdose. sadly that would more than double the number in 2016, the highest number to date. imagine 800 families receiving notice someone in their family died as a result of opioid overdose. hard numbers like this in abuse and addiction. recently

of photography. it was not really something i career,i would do as a a lifelong work. but it worked out well for me there. agriculture i went to the u.s. department of housing and now we in the early 1970's. in the 60's there were a lot of race riots. hud, which was started by president johnson, who almost immediately after martin luther king was assassinated, there was a real effort ib department of housing and urban development to rebuild harlem and detroit. travel over the country photographing that. had a new program called new communities. maryland, reston, theinia, in dallas, redevelopment of baltimore's inner harbor. it were a lot of places like at that time, fema -- i was on the hud fema disaster team. i traveled all over the country doing that. there was a program for indian housing. i went around photographing indian reservations there was an outreach in terms of a lot of photography. worked at hud as a photographer, i also photographed senate hearings and capitol hill. i was exposed to press photographers and all of that that was going on. while it was going on, i was pursuing my degree in journalism from the university of maryland i w

agriculture department when you forest re, you oversaw service; correct? guest: yes, undersecretary for agencies t at two under the u.s. forest service and conservation service. ost: what do you make of what you have been seeing out in california recently? uest: it's terribly tragic, we've obviously lost a lot of lives, a lot of homes and resources, as well. but it's part of a larger trend that we've seen over the last bigger fires, , more catastrophic and deadly ires and that is very concerning and it means investments at the federal level are critically important, both firefighting aspect and to do more work, educe threat of catastrophic fire in the first place. host: headline in "u.s.a. today" the nightmare, the worse may be over, perhaps they corner.rned a it doesn't mean they don't have a lot of work to do and people of struggling, but in terms the money spent, what are the on the federalds government in places like california today? about 20 's look back years, 20 years ago the u.s. forest service, largest agency in the government, federal government, used to spend one-sixth of the on firefighting. this year it will probably spend not more budge oat firefighting, both in prepar

agriculture department when you forest re, you oversaw service; correct? guest: yes, undersecretary for agencies t at two under the u.s. forest service and conservation service. ost: what do you make of what you have been seeing out in california recently? uest: it's terribly tragic, we've obviously lost a lot of lives, a lot of homes and resources, as well. but it's part of a larger trend that we've seen over the last bigger fires, , more catastrophic and deadly ires and that is very concerning and it means investments at the federal level are critically important, both firefighting aspect and to do more work, educe threat of catastrophic fire in the first place. host: headline in "u.s.a. today" the nightmare, the worse may be over, perhaps they corner.rned a it doesn't mean they don't have a lot of work to do and people of struggling, but in terms the money spent, what are the on the federalds government in places like california today? about 20 's look back years, 20 years ago the u.s. forest service, largest agency in the government, federal government, used to spend one-sixth of the on firefighting. this year it will probably spend not more budge oat firefighting, both in prepar

u.s. department of agriculture released its first crop estimates for the 2017-2018 citrus season. and they estimatd that florida citrus growers would harvest 54 million boxes of oranges this year, but that number doesn't yet fully account for all the damage caused by irma. according to the folks on the ground, they believe the actual estimate is going to be only 31 million boxes this season. now, compare 31 million boxes a decade ago florida harvested over 203 million boxes, and ten years before that, florida growers har celeste -- harvested 244 million boxes, and now they are estimating, after the storm, only 31 million boxes. so the florida citrus growers are really taking a hit and they have to have disaster assistance. the citrus industry is a vital part of florida's economy, and that's why senator rubio, who is here with us -- we've been pushing so hard to get our citrus growers some help. just a couple of days after the storm, senator rubio and i met with a group of growers in a citrus grove in polling county -- polk county in florida where the loss was 60 or 50%, not like i