u.s. department of agriculture report which was delayed due to the government shutdown here in the u.s. shows a drop in crops as whether international trade conditions impact output and the bottom line why is this important arteries alex mahela bitches in toronto with more hey alex thank you for a look at this for us let's start with the domestic front here in the u.s. it's not growing as much as we used to what's going on. i think that pretty much flatlined in the market when you think of the midwest in the states or even the perris up here in canada you think we can do it so little staples that you think you know kind of keep our agriculture industry go and but things have changed in the past years and there's been a drop here check out this chart to give you a little bit of an idea so this winter we see things we're looking at the u.s. department of agriculture numbers they show about thirty one point three million acres down four percent year over year some blame weather conditions and you know they were during seeding season which is in some temper if you get wet conditions that's

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u.s. department of agriculture trapper plands to capture the lion. >> i knew it was going tube death sentence but i didn't know what else to >> reporter: a friend suggested she call the ranch instead. >> they educated me how to keep myan malice safe and myself and my grandchildren. >> reporter: she removed the rest of her animals off of her land. also set a trap for the mountain lion and put a gps collar on him. >> it was a young male who would have left his mom just recently. and he was quite lean. >> reporter: meaning he would be looking for prey again. >> we didn't know what he would kill. >> reporter: nearby redwood road property killed two sheeps. on the third night the land owner shot and killed the mountain lion. >> when you feel like your children and your live stock are being so threatened you want to protect them. >> reporter: "abc7 news" was not able to reach the land owners. >> often the land owners don't know better in these cases. >> reporter: she said that was true for her. >> the reason it was killed was my fault. i had not secured the door. >> reporter: she's hopeful the comm

u.s. department of agriculture as a custodian for more than 20 years, and won't be receiving any compensation for the hours that she lost during the shutdown. you may remember this video of a woman confronting former senator jeff flake outside the confirmation hearings for supreme court justice brett kavanaugh, anna maria archiala, has been invited by freshman congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez. first lady melania trump has invited this sixad his name joshua trump. he has been bullied at school because of his last name. one of the first lady's initiatives has been to end cyber llying. >>> stay with nbc 4 before and after the address tomorrow. scott mac far l id and will be there live from the capital rotunda starting tomorrow afternn and after the speech for complete analysis of the president's speech tomorrow night at 11:00. >>> chopper 4 over a shooting here in silver spring. office found shell casings scattered all over the place here on manchester road. investigators are trying to gunman tonight. police tell us the shooting victim has so far not been cooperativeh w police. medics took

u.s. department of agriculture will give us the access we have been work on for so long. na side of it, they don't see any reason why the access shouldn't be granted. >> continuing enjoying the low prices, growers here in southern california reported a surprising loss in the fourth quarter maybe buy the dip. back to you. >> we love it when you eat on camera maybe i shouldn't have been surprised. i couldn't believe just how large of marketing budget, at least at the game, the avocado growers are. they are like in the top ten, aren't they? >> reporter: the avocados from mexico growers are they are huge. this is not their first time in the super bowl people say isn't this part of nafta. no it's not. one reason mexico has large part of this market is because dem d demand there's huge demand for avocado toast and labor is so cheaper south of the border. >> seems like only a year ago they were talking about shortages. what happened? did marks, everybody just started growing more and response to that and now it's an over correction? >> reporter: well, a part of it was whether iss

u.s. department of agriculture characterizes four. these are counties that have poverty rates in excess of 20% or more. so these are communities spread and predominantly rural communities in the south and west and this offers the opportunity for telework so this brings jobs to people and people to jobs. 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 popu

u.s. department of agriculture describes as poor. and eve and so these are communities that are spread throughout the united states. they are predominantly rural communities in the south as well as in the west. and the people to -- the jobs-to-people proposals, there would be a major expansion of rural broadband. so the big infrastructure challenges in rural america were transportation, were potable water, kind of basics that we took for granted in urban places. today it's the digital world. it's the digital infrastructure and rural americans only about 40% lack access to broadband compared to around 4% in urban. there's a real rural, urban digital divide there. the idea is to create market opportunities for local manufacturers, crafts people, but also to open up the opportunity for telwork. next, once people are wired in these rural communities for local firms need access to capital. and so the usda has run a number of programs assisting local communities oftentimes through state and local governments or institutions of higher, so t

u.s. departments of agriculture, the centers for disease control and prevention, have encouraged breastfeeding. the benefits are so great that the affordable care act amended federal law to require employers to provide a guess ig nated nonbathroom space for returning employees to pump breast filling for their newborns. ensuring that new mothers would be able to continue the sensual practice even after returning to work. my bill would extend this requirement to include not only employees but visitors and guests to federal facilities across the nation. actually, federal facilities visited by millions of americans nd others should lead the way. my bill does not require the expenditure of federal funds or require space to be mandated. it would simply allow visitors to federal buildings to make use of spaces that are already available to federal employees or to access similar spaces within those buildings. in washington, d.c. alone -- in washington, d.c., alone, there are millions of tourists who visit federal sites such as the lincoln memorial and the smithsonian institution. increasingly, familie

u.s. department of agriculture's 2019 outlook forum. this was one hour and 20 minutes. >> good morning, everybody. if you could please have a seat, we are about ready to get started. i want to welcome everybody to the 95th annual agriculture outlook forum. i am so glad to have your today. i am stephen censky, deputy secretary agriculture. we are, again, so excited to have you here. some of you had to brave eyes, sleet, snow, rain, the dark of night to get here, so we are glad you persevered, but you are here, and we looking forward to a great discussion this morning. as you know, the agriculture outlook forum is the u.s.d.a.'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 in

of number two officials from the u.s. trade representative, the departments of agriculture, commerce and treasury work to edge closer to a with china before treasury secretary mnuchin and u.s. trade representative robert lighthizer join in on thursday and going into the week there's still quite a bit of space separating the stances. china was willing to help close the trade deficit, a priority of president trump and structural issues and enforcement were elusive. the u.s. may be willing to remove or relax tariffs as china is asking and some concessions on recognizing china as a market economy or allowing access for chinese companies in the u.s. are unlikely now, if a deal comes together or potentially just moves toward a deal later this week, the march deadline may get moved and talks solidify on that trump/xi summit on a to be determined date and time there's debate there, too. a senior administration official tells me there's no meeting on the books and we'll see what this week brings >> kayla, we will. thank you very much for that. >>> joining us in an exclusive interview to discuss further, former australian prime mi

u.s. out of the nuclear agreement with iran, they also hit them with huge sanctions. a state department spokesperson said the united states allows for the sale of agricultural commoditiesne, and medical devices from the united states to iran. but doctors say the reality is different. with medical companies unwilling to do business with iran, afraid of facing a response from the u.s. >> we have the procedures, but we don't have the instruments. and it's very difficult for patients and maybe death for some patients. >> reporter: back in the icu, this doctor is checking on a patient with a heart condition. he doesn't speak much english, but did want to convey a message. >> why we have sanctions? why? >> reporter: instead of asking why, the staff at this and other iranian hospitals ask themselves how they'll be able to supply patients with the treatment they need. >>> >> severe winter weather bearing down. we will look at where the storm is set to strike next. oh no no no. your new boss seems cool, but she might not be sweatpants cool. who is that ready this early? it's only 7 am. somebody help me. close call. not quite ready to face the day? that's why we're here with fre

u.s. claims the medical sector is exempt from the sanctions. the state department spokesperson telling cnn, quote, the united states maintains broad authorizations that allow for the sale of agricultural commodities, food, medicine and medical devices by u.s. persons or from the united states to iran. but doctors in iran say the reality is different. with international medical companies unwilling to do business with iran, afraid they might face backlash from the united states. the head of the hospital says some medications have become impossible to obtain, even on the black market, with severe consequences. >> we have the procedures, but we don't have the instruments. and it's very difficult for patients and maybe lead to death for some patients. >> reporter: back in the icu, the doctor is checking on a patient with a heart condition. she doesn't speech much english but she did want to convey a message. >> it's very bad for older people. why we have sanctions? why? >> reporter: instead of asking why, the staff at this and other iranian hospitals every day ask themselves how they'll be able to supply their patients with the treatment they need. fred pleitgen, cnn, tehran. >>> for more,

employees who have received some but not all of their back pay, even as we approach yet another potential shutdown. i'm joined now by a u.s. agriculture department employee in delaware and just received her back pay from the last shutdown on wednesday. but explain to me, at first you did receive a check, thought it was going to be back pay, but then come to find out it was, what, $250 versus the $9,000 in back pay you were expecting? >> yes, that was a surprise. >> and what was that like? you got the check. you thought, oh, great, here's my back pay. you eagerly opened it up, and then what? >> well, when i checked my account, i saw the 250 and i said, what in the world is this? i was wondering, where is the rest of my money? so later on in the week, i did get pretty much what i was expecting. it wasn't quite 9,000, but it was getting close to it. >> okay. all right. so that's right, the automatic deposit is in your bank account. i understand the $250 ends up being, what, sort of like a reward for working through the shutdown? that wasn't necessarily a representation of your pay? >> when we found out from the district office, they said that was a

u.s. department of agriculture that they characterize as persistently poor. lease have poverty rates in 20% or more. these are communities that are spread throughout the united states are predominantly rural communities in the south as well as the west. and the people to jobs or jobs to people proposal is threefold, one , this would be a major expansion so, 50 years ago the big infrastructure challenges and run transportation the basics but today it's the digital world, digital infrastructure and rural americans about 40% lack access compared to about 4% in urban. there's a real rural/urban digital divide. the idea is to create market opportunities for local manufacturers, craftspeople, but to also open up the opportunity for telework so that rural broadband is both people to jobs is jobs to people strategy. next, once people are wired in rural communities, local firms need access to capital so, the usda has run a number of programs assisting local communities, often times through state and local governments and institutions and real partnerships between fede