the fish, fda except one, catfish, that's usda.nd that usda seal on a carton of eggs doesn't mean they're safe. it means they've been checked for size and shape. the result, contaminated spinach from california, peanuts from georgia, and last month eggs from iowa that sickened more than 1600 people. >> multiple agencies really just are pointing fingers at each other, rather than actually providing consumer protection. >> reporter: here's how that protection failed in iowa. the fda was supposed to inspect the hen houses but never did. 50 feet away the usda inspected the packing facility every day but was not allowed inside the hen house where, outside, investigators later discovered an eight-foot pile of manure. the usda refused to speak to us on camera but in a statement said this incident ex pli fis the critical need to make significant improvements in the food safety system. a bill to overhaul the entire food safety system, has been held up by partisan bickering in the senate for over a year. >> how does that make any sense? >> r

. >> reporter: as for their complaints to on-site usda inspectors, the usda says the workers were there solely to inspect eggs for labeling, but tell cbs news their employees don't remember any of the conditions or complaints. in a statement friday, agriculture secretary says the case exemplifies the critical

for a white loan application, and black farmers were denied loan applications in the south at the usda. that brought us to fighting lawsuits before we were victorious in washington, d.c., in 1996, and that lawsuit was settled by a decree in 1999, ñwhere black farmers were supposed to receive $50,000 per farmer, nearly 14,000 black farmers victorious, 9000 black farmers denied the opportunity to take part in the lawsuit, and in 1981, the reagan administration closed the office of civil rights at the usda, and it did not reopen, tavis, until the clinton administration, and that gave us the lawsuit. they had to file a lawsuit between 1981 and 1996, and based on the fact that the civil rights office was closed, 80,000 black farmers missed the filing deadline. there was never notification by the usda to notify the black farmers about the settlement, and that pretty much brings us up to where we are today, and we lobbied congress to allow those 80,000 black congress to have their cases heard based on its merits. that bill passed in 2008. and here we are, in the year 2010, still looking for t

the usda reports to decline among consumers as the driver. south korea is the 4th largest market for u.s. beef. the u.s. meat export federation says the new trust building campaign is help tog bolster the image of american beef in that country. >>> crop lots are in lima ohio says that a farmer is pleased. tip back is not as bad as he expected from the heat from the filling stage in july. he started shelling on the 10th and yields appear to be above average. moisture levels range from 19 to 21%. for-free monroe county arkansas, a grower says rice harvest is near completion, long grain yields are down 15% but medium green is better. the texas ag life extension says rains from tropical storm her mine helped. >>> there is hardly a farm or arm in the u.s. that doesn't rely on all terrain vehicle and now you have the chance to win a new unit for your operation. we are helping honda power sports give away an atv, we want to know what are the top 101 ways that farmers use a side by side. we'll be taking entries throughout september. we'll announce th

how do we legislate that between the fda and the usda? >> fda and usda are working on improving communication, but i think the -- from my perspective, this rule is what gives fda the ability to be on the -- at these facilities inspecting for prevention and the law allows us to make those inspections. >> let me askiu. >> would allow us to make those inspections as effective as possible. >> my time's short. let me ask you a question about the law. you brought it up yourself. you talked about civil and criminal culpability. >> right. >> is there criminal -- is there the ability to bring criminal charges against one of these producers now if the conditions are found to be so egregious that they should had been stopped? >> yes. there would be enhanced criminal penalties under the bill. >> but criminal penalties exist today. >> right. >> nothing is stopping you or preventing the department of justice from pursuing this if they decide to do so. it's unusual to have salmonella inside the egg, isn't it? >> not at this facility i don't think. >> bu

. >> i reported it to the usda worker that was there. she seen it and she knows about it and they weren't doing anything about it. they would just let it go. >> reporter: we called the usda. they told us they had nothing to do with the safety of these eggs. their workers weren't even allowed in the hen houses. they were only there to judge the quality of the eggs. safety rests squarely with the fda. they'd never inspected the farms, but could have, if they'd known about the problems. what about the usda's argument, that it's not our job, we're not allowed to go into the hen houses? >> i mean, that's technically correct. but it's a little sad that they can't pick up the phone and call the people whose job it is. >> reporter: late today, wright county egg told abc news it expects workers to report any issues, and that, to its knowledge, no concerns were raised. that is, of course, until 1,500 people contracted salmonella. lisa stark, abc news, washington. >>> and when we come back tonight, the brawl at the u.s. open, during tennis? [ woman

and so theeat that does come in to us, is usda inspected. absolutely. >> butust the notion that you would have that many positive tes, and no surveillance by the federal agency responsible for ascertaining egg safety, i mean that seems a little bit large, does it not? >> absolutely. if there is supposed to be a federal agent on premises at all times that's his job as well as the owner's to make sure and to uphold those standards and he's supposed to be walking around and checking everything and that's why he's there. that's why they are a federal regulated plant. there is reasons why you have a federal agent in your building mandating it. there's reasons. and obviously those reasons were not met. >> miss lobato,our experience with the egg business when you had the opportunities to observe it up close and personal,ou never saw anything like we were -- these astonishing photographs? >> not at all. >> shared with us this morning? that's sort of my recollection as well, though i will confess to you, i've never spent time on a commercial farm so

i think it is important to note that these standards are currently not implemented by the usda, but there has been a cyclic process with the institute of medicine development standards and the usda making those as regulations and schools complying. the current regulations with which schools comply are not too far off from the institute of medicine recommendations. i think it is important to note that schools in this country, the public schools, that the industry would be following the work of the schools. schools have already taken a great degree of leadership in implementing nutrition standards for children. i think it shows that this is feasible and can be done. even with the tricky area of vegetables, if you go to an elementary school in san francisco, you will see how the school district with very little money has been able to encourage -- provide and encourage the consumption of vegetables by children, and maybe the industry can also look at the examples as sort of a source of research across the country. finally, i think that -- i do not believe that nutrition standards or standards

but we have decreased the number or the amount of vegetables from 3/4 of a cup of vegetables to the usda requirement, i believe, of 0.5 cups of vegetables. that is on page eight, line three. the third is because vegetables may not typically be served at breakfast -- and i know that is a high of one for me and my kids -- we added the language that it could be 0.5 cups of fruit or vegetables, so it could be either/or fruits or vegetables at breakfast time. the fourth amendment is a minor one, and i thank the industry for adding that one, that we add the will to grain requirement, a suggestion that our department of health officials were in agreement with, so even making it a healthier, happier effort and meal. we have a number of young voices that are here, and we also have their brave teacher, eileen woods. what i was most impressed with are the young people and how bright and intelligent, and they are the new leaders of the future. ms. woods, could i just ask for you to comment? >> i have been a parent for over two decades and a teacher for nearly three, four children in grades preschool

. >> reporter: and the usda. >> we are very concerned. this test in a sense takes precedence over any other problem we have. >> reporter: they have all come together to try to help. you see, at bob black's orchard and thermot maryland the stinkbug has cost him 20% of his apple crop this year. >> big apple crop. 20% out of that, we have 80% to sell of great quality apples so we are in good shape but we don't want that to go to 30% damage next year. >> reporter: native to asia, this insect with the striped antenna appeared in the u.s. in the mid 1990s. tracey electricky made the first -- leske made the first detection in maryland in 2003. they have no natural predators since they are nonnative. >> as they are preproducing nothing attacking them. >> reporter: and they are feasting. >> it feeds on almost everything that we grow, horticulturally. >> reporter: they don't burrow through like a worm. instead they suck the juice like drinking out of a straw. >> it dries up. >> reporter: now the usda is developing a proposal to get congress to help

schwartz: the usda asked that i go to herminie and provide an independent evaluation of the problems to determine if it was severe enough to warrant funding. i've worked in a lot of communities in pennsylvania, i've seen a lot of things that were pretty startling, however, the trip to herminie absolutely, um... astounded me. i wrote a letter to usda, saying that it was the worst thing i'd ever seen in pennsylvania and that if they could award funding, that they do so. and they did. they did. over $15 million, grant and loan, for that project. mcmillen: and it took years to get funding. what kept this project going was the steadfastness of the community -- they knew they needed sewage, and they just kept plugging along till we got through every issue that came up. the project will consist of 44 miles of line that we're going to put in, and a treatment plant. it will permanently eliminate the problem, the health hazards. i anticipate a definite regrowth in herminie, and it will be a good thing for everybody. zdravecky: maybe it won't help me too much because i'm an old lady, but whoeve

that is something we're working with usda to pin down. >> got it. there on the hill, doesn't look so good with regard to the child nutritional act. at least something happening right now. blake, why does that concern you? and, you know, what could happen as we continue to wait on that? >> well, one of the things that i think is really important is that no matter what congress does, there are things out there that parents can do. and one of the things we highlighted was the ineffectiveness of the government inspecting cafeterias at schools. cafeterias by law are supposed to be inspected twice a year, just like you would a restaurant. and what's happened at 8500 or so schools around the country is they haven't gotten inspected at all. and one of the things we found was that a lot of the sickness that's we were seeing in schools are caused by a virus, the stomach flu that is passed from person to person. if you have unclean cafeterias with mouse droppings or workers not trained properly, you're going to see the spread of that illness. the beauty of the

the woman who was forced to resign from the usda was here in northwest washington today. she served as the inaugural speaker for the new series at that church. she was asked to resign after a conservative blogger reposted -- posted comments that were made to look racial. >>> coming up on abc7 news, a group was found alive to who had been feared dead. i will tell you where. >> we are not spies. >> back home and speaking out. sarah shourd holds her first news conference after being released from a jail ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy, low-fat yogurt. mcdonald's new strawberry banana and wildberry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ >>> we are following breaking news out of texas, a father accused of shooting to death his three children. officers were called in houston this morning, and when they arrive, they found that children dead and another wounded. they say he attempted to kill himself. they are trying to figure out what sparked this deadly shooting. >>> whe

usda is not going to solve this problem. themselves are not going to solve this problem. collectively, we absolutely can make a difference. >> reporter: these school food champions agree. saying their district is proof healthy and high quality is possible. but they're begging the federal government to put its money where its mouth is. >> maybe we've gone as far as we can go in the absence of better funding. we can't afford the sustainably raised apple. but the fact is, we have an apple now. and not an apple turnover. and that's how we measure progress. >> reporter: kate bolduan, cnn, washington. washington. >>> -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com top of the hour in the cnn newsroom where anything can and does happen. the day of recall and recall hearings. we're taking a look at what's being done to make sure the products you buy are safe. also, what's in that lunch that you are eating right now? probably some corn syrup. >> not that you're eating corn. it's not a vegetable. it's a highly industrialized product that -- that

the usda tells abc news, that their workers were only supposed to judge the quality of eggs. and the fda, the food and drug administration, is responsible for safety. >>> and federal investigators have ruled a fire at a planned mosque site in tennessee was arson. the future mosque faced local opposition. a $20,000 reward is offered to information leading to an arrest. >>> finally, zebras. zebras on the streets of moscow. or at least horses painted to look like zebras. the animals were stationed at school crossings around the city, called zebra crossings, in an effort to get drivers to watch more closely and more carefully for children. see if that works out. >> i love the creative russians. the russian mind. >> pretty wild. >> national pride that you're feeling. >> i'm all-american pride here. >> keep you updated on the story. >> right. follow that for us. >>> marysol, don't know if you heard that. if there's any zebras crossing out in montauk. but fill us in on the rest of the weather. >> one never knows what one might come across here in montauk. but today, for sure, lots o

>>reporter: the usda is developing a proposal to get congress to help. -p>> growers, such as bob black they need answers next year. it's too late for this year, but they wwll have to have some kind of a rational approach to deallng with this pest in the coming years. >>reporter: back on the farm, he has great-loooing apples. he thinks the ffture is this brighter too. there are insecticides you can buy. exterminators recoomend -- as one option. fox 45 news at 10:00. >>> dozees of walmaat volunteers joined the fight against hunger today. six acres are being trrnnformed in to an rbaa form. 3 c1 >> they are building green houses and planting 50 fruit trees that willlprovide food to needy families. fresh feud is an nsh baltimore. the city is known for being a desert. >> ertain areas of labeled food deserts when there's not a good supply of fresh food around there. civic works and real food farm are working to solve that issue. >> raising awareness about hunger relief and getting workers involved is part of the $2 billion campaign to help end hung her in the u

the stiik bug is enemy number one not just for the orchard but to the university of maryland and the usda very oncerned, this test in a sense takes precedence ovee any other problem we have. >> reporter: they have come together to try to help. you see at bob black orchard the stink buu has cost him 20% of his apple crop this year,,and for many people it's been much worse. >> a bii apple crop, 20% of that we have 80% to sell of great quality apples. %-antenna appeared in the u.s. n thh 1 1990s, tracy made the first detection. since they're nonnative theyú have no national predators. >> as they are reproducing, they should something attacking them. >> rrporter: they are -easting. worm insteed they suck the juice like drinking from a straw. >> they literallyysuck the uice by theecells.ú >> reporter: the us. da is developing a prooosal to get the government to help. >> growers like bob black need an answer for next year. thhy need a rational approach to deal with this insect in the upcoming years. >> reporter: ack in the bob black farm he has great looking apples, heehopes the future is >>> t

the usda employees work next to areas where millions of caged hens laid eggs, but the usda said it'sn duties were to grade eggs. >> new information just in to our newsroom concerning the economy. we are talking about the new jobs report we expected to come out this morning. >> the news will let us know if the economy is recovering or if we still have a long way to go. scott mcgrew is putting it together. >> the answer to that is both. the unemployment rate has risen to 9.6% this morning, this according to the labor department. this is looking at the august jobs report that we're just getting. 54,000 jobs were lost nationwide over the past month. that's a much better number than expected. i'm always cautious to use positive language when 54,000 people have lost their jobs. the truth is that's better than economists expected. we do expect the unemployment number to bounce around like this as more people come in to looking for jobs. as they come into the job market but don't have jobs, then they become unemployed when they weren't before. so the fact that the number goes up does not hav

it would increase food inspections and require companies to create safety plans and give usda authorities to issue mandatory recalls and increase penalties. >>> san francisco's only gun store won approval to be open so long as it meets certain conditions. highbridge arms on mission street has been closed since january when the permit expired. city planning commissioners heard from supporters and opponents of the store which has operated in the city for more than 50 years. they decided to grant the permit a long way to security cameras and take other steps to stop would-be thieves. >>> drivers will be finding fewer free parking spots in san francisco. the transportation agency approved a plan to add more than 1300 parking meters and 10 neighborhoods including fisherman's wharf, the missing them admission, and at&t park that it helps improve the philadelphia parking and congestion that can just a neighborhoods. >>> highway patrol reported that vehicle thefts statewide are down. the number decreased by 50% from the year before that the highway patrol said the 88% of cars stolen were recovere

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. >> from the food safety side critics say usda has encouraged farms to get bigger and leverage up to reduce costs. are we seeing that maybe too big can create food safety problems? >> you know, it's interesting. if you look at what has happened in the last egg census there was over a hundred thousand new operations in the category of less than ten thousand dollars in sale in rural america. with the know your farmer know your food effort there a link of farmers to pharblgts, expansion of farmer markets, community supportive to educate schools of what is growen and raised in their areas for local markets in addition to export markets. at the same time you saw fewer large scale operations in the egg census. we lost over a thousand farmers. that continues. >> you don't think big equals less safe. >> i don't think it's a matter of big. i think it's a matter of attention and understanding that food safety is about preserving not just the physical health of those who consume products but also protecting the market. >> let's talk about the market. farmers are doing pretty well right now. is

and so the meat that does come in to us, is usda inspected. absolutely. >> but just the notion that you would have that many positive tests, and no surveillance by the federal agency responsible for ascertaining egg safety, i mean that seems a little bit large, does it not? >> absolutely. ifhere is supposed to be a federal agent on premises at all times that's his job as well as the owner's to make sure and to uphold those standards and he's supposed to be walking around and checking everything and that's why he's there. that's why they are a federal regulated plant there is reasons why you have a federal agent in your building mandating it. there's reasons. and obviously those reasons were not met. >> miss lobato, your experience with the egg business when you had the opportunities to observe it up close and personal, you never saw anything like we were -- these astonishing photographs? >> not at all. >> shared with us this morning? that's sort of my recollection as well, though i will confess to you, i've never spent time on a commercial far

. >> reporter: and the usda. >> we are very concerned.this pest takes precedence over any other problem that we have. >> reporter: they have all come together to try to help. at bob black's orchard in thurmont maryland the stink bug infestation has cost him 20% of his apple crop this year and for some people it's much worse. >> we have 80% to sell of great quality apples, so we're in great shape, but we don't want that to maybe go to 30% damage next year. >> reporter: native to asia this insect with a striped antenna appeared in the u.s. in the mid-1990s. tracy leske made the first detection in maryland if 2003. they have no natural predators. >> as they are reproducing there's nothing attacking them. >> reporter: and they're feasting. >> it feeds on almost everything we grow. >> reporter: they don't burrow through like a worm. instead they suck the juice sort of like drinking from a straw. >> they literally suck the juice out of the cells, so that dries up and ends up being a corky spot there. >> reporter: now the fda is wanting a propos

according to the usda nebraska's cherry counting, one of the top beef producing counties, has 145,000 animals per one veterinarian. to this end i introduced h.r. 3519, the veterinarian services investment act with mr. aboutswell and the legislation authorizes the secretary ofing a -- of agriculture to award grants and sustain veterinarian services. though we may not realize it, veterinarians make a difference every day. they understand animals and are integral parts of our rural community. unfortunately too many rural communities don't have this necessary support. this investment act will make a difference and i urge its passage. thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from iowa is recognized. mr. boswell: i continue to reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa reserves the time. the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. lucas: having no additional speakers i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma yields back his time. the gentleman f

. >> i told the usda officer about it and she said, well, just go do your job. >> we tend to chase a food borne disease after it occurs and try to find the problem. >> reporter: decosta has been in trouble before. the labor secretary called his main operation a sweat shop. high wa named him a habitual offender. over half a billion eggs were recalled. no one died but more than 1500 people got sick. congress has since learned that wright county egg tested positive for salmonella 426 times in the last two years. 73 of those samples were the exact same strain in last month's recall. he did not include those test results in documents he provided congress. today they'll ask why. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> now we want to take a look at what's coming up later today in the bay. for that we turn to laura garcia-cannon who is putting together the show. >> good morning, my friend. think about this. having more than just $4 a day to eat on. we'll show you how they do it and how you can help. >>> plus the nation's new health care law starts its second phase tomorrow. "today in the bay

usda knew there were problems, but the f.d.a. didn't know there were problems until after somebody got sick. so we create a high level of additional regulation, a high level of various inspections. and i'm not against the inspections. i eat salad like the rest of us. i know sometimes i'm not accused of being human, but the fact is i consume the same food everybody else does. i don't want to get sick from it. but we can't continue to pass bills that pile on regulations that cost the american people $1.5 billion that don't fix the real problem, and that's the problem. my objection is it's not paid for, and i will hear the objection, well, it's an authorizing bill. oh, really? it's just an authorizing bill? so that means there's not any money going to be spent? well, if there is not any money going to be spent, then we really aren't passing the bill to do what we want it to do, because if we say we're not responsible for spendg another another $1.5 billion, then there is no problem. if it's not spending money, it's not going to do a

h.r. 4785 authorizes usda's rural utility service to make interest-free loans to eligible entities.ese entities will use these funds to make low-interest loans to rural consumers, allowing them to implement energy efishen measures on their property. using the existing rural utility service structure with rural electric cooperatives as the delivery system, consumers can more quickly obtain the benefits of energy efishen investment and ultimately increase their -- decrease their energy bills. rural customers are facing increasing energy costs and they would serve 42 million member owners across the country are facing growing demand for electric power. yet are constrained from building new generation capacity. the up-front costs to make energy efficient upgrades are often beyond the reach of most consumers. this is true even if the cost can be recovered over time or tax credit or rebate would reduce the initial price. additionally, consumers often lack the necessary knowledge about what technologies would be the most effective. h.r. 4785 is an opportunity to meet these challenges and e

dollars to help set a longstanding lawsuits against the government including black farmers against the usdad 1.9 billion dollars in grants for better performing schools. and house republicans say this is stuffing pet projects into a must-have bill. >> we are as conservatives are resisting the administration's attempt to load up this bare bones bottom line spending bill with unnecessary items. >> meanwhile, the administration is trying to show the american public the spending in last year's roughly 800 billion dollar stimulus package as making a difference. a new report, 100 recovery act projects are changing america and designed to spotlight putting people back to work and moving the country forward. repursue bishing ellis island in new york harbor. 32 million for electric vehicles made in kansas city where the president visited back in july. and 13.7 million dollars used to upgrade grand canyon park, but in los angeles, an audit by the city controller 111 million dollars in stimulus spending has only created about 55 jobs so far. the audit reveals the city's department of public works has

the fda right now, usda, are reactive agencies. they tend to spring into action when there is a confirmed outbreak, when something bad happens. this would give the fda the tools to identify possible outbreaks in the early stages or to prevent them by requiring manufacturers to have plans to prevent outbreaks of food borne illness. right now, there is not a protocol that you need to have, but this would require food manufacturers, growers to have plans. here are the steps we are taking to ensure our food is being raised, packaged, shipped in sanitary standards. host: oregon. you are next. go ahead. caller: you are probably the only person i have not spoken to about this in the last five months. it has to do with the country of origin labeling on the products. i can only assume this is happening coast-to-coast. in the supermarkets i shop at, the country of origin is supposed to be clearly printed on the label, large enough for the average consumer to read. this is not the case. it is in such small print, and quite often, the ink is s

usda organic has certain -- can people, you know -- you're right.eptical. i wouldn't associate beverages in a can as organic. >> final question then. if i were to go into the store and want to be healthy and think organic's the way to go. is there one or two things i should always have in my mind, could this be worth it or not? >> when it comes to vegetables, let your eyes and instincts guide you. if it looks fresh and alive, go for that one. you have to live within your means. i think that's a resounding theme that we should all practice. whether it's how you choose your vegetables or running your finances. >> the restaurant is watershed. >> we're shaking things up. >> thanks for coming in. eatocracy, mind, body and wallet continues next hour. learn more about how to unlock the cnn healthy eater bablg on four square. >>> hollywood takes on the problem with our schools and the people who made the new movie, "waiting for superman," are trying to spark change. ♪ [ male announcer ] ever have morning pain slow you down? introducing bayer am, an extra st

. >> i told the usda officer about it and she said, well, go back and do your job. >> we try to findroblem aer it occurs. >> reporter: i'm they have been in trouble before. no one died. but more than 1,500 people got sick. congrs has since learned wrightcounty eggs tested positive for salmonella 426 times in the last two years. 73 of those samples were the exact same strain in last month's recall. those test results were not included in documents he supplied to congress. today he'll be asked why. both are the subject of several investigations. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> actress meryl streep stopped by the nation's capitol for a museum for women. the house passed legislation last year that would authorize it. a vote is pending in the nate. >>> chances are you've never quite seen librarians like these. ♪ librarians from the eight branches of the regional library came together to create this goofy remake of gloria gaynor's "i will survive." but these book lovers didn't just dance around for fun. they say they wanted to send a message that libraries around the country are be

. >> i told a usda ifr about it, and she said, well, go back and do your job. >> we tend to chase a foodborne disease after it occurring. >> reporter: the labor secretary called his main operation a sweatsho iowa named him a habitual offender. noo one died, but more than 1,500 people got sick. congress has since learned that wright county egg tested positive for salmonella. 73 of those samples were the exact same train. they did not inude test results in documents he provided congress. today they'll ask why. both companies are the subject every multiple federal investigations. om washington, i'm trac traci potts. >>> lawmakers have been long concerned about the fdaeeds more authority, but regulation to give them authority has been stuck on capitol hill. >>> eight current and former city officials from a low-income l.a. suburb are accused of stealing from the same people they represent, bu official from bell county, california will be arraigned on corruption charges. investigators say they used more than $5 million of taxpayer money to pay themselves. the city manager is accused of secretly se

they interviewed 1700 people at the fda and the usda who are responsible for food safety. 38% say thatublic health has been harmed by agency practices that defer to business interests. the group says the nation needs stronger whistle-blower protections to encourage inspectors to speak out about their concerns. here is an encouraging note about how many people are washing their hands in public rest rooms. researchers observed people in atlanta, chicago and new york and found that 85% washed their hands. that's up from 77% three years ago and the best percentage since the research began in 1996. women were more likely than men by the way to wash up. >>> it looks like a compromise may be in the works in washington, d.c. next we'll tell you what a top republican is saying in siding with the president. >>> and what are we looking at for the rest of the workweek when it comes to the weather? we'll tell you in just a moment. >>> despite opposition, a top republican leader has indicated he may agree to a compromise when it comes to part of president obama's tax plan that phases out tax cuts fo

. >> i told the usda officer about it and she said, well, good back and do youjob. >> they are expected to talk about the government's response to the recall. >>> his trip will remind his efforts of trying to reshape the diplomacy of the united states. the president will devote critical time to the african nation of sudan and his relationship with leaders in asia. >>> a new book suggests members of president obama's national security team have doubts about his strategy in afghanistan will work. journalist bob woodward details innse policy and turf battles inside the white house called "obama wars." he sd the presidenagreed to triple troop levels there. it is due out monday. >>> a big shakeup in his economic team. courtney reagan joins us with more on this big story. >> reporter: hi. good morning to you, joe. another member is bowing out. larry summe is returning to his teaching job at harvard. former treasury secretary was a y adviser during the financial crisis but has be criticized for being too close to wall street. the economy is growing but, quote, momentum is not satisctory. repla

. >> reporter: as for their complaints to on-site usda inspectors, the usda says the workers were there solely to inspect eggs for labeling, but tell cbs news their employees don't remember any of the conditions or complaints. in a statement friday, agriculture secretary says the case exemplifies the critical need to make significant improvements in the nation's food safety system. wright county responded to the arnolds' claims and says any time there is a perceived issue on our farm, we expect our employees to immediately bring it to our attention. to the best of our knowledge, no concerns were ever raised. for his part, robert arnold wonders what more he might have done and what it might have meant. >> when i was doing the complaining, when my wife was doing the complaining, nobody was listening and we didn't take it another step further. maybe we could have saved 3,000 people from getting sick. >>> we will hear specifically from deanna and robert arnold in the next hour. >>> james lee discovery channel's headquarters earlier this week. >> sir, where are you located? >> there's a host

. >> reporter: the usda is developing a proposal to get congress to help. >> growers such as bob blackanswers next year. it is too late for this year but they will have to have some kind of very raggal approach to dealing with this pest in the coming year. >> reporter: back on bob black's farm, he has great- looking apples. he hopes the future is this bright too. >>> the fox fall season continues its premiere this week. >> we are giving you a behind the scenes look at some of the new shows including the comedy, raising hope t stars cloris leachman and the man behind the show is a local guy who has made it big in hollywood. you will hear from both of them coming up next. z çú ÷w0hú out the defending super bowl champion new orleans staints getting pumped up for monday night football ask. the game a thriller. came down to the final seconds. end of the game, saints beat the fran 49ers on that 37-yard feel gold 25-2 #. garrett hartley with the kick for the game winner. >>> that brings us to the redskins and sunday's heart breaking loss. redskins had a chance to win the game. graham gano m

over 6,000 in the country and the usda has a search where you can search for the one nearest you.ck the healthy eater badge when you check in at one of over 6,000 in the united states. i went to the peach tree road farmers market in atlanta yesterday and demonstrated the process for you. >> that's the number of farmers markets where you can check in. okay. cool. let's look. >> we're at peach tree road farmers market in atlanta, georgia, where i'm going to demonstrate to you how we're using four square. if you want people to get out, you can check in at one of over 6,000 farmers markets in the united states on your phone. find your location, check in and download the cnn healthy eater badge. and you said these are a little spicier. >> sometimes, around the seeds, there might be more heat to them. >> seed. on your mobile phone, come to a place like a farmers market and check in. it lets your friends know where you are. if you check in no a farmers market like this one, you'll get a cnn healthy eater badge. >> have you checked in on four square? >> i have. there's my badge. >> excell

. >> yesterday at a farmers market, over 6,000 in the country and the usda has a searchable directoryr the one nearest you. then search at foursquare and you can unlock a healthy eater badge at one of over 6,000 farmers markets in the united states. if you go to google earth, yesterday i went to the peach tree road farmers market. >> did i do that right? >> in atlanta, and i demonstrated the process for you. >> so that's the number of farmers markets where you can check in throughout the country. >> over 6,000. >> i went yesterday down the street. >> okay, cool. let's listen. >> we're at peach tree farmers road market in atlanta, georgia where i'm demonstrating how to use four square to eat healthy. we want people to get out and support their local farmers markets. check in at over 6,000 farmers markets on your phone when you go to four square. find your location, check in and you can download the cnn healthy eater badge. and you said these ones are a little bit spicier. >> sometimes around the seeds there may be a little bit more heat to them. seed. let's try the sun dried tomatoes.

against minority farmers who weren't oftentimes provided the same benefits as everybody else under the usda. it is a fair settlement. it is a just settlement. we think it's important for congress to fund that settlement. we're going to continue to make it a priority. with respect to the history of fighting poverty, i got my start in public service as a community organizer working in the shadow steel plants that had been closed in some of the poorest neighborhoods on the south side of chicago. that's what led me to want to serve. and so i am constantly thinking about how do we create ladders for communities and individuals to climb into the middle class. now, i think the history of anti-poverty efforts is, is that the most important anti- poverty effort is growing the economy and making sure there are enough jobs out there -- single most important thing we can do. it's more important than any program we could set up. it's more important than any transfer payment that we could have. if we can grow the economy faster and create more jobs, then everybody is swept up into that virtuous cycle. an