and obama says call the usda. don't believe your own experiences, who are you going to believe me or your two ice and to my knowledge, follow tup and days later they couldn't get any answers from them. those are the kind of follow-ups that reporters just as a rule with the exception of politico are not doing. >> they're focused and really focused on that bus, on that 1.1 million dollar bus. >> made in canada. >> and to tennessee, i thought. >> and no, it's from canada. >> oh, dear, that's worse. because what do beyonce, madonna and j. lo. have in common, with the bus or as they called it the magical misery tour and greyhound to nowhere, and so much focus on the bus and not at all what obama was saying on the road. >> has the bus became a symbol because it's not an american made bus and he's trying to talk about american made jobs. >> it's got to be, everything is jobs, jobs, jobs until at least he gets off of martha's vineyard. i don't begrudge the president a vacation, everybody needs a time off and even a cigare

the usda is refusing criticism that it dragged its feet. cases were confirmed two weeks ago but an agency source said it had to be sure, findings had to be ironclad before getting cargill to agree to the recall. >> bottom line, we should be looking to see if we have it? >> absolutely. the safeway brand here in california was not the contaminated one. that was in texas. but there are some california brands so head to cbssf.com/consumerwatch. >> thank you. >>> it may come as no surprise at the checkout counter eating a healthy diet with nutrition and fiber is expensive. buying foods to boost potassium as recommended by government nutritional standards can adds $380 a year to your grocery bill. vitamin d another 250. that's according to a university of washington study. the authors recommend the government offer food assistance coupons for produce to encourage healthy eating. >>> it's world breast-feeding week and experts say support for nursing mothers can did a world of good. dr. kim mulvihill joins us with news of an impressive local effort

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

. >> i think that the usda should take a page from the lta.sults based on boards, they use the rankings as a guide. she is one of the best on the tour. for them to throw her down that far it's an insult. >> a big upset on the first day. she was upset. she was the fifth seed, 52 unforced errors. big factor today. wow! michael vic is about to get paid. michael vic and the eagles agreed to a six year contract, 100 million dollars and get this, 40 million of it guaranteed. come a long way since spending 18 months in a federal prison. this is a sign the eagles hitched their wagon to michael vic who is the quarterback of the present and future. >>> all right. good night everybody. see you tomorrow.

. >> i think that the usda should take a page from the lta. off of results based on boards, they use the rankings as a guide. she is one of the best on the tour. for them to throw her down that far it's an insult. >> a big upset on the first day. she was upset. she was the fifth seed, 52 unforced errors. big factor today. wow! michael vic is about to get paid. michael vic and the eagles agreed to a six year contract, 100 million dollars and get this, 40 million of it guaranteed. come a long way since spending 18 months in a federal prison. this is a sign the eagles hitched their wagon to michael vic who is the state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry

usda regulations have changed over time, so before accepting the bison, we worked closely with our zoo officials. we have to make some changes to the bison had it for better nearing care. as you recall, we brought to this commission six months ago with a very generous gift from dick blum, who is helping us fund the paddock improvements. that will happen early fall, the paddock construction. late summer. then we hope to have the bison in november, after they have fully weened from their mother's -- [laughter] >> so this would be a much younger population. you still have the three that are going to be the elders. the zoo will continue to maintain the herd? >> absolutely. >> is there any public comment on this item? being none, public comment is closed. we are on item number seven. 2011-2012 deferred maintenance projects. >> good morning, commissioners. the item before you is discussion and possible action to approve the list of deferred maintenance projects to be funded by the open space fund contingency reserve and this fiscal year 2011-2012. back in february 2010, the commission approv

and usda issued a recall of 26 million pounds of turkey linked to a sacramento dental. this meat giant is recalling fresh and frozen ground turkey products from february 20th to august 2. and is sold under a variety of brands and sold at food for less and foods co. all include a code est.p-963 on the label. production has been suspended until the company can determine the source. 77 people in 26 states have become sick. one person died. you can get brands and lot numbers covered in the recall by going to our web site. and click on see it on tv. >> and there 49ers showed off a vision of their proposed stadium. the project features a grand entrance, and you won't miss the action. and as befitting a stadium, it's set up to be a wi-fi paradise going to get down i'm a fan, what can i look at in terms of replays? ordering food? >> and the new stadium would be green, it's shaded by solar panels. and of all goes according to plan, the stadium will open in time for 2015 football season. still not clear how the niners goring to pay for the new stadium. >>> a suspected car thief e

obama said call the usda. so politico reporter lee did just that and she got bounced around from are the feds to various state agriculture offices, all without getting a clear answer. with the usda press office ultimately saying the matter wasn't within the department's jurisdiction. lee took the president at his word and wound up in a bureaucratic maze that's all too familiar to anyone who's dealt with the government. well, that's it for this edition of "reliable sources." i'm howard kurtz. we're off next sunday when cnn will be providing live coverage of the dedication of the martin luther king memorial on the mall in washington. we're back the following week with another critical look at the media. "state of the union" with candy crowley begins right now. >>> an august of angst, at the battle of 2012 erode the president's support. today, the summer slump with obama senior campaign strategist david axelrod and then job creation in uncertain times with governors o'malley of maryland and mcdonnell of virginia.

finding someone to slaughter them, with a usda inspector present, is the real challenge. for years, cheryl's pigs were taken to kapowsin in rural pierce county for slaughter, some 45 minutes from her farm, but her cows had a much longer trip. they were packed into a trailer for a three-hour trip to a slaughter facility in sandy oregon. >> sustainable agriculture as far as i'm concerned is only sustainable if the farmer can continue to do it. it can't be one of those things where you're burning yourself out and you're not making enough money to survive. >> cheryl was not the only one burning out, trying to get her meat to market. organic beef farmer lee markholt was making a six-hour round trip to oregon every week. i was driving to sandy every week, every other week, and it was two trips because you had to get the carcass back to my shop, so the trip down with the live animals, days later, the trip back with the carcass, but with wear and tear on my body, my vehicle, not to mention all that diesel smoke and the stress the long haul was putting on the animals. the driver d

you know, usda had a crop report, you know, actually lowered its expectations for the corn harvest.we've been talking about that a lot in texas especially. but in parts of the midwest there's drought so they've lowered their forecast. when you start to lower your corn forecast, that means, you know, you're going to see higher corn prices. soybeans, as well. these are something that a lot of people have been choosing between corn and soybeans because of already high food prices. what was going to be the best thing they could plant? and then wheat. we're going to be watching to see what those commodity futures do here today. sometimes you see a usda report like this, and people in the market sites already suspected or already knew, so i'm not going to say which way that's going to go. but i will tell you that there are expectations that food price also go higher later in the fall. we've already seen it in meat prices. we've been talking about the price of pork, bacon, corn, bread, pasta. just about everything you can think of, comes from these big commodities. not only do you have sup

a salmonella outbreak prompting the usda to recall 36 million pounds of ground turkey, that's the same as 41 fully loaded 747 jets. health inspectors saying the tainted meat came from a cargill plant in arkansas. this has been linked to the death of one person in sacramento, at least 76 illnesses around the country including one person in san francisco county. while inspectors have the source they say they don't have enough information to recall specific brands. keep in mind, experts say the meat is still safe to eat so long as you cook to the an internal temperature of 165 degrees. again, it has been recalled this morning. >> what was supposed to be a great day out on the bay instead leaves a grieving family in its wake. one man dead, his father recovering from injuries after a large motor boat plowed into their small fishing boat. this morning investigators still looking into what caused that crash. officials say the large boat likely didn't see the smaller boat when they collided off sierra point wednesday afternoon. the family overcome with emotion when they heard the news. 30-year

. >> reporter: from the old food pyramid to the usda's new portion guide, it's easy to see, half of your plate should have fruits and veggies. back at ohio state, dr. clinton and his team are work hard on the next generation of food, hoping cleaning your plate will one day also mean preventing disease. >>> jerry leiber has died, known to music fans has 1/2 of lieber and stoller, along with his song writing partner michael stoller. even the partial list of what hilts jerry leiber left us with, hound dog, jailhouse rock, poison ivy, spanish harlem, take out the paper and the trash or you don't get no spending cash. jerry leiber dead at 78. >>> anxious moments at the private island owned by the wealthy british businessman richard branson and this involved the actress kate winslet who was there with her children. a lightning strike related to the oncoming hurricane irene started a fire that spread through the private island that branson purchased back in the '80s. branson said kate winslet scooped up his 90-year-old mother, rescued her from the flames. the main house burned to the ground, bu

the usda says all the meat came from a cargill plant in arkansas. complicating the matter is that the heidelberg strain of salmonella in the turkey appears to be resistant to commonly used antibiotics. of the 58 patients who reported their illnesses, 22 were hospitalized. >>> a motorcyclist was killed this morning on highway 680 in fremont as he was driving on to the on ramp from mission boulevard. the man from southern california was pronounced dead at the scene. witnesses say he appeared to be traveling at 70 to 75 miles per hour as he tried to merge on to traffic. smoke was seen coming from the bike as the rider went over a raised median and crashed. the chp is still investigating the cause of this accident. >>> she turned the tables in the trial, and now the jury is deliberating. a los gatos mother accused of having sex with a 16-year-old boy claims she was the victim. the boy forced himself on her. sara cole has pleaded not guilty to three counts of unlawful sex with a minor. the victim claims cole sent him graphic text messages and that later

we have asked the usda to respond to some of the public's concerns about the outbreak.onded to just a short time ago saying quote, we'll be happy to get back to you later in the day when we have more information ourselves. some food safety advocates say three positive samples should prompt a recall but that has not yet happened. shannon? shannon: doug, we know you are keeping an eye on it. thank you so much. as doug said the usda is racing to pinpoint the source of the deadly salmonella outbreak. if you want to learn more head to foxnews.com. you can get more information what states are affected and happening now. she vanished off the face of the earth until now. where casey anthony turned up and why her lawyer is in fear of her life. you would be hard-pressed to find someone without a mobile device but is that your god-given right to reach out and touch someone with a cell phone for free? don't kid yourself, that tsa agent doesn't really care about your trip to disney. they're scoping you out. shannon: more people are renewsing to work on rebuilding the world trade cen

be pulled from the market, whether people got sick or not. >> so the rules aren't as tight at the usda> correct. >> so what is the answer? we just have about 30 seconds left. what is the answer? how can we prevent 50 million people from getting sick? >> well, i think, you know, consumers need to do a better job of making sure they wash their hands and cook their products and wash their products thoroughly. in many respects they are the last line of defense, and i'm talking restaurants and months an dads. but industry needs to do a better job and government needs to do a better job of oversight and setting the bar. we need so say zero tolerance for pathogenic bacteria that can kill our kids and that's what industry needs to step up to do. >> all right. appreciate your time, bill marler. certainly some very interesting insight there. good information. thank you very much. >>> and we'll be right back and when we do get back, we'll bring you a live report from texas. our gary tuchman is standing by. covering the warren jeffs trial. warren jeffs has rested his case. he's been representing h

they're saying to look out for ground turkey that says p963 on the inside of the usda inspection level. at least 77 people have been affected by this outbreak strain of salmonella in 26 states from the atlantic to the pacific. one of them has died, and that's why cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of its fresh and frozen ground turkey made at a plant in springdale, arkansas. you can see the cases are spread all over the map, and this is why: >> when we see a lot of animals whether they're birds or cows being ground into meat and parceled out, we're more likely to see one illness or one pathogen spread out amongst lots of packages for consumers. >> reporter: all the recalled ground turkey was produced between february 20th and august 2nd of this year. the usda says the most common symptoms of salmonella are diarrhea, stomach cramps and then chills, headache, nausea and vomiting for up to a week. alisyn: that sounds horrible. peter, other than looking for that number on the packaging, what else are consumers supposed to do to protect themselves? >> well, it's actually okay to eat eve

the usda has not contacted them. there brand is the cdc is saying even contaminated ground turkey could be even as long as it is heated to 165 degrees fahrenheit. >> here is a live look from san jose. elsewhere in the south bay and los gatos may be getting 682 degrees. that gives you an indication of how much cooler today will be. the winds are going to be out there today. temperatures will be on the cooler side today. here is where we expect them to go. still in the east bay, livermore, the upper eighties or low 90s. " downtown san francisco coming in and the low 60s and mostly cloudy for a majority of the day. here is your 7 day forecast. afternoon temperatures in the upper 80s. that is sure whether of. >> a great ride around the bay area. we do not have any hot spots. the ride is good and quiet. on the san mateo bridge, a problem free. there are no problems on the span or the approach or as you exit the bridge and headed towards the 101-92 interchange. there will be no delays across the golden gate bridge southbou

. >> usda announced a recall of ground turkey linked to a nationwide outbreak of sal men nela. and he is recalling fresh and frozen ground turkey products predused at the arkansas plant from february 20th through august 2. the meat is sold under a vir tiff brands including riverside and kroger. it was also sold at win co and food for less and food co. all include a code on the label. those labels and the code are also posted for you on abc 7 news.com. >> and the yuft of san francisco is buying historic coffee building. officials say the $36 million deal will bring it closer to city financial center and tech businesses and will be easier to get a cab in san francisco but you'll have to pay for more it. rates increase by 50 cents per mile. now, you'll pay 10 cents for every minute stuck in traffic and approves an idea to put a deal split 87 more cabs on the road. the commerce zeptz businesses cut back on orders for planes, cars and heavy machinery, lowering demand for goods for the second time in three months and there the labor department says unemployment rose more than 80%, at

under his plan the usda will allow people to search for jobs at its field offices.nd the president also wants to help rural hospitals hire more doctors. he'll announce all of this on his tour through the midwest. abc's jake tapper is traveling with the president in iowa. >> reporter: we're here at the second stop of president obama's bus tour of the heartland. this is just a couple of days after the republicans finished up their straw poll in iowa. the white house insists that this is not a campaign trip, it is an official trip by the president. still, you do hear, even though he is not making partisan attacks, you do hear the preview of the campaign to come. he criticizes some in congress, not naming who they are or what party they belong to, but some in congress who would rather see their opponents lose than america win. he talks about how during the republican debate last week there was not one republican candidate who was willing to go for a deal to reduce the deficit that was 10-1 spending cuts to tax increases. he said if that is your position, you are putting

the usda allows a certain amount of turkey meat to have sal men monela. right now your chances are one in eight that it could be contaminated so it's important to cook thoroughly. >> a spokesperson told us the safeway brand is involved none of the meat was sold in california but at stores in texas. >> and a day at the reach almost turned into a disaster for a teen-aged boy, saved after a sand tunnel collapsed on top of him. and in this video, you can see them digging with their hands and whatever tools they can find. the boy and friends set out to build two separate tunnels that would link up with one another. he was able to escape after being buried and down there about half an hour. >> and wondering how boy live through that. and i couldn't tell anyone heard me screaming "help". i started shaking my head everywhere and made some breathing room. >> when a frenzy. lifeguards say this ordeal should remind everybody digging in sand can be dangerous and people have died when becoming trapped inside of the sand tunnel autos what a horrifying ordeal. >> and yo

=x=x=x=x=x=x >>> checking healthy living we want to begin with the usda and turk year linked to a death. that contamination dates back to march. 77 people in 26 states have become ill. six from california, and one person has died and its important to point out health officials say if the turkey, if it's contaminated is cooked properly to 165 degrees it's safe to eat. >> and do you know what son your child's car seat? a report finds half of the 2011 models contain one or more hazardous chemicals. healthy stuff.org found chemicals including arsenic and lead in 60% of the 150 seats tested a cord together web sirt, the most toxic seats are britax marathon 70 in jet set platinum and ricaro pro sport toddler, it's important to point out the group does not say the levels are high enough to be considered harmful z we've called manufacturers but have not yet heard back. >> and doctors point out the death of a man in england should remind everyone who plays video games it's gay idea to get up and move around. prolonged sitting can cause a deadly condition called deep vain thrombosis. clots can ki

the usda releases the first estimate of the fall harvest. analysts expect the hot weather that affected much of the country likely hurt corn crops. it's believed the heat wave shank potential corn output to a size that may barely satisfy the red hot food, feed and fuel demands. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> let's get updated when it comes to the forecast. >> you know, she said it. most of the nation, well, the midsection anyhow, under a heat wave lasting for months. for us we have been really mild. we've got more of that today. and we're going to warm up a bit over the next couple of days but it's not going to last. another trough of low pressure keeping things mild all next week. if you are looking for a warm-up we don't see anything out there at least for the next ten days. that strong ridge that sets up out in the pacific, we're not seeing that. fog is the story of the morning. you'll find thick fog in the santa rosa area, the north bay. we have a lot of mile and a half. about 10 miles or better looking pretty good. throughout t

. >>> the cdc and usda identified the source of ground turkey linked to deadly salmonella outbreak. cargo meats is voluntary recalling 36 million pounds after one death and 76 illnesses. cities across the country activating emergency heat plans as blistering temperatures stress the national power drid. >>> bua smith is found dead of natural causes in california today. he was 66 years old. now let'go back it "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." liberals say they're unhappy with the president for what they see as folding, but he's also being hated by conservatives. they call him a socialist. doesn't the left understand they have a progressive president? we'll argue about that right now. joining me is jonathan alter, and alex wagner. john, you have a lot of history under your belt. this guy's a progressive, the stimulus package was pure keynesian ecomic pure roosevelt. it was aggressive industrial policy, and clearly the health care bill, the first since truman to deliver on a longtime progressive goal. then to afghanistan where he went right of the middle. he's sticking in ther

he says the usda. >> is stacked against minorities. stacked against blacks. stacked against women.ive americans. stacked against everybody but white men. >> is there any minority that wasn't discriminated against? >> not to my knowledge. >> so now he has filed lawsuits for all those groups. including the women. >> in 1978, women own just 5% of all farms. by 97 the number was up to 8%. maybe you should sue for men. >> for white men? >> yeah. >> white men don't need any help. >> how much money will you get? >> we were paid veried who modestly. >> $10 million. >> year around it was very -- it was very low. >> low? i don't think 10 million is low. and cross says the total lawyers' take was much more. >> somewhere between 40 and 50 million. >> i believe the lawyers made out real well. they was the winners in the whole lawsuit. they usually are they make more money helping other people free load. that's next. >> the last people we consider free loaders are homeowners. they are the salt of the earth. many go into debt to get their homes. >> [crying] >> john: then cruelly, some lose their

now we've posted some of these questions to usda officials this morning.ve sent a response by email back to us quoting now, we'll be happy to get back to you later in the day when we have more information, end quote. some food safety advocates say that three positive samples should prompt a recall but that has not yet happened. jenna: interesting to watch the developments. 28 states is a big part of the country, doug. a story we will be watching. thank you. jon: hitting our big stories at the top of the hour and breaking news still ahead, our assignment desk is gathering new details on this rescue in oregon, a hiker who broke her leg in the wilderness, surviving on, get this. bugs, and berries, plus some new information on the death of an 11-year-old girl. we told you about her disappearance in new hampshire. results of an autopsy sparking shock and frustration. rick folbaum is keeping tabs on hot stories for us today. for today's must-see moment, wick. >> reporter: this is hot video, great stuff. you get to decide which one we tell you about later on in t

consumer groups have petitioned the usda to change it to a dangerous adultrant.far they have been unresponsive. bottom line, you can be spared all the concern of s-lz poisoning from turkey if it is cooked to 165 degrees fahrenheit. you have to make sure you have the right temperature. jenna: how many of us do that when we cook. good reminder, doug, thank you very much. jon: striking back in afghanistan, the taliban killers of the american heroes hunted down and taken out. we'll tell you more about what happened on afghanistan. a court date for two suspects accused of brutally beating a giants fan outside dodger stadium on opening day. and all eyes are on the economy. rick is asking, how is your famil family coping? we want to know. >> reporter: we are looking for stories. we want you to tell us. up here you'll see america's asking. you can log in with facebook or twitter. we want to tell us specifically how are you weathering the roerl coaster on wall street. how are you dealing with the unemployment rate. how are you doing with your families budget. give me some

. >>> usda announced a recall of 36 million-pounds of cargill ground turkey. is sacramento county man died. cargill is recalling fresh and frozen products produced at the arkansas plant from february 20 through august 20 because of possibly contamination. the meat is sold under safeway, honeysuckle white, riverside and kroger. it was sold at safeway, win coe, kroger, food 4 less. all of the packages recalled include the code espt 963 on the label. the labels and the code are on abc7.com. you will find it under see it on tv. >>> a heroic young man received top honors today in san jose for his quick action. he is credited with saving the life of a drowning girl even though he is just 8 and a half years old. don sanchez has his story. >> i feel kind of proud. >> reporter: 8.5-year-old ishan is san jose's biggest little hero. the fire department thanking him for rescuing a three-year-old friend who was drowning. the fire department presented him with a plaque for being a hero and he got a ride in the fire engine. he took this all in stride. looking around the fire

usda says the tainted meat came from the cargill plant in arkansas. the meat has been linked to one death in california and at least 76 other cases around the country. government health officials say they don't have enough information to recall specific brands. officials say the meat is safe to eat if it is cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees. >> stunning and frightening video of the march tsunami in japan taken by someone taken up in the wave. the video was shot from inside a car that was caught in the rising waters. watch how fast everything is consumed. cars, trucks, big rigs, tanker trucks. as the car is pushed forward you see a blue minivan with the driver trapped inside. eventually just clinging to his window which is rolled halfway down. as the waters become more rough, isn't it frightening, the cars are tossed around like toys. we don't know what happened to the person shooting the video. water eventually crashes through the windshield. the japanese government revised the number of people killed this week to just under 21,000. nea

usda says the tainted meat came from a cargill plant in arkansas.ked to a death in california and 76 other cases around the country. there isn't enough information to recall specific brands. the meat is safe to eat if it is cooked the an internal temperature of 165 degrees. certainly not going to be that hot around the bay area. a little cooler. i want to check in with christina. >> you can cook your meat in comfort. sometimes it gets too hot and you don't want to cook. this weekend temperatures aren't going to fluctuate that much. low pressure keeps things nice and filed. another trough on the way that's going to continue. all the way throughout the weekend and as a result this morning a little coastal drizzle possibly until about 10:00 a.m. maybe 11. watch out for drizzle. we're watching for reduced visibilities starting to keep down along the peninsula. 56 at temperature in san francisco, and san jose, a comfortable 60 degrees. in the city of oakland, if that's where you're headed for, 65 degrees, we'll talk as soon as the clouds break apart. a m

the usda says all of the meat came from a cargill plant in arkansas.omplicating the issue the hidelburg strain of salmonella in the turkey appear to be resistance to commonly used antibiotics. of the 5 patients, 22 were hospitalized. >> new at 6:00 -- gilroy police say an electrical fire alerted them to an indoor pot-growing operation and the arrest of three residents taking care of plants. friday night firefighters were call out to a home south of hecker pass highway where they found the electrical source tampered with and voila, discovered the marijuana plants inside. police arrested 60-year-old alicia chavez, 39-year-old veronica chavez and 29-year-old manuel fonseca. they seized a cache of guns and processed marijuana. >>> a man was airlifted to the hospital after being attacked by a wild pig. the unidentified man was hunting wild pigs with his dogs in a remote area of lake sonoma. one pig attacked the man, biting his knees and hands. the man was able to use his cell phone to call for help. helicopter then airlifted him from the campgrounds to that

the usda announced it's linked to the death of one person in california. officials say salmonella bacteria has also made at least 76 people sick across these states you see in yellow. the chief fox report correspondent jonathan hunt in new york stock exchange tonight. any indication whether car gill is the only culprit. one of the biggest processing food companies in the country and based in minnesota is the only company so far named by the department of agriculture, shep. they tell us just a few moments ago that they will have more information tonight so we may know definitively then whether this is the only source of that tainted turkey. but given that there have been these scores of cases across 26 states in total, it's safe onto say that this investigation is ongoing, shep. >> shepard: the truth is, jonathan, it's really easy for people to keep from getting sick on this. >> yeah there are a bunch of very simple steps that people can take. according to dr. caroline controlwell of fox news medical a team. listen. >> cook the meat. don't try to ate underc

he says the usda. >> is stacked against minorities. stacked against blacks. stacked against women. native americans. stacked against everybody but white men. >> is there any minority that wasn't discriminated against? >> not to my knowledge. >> so now he has filed lawsuits for all those groups. including the women. >> in 1978, women own just 5% of all farms. by 97 the number was up to 8%. maybe you should sue for men. >> for white men? >> yeah. >> white men don't need any help. >> how much money will you get? >> we were paid veried who modestly. >> $10 million. >> year around it was very -- it was very low. >> low? i don't think 10 million is low. and cross says the total lawyers' take was much more. >> somewhere between 40 and 50 million. >> i believe the lawyers made out real well. they was the winners in the whole lawsuit. they usually are they make more money helping other people free load. that's next. every day, all around the world, energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy developement comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed

. >>> in the wake of a salmonella outbreak, the usda announced meat giant cargill is recalling 36 millionund turkey. the cdc reports one person has died of salmonella poisoning in california. at least 76 other people have gotten sick across more than half of the country. >>> speaking of turkey recalls, congressman david wu has finally made his resignation officl. the oregon representative announced last week he would resign over accusations that he had, quote, an unwanted sexual encounter with a teenage girl but he stayed on to cast a vote on the debt debate. now he's gone. >>> new york city mayor michael bloomberg is taking an unprecedented step to help young minority men in new york. he plans to use $30 million from his own foundation to expand and improve job placement, fatherhood classes and probation serves helping young black and latino men in new york city. >>> and syrian activists are claiming that security forces shot and killed six anti-government protesters last night. this is the latest incident in an increasingly violent uprising that has killed 1700 civilians since it began

loss of impact and significant agricultural impacts in north carolina and other states so that the usdak with the commissioners of the states as they compile those costs. so the figure is from different sources, what we would report is what would be eligible for a presidential declaration of major reimbursement assistance. >> what is the total number without power? >> this number is fluctuating and coming down but the department of energy at the 12:30 conference call was reporting a little over 5 million and that number was down from a number of 6 million, but it is being tracked with the state you tile ti syst-- utilit the day progresses. >> and what about in vermont? >> well, they were in the area of heavy rainfall and that is what bill reid was trying to get people not to focus on the center of the coast, but the rainfall because this particular system had a lot of rain with it moving onshore and the concern was where to go to it. if you go back to the hydrometric forecast center, they were putting out these measures that we can see as far as rainfall, so it was something that we wer

this is according to the usda. average diet or consumption of nutrients is comparable to that of upper-class children. for people in the united states have larger houses and apartments than the average person in france or germany, not pork french or pork and germans, but average. it does not mean that no one is living in a dilapidated house or went hungry. most people we identify as poor are not living in poverty conditions in the way that the audience ordinarily understand that term. host: shelton, conn., republican line. host: i am glad you took my call. when did all of this start? when obama took office? when democrats passed new laws to remove the welfare program that was posted in by clinton way back in 1996, if i remember right? is that what happened? we created a whole entitlement program that we took care of 20 years ago? guest: i had a large role in constructing the welfare reform legislation back in 1996. the problem with that reform is that there are 70 different programs, over six different cash program

the usda linked it to one death in california, at least 76 other salmonella illnesses.ay even contaminated turkey is safe to eat if it's cooked and handled properly. >>> two boys are recovering after a black bear attacked them at a northern new jersey ca campground. police say the bear actually grabbed one of the boys out of a tent. officials shot the bear, but it went back in to the woods. the boys, fortunately, not seriously hurt. >>> the georgia mother convicted in that jaywalking death of her 4-year-old son will opt to have a new trial. a jury found raquel nelson guilty of vehicular homicide. this was a bizarre story. after her son was killed by a hit-and-run driver. nelson made the decision for a new trialto clear her name, despite being offered probation. >>> new york city mayor michael bloomberg is giving $30 million of his own money to a new citywide initiative. the three-year plan will provide educational as well as economic programs to young black and latino men. hedge fund manager george soros is matching mayor bloomberg's contribution with the rest of the $1

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usda will be working with the state commissioners as they compiled those costs. what we report will be the damages that will be eligible if there were a presidential disaster declaration. >> what is the total number without power? >> this number is fluctuating, but coming down. on the conference call, it it was reporting a little over 5 million, coming down from a number a little over 6 million. we are working with states and utilities and putting that number together as it changes to the days. [inaudible] we do they were in the area of heavy rainfall. this is one thing that the director was trying to get people to focus, not just on the center circulation or on the coast. the heavy rainfall, particularly with this storm and a lot of rain ahead of it, has been moving ashore and the concern was where we could expect rainfall b. they were putting out forecasts of these types of measures that we could see as far as rainfall. it is something we were expecting, but the reality is flash flooding -- most of this occurred very quickly brought in many of these rivers in v

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agricultural impact will be under the usda. >> what is the latest number that you have? >> we do not have the official numbers. we have reports from the states and i believe they had 1 additional fatality. >> i think that would be six in north carolina. >> there are working to get information from their local offices what their number will be. new jersey had someone swept away earlier today and that could become a fatality. >> we just ask them to heat the local officials when they come in. the have announced that people can come back and they will be opening back up this afternoon. people will be able to get back faster, but he'd officials particularly with trees down. dimon to make sure everyone is safe. >> are their communities you have not been able to reach because of storm damage? >> they have been doing a lot of swift water rescue in the north carolina, but they have plans in place. we do not have reports yet, so that does not mean that is not the case. >> there have been a lot of people going out today. why did they need to go out? additionally, you have announced