our amendment and their opposition to the usda's ill-conceived rule.these groups represent school administrators, superintendents, school boards, principals. they know. they oversee the schools' food service programs, and they understand the difficulties and costs that this rule would cause. the association of school administrators, for example, wrote to express support for our amendment saying -- quote -- "the overly partnershippiv overe increases the cost of meals so drastically that school districts implementing these changes even receiving the higher reimbursement rate would still be covered for less than half of the new expenses." the fact is, the proposed rule would impose significant and needless costs on our nation's school districts at a time when they can least afford it. listen to what the cost of this rule is estimated by the department of agriculture itself to be. the usda estimates that this rule could cost as much as $6.8 billion over the next five years. and, mr. president, the lion's share of that cost is going to fall on state and loc

uh meat we have to deal with the usda on. um one of the the the fallacies of the food safety system is it's it's it's 17 different agencies have a hand in it and that's still true. >> right. >>um child nutrition uh they they just passed and will be signing next week a a very good bill to raise the standards of school lunch nationally um to get junk food out of the schools. >> this has been a big issue for you as well right? >>yeah. it's and and that's a big victory >> right. >> um and both obamas worked very hard on that and and that is uh you know i think it's a big deal. um there's not enough money in it. i think it's got 5 or 10 billion dollars over so many years which comes to about a half an apple per kid per day i think um >> every little bit helps. >> yeah but every little bit helps and but the main thing is the standards, the new standards um that you won't be able to have vending machines full of junk food in schools and i think that's very important. >> yeah. >>um and then on other areas, there's been a lot of uh su

there are 180 commodities or usda foods that we purchase. schools have their choice in that regards which helps to lower the cost of that meal. you need to look at the cost of the meal in the context of the real expenses in schools that are paid in the education of that child. we view these meals as a way to make sure that child and its nutrition supports the learning environments we can get a return on that investment. it host: the annual budget for the school lunch program is what? guest: including breakfast, lunch, and the usda foods purchased, in a round figure is about $16 billion annually. host: families with incomes up to 130% of the poverty level, about $28,000 per year for a family of four eligible for free meals. host: valerie, and dependents in california, you are up next-- independent. caller: thank you, mr. concannon. when did it become the government's responsibility to feed, clothe, shelter, provide medical care for all of these children? a lot of them are here illegally. at least the fatty foods like pizza and then there are

one thing, he didn't have the usda license.a permit that's usually required. i understand his license was turned in or taken from him in 1999. he spent some time in prison for some kind of gun violation. but he still had all these animals, plus a petting zoo. he didn't have the license so he more or less -- he wasn't under the control of anybody. >> adam roberts, how could this happen? how common is this? it does seem there's a real lack of clarity about how many sorts of businesses there are. >> it's a tragedy, one of the big problems. we're all scratching our heads thinking how it can happen. i have to be brutal. the ohio legislature or governor and people who make the laws in the state didn't crack down when they had the opportunity to prevent this from happening in the first place. ohio is one of the worst states in the country, both in terms of number of exotic animals escaping or attacking people and one that lacks legislation. clearly, this should have been addressed years ago and hope this will be the trigger that cause

one thing he didn't have the usda license.have the usda permit that's usually required. i understand his license was turned in or taken from him in 1999. he spent some time in prison for some kind of gun violation. but he still had all these animals, plus a petting zoo. he didn't have the license so he more-or-less -- he wasn't under the control of anybody. >> adam roberts, how could this happen? how common is this? it does seem there's a real lack of clarity about how many sorts of businesses there are. >> it's a tragedy, one of the big problems. we're all scratching our heads thinking how it can happen. i have to be brutal. the ohio legislature or governor and people who make the laws in the state didn't crack down when they had the opportunity to prevent this from happening in the first place. ohio is one of the worst states in the country both in terms of number of exotic animals escaping or attacking people and one that lacks legislation. clearly, this should have been addressed years ago and hope this will be the trigger

that's all within the usda. and the agency is supposed to regulate and deal with the marketing practices within the livestock industry. i'm from oklahoma. that's a huge industry in my state of oklahoma. now, this provision of the farm bill was heavily debated and amended when it was considered and ultimately the usda was instructed to provide regulations for a few explicit objectives. among them were broader contract cancellation for livestock growers, the disclosure of the foreseeable future, necessary capital investments required for contract growers within their growing contract. the criteria for gipsa to determine whether the producers are treated and with reasonable and preference or advantage. now, the house has already considered this. in fact, the house has already done their ag appropriation bill. several months after the farm bill was enacted, the one i referred to, gipsa released its preliminary rule and the rule they publish went far beyond the requirements that were explicitly stated in the law. one

these cuts would force usda to reduce their number of employees which would have a dead limittal effect on the department and its operation. in fact, secretary vilsack reached out to the entrepreneur appropriations subcommittee staff to relay his very serious concerns. the usda employees provide essential services to some of the most rural areas of the country, so i cannot support the amendment which would in effect reduce the services to rural america, and on top of that, it's important for all my colleagues to understand that the level for departmental administration is already over $13 million below -- $13 million below fiscal year 2010 level, and $7 million below that -- that's $7 million below the president's request. so although i definitely support the watershed rehabilitation program, i certainly hope that senator kohl and senator moran can find a good offset that is agreeable to the majority of us. still, i must oppose this amendment and urge other senators to oppose it as well. with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. se

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

usda has already initiated buyouts to several thousand employees across many agricultural agencies. the level for the department administration is already over $13 million and $7 million below the request. secretary vilsack has reached out to the agricultural subcommittee and is concerned on overall staff reductions at the department. senator kohl echoes secretary vilsack's concern. senator kohl opposes this amendment and on his behalf i urge other senators to oppose it as well. he also opposed the crapo amendment because in a nutshell, says that dictating that funds cannot be used unless the rule making agenda and implementation schedule meets with congressional approval or constraining the regulatory process of defining terms just goes too far and is a veiled attempt to roll back critical dodd-frank reforms particularly in the derivative area. and again on behalf of senator kohl, he urges all senators to reject crapo amendment number 814. i thank the chair and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president.

how did usda choose the vendors for school meals? meals?> guest: defenders actually for school meals are chosen by the local school boards. this is across the country. everything we do at usda into food and nutrition space we do through state agencies. typically the state department of education, or department of health and human services, or the department of agriculture in about a half a dozen states, and the state agencies work with local schools. the local schools make the decision from whom they're going to procure the foods. now, every school in the country has the option of procuring from a list at usda foods what used to be called commodity foods. there are about 180 foods on that list. but schools can choose which of those foods they want. and that amounts to about 15-20% of the food in the school lunch and breakfast program. but for the rest of it, they can go to local vendors. that's typically what's done. they do it on a bit process. >> host: fred, independent color. welcome to the conversation. >> caller: good morning. thanks f

that is what the usda did. it says usda organic, that is not a health program.red a marketing program. >> john: it's not better. >> it has good marketing. that is about all there is to it. >> john: let's go on to cage free eggs. i didn't even know they existed but chickens walk around free. wehave a rooster, doesn't he look happy. and happier birds would lay healthy eggs. >> i'm sure the rooster is happy because he is not the egg laying. >> john: cage free costs more? >> it costs significantly more, $6, $9 i once saw. the problem is the actual health benefits are zero. there are ethical issues when it comes to cage free eggs. >> john: normally the birds are crammed in. >> and they are trying to increase the size of cages and working with animal welfare people to figure out what the right way is. part of the reason we have animals in smaller areas, "a" they can better be controlled and keep external pathogens out. the reason they put hens in hen houses so foxes don't get them and they don't get diseases. that is part of it. >> john: let's move to local foods. i'm

that is what the usda did. it says usda organic, that is not a health program.hat is considered a marketing program. >> john: it's not better. >> it has good marketing. that is about all there is to it. >> john: let's go on to cage free eggs. i didn't even know they existed but chickens walk around free. wehave a rooster, doesn't he look happy. and happier birds would lay healthy eggs. >> i'm sure the rooster is happy because he is not the egg laying. >> john: cage free costs more? >> it costs significantly more, $6, $9 i once saw. the problem is the actual health benefits are zero. there are ethical issues when it comes to cage free eggs. >> john: normally the birds are crammed in. >> and they are trying to increase the size of cages and working with animal welfare people to figure out what the right way is. part of the reason we have animals in smaller areas, "a" they can better be controlled and keep external pathogens out. the reason they put hens in hen houses so foxes don't get them and they don't get diseases. that is part of it. >> john: let's move to lo

lawmakers are working with the usda to come up with some kind of a solution. >> an anne arundel neighborhood is under alert after a rash of burglaries. what the police will do to reassure the community and the kayaker has an encounter with a whale. find out why the kayaker said getting close to one is worth the risk. >>> plus, guys ruled the dance floor on "dancing with the stars." we have a complete wrap up. leave it write here. >>> taking a look at one of our live traffic cameras. the outer loop of 695 was shut down at the key bridge. it has just been reopened. traffic is still not flowing totally at this point. there was a tractor-trailer that overturned on the bridge earlier this afternoon. the cleanup efforts are still underway. the driver was take tonight university of maryland shock trauma. we'll bring you more information as it becomes available. >>> now the "dancing with the stars" update. the guys took the top spots. judge bruno dave 10 to an actor he called a sex machine. george pennachio has the highlights in tonight's "dancing with the stars." >> reporter: j.r. martinez and kari

the fbi is a fellow partner in select agent program with hhs and usda, and this program is designed tosafeguard entities that store or conduct research with bilogical agents. this program properly vetting individuals prior to access against the ten prohib tores defined in the patriot act. the fbi has at least one highly trained special agent in each of the 56 field offices who manages and addresses events. these special agents are known as wmd coordinator. the fbi laboratory can make strong protocols and national relationships with u.s. government components including the bioframes economic center to deal with evidence. bilogical contaminated evidence is evaluated by the response network established by the fbi and cdc. the fbi created the evidence analysis team, a group of highly trained forensic examiners capable of forming analysis on contaminated evidence in the partner laboratories. advancement in science and technology have led to significant progress in synthetic biology. they established a initiative, a proactive approach to mitigate the risks by explore nation of advancements i

the house, the usda should be delayed from going forward until it can limit itself to five areas set forth in the farm bill, its congressional authority, and until public comments can occur regarding that economic analysis. we ought not have a final rule without the benefit of the economic analysis, the department of agriculture should not just be going through the motions because there was insistence that economic analysis occurred. we need to be able to mitigate any negative impacts we learn from that economic analysis and so, madam president, i appreciate the opportunity at this point in the day to address an issue that is appropriate as we discuss the agricultural are appropriation bill throughout today, and i look forward to being back on the floor later today to offer an amendment to that bill regarding watershed rehabilitation and also at that time to speak in regard to somewhat i view as some crazy ideas that are proposed, school lunch program regulations. and i thank the president of the senate for the opportunity to speak. a senator: ,madam president. is. the presiding offi

. >> we have a family size, usda. yes on milk, yes on eggs. yes on cereal. >> after a week of being shut down, the ax food pantry came to life at 1:00. >> it's great. i think it's great. i feel so bad that there wasn't food for everybody to have when they needed it and i hope they will get it today. >> volunteers and staff squeeze by each other filling bags with bread, meat, milk, produce, in its first few hours after reopening, the pantry took nearly 100 people. >> my father is on a fixed income. he is retired military and i have no job. i have been looking for a job. just trying to make ends meet and i'm glad they opened the doors back up. >> every person in line requesting groceries, each one has fallen on tough times. they can't pay all the bills and need some help. >> we are able to provide them with the groceries they need. we can help free up money so they can use it for gas, so they can go to work, or they can pay a utility bill so they don't have a disconnect notice. >> when i heard they were going to have food for us, i wanted to mak

using experimenttation, if you will, of putting the devices in europeans, i see the examples where the usdare long-term outcome studies where the devices are in the europe. the devices don't fit inside animals and when you put the valve replacements inside a pig, for example, most go into immediate heart failure because the valve doesn't fit in their heart. >> you've worked at the f.d.a. how do you work to make the approval process faster? >> on the one hand, you have pressure on the agency to increase the regulatory requirements and look at more long-term outcomes for medical devices and that's a separate discussion, and so we're following patients along with the devices and look whether or not the device is actually-- that's a separate debate. the other issue is just a managements of the process and i think what's lost on the f.d.a. is that these delays in getting back to companies and holding them in limbo and not in advance to the clinical studies is putting a lot of companies out of business. and i think there isn't the culture there that really appreciates the time cost of capital and

you have to have a usda license, which he did in the have, and you are inspected regularly by the state and natural resources department and by the federal department of agriculture. that keeps this type of thing, i don't think, could happen in maryland. >> the wile life preserves, are they generally a shelter for rescued animals or is this a particular interest that a person has to have well own type of zoo? have their own teen of zoo? >> there is a lot of different structures involved. several different types of sanctuary situations that you could have. there is wildlife preserves that are like ours that are a combination nature preserve and zoo. and there is wildlife preserves that don't preserve animals at all and shoot them. they will -- thircollective time they're collective names. >> and back to the ohio situation. there is one animal left out, there a monkey that may have, i believe, a form of hepatitis. how are they going to find that? will that pose a health threat? >> well, in most instances, the monkey diseases that are dangerously human beings have to be transmitted by a bi

. >>> from len to one, officials from the usda will be at george washington let elementary school celebrating national school lunch week. it will give staff and students an opportunity to talk about new tigs triggsal benefits including fresh fruits and vegetables to be included in the lunches. >>> national hispanic heritage tonight mayor stephanie rawlings breaks will be a the kicks off at-- blake will be at the celebration. >>> mayor rawlings-blake will make the official announcement with race details this morning at clen will be 30 at the underarmour campus. at the under armour campus. >>> the man accused of walking into a salon and opening fire is the ex-husband of a stylist and she goes onto say the couple was going through a bitter divorce. local reports suggest that the suspect and one of the victims may have been involved in a custody fight. >> i knew there was a lot of strife between the two of them. i just never think that could happen like this you know. years later just unfathomable. >> scott dekray who is suspected in the crime was stopped by officeers a half mile away. and was su

we're working -- we're also working with usda and d.o.e. to accelerate the alternative fuels industry in this country, really aligning for that first- time kind of farmer to producer to consumer and driving toward a market where these fuels are not only available at scale, but also at a price point we can all absorb and use. so that's a big area for us. >> katherine. >> the s&ríarmy is a ground-ba land-based platform, not jets or ships, but the land in which our soldiers are basedded, and so we are looking -- >> more geographically disbursed? >> alternative energy and renewable energy resources whether they be wind and we've seen the cost for those kind of technologies being driven down by the adaptation in the united states. so we're really excited about the renewable energy potential, and we've got the land and then we've got the demand for energy. so we're looking to the private sector to help us put in large- scale renewable energy. >> i'd like to talk about that in a second. dorothy, what about, for example, we burn lots of trash in i

because i have to raise them to the age of 18, it will cost $227,000, that's not my number, that's the usdaack at least another $20,000 per year for a four-year degree. now, add into that equation a down economy and it might feel like the perfect storm, but it doesn't have to as long as you have a plan, time is your best friend here, by the way. here now with me is kermen long ulrich, the author of "the real cost of living." i always feel i'm not saving enough. i'm terrified i'm not saving enough. >> you are justified to be terrified, because it's really, really scary. i've got one of my own, just one, and i'm a little scared. here's what helps us feel better. you don't have to save up for all of it. i don't want anyone to save up for all of it. if you can imagine the six figures for a four-year private college education. you have three kids -- >> i can't do that. i really can't do that. >> exactly. when you first just understand that you should not have to and you don't have to pay for all of it, that helps you with your planning. borrow a third or plan on borrowing a third. plan on -- whi

the usda recommends chilling your soup before putting it in the fridge. put it in an ice bath.f hot soup in the ice bath. in a matter of minutes, the soup will cool and you can put it in the fridge. the heat of the soup is not going to raise the refrigerators temperature. it's an important safety thing. you can divide it into smaller shallow portions. the ice bath, i have done it and it works very fast. >> save your soup and -- >> save the pot. >> our next question is from donna in gaithersburg. why do some pizza places charge a delivery fee and where does the money go? >> we checked with two major chains and they say delivery charges do not go to the driver. they are to help offset getting the pizza directly to the customer. they include employee's wages, car maintenance and insurance costs. pizza hut's delivery charges range from $2 to $3. dominos varies across the country. both encourage customers to tip on top of this amount if they receive good service. that delivery charge does not go to the driver. >> the final question is from bill. he wants to know if the first lady ge

[unintelligible] i would get a payment from the usda. [unintelligible] i was surprised that i was considered a farm, because it's only 7 acres planted. i have a little more than that now. i cannot have a farm because the equipment is too big to get to the entrance to my field. host: is the cost of operating a farm. but i -- is the cost of operating a farm prohibitive to the people and wanting to break into it? guest: it is technical and you need to know what you are doing. you cannot proceed in the ground and wait for it to grow. host: if someone wanted to grow 100 acres of soybeans in indiana, what would you guess would be that capitalization costs? guest: you could go out and get go out-- get someone to plant and harvest for you. you could take care of the management. but just the cash cost of putting the crop in the ground and taking it out of the ground would run you up through a couple hundred dollars an acre. corn, probably up to a $500 an acre to put the crop in the ground and taken out. cotton, $600 an acre. you will spend half a

we are joined by sippet ya clark with the usda's national agriculture statistics service. she's the administrator, in fact, and bob young is the chief economist with the american farm bureau federation. dr. clark, first of all, what is the national agricultural statistics service? >> guest: the national agriculture statistics service is one of 14 major federal statistical agency, and our job is to collect data that's timely, useful on agriculture, and we focus on this sector of the economy. we issue over 500 reports each year. they are issued all through the year. we have weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, and we even have a census that's done every five years. >> host: what's the value in these reports? >> guest: the value of these reports is to a large number of stake holders, the commodity traders are very interested in our reports, farmers, ranchers, investors, agri-business, policymakers, a wide variety of users of the data. >> host: you have here from your reports, the economic research service of the usda ranking of farm products by cash received in 2010, and this

the usda says potatoes have too much starch. >> roasted potatoes are big at my daughter's high school. >>> jessica doyle has a special your money report. >> reporter: what careers are hiring and where there is a police for a lot of jobs to be filled. >> reporter: digging deeper, there are very real opportunities out there maybe this is food for thought if you are considering retraining. look at these workers shortages. we are talking about shortages here. the bureau of labor statistics released these unemployment figures. financial analysts, human resource managers, ceos, chief executives, chief financial officers, nice work if you can get it. credit checkers and clerks, and here are some real local jobs available. prince georges county public schools is holding two job fair for his bus drivers. the first one is today from 10:00 until 2:00. the starting salary is $10 and can go to $16.68. paid training is provide today all new hires. benefits health insurance, dental, vision and a retirement plan. the second job fair is saturday. at lake arbor elementary school and man, i love this st

host: we have been looking at some of the usda budget request numbers for 2012. programs over $5 billion -- $1.5 billion. guest: one of the most significant, and congresspers -e program expired the first of this month, runs out of money, it created a lot with it. a few other subsidiary programs along with it like livestock. these programs were supposed to cost $5 billion for five years. they cost twice as much if there were to be extended into 2012 farm law. when congress starts writing a new farm bill, it will be in a whole as far as expenditures. this is one of the supplemental revenue assistance programs. it's one of the half-dozen disaster programs that will have no funding the in the new farm bill. there are 30 other bills, similar programs, that are running out of money. assistance forsistenc bringing biofuels into commercial production and i cannot remember the others. host: we will get back to them. i'm sure they will come back to you. let's go to mike from washington, d.c. on our independent line. caller: good morning. a few comments. this is not relativ

the usda is wanting to make sure that kids across the country are eating fresh, healthy food at lunch. representatives from the agriculture department were on hand at george washington school in baltimore city for school lunch week. this week's -- this year's theme is "let's grow healthy." locally grown farms are teaming up to give kids a taste of locally grown produce. >> it is also a way to make sure they benefit from teachers and the investment in school if they have good food in their stomachs. >> the program provides nearly 32 late in children with meals that are free or at reduced cost. cantaloupes -- contain a cantaloupes are linked to places across the country. the 160 people have been sickened by cantaloupe sold by colorado farm. that number is expected to rise because the symptoms can take up to two months to appear. the cantaloupe should now be all off store shelves. the cdc says cantaloupes not from jenson farms are safe to eat. a new report from the cdc fights 6% of the population suffers from coronary heart disease, down 6.7 -- down from 6.7% in 2006. these are not confi

the usda said average sized prices were $4.50 or 40% more than last year. you should get your pumpkins 6 ours were a little smaller. tougher to carve with the kiddies. >> you have to get the real small exacto knives. >> technician. that's how i do my pumpkins. >> let's check the forecast with christina loren. good morning. you made it to friday. thanks for waking up with us. we're looking good this morning. nois dleer start over the bay bridge. you can see for ten miles or the by across the bay area. temperatures on the cool side. not as cold as we were at this time yesterday. in fact, you're at 41 degrees in santa rosa. throughout the afternoon we're talking a gorgeous day. abundant sunshine. mostly clear start tatd the coast. by noon temperatures climbing to the upper 60s and 70s. 70s as you break for lunch in liver squn more. rounding out the day in the upper 70s. this morning you might need the heater in the north bay. 74 in fremont. 77 in san jose. seven-day forecast shows you no major changes. by monday talking about seasonal averages. 75 in san jose.

they do meet the usda guidelines. they are saying it is not enough. we would like the commitment from the county we don't care if you serve a hamburger, just serve a real hamburger. >> how can they get involved? >> we have passed a resolution with the fairfax county council pta urging the county to eliminate the artificial dyes, preservatives, flavor enhancers, et cetera. what they can do is we have this resolution we are going pta, by pta, to pass this resolution. we need people to talk to the school board members. we need their support to get this done. >> let's get that conversation going for the health of our kids. mike? >> reporter: redskins really have work to do if they want to start winning again. >>> plus world series, one pitcher comes through big time when his team needs him. highlights in sports. >>> looking at another question of the morning, a recent survey suggests this is the one person we are most likely to lie to. the teacher, the employer or supervisor or mom. >>> >> will wrote on our facebook page i can't comment on this one becaus

but the usda estimates fraud accounts for no more than one cent of every food stamp dollar. >>> thisrning officials blame at least three deaths on an unusual snowstorm that hit the northeast yesterday. that storm has caused wires to spark, triggering outages that have left more than 2 million people in the dark from maryland to massachusetts. a state of emergency has been declared in pennsylvania. new jersey, connecticut and 13 counties in new york state. >> i was like, not happening at all, and i was surprised that we were having so much. >> new york set an all-time record with 1.3 inches of no in -- of snow in central park. you see the snow there make fourth some unanticipated playing conditions during an ivy league football game between yale and columbia. >> that doesn't look like too much fun. >> it was hot yesterday, though, at times i felt. especially driving. beautiful, though. 70s and 80s yesterday. it will seem almost as warm today. 40 and 50s outside now. this is a view from mount tam. yesterday we were chillier. what does that mean for the afternoon? i will explain. but we

this according to the usda up 40% since 2000. that doesn't include the cost of college.00 for a private four-year college room and board every year. the debate should be is college worth it, it should be how are you going to pay for it in a smart way. according to the government a worker with a college degree will make a million dollars more than one with high school. the graduation rate is 3.4%. >> they are going to require the college degree like a high school degree. you really absolutely need the degree. but what are you going to do wit and how are you going to pay for it is the important question. >> time is your best friend even saving a little when your kid is in diapers is better than taking out boat loads later. 529 help you to do this with tax breaks in some states. you don't have to save for all of the college and you shouldn't. you should save for your retirement, too. ulrich recommends saving a third, borrowing a third with student loans and scholarships and grants for the final third. research has this rule of thumb, don't borrow more loans than the graduat

>> french toast, bananas, walnuts, whipped cream we've got new york strips over here, usda graded primeet, and what else chef? steaks. >> how does the stove work. >> so far so good. >> reporter: i want to see the fridge i don't know if you can show the fridge here but we want to see what's in your fridge and what you are eating every day. >> i just cleaned it out so not too much. >> no, it always looks like this. >> normally it is stuffed in there. >> reporter: what do you eat every day for breakfast. >> well, i eat oat meal and blueberries and in terms of cooking and food we go to the grocery store almost every day we decide what we are going to have for that night and go to the grocery store every day. >> cooking. >> oh,. >> reporter: what is your favorite dish to make? >> um, there are a lot of things i think anything new is exciting. >> reporter: okay. is there something traditional you guys do once a week? >> pasta night. >> pasta night. >> makes it easy, i don't know. >> pasta night, taco night. >> do you guys eat at home most nights or eat out? >> um, during football season we ea

the usda ranked washington, d.c., as the number one city with over 32% of children live without food >> is it a heavy issue for a 5- year-old to think about? why is it important to build awareness? >> reporter: here in d.c., one in two children you were 18, as said is timely and a crisis right now. the children have to be prepared nutritionally and mentally to strife in this world. >> and how will the food bank benefit from this building of awareness? >> the food bank will benefit. we have several programs, kids cafe programs that address to hugger and for kids who rely on reduced breakfast and lunch and we make sure they have the third meal and have the program that we give to char, food to go home and to take home to families so they're raising awareness about hugger and nationally and locally to help us get the word out. >> and i know secret service me workshop, the non-profit organization is launching a food for thoughts program. >> yeah. >> eating well on a budget initiative. how will capital area food bank compliment that? >> we participate in the path. we plan to hold communit

. >> reporter: the usda estimates fraud accounts for more than one cent of every food stamp dollar. increased demand is a as a result of the sluggish economy. lawmakers like lee hope this effort raises awareness about what being in need feels like. >> have a good day. >> thanks very much. i wish everyone could walk in the shoes that i have walked in before and that so many people are walking in today. >> reporter: athena jones, cnn, washington. >>> awkward questions coming up like, nice car, how much did that cost? and very personal questions, too. we all get them. and if you're not sure how exactly to answer them, we'll have some answers for you. stick around. oatmeal is a super. ♪ it gives me warmth. ♪ [ boy ] it gives me energy to help me be my best. quaker oatmeal has whole grains for heart health. and it has fiber that helps fill me up. ♪ [ male announcer ] great days start with quaker oatmeal. energy. fiber. heart health. quaker oatmeal. a super grain breakfast. energy. fiber. heart health. so if i didn't know better i'd say you're having some sort of big tire sale. yes we are

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they pushed the biggest usda to declare the six most dangerous kinds of e.he food isn't tainted. >> common sense. >> duh. they'll be started in march, fewer people will die every year, it's a beginning first step. >> first of all you say prioritize your shopping. >> here are some things you can do yourself no matter what the government does. when you go to the grocery store buy your canned goods and packaged goods first, buy the cold stuff last. run by the produce aisle last, get the meat and fish last. >> also make sure your produce cooler is cold. >> if you reach in and whatever you're buying doesn't feel cold, don't buy it. bacteria thrives in twaurmwarmt. if things supposed to be cold get warm it's more likely to make you sick. >> keep a cooler with ice packs in your trunk. >> if you have a long way to drive or four or five errands on the way home from the goesry store keep the cold things cold. food should not be out for more than two hours. things that are supposed to be cold need to be safeguarded more. keep it chilly. >> i've done this, don't wash ra

recall includes all cases of ground beef product bearing the number es t 4873 inside the usda mark ofnspection. so check anything you of my at home. possibility or possibly contaminated beef was proud between september 7 and october 6. >>> 3 senior citizen ins southern california ended up at the hospital after unknowingly trying a batch of pot lace brownies. police say the seniors ate the brownies at the friend memorial service and banquet in huntington beach. now the 2, 71-year-old woman and 82-year-old man apparently had trouble standing and complained of nausea and dizziness. >> our understanding is the person who passed away consumed brownies with medical marijuana in them and apparently somebody put out a tray in tribute to the person. didn't tell even what was in them and people were consuming the brownie without knowing they had the marijuana in them. >> so far police don't know who made the brownies and offered them to unsuspecting senior but the person is not likely to face charges. investigators say it appears to have been an accident. >>> cruising around san francisco just

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