what happened is over the years there was some discrimination aat the usda.then they brought in a program called pickford, and billions were paid out on fraudulent loan applications in the usda. the usda put into effect during the obama administration to try to reach out to minority groups. that's a worthy goal, but you don't do it with taxpayer money when it's irrelevant to the mission of the agency. frankly, it's something to be done in a different way. >> this has a gsa feel to it. it has nothing to do with the ag department's mission. it's wasting taxpayer money. the whole idea having people chanting, larry, is so offensive to me. these are federal employees. these are adults. i can't -- someone has to investigate this. this one really smells. >> absolutely. it creates animosity between the races. it doesn't help anything. it actually makes it worse. >> it sends the wrong message at the very least. alarry, thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >>> we asked the usda for a statement. here's what they told us. quote, usda offers a number of optional worksh

so the usda which has been setting guidelines for subsidized school lunch force the past, oh, i don'tnow, 70 years, has, i'm trying to curb what everybody agree says childhood obesity problem changed the last year's school lunch men fru cheese pizza, canned pie nap app-- ian apple, tater tots into whole wheat cheez pizzar, applesauce and low fat milk. oooh. why is this news? >> new guidelines thanks to michelle obama, michelle obama school lunch calorie limits. >> michelle obama nutritional school lunches. >> jon: oh, man, oh, right, that's right. because this isn't really about food or kids. it's about big government uber thanny michelle obama who if she said we feed clean air half the country would demand gills because freedom! listen the complaint. >> the usda shouldn't be deciding how many calories we take or how many calories we expend during the day. at some point it personal responsibility, i'm talking about. >> jon: this is america, jack. just because uncle sam is buying me lunch doesn't mean he request tell me what to eat-- he can tell me what to eat. by the way, how do you f

. >> reporter: when it comes to pet food, fda and usda regulate terms on the bag or condition but we found not all claims are regulated or clearly defined. >> there are a lot of buzz words out there right now that pet food companies are putting on labels, because it's what the hot in the market. >> reporter: organic is one of those buzz words. the fda says there are no official rules governing the labeling of organic foods for pets. what about claims like premium, super premium, ultra premium. the foods are not required to contain different or higher quality ingredients. >> those are defined by the marketplace. >> reporter: veterinarian katie nelson says a lot of the terms maybe more about marketing, like the phrase, natural, we found no fta definition for that term. but there are industry guidelines set up for the pet food companys to follow, there should not be artificial flavors, colors or preservatives, however, you can still be using by-products and using all sorts of things that might not be the best quality, but still natural. so you can put natural on the labels. >> reporter:

he recently chose not to fight the usda charges but he has insisted at the time he had not cheated. >this new report directly refutes that claim. it includes statements and testimony from 11 former teammates. alexis christoforous has more. >> reporter: the u.s. antidoping agency is laying out the evidence it used to ban lance armstrong if cycling. the agency saysed seven-time tour de france winner was at the center of in their words the most sophisticated doping program professional cycling has ever seen. >> this is the first time we've seen something this well organized, this sophisticated. it was all designed essentially to cheat sport and win. >> reporter: the report claims armstrong expected fellow riders to use banned substances. it also details sworn testimony from 26 people, including 11 former teammates. george hincapy rode with armstrong during all his tour de france victories. he admitted getting blood boosting drugs if arm strong as recently as 2005. cyclist tyler hamilton told 60 minutes he saw armstrong use performance enhancing drugs. >> i saw it in his refrigerator, you

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

to get away from the red tape and get another instance of the government running afou usda is looking to identify all chickens crossing state lines. joining me now, senior research fellow in repertory policy at the heritage foundation. what is going on here? why do we need to id chickens? >> that is a really good question. this came out lst year. the idea is the chicken covering cattle and others to make them traceable of the breakout of any disease. it sounds like a good idea on paper. taking tm, putting bracelets on their feet is quite a task. not only th, but you have to do it more than once because it has be small and they have to change it. gerri: i understand there are 9 million chickens in the country. they only ve five to six months. at the end ofhe day, i guess the whole idea is to be able to track and find the source of th% diase. if there is an outbreak of salmonella or some disease associated with chickens, you can find out where it comes from but do you think that will work? >> there are real problems with it. whenever there is an outbreak identified, the entire set of ch

forecast usda report for the harvest and the usda forecast dropped 13% compared to a year ago. that was bullish for prices. weekly jobless claims fell 30,000 to seasonally adjusted 339,000. the report is questionable. may not be as positive as the sharp drop in the case. numbers raise questions after investors call that a statistical fluke. labor department saying no state is to blame for the decline but questions whether california's numbers were weighing in on this remain. dave: all the details are yet to come. larry is in the pitssof the cme. peter will tell us why. tied for the u.s. to avoid a recession giving certain circumstances and scott fries says to avoid technology. we talked about that because of apple. let's start with wary at the cme. a couple down days. looks like a clear direction and today no clear direction at all. what is going on? >> million reasons the market went down monday through wednesday and today there are a variety and no one seems to know and in reality, a lot of background noise right now. 1430, 1470, up until we see a major catalyst, keep in mind

armstrong did not fight the usda's charges but insists he never cheated. >> announcer: early today sports is brought to you by just for men auto stop. gray is over. >>> criminals target a teen heart thrown and 2012's most influential man. entertainment headlines are next. plus, much to do about a hairdo. a boy pays the price for a brave gesture. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good thursday morning to you. welcome back to "early today." it's a cold, chilly start in the ohio valley. after we get to the afternoon hours it should be very nice. we should see temperatures rising to the 60s in chicago. even the east coast after a breezy, chilly morning should get back to 60 degrees. not a lot of troublesome weather. don't expect a lot of airport delays. by the time we get to friday still looking pretty nice. a new storm system in the west is bouncing to the middle of the country. wlbz 2 in bangor maine, get ready for halloween. several sites ready for pair a normal activity. that's your early today event of the day. bangor's most famous resident? >> bill karins? >> steven king. >> than

case is part of the usda's against him, erasing his seven titles.e appeared in the revolution 3 70-mile competition, completeing it in less than four hours 11 minuts. >> your home heating bill is about to go up. >> the winter fuels outlook is out. we'll look at how much you'll pay. >> and washington says those wh >> and washington says those wh o have had their catch the great taste of pumpkin before it's gone. hurry into dunkin' donuts and grab a pumpkin muffin or donut today. america runs on dunkin'. >> coming up, he has resigned, and now he has been hired back. he has been accused of soliciting money from firms doing business with the state. why is he back on the payroll? the mother of michael phelps is on the case in david smallwood: maryland money needs to stay in maryland. it's just that simple, i mean, it's a no brainer. anncr: every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty... million at casinos in west virginia, delaware... and pennsylvania. one west virginia paper calls it a "cash cow" for them. but its cost maryland over one billion d

armstrong did not fight the usda's charges but insists he never cheated. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by new just for men autostop. gray is over. >>> well, criminals target a teen heartthrob. and 2012's most influential man. entertainment headlines are next. >>> plus, much ado about a hairdo? a 12-year-old florida boy pays the price for a brave gesture. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." the big news, of course the rain chances in southern california. here's the malibu area and los angeles. even a few lightning strikes off the malibu coastline with this little cell. some of this will be trying to push into coastal areas near l.a. through the morning rush hour, so keep that in mind as you're getting ready this morning. forecast through the entire day, a hit-and-miss chance of showers and storms through the southwest, but tomorrow will be better in southern cal. if you're watching on king 5 news in seattle, washington, in nearby monroe, get up close and personal with the world's deadliest snakes, the largest spiders and the creepie

. >> reporter: -- >> the usda is searching for solutions in the meantime. >> i hope he can't read. [ laughter ] >> reporter: in fauquier county, virginia, beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> and a spectacular day. >> yeah, the heat is just what the stink bugs ordered, ohmsure we have some colder air and another warm one coming and this is delightful as we look live outside. the temperature is 79 degrees and the nice thing, the humidity dropped and this is a real, real nice day. our temperatures are getting into the low 80sthis afternoon. and it will be a comfortable evening. check out the temperatures around the region and the headlines, not only will this be a gorgeous friday evening, i don't think that saturday looks bad. you will night breeze by tomorrow night and if you have plans, take a jacket and that might be gusty out of the northwest. right now, we're describing it as cold and rainy and that is looks like the rain will get going early in the morning and should be off and on most of the day, too. we'll have the redskins forecast in a moment. 79 here in the district, most other plac

the usda's latest report shows food inflation could hit 4% next year.ith higher prices and fears of global shortages, so-called i brookneurs are looking to break free. >> the usda says organic growing in the u.s. last year topped $3.5 billion to feed a growing planet sustainably, we'll need new technologies and new land. >> one might be to put collard trees. >> farming start-ups like urban green are trying to bring down the higher cost of growing organic with lower transportation costs by being close to market. founder ricky smith has three mini farms tucked around los angeles. >> there's so much unused land, so much undervalued human assets, as well as land assets in our cities that urban agriculture can definitely create a new sector in the farming industry. >> reporter: at ucla this week, seedstock.com brought together investors, companies like whole foods and so-called agrapreneurs to to form start-ups. >> in the initial stage $500,000 to $1 million. >> whole foods market has given out over $8 million since 2007 in local loans throughout country. >>

. >> we're well known for our usda prime beef. we do do pork sometimes. when we do it, we try and do it right and go all the way and make it good. >> it's football season. so you've brought some pork sliders. >> yeah. a couple of tailgating ideas when you tailgate, you're having a good time out there with your friends, maybe having a few drinks. >> the beer. >> right, right. make sure, you know, you follow food safety guidelines. keep your hot food hot and cold food cold and avoid cross contamination. these pork sliders are fantastic. we have a pork butt. i have one cooked here. >> this is so pretty. >> yeah. >> you called it a pork butt? >> pork shoulder, yeah. >> it's beautiful. absolutely gorgeous. just enough fat to give it flavor and so then you cook it for how long? >> we season it up. we cook it a long time, maybe 300 degrees for-- >> you have your own seasoning? >> yes, we do. we cook it for about six hours till 300 degrees till it falls apart with a fork. see how you can pull that? that's what they call pulled pork. you pull it apart with a fork.

don't let you speak with a pharmacist, don't have an address in the u.s., aren't addressed on the usda'ss and have price as to good to be true. many website says falsely claim to operate out of canada where prescription drugs are less expensive and the drugs sold by these companies can even be tainted by poisons or other substances. in new york brenda buttner, fox news. >>> you're not imagining it. we really do have one of the worst commutes in the country. will thomas has the details in tonight's fox 5 top five. >> first up apple may introduce a hot new gadget for the holiday season. several sources are reporting apple will debut a cheaper version of the ipad in two weeks about half the size and half the price. this could help the ipad compete with the kindle fire. no. 4, the pentagon says the united states is at higher risk of a cyber attack. defense secretary leon panetta said today an online attack could cause significant damage and he's urging lawmakers to pass cyber security legislation. no. 3, the fda is given the green light for a new autism trial study. they could use the blood

in the meantime the usda says it, too is searching for solutions to get rid of the stink bugs. >>> shawn yancy back with your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight, brian, apple scores another victory. no. 5, still on the fence about the iphone 5? consumer reports gives the smartphone its coveted recommended badge praising the thinner lighter frame and extra screen space but says samsung's galaxy s3 is still king of the smartphones. no. 4, costco is getting into the fine art business again along with both toilet paper and trash bags. customers can add an original warhol or matisse. the warehouse club has sold two framed lithographs by matisse and a screen print by war hole at discounted prices -- warhol at discounted prices. no. 3, having problems organized up your pumpkin spiced latte at starbucks? starbucks insists there's no widespread shortage but has low supplies deuton frequent delivery. no. 2, more -- due to infrequent delivery. no. 2, more peanut butter concerns. sunland incorporated is recalling all products manufactured at its plants since 2010. no. 1, a new study finds offering

i went to a stainability festival a few years ago, and the other speaker was usda expert on by -- biofuels. there's one that filters toxics out of soil.

the usda says prices are probably as low as they're going to go for now and should start heading higher soon. but important news for all of you that like beef. >> indeed. >>> and the folks at taco bell better hope there's plenty of meat to go around. the chain is back with its world series gimmick. steal a base, steal a taco. promising to give away free tacos for the first base that is stolen during the fall classic. this year, the freebie will be the refills of loco tacos. the biggest launch in taco bell history. there's 100 million of those things sold in the first 10 weeks. a lot of folks out there, like meat. >> and tacos. >> indeed. >>> when we come back, a suspect nabbed in a colorado child killing. what led police to the teenager accused of murdering 10-year-old jessica ridgeway? >>> and then, a tough day at the office for a deer, who busted his way right in there. [ dog 1 ] i am not a vegetarian! yeah, i might have ears like a rabbit... but i want to eat meat! [ male announcer ] iams knows dogs love meat. ...but most dry foods add plant protein, like gluten iams never adds glute

vapo90% of his sales go to chefs, but consumer demand is up after usda and university of maryland researchers discovered for the first time how much nutrition is packed into these seedlings. they measured the levels of vitamins a, k., c. the results were surprising. >> the nutrition level in the young seedlings are 4-6 times higher than their mature counterparts. >> we knew it was not a fruit because we hadn't -- a flip because we had enough replications of the study again and again. >> radishes, red cabbage and cilantro scored highest overall. all 25 micro greens are packed with nutrition. the researchers suggests adding them to sue, salads and sandwiches. for more about the micro greens you might want to incorporate into your diet, go to our website. pamela brown abc 7 news. >> how about that? the smaller the vegetable, the better. >> you will have to suck them down like a brontosaurus. >> been you will be really full. >> coming up, big news about a super bowl performer. >> and anderson cooper makes an offer to a member of our news team. >> coming at >> a local high school football team is

the usda said a pound of sliced bacon cost an average of $4.50 a nationwide.shows pretty clear with temperatures rising. it is 80 degrees at mount diablo. mt. tam is 86 degrees right now. it will translate down to the surface later on today expecting to perchers to be warm even at the beach will be 80s today. we'll have more on your forecast coming up. among new containment numbers coming in for this fire that is burning in riverside county. containment is move from 20% to 80%. even in the heat firefighters making great progress. four firefighters have been injured and a shed has lost along with several cars. authorities say the fire was likely starter by people doing target practice in the area. >> another look at the weather >> the temperature is already in the '80s and is only 945 in the morning. taking a live look at our mount tam kim is crystal clear conditions as he had outside the door. check out fairfield coming in at 71 degrees 73 out of the door and antioch upper 60s and north and south francisco. by 3:00 p.m. all the red on your screen does symboliz

remember in the middle of the drought, soybean prices coming down after the usda say the pace of harvestpicking up to it fastest pace in three decades or at least they began collecting this data. about 41% of the overall soybean harvest has been harvested. our -- down today. that winning streak coming to an end today. back to you. liz: i want to flip it over to nicole petallides. nicole: i am upset about some names that are moving here to the upside. you noted, when you show the dow jones industrial you had mark as the winner. it turns out truck stops are doing well. pfizer, eli lilly, community health systems. on a day where you see the downtown, you do have some names hitting some new highs. they are in the drug related sector. the bank index as well. the retailers are lower. some of these drugs stocks are showing some resilience. back to you. liz: general motors. it surely is interesting. the guy who shorted lehman brothers. david einhorn was that guy. he hammered them right into the ground. let me get you republican senator chuck grassley. demanding geithner come clean about the libo

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by the way, the usda showing that wholesale pork prices rose more than 3% just last week.e note because that's when the consumer starts to see those higher prices. and your worst performers down here today, wheat and soybeans. you saw an active trading pit just a few minutes ago, five out of the last six sessions wheat prices we have seen go down. there's been rainfall in the mid and, guess what? it's time to be planting those winter wheat crops, and can it's pretty good conditions, so prices have been going down. those are your biggest movers on the cme, back to you. ashley: the hogs are up, what i like to hear. sandra, thank you so much. let's shake it up with the team breaking down some of today ease biggest stories. rich edson, adam shapiro in new york, standing right next to me, and jeff flock is in elgin, illinois. rich, you've been all over ben bernanke's defense of qe3. i thought he had a lot of interesting things to say. break it down for us. >> reporter: really a point-by-point defense of all the criticism he's been getting over the years on quantitative easing a

conservative group judicial watch says the chant was part of a diversity workshop and the usda did notspute the chant, but that the sessions received, quote, positive feedback from employees across the department. judicial watch says the agency paid the workshop consultants at leasted $200,000 over the last two years, and finally, he's been in the the news a lot lately, but did you know that big bird is worth some big bucks? even more than mitt romney. the total assets of sesame workshop were just under 400 million dollars, 400 million dollars at the end of 2009 fiscal year, that's according to the publicly available tax forms. south carolina senator jim demint told the daily caller, sesame street is a multi-million dollar enterprise and cookie monster will eat just fine without taxpayers subsidies. the republican senate candidates burned by party leadership is hangening there. missouri congressman todd akin is trying to defeat clare mccaskill despite condemnation about rape and abortion. correspondent steve brown tells us where that race stands right now. >> this race is not over. i -

usda has banned him from cycling for life and ordered 14 years of his career results erased. >>> it wouldy register here but on the east coast people track about the so- called big earthquake. a 4.0 quake struck just west of portland, maine last night. some people thought it was an explosion. it was felt as far away as boston and connecticut. there is minor damage reported including a crack in a house. this is the second strongest quake in maine's history. experts say because of the east coast geology, the effect of quakes can be felt in areas 10 times the area of west quakes. >>> today is the anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake in northern california. there will be a press conference in union square to commemorate the deadly quake that happened in 1989 and also encourage participation in a drill tomorrow called the great california shake-out. >>> fda investigators raided the massachusetts company that's behind the deadly meningitis outbreak. officials say the compounding pharmacy steroid injections for back and neck pain were contaminated. 214 people have gotten sick. 15 people hav

usda has ordered 14 years of career results erased from the record books.o he announced he is stepping down from the live strong foundation a charity he started and raised millions for cancer. but big changes ahead. >>> in just 3 days people in most of santa clara county will change the way they dial. the new 669 area code. people who currently have the traditional 408 numbers will keep the area code but everyone in the region will have to dial 1-plus the area code before the 7 digit number on all calls. did you get that? >> you do. we got cell phones. we're used to it now. >> it's hard getting used to all the area codes. >>> 6:21. season saved. the new offer that could have the nhl players back on the ice next month. >> plus trouble in the water. oracle's catamaran capsizes in san francisco bay. what may have caused the accident. >> what's cool about your school? you can submit your number nation at our website, cbssf.com/coolschool. we may come out and feature school on the show so check it out. we'll be right back. ,, don't miss your chance to get sleep

sustainability festival for my previous book where i was giving a talk and the of the speaker was the usda expert on biofuels and she told me about all sorts of biofuels i have not heard of, filters and toxics in the soil and biofuels. either in the law and started researching and i said what about cannabis. she said best there is. magnitudes better than corn or slowly and i said but? don't you know? we are not even allowed to talk about it. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. conservative political pundit ann coulter presents her thoughts on race in america next on booktv. the author speaks at the four seasons hotel in los angeles for 15 minutes. [applause] >> thank you for bringing ancient history, elbow to elbow. that is the key as everyone knows. it is an honor to be here. trivial information. forget it when you are out the door. it is an honor to be here. having been an actor simon recovered actors who is now in my right mind and my left brain but having been there for a long time i appreciate the club and all the statement has done to create the first oasis

the usda will issue a new report on supply and demand on thursday.t could give us more room to know where these prices may be headed. right now, what we've seen, of course, over the last several months certainly keeping a floor here on how far grain prices may fall, even on a down day for commodities like today. back to you. >> sharon, thank you so much. >>> wholesale food costs have been skyrocketing. more than 8% last year. the biggest jump in about 30 years. looks like restaurants and customers in turn are paying the price here for higher costs on the whole sale level. restaurants big and small are a year into raising pricings. and in the aftermath of this summer's drought in the midwest, some are predicting the rising prices will get worse. who's the winners and losers in your portfolio? we'll tell you why kraft food should be on your buy list, and one says bob evans farm is one stock to avoid. thank you for joining us. steven, let me kick this off with you. you say price increases are going to continue and we'll see even more in 2013. who has be

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the usda reminds people to keep the doors of your fridge and your freezer closed. refrigerator will keep food safely and cold for only about four hours. a full freezer, on the other hand, is going to hold the temperature for about two days. a half a freezer only about one day. now, when it comes to your drinking water, folks with a well, you know you're going to lose water because your well pump won't work. but water authorities tell us, residents on public water will most likely not lose water in the storm. but if there's a catastrophic power failure, that would cause the public water loss, or if a water main breaks in your area, it could cause a particular neighborhood to lose water. fema does recommend filling up water bottles, just in case, rinse out the bottles you were going to recycle today, and fill them with water. you can also fill up your bathtubs. use the bathtub water for cleaning purposes only or flushing your toilet. the bottom line is, folks, you have safe drinking water now if you still have water, fill up the bathtub. it will be an insurance polic

de france champion of his medals in august. 11 forare former teammates testified against him, the usdaisticated and successful doping program the sport has ever seen. armstrong maintains he never cheated. back to greta. >> greta: republicans and comoaft democrats agree, president obama's debate performance has flopped. but that hasn't stopped him from giving advice to joe biden. >> what's your message to joe biden, about tomorrow night? >> well, i -- you know, i think joe needs to be joe. congressman ryan is... a smart and effective speaker. but his ideas are the wrong ones. and joe understands that. >> sean: so, should vice-president biden take his boss's advice? joining us, our political panel, michael crowley, bobcu sack john mccormick. michael, joe will be joe -- is that good advice? >> up to a point. there is good joe and bad joe. so joe needs to moderate his joe-ness. his strength is that i think he can come across as a little bit more of an every man than the president and he will go after paul ryan on the ryan plan and the budget that ryan and romney are running on, saying it f

. >> dba, the etf, last friday we had the usda come out and say that corn, wheat and soybean inventoriesreally low, lower than expected, now we have the drought over, the harvest coming in and we have an awful lot of demand coming. i think agriculture's the place to be, dba is the way to play. >> anyone see the articles about the pork shortage? >> yeah. bacon. >> well, apparently the farmers association calls it baloney. >> oh, come on. >> i'm serious. >> you trying to be funny? >> no, i'm quoting them. >> that joke's going to the dogs. >> there you go. >> bacon costs more money. it's not a shortage. >> then, that's the meat of it. >> coming up next hour on "mad money," cramer's seeing if now is the time to say yes to yahoo. and a read on the global economy from industrial real estate power house, plus getting set up for the fourth quarter coming at the top of the hour on "mad money." stay tuned. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in t

test of a few years ago for my previous book where i was giving a talk and the other speaker was the usda expert on biofuel. smart lady. she told me about all kind of biofuels that i haven't heard about. one starts with a jay, it filters toxics out of the soil. a great, great biofuel.

if you lose power, according to the usda, refrigerated foods should be face as long as power is out no longer than four hours. after that you should throw away perishable food above 40 degrees for more than two hours. we are talking about things like meat, eggs and leftovers. so throw those things out. you don't want to get sick. >> expensive but hard to do. >>> the forecast is changing by the minute. we will have another update towards the bottom of the hour. >>> also ahead, preventing lead poisoning, while health officials are seeing an increase in the number of children being diagnosed. sed. >> apple is still the leader in cool, but there is another horse in this race and with a number like 56 million, samsung is in the lead. i'm stuart boning, see you monday morning on the fox business network. >>> fox 5 morning news, the best thing first thing in the morning. one: the debt will grw from $16 trillion to $20 trillion. two: 20 million americans could lose their employer-based health care. three: taxes on the middle class will go up by $4,000. four: energy prices will continue to go u

as of friday the usda said a pound of sliced bacon will cost an average of $4.50. >> the boy scouts ofrica plan bringing suspected abusers to the attention of the police the abusers are named in the organization for version file is what they call them. the scouts have until--have said they have records to track pedophiles to keep those offenders out of their organization. arnold's originator is coming clean about his past in his autobiography titled total recall it hits the bookshelves today in a recent interview he admitted to multiple affairs while he was married to maria shriver. he did not specify how many affairs he had before schreiber filed for divorce in 2011 sorts never says see handled these affairs and other big moments by denying them. >> we will take a quick break still ahead on the kron for morning news alive look from the coast guard station were is still have rescue efforts underway as to fishermen have gone missing they fell from their boat kron 4 jackie sissel will have a live report in about two minutes welcome back is 5:30 a.m.. it's the mt. tam can it is very clear

people from usda, from the farm bureau, and it's indicative of the issue, because it touches many different industry sectors. it's nice to have you all here. thank you to everyone in the room and everyone watching on the web and on c-span. we are a 501 (c)(3) non-profit and are dedicated to improving lives in rural america. we're also dedicated to making sure all americans have a central telecommunications service. essential is the key word because that's a moving target over the past couple years. it changes rapidly. what people needed five years or 15 years ago is not what they need today. broadband has become an absolute crucial part of doing business in everyday life. i personally think a lot of local telecommunications providers around the world to a investing.in but there's a lot of uncertainty. if they cannot grow, there will be a broader gatt. we said we really need quantifiable research on this topic, to know exactly what we're looking at and what the challenges are. there's a lot of great opportunities out there. we produced two papers this year. the folks from the farm bank helpe

by appearing here wh usda alnt cnd e e and women who risk tear lives on a dale -- their lives on a daily basis by serve anything these high-risk areas. i also extendy cols faes twh l ri we injured during this tragic attack. following the death of ng-time ruler momar gadhafi, libya d its citizenentered rit sipe. ambassador stevens once described this period as, and i quote: a time of great excitement as the libyan people first experienced frdom, but next.fhghme ambassador stevens i think, obviously, was correct. ambassador knedyngs e le treti cod uxn to us the importance of the diplomatic mission in libya and the special post in benghazi? >> thank you muc s lu. ngs r o t revolution. there is, essentially, two major parts of libya, east and west. in order to help the libyans move forward, to help the nendrmu take advtage of their deattry, we all wish for any nation to have, we could not hupger down, we could not say out. as i mentioned earlier, the state department has to go into harm's way. if we're going to advance u. nati sitinste we go t a colloquialism, we have to go where the action

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. >>> this morning's usda crop report sparking a rally in grains after the report showed a drop in global inventories but is there still time for investors to cash in on these crops rally? here to weigh in, wade gordon, global market sector strategist at ubs. great to have you back it us. >> hi, lori. lori: in your analysis what strikes me the u.s. may run out of soybeans next year. why is that? >> that's correct. in answer to your first question, the answer is yes, there is it still time for people to get into this rally. effectively the united states is last provider of soybeans this year. we're waiting to the mercy of the latin american producers to come to market with beans. therefore there for u.s. soybeans are in strong demand. our suspicion in we export at an average pace we'll run out of beans come april, may next year. lori: when will we know if latin america can make up the gap and save us for those dependent on our soybeans? >> the weather is basically the mercy now in a sense we have a weakening el nino pattern which tends to mean in latin america we have less rainfall than mo