i mean, the usda comes up with lists of approved fruits and vegetables. they get really into the detai details. kids can't have more than a cup of peas a peak. it's up sord that someone is coming up with these rules when we should be trusting local school officials and local lunch ladies, there might be lunch men out there, but i think we should be trusting people on the local level rather than strengthening and increasing the power of the usd. >> power to the lunch lady. i want to get some tweets in here. >> we're going talk more about that in a minute. listen up mom and dad, playing with your food may have benefits. we'll talk about the innovative approaches to teach kids about nutrition . waj will share your comments right after the break. an america tonight special report. as states try to save money, are prisoners paying the price? >> what are you talking about, he's dead. >> an exclusive investigation into prison health care. >> from our headquarters in new york, here are the headlines this hour. >> al jazeera america is the only news channel that b

bloomberg try to remove food stamps from snap and he was rebuffed by the usda because the usda is inthe pocket of the food industry. several other states have applied and the usda has rebuffed them. but the question is why is the usda in charge anyway? that is like the fox in charge of the hen house. the usda sells food, it is hhs's job to keep us healthy. shouldn't this be an issue for them? not an fda issue. the efsa, the european food safety administration, could influence the court of public opinion to make sugar less appealing. cigarettes went from fashion to filthy habit in a few years when people got on board that there was a problem. the fda could revisit the nutrition labeling education act. instead of total contents, labeling should reflect the degree of processing of the food. so what was added and taken away because all food is inherently good. it is what we do to the food that is not. if we add something, that is a problem. if we take something away, that is a problem. tell us what you did to the food instead of what is in the carton. if we did that, breakfast cereal wou

. >> reporter: currently the usda inspects chicken plants just once a year. some only every other year. in response the usda has a new plan that will mean enhanced microbial testing, contamination prevention, and stronger food safety inspection. also today, consumer reports published alarming results from its own study. the test of 300 raw chicken breasts from around the country. >> 97% contained one of six bacteria that could be potentially harmful on them. but even more concerning than that was that half the samples we found had resistance to three or more antibiotic classes. >> reporter: the national chicken council says 99.9% of oh poultry is consumed safety but there are things you can do. regardless of where you buy chicken there are simple things you can do in the kitchen to keep you and your family safe. only handle chicken with a plastic bag to keep the juice away from your skin. don't rinse it under the water because that can cause splatter on kitchen counters. any knife or cutting board needs to be thoroughly washed after preparing chicken. to make

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

so $50 million hhs, $50 million usda. >> usda of course, the u.s. department of agriculture.se is the administration doing on mental health? obviously today's announcement just one piece of a much larger puzzle and $100 million in the scheme of things, not actually all that much money. >> right. at the federal level, i agree, and you know, part of this has been as you know, jake, has been a push overall coming out of the vice president's office looking at violence, gun violence specifically. this is part of that broader mission or broader push from the vice president's office. but with regard to mental health, you remember back in 2008, there was a mental health parity bill that was passed which basically says let's think of mental health on par with physical health, everything from your co-pays and deductibles to the fact you would classify mental health as an essential health service in the way you would classify physical health. that didn't really get teeth until just a few weeks ago, november of this year. so almost five years later is when they actually said okay, these

this is usda prime quality, the highest grade the usda has in america. this is wagyu beef.rbling difference. we are 12 grades above prime. is an older or younger? >> this was probably 18 months. takes aboutof wagyu 30 months to finish. >> how do you get it to be so luscious and fatty? i wrote the book "america's wagyu trail." it has been shrouded in secrecy for hundreds of years. we do not massage them. the guys on the farm drink the beer. it is about genetics, all- free, humanelys- raised. beme at a steakhouse might $50, at our restaurant in roanoke, indiana, we are trying $90 for a five ounce ribeye. in new york it would be double. >> what is the stomach for people to pay $90? >> we can't keep enough. >> there is a shortage of this. >> is it scalable? in americae beef achieves the usda quality of prime. exceeds theu quality of prime. when crossed with other breeds, we can completely change the quality equation of beef in america. >> d.c. whole foods market it's -- do you see whole foods more of thisng fancy beef? >> i think it will revolutionize the quality of beef in ame

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now the usda is changing the way it handles the outbreaks. they describe the moves as baby steps. >>> let's get the latest on the weather from doug. you didn't need your mittens today. >> you are not going to need them for awhile. we are talking very warm numbers. temperatures outside right now, 55. down to the south, dallas 74 degrees. new orleans, 73. l of that warmer air, it's moving our way. i'll show you how warm we are going to be, coming up in just a minute. >>> congressman who admitted trying to biko cane in dupont circle is out of rehab and holding a news conference in a few minutes. he pleaded guilty in d.c. superior court last month to a misdemeanor charge and sentenced to a year's probation from agreeing to biko cane from an under cover agent. >>> hacking scandal extended to prince william. they heard messages left back in 2006 when they were dating. in one, william calls her babykins. the owner of news of the world, rupert murdock closed down the paper. >>> a disturbing incident in vatican city. the police are trying to figure ou

the usda handles the research in animals, cdc handles education. >> bottom line, we go to the supermarket and pay the extra money for organic? >> yes. they are banning penicillin and tetracycline. you need to have a prescription before you give these antibiotics. we have a long way to go, but it's a great start. >> very interesting. thank you. >> a few bucks more, you can look at it, but worth it. >>> coming up, our doctors will tell us how some other minor changes in your diet can help with a painful condition that affects millions of americans. sunday housecall on your health when we come back. test. >>> back now to "sunday housecall." there are painful sores that can october dmur tlining of your stomach. you may be able to get relief from gastric ulcers by making a few changes in your diet. dr. siegel, what's the difference between a gastric ulcer and something else? how do i prevent it? >> peptic ulcer disease, it affects the stomach and the upper part of the small intestine called the duodenum. most are the second part, the small intestine. today we're talking about the stop mack. th

the usda is handling research, the cdc handles education -- >> you're saying going to the supermarket, pay the extra money for organic. >> they're banning penicillin and tetracycline, and you need to get a prescription. a long way to go, but a great start. >> a few bucks more, you look at it but maybe it's worth it. >>> coming up, the doctors will tell us how some other minor changes in your diet can help with a painful condition that affects millions of americans. "sunday housecall" on your health when we come back. >>> and back now with "sunday housecall." you know, there are painful sores that can occur on the lining of your stomach, but as it turns occupant, you may be able to get relief fromgastic ulcers from making a few changes in your diet. first, what's the difference between a gastric ulcer and something else, and how do i prevent it? >> it's called a peptic ulcer. tufects two parts of the body, the stomach and the upper part of the small intestament. today, we're talking about the stomach. the thing that worries me about the stomach is people on nonsteroidals like aspirin,

at the same time, pew research looked into recent salmonella outbreaks and claims the usda lacks authority to shut down processing plants. so what's changing? well, this month the usda announced tougher testing for salmonella in chicken and will establish a national standard for the first time for acceptable levels. and the fda plans to phase out antibiotics used in livestock and less animals are sick. meantime, robobank predicts a great 2014 due to lower feed costs and higher prices for beef and pork. but "consumer reports" says 48 million people get sick from salmonella every year and, quote, more deaths were attributed to poultry than to any other commodity. ty, nothing kills bacteria, though, like heat. just took that bird. >> just got to cook it thoroughly. >> you got it. >> sara over there enjoying some chicken. you may want to reconsider that. >> reheat that in the microwave. >> there she is. a little mooshoo chicken. thanks, jane. mary thompson's report about target's credit card breach, that's not all. a "crime & punishment" story of stolen identity straight out of hollywood. a fa

that would force the usda to buy dairy product at nearly double current market prices. consumers could see their wallets milked for up to $8 for a gallon of milk. try that one on for size. apple and china mobile signed a deal to carry iphones on the chinese carrier's network. it gives apple access to the 700 million subscribers and gives apple a major potential for increase in iphone sales. brian. >> i'm blushing on this one. why you are looking at me? microsoft might be looking into the technology for a smart bra. >> yeah. you heard of smart watches, smart glasses, but now microsoft is taking wearable tech to new extremes with that start bmart in the works. it would use sensors to track skin sensitivity and when she is at risk of emotional eating. i am reading that they tried to develop a wearable sort of underwear for men but it was too far from the heart. >> seinfeld, the bro. of course. everyone needs a little support. thank you, kayla. we'll see you soon. other news to get to before i lose it. norman rockwell painting just set a new record. saving grace. sold yeste

help set up more resources, to help hire more health care professionals. 50 million is coming from usdaunited states department of agriculture, interestingly because they wanted to focus on rural areas in particular and set up telemedicine so people who do not have access to hospitals could still get telemedicine via technology to get some support. but it's a small amount. we talk about parity, don, in this country. meaning putting things on par with one another. and putting physical health and mental health on par. that is obviously a very important step. but unless you have the resources, unless you have the doctors that can see you, mental health professionals, beds that are available if someone needs an inpatient hospitalization, parity doesn't take on as much meaning. i think that's in part what the vice president's trying to address. there's also a lot more money towards research in the mental illness in the future as well. >> we hear about people being turned away because there are no beds and they go out and do violent acts. there was a state congressman that happened to very re

usda is edna would be made with the situation and that the new baby i'm a tourist in many inexperienced and have any shadow away game in approaching the use of the holes to action. that was middle east analysts are often painted. the senate foreign relations committee is considering new bill that could have wide ranging implications for u s foreign assistance. the quarter that sits stays in business meeting agenda for the senate foreign relations committee and read at the top the list is something called the egypt assistance reform act of twenty thirty. officials within the white house have been working with the senate committee to get this bill pass which could loosen restrictions on us aid to countries experiencing a military coup. according to section seven zero zero eight at the twenty twelve state department and foreign operations appropriations law none of the funds appropriated shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the government of any country it was duly elected head of government is deposed by a military coup d'etat. this law. complicated things.

quality, theprime highest grade usda has in america. this is wagyu beef.an see the marble indifference. the japanese have 12 grades above prime. >> is this an older piece of beef, younger? >> this was maybe 18 months. wagyu takes about 30 months to finish. lots of armor that you massage the cow, you feed them beer. what is true, how do you get it to be so luscious and fatty? book,t is why i wrote the "america's wagyu trail." ofre are a lot misconceptions about this breed. it has been shrouded in secrecy for years. we do not massage them. the guys on the farm drink the beer. genetics,ly about all, stress-free humanely raised. >> what is the cost differential? that stake at a steakhouse might be 50 books. our restaurant in roanoke, indiana, population 1700, we are charging $90 for a five ounce ribeye. in new york, double. >> is it scalable? >> one percent of beef in america achieves prime quality. one percent of wagyu exceeds 100% of prime. breeds,ssed with other basically we can completely change the quality equation of beef in america. foods andsee whole o

about things like a box of cereal it might he have very small input and in fact this comes from the usda. when you buy packaged goods like a box of cornflakes only 15 to 20 cents of every dollar goes to that raw commodities so any thoughts on where the rest of the money goes? advertising, packaging, processing, labor, real estate, fuel. all very important inputs that go into this. when you get down to it you spend more on packaging than you do on the raw commodities in your box of cornflakes, something to think about. secret number five. although i don't personally take a stance on whether the commodities market is good or bad, there are people who want to cut the middleman out together -- altogether and opt out of buying commodity foods. and again if you want to the secret is out there, you can. buy direct from your green market, buy direct from farmers, worked with small artisans. there a lot of things you can do to cut the middlemen out of the prices. join the csa. again that's only if you want to opt out of buying commodities. the option is there if you want it. with that i am happy

. >> the usda announced a new emergency response frame work to battle citrus greening. they've contributed $250,000 worth of research already like that at florida laboratorying, stem grafting to produce the resistant tree. >> we have the advanced material of our breeding program. the new varieties of oranges, new varieties of root stock. these are the mother trees. >> the florida orange harvest that's just beginning is projected to be the smallest in the past 24 years. since greening disease first showed up, florida citrus has lost $5 billion in sale, 8,000 agriculture jobs and the threat of losing the orange forever is on the horizon. >> thank you. nearly one year ago 20 students and six educators died in the new town school massacre. now the news media are divided over how to handle the remembrances. the host of fox's media buzz howard curt takes a look. >> the band wag gone staon sayi. >> they're trying to remember that day in private. as you know channel 3 eyewitness news has already made the decision to respect the wishes and stay out of newtown. usa and others mad

as far as the industry and the industries' political arm will step in and do something or the usda will take notice or congress will take notice we'll have to see. >> gary interesting piece thank you for joining us and talking about it. >> thanks for having me. >> while american films declare no animals were harmed. one organization can say with pride that animals were saved from harm. the rescue of lions in a traveling circus in bolivia is the focus after a documentary. >> it's like a human being being forced to live in their bathroom for their lives. giving them something to do a bit of fun and something to play with. joining me now to talk about the film january kramer and the president of animal defenders international which works globally for the protection of animals and bob barker the leg legendary animal rights activist. he financed the rescue of these lions featured in the film. january jan i want to start wit. your organization has lobbied across the world to get laws passed banning circle animals. you managed to do it in bolivia. the first country to do if. t. o it. two years

. >>> the usda says they need to be tougher and salmonella is inside the processing, it is nearly 400 people which have gotten sick in about half the states and few charitable states issued a report saying current policies regarding chicken have to be changed. the salmonella brand chicken has 7 detective strains which are particularly toxics and they are at double the rates expected. previous break happened last year and it made 134 people sick in 13 states and all of this comes after they are revamping as they caused cramps sometimes nausea and vomiting. when more than 500 people get sick from something that meets federal safety standards, it's clear they are not promoting public health and they estimate it is causing more than 4 million health born illnesses at $11 billion and of those, they are linked to people who eat contaminated chicken. live in walnut creek, tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> they are getting rid of the sports blackout rule. they are considering a change and this will have a big impact on tell advising pro-football games and they are making comments

and usda work together. with that large lobby pushing to not regulate the industry, it ha a lot to do with it. because there are so many resistant organisms, we know this is something that had to happen. >> how depend did farmers become on the use of antibiotics? >> very dependent. we use the antibiotics on farms, to make sure sick animals get healthy. the overuse makes the animals bigger. that is what farmers use it for. when you make the animals bigger, it's more marketable so you can sell more and yours is better. it's for the animals to get bigger, not to treat any ilpossess, that is the problem. >> doctor, the new regulations say the drug should be used only when medically necessary. is that a murky grey line allowing for accuse. >> yes, it is. things must be regulated. they don't have enough, let alone who is using antibiotics to make the cows and chicken bigger. when someone is out there with some diseases that team walk about, flesh-eating bacteria, they used to be treated with penicillin 15-20 years

all of this comes as the usda is revamping how it deals with salmonella. our reporter is trying to get more information in washington, d.c. to try to get her take on why she felt compelled to write this report. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police in east palo alto are searching for a driver who hit a man in a crosswalk and then took off. it happened last night just after 6:30 on university avenue and running mead street. police say the man suffered broken bones and a possible head injuries. they are asking anyone who saw the crash to call them. >>> vallejo is taking another step to remove blight in the city. the neighborhood law program first targeted abandons homes and squatters. now the city has sent letters notifying hotels to clean up, cracking down on drunkenness and prospy -- prostitution. >>> some runners and people near christie field say that area is too dangerous. they say the paving work made the surface smoother. >>> 7:09. the california public utilities commission meets today about the future of a controversial pipeline in san carlo

connor, i appreciate working with you at the usda on issues and appreciate the work you have done. experience, iyour know you have been working on a four years. ag why is that so difficult and important to have this as part of the broader bill? why did the easiest part? -- isit the easiest part it the easiest part? -- it is not a realization that has come about in the last few months. we knew we had a problem for a very, very long time. we worked with senator feinstein on solving just agricultural problems for a very, very long time as well. i would say that history suggests that did not work. the agricultural problem in enough itself probably was not going to produce successful legislation. being a part of this comprehensive of effort on our negotiations have been very limited to the agricultural peace. we appreciate the fact that it is part of the broader package. there seems to be some momentum to get something done in this year. we have been talking and proposing solutions and in some cases, producing legislation for a very, very long time. this is been a problem for a long tim

first report examined two recent salmonella outbreaks linked to foster farms chicken and found the usda lacks the the public. the second report says 300 store bought chicken breasts and found bacteria in almost every one. both tests call for increased government oversight in the poultry industry. >>> whole foods market says it will stop selling chobani to make way for brands free of genetically modified organisms. some have complained that they produce milk from cows field with gmo animal food. they say such foods are safe, but whole foods says it plans to sell more non-gmo enriched yogurt. >>> wall street played a strange trick wednesday. everyone's convinced news of the fed slowdown would hurt prices and the opposite happened. >> wall street's hard to figure out on the best of days. the federal open markets committee announces it will start slowing or tapering the amount of money it injects into the american economy and wall street heard the good news part of that. the recovery part. sent the dow more than 300 points hire. ben bernanke said the fed would hold interest rates at near ze

by a essential arrangement with the usda. >> the cdc says the strains at the universities are differenteven -- i guess more alarming because doctors have to figure out where it came from and how to treat the strains. by the way, all the strains include similar type of symptoms, headache, muscle aches, fever, similar to a flu but can include the telltale sign is stiff neck and purple rash. if you have the last two ones, you have to get to the emergency room. >> if you have the flu and a bad stiff neck it may not just be the flu. that's the key one. >> right. >>> former vice president dick cheney is speaking out about the growing feud between his daughters. liz cheney, candidate in wyoming, made comments indicating she supports what she calls the traditional definition of marriage. that drew condemnation from cheney's sister mary and her wife, who responded on facebook. the former vice president said he was caught offguard. >> we were surprised when there was an attack launched against liz on facebook. wished it hadn't happened. do believe we've lived with the situation and dealt with it

connor, i appreciate working with you at the usda and appreciate the work you have done. n your experience, paid it for ears now. why is it difficult, why is it important to have the broader bill. why is it easier to have the least package or at possible. i know that you've been working on this. why hasn't it been possible to on its own? >> well, senator, you are bsolutely correct in that agriculture has -- this has not a realization that has come about in the last few months. we have known we have a problem for a very, very long time. worked know, we have with senator finestein on solving just agricultural's very, very long time as well. and i would just say that -- ory suggests that that that that didn't work. that, you know, that the problem in and of itself probably was not going to successful legislation. so, you know, being a part of this comprehensive effort, our negotiations have been very, very limited to just the agricultural piece. appreciate the fact that it's part of the broader package. there seems to be some momentum get something done this year talking and

the usda says lee brothers is recalling 16-ounce packages of pork sausage.se with produced on february 11th with the identifying code 042p. there's also a recall on pork and chicken sausages packaged february 12th with the code 043pc. >>> some people call it a san francisco institution, but this christmas will be surplus store's last one. it's been in the mid market neighborhood for decades and as our linda ye shows us, it's not the merchandise customers will miss the most. >> 28.24, please. >> i'm shocked, very shocked. >> 75 years, man. >> it's devastating for the whole community of san francisco. >> after 75 years, one of the oldest family-run businesses in san francisco is saying good-bye. >> so i have a lot of nice customers here. kaplan's. >> kaplan's surplus and sporting goods carries everything. the regulars are lifelong customers. >> school clothes, school shoes, parkas, long johns, everything. >> even worker christian muller says he got his first shoes here as a baby. in the spirit of full disclosure, i have to admit as a teenager, i came to kaplan

. $50 million is also coming from the usda, u.s. department of agriculture.them being involved in something like this but they want to focus more on rural areas, areas traditionally even more underserved with this idea that mental health professionals in areas where there's a higher concentration of them can better serve rural areas. so that's sort of the gist of the announcement. again, as you mentioned, coming around the anniversary of newtown. part of a larger push surrounding violence overall in our society. >> yeah, as you know, mental health issues covers a lot of ground in the united states. this would be a shift in the way mental health issues are viewed, but tell us a little bit more about that. >> yeah, you know, i think with regard to mental health, you know, we have been talking about this idea of parody, meaning putting it on par, if you will, with physical health problems for some time. as you may remember, wolf, you and i talked a few weeks ago. department of health and human services sort of decided to enforce existing parody laws from 2008 sa

under that law, the government, the usda would have to step into the market, buy big amounts of milk, butter and cheese at about twice the going rate. of course, producers of these products want to sell it to the government at twice the money. so that will lead to shortages in the supermarket eventually not immediately but eventually the prices of things like a gallon of milk could go beyond $7 and cheese, yogurt would be affected and other commodities affected eventually. >> you all the stuff i like. where doll things stand right now? is this a liberal, conservative, democratic, republican battle or a battle between farm states and agricultural states, nonagricultural states? there are a lot of issues in that farm bill folks don't necessarily understand are part of the farm bill. >> certainly. it's all of those bottles wrapped into one. i've talk the to the staff of these negotiators. they're getting closer and don't believe they're going to etch reach a deal now. they have a few days before the house and people begin to leave for the holiday break, but the hope is that they'll reach

usda is ordering lee brothers food service of san jose to recall some of its 16 ounce pack onlies ofts brand called lee's sandwiches. the items in question are the pork sausages produced on february 11th with the identity code 042p. also the pork and chicken sausages produced on february 12th with the code 043pc. >>> the earthquake stadium going up just a few miles from the 49 rs stadium. today a milestone for the quakes' new home. the steel structure for the 18,000-seat complex is moving along. this will take three months to get the entire structure to take shape. the site near san jose airport. the stadium is set to open at the beginning of the 2015 season. >>> a south bay charity that provides christmas gifts to thousands of needy children put out a desperate call for help and the community answered. as of yesterday, sacred heart community center in san jose was about 7,000 toys short of its goal. now within the last 24 hours, a lot of people chipped in. donating more than 6,000 toys. they're almost at their goal of 7,000. one woman told us without sacred heart, her three children

district court appointments or who's going to be the under secretary of the deputy of something in the usda. it is what's going to happen next when that president has that short a period of time to leave a lasting imprint on this great country, and they can't pass the opportunity. and so all of a sudden the precedent is set and you're off to the races. now, some may be saying, you know what, mike, if that ever happens, i'm going to call my united states senator who is in the minority, whether republican or democrat, and i am going to chew on them upside -- up one side and down the other side. i am going to point out to them that if they don't do something about this, that i'll run against them. or i'll find somebody to run against them because this can't happen to our country because supreme court appointments, you can't get rid of them once they're there unless it's some kind of impeachment process. this is a lifetime appointment. once done, it is over. and you know what that minority member will say to all those calls and they will come in by the hundreds, the thousands, if not the tens o

connor, i appreciate working with you at the usda on issues and appreciate the work you have done. let me say in your experience, i know you have been working on a solution for ag for years. why is that so difficult and important to have this as part of the broader bill? why is it the easiest part? -- why is it easier as part of a comprehensive package? why hasn't it been possible to achieve on its own? senator, you are correct in that agriculture agriculture -- it is not a realization that has come about in the last few months. we have known we had a problem for a very, very long time. we worked with senator feinstein on solving just agricultural problems for a very, very long time as well. i would say that history suggests that did not work. that the agricultural problem in and of itself probably was not going to produce successful legislation. being a part of this comprehensive effort. our negotiations have been very limited to the agricultural piece. we appreciate the fact that it is part of the broader package. there seems to be some momentum to get something done in this year

and et ceteit's on the usda, un states department of agriculture website says s.n.a.p.enefits can be used only for food. it specifically says alcohol and tobacco are not prohibited. and i'm pretty sure drug dealers don't seem to be taking any debit cards as of late, but we would have to ask rush about that. billo said that he's also worried we are creating a society of dependency. >> my parents didn't make a lot of money, and they were able to put food on the table. and i'm just seeing a system now that creates dependence. all right, now let's go over to the dependence question. >> ready for some egg nog yet? it's the holiday season. bill, people on food stamps don't want to be there. do you know people who do? no one wants to live off the bear minimum. but there is a support system in this country that is very important to the stability of society. earlier today, president obama slammed the idea of dependency, and stuck up for the hard-working people on government assistance with low wages. >> these programs are not typically hammocks for people to just lie back and re

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. >> so a producer has a choice of buying it and selling it to me, usda, or selling it to the normalssor. obviously if they're gets twice the price, they'll set it to the u suismt da. that will lead to shortages. >> reporter: shoppers weren't happy. >> i think it's horrible, especially as a mom with a family. i think milk is something that most people have always thought as something essential to have in their fridge. >> reporter: prices for products made with milk would also go up. >> i would still buy milk and cheeses, but probably half as much. >> reporter: his message to congress? >> get your act together and don't increase these prices. >> reporter: with just a few weeks to go, lawmakers are still trying to reach agreements on issues like food stamps and crop insurance. they said if a framework is reached by january, the price spikes could be avoided. athena jones, cnn, washington. >>> was he signing or faking it? the shocking claims about the man who was supposed to be interpreting for the death at nelson mandela's memorial. >>> plus new drama for the washington redskins, a sta

a new study says the usda is not doing enough to protect consumers from salmonella.id a national outbreak. some 400 people in 23 states have been sickened with the bacteria. so, are americans at risk and what should the government do about it? joining us is assist and the professor of nyu medical center. i think this is shocking to people that in the midst of this outbre outbreak, they are saying the usda is not doing enough. >> we have to remember, total decontamination, not having any bacteria in our poultry may be too lofty a goal. the question is how do we prevent people from getting sick from it. you can have contaminated poultry and decontaminate it. the government needs to work on prevention. don't let the chickens get the bacteria in the first place. >> why are you saying it's near impossible? "the new york times" is saying in sweden they don't have this contamination issue. >> yes. the thing is -- >> when it gets to the consumer. >> you're still drawing the same distinction between having contaminated birds versus contaminated birds that aren could assumed.

>> we had the usda coming out with a global report today. if farmers are selling it -- >> they are according it, one of the two. corn is like bitcoin. we scoured the papers to bring you a front page. >> corn is for real. >> you can eat corn. >> corn is a currency. >> five years after the financial crisis, regulators taking a landmark step to rein in wall street banks. five agencies signing off on the vocal role, the effort to ban prop trading. we know jpmorgan, goldman sachs, and the others have been contesting this. the lobbying seems to have paid off. it curbs some type of trading while largely freeing the ceo's of personal responsibility. >> it seems like the rule is relatively broad, provided traders are not paid like prop traders but how would you police that an enforced that the new will be responsible? >> the other thing for me as we begin 2014, is this is just the first step of many other changes, particularly the mystery of what dodd-frank will do to the same industry. >> as you mentioned, the enforcement, it will take years before

we have a big usda report this morning, as a matter of fact, and the projections are that we're goinghave a lot more grain left over at the end of the marketing year, which ends at the end of august in 2014. so everything here is kind of negative right now. we're looking at much bigger supplies, we're looking at better yields, better production in the united states. so the corn market and the wheat market here in particular have been trending lower. the soybean market holding up better. but all in all, it's safe to say that the green markets in the u.s. have been in kind of a bear trend here for the last year or so, really. >> how is ethanol going to play into this? are they going to make more or less ethanol from u.s. corn? >> well, ethanol is a big chunk of our demand base for corn here in the united states. and it's interesting, there's been a lot of news out recently. the epa here in the united states, which essentially controls this type of thing, proposed some new regulations. essentially what they want to do is reduce the amount of ethanol that's required to be blended into the

market movers, global stocks expected to come in at 1 eighty million metrics, that would be up from the usdaorecast, if you get bigger than expected numbers you can see the price continue to plunge. the risk of damage to the u.s. soybean crop has been a big concern. a lot of traders here saying what they are hearing is damage from cold snowy weather is limited right now so we are close to get these reports on grains today at noon eastern of a glut of supply in the grain market. we farmers continue to harvest record crops and that is affecting a lot of companies that you and i know, dominos, pinero bread, restaurant chains have been very vocal that the drop in green prices helps boost the bottom line and 3 decrease costs, see real costs reported from the united nations are down 24% over the past year. that is having a big impact globally as well and here is that you to date change going into the forecast. corn prices down 40%, week 23%, these grains have been on the plunge. this crop report will be key for these traders to watch. corn, wheat and soybeans affect a lot of things every day. we w

usda granted his reindeer access to american air space. so, yea!has already delivered 1 billion gifts. what about you? indra petersons is in new york. if you don't have flying reindeer, will it be tough out there? >> this is one time i actually have good news. hardest weather we've had to deal with was over the weekend. you can see the remnants of the storm that caused all that trouble for everyone that tried to leave early is making its way offshore. yea for the procrastinators. little bit of a wave over the lakes and alberta clipper, fast-moving system is moving through. this is the good stuff, the thing that will bring people a white christmas. maybe some snow off the lakes here. and a good amount south of buffalo. you could see as much as six inches. overall not the big system. it's enough. in new york city, crossing our fingers we may get a bit of dusting of snow today and overnight. as far as the bigger one, what most people will be looking at, here is the clipper. we're watching it right now. notice midnight mass, east coast time, in chicago

connor, i appreciate working with you at the usda on issues and appreciate the work you have done.let me say in your experience, i know you have been working on a solution for ag four years. why is that so difficult and important to have this as part of the broader bill? why is it the easiest part? >> agriculture -- it is not a realization that has come about in the last few months. we have known that we have a problem for a long time. we have been working with senator feinstein on solving agriculture's problems for a long time. history suggests that didn't work. problem error cultural in another itself -- agricultural problem in and of itself was not going to work. we appreciate that, as part of the broader package, there seems to be momentum to get something done this year. we have been talking and andosing solutions proposing legislation for a very long time because this is been a problem for a long time. we believe 2013 reflects what i've described many as the best chance in a generation to stop talking about it and finally fix it. >> can you go on with that? if we fail to reac

regulations are so broad that they essentially are unenforceable and those comments came from the usda employees who administer the program. the report illustrated that one farming entity had 22 total members of which 16 were deemed -- quote -- "contributing actively personal management only to the farm." what does "active personal management only" mean? that means they are becoming eligible for farm programs because one of the eight overly broad and unenforceable eligibility requirements that currently exist. more sumly put, they likely aren't doing any labor and are nothing more than a participant on paper to allow theent toy get more -- to allow the entity to get more government payments. our nation has over a $17 trillion debt. we cannot afford to simply look the other way and let the people abuse the farm safety net. i am i mentioned earlier how we need to assess some of the challenging areas of farm policy as we look to pass a five-year farm bill and some tough decisions need to be made. however, my reforms to payment limits do not pose a tough decision. they are common sense. th

of components of the program that, you know, sba has implemented, that the u, da has implemented -- usda has impresented. at treasury we have three different pieces of that legislation. one was a small business lending fund. this was a program that invested $4 billion in community banks. these are the banks that do the lion's share or an outsized portion of the share of the lending to small and microbusinesses. because of that $4 billion investment in 332 institutions across the country, community banks and cdfi loan funds or community development loan funds, we are seeing positive returns for the taxpayer. so this is at no cost to the taxpayer, and we're also seeing that lending has increased by more than $10 billion. so you take that $4 billion investment, as a result the institutions have invested -- have loaned more than $10 million above and beyond the lending that they were doing beforehand. but that actually turns into around 41,000 new loans to small businesses. it also means that of those loans i think we're somewhere around 65-70% of those loans were below $100,000. so these ar

the usda has never approved any genetically modified fish. those foods are ok.how would you know if a are not labeled? thank you so much for raising all of those issues and making that point. from new york, democrats' line. caller: i am a new york city resident. we were embroiled in this high sodaose corn syrup drinking by our young people. while in ireland with our two grandchildren years ago, i noticed a can of coke i was drinking from. i looked at the label and found highit had sugar in it, no fructose corn syrup. do the europeans know something that we do not know? the difference between the high fructose corn syrup and sucrose from a biochemical standpoint, there is no difference. high fructose corn syrup is fructose and glucose roughly half and half. is fructose and glucose. the main difference is the price. the price of high fructose corn syrup in the united states, historically, has been much lower than the price of tabled sugar. the soda companies switched to high fructose corn syrup in the 1980s. corn is being grown for ethanol. the price of high fruct