and i think the usda is supporting that as we go forward. new jersey, we were there and some beautiful farmland there. we were on a vegetable spinach harvesting farm there and watched the processing as well as the harvesting and it was first-class. >> good. and i know actually i went to rutgers university which was then called, i went to the college of agriculture and environmental science and now it's the college of acting environmental and biological sciences but the land-grant programs, i know that you know about them and just have to research as well. could you just get a small overview of how that's going ? >> that's probably a good news story with the collaboration of usda and our agriculture research services. the collaboration between the scientists there and the scientists in our land-grant universities cornell and rutgers included across the country. i believe that is the reason we are definitive on exports today because we can produce more than we can consume. for the last 70 years we've had the basic research, the applied researc

i think the usda is supporting that. as we go forward. new jersey, we were there, and beautiful farmland there. we had a vegetable spinach harvesting farm there. it was first class. >> good. i actually went to rutgers university. which was then called the college of agriculture and environmental science. the land grant program, i know that you know about them. just agriculture research as well. could you give us more overview of how that is going? >> that is a good news story. with the collaboration of udsa and her agriculture research services. the collaboration between the scientists there and the scientists in our land-grant university. cornell and others included across the country. i truly believe that is the reason we are dependent upon exports today. because we can produce more than we can consume. for the last 70 years we have had the basic research and the applied research, and the delivery system of that information through the extension service. this all comes from land grants. we worked hand in glove. we work through nafta to

with that, i want to introduce usda's chief economist dr. robert johanson, rob >>> i want to welcome you again to this 95th outlook forum. we really have a great program for you as can you tell by looking through your programs. the theme this year is growing locally, selling globally as the deputy secretary mentioned. and as in previous years, we'll take time to improving productivity in expanding markets. this year we are going to cuss closely on the tremendous potential for enhancing productivity, improving nutritional value and fighting plant and animal diseases. before i continue i just want to take a quick minute to thank the usda team for pulling together the outlook this year. we didn't have a lot of time to get all of our estimates together that we normally would as well as logistics for today. so, again, we're really happy to have you here, i'm thankful for the dedicated team at usda for managing to make everything come together today and looking forward to the discussion in a second with the sects about the new usmca agreement. wel

i will -- working closely with sonny perdue and the usda to go to the global prosperity order you put in place. i can to you one thing that many people know about this, how we move in when there is a natural disaster. i want to thank you for letting me go with you to houston and puerto rico and my hometown of -- in north carolina where i saw firsthand what it is like when the commander-in-chief is on the ground and the folks know that you are attending to them. i want to thank you again for serving, it has been an honor and privilege, and i want to thank my great team at sba because they are also -- awesom e. pres. trump: i witnessed firsthand during the hurricanes, and tornadoes, we had vicious ones, we just left alabama and i watched linda and her people help people who needed help quickly and you have been outstanding. we are very, very thrilled at the job you have done. we are staying together. very importantly, we are staying together and will be announcing the next administrator in the near future. we pretty much know who that will be. we will be putting it out there soon. ok? >

according to data from usda, we have more families accepting snap dollars today than we had at the height of the financial crisis of 2008. despite major economic gains and today's record low unemployment, too many states are allowing people to opt out of work, leaving employers to spend valuable resources searching for men and women to fill our many vacant jobs. y requiring able-bodied adults to participate 20 hours a week or be in educational programs, we will make sure they are finding a way back to the workforce and long-term self-sufficiency. this nation's economy is the strong it's been in my professional lifetime. we must continue to encourage individuals to become self-sufficient and find new employment opportunities. for too long too many states have bypassed the rules and allow able-bodied adults to neglect job training and educational opportunities. employers across the country have good-paying jobs that can help individuals move out of poverty and regain their independence and integrity. it's time we restore snap to its intended purpose, help men and women above back to the wor

developed a pilot program for our vets and we've been working really closely with sonny purdue and usda to go out to the worldwide prosperity order that you put in place. not many people know about s.b.a. is how we move in when there's a natural disaster and i want to thank you for letting me go to houston and puerto rico and my hometown of new burn, north carolina and i got to see first hand what it's like when the commander in chief is on the ground and the folks know that you're attending to them so i want to thank you again for serving. it's been an honor and a privilege and thank my great team at s.b.a. because they are awesome. president trump: thank you very much. i do have to say that i witnessesed first a hand during the hurricanes, because we had numerous hurricanes and they were big and tornadoes. we had some vicious ones that we just left. alabama and i've watched linda and her people, the great job they've done helping people that really needed help and they needed it quickly and you have just been outstanding. we're very, very thrilled at the great job you've done and it's

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it is below one dollar per pound nearing $.90. , the usda sees inventories of 24% this year.nd let the sunshine in. u.s. solar installation set to rebound this year. would max says annual installations could reach highs as people pile in before tax credits expire. opec says no way to nopec, pushing back on legislation in congress that would allow the u.s. to sue cartels. the secretary of energy perry about his relationship. >> i think we have a very workable relationship with the membership with opec. get confused about the political side versus the production side. we might not always have the same interest in mind. alix: joining me now is rachel adams heard. on the ground, what was the talk between opec in the u.s. this year? rachel: they met on monday for dinner, the third time they have done that. those conversations seemed to be high-level, obviously if you're meeting with top competitors, you are not going to get into the dirty details. that we heard from the diamondbacks ceo travis dice. the occidental ceo. it sounded like they had a good conversation with the doctor u

the usda inspection mark reads estp dash 7345. butterball says the products were packaged nine months ago. there's concern that some may still have it in their freezers. you can toss it out or return it to the store. >>> several state lawmakers relaunching a push for rent corolla cross california. they joined legislators to promote a new bill. it would loosen the current law for imposing rent control on opponents -- built in 1995. voters rejected a similar plan in november. the new measure would allow them to place rent control on buildings ten years or older. >>> oakland is becoming the guinea pig for lime. they're rolling out the technological in the city. >> it has several new features including bigger wheels and three forms of breaking. i am ajts provided by lime. one of the most important features is a new -- board display. it will show you remaining battery life and speed. ride it will tell them when they're in a no parking zone or riding on the sidewalk. is that person on the street? >> you're not supposed to ride on the si

the zoo spokesperson says this meets usda guidelines and is actually farther away than arms reach. although this only happened a day ago, many new goers already knew about this incident. >> it is a wildcat, it is a large predator, if you put something in front of it, he feels threatened, it will attack. >> at his couldn't believe it, because i don't know, why this happens, it's a reminder to everyone that the barriers are put in place for a reason. be that this female jaguar is not available for viewing at the wild life world zoo, just to smell partner. josh mike just it's male partner. >> the animal will not be euthanized or punished for the attack. >>> a quick glance at some rainfall numbers from today, that is 24 hours, over an inch of rain, 2.25 in richmond, fremont had over half-inch of rain and if you got under one of those cells, you know what it was, you see the spinner coming down the coast and as it goes south, it is taking the ink women's mother or the inclement weather with its. i would to show the lightning std, so right and there, watch that's well- developed, that's

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. >> reporter: unable to use a product using the usda's standard for human food, they kept cooking and began researching. they found stories linking cancers in pets to food. companies focused on cost efficiency and products meeting only bare minimum standards. >> nothing commercial was going to be fed to my dog ever again >> reporter: dogs need what's known as a complete and balanced diet, with more vitamins and nutrients than they get from human food alone so padulsky and regev created a mix and tested samples at a lab until they got the farmer's dog. launching in late summer, 2014, it's frozen and shipped to arrive days after it's cooked. >> this one's turkey, broccoli, parsnips, carrots, and then the vitamin and mineral mix. >> reporter: it's human grade with no preservatives, and yes, they've both eaten it. >> somebody was like, when was the last time you ate it i was feeding jada, and i took a bite >> reporter: dr. carly foxx at the animal medical center in new york says she usually recommends commercially available food as long as it's complete and balanced so is freshly made hum

i have people that have called me and said people are getting a check from the usda and they are not farming. orshould not entice anybody incentivize those kinds of programs. lookedhings need to be at and reduced so that money is there for programs that we really need. you mentioned the debt is counting.llion and $2 trillion higher than when president trump took office. did you think we would be farther along? guest: when i came into congress that was one of our goals to reduce debt. i have done a terrible job. congress has done a terrible job. we are not looking at what's driving the debt, it's the mandatory spending, social security, medicare, medicaid, these programs need to be gone into. securitying a social disability insurance reform that will not take any money away but it will shore up the program and save a tremendous amount of money. but it's not the savings, it's the long jevity of the program that we are putting in -- longevity of the program that we are putting in for the people who need it. we need to change mandatory spending. if we do not do that we are running into a

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but universities come in with their usda connections and this and that kind of stuff, and you have tofy, and they tell you what to do, and you are limited. it is really difficult to try to make it. everything is geared toward corporate and shipping stuff overseas. i think the earnings to be more of a focus on providing for local farmers who really aren't geared up or don't desire to be super industrial type farmers. thank you. him, youore you answer talked about the iowa farmer, the very first paragraph of your article, i want to read that, "a senior official at the iowa farm euro, the nation's largest agricultural organization, recently told me most rural communities will soon disappear. even though the organization's nominal mission is to help farm families prosper and improve their quality of life, the commissioners seemed eventing about this fate, if it happy about it. either way, he told me that nothing could be done." and that is coming from the farm bureau! guest: two things. i agree with wyden. people in my family used to be paid farmers, and they blamed themselves for not suc

they bear the number est 235 inside the usda mark of inspection. this is what one of the labels looklike. if you have one of these officials say throw the food away or take i back where you bought it. so far no reports of illness from t contamination. >>> some potentially ground breang health news here. a british man has become the second person in history to go into remission of hiv. >> the patient was cleared after getting a stem cell transplant from an h resistant donor. >> it's similar to the first man that became the first in remission of hiv. joining us i kly cobiaella. >> this treatment that worked on two people wasn't originally intended to treat hiv, is that correct? reporter: that's right. these two patients are cancer patients, they both have blood cancer. they were treated for leukemia and hoge kins lymphoma. they were given that to treat the cancer. the remission of the hivirus is really a side effect from this very intensive cancer treatment. >> the first case as we learned happened back in 2007, 12 years ago when the first known adul

for example, usda of agriculture i don't know of too many farmers and ranchers right here in the dc metro area and it would be great for them to move out to the states that they represent. i'm sure many of you are wondering how the new dynamic in congress will affect what happens on the hill over the next you years and as all of you know after two years of unified republicans controlled we now have a divided congress and while i am sure you will see a lot in the news about the dysfunction and infighting in washington what i want you to know and what you should know is that bipartisanship is still alive and well. we will continue to work together mac there are still things that both sides agree are very important, infrastructure is one of them. in the near future we begin work on the next surface transportation bill, the highway bill and i'm hopeful that potential input structure package is right back up again. republicans and democrats have differences on how we pay for infrastructure and what things might actually qualify in the package but we all agree it is something that needs to be a

the usda inspection mark on the recalled meat reeds estp-7345.cern people may still have it in their freezers. >>> big honor for craft breweries. >> five were ranked in the top 50. it's based on the number the sales. the companies are new belgium brewing company out of magnolia brewing company. gam brynn us in berkeley. 21st amendment brewery. gordon briere shall in san jose and beer republic in cloverdale. the growing phenomenon of super commuters. just how many people are on the road for three hours or more every day. >> we have much more on the deadly mosque shooting in new zealand. center and -- kamala harris issuing a statement. we have the latest on the investigation as well. >> here's a live look outsi >>> right now at 6:00 a.m., deadly attack. nearly 50 people killed in a mass shooting at two mosques in new zealand. concerns now about safety at mosques around the globe. how local law enforcement is responding this morning. >>> walking out for a cause. kids around the world joining forces today. the protests planned for the bay area as our

still 12 locations ino prince george'ty which are considered -- which is considered a food desert by usda standard, meaning the county lacks healthy fresh food options. >>> turning to sports now, the washington nationa swap their jerseys and cleats for suits at their homecoming gala. ye>> oh, ah. take a look here. the gala was held last night at e anthem located at the distri's wharf. hosted by lindsey czarniak. g thea included a dinner and silent auction all of which helped to raise more than a million dollars for the dream foundation. >>> news4 will haveeam coverage of nats opening day. we'll have everything you need to know to te yourselfut to the ballgame including the latest news on the team,hat's new at nats park and weather for the first pitch in our coverage starts tomorrow morning and t we'll continuoughout the day here on news4 a in the nbc washington app. jim hanley will be out there in the morning. >> he'll get up. >>> new research suggests that storytime is better with traditional print books than electronic books. a new study from the university of micgan says reading print

in our case, the argos south dakota largest circumstances newspaper filed a foia request with usda, the us department of agricultural for snap, the formerly known as the food stamp program. in particular was the paper wanted was store by store called redemption data store by store data on stores participate in the food stamp program that showed effectively, say on a yearly basis, how much -- what amount of food purchases were being subsidized by you and me by the u.s. taxpayers under the food stamp program at that store. there is reasons you might want to know, including -- this is a billion-dollar program so there is always the possibility of fraud. and you can look at store by store patterns on how much food stamp usage there is at each store and derive information from that, including the possibility of fraud as li at particular locations. that's why the argos leader wanted attentive the information. the government refused to dflg the information. they used exemption 4 and 3 which gives the right to withhold where there is a separate statute that provides for protection of the inform

. >>> if you have tice op chicken strips in your freezer, the usda is warning you not to eat them. more than 69,000 pounds of frozen ready to eat tyson chicken strips because they may be contaminated with pieces of metal. the product were produced on november 30, 2018. of this a best if used by date of november 30, 2019. if you have t take it back to the store or throw it away. >>> take a peek at stocks here. an awfully down day not just for the dow here which is down by more than 400 points with just minutes on go in this session. the nasdaq is also suffering a huge blow of about 2 1/3%. a lot of concern weighing on investors' minds. >>> the women amounts social entrepreneurship center officially opened its doors offering tools appears and resewers for female entrepreneurs who are looking to start their own businesses an more. today at 4:00, we'll talk with them. >>> if the travel bug is giving you the urge to visit hawaii, you may want to think twice about that. a record 10 million tourists visited hawaii last year. even more are expected this year. according to researcher at the

i've heard about this this morning from secretary perdue and mccauley and usda. tell me what your opinion is. >> well, it hurts both countries. canada and u.s. are unique. there's no two countries in the world that are connected like canada and the u.s. i know that personally. i was in chicago and i still have a facility in chicago in the printing business, just to go on record, i have nothing to do with it, it's in trust. the cameras are rolling back there. but i spent 20 years in chicago, another facility in new jersey. we're just connected at the hip and there is a is a i go in canada that's been around forever, the u.s. sneezes canada catches a cold. where i'm going with this, it's hurting both countries. let's talk about the automotive industry when we ship a part, some parts go back and forth across the border eight times and every time they go across they're getting dinged 25% with steel, aluminum is 10%. it's hurting both countries equally. as a matter of fact, to be very frank, it's hurting the u.s. more than it's even hurting canada. for every job that

usda secretary sonny perdue should be commended for his efforts to do just that through a proposed rule, making sure that food stamp recipients are encouraged and rewarded for their work. i want to make it very clear, these actions are not about taking aid away from areas that are struggling with high unemployment. there are clear exceptions for those areas. instead, this is about prompting more states and more citizens to experience the successes that have been experienced by maine and by arkansas. we all know that every one of us does better, every single one of us does better when we're pushed, when we're moved past our comfort level. growth requires effort. that is true in athletics. that is true in academics, that is true in raising children, and it is true in all other areas of life as well. the nine million of abled bodied snap recipients, that push, that growth also denies them a chance at a better future. in states where work requirements have been reinstituted, a clearer path out of poverty has re-emerged. we have to do that elsewhere. we have to do that everywhere. so i would

donated and developed a pilot program for our vets, and we've been working closely with sonny perdue and usda you one thing that not many people know is how we move in when there is a natural disaster. i want to thank you for letting me go with you to houston and puerto rico and my hometown in north carolina and i got to see firsthand what it is like when the commander-in-chief is on the ground and the folks know that you are attending to them. i want to thank you again for serving. i think my great team because they are awesome. >> i do have to say that i witnessed firsthand during the hurricanes, because we had numerous hurricanes, and they were big, and tornadoes, we had some vicious ones, and we just left alabama, and i've watched linda and her people helping people that really needed help, and they needed it quickly, and you have been outstanding, so we are very thrilled at the great job you've done. we are staying together. announcing the next administrator in the very near future. we pretty much know who that is going to be. we will be putting it out there pretty soon, ok? [inaudible]

the opportunity to compete for some of these headquarters and it just makes sense, for example, the usda, the u.s. department of agriculture. i don't know of too many farmers and ranchers here in the u.s. and metro area, it would be great to move out to the states that they actually represent. i'm sure many of you are wondering how you in the dynamic in congress will affect what happens on the hill over the next few years. and as all of you know, after two years of unified republican control, we now have a divided congress. and while i'm sure that you will see a lot in the news, of course, about the dysfunction and infighting in washington, what i want you to know and what you should know is that bipartisanship is still alive and well in congress. [applause] we will continue to work together. there's still some things that both sides agree are very important, infrastructure is one of them. in the near future we'll begin work on the next surface transportation bill, the highway bill, and i'm hopeful that talk of a potential infrastructure package heats right back up again. republicans and

agriculture programs, the rural development for small towns and food programs in addition to 15% of the usda budget to implement programs -- i don't even know where -- i don't know where to begin with all of this. i would suggest that we throw it out the window, mr. chairman. thank you very much. >> would you like a chance to respo respond? >> we do not cut medicaid in this budget. we do not cut medicare. >> please. >> i'm happy to walk you through the numbers. >> you are happy -- >> there's -- i know you think there's $1.4 trillion in medicaid reduction. we then provide money in the form of state health block grants consistent with the graham cassidy approach. that leads to 271 savings in medicaid and the state health care block grant. those will continue to increase every year. as a result, we don't -- we're not cutting medicaid or those programs. we think that we're reforming it to be able to address the populations that medicaid was founded on. >> you are putting block grants in place that are not required to be used. so we have a bigger debate. >> senator purdue. >> i find this really i

i heard about this this morning from the usda so tell me what your opinion is. >> well, it hurts both countries. canada and united states are unique. there is no two countries in the world that are connected like canada and the united states. i know that personally. i have a facility in chicago and a printing business, i spent 20 years in chicago and another facility in new jersey. we are just connected at the hip and there is a saying in canada that has been around forever, the united states uses canada to catch a cold. it's hurting both countries. let's talk about the automotive industry when we ship a part. some parts go back and forth across the border eight times and every time they go across they get dinged 25% with steel, aluminum is 10%. and it's hurting both countries equally. matter of fact, to be frank, it is hurting the united states more than canada. for every job they think they are creating in the united states they are losing 16 jobs. we have the same lifestyles, everything is connected. it's not like the united states competing against mexico. that's a different lifes

rfr usda investigators did not find evidence to support that.oy made several mistakes he believes were critical. >> i think his actions ing try to possibly save the routine or rectify the situationll act ended up complicating it. >> reporter: lawrence says what he experienced that night left him with severe pthi with he and his family struggled to cope. >> something in himd also d that night. >> reporter: lawrence says he's speaking out now to raisees awar about ptsd and how difficult it is to find apprriate treatment. >> very unfortunately roy bears the physical wounds from the only , but roy is not the one that suffers from that night. >> joe, people are going to wonder how roy is now. do you know anything about his condition? >> we know he survived multiple surgeries and was left partiall. paraly again, the attack put an end to their famous show. egfried and roy did not return our request for comment about lawrence's claisp. e what happened, the tiger remained part of the duo's secretar gden habitat in vegas until it died in 2014. roy always

but as you know, the usda considers by this standard this area is a food desert. >> they say they can fill the stores, thelocations, but they're not specific about what to fill them with. continued. >> for sure. >> moving on to education. the education department's oposal to strip the special olympics of federal funding, all 8 million of it. it set off a national firestorm ecd touched a nerve here in the washington arease of our deep ties to ma meagan, you covered this story. >> eunice kennedy shriver founded it in her backyard in the d.c. area. we know the historical value it has in our area. she did it because she sawhe need when it came to persons with intellectual disabilities sort of being cast aside in society, not really being able to live their full potential, not having anything t do. so it sort of just exploded into this worldwide program. and if you ever have gone to any of their mpetitions, it is t most incredible thing to see. so that's when you got this whole outcry from across the country, people saying, you know, you cannot cut funding to special olympics. >> she says

>> it's too early to talk about that and there's usda livestock program for those who lost li lifestockservation programs, and there are things to do there. but no doubt, this is definitely going to be a difficult situation, even more difficult for our farmers and ranchers. leland: for sure. governor, we appreciate it. god bless to you and to the men and women on the front lines now trying to help folks. it's a dangerous time out there and we appreciate you taking a minute to join us, sir. >> thanks very much for having me on we appreciate the help. leland: we'll talk to you in better times. >> all right, bye. gillian: president trump's in florida this weekend. he's visiting mar-a-lago, amid the speculation surrounding the contents of mueller's report. garrett tenney is there and he joins us live from west palm beach with the latest. garrett, how is the president feeling today? >> well, gillian, as you know, the special counsel's investigation has been one of president trump's favorite targets of the it's been radio silence from him in the 19 hours since this report was delivered. no tw

. >> all the barriers that we have in place do meet the usda standards and regulations for animals such as the jaguars which are predators and need that double barrier system. >> reporter: attacks on zoo patrons are relatively rare. since 1990, 260 people have been injured by animals or falls into enclosures, and 3 others have been killed, mostly zoo workers. earlier this year at a florida zoo, a 2-year-old girl was hospitalized after stumbling in the rhino exhibit, and 2016 at an ohio zoo, a toddler fell into an enclosure holding a 450 pound gorilla who cradled the childts mom before officials shot and killed the ape. after being treated at the hospital, zoo officials say the victim at t jaguar attack went to apologize to them for what he called a foolish decision. >> these are wild animals and there are boundaries put in place for the safety of everyonn lved. >> reporter: a reminder that no selfie is worth sacrificing safety, for "today" morgan chesky nbc news. >> wow. >> well, she went back to apologize. there's that. >> she did. >> i do feel like every week we're doing a story now a

starting to roll over and the thesis of a slowdown is more pronounced we saw the pmi data out from europe usdasn't awful but certainly second derivative is changing direction, slowing. a bad payrolls report a week and change ago and the narrative is gaining steam. >> so 2814 on the s&p at the moment what kind of level do you think is warranted pullback? >> yeah. so again, a 2800 we got more bearish. went against us for a touch. my target for the year end officially is 2400 which would be about flat on earnings year over year of a 15 multiple which i think is reasonable given the trajectory of earnings to see and seeing that rollover. >> so you expect to see bond yields go lower than the current levels. >> yeah. our call frankly since the presidential election in 2016 was for a curve inversion simply because our view wasn't that fiscal stimulus was going to be enough to cat liz a rise in long yields i didn't think we'd get the inflation and calling for an inversion. did i expect three month to ten year to depress as low as quickly as it has over the past couple of days no, i didn't but we did e

know why in the world we would suddenly turn our become on something that is finally, you know, the usda has the tools to implement our farmers, support it, they're counting on it. in a very chaotic situation for them. i think this is the wrong approach, mr. chairman. thank you. senator enzi: further iscussion in opposition? seeing none, the time has expired. the amendment is laid aside, consideration will resume if requested, recorded vote taken at an the agreed upon time. going back to the regular order. senator scott. senator scott: people from across the country come to florida for a lot of things but they come because our our natural beauty. this deals with lake okeechobee. the dike at lake okeechobee is federally funded, they make all decisions about it. when we have too much water what happens is we end up getting algae blooms in the indian river on the east coast, nd the caloosahatchee in the west. this committee funded the dike at lake okeechobee, i'm very, very appreciative of that i worked to get state resources put up. in my years as governor we spent $2 billion restoring the

i want the usda to be the most effective, the most efficient, the most customer-focused agency in the federal government. how can we help while keeping food safe and people fed. stuart: do you have a policy on genetically modified organisms, gmo? i ask this because in europe recently, there is extraordinary opposition to gmo. what's your stand on this? >> it's unfortunate. we will be coming out with a rule later this year that plans genetic engineering. it will now be regulated. it's just done more expeditiously in genetic engineering today with modern technology so we will approve those if they have no genes coming from other types of plants or animals but just the normal breeding technique that's been expediting. we will not be regulating those. stuart: agriculture secretary, sonny perdue, welcome to new york. thanks for being with us on the show this morning. >> thank you, stuart. stuart: sure thing. see you again soon. new poll in the "new york post" paints alexandria ocasio-cortez as the villain in the amazon new york drama. tell me more. ashley: 12% said she was a hero, 38% said