the whole plant follows the growing season. >> if it's moving, it's going to yuma. >> mike: watch! the 1,000 or so plant workers migrate as well with about a 95% retention rate. the same not true for field workers. thus the automated harvesters, making sure the lettuce is picked when and how it needs to be. >> we're looking for a nice upright tight hearted starting to close in head. >> mike: they are the lifeblood of the u.s. economy: small and medium-size businesses. and the fastest-growing segment are those small businesses owned and operated by women. let's meet some women now who are tipping their hat, both to history and to future growth. it has been going on at paul's hat works in san francisco's richmond district since 1918, the making of hats. lineage that runs from its peruvian founder over 94 years to four young women from the neighborhood. >> we were kind of an odd bunch before, didn't plan to be hatters, as most people probably don't, and stumbled on it, really did. stumbled on it. and the story and the ambience and that's what took us. >> mike: the story is a familiar

i am yuma inn washington. it is part of the a foreign aid packang. it was made in 2010 when hosni mubarrack was in power . we are going to talk to the middle east expert about the reaction to the deal. a bad reality. a major flu outbreak. center of disease control said they are reporting a high number of cases and 40 percent are respecting wide flu activity . this wike the fiscal cliff posed a cliff in the republican party. is there time to mend fences . one congressman that voted against john boehner. we'll have more on america's news headquarters. accident >> take a good look in the rear view mirror. half of americans think that is where america's best days are, behind us. look at history and you will see the best days are ahead, how so? >> i believe we have the worst congress in the history of this country, but we are the same country that invented the telephone and telegraph and first more than on the moon came from this country. we overcame world war, and world war ii and depression. dc will straighten itself out. >> parents, if you ask them if

patrulla fronteriza, casi 30 mil mÁs que en el 2011, los aumentos notables, en texas y en el paso de yumaplan a favor de inmigrantes indocumentados, no en arizona, donde no pueden obtÉner una licencia de condu cir los dreamers, algunos legisladores quieren impedir que reciban atenciÓn medica. >>> Él es originario de azacatecas, llegÓ a estados unidos a los diez apdoseo, hoy es estudiante universitario en arizona, para quien a pesar de solicitar la acciÓn diferida, obtÉner la licencia de condu cir es un reto. >>> no tienen la licencia para saber que son ellos, y para anzoÁtegui ar en un tramite, es como complicaciones que ponen, barreras para que no puedan hacer lo que hacen los demÁs. >>> situaciÓn que conoce carmen cornejo de la coaliciÓn del dream act de arizona, que interpusieron una demanda por licencia de manejo para los soÑadores. >>> es discriminatoria, se le extienden a los que se les da acciÓn diferita, y no a la gente que se le da a los dreamers. >>> la gobernadora de arizona, brewer, analiza la posibilidad de cambiar la posiciÓn ante esta medida. >>> se analiza el lenguaje del

i am confident and arizona has two sectors, tucson and yuma border is for l intents and purposes, operaally secure, muchifficult in the oer sector but it can be done >> sir, will they just find another seccion of the cry such as texas, or new mexico, or california? there is so much video on the international where you see drug dealers walking back-and-forth on a daily basis, are we realistic to think we can secure that border before we put the other plans in action that you outline? >> is it not realistic to think at a nation such as hours uld notecure our borders? is that not realistic? of course can secure our bordersand we have toddress those would overstay a visa and those who come in and overstay the perio of time they are there. and other as expects but to think that we are going to have a situation where drugs can floo frly over the border is something i don't think most of ourtizens would agree do. sawe the borders secured. what are the requirements for the 11 mllegals in the country now? what d need to do to get a path? >> they have to pay back tax and have a noncriminal record. th

in arizona we have two sectors on the border, the yuma sector and the tucson sector. the yuma sector is 88 miles of border and we do have what is termed operational control. everyone agrees that is what it is. we just need that in the tucson sector and then we'll be happy to move ahead and let people adjust their status. we do know what it looks like. it has a definition and that's what we need to do. martha: interesting. all right. i want to move onto the hearing that is going to happen this morning in the senate. no doubt there will be some fireworks for lack of a better term there this morning. you know, you're going to have wayne lapierre of the nra, also mark kelly the famous astronaut. we also hear, gabby giffords, his wife, the former congresswoman may also make a statement. what do you want to hear in there today? >> well i think we've all believed for a long time there is, there is something that can be done, particularly in the area of background checks. we want to make sure that the criminals don't have access to guns. and those who are not, in a mental sta

yuma, border crossings dropped 95%. there are places where you have successfully secured the borders, a precipitous drop in border crossings. you can say that's a reasonable measure of border security. this is the devil's in the details. these are a set of principles these senators have agreed on, but we haven't seen what it's going to look like. the devil's in the details. that could be a major sticking point for republicans on the right flank, hopefully with people like jeff flake and marco rubio and people who have the crowd on board will be able to cross that threshold. is it reasonable to say you have to secure the borders first before you move to some sort of pathway -- >> the way to measure that is the crucial one. because if your measurement is how many people get arrested trying to cross, that's not a representation of how many people -- necessarily a representation of how many people actually get across. the ones who don't get arrested are the ones that we're most interested in. if you have better enforcement

the so-called yuma sector which is about 88 miles of border in arizona.we have operational control there, have had for the last couple of years. so we know what can work. now, the tucson sector, which makes up most of the rest of the border, is more difficult terrain. however, it can be done if we have the will to do it. >> ifill: finally, senator, you are recently a member of the house. what do you think is the prospect for this legislation and anything you come up with in the house? >> obviously it's a more difficult lift in the house. for those who aren't particularly as excited as i am and others are about the prospect of immigration reform, i think a lot of those same people want to get this issue in the rear-view mirror. so there's motivation to get it behind us for those who don't want to deal with it as well. i think that we have the planets aligned here now to move ahead. >> ifill: senator jeff flake, new republican from arizona congratulationses on that by the way. >> thank you. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshour, police and demonstrator

the so-called yuma sector which is about 88 miles of border in arizona.we have operational control there, have had for the last couple of years. so we know what can work. now, the tucson sector which makes up most of the rest of the border, is more difficult terrain. however, it can be done if we have the will to do it. >> ifill: finally senator, you are recently a member of the house. what do you think is the prospect for this legislation and anything you come up with in the house? >> obviously it's a more difficult lift in the house. for those who aren't particularly as excited as i am and others are about the prospect of immigration reform i think a lot of those same people want to get this issue in the rear-view mirror. so there's motivation to get it behind us for those who don't want to deal with it as well. i think that we have the planets aligned here now to move ahead. >> ifill: senator jeff flake new republican from arizona congratulationses on that by the way. >> thank you. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshour, police and demonstrators cl

. >> reporter: this recent video from yuma, arizona shows how they do it. the vehicle got stuck with its front end in the u.s. and its tail in mexico. the passengers ran south. >> the south side is all controlled by the cartel. and the cartel has evolved to where they know what they're doing. there's a lot money at stake. border patrol is still doing the same thing deterring and chasing and, you know, we're not deterring anything. we're not doing very well chasing them. >> reporter: ladd has come up with an astonishing theory as to where the battle seems so few tile. he believes some of the federal agents entrusted with policing the border are on the take, working with mexico's drug cartels. >> there's a lot of people in a lot of positions that can be tempts. i don't think the general public knows how much money is involved with the people trade and the drug trade. and the bribe money to allow it to come into the u.s. is astronomical. >> reporter: more than 40,000 u.s. customs and border protection agented guard the nation's borders. and the vast majority a

2009 in charleston when they lost part of their skin and in 2011 another made an emergency landing in yuma. so what the faa director is called for is more inspections. not just visual inspections but electromagnetic inspections. they could lead to cracking and a fracture of the fuselage. >> peter, you're basic ally saying that the shorter flights are put under more stress and are more vulnerable. >> exactly. if they're not inspected. it's not unusual to take 7 or 8 landings and takeoffs a day where another may take one or two. you need to do more frequent inspections to catch the problems early. many will develop the cracks. they're not dangerous if you check them frequently. this is not the first directive the faa has issued. there have been about 13 of them. it's the most popular plane that has ever been built. boeing is still manufacturing them at the rate of almost 30 a month. no, not a big problem. $5 million to do the inspections and $2 million to do the repairs. that's pocket change when you consider how many planes are out there. the real key is not the planes just in this country

the highest rate was in yuma, arizona, with 27.5%, number 226.6%.number three, 15.8% of employment. and a twitter post has basketball fans excited. i hit a seattle kings officially a done deal. finally sold the ailing sacramento team and wrote and be a question said the team had not been sold but stay tuned for more illness did that is your "west coast minute." dennis: after a court struck down 75% last month. some are pushing to make the tax increase temporary. let's get reaction from john brown, former pfizer to british prime minister now with euro pacific capital. what do you think? is willing to just go back and lift it back off once it is approved? >> it takes a lot to do that. they may reduce the rate of tax but extend the time in which the tax was taken. exceptionalism to be hitting to subsidize the failure. so you run out of other people's money. france is a ticking timebomb of europe. as the economy goes and has a huge item, it is too big to bailout for europe. that is how things will expel and threaten the end of the euro and the european

landing in 2009 and 2011, another southwest between phoenix and sacramento made an emergency landing in yuma. they're calling for more repetitive inspections, not just visual but electromagnetic inspections because if we don't get the fatigue cracks early enough they could lead to cracking and a cracking of the fuselage. >> you're basically saying these high cycle aircrafts are put under more stress and there are are more vulnerable? >> exactly if they're not properly inspected. for example a 737 is not unusual for a plane to do seven or eight takeoffs and landings a day. the 747 may do one or two. it means you have to do more inspections and more frequently to catch the problems early. every plane in its history will develop these cracks. they are not by nature necessarily dangerous unless you don't treat them. >> peter is as a frequent flyer should i be worried? >> no, this is not the only directive the faa issued. the 737 is the most popular plane ever built, more than 10,000 of them and boeing manufactured them at the rate of 30 a month. not a problem. $5 million in inspections and $2 mi

pick city, yuma, arizona. news 11, where the news comes first. 63 degrees.am way up in the north and the east. temperatures anywhere from 10 to 30 degrees above normal. out west, they take a dip. you can see those temperatures 5 to 15 degrees below normal. risk of strong storms today where those two air masses meet. arkansas today, really could be looking at some severe weather, tornadoes, even rain as you make your way up into the upper mississippi river valley. icy conditions, northern new england. snow showers in the southwest. rain moving into the pacific northwest. that's what's going on aro >> good morning. temperatures will be about 10 degrees above average. we will make it into the 50's. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, mr. roker. give you a sense of what's coming up in the next few minutes, melissa mccarthy is up next. she will tell us about her brand new movie role. >>> then a little more with former vice president al gore. >>> later, music mogul tommy mottola on his music-making memoir and what it was like to work with michael jack

we have already seen the border largely secured in the yuma sector.he steep decline in border crossings is proof that our border can be secured when the federal government employees the right mix of fencing, manpower and technology. now i ask -- [applause] i asked the president to finish the job. secure the tucson sector, the most heavily traveled sector for illegal crossings into this country. fulfill your promise to the american people, and i will make it online. [applause] -- i will make good on the mind. -- on mine. in the meantime because i will never shy away from taking actions necessary to protect our state, i will be issuing an executive order establishing a task force against even trafficking. this is truly a crime against humanity. where men, women, and children are forced into slavery or prostitution. cindy mccain has been a leading voice against him and trafficking. i look forward to working with her and legislators to combat this problem. host: arizona gov. jim brewer. here is a comment on twitter. here is a story from local tv station w

pick city, yuma, arizona. news 11, where the news comes first. 63 degrees.am way up in the north and the east. temperatures anywhere from 10 to 30 degrees above normal. out west, they take a dip. you can see those temperatures 5 to 15 degrees below normal. risk of strong storms today where those two air masses meet. arkansas today, really could be looking at some severe weather, tornadoes, even rain as you make your way up into the upper mississippi river valley. icy conditions, northern new england. snow showers in the southwest. rain moving into the pacific no >>> a pretty nice start to the morning around the bay area. the scene from our mountain camera, some high clouds going by and the sillwhouettes of the hills. if you're going to step outside, still need a jacket through lunchtime, then upper 50s to low 60s. north winds picking up 10 to 20 miles an hour, hinting at warmer changes to finish the workweek. back into the 60s for highs. mid to upper 60s for the start of the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, mr. roker. give you a sens

pick city, yuma, arizona, where the news comes first. sunny, school, 63 degrees.mperatures. jet stream way up to north and east. temperatures anywhere from 10 to 30 degrees above normal. out west, they take a big dip. and so you can see the temperatures anywhere from 5 to 15 degrees below normal. we have a risk of strong storms today where the would air masses meet. arkansas today, really could be looking at some severe weather, tornadoes, even rain as you make your way up into the upper mississippi river valley. icy conditions, northern new england, snow showers in the southwest. rain move into the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> chilly start on this tuesday morning. good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. right now we are hovering near 40 degrees around the metro area. much of the region. later today the highs expected. parts of virginia may climb intoing the 60s. closer to washington and in maryland. generally the mid and upper 50s. and then tomorrow, even warm