but unlike e. coli o157, usda didn't declare salmonella an adulterant and ban it. they believed that question had been settled in court in 1974. >> and in that decision, the american public health association wanted salmonella to be considered an adulterant and the usda and the beef industry together said no. and this is actually from the court decision: that housewives will take care of it, they know what they're doing by cooking it properly and handling it properly. it's the consumer's problem. >> narrator: but that assumption would prove perilous. salmonella can easily spread and get people sick when raw poultry is being handled. over the past 15 years salmonella outbreaks linked to poultry have become an increasing public health concern. between 1998 and 2012, chicken and turkey have been associated with 278 salmonella outbreaks in at least 41 states. one of the biggest started in arkansas in 2011 at cargill 1 >> hi, david, i'm shane acosta with cargill. welcome to the springdale complex. >> now does that need to be adjusted? >> feels good. >> narrator: cargill

and usda have explicitly stated that catfish is a low-risk food. the government accountability office has recommended eliminating this program in nine separate reports even worse this program is actually a trade barrier thinly disguised against foreign catfish about we're facing an immediate five to ten-year ban on imported catfish as soon as the usda program is up aned running. as a result our trading partners are explicitly threatening retaliation. and since there's no scientific basis for this program any w.t.o. nation that current exports catfish to the u.s. could challenge it and secure w.t.o. sanction trade retaliation against a wide range of u.s. export industries, including beef, soy poultry pork grain fruit or cotton. the program is becoming a major issue of concern in trans-pacific partnership negotiation potions. the only other time the senate voted on this issue in 2012 we voted to repeal it in a bipartisan voice vote. since then we've been denied the opportunity to address this issue on the floor. i think it's very important that we ha

without errors in a couple but in our discussion with usda officials and as ms. neuberger pointed out that was greatly relieved the administered burden at the school district level has potential for streamlining the entire process. is want to make sure the initial certification at the snap level under the program levels are being done correctly. but it is should point out the improper payment date in the s.n.a.p. program is much smaller than the improper payment rate in the school lunch program. that suggest that's a good way to go based on just that comparison alone. thank you, thank you for the 45 extra seconds. spent anytime that the gentlemen request additional -- well maybe not anytime. [laughter] thank you, senator casey. i want to thank the first day. thank you so much. the first panel is now concluded. i'm sorry. oh, i'm sorry. >> senator thune, i apologize to you spirit well, thank you, mr. chairman. i know that i'm down here a long ways, children's end of the table. i appreciate you and ranking member stabenow holding this hearing today. as a do-gooder

i should add that's a usda requirement. school districts are required to conduct these type of reviews. any time we see that type of inconsistency that gives us some concern. >> i would like to know more about the point of service when the child and the cafeteria worker do interact and determine how the meal will be paid. you have cited this in your statement as a step in which many errors do occur. can you walk us through what happens exactly at the point of service? i'm not an expert but cindy jones is and we are at a lot of points of error. so if you could point that out for me please. >> absolutely. it sounds like you've had a chance to visit school meal programs which is great. i hope if the rest of you haven't had the opportunity you'll take that soon. there's nothing like seeing it firsthand. >> we can lose a little weight there too. >> let me describe a typical scenario. there's a lot of variation. so you might have a cafeteria with a 30 minute lunch period. dozens if not hundreds of students coming through a line.

usda plans to develop a model electronic application for the first time. that's another promising invasion. as you consider ways to improve accuracy in the school meal programs i surge urge you to consider these four questions first, does the proposal have a proven record of reducing errors? some ideas that sound promising like requiring households to submit pay stubs with their application have not been effective when tested. second, will it maintain program access for the most vulnerable children? we certainly don't want to worsen that problem. third, is is it administratively feasible? adopting a time consuming documentation or verification system might prevent errors but could cause others by adding a step to the process and would force school staff to determine more time. fourth is it cost peck testify? high quality information management systems can be very effective but might cost too much for a small school district. as i noted it's critical that error reduction strategies not reduce access to school meals. the best way to improve integrity is not

your records are incomplete because they only contain recommendations by usda but not actions by our company. but when we asked about the actions, they did not respond. rich larsson has taught courses in food sanitation. he says what's happening at iowa rabbit is not unusual. >> the context of this is slotering animals. and feekal matter is just part of what's going to be present in that process. to keep that from getting to the consumer is the concern. what i saw in the usda reports were minor corrections that were an ongoing process. >> what about demand for this meat? he says even in the foodie culture of the bay area. >> there are very few restaurants that have it on the menu. >> whole foods said for many years lots of customers have requested that we carry rabbit but what are believed to be sales figures shared with us reveal a different story. a snap shot of sales show the 41 stores in the northern california district sold an average of 5.8 rabbits per week per store. whole foods declined our interview request. mean while a petition has collected more than 40,000 signatures. >>

this is the usda definition of organic. organic agriculture produces products that use certain methods of production that preserve the environment and avoid synthetic materials. this includes avoiding pesticides during the growing of crops, supporting animal health and welfare and preserving nature and biodiversity. several steps are necessary in order to become certified organic. first the farmer submits the application to the usda. a certifying agent looks over the application which includes a list of farming methods used and details about the farm. the agent then physically inspects the farm on site. after that an annual check up ensures the farms are maintaining organic standards. it takes long, it takes a lot of water, it takes a lot of process and its kind of hard but at least a lot of people buy it. many farmers markets feature locally grown organic fruit and vegetables. but without preservatives organic foods have a shorter shelf life. gmo is genetically modified organisms so foods that have been i guess genetically

we work closely with usda to have the safest possible. we only contain observations made by usda but do not include actions taken by our company. but when we ask what the actions were, the company did not respond. >> it is not inhumane it is animal processing. >> teaching courses at san jose state with food safety and sanitation since 1995. when it comes to usda standard larson says what is happening at iowa rabbit is not unusual. >> the context of this is slaut slaughtering animals. and fecal matter is part of what is present in that process. to keep that from the consumer is a concern. what i saw in the reports was minor corrections that were an ongoing process. >> reporter: even in the foodie culture of the bay area -- >> rabbit is not popular meat among consumers. very few restaurants that have rabbit on the menu. >> reporter: whole foods says the whole reason they started selling rab sitrabbit is demand. for many years customers have requested that we carry rabbit. what are believed to be sales figures shared with us from an internal

first in terms of usda action the department has worked closely with congress to develop legislation that requires school districts to directly certify students in the program and according to usda officials direct clarification of any student reduces the ministry to burden on the school district and also reduces certification air that helps without adversely affecting access to the program. other positive -- conducts administrative review of school districts every three years as opposed to every five years as it was done formally. we think that's a really important part of the oversight process and an effort to help assure correct eligibility determination. despite these positive actions we did identify some additional areas where they could enhance verification without compromising legitimate access to the program. fortunately the school district refused questionable applications could be strengthened. at the 25 school districts we examined 11 did conduct the so-called costs cost verifications but unfortunately nine school districts to not conduct any cost verifications. the remain

we work closely with the usda to ensure the safest standards possible. records are incomplete because they only contain observations but do not include the actions taken by our company. when we asked what those actions were the company did not respond. >> it's not inhumane it's animal processing. >> reporter: rich larson has taught courses at san jose state covering food safety and sanitation since 1995. when it comes to usda standards, larson says what's happening at iowa rabbit is not unusual. >> the context of this is slaughtering animals. and fecal matter is just part of what's going to be presenting in that process. to keep that from getting to the consumer is a concern. what i saw in the usda reports was minor corrections that were an ongoing process. >> reporter: but what about demand for this meat? larson who also teaches restaurant management says even in the foodie culture of the bay area -- >> rabbit is not a popular meat among consumers. there's very few restaurants that have rabbit on the menu. >> reporter: whole foods says the whole reason

records obtained but your station are incomplete because they only contain observations made by usda but do not include the actions taken by our company. but when we asked what those actions were the company did not respond. >> it's not inhumane. it's animal processing. >> reporter: rich larsson has taught courses at san jose state covering food safety and sanitation since 1995. when it comes to usda standards larson says what's happening at iowa rabbit is not unusual. >> the context of this is slaughtering animals. and fecal matter is just part of what's going to be present in that process. to keep that from getting to the consumer is the concern. what i saw in the usda reports was just minor corrections that were an ongoing process. >> reporter: but what about demand for this meat? larson who also teaches restaurant management says even if the foodie culture of the bay area. >> rabbit is not a popular meat among consumers. there are very few restaurants that have rabbit on the menu. >> reporter: whole foods says the reason it started selling rabbit was demand. in a press release th

usda found the problem during a surveillance. they are marking them federally inspected when they were not at all. no reports of anyone getting sick from the products recalled. the usda says products produced without inspection brings up health risks. usda says if you eaten at any of the lee's sandwich locations and have concerns about your health, contact your health provider. back to you. >> all right, christian, thank you. for more information go to our web site. >>> how many of you remember this phrase "be kind, rewind"? yes, vhs. they are obsolete, and now movie rental stores are moving out. one of the last ones closed its doors today. silver screen video has been serving customers for decades. in today's age of netflix and red box they knew this day was coming. >> i was not surprised but i did not think it would happen that soon, you can not find any of these movies. >> there is one more silver screen store left. another one hanging on, five- star video in berkeley. >>> still to come, b.a.r.t plans to ask voters for billion

to usda? and here's the reason -- it is true that there are a few of us who grow in farms under controlled situations most of the catfish produced in the united states. the state of mississippi the state of arkansas, you'll hear from my distinguished colleagues from arkansas and mississippi in a few moments, i hope. but what this is about the food safety for americans in 50 states who deserve to know that the fish they are eating, that the product they are eating is unadulterated. here are the facts -- under the current f.d.a. program only about 2% of the billions of pounds of imported catfish are inspected. only about 2%. the other 98% of this large quantity come in uninspected. this gives me pause as a consumer. it should give directs of all 50 states pause that 98% comes in without inspection. but here's what we do know about the 2% we look at under the f.d.a. program. an alarming volume of the catfish inspected by f.d.a. already failed to meet standards. they failed to meet consumer safety

now the usda has three recall classification. this is the highest level. where there is reasonable probability that it will cause serious consequences or death. so far, they have not gotten any reports of illness, but it's a year we are talking about. this is just getting out to the public. there are 14 stores in the bay area alone, seven right here in san jose. live in san jose, stephanie strong. >> well, as the summer season begins so does serious injuries. doctors at vanderbilt university hospital say memorial day is one of the busiest days of the year with victims of motorcycles, boating and swimming accidents. they say many of these traumas could be avoided if people would wear helmets, put on the seat belts an cut back on the alcohol. >>> a fast-moving grass fire is out this morning but sparking new concerns this could be the start of an especially dangerous fire season. >> so incredibly dry today. we have details. >> reporter: good morning. if you're cooking outside, bear in mind perhaps the dusting off the grill for the first time, bear in mind thi

it's going to cost usda, the estimate is $14 million a year. to continue doing what you already do quite well. so i don't know if you've had a chance to look at these gao reports, have you? >> i've not nine of them, but i have read some. >> and do you agree that you can handle the inspection of cat fish? we don't really need another office to inspect catfish? >> the programs worked effectively as far from fda's perspective. >> right. so this is a great example of government run amuck truthfully. the notion that we already have the fda doing its job, inspecting seafood, and to carve out just cat fish so that we can spend millions of dollars more to have the usda have another office inspecting catfish, which you're already doing quite well for one species of fish. you know, these are the kinds of things i think people look at washington and they say, what are y'all doing down there? so i really hope, you know, that we will have some common sense on this and allow you to continue to do what you've been doing historically rather than creating anoth

i never thought of it not passing usda. >> that's concerning. i've gotten food poisoning from other places so i definitely want to see that regulated. >> reporter: the sda the 15,000 pounds were produced and packaged without federal inspection. the agency says the company used another facility's mark of inspection on many of the am items even though inspector his not approved them. the recalled items were produced from may of last year to tuesday of last week. the company lqnn incorporate side based in southern california. it operates as lee's sandwiches, a popular fast food chain specializing in vietnamese sandwiches and their shops are in six states and 48 of them in california. 14 are in the bay area. so far there have been no reports of anyone getting sick. almost none of the customers we spoke with knew about the recall. >> you should have told me that before i came here. >> many regulars said they didn't care. >> i think that their food is awesome. so i think they're there just targeting them. >> i'm not going to lie. i'm still going to ea

usda says that southern california based lee's sandwiches marked products as federally inspected when they were not. >>> investigators in washington, d.c. found nothing else suspicious after plowing up a car. the man in the car has been charged with driving without a license for now. >>> we stay now in the nation's capital as america takes time to remember those who have given their lives to protect our freedom. the u.s. and u.s. lawmakers grappled with the challenge of defeating isis. some u.s. politicians are questioning the current policy. tracie potts is joining us in washington, d.c. mainly, whether that's working. >> reporter: questioning if there's a strategy. what we have been doing so far, our air strikes with the coalition we saw more from syria just today, 15 air strikes this morning. against the islamic state. but some here argue that air strikes alone are not enough. as rolling thunder veterans mark another memorial day in the nation's capital, washington is debating how to defeat the islamic state. >> we need a strategy. that's no strategy. >> reporter: senator john mcca

that being said the usda says the company has been selling meat for over a year that never went through the proper inspection, we have pictures of the products included in this recall. including 213,192 pounds of chicken and pork products. they found this during a review. the inspectors found them as federal inspected when they were not at all. at this time there are no reports of anyone getting sick from these products that were recalled but the products produced without inspection present the potential for increased health risk. usda says if you have seat enat any lee's -- have eaten at any lee's sandwiches restaurant and are sick, contact your doctor. >>> keeping protesters from being violent and destructive. they have to be on the sidewalk after dark not on the street. last night when sef ral protesters refused to do that the police moved in and detained them. >>> -- last night when several pro tebgtors refused to do -- last night when several protesters refused to do that the police moved in and detained. >>> a car accident killed a nobel peace prizewinner. the nash's were pronounc

it's going to cost usda, the estimate is $14 million a year. to continue doing what you already do quite well. so i don't know if you've had a chance to look at these gao reports, have you? >> i've not nine of them, but i have read some. >> and do you agree that you can handle the inspection of cat fish? we don't really need another office to inspect catfish? >> the programs worked effectively as far from fda's perspective. >> right. so this is a great example of government run amuck truthfully. the notion that we already have the fda doing its job, inspecting seafood, and to carve out just catfish so that we can spend millions of dollars more to have the usda have another office inspecting catfish, which you're already doing quite well for one species of fish. you know, these are the kinds of things i think people look at washington and they say, what are y'all doing down there? so i really hope, you know, that we will have some common sense on this and allow you to continue to do what you've been doing historically rather than creating anothe

and those nine reports consistently recommend eliminating the newly created by congress usda program that as i understand, you wouldn't know the numbers, but as i understand has already spent $20 million, not one fish has been inspected. obviously the fda has handled the inspection of seafood for a long time. and here we are in the congress going to already spend another usda trying to stand up duplicative inspection. already spent $20 million on it. it's going to cost inspecting seafood, and to carve out just cat fish so that we can spend millions of dollars more to have the usda have another office inspecting cat fish, which you're already doing quite well for one species of fish. you know, these are the kinds of things i think people look at washington and they say, what are y'all doing down there? so i really hope you know, that we will have some common sense on this and allow you to continue to do what you've been doing historically rather than creating another continuing to plunk millions of dollars into a duplicative program. i also want to follow up on the h2b issue. i share,

vic lee is on the story. >> usda says the 213,000 pounds of beef chicken and pork products were proud and packaged witho federal inspection. agency says the company used another facility mark of inspection on many of the items even though inspecto had not approved them. >> it's shock yes i never thought not pass fda. >> that's concerning. i have gotten food poisoning from our bad meat place so definitely want to see it regulad. >> it was may of last year to tuesday of last week. the company listed here is in based inouthern cam. it operates as lee sandwiches. popular fast-food cain special idesing in vietnase sandwich. the shops 6 states. 48 of them in california. 14 are in the bay area so far no reports of any one gettg 6. almost none of the customers we spoke with new about the recall. >> you should tell me that before before i came here. >> many regular said they didn't care. >> i think th the food is awesome. so i think it's just targeting this i'll not e. i'm still going to eat it. >> in 2013 7 40 pounds of lee sandwiches brand sausages were recalled when safety assessment by the

usda plans to develop a model electronic application for the first time. i urge you to can be these four questions. first does it have a proven record of errors? some might sound promising but haven't been effective when tested. second will it maintain program access for the most vulnerable children. 16 million children live in a household experiencing food insecurity. we don't want to worsen that problem. third is it administratively feasible? adopting a more time consuming documentation or verification system might prevent errors but could cost others by adding a step to the process and could spend more time determining school meal eligibility. fourth is it cost effective? information management systems could be very effective but might cost too much. as i noted it's critical that error reduction strategies not reduce access to school meals for children that need them. the best way to improve integrity is not through punitive policies but to continue sending a clear message to school nutrition officials that program accuracy is important and will be meas

it calls on the usda and epa to reduce bee death to no more than 15% over ten years. it emphasizes land management. it does call on the epa to research the effect of pesticides and the epa said it will excel rate it's existing researcher but only 1.5 million of the strategies estimated goes to that science. the vast majority goes to the usda which has not made pesticide research a priority. protests in the u.k. and europe led to two-year moratorium on the nicotonoid. but in u.s. farmers use the chemicals widely. it's argued that lack of genetic diversity naturally occurring pests and the rigors of crops being transported could be have its effect on bees. susan kegley does not believe that mights or pathogens are to blame. >> the makers of these chemicals say that mights are to blame here. why are you convinced its something other than that. >> the data we're collecting in our hive tracking project is definitive on that front. our bee keepers that are managing mites. it is not the problem. >> what if it's virus that are random pathogens floating around around. >> the p

and company says it works closely with the usda to ensure the safest product possible. see the inspection reports and sales numbers for yourself right now at nbcbayarea.com. just click on the investigations tab. >> if you have a tip, give us a call at 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea. >>> a man's close incounter with a killer whale while he was just going for a zur. look underneath the water. luke reilly was paddle boarding in new zealand when he got a surprise visit from the whale trailing his surf board. that is a little close for comfort. he caught if entire interaction with his gopro camera. you see the whale went with his board before swim swimming off into the distance. >> need a bigger board. >> or bigger instichlktss to avoid the whale. >>> new video this morning. one of the luckiest newest places to buy a lot to ticket in the bay area. how much a local man hauled in. >>> that's totally not my ticket. over here the golden gate bridge, slick out there. we're talking about the changes for your view and your conditions coming up. my name is j

the usda is spending $15 million to learn more. >> this is a cancer. the industry is having a cancer. >> reporter: and it will likely affect your next meal. one out of every tlooer bites of food we eat is directly or indirectly pollinated by honeybees. including 130 fruits and vegetables. >> if we want to continue to produce fruits nuts and vegetables in this country we have to make sure we have a healthy livable pollination supply. >> reporter: rising bee keeper costs get passed on to all of us at the supermarket. >> the queen is starting to fail. >> bee keeper david hackenberg is holding on for now. but if it weren't for his son and his employees depending on the business, he says he would have already called it quits. >> we like keeping bees. and when they're hurting we hurt. >> reporter: a painful decline of america's tiny pollinaters that estimation us all. mark albert cbs news, new york. >> glor: a little girl in kentucky survived a frightening incident that was caught on camera. the student was dragged for about 100 feet by a school bus after he

take a look at numbers from usda. now at 24 million birds that have been either killed by bird flu or have had to be euthanized as a result of trying to stop the disease. 24 or 23.9 million birds total, 4.6 million of those turkeys and that begins to raise a problem when you think that it takes about four months five months to raise a turkey and we're six months out from thanksgiving. and the problem is no one knows gerri where all of this is going to end. the virus continues to spread. the latest outbreak, the newest one at a farm in iowa, jenny o, the hormel turkey arm laid off 233 people at a processing plant in minnesota. hard hit state minnesota. now on the good side on the positive side, we have maybe you didn't know this, in this country something akin to the strategic oil reserve for turkeys. take a look at numbers from usda maybe i'm sort of making this up a little bit. i'm not make the numbers up. there's a lot of turkey in cold storage right now. according to the usda 23,000 tons of turkey breast in cold st

i should add the usda requirement, school districts are required to conduct these types of reviews. anytime we see the type of inconsistency that gives us can earn. >> ms. neuberger, like to know more about the point of service when they determine how the meal will be paid. you have cited this in your statement as a step in which many errors do occur. can you walk us through what happens exactly the the point of service? i am not an expert, but cindy jones is and we are at a lot of points of error. if you could point that out for me please. >> sounds like you've had a chance to visit school not programs which is great. at the rest of you have to have an opportunity, take acid because there's nothing like seeing it firsthand. [inaudible] [laughter] let me describe a typical scenario. he might have a cafeteria with a 30 minute lunch. i'm a dozens if not hundreds of students coming through a line. sometimes this choice about what they take. not always. when they had to kneel on the trade they go to the cashier at the end of the line. the cashier needs to check the mail to make sure it

we're the first company to have the usda verify that our chickens are raised in the usa. to bring your family a fresh-tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. >> good morning, it is 5:30, saturday, may 2. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news." >>> at least five people are hurt including several members. military after a humvee and car collide on the new jersey turnpike. >>> a fiery crash leave two people dead, plus another injured overnight. >>> more arrests in baltimore after a massive march planned and 6 police officers are arrested and charged in freddie gray's death. >>> meteorologist chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. it's a little chilly outside i'm wearing the sleeveless, because i know it's going to be warm. >> reporter: if you like the beach, i know you're a beach girl. there's a view of the st. center city skyline. trenton, 43. millville, one of the cooler locations 44. dover, 42. reading, 46. poconos coming in at 42. yesterday's high topping out at 64 or 65. thank to all the cloud cover but that

in this instance -- okay, the usda, the recommendation, that's fine. however, if this translates into michelle obama's soviet-style lunches, that's when i have a problem, or mayor bloomberg forcing the non-mother s'mores n us, that's when i have a problem, when a recommendation becomes a demand. kennedy: if the government has ownership in your health insurance and then they get to decide if they're paying for it, they get to decide how you use -- >> that was exactly what i was going to say. the question has to come up, well, why do they want to do this? they now want to save money. they have an interest in you being healthy which they didn't have before, at least not in the same way. i'm from are england, and the national health service does this all the time. for example, the dentists are run by the government, and you go in, and they say how much wine are you drinking? you say, does it matter to my teeth? they say, no, no, no, we just want to know because drinking is bad. well, they only have that question on the thorn because they're picking up the

the usda says surveillance cameras caught the manufacturer marking products as federally inspected when they were not. lee's has 14 locations in the bay area and was founded in san jose. >>> some of the country's most famous beaches remain close. we have more information on the tar balls reaching ashore in california. 90% of the goo has been watching ashore, but they pose a danger to people and wildlife. the tar has not been definitively linked to the oil spill near santa bar bra, and they say tarballs are usually from natural sources. >> sometimes that's not unusual. these areas are known for natural tar balls washing up on the beaches. >> some of the beaches closed are manhattan beach and rodondo beech. >> the weekend is here let's get a check of our forecast it appears to be nice jeff. >> yeah check out this camera back here behind me. we had to start off with it. the north bay through napa county some of the best weather. ten mile visibility here. you can see on our weather underground camera, clouds are developing. that is the fog line that continues to go right throughout san fran

federal investigators found out they were using a false usda mark of inspection for years. there are no reports of illnesses. >>> earthquake and emergency response experts joined a special screening of disaster thrice "san andreas" in san francisco. in the movie california is hit by a 9.6 quake destroying much of the state especially san francisco. tonight the fire chief joanne hayes and others talked about the reality of the film. they said most of what you see in "san andreas" is not realistic, but you still need to be prepared. >> i realize this is a super fun movie, and i am excited to see it. i am thrilled it was filmed here. it makes people realize what the real risks are and how they can prepare and be ready. >> how unrealistic is the movie? seismologists say a 9.6 is impossible in california. the strongest we could see is around 8.3. >> is that all? >>> a potential major blow to the warriors. it is days before the finals who is out with a concussion and what they say about the head injury. >>> and a red eye for a red eye and why judges think it is justice. >> the me

we're the first company to have the usda verify that our chickens are raised in the usa. to bring your family a fresh-tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. this is new video of several tornados tearing through texas over the past 12 hours and forecasters say conditions are right today and tomorrow for them to have to go through even more tornados. severe storms that slammed the region for the past few days destroying dozens of homes and leaving at least one person dead. northern texas kansas and oklahoma are in the line of fire today. >> are you tracking fog david. >> reporter: yeah, dense fog storm tracker 6 live shows we're precipitation free but it's mainly down the coast in south jersey a quart mile visibility or less, in the orange area one half mile visibility with patchy thirks spots here and -- thicker spots here and there. as we look outside, we have the airport, we're basically fog-free here, there's a chance of low-lying cloud cover in southeastern pennsylvania, but we're looking at improvement. 58 degrees close to the temperature. the air is

and why the usda wants us to swap out to make it more healthy. >> and a man popped the question during a couple's big day, he did it in front of their wedding table, but the nuptial nightmare was not as bad as it looked. >> you don't want to miss that one, take it with you in our free 6 abc news app. it's freebie friday rick and we have good ones for you, 100% off. >> thank you alicia. we'll take a quick break and the accuweather forecast when we return, stay with us. >>> meteorologist melissa magee, is here with a final look at the weekend in may. >> not a bad weekend to be out tomorrow will be my pick of the two over the weekend. go outside tomorrow we'll show you what is going on outside today too, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing it's dry and high pressure is in control and the biggest difference once you step outside is the humidity, it's much lower in comparison to yesterday. outside we go people are already there in old city at independence mall, out and about on a gorgeous friday afternoon, nice blue sky and sunshine overhead and comfortable conditions, in philadelphia 8

we're the first company to have the usda verify that our chickens are raised in the usa. to bring your family a fresh-tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. meet one today. visit theshelterpetproject.org. adopt. >> reporter: good thursday morning to you we're live on i-95 at girard, the overnight construction is clear and moring fine. we have a serious accident head on accident four people injured on the scene. welsh road is closed between alberger in north philadelphia. action cam is on the scene a terrible accident coming into us in northeast philadelphia. >>> another accident cheltenham avenue at school lane. we had this accident here on the turnpike involving an overturned tractor-trailer. the accident itself cleared but the turnpike was shut down from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. in the morning. it's open now so you're okay on the turnpike between fort washington and willow grove better news this morning. fairmont park, don't forget, kelly drive will close strawberry mansion drive and fountain green drive starting at 11:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on saturday

federal investigators found out they were using a false usda mark of inspection for years. there are no reports of illnesses. >>> earthquake and emergency response experts joined a special screening of disaster thrice "san andreas" in san francisco. in the movie california is hit by a 9.6 quake destroying much of the state especially san francisco. tonight the fire chief joanne hayes and others talked about the reality of the film. they said most of what you see in "san andreas" is not realistic, but you still need to be prepared. >> i realize this is a super fun movie, and i am excited to see it. i am thrilled it was filmed here. it makes people realize what the real risks are and how they can prepare and be ready. >> how unrealistic is the movie? seismologists say a 9.6 is impossible in california. the strongest we could see is around 8.3. >> is that all? >>> a potential major blow to the warriors. it is days before the finals who is out with a concussion and what they say about the head injury. >>> and a red eye for a red eye and why judges think it is justice. >> the me

vendors to be clean green a third party organic certification for that follows the guidelines of the usda organic so in addition to trying to have a completely organic menu on our floor plans the back third is a wing room and educate people on pedz and educate our members so they can make the best choices they can all those online courses are free as part of the structure and we'll offer bonus courses no yoga and identified local individuals in the neighborhood that we'll before on board they've came through our open houses and have actually helped us and made additional line items weighing we're extremely exciting in the effective we're approved and have a decent number of patient and show a profit we've discussed with the associations so the i was- i went super fast i'm sorry i'm a little bit nervous that's morning the wire impress with the adaptive area we want to be the best neighbor we can our security guard will do at morning and night do daily round to make sure that windows are locked and everything is as it should be another item our security guards will do we'll have a monitor a

. >> a reasoned recent study by usda said, there are studies that indicate the proper nutrition can improve a child's behavior their attention span their school performance their cognitive development. at some point there's a winning side and a losing side to this. why aren't we all siding with the winning side? >> because all too often we say hey, let's solve this problem with government restrictions on soda for example. in philadelphia, the federal government paid to put refrigerators in convenience stores so they could have more fruits and vegetables. how could you be more against that? however these convenience stores already had refrigerators they were selling beer. people wanted to go out and buy beer. they didn't want fruit and vegetables. if people want it, the store will stock it. throwing money at a problem but teaching people perhaps how to cook at home. >> what you're talking about is educating children in schools isn't this just another way to do that, you give them better choices? we are not banning kids -- >> giving them better choices is code language for giving them no choi

federal investigators found out they were using a false usda mark of inspection for yes. there are no reports of illnesses. >>> earthquake and emergency response experts joined a special screening of disaster thrice "san andreas" in san francisco. in the movie california is hit by a 9.6 quake destroying much of the state especially san francisco. tonight th fire chief joanne hayes and others talked about the reality of the film. they said most of what you see in "san andreas" is not realistic, but you still need to be prepare >> i realize this is a super fun movie, and i am excited to see it. i amhrilled it was filmed here. it makes people realize what the real risk are and how they can prepare and be ready. >> how unrealist is the movie? seismologists say a 9.6 is impossible in california. the strongest we could see is around 8.3. >> is that all? >>> a potential major blow to the waiors. it is days before the finals who is out with a concussion and what they say abouthe head injury. >>> and a red eye foa red eye and why judges think it is justice. >> the mechanicalheetah

the usda and cdc said it poses little risk to human health and has not entered the food supply but what does it mean to consumers. david maloney from the american restaurant association said this is an egg and turkey story. >> roughly two-thirds of the cases so far with egg-laying hens a third with the turkey production industry the broiler mate chicken mart supply that industry is insolated so far and we expect that to remain at least through the summer. >> in the u.s. poultry is a $48 million market broken down into three categories broiler chickens for meet eggs and turkeys. and broilers are two-thirds of the market eggs is 20% and turkeys the remaining 10. broilers have been largely uneffected since most are raises in the south but iowa and minnesota, the top producers for eggs and turkey have been hit hard. eggs are the biggest issue, including pending cases, 6% of the layer hens have been taken offline. experts expect that push up egg prices. >> we expected egg prices to be pushed up 15 cents a dozen putting us close to 2014 inflated price levels at wholesale. >> and turkeys, 1.5%

, even though he clearly has issues of usda policy pending before him, that's not an official action. and if i could offer you another example. >> that wasn't the statute, was it. the gratuity statute. >> yes your honor, and the same definition of official act applies here. >> we talked about that in the jefferson case. you think jefferson is wrong? >> no, i think jefferson didn't address the issue. jefferson was clearly advocating for a specific decision on behalf of the -- the line was irrelevant in jefferson. the jury was never told it existed in the conduct. never crossed it. but judge motz if i could offer you another example. suppose johnny williams skz asked the governor who should i talk to, and the governor answered the question that's in -- >> i'll give him a call for you. >> excuse me? >> and i'll give him a call to arrange a meeting for you. >> but even without that part of the hoipypothetical, it's still an official act simply answering a question. that's the reason the government's instruction is fatally overbroad. it clearly sweeps in lawful conduct. now i would submit

they see the usda inspected seal. it may come from argentina or anywhere and they'll assume it's american beef. we raised the best beef in the world, the best pork in the world. we ought to be able to label it. >> senator jon tester appreciate your time. bring in laurie wall director of global trade watch. with us larry cohen, president of indication workers of america. this is exactly what you have been talking about. is this the perfect example of what could happen under tpp? >> unfortunately, it is. and it's not the first time. it's just the latest time that we've seen a trade agreement undermine u.s. or consumer law and in this instance tribunalists in switzerland telling us a republican signed u.s. courts reviewed and said was just fine has to go or else we get slammed with trade sanctions. and that comes on the string of these rulings. we have thrown out the ban. that's not killing dolphins. that's a different trade ruling. we rolled back endanger species regulations. we added three years. that's why it's so imp

and the company says it works closely with the usda to ensure the safest product possible. see the inspection reports and sales numbers for yourself right now at nbcbayarea.com. just click on the investigations tab. >> if you have a tip, give us a call at 888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea. >>> right now let's look at some of the stories we're working on for 6:00. breaking news from san jose. police span out to nab four robbery suspects. a frantic effort that awoke some people with knocks on the door in the middle of the night. >>> brutal attack on mother's day leaves an elderly woman critically injured. what happened and why police want to speak with a mystery man who helped. >>> live update from santa barbara county and frantic effort there to contain a massive oil spill. >>> meantime, what has better deal, a purse on sale at a high-end store or a purse for regular price at the store's outlet? >> do you know what a set-up is? right now i feel like i'm being set-up. it's a question i ask myself often while going purse shopping. >> you did go purse shop

we're the first company to have the usda verify that our chickens are raised in the usa. to bring your family a fresh-tasting chicken. perdue. we believe in a better chicken. >>> over a half century, creative minds have been making the magic that disneyland is famous for. tonight, we're learning about how it comes together in a behind-the-scenes look at our parent company's 60th anniversary celebration at what is called the happiest place on earth. here's abc's -- >> what happens at disneyland is magical. it dazzles on the outside because of what happens behind the curtain. >> san diego, california. >> reporter: on the eve of disneyland's 60th anniversary, "nightline" was invited behind the scenes to see what it takes to put on the biggest party this park has ever seen. by the people who do it best. our first stop. >> you want to see what is behind the door? >> yeah. >> a secret v.i.p. apartment located in a hidden corner of the park. you can't book a stay here. you have to be invited. >> boom you are inside of disneyland park. >> one lucky fan will win a stay here. insid