one of our big stories here on "happening now" is fwriping much of country and it is only getting worse. the usda adding 76 counties to the official list of drought disaster areas. we have 1300 counties across 31 states. dry, hot conditions hitting farms this summer reigniting the food versus fuel debate. fox business network's jeff flock is live in illinois with more. hi, jeff. >> reporter: how to you. corn is pure gold these days. we're on top of an ethanol plant. these ethanol producers are competing with livestock producers now for this precious corn. if laurie pans out to the left, you see corn as far as you can see and it is $8 a bushel. double the price than it was at the start of this growing season. i have jeff cooper of the renewable fuels association. people are say, livestock producers, breaking news are asking president obama to issue a waiver of the mandate that this ethanol gets blended into our gasoline. they say it is driving up