Its a commonly used antimalaria drug that hes repeatedly promoted as a game Charlie Baker for defeating coronavirus. Just last month the f. D. A. Warned doctors about the risk of using that drug on coronavirus patients including serious heart problems and said it had not been shown to be safe or effective, but tonight the president appears to be brushing aside those concerns, saying it was his idea to take the drug along with zinc as a way to prevent catching the virus. He says hes been taking it for about a week and a half. Thats around the same time two white house aides, including the valet who served his lunch, tested positive. And as we come on the air tonight, more than 1. 5 million others have also tested positive nationwide. And more than 90,000 people have been killed right here in the u. S. There is some promising news tonight on efforts to stop the virus. Moderna, a massachusettsbased company, says at least eight people in its vaccine trial have developed a positive immune r
Social security numbers to collect millions in your Unemployment Benefits. Terror in america. The f. B. I. S arabian gunman who opened fire at a u. S. Naval base in december at a u. S. Naval base in december had a link to al qaeda. Had a link to al qaeda. Their first attack on u. S. Soil since 9 11. How agents got the information from his iphones. Tropical storm arthur where the first named storm of 2020 is hitting and heading. Inssive fire dramatic video tonight as firefighters in los angeles try to fight enormous flames. And a survivors story. He beat the odds in the battle if his life. E news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin tonight with that breaking news. President trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine. Its a commonly used anti malaria drug that hes repeatedly promoted as a game changer for treating coronavirus. Just last month the f. D. A. Waocts of using that drug on s heart ob
70 percent of farmers make less than a quarter of their income from farming relying on off farm jobs and subsidies for the rest 20 nineteens median farm income is projected to be negative 1449. 00 per year so why are the people responsible for growing our food having to go without. A for 34 years the folks that are made of come together all year long to help those farmers and the industry they work in to better provide for everyone and for one day a year they bring together the biggest names in the country and rock music to celebrate the American Farmer i. Was. The 1st to place this of temper 22nd 1985 and since then farm aid has raised over 53000000. 00 to support of or idea programs to help farming thrive from the most moral corner to the tops of buildings and city centers. Here is farming president Willie Nelson back in 1993 addressing the farm income policy Forum Sponsored by the department of agriculture for the past few years the u. S. D. A. Has been reporting that farm income is
Talked about the profitability of it our cows actually produce half as much today per col in one year as they used to before we started grazing however with this system for every 100 pounds of milk rather than making 0. 50 we might be making 5. 00 dairy farming is and economic engine for wisconsin and is essential to the culture of this state agriculture contributes 88000000000 dollars each year to the states economy and almost half of that comes from dairy Dairy Farmers across the country are laboring right now under extreme pressure earning less for a gallon of milk than it cost them to produce it since 1973 weve lost a staggering 93 percent of this countrys Dairy Producers faced with the possibility of extinction a group of determined Dairy Farmers starting in wisconsin but now from all over the country our work. Thing together to activate communities build power and propose solutions to fix a broken system at the same time a Resolute Group of entrepreneurial women have come togethe
Which is why farm aid keeps going strong. This year the festival was held at the alpine valley music theater in east tri wisconsin deep in the heart of dairy country farm aid showcase some of the most innovative family farmers from around tired nation Whiskey River no rather a. Farm a president of 34 years Country Music icon Willie Nelson opened the festival well 1st of all im glad to see us all year to do. But there is. A lot of help is needed and were glad to be here to offer our support what are those challenges while one is pricing take Dairy Farmers for instance according to the u. S. D. A. Foods 2015 the price of milk paid to farmers has not only been going down but its also unpredictable from month to month making it hard for farmers to absorb that extra cost. Barmaid presented one of the many solution through the small farmer and old traditions on a sense of community through grazing we create a grazing it works it would help the cows be healthier and it was less labor plus the