we have a price comparison per pound. potatoes $0.65 per pound. red apples $1.30. grapes over $2 so this could wind up socking school districts right in the budget. >> well, this is bad for kids and it's bad for school districts and i think the -- the parents in the audience ought to go out and meet with their school food service folks. meet with their school boards. let those people tell you what the impact of this change is and why it's really not good for schools and really not good for kids. >> and the whole idea is the department of agriculture wants to take white potatoes off the menu across the board. only potato they'll serve, the sweet potato. all right. john, interesting stuff. thanks very much for joining us live. >> it is. thanks. >> all right. >> what do you think about that? e-mail us, friends at foxnews.com. this spud's for you. meanwhile, the floodgates are open. how long can they delay disaster? live report from the mississippi river coming up next. and then a seventh grade student interrogated by the secret service without his parents'