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>> reporter: it is estimated there is only 6,000 manatees left in florida. they survive on sea grasses. a single manatees can eat as much as 300 pounds of it a day but for more than 80 miles along the east coast, the bottom has become a dessert like trees in a forest, the sea grasses need sunlight to grow. but pollution from waste water, leaking septic tanks and fertilizer from yards and farms have washed into the coastal waters of florida. those nutrients cause algae to grow. its so thick sunli...

>> bill: it is perhaps the story of the day. no doubt about it. new monthly innation numbers showing prices rising 7% over the past year, the a fastest increase weve seen in four decades. major impact on the effect on the farmers and food industry. grady trimble has more on a farm in princeton, illinois. how are they doing and dealing, grady? good morning. >> unfortunately everything is costing farmers more from fertilizer to fuel to equipment like combines and tractors. were not talking about s...

Its making people insane, and at some point, it may drive someone to do something truly awful. in the summer of 1992, federal agents murdered an unarmed woman and a child in a place called ruby ridge in idaho. less than a year after, bill clintons justice department killed more than 80 americans during the siege in waco, texas. dozens of children were shot and burned to death. the media acted then and now like this was no big deal, perfectly normal! the public know better. one borderline persona...

The next one. operation flash point is helping merchants flag purchases of fertilizer and drain cleaner. officials say the threat from homemade bombs is skyrocketing. there were more than 400 bombing incidents in 2020. up 71% from the year before. >> certainly in my professional career, i think this is the highest its been. >> reporter: extremists sharing bomb-making instructions online. here at the explosive training range, law enforcement works to stay ahead of the growing threat from homemade...

Retailers have the best opportunity to spot potential bombers? >> we want to pay attention to people buying the fertilizer. >> reporter: right now we have about 250,000 stores nationwide that sell products containing these explosive precursor chemicals, and we need them to report when they see suspicious behaviors around this. >> reporter: authorities are worried they wont always be so lucky that nobody is killed in a bombing. >> that was troubling. the california governor has denied parole fo...

All americans are hurting with a 7% inflation increase. the highest in 40 years which is making it difficult for families to buy gas at the gas station and groceries. but our farmers are struggling too. i am a farmer and im on ag committee as you mentioned and they are seeing 200 to 300% increases in many input costs for next year. theres a real concern about their ability to be able to grow our produce and our crops to feed america in an affordable manner. everything has gone up especially fuel...

Prices of fertilizer, inputs and diesel fuels going up. that hits the american consumers right in the pocketbook. >> congressman ted bud republican of north carolina, congressman thanks. >> thank you. a week after the hostage standoff at the texas synagogue the fbis new details on the motives. plus the man accused of killing a california grad student goes to court. [limu emu squawks] woo! new personal record, limu! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty. ♪ every bus...

They have to get the materials in order to make a bomb. >> reporter: authorities say retailers have the best opportunity to spot potential bombers. >> we definitely want to pay attention to people buying the fertilizer. >> right now we have about 250,000 stores nationwide that sell products containing these explosive precursor chemicals. and we need them to report when they see suspicious behaviors around this. >> reporter: in nashville no one else was killed, but authorities are worried they wo...

That had a ripple effect on top and compounded by the surge of fuel. fuel now is going to be the leading factor in high pricing. not just deville for trucks but also national guard for fertilizer. >> steve: well, the white house, you know, they dont have a little egg on their face. they have a whole omelet on there. and thats why they brian in brian deese. one of their economic advisers and he tried to explain the way out of it. listen to. >> we have seen a number of unanticipated outcomes. when...

>> he eats everything he can inside the house. >> reporter: so when you go grocery shopping and you look at that receipt now? >> its painful. it is almost $400. >> reporter: bruce and jennifer both voted for president obama. then for president trump. one year into a biden presidency, they arent happy. >> to fill my car at the beginning it was $30. now its $70. >> reporter: where do you point the finger >> the biden administration. >> reporter: gas prices in pennsylvania are actually up 30% compa...