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>> oh, yeah. >> reporter: it is a catastrophe. we just don't know how to deal with the snow. for all the years i've been here, you know, i know you've been here a long time. we just can't handle the snow. certainly when we get a 14.5-inch snowfall, it's bad. what could have been done different? a lot of people suggested could 95 have been shut down? i don't know if that's the right answer. then what road do we shut down after that and which roads do we prioritize? the message was out there that, look, this snowfall would come down fast and furious. i will say, did covid play a factor in all of...

But thankfully no medical emergency. someone had to be rushed out. that is a blessing through all of this. get to the accountability piece of this. of course. is anybody happy that this happened? no way. but here's what i will tell you, hallie. i stood in that snow yesterday. and it was coming down sideways. i'm not making any excuses, but i was out there all day yesterday, and as soon as the snow plow would push that snow, the lanes would fill right back up. let's not forget that all of this actually started with a six tractor trailer accident on 95 south, started at height of yesterday's sno...

Commerce department shows the trade deficit increased 27% in 2021 to an all-time high of $860 billion, underscoring, first of all, a lot of spending and buying, but also the country's strong dependence on imports from china and other countries. this as new data also shows china is failing to hold up its end of the trade deal it made with the trump administration. joining us now is brian dietz, director of white house economic council. in addition to the overall trade deficit numbers, the trade deficit specifically with china increased 14.5%. so what concerns do you have with that kind of imbal...

De-escalate. how embarrassing for america getting briefed and ordered around by the french. but not anymore embarrassing then america being left in the dust by the chinese. hunter biden, our overall trade deficit ballooned to an all-time high. this is shocking. $859 billion. that's a 27% increase from the year before. president biden might not know how to make americans happy, but the chinese, they got to love him, because the trade deficit with china grew 14.5% for the full year to $355 billion, reversing the decline that followed then-president donald trump's policies aimed at reducing the d...

All right. welcome back. so, new data is showing the u.s. trade deficit hit an all-time recareered in 2021, including more spending on china. as our trade deficit was up 14.5% just last year. but even so, american farmers are feeling optimistic after years of suffering from trade wars. and just back from iowa in studio. talk to me. what are farmers saying about their optimism as they look ahead? >> i don't know how many firms we evisited but what we heard at every single one of them is we're not able to turn a profit because you saw the number of u.s. exports from soy beans, dairy, wheat all p...