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January 7, 2021 MARKET Washington/E. Oregon: John Vlahandreas with Wada Farms reported from his Salem, OR, office on Jan. 6. “We started the week pretty strong until everyone figured out what trucks are costing,” he said. “By the time you tack on freight to the price you need in order to get some return to the shipper and the grower, the demand starts to slip. This issue shouldn’t last long.” He added, “Availability on trucks should start picking up in the next couple of weeks, and we all have to remember this is the first year without Railex, so we’re adjusting to ...

their speed. the senate will debate the nomination of leon panetta to be defense secretary. we will talk about the decision the president will announce on his state of u.s. troops in afghanistan. we will preview that by asking you what you like the president to do with regard to troop levels in afghanistan. here are our phone numbers. you can also send us say tweet or e-mail us. a lot of ways to get involved this morning. we looked forward to your comments. before we get to that question about your message to the president about troop levels in afghanistan, i'm going have stephen dim...

libya. the unrest has spread to the capital, tripoli, after days of demonstrations in benghazi, libya's second largest city. security forces fired on protesters. human rights groups say more than 200 have been killed, protesters have seized military bases of weapons and the government warns the country is on the brink of civil war. michael herzenberg is in washington with more. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. there are reports of bodies in the streets, violence in several cities, even talk of a gunfight between two sons of libya's leader. all this is difficult to confirm because ...

people around the world share. >> reporter: massive anti-government protests toppled the rulers of tunisia and egypt and inspired similar movements across the middle east and north africa. still, the escalating situation in libya could be the bloodiest yet. and this is already impacting financial markets. libya exports about 1 million barrels of oil a day. concerns the turmoil could curb production have helped push prices above $87 a barrel. back to you, terrell. >> michael herzenberg in washington for us this morning. mike, thanks. just to give you a little more insight this morni...

provision that would take away public sector unions' right to collective bargaining. second grade teacher mary beth wendt says the governor's plan is union busting, disguised as budget balancing. >> we're sending a really strong message that unions are here for a purpose. >> reporter: although wendt taught this week, so many other teachers called in sick, dozens of school districts had to cancel class. today, prounion physicians were busy writing backdated notes to allow those teachers to collect pay, even though they skipped school. >> the taxpayers are paying them to work while the...