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Exports. oranges, grapes and apples are left rotting on the docks. the biggest apple harvest in history and growers anticipated huge sales in china as a traditional new year s gift. instead, producers are dumping spoiled apples into canyons. all this and it s not even a full on strike. a total shutdown could cost the u.s. $1.9 billion a day according to national retail federation. until 20,000 dockworkers come to an agreement with their employers, a lot of commerce is left out to sea. so far, carol, i spoke to the national retail federation this morning. they say retailers and other companies are not passing the extra costs onto consumers. of course that s what they would say, right? it s very hard to measure. if you actually look at inflation in consumer prices we haven t really seen an increase in consumer prices. not the best gauge. it gives you an idea. ....
Delicious. so chocolate, it is a luxury food item. yes. this is an area abundant with coffee, chocolate, fruit. how s life for the locals? [ speaking foreign language ] he says that 20 years ago, 25 years ago, it was easier for him. he was planting soybeans and coffee. right. he was making much more money. and then he didn t plant soybeans any longer and the coffee production went down so therefore he had a financial struggle for a while and now with the cacao trees they are planting, he has no more stress and fairly upbeat himself. so i get invited to quite a few family gatherings. heck, i saved judith here a fortune with discounts like safe driver, multi-car, paperless. you make a mighty fine missus, m lady. ....
Michael. hey, jujube. love you. love. you when i see that footage of you and michael jackson, it s very bittersweet, isn t it, because you were going to be doing a duet with him on the tour and his death clearly robbed everybody of the chance to see that. i had tickets myself to the first night in london. tell me about working with michael. yes, i mean every time i see that footage, i can t believe it actually happened. it s like a dream to be on that stage with the king of pop. and man, michael just rocked my world. i mean it, from every aspect of him watching him on that stage, you know, with the lighting and the band and all of the different pieces and how he just created magic on that stage, it was like a front row seat to greatness. and i think that i left that experience really knowing what it means to be an artist and wanting to pursue that for my own. you must have been absolutely devastated when he died. not just because you got to know ....