this is in--in the outskirts of brussels, belgium. and he forgot about them. he was gonna use them as a coffee substitute after drying and roasting them. uh, in the spring of 1831, those roots in the dark confines of that cellar ha sprouted, and he then noticed the sprouts that had come from the top of the chicory roots. >> the mature roots are actually harvested by machine, each one producing just one bud and ultimately just one endive. this 55-acre field will produce tens of thousands of buds and will probably end up on salad plates in america, japan, and other asian countries. >> i love growing things, a-and as a way to make a ling, growing food is very, very, very fulfilling. >> endives are really grown and harvested in 2 different types of fields. the first is a traditional one like this one here in turlock, and the second, a more specialized facility in rio vista. this next step involves growing the roots in a huge dark room. >> of course it's completely dark. i mean, you come in here and turn the flashlight off, and it is the definition of darkness. the

in brussels, belgium, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton condemned the violence. >> it is obviously quite concerning that while we are deploying these monitors pursuant to a security council resolution that confirms our commitment to kofi annan's six point plan, the guns of the assad regime are once again firing in homs, idlib and elsewhere and syrians continue to die. >> sreenivasan: clinton said syria has reached a turning point, and she warned of new pressure on the government, unless it relents. at least 22 soldiers died today in growing border fighting in east africa, between sudan and south sudan. there have been almost daily battles since south sudan seized the oil town of heglig, last week. sudan today demanded an immediate withdrawal. south sudan claimed its independence last summer, but the border was never settled, and the two sides never agreed on sharing the region's oil wealth. in the u.s. presidential campaign, president obama and mitt romney traded criticisms over economic policy. the presi

niches where people would want that kind of car but it probably looks a lot more at home in downtown brussels or paris than it does in indianapolis. that type of car i think was a problem. >> reporter: but the mayor, who still has hopes for a think come back, touts the car's advantages. >> it's not a toy, it's not a plaything, it's a real car. as you can see it operates very very well. the steering is good and all of this operates with no gasoline, no bad exhaust emissions. it's all done on a battery. >> reporter: indiana has invested millions of state and federal dollars into creating an infrastructure for electric vehicles. indianapolis has 100 short and long term public charging stations. paul mitchell heads a consortium of clean tech energy companies that have pushed hard for more electric vehicles. but even he admits that developing a brand new car is tough. >> it's going to continue to be an uphill battle to build a car from the ground up in a global industry where there's major automakers that have years of experience and deep supply chains that advantage them. >> ironically as the ecl