>> phil forcelean has been called modern johnny appleseed.tor of the department of agriculture's apple collection. phil went to kazakhstan where he found whole forests of wild apples. in one of the forests, were trees that were probably, 45 feet tall. and some of the drinks were three feet in diameter. >> phil and the team collected over 150,000 seeds. >> this is what i call, kazakhstan re-created here in geneva, new york. >> and grew a forest of their own here in upstate new york. boy, that's a spitter. >> and most of the apples here are, spitters. >> ew. either too dried out. >> it's a little like saw dust. >> or astringent. >> does somebody have a handy gallon of water nearby. but a very few are downright tasty. >> this is 1%. >> yeah. really good. >> really is. >> all of them together may prove invaluable to the survival of the apple. >> why was it important to bring all of these seeds back? >> well, the gene pool that, that breeders were using, prior to our going to kazakhstan was narrow. >> not much wider than ape few commercial popular

. >> padilla now a new mexico state senator this year working along appleseed, jennifer ramo he sponsored the first anti-lunch shaming law to pass. the hunger free of students bill of rights. >> we thought we were solving a problem here in new mexico. as the it turns out, 32 other states have reached out to introduce the legislation in

i couldn't afford my lunch. >> padilla now a new mexico state senator this year working along appleseedt anti-lunch shaming law to pass. the hunger free of students bill of rights. >> we thought we were solving a problem here in new mexico. as the it turns out, 32 other states have reached out to introduce the legislation in their states. >> he has touted the legislation during his campaign for new mexico lieutenant-governor, although, hi c mired in harassment allegations. which he denies. the law was the model for a federal lunch shaming bill now pending before congress. there wouldn't hatch off to be one of those of course if everyone ate for free. in connorsville, indiana, there is one more meal about to be serves. >> you have a good day today? >> yeah. >> dpooud gogood. >> the after school supper program. elementary kids get a hot dinner and movie while they eat. >> thank you. >> at the high school more of of a grab and go situation. no one is turned away. no questions asked. and with that, the hope is, no child goes home hungry. >> you really don't have to do this. >> no. >> so why

. >> jennifer ramo with new mexico anti-poverty group, called appleseed. >> we just have no idea howen are suffering. the best thing to do is just, make sure they're fed. >> back in indiana, that is just what they're frying to do. >> just providing the three rs, reading, writing, arithmetic, those days are over. o the superintendent. >> we have children who have food insecurity. who come, they come into our doors every day, and, and, we don't always know, a lot of people are, are, proud, they don't want to ask for help. >> to make certain no one is missed. every school starts every day offering every child a free breakfast. regardless of family income. >> make sure you get all of your breakfast. >> students eat in the classroom not in the cafeteria. so it's not to take away from instruction time. >> if you decide you want your milk, give you a straw okay. >> at the high school, a second chance breakfast to help teens who usually get hungry later in the morning. >> banana nut muffins, chocolate chip muffins this morning. both programs started five years ago. last year, the school dist

also, beyond johnny appleseed. why volunteers are hunting for acorns.ppo that makes a dash for freedom and then seems t >>> here's a look at prime time tonight. once upon a time, followed by marvel's inhumans at 9:00 and then diane sawyer. and don't miss abc7 news at 11:00. for a service member about to deploy overseas. home life turns into weeks of tying up loose ends. now it has become a search for a beloved family member and a race against time. eric thomas has the story. >> airman first class dylan marler. he is about to be deployed overseas. the air force has asked us not to say where he's going or when. he doesn't have much time to findly the family's three legged dog pitchinky. she is my wife's dog. i got her when we were in biloxi. >> he last saw pinky october 18th. he was dropping her off with friends while he went off for training. >> so the kids reported her, reported seeing her down in that quarter of the park there. >> reporter: he said there have been several sightings in the park. one as recently as yesterday morning. one girl at the park