everybody is loco for avocados.uju chang. >> reporter: it's one of the world's trendiest snacks. flooding news feeds. inspiring hundreds of variations. avocadoia in brooklyn is an entire cafe, taking the creamy fruit to a whole new level. >> we started to develop this concept together about healthy and tasty food options for people to have every day for lunch. >> reporter: started by italian natives alessandro and francesco, they knew trishs concept an insta-hit. loaded with healthy fatty acids they're served up with other avocado goodies. customers have been lining up to get a taste. >> the very first day we actually ran out of avocados. >> reporter: what's the secret recipe to getting an avocado perfectly ripe? >> he's the master. >> what you can do to speed up the process is to put the avocados with other fruits that are ripe, for example bananas or apples. this will speed up the process a lot. >> we're trying to create a casual, fresh, healthy fast food. also if it makes your dishes look beautiful, why not. >> o

they call it avocado head. >> i never heard of that.s when people hold on to an after kaud owe, then cutting around it to remove the pit like we've seen chefs do on tv. turns out more and more people end up slicing through the avocado and cutting into their hand which could cause nerve and tendon damage. >> our nicky batiste learned this lesson right here last week, and, you know, some reporters go into war zones, they go into the center of a horrible storm. >> right. >> nicki was the brain one wve went to the avocado restaurant for us. >> we know where to send our people. it was important. it was zinc owe insomiac safety. nicki learned how to do it the right way. >> thank you, nicki. growing backlash about the new drama about the british royal family. >> the movie that is hypothetically looking at what it might be like after the death of queen elizabeth. that's next. 1 place... ...to go number 2. i love you, but sometimes you stink. ♪ new febreze air effects with odorclear technology cleans... ...away odors like never before. because t

is serving up avocado lattes, latte served inside of the avocado peel. >> okay. >> avocado is an actual drink but like a cup. >> well, you have a hint of the avocado taste which is in the lining of the skin. >> yes. >> there is a whole chunk on the outside they did not scoop it clean. >> do you want to give it a shot. >> sure. >> lay it down. >> we will lay it down. >> avocado shell. >> do you want me to dot pouring. >> that is a latte. >> sure. >> ready. >> yes. >> wait for it. >> all right. >> okay. >> if you let that sit in there for a while. it seems like the avocado would be absorbed into that drink. >> i never had tonight coffee. >> give it a go. >> okay. >> all right. >> i don't want to drop it. >> my hand is contorted in an awkward fashion. >> where should i look. >> here. >> okay. >> okay, all right. >> it is messy. >> well i don't like coffee so that is my reaction, there is no sugar tonight. >> yes. >> like why. >> i will turn it around so you are not -- >> especially with this thing on may lip. >> you cannot taste it. >> it is not worth the trouble >> use avocado or to eat b

what has led to these surging popularity of avocados? restaurant and bar operator in singapore. it definitely is. look at the entirety of singapore and restaurants. five yea rs singapore and restaurants. five years ago, there were maybe five mexican restaurants. now there are 20. there are chains. people are more aware of what avocado can do for you with health benefits. there are many young families in singapore and it is good for your kids. it is out there and in demand to bite we will break down the nutrients. what makes it a healthy fruit? it has way more potassium than bananas. that used to be the free people would eat for potassium. it creates electricity in your brain. for potassium. it creates electricity in your brainlj for potassium. it creates electricity in your brain. i needed that this morning. it definitely helps you. it has a lot of vitamin b and cand helps you. it has a lot of vitamin b and c and one saturated fats, the ones that are healthy. —— monosaturated. why are they surging? people are wanting more. the same reaso

i think he would. >>> doctors are warning about a surge in the injury they call "avocado hand." >> avocadotly, this is what happens when people cut an avocado in their hand. they cut all the way around it. instead of cutting the avocado only, they end up slicing their hand. it may sound funny. apparently, it can cause serious nerve and tendon damage. >> doctors are not calling for safety labels. they simply recommend slicing avocados on a cutting board, like you see there, and using some common sense. >> it always come down to that common sense thing, doesn't it? >> it really does. especially when you're dealing with knives. >> no sledge hammer. that's not recommended? >> that's not the way to get into an avocado. >> noted. >>> a college football coach has found a very special mother's day gift for the mom of one of his players. >> east carolina head coach scottie montgomery paid a visit to tia chapman. at her job. her son, kiante anderson, is a walk-on for the pirates. >> watch as the coach hands her an envelope. he tells her it's a nice mother's day gift. when she opens it, she finds out

they have 15 different types of avocado trees growing on a test site.o develop a variety that adapts to extreme temperatures. >> if we can expand the state wide acreage and open up the area for avocado growing, we could eopen up the seasoning. >> we have had a lot of interest from different stone fruit growers, grape growers. different growers. >> they're different in flavor and texture, there's so many different types, that's why, you know, you do wonder why do we have to stick with haas. >> haas is the main variety we buy. avocados are grown primarily in southern california and in coastal areas, but here, diluted white paint is used to protect the trees. >> the wood is very sensitive to sun burning. >> reporter: but they hope the breeding project will pay off with the perfect avocado which will bear fruit 12 months a year. >> i'm an optimist so i say yes, i think we can, there's a lot of genetic diversity in after caddo. >> central valley citrus growers are worried about the trump administration's move to stand by a decision by president obama to allo

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they have 15 different types of avocado trees growing on a test site. they hope to develop a variety that adapts to extreme temperatures. >> if we can expand the state wide acreage and open up the area for avocado growing, we could eopen up the seasoning. >> we have had a lot of interest from different stone fruit growers, grape growers. different growers. >> they're different in flavor and texture, there's so many different types, that's why, you know, you do wonder why do we have to stick with haas. >> haas is the main variety we buy. avocados are grown primarily in southern california and in coastal areas, but here, diluted white paint is used to protect the trees. >> the wood is very sensitive to sun burning. >> reporter: but they hope the breeding project will pay off with the perfect avocado which will bear fruit 12 months a year. >> i'm an optimist so i say yes, i think we can, there's a lot of genetic diversity in after caddo. >> central valley citrus growers are worried about the trump administration's move to stand by a decision by president o

loves avocado.nd, a p pa re ntly and how to avoid avocado hand, apparently people chopping their fingers off when they are slicing avocados. four a week in hospital a&e departments. it tells you helpfully in the guardian how to slice it. from the thin end to the fat end. to keep the prices down, if there is one that is misshapen, they are selling them more cheaply. instead of £1 five for a perfect one, you pay 39p. and you mash it up anyway. u nless pay 39p. and you mash it up anyway. unless you take a picture of it and post it on instagram, which is what people do with avocado on toes. this is from the orkneys. a woman who discovered her husband‘s missing wedding ring in a million to one chance, in the daily telegraph. he lost it on the beach and two months later... he did not declare it. paul hickson, living in the orkneys. it took him two months to confess he had lost the wedding ring stop my goodness. his wife was walking the dogs and saw something sparkling on the beach. i think it is called sh

double the amount that mexicans drink. >> american also have eaten 81 million pounds of avocados.e, avocados are full of healthy fat and we can feel good about that but each one will than this time last year. >> i thought that was just a chipotle thing about it being extra. >> good for mexico because 2% of avocados come from there. >> voila. enjoy, folks. >>> next sneakers that are getting plenty of attention on social media. they're called z02. >> not from nike, adidas or reebok. the z02 is from big baller brand apparently run by lavar ball, father of lonzo ball projected to be a top pick in the nba draft. >> $495. autographed pair just under a thousand bucks. >> that's nice. >> now, that is drawing criticism from people like that combeel o'neil and dick vitale. it's too expensive. >> lavar ball is defending the price saying about his son's sneakers. if you can't afford the z02, you're not a big baller. a pair of the you can afford, $220. you're welcome. >> is that all? >> a new study suggests dropping a few "f" bombs may be the key to a good workout. researchers found a profanit

avocados that are consumed are hoss avocados and the house avocado commission says that 105 millionnds of avocado is consumed surrounding cinco de mayo and the festivities. >> weather in southern california where most of it avocados are grown as having an effect on the price. depending on the variety, prices are up as much as 55% this year according to the was department of agriculture. the average price of an avocado is $1.43. >>> there are some festivities this bill over into the weekend. and other events happening all around the bay area.>> rosemary orozco has all the details. >> into the first weekend of may and here's what's happening around the bay area. in san francisco, is the 2017 children's day festival in japantown on saturday at japantown peace plaza. and san francisco botanical garden you will find the 50th annual plant sale. enjoy cinco de mayo in the mission with an all-day family- friendly celebration. that is on saturday along valencia seat third street. in these page on the cinco de mayo and mother's day festivity at the fruitvale village in oakland on saturday. fe

are hoss avocados.o commission says that 105 million pounds of avocado is consumed surrounding cinco de mayo and festivities. >> harsh weather in southern california where most of america's avocados are prone is having an impact on the price of the fruit. depending on the variety, avocado prices are up as much as 55% according to the u.s. department of agriculture. the average price of the avocado is $1.43. >>> just about an hour ago, the labor department released the employment report for april. employers added more jobs than expected. 211,000 more jobs were added in april. more than the 190,000 that economists had expected. and there was another surprise. analyst had expected the an apartment rate to go up slightly to 4.6% from 4.9%. instead, it fell to a 10 year low of 4.4%. >>> there are reports now that the justice department is investigating uber and its use of a secret software that helped uber cars go unnoticed by regulators. according to reuters, a grand jury in northern california has subpoena

the avocado commission said 105 million pounds of avocado is consumed on cinco de mayo. >>> weather inrn california is having an effect on the price of avocados. prices are up because of a shortage. the average price of an avocado is $1.43. >> we went behind of scenes of a show that pays attention to detail. >> reporter: i wonder how long you will be the public face the grief. >> reporter: working in gotham means spending toim on elaborate sets. cast members shared their favorites with us. >> i call it in limbo because it's neither here nor there. you get to see glimpses of the 70s and 80s. it's also a place of misfits. >> reporter: there are hidden details that viewers may not be aware of. >> because of some issues with his mother-in-law, he has gone through the photos and he ripped them out. ought of the photos that you see every place, half will be his foreand the other half will be gone. just the fact that someone on the crew took apart the frames is amazing. >> reporter: there is also fascinating decor. >> there is a painting on the ceiling under where the bands play. >> there is

instead of cutting the avocado only, they slis their hand. it may sound funny.n cause serious nerve and tendon damage. >> doctors are not calling for safety labels. they recommend cutting avocados on a cutting board like you see there and using common sense. >> it always come down to tha >> especially with naives. >> no sledge hammer. >>> college football coach has found a very special mother's day gift for the mom of one of his players. >> east carolina head coach scotty montgomery paid a visit to this mom. >> watch as the coach hands her an envelope. he tells her it's a nice mother's day gift. when she opens it, she finds out it's a full scholarship for her son. >> her son didn't know. she told him over the phone. >> thank you so much, wow. i'm here with coach mo and, some cameras and people. i just got presented with the best mother's day gift ever. you're on a full scholarship for ecu and your name is number son this letter. >> it's like two gifts in one. not only does she get this amazing news, she gets to be the >> he thanked his coach over the the phone a

it is not just avocados. the one injury that is quite here inuring christmas france is oyster thumb. bert mouth,so camam burning your mouth with hot cheese. and sourdough gums. >> i think there have been some baguette booboos with all of that bread. of course, you could get more on our website, france24.com. coming up in the next half hour, emmanuel macron is now president-elect but he will have a hard time governing without a strong majority in parliament. the details of that coming up in our next french connection. sami: nonoi rocks plplayed ithis cocountry back in '83. it was a gig g that is still l hands dn the momost unforgettable concert in my carareer. in e sisixties, the beatles were looking for a new direction from the peninsula with guru maharishihi mahesh yoggi. and a thousand years ago, the ggypsies left t this land bebehd to spreread their musical treasures arounund the world. chaos, harmony, spiritualism, modern times, the caste system, elephants, and nuclear weapons, old and new living in perfe

>> new to avocados, probably. do they know there's a pit in the middle so they don't try to bite it? >>> to be outside, it's going to look like this a lot. isn't that absolutely gorgeous? the breeze is starting to chase away the crowds and bone-dry air coming in from alaska and that's going to make us sunny, breezy and cool today, and in fact all the way through the holiday weekend. you think it's cold this morning, and it's going to be colder in the next couple of mornings. your heater may even kick on. and warmth returns for next weekend. we are talking 80s back in the forecast. for today, the area of low pressure up to the north. you can see where all the radar returns are in green and not making it down towards us. and the sprinkles were above 1,500 feet. downtown san francisco and south san francisco, the warm spots along with the mission. 60 to 61, and everybody else from 56 to 59. over along the east bay, unusually dry air today, and sunshine can't overcome the breezes. 63 to about 65 degrees. let's head do

. >>> from the kitchen to the hospital, how and why avocados are sending more people to the emergency room. >>> and first at 4:00, just in time for mother's day, a >>> developing now, a man with a gun opens fire in a nursing home, killing a police chief and two employees in ohio. >> leon harris has the details. >> very disturbing situation. right now, we're learning more and more about the police chief who was killed there. his name is eric desario, six with another child on the way. all of this started to unfold around 7:30 this morning at the pine kirk care sesht in kirkersville, ohio. police say the shooter opened fire inside the center, killing two employees there. chief desario responded and was shot there at the scene. in his last radio communication, he said that he had the shooter in sight. the gunman later killed himself. no one else inside the nursing home was injured and the people in nearby homes were told to stay inside. students on their way to school were rerouted to go to another one. right now the gunman's identity and motive, not yet known. pat, back to you. >>> head

there's a big avocado shortage. and that means guacamole will cost you about twice as much as it did last year. the sudden rains in california and arsh weather in mexico are being blamed for the shortage. avocados now cost an average of a dollar-43 each.. compared to just 92 cents last year. even worse-- the high prices are expected to last through the summer. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen (heavy rain & wind; isolated storms & flooding) - unseasonably cool weekend (10 below avg.) - showers likely saturday - continued cool next week today: heavy rain through 11am. isolated storm and flooding. windy & warm with pm scattered showers. highs: 72-75 winds: se to sw 10-20 g 30 mph tonight: cloudy & cool. isolated shower. lows: 55-59 winds: sw 10-15+ mph saturday: mostly cloudy and cool. showers likely. highs: 59-64 winds: sw 5-15 g 20+ mph how do you become america's best-selling brand? you make it detect what they don't. stop, stop, stop! sorry. you make it sense what's coming. watch, watch, watch! mom. relax! i'

don't eat avocado toast you need save your money you know what live a little if avocado toastmakes youreak between buying a home. >> i agree with you 1u7bz i don't think there is anything wrong having fun do it on a budget intentionally. >> 3.85 trillion dollars in the pension in u.s., we don't think that is going to get funded soon, chris are we talking about serious issues here. >> we really are talking about series issues again, state government is going to have to do exactly what i would tell an individual to do, where you have to balance your budget, you've got to cut back some things get intentional the last thing you want for people that have worked hard been promised, that they were going to have a paengs this is what they were told, and now they get out there, and they are retired calling them telling them benefits are going to get reduced that is not right. maria: you are right chris great to see you thanks so much for insights this morning, coming up more retail woes teen closing chain filing for bankruptcy what it means for the industry sweet emotion at western wall take a

makes your hair shiny, all of that stuff. >> need that too. >> eat an avocado, aaron. you can try one this morning. this morning we're not looking at rain like we were yesterday morning. it is a different start to your day. it's cloudy outside. we have rain in the forecast as we go through this evening so we're talking about rain after 7:00 p.m. rain overnight into saturday. yes, waking up to rain starting off the weekend. the good news is dryer and warmer for mother's day. that's good. we like that to happen for mom. right now looking for cloudy skies. rain down south and west. steady rain th west. that big area of moisture, that will keep moving our direction as we go through the day today. most of our day will be cloudy. areas of sprinkle or drizzle. 53, 51 manassas. leesburg, 55 quantico. exercising, just keep in mind we still have the wet pavement out there by noon. cool. 57 by 6:00 p.m. future weather, 1:00 p.m. today still looking cloudy. by 7:00, 8:00, there is the steady rain. overnight it continues. saturday morning it's here and still falling. then we go thr

kennedy: is avocado toast to blame for the looming housing crisis.ding to one australian real estate titan. tim againer said this on the aussie version of "60 minutes." i love generational warfare. but you have a cow co-toast is hardly to blame for any thennials with two-part dwellings. their net folks convinced them college was the on viable life path. how about this. don't go to college. read a bunch of books. and use the money for a house down payment. and when you want to expand your brand, then go to school when you have worked for a few years and can pay for it. if you have the disposable income support your local avocado toastery. when you have your own house you can have your own avocado tree and spraitd on toast. thank you so as much for watching the show tonight. you can follow me on twitter and instagram, and email kennedyfbn@foxbusiness.com. tomorrow thomas massie, lieutenant colonel ralph peters >> announcer: the following is a paid advertisement for time life's music collection. do you remember your first dance... >> ♪ sherry >> announc

if you like to eat avocados... doctors have a warning for you. we'll explain how they are sending people to the hospital. and after the break... the sushi you're eating might not be safe. details on what you need to look out for. a warning if you like to eat sushi. doctors say parasite infections from eating raw fish are on the rise. (mark) the majority of illnesses are reported in asian countries... but a new report says cases in the u-s are increasing. the c-d-c says the parasite can only be removed through surgery. they say if someone has it... they will start having severe stomach pain. (darya) the c-d-c has guidelines before eating raw fish. they say seafoods should be cooked or frozen before eating raw to kill the parasite. there is no way to know if these rules have been followed when eating at followed have been these rules have been followed when eating at sushi restaurants. (mark) and be careful the next time you want to eat an avocado. apparently there is a rise in injuries as people try to cut through them. (darya) that's according to

sponsor avocados from mexico, we welcome you, we love avocados.day. >> on any day. we have a delicious spin on classic guacamole. avocado guacamole. i keep mixing them up and three blindfolded audience members and they're going to give a paste and see if they can tell us what the special ingredient is. all right, ready, go. give it a taste. >> really let it marinate. >> roll around that palette. >> mm-mm. all right. you can take your blindfold off. do you know what it is? >> black beans? >> i don't see a black bean to be found in there. some kind of pine nuts. >> pine nuts. >> is it cumin? >> cumin. no? neither? tah-dah. >> it is -- >> really. so it's not onion, garlic and jalapeno raw. it's roasted. when smoky. >> enhances the flavor and changes the flavor profile. >> continue to eat. >> save me some, okay? save me some. >> now over here. you have a really fun way to feed folks fast. they're coming to your cinco de mayo party. how do you do it? >> so, you know, we mexicans love tossing the half vic and you always have an extra half and you can us

this is avocado. seasonality chart. every year, avocado surges in the summer.ine is going absolutely bananas. everyone is eating avocados this -- of these days. demand is growing in china and europe, it is a worldwide phenomenon. they see pictures of avocado toast on instagram and they want to eat more. julia: today's headline, avocados going bananas. [laughter] scarlet: we catch up with noted economist john taylor. this is bloomberg. ♪ the show's about to start! how do i look? like a bald penguin. [ laughing ] show me the billboard music awards. show me top artist. show me the top hot 100 artist. they give awards for being hot and 100 years old? we'll take 2! [ laughing ] xfinity x1 gives you exclusive access to the best of the billboard music awards just by using your voice. the billboard music awards. sunday, may 21st eight seven central only on abc. mark: it is time for first word news. the republican state senator has withdrawn -- from consideration. mark green has been facing growing criticism over his remarks about lgbt americans and muslims. come alleme

basically avocado hand can happen if a person doesn't realize how ripe their avocado is when they'reeven oscar winner meryl streep has been a victim of it. so please be careful as you make your favorite dips this summer. i cut a lot of avocados during the week got to be real care fill with those sharp knives. >> i'm in the a fan of the avocado. >> no. >> no. never been a fan. i never used to be but now i am. i can eat it -- >> it's kind of like a super food. >> that's right. >> avocado toast best new breakfast ever. >> that i can't do just yet. avocado toast. >> i'll make you some. i swear. >> i think you'd like it with smoked salmon added. >> now -- i like it with chips and salsa >> thanks erin. >> thank you. >> check what's trending now on this friday morning. first up it's friday. that should be enough but it's not we have more news to talk about. inside look at the white house with president trump in charge. time magazine got a tour of 1600 pennsylvania avenue with the president. the magazine got to see how the president lives every day live inside of his new home in washington,

it's the avocado, the delicious avocado. specifically a condition they're calling avocado hand.slicing your avocado with slips into your hands. >> oh! >> meryl streep fell victim to this in 2012. see her hand bandaged. doctors are calling on warning labels to be put on calve caddos. there's only one person who can help us through in a crisis like >> martha stewart, she's here with a large knife and an avocado. how do we do it? >> well, here, protect yourself with a damp cloth. that will prevent the avocado from slipping and your knife from cutting your hand. i've cut my hand twice in the past so i now take precautions. use a small knife not a giant chef knife. >> that's what i use. >> every video shows giant chef knives. so cut the avocado in half around the pit. there's a big pit inside every avocado, as we all know and now twist the avocado in half like that. >> beautiful. >> now before you go smashing -- >> that's what i do. >> because it slips off the pit. your knife has to be really sharp so put this back in your wet cloth, cover your hand and just go like that and twist an

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i didn't know they had avocados there. it's weird that this is happening in england.injury that screams california more than avocado hand. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] maybe quinoa foot would top it. yoga balls. but that is it. it does make sense. we've been smashing avocados into guacamole for years, it was only a matter of time before they started to seek revenge on us. mother's day is on sunday. which means you have two days to figure out which old photo you're going to post of her on instagram. it's weird that mothers only get one day. sharks get a whole week. isn't it? mother's day was, as you know, invented by big corporations in order to sell more moms. if you still haven't picked a mother's day gift out i have an idea. why not surprise mom with tickets to see "king arthur: legend of the sword"? moms get a lot of bad gifts on mother's day. because kids are dumb and have no money. and dads in general, dads aren't as good in the gift department as moms are. this year we decided to give mothers a chance to vent. we asked moms to share the worst mother's da

cut the avocado, put it on a a table, you cut the avocado.in your hand. [ applause ] tv news, abc announced that it's coming out with a show called "dancing with the stars jr." while fox is going the other way and running with a show called "are you smarter than the president." and you go -- [ laughter ] >> steve: hey oh. hey, now. >> jimmy: this is a big week with all the networks with new shows. there's one in particular that caught my eye. take a look at this show. >> coming soon to cnn. it's a brand-new game show all about the white house. it's time for "who's getting fired?" will it be reince priebus? >> maybe! >> steve bannon? >> possibly! >> or sean spicer? >> definitely! >> or will it be the person who's most responsible for all their problems, donald trump? "who's getting fired?" hosted by ryan seacrest. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: seacrest, again. [ applause ] he's a good guy. in the meantime, guys, i read that trump will be leaving for an international trip this week visiting saudi arabia, israel and the vatican. he was going to stop in

avocado prices are at a record high because of a reduced avocado crop in california and many mexico. restaurants are now paying as much as twice the usual cost for avocados. and just to put this into a little perspective, an avocado cost ate 9 cents in january, one of our reporters paid $2 aetd 9 yesterday from a grocery store in langly park. >> i don't even look anymore i just throw it in the basket, i want it anyways. >> gonna eat those anyway. >>> once he upon a time there were yo-yos and there were tops, you know, spinning tops, things that had kids spinning, they just had to have them. >> right. today it's another kind of spinning toy that's become all the rage but as nbc joe reports, thes nerves. >> reporter: it's not even the holidays and a new toy has twirled into our lives. fidget spinners. so popular they dominate amazon's best seller list, so precious even the most only cost a few bucks, some toy stores keep them behind the counter. >> we get a lot of calls all day do you have spibers in stock thank goodness we can't find them anywhere. >> but for some kids they're more th

cut the avocado around the pit. there's a big pit in every avocado.hat. >> beautiful. >> before you go smashing -- >> that's what i do. >> it slips off the pit. your knife has to be sharp. put this back in your wet clost. go like that and twist. that will come out. >> you need a bigger knife. >> no, no. not a bigger knife that does that. the pit was loose to start with. and to slice it up, just work on your board. and your board should not slip. i have a wet cloth underneath my board. >> i learned that from martha. >> the sticky shelf liner under your board. and cut off the stem end because that gets in your way, that little hard stem end. and you can cut it in quarters. >> okay. >> just be careful. the main thing is to be careful. you can peel the skin off with your fingers. >> mesmerizing. >> belieleaving you with a wedg slice up. or you can take the point of your knife. and be careful. and slice right down to the tip of the -- >> should you have it in the cloth right now? >> you don't have to if you're careful. this is just slicing it. >> or just g

. -- the avocado which is very trendy. this is healthy fat. another good one, and this is cauliflower rice. you can use it like you would use regular rice recipes. >> let me jump in for second, and you're talking about these great swaps, and you were talking about soda, doughnuts and things, and those are obviously high in sugar. what has the doctor said we get a lot of the sugar without eating the sweet things? >> he said most of it comes from the drinks. even if you're not drinking soda, the sparkling water has nothing in it for the most part. he says that if you're not drinking soda, maybe you are drinking juice or sports drinks. that is where most americans are getting the bulk of the excess sugars is from the drinks. it is also hidden in catch-up, barbecue sauce -- ketchup, barbecue sauce, and other places. we don't expect that necessarily to be in the ketchup, and you have to read the labels and be a detective. >>> it is 4:54 am. >>> there is a new effort to keep the california salmon population booming. yesterday of

so first it was avocado toast, which is pretty yummy. the breakfast table. >> all caps on -- a cafe in melbourne came up with this. >> so you drink it out of the avocado skin. >> twitter users are not happy about it. are they happy about anything? it's aimed at those millennial's. so one person writes, i will die before i consume this. that's better than you will die by consuming this. another post, we have to stop these fads for the sake of humanity. >> is it that deep? if you don't want it, don't drink it. >> you're just drinking the coffee in it. >> avocado flavored coffee. i would join them. >>> a tweet and a happy reunion. >> sometimes the internet does come together to do good. it started with a tweet from angie parker. a child dropped a bunny getting off when yard. soon caught fire. train officials later tweeted, the bunny is safely with staff. we are still waiting for the owner to come forward. the next two posts are great. thanks to your tireless effort, we united the bunny with its owner. the father posted, my daughter dropped

. >> who doesn't love avocados?pular fruits there is and, yes, it is a fruit, we've settled that during a commercial break. the love of avocados could land you in the hospital. that's because more and more people are actually getting hurt while trying to open those tricky little guys. the condition even has a name it's called avocado hand. >> are they doing the -- >> there you go. it often happens when a seed softer than you may expect. the injury has been happening so much that british surgeons are calling for safety labels on avocados like this one to help people enjoy their avocados safely. can you believe that? >> that makes sense. >> have you ever hurt yourself trying to cut o open an avocado? >> i have not but i often think i will because you take the avocado and smash the knife and twist it and pull it out. i always wonder this doesn't seem safe. >> clearly it's not for some. >>> a lot of people love a good latte in the morning, a korean coffee artist is taking his job as a barista to a whole new level. he's

if he see cheap avocados let us know. >> drinking coffee is not giving you the boosts you need now youstein brother's bagels is debuting caffeinated babele not to be out done by starbucks and it's crazy drinks and stuff calling their new bagel espresso buzz bagel packs 32 milligrams 678 calf each third of average 8 ounce cup of coffee contains espresso and cover he cherry flower. >> and that's a good combination. >> yeah. >> >> i never gotten the caffeine. >> i suck down four or five cup of coffee and good to go. >> that's it? >> next a 10 teaching teens not to drink and drive. >> we'll show you drunk buster program in predicted county that simulates how drunk you are when you drink and ♪ ♪ art. it can be sculpted, bringing to life beautiful detail. or painted in luxurious strokes. and in rare cases... both. ♪ ♪ >> a new dui prevention initiative rolling in and out frederick county. drunk buster cart made it's bay due today. it was done with a woman that lost her son. googles make you feel like you're drunk. students struggled and learned a good lesson if you cannot maneuver a pedal ca

one surgeon has dubbed it "avocado hands"... and he says he stitches at least four hands a week.e don't realize how ripe the avocados are and they don't need to use as much force with the knife. the safest way to slice an avocado is to lay it horizontally on a flat surface and placing a hand on top. ( dave )sunny, breezy and cool today. a touch warmer tomorrow. your forecast is next ! ( marty ) for the weekend: it's the 20-17 taiewanese american cultural festival in san francisco. check out tge taiwanese culture, food, music, performances and more. it's happening at union square from 10 to 5. it's free to attend. here's a live look at the embarcadero this morning. ( marty ) thanks for joining us. i'mmarty gonzalez. here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave) unseasonably cool temperatures and breezy conditions can be expected into early next week. while mostly dry weather will prevail through the weekend, isolated showers are possible in the hills on sunday. isolated to scattered rain showers are expected region-wide from late monday into tuesday as another system approaches from