hand? apparently, this is what happens when people cut an avocado in their hand. he 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 it's a full scholarship for her son. >> look at that hug. and here's another twis

. >> avocado hand. t's when people are attempting to cut and avocado in properly in their hand and i have to go to the er. so since i seems to be such an issue, we learned how to cut and avocado properly. you basically put it on the cutting board. >> while. >> so, i know you're probably wondering if i survive this segment, yes i did. >> avocado hand is the hand that is wounded from the avocado cutting? >> so the rules are do not hold it in your hand. >> got it. >> we go through roughly 200 avocados. >> that's it? >> holdup. each meal contains at least half and avocado. while i'm's there he made two different types of avocado toast as well as and avocado salad. >> the one type was in avocado toast with hummus, arugula and watermelon radish. those my personal favorite. another had tomatoes, olives, capers and feta cheese. prices will run between seven and $12. for a lunch item it's pretty reasonable. well i did not learn any new tips about how to preserve a cut avocado because we know that the nightmare, t

hand. instead of cutting the avocado only, they slis their hand. it may sound funny. 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 an

doctors issue a warning called avocado hand many people are cutting their hands slicing through avocadosavocado hands per week. be careful. >> denver broncos under fire. teaches revoked for selling the majority of their tickets on the secondary market. the broncos using technology to try to figure out which electronic tickets are using the resale markets and which are used by owners of the tickets. the team has a 75,000 person waiting list for season tickets. >>> we'll end on good news. a new york couple tying the knot after meeting in the gym. and then losing 600 pounds together. the groom ronnie brower used to weigh 675 pounds. with the help of his personal trainer he lost 458 pounds. >>> his fiancÉe was putting in work at the gym as well. she lost more than 100 pounds. the two are getting married this saturday and guess what? ronnie's personal trainer is now his best man as well. >> bravo. >> right. >> love it. >> great way to start the weekend. >> i love it. thanks so much steve. i love that story. it is movie review king arthur and snatched both making their box office debuts. kevin

and how to avoid avocado hand, a p pa re ntly and how to avoid avocado hand, apparently people choppingin 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 shingle beach, and there was the missing wedding ring. what are the chances? tonight, he and she will do the lottery. destined to come back t

one of the biggest injuries is cotto -- avocado hand. you are not alone. is causingr avocados us great pain, the telegraph talking about the number of people reporting to er rooms as a result/rooms of cutting into unripe avocados or unsuccessfully removing the pit. 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 a

yeah, and they call the injury avocado hand. [ laughter ] even democrats are like, "okay, some people health insurance." cut the avocado, put it on a a table, you cut the avocado. don't cut it 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 interna

it's being dubbed by medical staff as "avocado hand".the times the fruit should carry warning labels. no! to be fair, my uncle did that at christmas time. no—one was in a fit state to drive him to a andy either so we state to drive him to a andy either so we had to do a patch upjob. i have seen avocado hand first hand... so to speak. he was fine. no fingers lost. i've done it a few times. would a warning any difference? no, i'io would a warning any difference? no, no we wouldn't. i think we have reached peak avocado. let's talk now about arsenal. they have yet to miss out on a place in the champions league and they may yet still get one. arsenal won two nil at southampton. alexis sanchez and 0livier giroud scored the second half goals to move them up to fifth above manchester united. they're three points behind manchester city in fourth. holders real madrid could become the first team in the champions league era to win back to back titles — they beat their neighbours atletico 11—2 on aggregate, thanks to an away goal. manchester united m

basically avocado hand can happen if a person doesn't realize how ripe their avocado is when they're ven 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, d

one surgeon has dubbed it "avocado hands"... and he says he stitches at least four hands a week. (mark) they say people 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. (james) tracking your morning forecast. details coming up. (darya) you're going to be hanging out in here. so if you need anything, text me. do you play? ♪ ♪ use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. you got next? chase. helping you master what's now and what's next. to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (james) cooler than normal temperatures will continue today as we enjoy mostly sunny skies on this friday. let's get outside and check out the 4-zone camera network. it's pretty clear outside with no major fog. temperatures right now are in the mid 40s to low 50s. your daypart forecast shows inland temps warming to the mid 50s by 9:00. we should see lo

they have dubbed these injuries avocado hand. you take that knife and twist it to get the pit out. i just wanted to ask you guys, when she was in the er, he said number one injury for women during the summer months is avocados in the er. do you know what the number one kid injury is during the summer months. >> i couldn't even tell you. >> my mind is reeling what it could be. >> trampolines. >> tram owe liens. >> this was in marin county. marin general. be careful when you're getting the pit out of the avocado. >> a good warning. >> thanks, pam. >>> let's check in with sal. he took the traffic on the road. and you made it to pier 39 in less than an hour from oakland, sal. >> yeah. the traffic is light, mike and gasia. lighter than usual anyway. maybe a ten minute delay at the toll plaza. as we go to the toll plaza, we can show you that traffic at the toll plaza is going to be a little bit slow. but it's not all that bad. it is beginning to pick up quite a bit. and you will see that is improving. hopefully we will have complete im

>> this is coined avocado hand. the british association of plastic surgeons are warning people to be careful when slicing avocados. people slice into the fruit and sometimes cut themselves instead. and some of the cases involve nerve and tendon damage and it's the person holding the avocado and just slash it with a big machete-type of knife. >> everybody slow down. calm down. >> that's crazy. >> i know. >> are avocado's new? i am confused. are these people new? >> 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

there is no injury that screams california more than avocado hand. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applauseoa 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 day gifts they ever received. we let them wear masks so they could be extra honest without hurting anyon

avocados are so expensive these days or i think i would fall victim to avocado hand.pparently there is a spike in injuries. people holding the fruit in one hand and whacking it with the chef's knife. >> why the spike? >> i think they have been doing it for years. apparently across the pond there is a jump in injuries. >> be careful. >> yeah. protect those digits. if you prefer eating in restaurants, i remember a long time ago there used to be a hard rock cafe on van ness. >> i think you're right. >> near city hall. we would go there after church in the city. >> on the west side of the street. >> you're right. were you there? was that you in the next booth? i know sal is at a different hard rock cafe. you made it over there in good time today, sal. >> yes, we did. we did make it in pretty good time over to the hard rock cafe on peer 39. if you haven't been here, erase what you remember about the place out of your mind. it has been completely redone. they will be doing the grand reopening tomorrow at 10:00, open to the public. come down and take a look at the place. the

one surgeon has dubbed it "avocado hands"... and he says he stitches at least four hands a week. 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

specifically a condition they're calling avocado hand. licing 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 and

avocado. see the hand bandaged? ning labels to be put on avocados to remind people of the danger. there's only one person who can help us through in a crisis like this. >> it's not merrill steep. >> no. it's martha stewart. she's here with a life and an avocado. >> protect yourself with a damp cloth. that will prevent the avocado from slipping and the knife from cutting your hand. i cut my hand twice in the past. use a small knife. not a giant chef knife. every video shows giant chef knives. cut the avocado around the pit. there's a big pit in every avocado. now, twist the avocado in half, like that. >> 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 l

the condition even has a name, it's called avocado hand. >> are they doing the -- >> yeah. is softer than you may suspect. the injury is happening so much that british surgre 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 hurt yourself trying to open one? >> have you? >> i have not, but often think i will because you take the avocado and smash the knife into it and twist it and pull it out. i'm like, this doesn't seem safe. clearly it's not for some. >> we'll be careful. >>> a lot of people love a good latte in the morning. a korean artist is taking his job as a barista to a whole new level. he's creating works of art with these lattes. we have a little fairytale magic with "beauty and the beast." and look at this inspiration from van gogh. and the miniature e.t. phone home in your morning cup of joe. >> how cool is that? i wouldn't want to drink it. up wouldn >wo want d it either. >> i would be pretty mad if someone drank it after id >> where is he? japan. how cool is

the condition even has a name it's called avocado hand. >> are they doing the -- >> there you go.ter 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 creating works of art with his lat face, like this colorful array of flowers, how about fairytale magic with "beauty and the beast." how about this one, against inspiration from van gogh and this one is amazing, a miniature e.t. phone home in your morning cup of jo. >> how cool is that? i wouldn't want to drink it. >> i'd be pretty mad if i made one of those and someone did just sca

turns out more and more people end up slicing through the avocado and cutting into their hand which could 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 the things you love the most can stink. and try febreze small spaces to clean away odors for up... ...to 30 days. breathe happy with new febreze. ♪ >>> i love the royals. >> sorry, i was conducting the orchestra for you. >> you w

i do cut mine in my hand. >> when i saw that story, i thought they were going to say something was bad in the avocadoscausing people. i never heard that people were cutting their hands cutting the avocado. >> yeah, just put it on a cutting board. >>> a local jail with an interesting history gets a second chance. how this old prison is getting a new lease on life. >>> plus, doug and amelia have already told us the storm showers will impact half your weekend. we're tracking the heaviest rain and how it could impact your plans. ♪ ♪ upon. >> hi, i'm staff sergeant andrew johnson. i'd like to wish my mother and all the mothers backe virginia, happy motheres day. >> i'm >>> rain, rain and more rain coming on through the area. storm team4 radar. but i want to show you, notice the rain's making its way in. fredericks, hagerstown, and martinsburg, most of the rain has stayed to the south. and i think it's 70 and 81 looking okay. everybody in northern virginia seeing the rain, and towards southern maryland that's where some of the heaviest rain is. if you widen out, you can see what's coming, all of this to the

next time you cut up an avocado, keep your hands on top of it and then twist it apart. >> you know where the >> no. >> i never knew that was an issue. >> take the stem off. if it's brown you know it's ripe, almost over ripe. >> i eat an avocado every single day. >> yeah. >> and i've never cut myself. >> you're missing out. >> that's what i hear. >> it's good for your hair. 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 cl

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