see we got some kale here we've got broccoli in the back as well. we got plenty of produce to make a salad here. >> reporter: the greens in this landfill are from local farms and sometimes they end up here because something goes wrong during the packaging process. another reason why perfectly good food gets wasted, peter lehner from the natural resources defense council explains. >> right now, food that isn't sold to the best buyers is often dumped in the landfill. the prices for fresh fruits and vegetables can go up and down quite a bit, farmers may plant thinking they'll get one price, but by the time harvest comes around, there's another price and it's not even worth transporting. >> reporter: a report by the natural resources defense council says that as much as 40% of all the food produced in the united states never gets eaten. >> the idea that almost half of our food is wasted is crazy. >> reporter: that waste occurs at every point along the food chain. some is lost in transport and during food processing. supermarkets and we the conmers end u

the most broccoli. lettuce. and strawberries, too. in all, nearly half our produce comes from here. but this year, growers will leave more than half a million acres unplanted. about 7% of farmland in a state that feeds the nation. but even the president can't make it rain. >> i think it's important that all of us take responsibility, because it's not just california. >> reporter: the drought could drive up food prices nationwide about 2%. but its costs are much higher for farmhands. >> as somebody who is relying on summer work to get them through the year, and it goes away, then the food bank is the alternative. >> reporter: food banks like this one in fresno, which president obama also visited. it's serving twice as many people as it used to, giving out ten times as much food to farm workers out of jobs and out of options. >> the drought is really what we would consider a slow moving emergency. we're just going to have to find a way. >> reporter: a way to make it work, but for farmers like dell bosce, work is drying up. hallie jackson, nbc, california. >>> when "nightly news" conti

most broccoli lettuce and strawberries too. in all, nearly half of our produce comes from here.s year growers will leave more than half million acres unplanted. about 7% of farm land in a state that feeds the nation. but even the president can't make it rain. >> i think it's important that all of us take responsibility. it is not just california. >> the drought could drive up food prices nationwide about 2%. butity its kost /* /* but its cost is much more for farm hands. >> food banks like this one in fresno which president obama also visited. it is serving twice as many people as it used to. giving out ten times as much food. to farmworkers out of jobs and out of options. >> the drought is really what we would consider a slow-moving emergency. we just have to find a way. >> a way it make it work. but for farmers, work is drying up. nbc news california. >> there was hope that maybe the hurricane off of mexico might send us more moisture o. even a little bit would help. but meteorologist, rob, joining us now and -- >> we will take what we can get. >> last week that scenario with

but i was thinking about broccoli. that takes a lot of water. i can do without that. >> i love broccoli. >> and my twins could too. not big fans of it. we could use more green on this map. a lot of the activity in northern california. they had thunder storms. oh thunder stops, yes, across northern california. can you tell i'm in dire need after good thunderstorm. we have not had anything compare to that across the bay area. even coastal drizzle in the north bay but even as the sun went down this evening, completely clear across the south bay so we did manage a descent amount of sunshine. san francisco, really foggy with good mix of sun and clouds. tomorrow we are expecting some morning drizzle. and that is about all. maybe light showers across the north bay. everyone else is expecting to stay dry especially into the afternoon hours. and i don't think it will amount to much. more than just a .02 inch. you can see, this has moved off toward the north so we will get clipped by the tail end of the system as it moves through, reinforcing the may reas

so, don't know if it will be back. >> broccoli, that isn't good." chris pratt having some fun with very special kids. >>> and the made-for-tv movie that has everyone asking, should i be laughing at this? "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> okay, time now for "the skinny," and topping our headlines this morning, father's day tributes. >> social media lighting up all day yesterday. but first, some breaking news. roll the live trucks, everybody. the west family is having a baby boy. kim kardashian-west posting this photo of kanye and their daughter, north. >> but you had to look closely. it was kind of sneaked in at the bottom of the caption, saying "you're such a good daddy to north and you will be the best daddy to our new son, too." >> yeah. son is going to be named south. >>> moving on to meadow walker. the daughter of the late actor paul walker remembering her dad with those beautiful shots from about 15 years ago. >> justin timberlake posted this shot holding b

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we are making broccoli pancakes. about the flavor? >> you'll just have to judge for yourself. >> okay. i still think they're going to think there's something fishy or something broccoli going on here. >> so let's steam is this. so we're adding it to the milk and the egg. we're going to blend this up. >> not too green. that's a good sign. i don't taste broccoli. i'll give you that, joy. >> let's cook these flap jacks. we're going to make ice pops that have spinach hidden inside. measure out 1 1/2 cups of blueberries. we'll add in half a cup of sliced strawberries one cup of spinach. perfect. now we're just going to pour them into the molds. >> pregame snack. >> or post game celebratory snack. you pop these in the freezer for four hours or overnight. and they are ready to go. even though we snuck some vegetables into the pancakes and the ice pops i also want to try to empower them visibly showing them the vegetables. >> this right here, their worst enemy. broccoli. >> now all we need is our official taste testers. >> a

broccoli and potatoes, sizable savings too. >> and can the customer depend on coming in here every daynd finding bananas for roughly 29 cents a pound? >> since the day we've opened we've not run out. >> reporter: it's a formula that's kept this small store in boston's working-class dorchester neighborhood very busy. >> i love the prices. it's really cheap. >> we waste a lot of food. it drives me crazy. so this is a really good option. >> reporter: in fact, americans waste about 133 billion pounds of food every year. the equivalent of filling the rose bowl every day. rauch's bargain groceries are also healthy. no junk food here. candy, chips and soda replaced by protein bars and fruit smoothies. >> daily table is a health initiative masquerading as a retail store. it's really about can we change and make a positive benefit to a struggling part of society. >> reporter: down these aisles a resounding hearty yes. >> totally blown away. >> yes, blown away. >> reporter: ron mott, nbc news, boston. >> and there are plans to expand this to cities across the country. that's going to do it for u

obama and the students prepared baskets of cauliflower, broccoli, fennel and lettuce.had a grilled salad tossed with dressing made with honey from the white house beehive. >>> here is wusa9's first alert weather. d.c.'s most accurate. >>> sounds like we could ha to move more activities inside. >> yes, indeed. tomorrow will be just as ugly, or just as pretty we should say. the 3-degree guarantee. we went for a high today of 67. you have to keep that in perspective. our average high is 82. and we were worried. 64, but we made it. not until 6:00 p.m. we made it within 3 degrees. is that correct. two for three now for the month of june. i'm going 67 again tomorrow which is crazy because, again, our average high is 82. let's talk about this. from july to april, monday, it seems like a lifetime ago was 92. 10 degrees above average. then on tuesday, it was 72. 10 degrees below average. that occurred in the early morning hours within the 60s during the day. and today only 64. 18 degrees below average. i think tomorrow will hold in the 60s as well. kind of unusual for june. liv

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>> who puts broccoli on pizza. >> that's it. i'm done. >> congratulations san francisco.zza. first the hawaiians and now you. >> this looks great. come on teenl, even you would see this. it got a perfect 100% on rotten tomatoes. chris of entertainment weekly says it's so clever it may leave little ones scratching their heads wondering why their parents are laughing so hard. the new york daily news says pixar created the most extraordinary film of the year. this may be the first film i take to see my toddlers. >> we were thinking about taking sabine to see this. if it's over her head. >> you're going to be laughing too is the point. >> the broccoli on the pizza joke that's an adult joke into that is. >> you're right, san francisco. you all ruined pizza. we turn now to a coming of age story. we're not taking our 2-year-old to see "dope," a geeky named malcolm. good student, plays in a punk band. listens to hip-hop music. he and his friends find a stash of dope and have to figure 0 out how to get rid of it. they face a lot of distractions along the way. >> i could hang out h

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or whatever - we eat a certain kinda food, like the first time we have pizza or you know whatever broccoli whatever your favorite food is-- and you go, "oooh, i really like that. give me another piece of pizza or, "give me another carrot, or whatever or movies. so, same with books. if kids don't - if their experiences aren't good-- they say, "i-- i don't really want books... >> a lot of authors, though, have tried that and have said, "well, i'm, you know, into children's books because it's a way a pathway for kids to read." what's different about this that makes you think that it can be this sort of noble goal? >> well, i already know that my books work tremendously well with kids. it's right in my sweet spot, allows me to be funny, which i can't be in the adult books - with the adult books. and kids gobble up my books. and i think the cool thing about the books that i write is they're funny and they're engaging but there's also something for kids to think about. the middle school books are about a kid who doesn't really fit into the education system here. he's a bright kid, though. but th

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. >> one golfer said it was like putting on a field of broccoli. it was that bad.ve those bad conditions can, it's sort of embarrassing and first time ever being held in that location. >> broccoli, that isn't good. not good. >> coming up, "jurassic world's" chris pratt having some fun with some very special kids. >> and the made for tv movie that has everyone asking should i be laughing at this. "the skinny" is next. >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc ♪ skinny, so skinny ♪ >> time now for the skinny. topping our headlines this morning, father's day tributes. >> social media lighting up all day yesterday. first some breaking news. roll the live trucks, everybody. the west family is having a baby boy. kim kardashian west posting this photo of kanye and their daughter north. >> but you had to look closely. it was kind of sneaked in at the bottom of the caption saying you're such a good daddy to north and you will be the best daddy to our new son, too. >> son is going to be named south. whatever. >> moving on to meadow walker the daughter of the late

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