investment, with a tree like this, the other challenge that we have, is that, there are fruited, fruiting varieties, planted in san francisco and as you can all see, there's fruit on this tree. and, the problem with that is that the fruit, will drop and it can actually, become a pedestrian hazard. it is kind of hard and can smash in the sidewalk and become slippery and the fruits themselves are rolling. we generally don't encourage fruiting trees in the right of way. there are nonfruiting trees, we ask people to consider that, if they're interested in this tree. >> we have all sorts of stuff happening here. and none of it good. >> does anyone know about this? >> yes it is, that's an olive, for whoever doesn't have a mike. >> if you look across the street, you can see what this tree probably used to look like. unfortunately, this is an example of what i described earlier, where you top the tree, you cut the top off it. a lot of times, when people see a tree there is really overpruned and you see new growth, and you see the tree is coming back, it is recovering. but actually, this is a sign of stress

as you can see, there are a variety of healthy choices at lunch time, too, including fruits and vegetables with every single meal. alexandria works very hard during the school year and during the summer to make sure kids have a variety of fresh fruit. you can see they'll be offering oranges in the summer. tuna salad is school made by the cooks at tc williams high school. >> diane, thank you very much for sharing this information with us. if you need to get more information where it's located just go to the website for alexandria public schools. >> correct. >> thank you again. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >>> today a rally on capitol hill aims to get more help for people suffering from post- traumatic stress disorder. that story is coming up. >>> plus, with their own jobs on the line, the university of virginia's board restoresser is reece is a full -- restores teresa sullivan to her job as president. you are watching nine nine now. you, watching -- you are watching 9news now. kids, do you know what it is that makes this country great? the constitution our forefathers wrote? our unified

research shows that when you have less variety except for fruits and vegetables, that you actually eat not only is it a great mental trick, it is great for dieters, too. >> next up -- >> what you wear. right? >> color therapy they call it. >> we're trying it today. >> you're wearing the right colors. i think you got the memo ahead of time. brain reacts to colors. brain circuitry is on fire with warm colors like red and orange in particular, adrenalin. so you want to wear it where you can see it. maybe on your fingertips. maybe on your shoes. have it on your desk. i have an orange stapler on my desk. and eat oranges. have the oranges, then eat them. >> and hang around with people that wear orange. >> and people who are orange, too. >> i have a friend that opens an orange and leaves it there at her desk just so the smell of it -- >> oranges is a great example to eat because your brain functions on carbs and slow released carbs from things like oranges can give you the right kind of mental energy so that's a great choice. color is antioxidants. antioxidants help protect your brain, help f

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fruit ... we have wonderful fresh basil ... and we have the type of watercress that has some peppery flavor upling cress variety salt and pepperl to be tossed ... you won't even need any sauce. how long in advance to you need to prepare this? >>anywhere from one or three hours ahead ... you need to let the poor crest when it is fully cooked you can do this in many different ways ... we like to serve the pork in one piece and carve it at the table ... the salad goes on the side ... they're wonderful colors in this salad. tweet use fig vinegar it's as sweet as the balsamic variety we like to drizzle that over the entire dish >>the proceeds to our next event goes to the chicago special olympics ... it ought to be fun with great drinks great food tickets are now available at the door the park grill is hosting the fifth annual "chefs on the grill" event to benefit the special olympics. that's tonight from 5:30-9:00 p.m. the cost is $90. per person.. its all for a good cause... and tickets available at the door. 14 different restaurants are participating in this event. >>it's a wonderful event and this is a wonderful recipe and for

of fresh orange juice on the grilled fruit when they come off i also have meant that i will use for garnish ... you can also use fresh basil ... we use micro varietiesrestaurant for added flavor there's a big kick right away when you taste it with that we also have some money and some extra virgin olive oil we also serve this with mascarpone cheese we will plate this for you dina you can also use with cream and we also drizzle the honey ... and olive oil ... >>i never would have thought to put all these flavors together by its very mediterranean. i am using a balsamic vinegar glaze ... it's just reduced >>this can also be served as a cold salad you can also wrap everything in tinfoil to get warmer you can use cinnamon to garnish you can and berries as well good for your anti oxidant intake ... the new summer menu at benjamin's begins this wednesday. and now through september 9... ravinia ticket holders receive a 15% dining discount. benjamin restaurant is located at: 1849 second street in highland park. the recipe can be found on our web site page wgntv.com/midday uncover stronger younger looking skin. [ female announcer ] new aveeno skin strengthen

fruit every year. 30% goes to japan. acai juice is for tea and has become popular in other countries recently. farmers have developed new cultivation methods. instead of only growing acai palms, they cultivate a variety of crops on their land. this is known as horticulture. they adopted this approach after other methods failed. japanese immigrants arrived in 1929. initially they grew black pepper. it came to be known as black diamond for the price it commanded. however, in the 1970s disease hit the pepper plantations devastating the crop. the town faced a crisis. he remembers how serious it was. >> translator: we lost our purpose crops and were left with debt to repay. for the farmers the future looked bleak. >> the farmers realized it was too risky to depend on a single crop, so they turned to horticulture focusing on crops resistant to disease and bugs. they created plantations almost as diverse as forests with a wide range of plants. having many different crops gives the farmers a constant reliable source of income. it also helps to improve the quality. the shade from the trees means that it will grow, so they use far fewer. they hold regular meetings to develop and improve their cultivation metho

maybe one kind of fruit cut up a big watermelon a in wedges and then do a side of raw veggies and salsa and guacamole and humas. >> use a food chart to encourage kits do get a good variety. -- kids to get a good variety. >>> a big weaker for earl weaver. a sculpture unveiling will take place after 2 in the afternoon. this unveiling is part of the orioles legends celebration series which honors the 6th greatest orioles of all times. >>> the o's will be hosting youth baseball cline things weekend. they -- clinics this weekend many they begin at 9 this morning. there will be five in all and kids can learn from the pros on the field and have a question and answer session. they are going to get an autographed session at the end of the day happening with the giant of landover is is a partner for the clinics. >>> we go around the nation coming up an elderly couple the victim of a home invasion. we will tell you how they kept their cool and grabbed the first thing they saw as a weapon. details on that story straight ahead. plus, a massive jump in the sea gull population is -- see gull population -- sea gull population is coming to a jump. >> heat index up to 110. >> reporter: t

fruit, sugar, water, container, and heat. three to five days, and you have drinkable pruno. >> like a vintner selecting a certain grape varietyheir wine, inmates can choose from a wide array of ingredients to brew their hooch. >> corn, corn cobs. >> ketchup, tomato paste. >> pineapple. >> grapefruits. >> peaches. >> drinks. >> sugar and yeast. >> get the hands on prune and what they like to use. >> of the many experts we have met, the truest connoisseur had to be tyrone outlaw, an inmate at kern valley state prison. ironically, located right in the heart of california's central valley wine country. >> we have two types of alcohol. we have pruno made from oranges and fruit that you let sit and rot and we pour it into a bag and make mush out of it and then add a lot of hot water to it and add sugar which ferments it to make the alcohol base. then we take it from the bag and pour it into the pillow case and strain it and keep all of the mush out of it and put the liquid in the bag to be used for apples and two boxes of sugar and you will have three gallons of pruno, and you can sell it and each part is $10 for a pound and that's

variety of them. and whatever you like there's tons of new stuff all the time. and you can choose what you like. >> what about the vitamin waters? >> i'm a great fanf eating your fruitsing it in food or taking a supplement. because sometimes you can get a little too many. is there any value really to adding different vitamins and minerals to your water? and it does change the taste. but something if you want to -- some people like juice. and some people don't like it. you can actually just add a splash of juice or something. you can get little sachets, these little packets you can add to water. this is cool because you can adjust the sweetness to taste. it's called mio. you can put in one drop or several and make it more intensely flavored. >> we have about 30 seconds. >> sparkling water. this is good. you like fizzy or not, it doesn't matter. something important you want to know is when you look at something especially for a mixer, if you have tonic water, it's clear but it's got the same calories as cola. so stick to the diet version. and for those of you who remember, the old-ti tooi-time . an oldie but goodie. seltzer is back again. it's just water with bubbles.

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variety of them. >> there's tons of new stuff. >> you can choose what you like. >> what about vitamin waters? >> i'm a great fan of eating your fruitscan actually add a splash of juice. get little packets that you can add to water. this is cool because you can adjust the sweetness to taste. it's called mio, put in one drop or several and make it more intense. >> sparkling water. this is good. you like fizzy or not, it doesn't matter. something important you want to know when you look at something especially for a mixer, if you have tonic water, it's clear but it's got the same calories as cola. for those who remember, the old-time seltzer. seltzer is back again. it's just water with bubbles. >> even i don't remember that. that's old. >> it is old. back to our great grandparents. >> tomorrow we do fruits and veggies. >> i can't wait. one more day. >> up next, a 91-year-old yoga instructor. [ female announcer ] letting her home be turned into a training facility? ♪ this olympian's mom has been doing it for years. she's got bounty. in this lab demo, one sheet of new bounty leaves this surface cleaner than two sheets of the leading ordi