our lavender here is not affected yet. hope it remains that way as long as possible. >> higher up in the mountains, 25 people live in this village. his fields have already been hit hard by the fighter plasma bacteria that is spread by cicadas. the pathogen interferes with normal flower growth and ultimately causes the plant to dry out. the disease has been writing for quite some time, fueled by hot summers. the yearly production has fallen from five tons to just 200 kilos. >> in some areas here, lavender dies immediately after you plant it. under these conditions growing lavender no longer makes economic sense. many local farmers are switching this to shea -- to sage. it is not as versatile as lucrative as the blue gold of provence. at the research center for medicinal dust medicinal plants, scientists a way to say the lavender. diseased plants are set next to a newly bred strain to see how it responds. the center's director inspects the roots for cicadas which transmit the bacteria. >> there is no 100% resistant lavender.

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lavender oil. which sounds nice. banana peels, sliced onion. teabags. tug tobacco. >> sliced onion was a big one. rubbing it on the thing. chewing tobacco after you've chewed it. >> yep. and then my favorite, hemorrhoid ointment. so i could have shared bambino's preparation h. >> well said. but we have to point out that since we are part of nbc news we don't know if any of those things actually work. we didn't have time to test drive all of them this morning. >> thank you for caring. i appreciate it. what are we going to do about madonna? she's been banned from a whole chain of movie theaters. >> okay. she went to go see a very serious film called "12 years a slave." while in there according to one of the patrons she was texting. i guess she was texting while the movie was on. if you guys have ever sat next to anyone who's texting a big warm light comes over. you can see it. it's distracting. so the person asked her to please stop texting. and she wasn't happy. >> she allegedly said right back to her, "it's for business, enslaver." >> she called the per

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look at that lavender cloud cover over the nation's capital on this wednesday morning.hilly under those clouds. you need the heat on in your car as you're driving out this morning. if you're walking, wear a jacket. we're going to be chilly in the low to mid-50s between now and about 8:00 or 9:00. then by 10:00, we should be near 60. by noon, mid-60s. storm team 4 hour by hour forecast, the rain should be arriving right into the metro area around 2:00 p.m. earlier in the day in southern maryland, the northern neck of the eastern shore maybe 9:00 or 10:00, rain likely through the afterno afternoon. off and on rain all the way into this evening. once the rain starts and into the evening, the temperatures will be in the 50s. siven-day outlook, how much will we get coming in ten minutes. how is traffic, danella? >>> breaking news on to 95, bw parkway. southbound police are investigating an earlier accident and you can see lanes are blocked in both directions traveling bw parkway south, you are blocked, you are forced off at 175. the accident occurred south of 175 but an inve

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. >> lavender fields.lls. make the weekend pop. >>> good morning. it is 10:26. former president jimmy carter in is oakland this morning. he and his wife and country music stars tricia yearwood and garth brooks are helping build 12 new homes in east oakland. >>> congratulations to two bay area scientists for winning the 2013 nobel prize for physiology or medicine. randy schekman is a professor at uc berkeley. thomas sudhof hails from stanford. they earned their prizes for solving the mystery of how the cell organizes its transport system. this has helped researchers gain a better understanding of diabetes and other disorders affecting the immune system. >>> we'll have a look at weather and traffic after the break. >>> welcome back. good monday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. nice clear sky over the san francisco bay bridge. looking really good at this hour. cam era holding steady because the winds have relaxed. 77 degrees on the way to fremont. 83 for gilroy. 75 in santa cruz. 74? san fra

. >> like lavender--30 different types grow on this farm. go ahead.nd say this one's name. >> lavandula stoechas kew red. it's a-- >> wait. it's called a what? [laughing] >> lavandula stoechas kew red. it becomes important to know which lavender you have. >> the vacaville farm has the feel and the charm of a rustic garden. but make no mistake. like most farms, the work is often 24/7. rose says planting 200 flats of one herb in a week is not unusual. >> makes it interesting, definitely. >> always busy? >> always busy. >> every plant sold on the farm is actually grown right here on this land. about 70% comes from cuttings. the rest is harvested from seeds. >> so, a lot of these plants that you see with the colorful leaves, these are all chukras. >> the farm has 8 greenhouses, and you can find at least 12 different types of basil and more than 5 dozen types of sage plus a whole range of unusual echinaceas and salvias. now, many of these herbs and plants are sold direct to customers. >> i think it's been really helpful, because before i started coming her