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fennel from a local farm over in yolo. >> but the bulk of this produce doesn't stay here very long.a few hours, much of it is trucked out to restaurants and businesses in northern california, some delivered by mills himself. he spends hours on the road, visiting farmers and chefs, taking produce from one to the other, and educating both parties along the way. >> may need a look at the progress of a particular crop or report back, maybe some feedback, to the farmer about how the chefs are using it or what they might be looking for in the near future. >> in many ways, produce express and people like jim mills are the link between 1,300 different restaurants in northern california and produce from all over the golden state. today's visit took us to del rio botanical farm in yolo county, where suzanne peabody ashworth was keen to get restaurants to start trying the fresh fava beans and greens she's growing. >> so we'll take some of these greens into a couple of restaurants this morning and see what the chefs want to do with them. in sacramento, there's been an explosion of restaurants o
fennel from a local farm over in yolo. >> but the bulk of this produce doesn't stay here very long.a few hours, much of it is trucked out to restaurants and businesses in northern california, some delivered by mills himself. he spends hours on the road, visiting farmers and chefs, taking produce from one to the other, and educating both parties along the way. >> may need a look at the progress of a particular crop or report back, maybe some feedback, to the farmer about how the...
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into rick's pizzas, the life of a processing tomato starts here at farms like bruce rominger's in yolonty. a 5-generation family business, today, bruce has more than 600 acres devoted to both conventional and organic processing tomatoes. and he hopes to harvest more than 30,000 tons of them this year alone. >> well, these tomatoes were transplanted in early april of this year. we buy little transplants from a greenhouse. we select certain varieties that are suited to the cannery. now, these harvesters just pick one time through. they pull the whole vine out of the ground, they shake the tomatoes off gently, separate them from the vines, any dirt or anything like that. we have some sorters to take out any broken tomatoes or any dirt or green tomatoes, load them right in the trailer and they're off to the cannery immediately. so, these tomatoes, you know, within just several hours of when we pick them, they're in the cannery being processed. this variety of tomato is a heinz variety. it's called 9663. and all the varieties we grow are bred to ripen all at the same time. you see that ther
into rick's pizzas, the life of a processing tomato starts here at farms like bruce rominger's in yolonty. a 5-generation family business, today, bruce has more than 600 acres devoted to both conventional and organic processing tomatoes. and he hopes to harvest more than 30,000 tons of them this year alone. >> well, these tomatoes were transplanted in early april of this year. we buy little transplants from a greenhouse. we select certain varieties that are suited to the cannery. now,...
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but the strangest discovery reported anywhere in the state was in yolo county. that's where one volunteer found a dead cow in a bag. >>> steve's finding some tang temperatures right now, especially -- strange temperatures right now, especially in southern california. >> no kidding, tori. they had one of the coolest summers in the decade and the noon observation for today, downtown l.a. says 111, usc is 106 and long beach is 108. they go from cool to all-time record highs. for us we're in the 80s and a few ninth -- 90s. san francisco, not bad. near record highs are definitely possible today especially down san jose and you can sigh why this is just a -- see why this is just a monster high-pressure system. it's still strong. record highs will be close. forecast high is 84. we're close to that already. but average is 72. so they are way above that. 92 is the record, 198 for them. oakland, 92, 95. santa rosa, 100. their record, 1963. mountain view, the forecasted high, 92. their record is right there the same for san jose, all they have to do is hit 98. our forecast
but the strangest discovery reported anywhere in the state was in yolo county. that's where one volunteer found a dead cow in a bag. >>> steve's finding some tang temperatures right now, especially -- strange temperatures right now, especially in southern california. >> no kidding, tori. they had one of the coolest summers in the decade and the noon observation for today, downtown l.a. says 111, usc is 106 and long beach is 108. they go from cool to all-time record highs. for us...
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this year, it went to a volunteer yolo county who found a dead cow stuffed in a bag. that volunteer won a $50 gift certificate. think you'd get a little more than that. frances is back with the full forecast. >> frances: you saw a lot of the folks there at the beach wearing shorts and t-shirts. the perfect day for that. tomorrow is going to be much like today. and in fact, we have very mild temperatures outside right now. live from emeryville towards oakland, and the bay bridge. it's 67 degrees right now in oakland. so a mild evening so far in san francisco. still 60 degrees, and hanging on to 76 in antioch, even 70 in san jose. so we can expect another "spare the air" day. temperatures will be warm to hot again tomorrow, much like today, and possibly heat advisory and records broken on monday. so look out for that. here's a look at the jet stream. we have this ridge of holiday -- high pressure bringing us this warm air mass. tomorrow we're talking a slight onshore flow, and temperatures around the coast might drop a few degrees, but for the rest of us, hot day. upper
this year, it went to a volunteer yolo county who found a dead cow stuffed in a bag. that volunteer won a $50 gift certificate. think you'd get a little more than that. frances is back with the full forecast. >> frances: you saw a lot of the folks there at the beach wearing shorts and t-shirts. the perfect day for that. tomorrow is going to be much like today. and in fact, we have very mild temperatures outside right now. live from emeryville towards oakland, and the bay bridge. it's 67...
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. >> one of california's dangerous pests has been found in yolo county triggering a large quarantine in state history. the light brown apple moth preys on grape and citrus crop and fruit trees. 5,000 square miles are impacting now. and it forces them to follow a strict set of guidelines and inspections before fruits, vegetables and flowers can be transported. >> and take a look. here is the scene. at the start of the morning of the 36th annual bike race. the course runs around lev levistrauss plaza and draws hundreds of spectators including professional and amateur cyclists. greg lamont won twice in the late 70s. >> it's pretty breath taking on the ground. and there is the top of the building he started scaling millennium tower saying he wanted to do so to pay atongs the fact skyscrapers are not safe from terrorist attacks. and also, to draw attention to cancer. there are police at the top of the tower and ready to arrest him just as he makes it there to the top. >> this is probably a formality. you can say at least he's safe and no one got hurt and it's a nice day to climb. >> not a
. >> one of california's dangerous pests has been found in yolo county triggering a large quarantine in state history. the light brown apple moth preys on grape and citrus crop and fruit trees. 5,000 square miles are impacting now. and it forces them to follow a strict set of guidelines and inspections before fruits, vegetables and flowers can be transported. >> and take a look. here is the scene. at the start of the morning of the 36th annual bike race. the course runs around lev...
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nancy martin, who is an experienced vet and is giving them hands-on training working with bulls on a yolonty family ranch. >> it's really amazing, because you can only learn so much in a classroom. the classroom gives us a great basis, and then coming out during the summer, it just gives us the clinical experience that helps tie all t ideas we get from the classroom togethep. >> today they're learning to test the bulls for disease. it sounds simple, but it's not, especially as some of these bulls can weigh 1,300 pounds. >> yeah. no, the first time that i had to measure the... you know, something under the bull, and every time he moved, i jerked back, pulled away, because i don't want to get kicked. but i think that having that awareness and that respect for the animal is what prevents me from getting hurt. >> ok, zuhal. 89-79. >> despite their busy day, there's always time for fun. and it's usually muddy fun. this testing program is important for cattle ranchers like kim and hry favier. they're fourth-generation ranchers who own the bulls on this family ranch. >> it means a lot to us. it'
nancy martin, who is an experienced vet and is giving them hands-on training working with bulls on a yolonty family ranch. >> it's really amazing, because you can only learn so much in a classroom. the classroom gives us a great basis, and then coming out during the summer, it just gives us the clinical experience that helps tie all t ideas we get from the classroom togethep. >> today they're learning to test the bulls for disease. it sounds simple, but it's not, especially as some...
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there's light rain shown in green, heavy rain shown in yolo.are moving south to north. -- heavy rain shown in yellow. there is moderate rain approach in manassas. a few areas of light rain in fairfax county, reston, chantilly and tysons corner and bethesda and prince george's county and southern maryland is light rain, stretching from brandywine and clinton and down into lexington park and across the potomac. this is good, more beneficial rain showers to start the day. there's a flash flood watch in effect until 8:00 a.m. for most of our region. we have an analog of rain and we are getting more this morning. some of it is at the. -- is heavy. the rain will continue to move to the northeast. skies should clear later at midday into the afternoon. let's break down the forecast. of what dew points felt that we will clear out first to the west and southwest. clearing last to the northeast of the middle. clearing from the southwest to the northeast. 83 this afternoon. becoming less humid. the rain is likely thursday it will be sunny on the weekends.
there's light rain shown in green, heavy rain shown in yolo.are moving south to north. -- heavy rain shown in yellow. there is moderate rain approach in manassas. a few areas of light rain in fairfax county, reston, chantilly and tysons corner and bethesda and prince george's county and southern maryland is light rain, stretching from brandywine and clinton and down into lexington park and across the potomac. this is good, more beneficial rain showers to start the day. there's a flash flood...
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. >>> police in yolo county say a 19-year-old driver was intoxicated and speeding when his suv crashednto a ditch and overturned early this morning, killing a 19-year-old woman. the crash occurred just before 3 a.m. on a dirt road about eight miles southeast of davis. investigators say nine people were in the suv, including six juveniles. 19-year-old crystal maria rodriguez of woodland was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. everyone else, except the driver, was seriously hurt. and airlifted to hospitals. >>> environmental groups are voicing several objections tonight in the final environmental report for a huge new development at lake tahoe's north shore. developers want to build a 300 room hotel, 10,000 square foot casino and 59 housing units at the sign of the old tahoe built more at crystal bay. but two prominent tahoe preservation groups say the eir under estimates the resort's traffic impact. and they object to the development's height and noise level. the developer says it hopes to create a pedestrian-friendly low impact resort. [ music ] >>> comedy met compassion to
. >>> police in yolo county say a 19-year-old driver was intoxicated and speeding when his suv crashednto a ditch and overturned early this morning, killing a 19-year-old woman. the crash occurred just before 3 a.m. on a dirt road about eight miles southeast of davis. investigators say nine people were in the suv, including six juveniles. 19-year-old crystal maria rodriguez of woodland was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. everyone else, except the driver, was seriously...
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the strangest thing they found anywhere in the state was in yolo county. volunteer found a dead cow in a bag. >>> well in just about an hour from right now. the golden state warriors will make official what many fans have been talking about for days. the team expected to announce don nelson won the most nba victories is retiring as head coach. he will be replaced by his assistant. after that news conference, the warriors kick off their training camp. the warriors have nine new names on the roster. >> movie fans invested heavily on the wall street money never sleeps. in the movie's premier week. douglas returns as gordon gecko in the original was famous as saying greed is good. wall street took in $19 million, but that was less than many industry insiders expected. legend of the guardians was second, rounding out the top five. easy a and you again. >> you know what? it is sal again. >> it's sal again, he is coming back. >> it's still slow in the south bay. >> yes, it is. you know, it's not a good commute there. i want to show you 280 northbound and southbou
the strangest thing they found anywhere in the state was in yolo county. volunteer found a dead cow in a bag. >>> well in just about an hour from right now. the golden state warriors will make official what many fans have been talking about for days. the team expected to announce don nelson won the most nba victories is retiring as head coach. he will be replaced by his assistant. after that news conference, the warriors kick off their training camp. the warriors have nine new names on...