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Cross pollenating the enterprise apple with the blockbuster honey crisp. >> so 20 years from initial crop that was made in 1997 through to trees going out into grower orchards in 2017. >> reporter: the mother tree, the tree that started it all, still sits in a nearby test orchard we headed down the road to mark barretts farmstand where theyre testing consumer reactions >> oh, man i cannot keep them -- people are just coming by the droves, they want to check it out they want to see it. they want ...

If your romaine lettuce in any form isnt labelled with a growing region, throw it away. now to what is said to be the biggest apple launch since the iphone but this isnt tech, its fruit kevin tibbles now on the new variety of apple hitting stores next month >> reporter: move over, baked apple. something news flying in from the orchards of washington state, and its called the cosmic crisp >> cosmic is unique in the fact that it -- its firm without being hard, i think its a nice, sweet apple. it...

Hug more than he needed to be tackled to the ground. >> reporter: officials say 19-year-old angel granados-diaz was having a mental health crisis and was later sentenced to seek treatment. >> i told him i was there for a reason i was there to save him. >> reporter: lowe says he was trained to respond in situations like this, but he leaned in with his heart. >> ive always been a person that always looks for the positive in the lowest moments of life. >> reporter: showing us all that a small gestu...

>> they might think were going too far, spending too much money doing it to change things that eont turn up. hatreporter: researchers are testing a hundred combinations but it will take at least six years to yield results. like any fine wine, beckstoffer says it will take time. but the fate of one americas most famous valley hang in the valley. onee use to it to not only fight climate change but hopefully to improve the wine quality, that is the big deal. >> reporter: jamie yuccas, cbs news, nap...

>> you know at least 100 people thats left for the united states? >> no less than 100 people >> reporter: theyve been hard hit by drought, and a plant killing fungus fueled by climate change. chiquimula, this village leader, took us to a coffee farm. >> this is the fungus. it is the consequence of drought in guatemala, before, there were really good-paying jobs. >> reporter: his coffee plants previously as good as cash, now worthless. >> this is elizabeth we have made it to her farm and she is s...

N> reporter: in northern california, dave phippiens third-generation family farm grows and processes 42 million pounds of almonds a year. their biggest worry: without the chinese as customers, almond rmices will drop. >> as a farmer and a grower, you reel rather powerless. and so youre hoping that the handler that youve chosen to market your almonds with has some kind of pathway that opens te markets. a> reporter: for all california brmers, china is the third biggest export market, worth $2.27 b...

>> ninan: good evening. im reena ninan. president trump is praising his deal with mexico that promises a crackdown on illegal immigration. the president now suspending his plan to impose tariffs on mexican goods. there were growing fears that those tariffs could raise prices for american consumers. weijia jiang begins our coverage tonight from the white house. >> reporter: president trump is back at the white house after spending the week in europe. this morning, he tweeted, "everyone very excit...

Minestrone and that quintessential italian drink, vino. ♪ life is good. hes a second generation winemaker and his family has worked this land for decades. could i work here? seriously, you think im joking. i could drink this wine, cut grapes and live like this. why wouldnt i want this? his family produces a wine

>> this is very special. thank you. theres a lot of love at this table for each other, for minestrone, and for that quintessential italian drink, vino. ♪ life is good, francesco.

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