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Without ac. 30 million people are under some excessive heat barning. nearly one in three americans in the continental u.s. are living under some sort of drought condition so this is just the beginning. all of these statistics to get worse over the next couple of days, weeks or months. camila better thanal, cnn news, santa monica. americas gun violence is only getting worse. the disturbing, new statistics and grassroots efforts to become a new city, how a spike in crime in gun violence is reign...

Courtesy of Leominster DPW The Massachusetts Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs has declared a Level I — Mild Drought status in the Central Region. In response, the Leominster Water Department has implemented a mandatory odd/even water restriction, with no outdoor watering to occur on Mondays. Residents are urged to use efficient watering methods during these periods by: • Not watering outdoors between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. • Fixing leaks/drips on indoor and outdoor f...

Is changing. although, it has always changed. weatherman is the direct result, or how much that result is is still being disputed. in the case of the forest fires, it is clear. temperatures are higher, the season is longer, the drought condition has elevated bit. you cannot ignore the condition of the forest itself. too many dead and dying trees, too much fuel, and active management is a better stewardship. responsibility and action, rather than sitting there, year after year, wasting billions o...

We always think about water coming in from the gulf and the atlantic ocean, sure that can happen, but it can also come in from -- on the eastern side of the storm because of the southerly winds weve had water coming in through mississippi, 3.2 feet. thats already happening. again, the forecast has been anywhere from 5 to 7 feet. so the worst of it happening right now and will continue for the next couple of hours. as far as the winds, that wind field will diminish dramatically within the next fo...

Officials say the butte fire that burned more than 70,000 acres and now 40% contained and they are hoping rain later today helps them make more progress. maria is live and we talk todeda cal fire official and they said rain can bring wind which is challenging for us. what does the weather pattern look like? >> i think the worst would be low humidity, dry and strong gusty winds. but his concern is with some storms we could get winds that could spread the fires. we dont want that. and lightning is...

Damage. driving rain keeping drivers on their toes, the rain opened a sinkhole in the road. but all the rain, indra petersons is about to tell us, could be a good thing because of the drought condition that california is dealing with. is that true? >> its a good thing, its going to help the drought, theyve had such a shortage of water, it will take more rain than this to recover. you never want this much rain in just one storm. many places in southern california, this is the biggest storm theyve...

Politics are making a dire situation even worse. >> it is true that were in a drought condition, but its also threw theres a lot of regulations hampering water deliveries and making it tough for the valley. some of them really dont make a lot of sense. >> earlier this week, following another rally, california governor jerry brown ordered state water leaders to make sure farmers get whatever water becomes available, and today, farmers pushed the senate to take up legislation already passed by the...

Al fall fa. >> devastating. ill have to sell something, half of it to maintain the other half. >> im looking at tens of thousands of people that will be out of work. were going to have upwards of 5, 6, 7,000 acres out of production. >> reporter: as a result experts believe retail food prices could jump as much as 3.5% this year. >> youre not going to grow anything with zero water. whether the lettuce that goes on your n and out burger, nuts for health food, all that gets impacted there. >> repor...

>> fox in california got some much-needed rain as the deal with the driest conditions they state of california hag -- has recorded. the storm triggered big headaches for drivers along the freeway in los angeles. an inch of rain fell in the bay area. officials say the next storm could be floods and possible mudslides. more on that in a minute. first, i mentioned the historic drought condition. this is the united states drought monitor, shows where we have problems. the darker color, the worse it ...

--- texas is under water after receiving rain. the massive down pours are causing problems. but raising hope that it is rain will end the drought condition in southeast texas. texas is one of 26 states that have natural disasters due to drought and blazing heat that is taking a tollon crops. well have more on this story. what can you tell us? >> good afternoon to you uma. no relief is in site for the weekend for the already parched midwest. temperatures are expected to climb in the nines and tri...