Drought Zone News Today

This storm will rain some peoples plans out over labor day. this is the heart of the drought zone. well get beneficial rains. first we have to get it out of louisiana. >> yeah. maybe a little silver lining but a lot of water left behind in louisiana. lets go on the ground now. mike seidel is in baton rouge, louisiana. mike, what does it look like where you are? >> reporter: well, weve pretty much ended the heavy rain here. weve got a very fine mist coming down. the winds have shifted around to...

Its not a 3, its not a katrina or an andrew or storm like that, but for a category 1, its packing quite the punch. especially in areas right around new orleans. and the storm itself, you can see near new orleans. the worst of it up here, new orleans to the east. and were seeing this next high tide cycle with flooding. for everyone else out there, we also want to prepare you for your morning and get you out the door this morning. going to be a warm, sunny, beautiful day in many areas of the north...

As expected yesterday afternoon. norms was hit hard, long island and up through rhode island once again. thankfully most of it is gone. the exception is our friends to the north. coastal areas of maine are still dealing with the storm system. along with areas from portsmouth, new hampshire back towards manchester. a shield of light rain so a gloomy look to your thursday morning. lewiston looks like a thunderstorm near you and some showers heading up to the beautiful coastal areas of central main...

The drought is. one spot with exceptional drought conditions in georgia, but the worst has been throughout middle of the country. the red colors are exceptional. the dark red is the extreme. it has been from indiana and it was bad through iowa and nebraska and lately spreading southwards. arkansas was one of the worst hit states. we havent seen much in the way of rainfall through august through this area. we have gotten relief through ohio and indian a. as far as what you need to know, here are ...

Table. jose, understand that with the struggle theyre dealing with here, its going to cost more to buy that milk in the near future. >> jay, thanks very much. really, really difficult critical situation across much of the country. and coming up on "the cycle," our coverage of the drought of 2012 continues. janet chamblyian explains how youre going to suffer from the drought even if youre not living in the drought zone. the fbi is investigating the shooting behind a christian lobby group. a m...

The airplane hiring local beauty queens to do an in flight bikini show. they say they were trying to keep the passengers happy. but the vietnam aviation authority not amused and fined the company $1,000 for not getting the show first approved which is a violation of vietnamese law. we cant even get free soda and pillow on our flight? >> steve: theyre not wearing much. im sure they went through the screener quickly. lets look at the weather. well start with extreme weather. more wind and rain fro...

Start our august. yesterday was easily into the 100s, but the changes are on the way. the cold front and the rain is now moving down through areas of minnesota, were getting drenched with thunderstorms through ohio and indianapolis. this is where we need the rainfall and we will get it today. well get an inch to three inches. its so humid out there, that when that cold front runs into that humid air down into kentucky, tennessee, and arkansas, well get strong storms. they will make their way int...

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>> and im john berman. huge crowds at chick fill as all across the country. they weigh in about the national debate about gay marriage and free speech. >> some people wanted a sandwich. another thrilling finish leads to gold for team u.s.a. this is cnn breaking news. breaking overnight a frighteningly close call in the skies. three commuter jets came within seconds of a mid-air collision. were talk 12g seconds after confused air traffic controllers dealing with bad weather launched...

>> and im john berman. and the economy taking the back seat for a moment to foreign policy when it comes to the presidential campaign. >> well talk about mitt romneys trip overseas and president obamas brand-new ad. plus were getting an idea of what the opening ceremony of the 2012 olympics will actually look like. but first, exclusive new details about the apartment of james holmes, the suspected colorado shooter. a law enforcement official has described to cnn video taken from in...