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The covid-19 pandemic and now the impact of russias invasion of ukraine is really threatening to push this country over the ed edge. >> and tell us, clarissa -- >> reporter: on the edge of a camp just outside somalias capital mohammed shows us the frsh graves of those who have died here. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: there are 30 she says in total, victims of this countrys record drought. as the camp administrator mohammed is tasked with burying the dead. from that corner to this one, she say...

Ridgeway. but he also now faces more charges because of this escape. the faib also investigating. pamela. >> all right, nadia, thank you. coming up this hour, angelina jolie is supporting ukraine with a low key trip there. meantime millions of people in southern california brace for water shortages as the west faces a record drought. and next hour, to forgive and forget? well debate whether student debt should really be written off. and then, in our 6:00 p.m. eastern hour, with recession f...

Square miles, nearly 600 homes. national correspondent william la jeunesse gives us a close-up look tonight. >> oh, yeah. we dont want to go any further. >> high winds, a record drought. the caldor fire turning this california playground intraghost town. >> i promised my kid i would be out of here as soon as i saw any flames anywhere. >> im hoping at some point i can just nab that cat be out of her like a shot. >> moving west to east, firefighters struggled to keep it south of the homes and busi...

Rain. and for so many communities, that came some of that came down in three to six hours sox it was a lot of rain in a very short period of time. now again, the sun is out. this will help. the fact that the rain is starting to push out, the fact that the majority of the storm is now over open waters of the atlantic. this will help. but it takes time, jim. unfortunately for some of the communities, it could be days before they really have the opportunity to get back in and clean up their homes a...

We dont want to go any further. >> high winds a record drought. the fire turning this california playground no a ghost town. >> so i promised my kid i would be out of here as soon as i saw any flames anywhere. >> im hoping at some point i would nab that cat and be out of here like a shot. >> 53,000 forced to evacuate, some now sheltering in tents. other fill california and nevada hotels. >> we are in red flag conditions. those red flag conditions are for low relative humidity and strong gusty wi...

Below pre-attendpandemic levels next year. and americans could start paying more at the grgrocery store. extreme weather is raising prices. california raises 90% of the canned tomatoes but the farmers are struggling to keep up as the drought threatens the crops. also causing the price of flour, suing gar and pinto beans to ri. and coffee producing is slowed because of record drought. wheat has hit its highest price. and floods are causing more problems for supply chains already disrupted becau...

You have the ignition. you dont have the water to put them out. its a double whammy. that is one thing that were seeing play out right now. >> and we usually dont see fire conditions like this until mid to late august. so whats happening? why is this happening so early? >> well, you know, we used to talk about a fire season, for example, in california. then a few years ago the worst wildfire, the largest wildfire in california history took place in the middle of the winter. and what it points to...

Subcommittee. we see record drought. we see wildfires that are no longer seasonal fires. theyre yearly, every day, i mean it is just happening. then we need to get people back to work. thats the importance of the investments we are making now, not only in the infrastructure -- excuse me, in the covid relief packages, those investments, but now in the infrastructure, family investment that were making long term is just as important. we have to help people. we have to make sure we are addressing t...

Mussels along the coast of literally being boiled alive. over 1 billion marine animals are likely to die, according to biologist christopher harley. scientists say these extreme temperatures are a clear sign of climate change, which president biden calls an existential threat to america. >> last week i met with eight governors for a better part of an hour, all from the western states, republicans and democrats. theyre facing extreme heat, record drought, and a fire season that threatens to be mu...

How our switch squad makes it easy to switch and save hundreds. this weekend triple-digit temperatures are sweeping the west coast. 33 million people across 11 states are under excessive heat warnings. it is so hot the clams and mussels along the coast of literally being boiled alive. over 1 billion marine animals are likely to die, according to biologist christopher harley. scientists say these extreme temperatures are a clear sign of climate change, which president biden calls an existential...