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Last months record-setting rainfall, an estimated 35 trillion gallons, is helping to finish off the drought. more than 90% of the state is entirely drought free. at its height, the drought cost texas farms and ranches more than $7 billion in lost production. but national weather service meteorologist victor murphy says the dams and reservoirs left empty by the drought kept the recent heavy rains from doing more damage. >> you know, we still have a lot of life, loss of property due to flash flood...

Suspect. and scary when you think about it because as you said, they happened to notice that he matched the description of someone that they had been on the lookout for who had attacked four people on monday of this week with a hammer. so this is someone who was shot. hes in critical but stable condition right now. the two officers thankfully are okay. >> susan candiotti, thank you. the stories from survivors are harrowing. people flung against windows, cracked ribs, collapsed lungs and immeas...

Ward 3 in ferguson, wesley bell! ( cheers and applause ) >> i had no intention of running for city council, much less any office. >> reporter: what was the need you saw? >> i saw a need for leadership. >> reporter: bell, a 40-year-old lawyer and criminology professor, says hes proud to be a part of a history-making council with three white members and three black members. in ferguson since the shootings, volunteers got 608 new voters registered. a higher percentage increase than any other town i...

Would detect all of those things. >> reporter: after just a few hours of driving around, you have piles of data to process, all to answer the question exactly how much work has to be done. >> we also get the image of the pavement. >> reporter: researcher assistant salar shahini shamsabadi showed us the results of a survey done last november in beverly, city just north of boston. using google maps, they color code each street based on its damage, pointing out which ones require immediate attentio...

Intelligent systems in place, though that monitor certain parameters on the airline like the a320 has an angle of attack protection mode that it monitors and regardless of the pilot inputs on the control, does not allow them to exceed a certain angle of attack. and its relatively easy as a software engineer to conceive of and implement similar code that would restrict them to certain bounds around their planned flight path and to have air traffic control and the company, monitor that. and if the...

>> reporter: the fcc is proposing a first, reclassifying the internet as a public utility, like a phone company. that would ensure everyone continues to get equal access. former fcc chairman robert mcdowell doesnt like the idea. >> without rules, the internet works beautifully without the help of government. what is really broken that needs fixing? >> reporter: it will take a majority vote to pass the rule. scott, if passed, opponents are expected to sue. >> pelley: well follow up tomorrow. ♪ ...

In a normal country." but they, like the families who made their escape by bus today know what theyre probably facing instead is life shattered by even more war. as for those peace talks, scott, in moscow, between the russian the french and the german leader aimed at finding some kind of a road map to peace, they ended without a breakthrough. however, they are due to resume on sunday as a four-way conversation with ukraines president poroshenko. >> pelley: elizabeth palmer covering ukraine for u...

Investment officer with the black rock investment management firm. >> technology is the place where youre starting to see not only job openings, but also wage pressure. >> reporter: some tech companies are already having to increase salaries to fill openings. tino mantella heads up the technology association of georgia. >> its primarily because of supply and demand and those positions that are needed. and when you have a shortage in some areas, people are going to be competitive and theyre going...

And heavy rain toppled trees. the pineapple express is an atmospheric river of water in the sky, funneling massive amounts of moisture from the hawaiian islands to the pacific northwest. when it hit california, it knocked out power to 80,000 homes and businesses. in san francisco, it caused flight delays of up to four hours. but despite the disruptions, the drenching rain is welcome here. >> as much as 60% to 70% of our annual rainfall comes from dramatic atmospheric river events. >> reporter: j...

Patrick mcbride is vice president of cyber-security firm eyesight. >> a lot of these companies have spent millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions even on people ad technology to try to thwart this but they still havent been able to clamp down on it. >> reporter: so even that amount of money is not enough to stop this from happening? >> it isnt. >> reporter: cyber criminals often operate in places like russia or china where the u.s. government cant readily arrest them. the f.b.i.s new cy...