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Scientists are now warning of a megadrought. >> reporter: scientist lynn ingram uses sediment inside these tubes to study the history of drought in the west. how far back in history can we go? >> well, weve taken this record back about 3,000 years. >> reporter: that record shows california is in one of its driest periods since the year 1580. we think of a three to five-year drought as being a long drought. historically, is that a long drought? >> historically, if we go back, you know, several th...

Bill next week that would expand background checks for purchases at gun shows and online sales. but thats far less than the president wanted. a measure to ban assault weapons and to limit high-capacity magazines has nearly fallen from the conversation. jillian soto, whose sister was one of the teachers killed in newtown, is not done fighting. she plans to be back on capitol hill next week. >> theres some stuff i wish we had stronger, but i am happy that we are getting somewhere with it. jeff zel...

>> yes, because it doesnt have the current upgrades to fight the most current threats. >> reporter: the formal cancellation of shipyard contracts starts tomorrow. layoffs could start in may, but the anger of workers like mike patterson is aimed at washington now. >> if we dont do our job, we get written up for it. who is writing congress up for not doing their damn job? >> reporter: defense department officials have warned congress for months that the combination of budget cuts and sequestration...

This trade school has been in boston since it started to train immigrants in 1885. and today, without a computer in sight, theyre teaching old-world technique to students looking for a new start. >> they have had another career or they have gotten to another point in their education, where theyre about to go out for a career and think i dont really want to do this. >> reporter: erica worked in finance, for a decade when she was laid off. >> a lot of colleagues went to another firm, and i knew th...

The progress continues... but that doesnt mean our job is done. were still committed to seeing this through. >> pelley: a remarkable new study today about spinal cord injuries really caught our eye. it features rats with partially severed spinal cords that learn to walk again. the rats had been given a combination of drugs, electrical

But thats about what we can expect from this economy. >> reporter: economist ellen zentner says cuts in government spending and hiring have reduced growth for six straight quarters now. but there are encouraging signs. auto sales continue to rebound. they accounted for a full third of the growth in the first three months of the year. and spending on home construction and renovations helped by the unseasonably warm weather rose by the most in nearly two years. >> this is the fourth quarter in a r...

Every day is to help his diners help their community. >> and i think everybody wants to help. they just dont know how. >> reporter: noble is one of the states most renowned chefs and deeply religious, so he opened the kitchen as a nonprofit restaurant. the money made here goes to programs that feed the poor throughout the community. last year, $50,000. mindful of recessionary pitfalls, he opened without any loans. >> he wanted to do it debt free. >> reporter: the restaurant also offers job train...

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Official good-bye. adam darnaby, just 27 years old. one of three funerals held today. so many more coming in the days ahead. but in the midst of mourning, joplin is slowly coming back. the sounds of rebirth. mangled trees being cut back. the skeletons of buildings being hauled away. and this? joplins first new construction. >> were just trying to get on with our lives. >> reporter: darren cox has decided to rebuild his wifes hair salon. >> you can stand and look at it and its not going to be bet...

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