contained. crews in iowa are trying to beat up an earthen levee, the only barrier between the town of hamburg and the floodwaters of the missouri river. if it fails, part of the town could be flooded by as much as 10 feet of water across the entire town within days. from too much water in iowa to not enough in texas. correspondent kris gutierrez reports in south texas about the devastating drought in the state. good afternoon. >> reporter: last weekend a vehicle was pulled over on the side of the road and the catalytic converter under the car was so hot and the grass was so dry it sparked a grass fire in a matter of minutes. more than 100-acres burned. three barns were lost because the flames spread so quickly. to put the dire situation if perspective, look at this map. you see the area shaded in red? that is an area in texas that is experiencing an exceptionm drought. that is the worst rating possible. right now, 58% of texas is in that category. that yellow area is quat lieu pay county where we --
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