of 5% of what is considered normal. and the aerial photos looking something like this across the south of brazil. i want to show you the rainfall and what you would expect this time of year. this is historically the wet season. 225 millimeters, around eight inches for the seasonal norms. june july august the laster portion of the year. in western brazil some significant flooding taking place. thousands of people displaced across the region and we know some towns almost completely under water. john and zain? >> thank you for that. not good news. >> not there, yeah. alaska is now the third u.s. state to allow people to smoke marijuana just for the fun of it. voters passed a legalization