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Damage. driving rain keeping drivers on their toes, the rain opened a sinkhole in the road. but all the rain, indra petersons is about to tell us, could be a good thing because of the drought condition that california is dealing with. is that true? >> it's a good thing, it's going to help the drought, they've had such a shortage of water, it will take more rain than this to recover. you never want this much rain in just one storm. many places in southern california, this is the biggest storm they've seen in nine months it looks like a little breather. here's the first storm pulling away, notic...

Politics are making a dire situation even worse. >> it is true that we're in a drought condition, but it's also threw there's a lot of regulations hampering water deliveries and making it tough for the valley. some of them really don't make a lot of sense. >> earlier this week, following another rally, california governor jerry brown ordered state water leaders to make sure farmers get whatever water becomes available, and today, farmers pushed the senate to take up legislation already passed by the house that would restore water supplies to agricultural communities. >> i'm looking at tens of ...

Al fall fa. >> devastating. i'll have to sell something, half of it to maintain the other half. >> i'm looking at tens of thousands of people that will be out of work. we're going to have upwards of 5, 6, 7,000 acres out of production. >> reporter: as a result experts believe retail food prices could jump as much as 3.5% this year. >> you're not going to grow anything with zero water. whether the lettuce that goes on your 'n' and out burger, nuts for health food, all that gets impacted there. >> reporter: that's why so many are rallying to bring attention to the problem as water deliveries dry...

>> fox in california got some much-needed rain as the deal with the driest conditions they state of california hag -- has recorded. the storm triggered big headaches for drivers along the freeway in los angeles. an inch of rain fell in the bay area. officials say the next storm could be floods and possible mudslides. more on that in a minute. first, i mentioned the historic drought condition. this is the united states drought monitor, shows where we have problems. the darker color, the worse it is. extreme drought in this part of california. never had exceptionol detroit. extreme is red and ex...

--- texas is under water after receiving rain. the massive down pours are causing problems. but raising hope that it is rain will end the drought condition in southeast texas. texas is one of 26 states that have natural disasters due to drought and blazing heat that is taking a tollon crops. we'll have more on this story. what can you tell us? >> good afternoon to you uma. no relief is in site for the weekend for the already parched midwest. temperatures are expected to climb in the nines and triple-digits . christmas tree sapplings are shriveling up. and it is causing the price of these commo...