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Let's go to mike in los angeles with more on this. you're feeling it aren't you, mike? >> we really are. the weather looks beautiful, alex but you have to look beyond that to the consequences of this drought. there had been droughts in the past and some bad ones but as you said nothing like this at least according to records that go back well over a century. one official said that in terms of potential economic impact and the difficulty of any recovery at that point, this has to be looked at the same way as a significant earthquake. for ventura county avocado farmer the drum beat of bad news r...

killing three soldiers in the country's southern helmand province. >> cnn's chris lawrence is live from the pentagon. what are your sources telling you about this attack this morning? >> well, john, they say they are still trying to figure out whether this was actually a true afghan police officer or someone just wearing the uniform. although the taliban is claiming that this was an actual afghan policeman who lured these three soldiers to his residence or to a party and had planned to kill them for some time. u.s. military officials are now confirming that part of the detail. but ag...

>> it is saturday, august 4th. good morning and glad you are with us. i am randi kaye. we start with wildfires in oklahoma. 100 homes are being threatened. the fires are being pushed by strong winds. the worst is in cleveland county south of oklahoma city. joining me is kelly cain for the oklahoma department of emergency management. good morning. are evacuations being ordered at this hour? >> we haven't had new evacuations overnight which is good news, but we are definitely still watching these fires. they were so dangerous yesterday and we had a couple of small fires that popped up ...

earlier i spoke with dr. olympia de la rosa. she's the emergency coordinator for doctors without borders. she's on the ground in uganda and has been treating patients. i asked her if some of them can work through it and survive. >> yes, of course. in case in ebola outbreaks we don't speak of 100% mortality rates. we are speak of very high mortality rates and it can run from 50% to 90%, but there are survivors. in fact, in these outbreaks, the mortality we're facing is about 60%. this means there are 40% of people who have been surviving and overcoming these diseases. >> okay. >> so t...

Nation's capital of washington, d.c. nearly 220 counties were added to the growing list of natural disaster areas due to drought. according to the u.s. department of agriculture, more than 1,400 counties are now affected by the severe heat, making them eligible for emergency loans. that includes 66% of hay fields and 73% of u.s. cattle grazing land. let's get a check on your weather now from nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, you're in a different spot. >> you like that? >> yeah. although i don't -- >> we'll get your opinion at the end, all right? >> yeah, fine. go ahead. >> the drought's th...