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Reporting. also telling nbc news many prisoners making claims of abuse feel they're being blame for what happened. nbc news has not verified these abuse claims. up next -- blackhawk down, developing news off the coast of japan. a u.s. military helicopter crash. latest in a live report from the pentagon. >> and we'll head out live to our courthouse in new york. tom brady filing a lawsuit seeking to reverse his punishment over deflategate. and why millions of balls have been let loose into the waters of the los angeles reservoir. a hint, related to california's record drought. we'll be right...

Pay a fine for every hour they blocked the ship. the eye breaker was eventually able to pass and is now on its way it alaska to join shell's drilling expedition. >> over a dozen wildfires are raging in northern california threatening homes and forcing evacuations. the largest blaze called the rocky fire is 5% contained and has already burned over 10,000 acres. more than 600 people have been evacuated from the area. 8,000 firefighters are working to put the wildfires out. but the state in its fourth year of record drought, dry conditions are allowing fires it spread rapidly. the national guard ...

We've had here in five years. public schools already closed in advance. wor worrisome, yes. the moisture is also a welcome relief for a state in the middle of a record drought. >> definitely need the rain, so i'm glad it's coming. of course, we don't want our house to flood. >> reporter: dan simon, cnn, san francisco. >> rough weather off the coast of hawaii nearly cost the 77-year-old fisherman his life. he was lost for sea for 12 days when it damaged his sailboat. the beginning of an ordeal sounding from a hollywood movie. given up on finding him. sarah with more on the rescue. >> reporter: ...

The moisture is also a welcome relief for a state in the middle of a record drought. >> definitely need the rain, so i'm glad it's coming. of course, we don't want our house to flood. >> reporter: dan simon, cnn, san francisco. >> rough weather off the coast of hawaii nearly cost the 67-year-old fisherman his life. he was lost for sea for 12 days when it damaged his sailboat. the beginning of an ordeal sounding from a hollywood movie. the coast guard had given up on finding him. sarah with more on the rescue. >> reporter: rescuers thought he died at sea but nearly after two weeks in rough seas...

On the black market. california's three-year drought is making criminals out of otherwise normal people just trying to get some water. claudia cowan has the unusual story from the very dry northern california. >> california's record drought has made water a precious commodity and a target for thieves. >> to the neighbor posted they think someone is stealing water. >> there are reports of a thriving black market and the crime is happening often enough. >> they might think that, you know, 5,000 gallons of water wouldn't be missed. but when you have a small system like ours, it will be missed. >>...