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That has no water in their homes. 5,000 people have no water running in their home, in america, in california. there's a lot of concern going on. this isn't the worst drought in 100 years. a study from minnesota said this is the worst drought in 1,200 years. they looked at sample from tree rings and found this is the worst drought in more than 1,000 years. you can see it in the reservoir for example. that's what these look like. it is really disturbing. there's a major problem here. people are going to have to change the way they do business and live their lives most literally. >> first water ...

Acitions and he was not charmed with the crime. he's had a star on the walk of fame since 1997. and the stars are intended to celebrate the positive contributions of the inductees. it is called the worst drought in california. they are living through the most severe dry spell in 1200 years. over three year periods have been dryer and left rain combined with higher teches. will car joins us. how did they determine the severity of the drought? >> reporter: good evening, julie. they used the growth in tree rings. it is devastating and a historic drought. as of right now 99 percent of california i...

Footage. i was very impressed. >> fortunately no one is injured. when the dust settles, bystan r bystanders realize it's actually two enormous trees fused together at the base. >> it's just tremendous to see a sequoia standing. it's just as tremendous to see one laying on the ground. >> no one knows xagtly why the tree falls now after so many years standing. >> we did have a very wet winter this last year. maybe the soil was so saturated that the weight of the trees just pulled them over. >> the question now is what to do with the fallen sequoias. >> we would have to cut holes through them. or...

Look at the tree rings that are in the tree. other suggestions are to just leave them where they lay, and then build a new trail. >> whatever the final decision on what to do with the fallen sequoias, garret and sigrin will always have a video to prove they were there for this incredible moment. >> it was the highlight of our holiday. we all knew that this was really, really amazing thing. >> it's almost surely a once in a lifetime event for the lucky few to witness this public display of mother nature's breaking point. >> a group of tourists run for their lives as a massive ice shelf comes cr...

There's these extraordinary ice layers, extraordinarily old trees, and why radioactive -- radio metric dating would not be true or accurate. how can there be light from stars more than 6,000 light years away? >> we covered some of these things in the debate, as you know. even looking at tree rings, you have to make assumptions was it one or two a year. there's assumptions in how they match those rings together. >> gentlemen, gentlemen -- >> you're introducing doubt -- >> you've been at all all night. please come back again and we'll continue it. thank you very much. we'll be right back. [ male...