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Directly impacted by this drought. what happens to people? is there a way out of this or can you have something more severe than a 25% restriction in the near future? >> we can manage our way through it. we will be facing some severe water cutbacks. but if the drought conditions continue, i think we can expect to find ourselves in a pretty dire situation. >> sobering to say the least, professor james eddie, thank you so much. >> that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." hope you have a great holiday weekend and happy easter and passover and final four and opening day of the m...

>> reporter: some are going into survival mode, just hoping to get through another year. >> we're slowly dying. it's not something that's happened overnight, but it's just the cumulative effect as these water cutbacks continue year after year. >> reporter: and the ripple effect could be devastating. the local economy and to food prices across the country. >> the consumer's going to get a shock in the next few months when they find, go to the grocery store and see that cost of something has doubled or tripled. >> reporter: later today the president is expected to announce $200 million in aid fo...

How cold it's been lately. we top out in the mid-40s. 45 in washington, d.c. 51 in atlanta. getting rid of the snow that's left over down there. 62 in atlanta tomorrow. we drop to 14 in chicago. behind the cold front, a high around 50 in new york city. dallas could see a wintry mix especially moving into parts of arkansas as we go into monday with temperatures hovering in the 30s. alex? >> thanks so much. california's crippling drought has some 25 million people bracing for the worst this morning. water cutbacks. come spring, they will no longer be sending water to local agencies. around 1 m...