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and you see lush, manicured lawns and even golf courses.s defies mother nature and it is mott sustainable. >>> still to come here, we'll look at the controversy surrounding luxurious communities. but first, we have a very special guest. come on out, flo! [house band playing] you have anything to say to flo? nah, i'll just let the results do the talking. [crowd booing] well, he can do that. we show our progressive direct rate and the rates of our competitors even if progressive isn't the lowest. it looks like progressive is not the lowest! ohhhh! when we return, we'll find out whether doug is the father. wait, what? >>> welcome back. california is looking at a fairley dry earth day. it's in its worst drought in 1200 years. california's agricultural industry is the biggest water user. the drought has caused crops to die and thousands of acres of land to go unused. earlier this month, the governor imposed mandatory water restrictions on businesses and residents and farms. 11 trillion gallons of rainwater are needed to pull the state out of of

it's that nice, crisp edge that makes the lawn look perfectly manicured. >> have you ever tried edging with a gas trimmer? they're not designed for it, so you have to do that awkward sideways walk to control the cut, the debris flies back at your legs, and in the end, all you have is a raggedy edge, a ruined pair of pants, and a sore back. >> that's true. but with the worx gt 2.0, you don't have to buy a second machine for edging. all you have to do is flip up the cutting head, and you have this comfortable, walk-behind edger in just seconds. >> with the worx gt 2.0, the trimmings go out away from you and the wheels guide you to a crisp, clean edge every time. >> you know, they really thought of everything when they designed this worx gt 2.0. i mean, look at this -- it's a retractable flower guard. it keeps the trim line a safe distance away from the plants that you don't want to trim. no more accidents. >> as far as edging goes, the worx gt 2.0 is really nice. it has this wheel, and it just follows along and makes a crisp, clean cut. >> and that allows me to get a nice, smooth cut alo

but, look right across the street at this gated subdivision and you see lush, manicured lawns and golf courses. critics say this defies mother nature and not sustainable. >> it is insane how much water is booing used. >> a local blogger, 15 year resident of the desert says resorts like the one where we met are gated and secured from general public scrutiny. and need how to shut off the spigots and look beyond the gates. >> there should at least be a discussion, "hey if there is not much water left should nine pools and a pond and everything else, should that beware we give our water." probably not. >> reporter: much of the water is shared by the state and it is running dry. palm springs city manager argues change is happening. the city is pulling water hungry flowers from the media and yanking grass at city hall. unthinkable years ago. >> the history of palm springs and desert oasis. that is changing. >> reporter: why do we see the gated communities with the pools, with their boats and swans on their pools? why does that continue? >> you are going to see that changing as well. >> repor

but that well manicured lawn once an american status symbol may become a thing of the past at least outgovernor brown's new restrictions hit some of the homeowners, the landscaping business is booming as property owners are literally tearing up their lawns and being paid to do so in many cases and replacing them with gravel mulch and drought tolerant plants like cactuses. eva coppell specializes in desert scapes. she says rebates are boosting business, which has tripled in just the past three years. >> my business is exploding. the phone is ringing off the hook and people are very eager to get their lawns replaced. if you look at the old gardens in italy and france and through asia, they don't have lawns. they're beautiful gardens. people need to realize we live in that climate. >> when ava told me she was going to put rocks in i thought she was crazy. but it ended up being great. our bills have gone down for water. we aren't wasting as much and now everything that we have in our yard is there for a purpose. you know it's there to feed us or it's there to bring bees or birds. it just ma

the corporate headquarters looked, you know, with manicured lawns and fountains and all of that stuff, you know? it looks like a--like what it is, a very successful corporation. they're very careful to avoid politics. i asked about that. "we keep away from spanish politics." they are clearly left-wingers. that's very obvious. but they're very afraid of the--they don't want to become part of the struggles among the parties, so they're very--and every government now needs them. every spanish government needs them. i should mention, if you're in--very briefly that there are special conditions. the beginning of this thing was--the man's name was arizmendi. that's why the name of the bakeries in san francisco is in honor of a catholic priest, father arizmendi, who began this. so already you notice something unusual because this co-op was started by a catholic priest. this is a--spain is a very catholic country. i mean, it's a catholic country squared. i mean, you know, it's like ireland or poland. i mean, they take that very seriously there, which is very different from france where--i kno

because a lot of people, that's their primary activity, driving and childcare and cooking and lawn manicuring. if amazon said we will have this in 2045 for $1,000, we would be well situated to adjust to that, because people would recognize that was not the place they wanted to be over the long term for a career. it matters how quickly we get there. i think a lot of the debate is not whether these things will occur but it's whether we're at the second half of the chessboard where the inflection pointing all of a sudden things are doubling from a small number to small number doubling again to a large number or whether it's a very incremental process. i would say the technology especially academic entrepreneurs believe everything will be accomplished immediately and you talk to the crowd that's skeptical. their view is these problems are hard. but we're a long way away. as andy said we live in very interesting times. melissa: i am going to turn to you, as a nation you are tasked with using technology information for job creation, reduce health care costs. you have spoken optimistically about the

if you want a nicely manicured yard with roses and a beautiful lawn you don't get to go out and knowthe lawn and say i have no the lawn. problem solved. the second you put the lawnmower away, the grass is growing again . those weeds are starting to spread. they are on the side of entropy. they are on the side of easiness and dependency as opposed to responsibility. they are on the side of telling people do not worry, relax. we are on the side of saying you have to be the master of your own destiny. entropy is on their side, we can never beat them. they can only beat us. we have to wake up every day and role that rock up the hill. and our reward is that we go to bed at night and the boulder is at the bottom of the hill again. if you do not understand it, it, is time to get out. if you do not understand that we can never beat these people, all we can do is fight them, then you are going to get really discouraged. many of you are. you just do not know why my going to do this again? why, we just get more and more outnumbered? well, you do it because it is our job. right? you do it becaus

if you want a nicely manicured yard with roses and a beautiful lawn, you don't get to go out and mowthe lawn and say, well i've mowed the lawn. problem solved. the second you put that lawn mower away the grass is growing again. those weeds are starting to spread. we can never defeat them because they are on the side of easiness. they're on the side of dependancy as opposed to responsibility. they're on the side of telling people don't worry, relax, we've got this covered. it takes a lot of work to be the master of your own destiny and you'll have to get up and do that work. we can never beat them. they can only beat us. we have to wake up every day and roll that rock up the hill and reward for rolling the boulder up the hill we go to bed at night and wake up in the morning and the boulder is at the bottom of the hill again. if you don't understand it it's time to get out. if i don't understand that we can't beat these people, all we can do is fight them. then you're going to get really discouraged and i know many of you are. i know many of you don't know the point of it and you don't

lawn in the city. >> how do you define ugly? >> according to the rules green, well manicured and water wasting yards are considered "ugliest."ne an an -- redefine an attractive yard. updead your yard foe stow to the website and you receive a lawmaker with drought tolerant plants native to san francisco. >> a least lawns were watered yesterday with the rain and still getting a few showers. >> there are a lot of happy folks seeing the we -- showers. this is west of union city. you can see the yellow color that is moderate rain falling right around eden shores boulevard. that is the theme, potup hit or miss showers. there is a threat of wet weather through 4:00 and temperatures are topping out in the upper 50s to my -- mid-60s. >> good morning drew and san rafael, that is 101 southbound side, tail lights are looking heavier as you make it toward 580 and to mill valley. traffic, though, is moving along without any problems and no falling. when you get to the golden gate bridge, can you see clear conditions as you make it across the span into san francisco. i am going sound like a broken record because i want you to be aware the