shreveport, walterboro, holster, cleveland, colorado springs, stockton, waterbury, chicago, milwaukeelle, dumas, arkansas. madison heights, dallas, fort worth, in you iberia. lansing, chicago, fort lauderdale, irving ton, ozark, reading, chicago, rochester, columbia, baltimore, autaugavville, columbus, aurora, skwreufl, knoxville, minneapolis, hazleton, pennsylvania. louisville, kentucky. lub lubbock, texas. monroe, lala, chester, glendale. >> we have seen wisconsin, west hollywood, murfreesboro, tennessee, little rock, springfield, missouri, phoenix, romeoville, fresno twice, wilmington, lass cruces. cors corsicana. >> blacksburg, oroville, milwaukee, raleigh, bakersfield, inglewood, savannah, brunswick, eugene, oregon, montgomery. dillon, kenosha, south bend, denver. all told, 151 people have been killed in those shootings and more than 600 hurt. . >> now, this morning, a manhunt is under way for multiple gunmen after a party in pittsburgh cut short the life of two teenagers. mass shootings in south carolina and boston over the holiday weekend, leaving several people injured. cnn's

extreme dry weather conditions and high winds are fuel ago grass fire in north colorado springs. fire danger has increased in recent years. several states experience extreme drought conditions in arizona and new mexico. more than a dozen wildfires have scorched 174 square miles the governor of new mexico declaring a state of emergency in five counties the wildfires burning dozens of homes in its wake. hundreds are evacuating their homes or preparing to live in a moment's notice. we are tracking new numbers on the coronavirus pandemic. state data shows california's test positivity rate has climbed nearly 48% in the past week. the rise comes as the new variant of omicron makes the rounds. san francisco test positivity rate has climbed above 5% in the past week. that's a threshold that many infectious disease experts consider too high. one bit of good news, california has administered more vaccines than any other state. they say we've prevent 1.5 million infections and almost 20,000 deaths. well, bart could make mask mandatory. the board is set to consider it on thursday. earlier th

only with colorado springs rapidly here, hospitals are set up a solution sent us to prevent contamination. i know you love with dr. moorcock. it is the director of the clinic who has recently a meter more than 300 people. he says water shortages are poor hygiene, a part of the problem. we think that it is, sir, the interruptions during the dry season of water that should have led to the r widespread of cholera. and we also have found some facilities or some communities that did not have appropriate or whisks disposal measures. these community has the highest cholera infection rates where people was using what are the low could be contaminated with the bacteria that causes cholera? because is the only source the half were and people struggle to get clean and portable water look a community sometimes come on with your own solution the be a water cushman like this. however, with poor water management cushman like this, i expose to all the human activities. these exposes the cushman to diseases like cholera. ah, the goldman is our vice in people to boil water for us and has promised to delive

wildfires in the southwest extreme dry weather conditions and high winds are fueling a grass fire in colorado springs fire danger has increased in recent years several states experience extreme drought conditions in arizona and new mexico more than a dozen wildfires of scorched 174 square miles the governor of new mexico declaring a state of emergency in five counties. hellfires burning dozens of homes in its wake hundreds are evacuating their homes or preparing to leave in a moment's notice. well, we are tracking new numbers on the coronavirus pandemic state data shows california's test positivity rate has climbed nearly 48% in the past week. the rise comes as a new variant of omicron makes the rounds san francisco's test positivity rate has climbed above 5% in the past week. that's a three's hold many infectious disease experts consider too high one bit of good news. california has administered more vaccines than any other state the governor's office estimates says that we've prevented one and a half million infections and almost 20,000 deaths bart could make masks mandatory on the transit system t

he joins us from colorado springs and mr. spencer, thank you for taking the time to speak with us. let's start with what is coming to light out of boucher. what do you make of the killings of civilians there? yeah, to be frank, i'm still shaken from what i'm seeing there. i mean, i've been in war of study war. don't let somebody tell you, this is just what happens in war. i don't even think war crimes. i know me. it is war crimes under the law of war that truly russian doesn't fall. but this type of intimate killing, the tying of civilians hands bind their back and shoot them in the head as an old soldier, i know that's a very intimate evil and not a rogue unit. like, so don't let people tell you. this is just what happens is we're rush it is, this is genocide and that's what ukrainian officials have been saying and they are concerned that we're going to be hearing more of such atrocities and other areas. let's move on to the military aspect of this war. now the russian military, one of the largest on earth, they have the numbers, but what kind of challenges have they face when it

. >> reporter: tonight, new fires breaking out near colorado springs. firefighters on the ground trying to beat back the flames in those howling winds. >> you see the gentleman actually running? that gives you a sense of what it feels like in this neighborhood right now it's pretty chaotic. >> reporter: conditions across the west ripe for what the national weather service is calling extreme catastrophic fire weather as more than a dozen are already burning across the southwest. arizona's tunnel fire charring more than 32 square miles. >> this was taken at 12:25 p.m. you can see 12:28, that's three minutes later. >> there was nothing you guys could have done. >> no. >> no, it happened so fast. >> reporter: heather and lance mckay getting their newborn and toddler out of the house just moments before it went up in flames. >> it was chaos to just get in the car and leave as fast as you can. >> reporter: their home one of at least 30 destroyed near flagstaff. whit, there's a storm moving through the area right now. we're got hail and some rain on and off, b

joining me from colorado springs is chair of urban warfare studies at the madison policy forum, majorjohnyou on the programme, major spencer. iwant it's great to get you on the programme, major spencer. i want to ask you about your reaction to the news that the moskva has now sunk. how damaging is this for the russian military�*s capabilities? i how damaging is this for the russian military's capabilities?— military's capabilities? i think it's huge- _ military's capabilities? i think it's huge- i — military's capabilities? i think it's huge. i don't _ military's capabilities? i think it's huge. i don't think- military's capabilities? i think it's huge. i don't think it's - military's capabilities? i think| it's huge. i don't think it'sjust its huge. i don't think it'sjust symbolic. that was a class cruiser. i don't care who you believe, the fact that is it sunk to the bottom of the black sea. it was the linchpin to command control to air defence of the black sea fleet. this is huge. i would put it on the level of the defeat of russia from taking kyiv. it's that much of an event. it would

. >> coming from colorado springs, we have not worn masks pretty much anywhere for the last six monthskes no sense. >> reporter: you are ready for the mandate to be over? >> a year ago. if people want to wear it, i'm all for it, and i am not criticizing whoever wants to wear it, but -- i don't know, if it's a hospital, i get it, but at the airport? >> reporter: her sentiments echos the same we heard from the ceos of american airlines and delta who have asked the cdc to drop the mask mandate saying they believe everybody should have the decisions themselves to mask up or not when they get on a plane, and at this point according to those airlines, they say the science shows they should be able to drop the mandate, and the cdc says they want to be able to study the ba.2. >> one way masking does work. thank you very much. >>> in the early months of pandemic, the trump administration handed out at least $5.1 billion to answer the unprecedented demand on our health system. our next guest says it's clear the government's response program would be a magnet for a free for all as uncontested con

. >> john spencer there in colorado springs. we appreciate you being with us. we appreciate your insights. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> well, moscow's brutal military offensive has now led to russia' suspension from the u.n. human rights council. today's vote by the u.n. general assembly was overwhelming, 93-24, with 58 ab sengzs. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations called the move important and historic. china notedly against the resolution and warned it would set a dangerous precedent. after the vote, russia's ambassador lashed out saying moscow decided to end its membership of the human rights council anyway. russia has also been removed from a list of countries granted most favored nation status who trade with the u.s. and in washington, lawmakers also passed a bill to block russian energy imports. while the european union has slapped a fifth round of sanctions on moscow, including a ban on russian coal. but ukraine says the economic punishment simply is not enough as cnn's nic robertson reports. >> reporter: ukraine's foreign minister arriv

grass fires already cropping up in the state this is in lamar, 3 miles east of colorado springs. national weather service telling residents to prepare a go bag in case they have to go michelle grossman is tracking it. >> we are looking at an extremely high risk. we're talking about this in early fall and it's april and we're talking about the wildfires. let's take a look at what's happening right now and what we can expect for this weekend. there's some sort of fire danger alert and that includes 12 million people where you see the orange, that is your fire weather watch where you see pink, that's a red flag warning that's the highest level of warning. really saying even a small spark could start a large wildfire we have warm, dry, very windy conditions we're going to see winds gusting in some spots up to 75 miles per hour that's going to fuel the fire and fan the fires and make it really difficult to put out any fires that are existing. this is the threat for the rest of the day that is an extreme risk. that is the highest risk we see for denver, lamar, down to albuquerque. thro

taking a look at video from colorado springs, the silver charm fire, this was caused by some weldingu weren't supposed to be doing that. lots of winds. look at the alerts. red flag warnings that extend all the way into minnesota from new mexico due to the bind and dry vegetation. winds up to 60 miles per hour for this afternoon and lots of other warnings, too. take a look at your local forecast. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> we are especially excited today. day three of deals and teals ♪ >>> we are especially excited today. day three of deals and steals earth day extravaganza, eco-friendly products easy on the environment and your wallet. >> start saving now, point your cellphone to the qr code on your screen or go to goodmorningamerica.com. >> let's get started. first up, this cool company called wally grow. what i love about this, these are all sustainably made in america. and what's cool is they are all made from 100% recycled plastic, diverting about 10 million plastic bottles from landfills. this is an awesome way to create a modular wall anywhere. if you have limited space, the construction of t

>> douglas county was a completely rural community between colorado springs and ever. >> not a lot of homicides back then? >> maybe one every four years. >> investigators determined helene was last seen alive getting off that bus after work. >> from the bus driver, we knew that she got off that bus. from there -- >> and nobody got off with her? she didn't have any trouble on the bus? >> there was no indication from any witnesses there that she was in any distress or any one was following her. >> she gets off the bus and then she just disappears? >> she just disappeared. >> helene's was found the next day in a field at nearly nine miles from that bus stop. she'd been stabbed nine times. an autopsy revealed she was also raped. what did you learn from the body, the scene, the autopsy? >> a number of her clothes were missing. she was wearing a mid sized winter jacket for colorado at that time, and a scarf. she was lying on her back. she had no defensive wounds that she had wounds on her knees and lower lake area. which would tell us that she had either crawled on her knees at some point i

. >>> and in colorado springs, "the gazette" reports colorado is just one of many states scrambling tohat is such a problem across the country. >> yeah. the state's legislature is now debating adding public health measures to reduce the risk for users while increasing penalties for dealers. >>> let's go to new mexico where the las cruces sun news says local school districts are placing a major focus on helping students cope with stress. they say many are still feeling the impact of more than two years into the pandemic. it's a condition. >> for such a long time. >> it is. mental health more important than ever. >> you have academics who are raising this real concern. we're going to have to come face-to-face with our mental health crisis. and, you know -- >> with the pandemic increase. social media. >> and insurance companies are going to have to actually compensate mental health providers and the federal government is going to have to do much more. the states aren't going to do it state to state. you have to do wit the federal government and legislation is going to have to be passed so

on friday a grass fire sparked in colorado, 500 people were forced to evacuate in north colorado springs. those evacuations have since been lifted, but it comes on the heels in that fire that continues to burn in flagstaff, arizona. that scorched more than 20,000 acres, and the bad news is they're expecting strong winds in the area again today. in new mexico with more than 93% of the state facing severe drought conditions, the cooks peak fire has burned more than 21,000 acres, and here in california, think about this, the state's top eight largest wildfires ever have all burned since 2017. typically the fire season is supposed to go from spring until fall here in california, but recently we've really seen it be a year round fire season, so we still have a long way to go, whit. >> we sure do. it's still only april here. all right. will carr, thank you. >>> the fire danger not the only problem this morning. let's get more on the dangerous weather conditions from meteorologist greg dutra with our chicago station, wls. he is in for rob this morning. greg, good morning. what can we expect? >>

. >> and we drove all night to colorado springs. and we're driving this obnoxious car.e middle of winter. i thought, "we're going to slide off the road and die." >> haylei says after driving 22 hours straight from arizona, her mother dozed off at the wheel and the car swerved. she was startled awake by the police siren pulling them over. >> if you had spent the better part of a decade running from the possibility of your mom going to jail, that's the most terrifying thing you can see. >> haylei says her mom apologized, and she worked her charm enough for the officer to let them go, no questions asked. >> so it kind of became "mr. toad's wild ride" after that. it was a two-week drive, and she kept going to these tourist locations, like, denver, new orleans, mobile. she's explaining why it's easy to disappear into a town that's based on tourism. >> they say a woman by the name of elisa mcnabney murdered her husband, a california attorney. authorities are looking for her and for her daughter. >> meanwhile, investigators took a deep dive into elisa mcnabney's background and

. >> ainsley: colorado springs, so beautiful. i've been there once. congratulations.emies so i could have an option to serve anywhere. >> ainsley: he's really living up to his name. tell us how you came up with the name noble. >> well, we knew when god blessed us with a son that we wanted him to have a unique name. so we chose noble and our prayer for him his whole life was just to have that noble character, just of honor, honesty and integrity and just to kind of rise above and have that high moral principles and we have been very thankful because god has blessed us with that. and we see those qualities of leadership and maturity in noble. >> ainsley: i know you're very proud of him. you did a great job raising him clearly. what was your reaction when your son got into all five schools? >> we were just really amazed, really felt blessed. we were hoping to get a nomination, he did get many nominations from congressmen and senators. >> ainsley: yes, sir. >> that went forward and just one was great. when more came, it was just unreal. what a blessing. >> ainsley: couldn

from buying back-to-school clothes to paying for a bicycle so a young man in colorado springs could staye could have extracurriculars that he otherwise wouldn't have had the ability to achieve, so that his mom could stay at work for a few more hours so she could provide for the family. there is literally no data in america or anywhere else that doesn't support the idea that this is a pro-work policy, the child taft credit. -- tax credit. we didn't have any trouble, as i said earlier, extending the $8 trillion of tax cuts that we have cut for the wealthiest people in this country since 2001. for that money, we could have extended the tax credit for 50 years. we could have doubled it for 25 years and we could have ended childhood poverty in the united states of america. i guarantee you that would have been a better investment than sending money to people that need it least in our economy. i'd say to my own party that i'm really grateful that we passed this last year, but i'm deeply, deeply disappointmented that we couldn't -- disappointed that we couldn't come together and extend it. i am

recently in colorado and colorado springs, we had three high school students by of fentanyl overdose. one actually collapsing in class from that use. it is terrible. i'm wondering if you have had conversations with chinese leadership about the production of fentanyl and those conversations whether they are productive or not. >> in short, yes to the conversations. productive remains to be seen. first of all can i just applaud your leadership on trying to deal with the opioid crisis that we have in this country and i very much share your concerns about this and about fentanyl that is originating and making its way into the united states including in mexico so two things. we've been working on this the president has raised this directly with china. we have some of the precursors and it is so we were able to get others to police this more effectively. third, we are working with the mexican government on seeing about it having technology necessary to better detect efforts to smuggle fentanyl or precursors into the united states. we are working across those lines of effort but to your point

they went to high school together and he was on the group spring trip to colorado. >> so we would be day. we will be out in the night knife at night in the cubs there. >> and you weren't bracing not so much. >> i think it was a little bit wild. we were not out of hand at all. it was very controlled. >> knowing what's gonna happen, is there anything you look back on? and world that's about? >> no, i did not see anything. we were just young and having a good time. >> chris told the fbi just that when they showed up at his apartment for an interview. investigators have lots of questions. including as christen to account for his own whereabouts after shannon disappeared. >> i did feel under pressure at points. >> how so? >> they shared a couple of times, they would call me at work. they would come in home early in the morning. >> chris was not the only one being grilled by authorities. he was good friends with one of shannon's ex boyfriends. >> he had gone on a few dates with shannon, but i don't think it was anything long term, or serious. >> authorities polygraph the acts. they were st

recently, in colorado and -- springs we had three high school students die of fentanyl overdose.hen actually collapsing in class. from that use. it is terrible. i'm wondering if you have had conversations with chinese leadership about the production and of fentanyl and what those conversations, whether there are productive or not. >> in short, yes to the conversations. productive, remains to be seen. first of all, can i just applaud your leadership on trying to deal with the opioid crisis that we have in this country? and i very much share your concerns about this and particular to concerns about fentanyl that is originating in china. and it's making its way into the night states including through mexico. so two things, we've been working on this in three ways. the president is racist directly with president jinping of china. secondly we've got so the and frontal precursors that are not on prohibited added to those list so that we were able to get others to police this morph actively third working with the mexican government on seeing about that it's her detect efforts fentanyl o

haven't been out west or seen the state and the colorado river and its reservoirs, you would be shocked. this is what powell looked like just last springake level fell over 40 feet and the lake used to go -- used to go half a mile around the corner. now it starts way back here. i cannot believe this. while hurricanes, floods, wildfires can upend your life in a moment, droughts are slow motion disasters. this one is in the 23rd year with the region's population booming and another winter without enough snow, there are no signs of relief. but when you are house boating on what's left of lake powell, it's still gorgeous. still so easy to forget that just since the mid '80s the water level has dropped 177 feet. that's like ten of these yachts stacked on top of each other. >> this is a temporary dock to get us to the marina. >> reporter: so the tourism industry has no choice but to adapt making ramps longer as the lake gets lower. >> this was connected straight up there. >> reporter: at one point we would have been high natalia veselnitskaya that would have been a straight ang until. >> yes. >> this is not a decade or two, this is a decade?

those dry soils then come spring absorb much of the snow pack that, in the 20th century, would have just run off into the river. >> with our cities and ago culture, the colorados the core piece that helps supply the many residents of colorado. >> reporter: the dwindling river is threatening the environment, impacting families. so how many head of cattle do you have? >> right about 300 head. >> reporter: in 2015, they had to reduce the number of cattle they raised by half. what does that mean for your family? >> it afrgt affects the bottom n every way. the fact that having your cow heard is your income. >> reporter: farmers throughout the west are facing devastating similar choices. what are you fearful of? >> everything. you know, these ranches are not as productive or profitable as they once were. it seems like we have to fight on every avenue, whether it's politically, economically and environmentally, it's just everything is a fight for us. >> reporter: lake mead and lake powell are also at all-time lows, potentially jeopardizing their ability to generate hydropower. >> every major southwestern city has some dependency on this system. if you live in the am

out west in a while, haven't seen the state of the colorado river and its reservoirs, you would be shocked. this is what powell looked like just last spring. the satellite shows it losing island status as the lake level fell over 40 feet. >> and the lake used to go, it used to go half a mile around the corner. and now it starts way back here. i can't believe this. >> reporter: while hurricanes, floods and wildfires can upend your life in a moment, droughts are slow motion disasters, and this one is now in its 23rd year with the region's population booming and another winter without enough snow, there are no signs of relief. when you are houseboating on what's left of lake powell, it is still gorgeous. it is so easy to forget that just since the mid 80s, the water level has dropped 177 feet. that's like ten of these yachts stacked on top of each other. >> this is a temporary dock. get us to the marine. >> reporter: so the tourism industry has no choice but to adapt, making ramps longer as the lake gets lower. >> this was connected straight up there. >> reporter: at one point, you would have been high enough. this is not a decade or two. th

out west in a while, haven't seen the state of the colorado river and its reservoirs, you would be shocked. this is what powell looked like just last springnd status as a lake level fell over 40 feet. the lake used to go -- used to go half a mile around the corner. and now, it starts way pback here. i cannot believe this. while hurricanes, floods, and wildfires can upend your life in a moment, droughts are slow-motion disasters and this one is now in its 23rd year. with the region's population booming and another winter without enough snow, there are no signs of relief. but when you are house boating on what's left of lake powell, it's still gorgeous. it's still so easy to forget that just since the mid-'80s, the water level has dropped 177 feet. that's, like, ten of these yachts stacked on top of each other. >> this is a temporary dock. get us access to the -- to the marina. >> reporter: so the tourism industry has no choice but to adapt. making ramps longer as the lake gets lower. >> this was -- was connected straight up there. so at one point, we would have been high enough that that would have been a straight angle. >> yeah. this is n

haven't been out west, haven't seen the state of the colorado river and its reservoirs, you would be shocked. this is what powell looked like just last spring but it is losing island status as the lake level fell over 40 feet. and the lake used to go half a mile around the corner. and now it starts way back here. i cannot believe this. while hurricanes, floods and wildfires can upend your life in a moment, droughts are slow-motion disasters. this is in its 21st year, with populations booming and another winter with not enough snow, there are no signs of relief. when you are houseboating on what's left of lake powell, it is still gorgeousment it is so easy to forget just since the mid-'80s the water level has dropped 177 feet. that's like 10 of these yachts stacked on top of each other. >> this is a temporary dock to give us access to the marina. >> reporter: so the tourism industry has no choice but to adapt, making ramps longer as the lake gets lower. >> this was connected straight up there. >> reporter: at one point we would have been high enough that would have been a straight angle. >> yeah. >> reporter: this is not a decade or two. thi

out west in a while, haven't seen the state of the colorado river and its reservoirs, you would be shocked. this is what powell looked like just last springd lone rock. but the satellite shows it losing island status as the lake level fell over 40 feet. the lake used to go -- used to go half a mile around the corner. and now, it starts way back here. i cannot believe this. while hurricanes, floods, and wildfires can upend your life in a moment, droughts are slow-motion disasters. and this one is now in its 23rd year. with the region's population booming and another winter without enough snow, there are no signs of relief. but when you are house boating on what's left of lake powell, it's still gorgeous. it's still so easy to forget that just since the mid-'80s, the water level has dropped 177 feet. that is like ten of these yachts stacked on top of each other. >> this is a temporary dock give us access to -- to the marina. >> reporter: so the tourism industry has no choice but to adapt. making ramps longer as the lake gets lower. >> this was connected straight up there. so at one point, we would have been high enough that would have been

out west in a while, haven't seen the state of the colorado river and its reservoirs, you would be shocked. this is what it looked like just last spring corner and now it starts way back here. i cannot believe this. while hurricanes, floods and wildfires with upend your life in a moment, droughts are slow emotion disasters and this one is now in its 23rd year. with the region's population booming and another winter without enough snow, there are no signs of relief. but when you're houseboating on what's left of lake powell, it's still gorgeous. it's still easy to forget just since the mid-'80s the water levels have dropped 177 feet. that's like ten of these yachts stacked on top of each other. so the tourism industry has no choice but to adapt, making ramps longer as the lake gets lower. >> this was connected straight up there, so at one point you would have been high enough that would have been a straight angle. >> yeah. >> this is not a decade or two, this is a year or two it's dropped. >> yeah, this is within two or three years. >> if it continues to go down another 10, 15 feet we might have to shutdown. >> reporter: not enough saf

should call the seller material county sheriff's office the spring snowstorm we felt yesterday, making its way across the country. snow fell in coloradoith some areas expecting up to a foot of new snow box weathers will nunley tells us parts of the midwest could be next in line now for the severe weather. a rare winter snowstorm blanketing the west coast on monday, northern california up through washington state, all feeling the effects of a cold front temperatures feeling more like january than april that it had a chance of snow. i thought it was just going to be a rain, especially with the warm weather last week. this is a complete surprise. all that heavy, wet snow ranging from a couple of inches up to a foot in some areas, knocking down tree branches on the roads and causing widespread power outages heard a big noise. which was the tree falling on the power lines. in a little while later than that transformer blew while the weather may have been the source of headaches for home owners and drivers, not everyone was unhappy about the unexpected winter wonderland. kids in portland got the day off from school. others in washington, ta

colorado, texas, oklahoma and even kansas. and we know those scenes way too well. hi, everybody. today however, we did have the winds drying out the relative humidity , but just a lovely springhere in the bay area, the numbers topped off in the high fifties and pacifica at 59 degrees to across the base 69 in oakland. 79 in antiochus and 82 . degrees outside number in fairfield source span was a high fifties to the low eighties. this is the scene looking out towards estuary. it's our live weather camera. you can notice a bit of a rip on the water, and that is because we have a small craft advisory. it is in place until o'clock. tonight. the gate. as well. too. south. temperature at this hour happens to be 55 half moon bay to 71 degrees and napa. it's still just almost 80 and fairfield while the south bay has comfortable in the low seventies . the winds are pretty ominous at this hour. we do have those winds at 28 at sfo with us up to 33 mph coming in off december bruno gap we do have the winds along the coast at 16 those winter going to be pretty vigorous tomorrow, up to 30 mph at times when on shore up to 15 in concord, into course, these winds are blowing the pollen around.