cbs' danya bacchus is in los angeles with more on that tonight.> reporter: los angeles is bracing for a heat wave this week that will increase fire danger in the already wildfire-ravaged west. fueled by strong winds, the rum creek fire outside of medford, oregon, intensified overnight, nearly doubling in size, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency. >> they've got a very, very difficult piece of ground to try to control a fire on. >> reporter: the wildfire scorched more than 8,000 acres. >> oh! >> reporter: in the midwest, parts of minnesota are bracing for new thunderstorms after severe weather, including a possible tornado, blew through saturday night. in jackson, mississippi, all eyes are on the pearl river, forecast to crest 36 feet early monday morning. several communities are at risk of flooding. >> if you are capable of getting out now, get out now. >> reporter: some residents aren't taking any chances. >> moving now, just because whether we flood or not, we don't know. we definitely won't have power in a few hours. >> repor

danya bacchus has more on that. >> reporter: flash flooding in moab, utah, turned main street into a river. the deluge left some businesses in 3 feet of water, cut off roads and prompted officials to urge everyone to stay inside. the powerful monsoon storms also caught hikers off guard at utah's zion national park where crews are still searching for a missing person. in new mexico's carlsbad canyon national park heavy rain made roads impassable, leaving more than 100 tourists stranded for hours. after an unprecedented amount of rainfall in one of america's driest regions caused millions in damage, death valley national park is now open. the downpours aren't enough to ease the drought that nearly half the u.s. is under, including the colorado river. the water shortage is so severe that u.s. officials have ordered mandatory usage cuts in arizona, nevada and new mexico. a colorado river pipeline leak has prompted a new water ban in parts of l.a. county, already home to the toughest water restrictions in the country. danya bacchus, cbs news, los angeles. >>> actor gary busey is in troubl

as danya bacchus reports, food pantries are seeing a big jump in demand. demand. >> reporter: the long line at this recent food distribution event outside of los angeles is a familiar sight. charities say there is a rise in the number of of people needing help. diane martinez is here because inflation priced her out. >> the prices of food are so high. they are going up every d. every day. >> reporter: food banks are in big demand. we are hoping for a change this year. >> for 2022, we are expecting things to start sliding down in terms of the demand for food assistance. but really when the inflation hit we saw another upsurge. >> reporter: in june, prices at the grocery store rose more than than 12%. that's the largest one one year increase since 1979. in in this chicago neighborhood, it's not just prices that are a problem. there's a lack of affordable grocery stores in the the area. that's why 250 people including jimmy king junior came came to this pop-up event. >> i am blessed. the people in the community are blessed for this to be going on. >> families

danya bacchus, cbs news, los angeles. >>> a slow moving storm continues to pummel the south this morning, bringing torrential rain and flash floods. dozens of residents at a mississippi nursing home had to be evacuated yesterday after about three feet of water poured in. firefighters led residents to safety through knee high water. elsewhere, cars were swept off roads and people had to be rescued from their homes. >> we have never seen a flood like this before. and all i can think of is what am i going to do to try to keep any further damage in my house. >> flash flood watches and warnings are in effect this morning in several states, including parts of the gulf coast. the national weather service warns more downpours are possible over the next few days. >>> overseas now, ukraine says a russian missile strike killed 22 people at a train station. yesterday's attack in central ukraine also injured more than 20 others. it happened as the country celebrated its independence day. yesterday also marks six months since russia invaded. in a solemn ceremony, president volodymyr zelenskyy awarded

cbs's danya bacchus is tracking it all. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. it is still extremely dry here in los angeles, but across the west and southwest there's a rush to clean up in the wake of powerful storms that left a muddy mess. flash flooding in moab, utah turned main street into a river overnight. the sudden deluge left some businesses in three feet of water, cut off roads and prompted officials to urge everyone to stay inside. the powerful monsoon storms also caught hikers off guard at utah's zion national park, where crews are still searching for a missing person. in new mexico's carlsbad caverns national park heavy rain made roads impassable, leaving more than 100 tourists stranded for hours. after an unprecedented amount of rainfall in one of america's driest regions caused millions in damage, death valley national park is back open. the downpours aren't enough to ease the drought that nearly half the u.s. is under, including the colorado river. the water shortage is so severe that u.s. officials have ordered mandatory usage cuts in arizona, n

danya bacchus has one california woman's story. >> reporter: denise lee passed a billboard like thisry day on the way home from work in 2017 encouraging lung cancer screening for people at high risk. she had just quit smoking after 40 years. >> i was just trying to all around get healthy. i did not know there was such a thing as a low-dose ct scan until i saw that billboard. >> reporter: she asked her doctor about screening but had to wait a few months to be 55 to be eligible. the scan revealed early stage 1b lung cancer. >> i had an upper left lung removed, 17 lymph nodes removed and i had factors indicative of a higher rate of recurrence. >> reporter: a new american lung association survey shows nearly 70% of americans are not familiar with the availability of lung cancer screening for early detection. >> 75% of people in in country diagnosed with lung cancer and diagnosed at this most advanced state is where it's hardesto cure. >> reporter: dr. david tom cook is the chief of general thoracic surgery at uc davis health. >> of all the americans who are candidates, only 5% of america

danya bacchus cbs news los angeles. > >> good reminder for a coffee ts morning at 7:55. baristas all over the globe are going to los angeles to find out who is the top coffee competitor but the al event known as coffee fest pitse world's most artistic cafe workers against each other and 64 different baristas are battling it out in a sudden-dea, bracket style competition, and e of the talented artists is repping the bay area, kelvin kumar from local pete's coffee. >> this competition is so coolse but we are there to have fun and now you can save big on supersonic wifi from xfinity. can it handle all of my devices? all that. and it comes with a 2-year rate guarantee. what?! ok! no annual contract. no equipment fees. oh, and a free streaming box. i like streaming. it's all just $50 a month when you add xfinity mobile with unlimited data. will you add a motorcycle? no. did you say yes?! the new xfinity supersonic bundle. it's kind of a big deal >> a little cooler this weekend and you will see that show up for the first few days of the first alert seven-day forecast san jose

cbs danya bacchus hae . >> reporter: lied ellis did not know much about the cleantech energy. workforce development program through the los angeles cleantech incubator known as lacey, changes career path. >> i saw opportunity first as money and opportunity to make ad living, but also thought about some of the things and how i could help the environment. >> he is a field services manager with charger help, technology solutions to maintain maintain electric vehicle charging stations but when it comes to clean energy jobs there there is a lack of diversity. racial and ethnic minority groups represent four in 10 u.s. u.s. clean energy workers and women represent less than that. >> we are trying to remove thos. those obstacles. >> matt peterson is the ceo of this program and they can only n clean energy workers but helps diverse entrepreneurs develop their ideas, secure funding and give them space to pilot their solutions. >> this is almost a think tank. >> it really is. and we've had investment deals happen in the hallways. >> the company sparkcharge develop the world's first mobi

. >> danya bacchus for us in los angeles tonight, thank you. >>> it's been a quiet storm season in the atlantic, but that could change this week. for the details, let's head over to hurricane specialist greg pose tell of our partners at the weather chant. good evening. >> jericka, thank you very much. it's time to talk about the tropics was they're heating up. we're seeing a lot more activity out there, way more than we have all season long. look, the national hurricane center has outlined four areas of potential concern. i'll contend there are two of them that maybe stand out. one of them is that area to watch over parts of the caribbean. in the next five days, so not today or tomorrow, but over the next several days, maybe toward next weekend, we could see a system develop as it moves closer to parts of mexico and then thereafter perhaps the gulf of mexico. but there's more. there's another more likely candidate for tropical development, and that's out here in the middle of the atlantic ocean. that will be moving toward the west-northwest, and interest in the caribbean or even the so

danya bacchus has the story. >> reporter: clyde ellis did not did not know much about the cled the cleaned tech industry. >> i came from gas and oil. from oil. from petroleum. i was working in the refineries. >> reporter: workforce development program changed his career path. >> i saw an opportunity to really make a good living. i also thought about some of the s the things so i can help my env. >> reporter: he is a field services manager with charger h. charger health. maintaining electric vehicle charging stati. when it comes to clean energy jobs, there's a lack of diversi. racial an accident minority groups the present for intent workers. women represent less than 30%. >> we want to remove those obst. those obstacles. >> reporter: matt is the ceo. ty not only trained workers but thy help reverse entrepreneurs develop ideas, secure funding, and gives them space to pilot their solutions. >> it is almost like a think tank. >> it really is. we have had investment deals happened in the the hallways. >> reporter: john developed thet mobile and intelligent electric vehicle charging network. he

danya bacchus, cbs news. > >> santa clara county putting a price on gun violence, the cost amounting to more than $1 billion per year including $72.n $72.5 million a year they go to police, emergency services, health and criminal justice but there are daily indirect and intangible costs like suffering to the community. officials say the county must confiscate illegal guns from people who should not have them. >> we are collaboratively working to disarm, identify, prosecute and prevent the next . next shooter. this is unacceptae is unacceptable but it is addree is addressable and we will do t. do that. >> the report includes recommendations for policies as well as community and neighborhood-based efforts, it was requested by the supervisor in 2019 following the shooting at the gilroy garlic festival. > >> a crash and a mess on i-80 in in solano county after a tomatol tomato spell as crews spent hours mopping up tomato sauce and removing the wreckage. this happened after a big rig jackknifed near the on ramp in . in vacaville. hundreds of pounds pounds of tomatoes spilled across severa

danya bacchus, cbs news, los angeles. >>> the battle over abortion rights is spreading from the courtroomocal drug store. at least one medication commonly prescribed for arthritis, lupus, and even cancer is becoming more difficult to get after the supreme court allowed states to restrict or outlaw abortions. janet shamlian has that story. >> reporter: norah wise has been living with a rare autoimmune disease that cause inflammation in her bones. for a while, her mom says, there was no relief. >> we're doing therapies and everything we could, but her pain kept increasing. and she would be crying all night long. >> reporter: the 10-year-old indiana girl says the worst pain was in her lungs. >> it felt like i didn't want to breathe. it just felt like needles. >> reporter: but life changed, her mom says, after norah's doctor prescribed methotrexate. >> we started it and it took about two weeks and she wasn't in pain anymore. >> reporter: methotrexate reduces inflammation. it's commonly used to treat arthritis and some cancers, but can also be used to terminate nonviable ectopic pregnancies wh