but two east bay cities figured out an innovative way to have a lush green lawn. eporter ryan takeo shows us how the purple pipe is giving green without any guilt. >> my lawn is dead, crackling, dry. >>> reporter: in the tri- valley, brown grass is the norm. >> we haven't watered probably for at least two months. >> reporter: but across the sidewalk from lisa's lawn it feels like a different world. >> lush and green and actually in need of a mow. >> reporter: it's green without the guilt. >> as long as people flush their toilets we have the source. we clean it up. >> reporter: dublin and san ramon's common areas like medians, parks and schools, all use recycled waste water. >> to keep the area green, but they are not part. our lawn. >> reporter: under ground is a different pipe system so the drinking water doesn't mix with the waste water. they spend $20 million over 20 years to make it happen. >> it costs money, time, planning and preparation. but thank heavens we have it today. >> reporter: if not for the purple pipes, the water supply would be much tighter. here

. >>> coming up on "nightly business report", imagine having a green lawn in the middle of drought ridden california. it's now possible without using water and big business for some small companies. >>> we turn to california where the severe drought by one estimate could cost the economy more than $2 billion. that warning from a new study. to conserve water some towns and cities imposed mandatory rationing but some want to keep their lawns green and that is creating a business for some. >> reporter: look at this lush green grass here in los angeles, how does it stay looking this way? like a lot of things here, it's fake. we're in an epic drought, the one big difference isn't how bad it is but how much water agencies are giving away in rebates, as much as $3 a square foot for people to rip out their old lawn and put in something else, like the fake stuff. vick waterson, yes, his name is waterson owns waterless turf and business is up 30 to 40% even though it could cost $10 a square foot. >> i attribute that to the drought and the department of water and power, the water companies providing

and even in the drought, green lawns without the guilt.rea cities are keeping their curb appeal. that's coming up at 6:00. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> thank you for watching us at 5:00. the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" is next. >> remembers the latest news and weather are always on our website, kpix.com. >> pelley: tonight, after another night of protests in the st. louis suburbs, state police are moving in, and the president makes an appeal. >> now's the time for healing. eaw's the time for peace and calm on the streets of ferguson. >> pelley: mark strassman is there. jim axelrod on how protesters are using social media. president obama declares america has broken the siege in northern iraq, but we found a humanitarian crisis continues. david martin and charlie d'agata report. john blackstone tells us robin williams was battling a disease the public never knew about. and elaine quijano with chicago's dream team, little leaguers with big ambitions. >> there are still positive things going on in chicago. captioning sponsored

as i talked to many of the kids it was sort of growing up in the cradle of the american dream, green lawns, a pool that was shaped like the space capsules like the -- the kids almost remember fondly those were the days our mother would lock us out of the house and they don't come home until dinner. you are giving me a headache and it was great because we would ride our bikes and go to the pool and that is sort of the memory. but i think it's difficult having a father who is a hero but often and absentee father because they wer were a way trag so often. one of the kids remembered it was sort of strange. it was like a dad wouldn't be home a lot suddenly he would be very end of the magazine would be there and we would be doing a photo shoot out on the swing. we never did this in real life. it's probably at a lot of kids in hollywood at the old place now. their lives were made almost reality shows so there was dealing with that and i will share one more funny anecdote which is the wives were always sort of kidding and complaining they had to drag their kids into watch the space launches, johnn

. >> you feel guilty if you see a green lawn, you know? >> sometimes i'm at my sister's house and you can still water your plants. >> you better hide. >> you feel guilty. people walking by going, what are you doing? >> that's very true. >> a lot of brown lawns in my neighborhood. >> did you shoot that temp up to 101. popped it up to 101, yeah. looks like it's going to be hotter at least in the valleys inland today. still have patchy fog along the coastline and temperatures, well, they are going to stay cool right now out toward the beaches. still, we are going to see plenty of sunshine and getting hot toward the afternoon. valley heat again getting cranked up as we are going to see 90s and maybe triple digits there. staying warm inside the bay and temperatures a little cooler toward the coastline. then a cooler breeze expected for the weekend to help drop the temperatures all across the board. hazy sunshine into the afternoon. high pressure slow to move. that will bring the temperatures on the warm side again around most of the bay area. t

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in the drought, when brown is the new green, it seems lawns are too healthy. >> we've cut back 50% onus. >> uc berkeley spokesperson tells us the grass is green despite cut backs in campus water usage over six months. one thing, they only water here at night. >> water use on campus is down 5% to 9% since the governor declared the drought official. it's great. we're working hard to reduce our use more. water use in residence alls is do

talked to many of the astra kids growing up in the cradle of the american dream you know, lush green lawnspool that was shaped like one of the space capsules in the middle of one of the neighborhood since the herbs. the kids remember fondly, those were the days. our mother would lock us out of the house and say don't come home until dinner. you all are giving me a headache and it was great because we would ride our bikes and go to the pool. that is sort of the memories of together sabill and a herbs but i think it was very difficult having a father who is a hero, a father who is a hero but often an absentee father because they were always training so often. one of the astro kids remembered you know it was sort of strange. it was like dad wouldn't be home a lot but then somebody would be there and "life" magazine with the there and we would all be doing a photo shoot out on the kiddie swings in the back eating ice cream and we never do this in real life. so you know it's probably what a lot of kids in hollywood deal with now. like i said their wives -- lives were made almost reality shows.

to begin with, there was a brand newtown, an upscale suburb with green lawns and trophy boats that skirts miami. and among the families was the kaufman clan. ing my rants a generation ago from new york. jerry kaufman came first. >> we're four brothers. lots of children and grandchildren. family's been very close for generations. >> and pretty soon, it was a magnet for a big and ever bigger kaufman family, including these two, the twins. jerry's nephews. identical, like two halves of one person. saturday tried to describe it like the day adam cut his finger. >> we're both screaming and my mom said seth, why are you crying so hysterically. and i said because it hurts. and it was adam's finger. so i truly believe we do feel each other's pain. >> they were teachers first. big teachers, for little kids. >> we both started teaching pre-k. because there were no jobs available at the time. >> try to imagine you with 4-year-olds. >> kind of like kindergarten cop with arnold schwarzenegger, but it was a lot of fun and rewarding. >> but type offing didn't pay the bills so they joined the family busi

in the drought, when brown is the new green, it seems lawns are too healthy. >> we've cut back 50% on the irrigation on campus. >> uc berkeley spokesperson tells us the grass is green despite cut backs in campus water usage over six months. one thing, they only water here at night. >> water use on campus is down 5% to 9% since the governor declared the drought official. it's great. we're working hard to reduce our use more. water use in residence alls is down 30%. >> it appears other state institutions will be more aggressive. irrigation has been cutoff. and there are signs to explain why the grass looks bad. >> some are doing more than others, certainly. >> heather coolly says some water users are waking up to the seriousness slower than others. >> the governor asked for 20%. some institutions haven't gone that far. >> well, we need to be doing it. frankly there is no excuse. this is a drought. it's a severe drought. we need to step up. >> there is a plan to step up use so six of these lawns have been identified for removal. in berkeley, laura anthony, abc7 news tonight, city crews h

as i talked to many of the kids it was sort of growing up in the cradle of the american dream, green lawns, a pool that was shaped like the space capsules like the -- the kids almost remember fondly those were the days our mother would lock us out of the house and they don't come home until dinner. you are giving me a headache and it was great because we would ride our bikes and go to the pool and that is sort of the memory. but i think it's difficult having a father who is a hero but often and absentee father because they wer were a way trag so often. one of the kids remembered it was sort of strange. it was like a dad wouldn't be home a lot suddenly he would be very end of the magazine would be there and we would be doing a photo shoot out on the swing. we never did this in real life. it's probably at a lot of kids in hollywood at the old place now. their lives were made almost reality shows so there was dealing with that and i will share one more funny anecdote which is the wives were always sort of kidding and complaining they had to drag their kids into watch the space launches, johnn

. >>> tonight if you have a lawn, ask yourself this. how green is my lawn? it greener than my neighbor's? linda yee says might want to check the mail. } anything {edit} get t >> reporter: it's all about saving water. in marin they found a way to shame people into it. >> anything that will get them to pay attention to their water use is a good thing. >> reporter: 5,000 water customers picked at random are having their water use compared to their neighbors. the water district is working with watersmart software which will monitor homeowners, then send them a bimonthly report. a sad faced teardrop on it is bad news. >> if you actually compare notes and give the stink eye to somebody. >> reporter: the reservoirs are 91% of capacity. still they want to conserve. this is marin county, after all, and the folks embrace the challenge. >> because it's a dynamic of the fundamental human psyche which is wanting to compete and outdo others. >> reporter: the water district isn't even thinking of slapping fines on water hogs, just some heavy guilt. >> the water district wi

> we're all asked to conserve water in this drought, but what if you were required to keep your lawn green landlord pay the fines >>> a cdc scientist is being blamed for the accidental shipment of a vial of the deadly berkeley virus. information released today said a scientist rushing to get to a meeting accidentally cross-contaminated a speciman of a berkeley virus with a dangerous drink in january. the drink was sent to two labs where unsuspecting scientists worked with the vials for months before it was discovered. nobody became sick, but workers who knew of the mistake didn't notify supervisors until six weeks later. >>> a georgia family is getting the word out about the possible dangers of those colorful laundry detergent pods after their son was nearly blinded by one. two-year-old easton hatfield suffered burns of 80% to his eyes when the pods burst. his mother doesn't know how it happened exactly, just that easton had to climb on top of the washing machine to get them. >> when i found him, he was screaming, just screaming, and he was wiping his eyes and just trying to get it out. >>

you could see how green the lawn and spear yet they may have to get used to seeing it a little brownerimpose new water restrictions. they have certain hours they can actually do the watering. you cannot do any watery from 9 a.m. to 7:00. >>:jackie: is water districts to cut back. the governor actually issued the extreme drought emergency and sense than water and are run the state has been issuing these orders. we're talking about a 10 to 20% reduction. you're starting to see hours reduced were actually people can do their watering. the actively enforce that. they do not want to find people or write tickets but they will. you'll get to warnings and the second one they can impose a $250 fine. this is an area from sausalito all too san rafael. >>:jackie: there's other water districts in marin their posting the same restrictions. you might have to learn to live with less green and lush flowers. >> darya : you have to do this before you had to work. nine in the morning till 7:00 p.m.. : >>:: the homeowners' association income says there's a problem with removing their lawn. she has lived in

. >> look at how green the lawns are. >> you never see that in august. of coming and out of -- coming up, and out of this world interview. them at one glance i can see virginia beach all the way up through maryland. >> hear directly from the astronaut who is making history from the international station -- international space station. i got to be at the same hotel as one direction today. from theoverage concert coming up. >> here is what is coming up tonight. : x one week -- them a county women are on alert. >> one local running club is taking action. >> whether they are attacked from behind, grabbed by the placed in a choke hold, these loudoun county women are learning how to fight back. >> it is really important how to protect myself. >> they have more information following attack -- following an attack on the w dod trail last saturday. the suspect fled the scene toward fairfax. a before this attack i became little bit complacent. >> now these women are being proactive. they had this trail all the time. >> we definitely have to run with a buddy. >> it

in the drought, when brown is the new green, it seems lawns are too healthy. >> we've cut back 50% on the irrigation on campus. >> uc berkeley spokesperson tells us the grass is green despite cut backs in campus water usage over six months. one thing, they only water here at night. >> water use on campus is down 5% to 9% since the governor declared the drought official. it's great. we're working hard to reduce our use more. water use in residence alls is down 30%. >> it appears other state institutions will be more aggressive. irrigation has been cutoff. and there are signs to explain why the grass looks bad. >> some are doing more than others, certainly. >> heather coolly says some water users are waking up to the seriousness slower than others. >> the governor asked for 20%. some institutions haven't gone that far. >> well, we need to be doing it. frankly there is no excuse. this is a drought. it's a severe drought. we need to step up. >> there is a plan to step up use so six of these lawns have been identified for removal. in berkeley, laura anthony, abc7 news tonight, city crews h

yvonne doesn't wonder where it went it is under food under her usually green summer lawn making her think fall has taken overall of the yard. >> season seems to becoming early i don't know it is because of the weird summer we have been having. >> reporter: whatever is the bet'sto the red to dead and other changes on shrubs and trees. >> fall is not the reason for these things we are seeing it is just problems here every year and fall gets credit for it. >> reporter: certified expert mike cheni am from bartlett tree experts instead wants to blame usual summer leaf change on weather and root cause insects, disease anus. >> sometimes pauting pennsylvania path yes over root system. >> reporter: or dumping mulch offer pruning or over lawn mower runness. if that isn't fix things like white scale or ash bark beetle holes and more will take over. changing leaves, before killing trees. sometimes the damage can't be cured now you have to notice it now and then cure it in the springtime. many out in the wild trees still look like summer, in fall color change but note is what can happen, closer trees

. >> use more than allowed to keep your lawn and trees green and get fined. >> the whole point of this is if 2015 turns out dry we will have enough water in our system for next year as well. >> if you attend the class the fines are forgiven. >> everything was green but my wallet. >> the class is about two hours lock and you can only go once. the 30 people in this class has $24,000 in fines dropped. >> it didn't bother me time-wise. it was not wasted time. >> conservation is a great concept but without storage you can save all you want. >> for now this is the water department's answer. >> i think they come out of us learning a great deal. >> the fire danger will come into play. it definitely looks impression out there. we think the most trajectory of this storm system is going to head to the north of the bay area. that is where we're going to get the slight chance of lightning to come. a little bit of wind and that's why that fire danger is going to be there. now some of the areas mostly impact willed be mill valley. we will take you to the sky camera network. most of the bay is deeming

. >> reporter: yvonne knows where yellow went it is under food in her usually green summer lawn makingr think fall has taken over, all over the yard. >> the the season seems to becoming, earlier, i don't know if it is because of the weird sum are we have been having or whatever. >> whatever is the better answer due to the other fall fooling changes object shrubs and trees. >> fall is not the reason for these things, it is just problems here every year and fall gets credit for it. >> reporter: certified expert mike cheni from bartlett tree experts want blame for usual summer leaf change not on weather but on the root cause, insects, disease anus. >> sometimes it is putting patio over root system. >> reporter: dumping that mulch in the base of trees or over pruning or loan more run ins, all that is fixable but if it isn't things like white scale or ash bark beetle holes, and more, will take over. changing leaves, before killing trees. sometimes damage just can't be cured now you have to notice it and cure it in the spring. many out in the wild trees still look like summer, in fall color

coming up tonight at 6:00, if brown is the new green, why do the lawns at uc berkeley look like this? why school officials still believe they're doing their part to conserve. >> we'll explain how your active lifestyle could be a major contributor to memory loss. and a new feature at the outside lands festival, michael finney has just the relief you need when you have to hit the port-a-potty. all coming up in half an hour at 6:00. >> thanks. see you then. >> this sunday, we'll see a cosmological treat, the year's biggest and brightest moon. >> it's called supermoon for good reason. there's technically only one supermoon a year. so what happens this weekend is it's going to be closest, and so because it's closer and a little larger in the sky, it's going to appear a little brighter. it's like holding a mirror closer to your face, more light is coming towards you, at you, than when it's further away. >> well, experts recommend going outside right at moon rise, and that's going to be about 8:00 on sunday night. >> yeah, scientists say the moon will also look biggest when it's next to thin

but when brown is the new green, it seems the lawns here on campus are a tad too healthy. >> we cutback0% on the irrigation on campus. >> the spokesperson, christine, says the grass is green despite significant cutbacks in campus water usage the past six months. for one thing they only water the grass here at night. >> water use overall on campus is down 5 water in the residents hauls is down 30% the last six years. >> and other institutions are being much more aggressive. for instance, irrigation of lawns around the state capitol in sacramento has been cutoff completely. there are even signs to explain to visitors why the grass here looks so bad. >> some are doing more than others certainly. >> heather is the director of the water program at the pacific institute in oakland. she said some water users are waking up to the seriousness of the situation a little slower than others. >> the governor asked for 20% but some of the state institutions haven't gone that far. >> well, we all needs -- we all need to be doing it, frankly. there is no excuse. this is a drought, a severe drought, and

in the midst of a serious drought when brown is the new green, it seems the lawns here on campus are a tad too -- healthy. >> we've cut back 50% on the irrigation on campus. >> uc berkeley spokesperson christine shaft tells us the grass is green despite significant cutbacks in campus water usage over the past six months. for one thing, they only water the grass here at night. >> water use overall on campus is down 5% to 9% since the governor declared the drought official at end of january. which is great. we're working hard to reduce our water use even more. water use in the residence halls is down 30% in the last six years. >> still, it appears other state institutions a institutions are being much more eye aggressive. irrigation of lawns around the state capitol in sacramento has been cut off completely. there are signs to explain to visitors why the grass here looks so bad. >> some are doing more than others, certainly. >> heather cooley is the director of the water program at the pacific institute in oakland. she says some water users are waking up to the seriousness of the situat

camera apparently on a golf cart claim they hit a golf ball that didn't go on the green and landed on this guy's back lawn. this guy comes out with what they say is a machete. >> call whoever you have to call, take a picture of us. >> a machete? are you kidding me? >> he is probably retired and where he should have been was at the e instead of in the yard with a machete. >> a machete? >> the guys who posted the video said the guy definitely would have stabbed him. >> a machete? >>> crashes during rally race is nothing new. we see it all the time. it is part of rally racing. check out this team. terry newville and his co-driver in germany. these guys are from belgium. they are about to experience a pretty big wreck here. you can see the rolling six times in this thing. boom, boom, boom, boom. these vehicles are built for crashes. these guys weren't hurt. take a guess where they rolled through? >> bushes because i'm seeing a bunch of leaves. >> it is some sort of foliage. if you are a wine enthusiast this may make you sad. we got this from a couple of different angles. this was sort of wine country in germa

but when brown is the new green, it seems the lawns here on campus are a tad too healthy. >> we actuallyut back 50% on the irrigation on campus. >> the spokesperson, christine, says the grass is green despite significant cutbacks in campus water usage the past six months. for one thing, they only water the grass here at night. >> water use overall on campus is down 5 to 9%. that's since the give nor declared the drought official at the end of january. which is great. we are working hard to reduce our water use even more. water in the residents hauls is down 30% the last six years. >> still it appears other state institutions are being much more aggressive. for instance, irrigation of lawns around the state capitol in sacramento has been cutoff completely. there are even signs to explain to visitors why the grass here looks so bad. >> some are doing more than others certainly. >> heather is the director of the water program at the pacific institute in oakland. she said some water users are waking up to the seriousness of the situation a little slower than others. >> the governor asked for

lawn. laura. >> hi. this is one portion, just one portion of this vast uc berkeley campus. it's a grassy area that for the most part looks lush and green. crast it with this. the front lawn of the state capitol in sacramento. it's turned from green to brown to barely dirt in many places. bare dirt. the outgrowth of a decision there to stop watering entirely. they're even fine explaining to visitors why the grass looks so bad. here at uc berkeley, they have stopped watering during the day, but not at night when they're using water from east bay mud not reclaims or recycles. still, they say cal is doing its part. >> water use overall on campus is down 5% to 9% since the governor declared the drought official at the end of january, which is great. we're working hard to reduce our water use even more. water use in the residents halls is down 30% in the last six years. >> the governor asked for 20%, but some of the state institutions haven't gone that far. >> well, we all need to be doing it, frankly. there is no excuse. this is a drought. it's a severe drought. we need to step up. >> a spokesman for the uc office of the president told us s

. >> reporter: meet lawn dude. he is green, he is a little snarky here to remind us that wasting water is not a joke. lawn dude is on billboards across the southland. >> it's a great way to get people to save water. >> reporter: heather knows what it's like to be at a place that's bone dry. >> we are from bakersfield and i feel like there's a lot of crops growing there and we need to save water. >> the drought is immense. and the impacts are so dire that everybody needs to do more. >> reporter: fiona's company is behind the lawn dude concept. she says clear channel donated the space on the billboard. >> a little more creative approach to trying to grab people's attention and drive change and people's attitudes and behaviors as to how they do water use. >> reporter: the idea behind the water campaign isn't just to get to you save water. it's to remind you of the restrictions we face. don't hose down sidewalks. sprinkler runoff is banned if you are washing your car, your hose must have a shutoff nozzle and fountains and features

. >> you saw that brown lawn, one of the booming businesses in california now, painting lawns green.ther thing you can do is plant cactus. that would work better. >> yeah. major league baseball getting a new commissioner, rob manfred was the league's chief operating officer. he has taken a strong stance against p.e.d.'s. bud selig leaves in september after spending 22 years on the job. >> the breakout stars in the little league world series, the jacki robinson team from chicago's south side. they haven't made it to the world series since 1983. last night, they beat a team from washington state to advance to the next round. win or lose, a lot of people proud about these guys. >> they came back and they won. they won! >> i never imagined being here in the little league world series and then for my son to make it is just awesome. >> the team named after jacki robinson, who broke the racial barrier in major league baseball and yes, they do know exactly how much pressure is on them and the fact that they are representing, they say the city of chicago. great kids, great spirit. >> good for

green in california. there are services that can spray paint your dry lawn to make it look lusher and they say business is>>> everything old is new again. they did that in the drought in the mid 70s in california as well. by the way, there is a great book about the whole history of water in california called cadillac desert written by mark re isner. you think the topic is boring, but it is fascinating. so cadillac desert. check it out. probably available on ipad these days. as we look at the number across the bay area, it is a nice night. fairly balmy, 65 at oakland. livermore, 67. in san jose, 66 degrees out the door tomorrow morning looks good, too. a little hazy near the shoreline. but sunshine for everybody else. and it will begin sunday morning with readings in the low 60s around the bay and inland. by the afternoon, we will climb to near 90 degrees. the hottest spots will be in the low 90s in the coast, it will average upper 60s tomorrow with some low clouds around tomorrow. and then, on labor day, it will be mostly sunny, warm inland, and the temperatures range from 67 to 94 degrees. warming up a l

green trees. but in the midst of a serious drought, it seems the lawns here on campus are a tad too healthy. >> we've cut back 50% on the irrigation on campus. >> reporter: she tells us the grass is green despite significant cutbacks in campus water usage. saying they only water the grass here at night. >> water used overall on campus is down 5 to 9% since the governor declared the drought official at the end of january, which is great. we're working hard to reduce even more. in the residence halls, it's down 30% in the last six years. >> reporter: irrigation of the lawns around the state capital in sacramento has been cut off completely. there are even signs to explain to visitors why the glass looks so bad. she says some water users are waking up to the seriousness of the situation a little slower than others. >> the governor asked for 20%, but some of the state institutions haven't gone that far. >> well, we all need to be doing it frankly. there is no excuse. this is a drought. it's a severe drought. >> reporter: at uc berkeley there is a plan to reduce consumption even further. six of these lawn

lawn. it was kind of a grayish-green, and bone fragments. you're looking at bone fragments of people.u knew. >> we are gathered here today to pay our last respects to the bush administration. >> i think the ashes action was kind of drawing a line in the sand and saying, we aren't going to take it anymore. you know, we are bringing our dead to your door, and you had better start doing something to stop the dying, or, you know, you literally are going to be walking on bodies. >> shame, shame, shame, shame. >> it was the most emotionally charged thing i've ever participated in. we never had a problem with showing our anger, but below that really thin layer of anger was this enormous ocean of grief. this is what's left of our lives. this is what's left of our community. these ashes are the person i love the most. this is what's left. >> actup continues to perform acts of civil disobedience for the next few years, but in the mid 1990s, the group splits apart due to internal disagreements. in the end, the coalition is considered groundbreaking for the attention it brings to aids. >> we got

green. this as other lawns in the state suffer water restrictions amid a very long drought.how much arby's new sandwich is going to cost you. the super sized sandwich boasts eight different delicious kinds of meat and two different cheeses. look at that. what time does arby's open? >> that made me hungry. thanks. >>> they say actions speak louder than words and it turns out this could be the case when it comes to fathers and daughters. a new study finding dads who help out more with household chores ended up having daughters who aspire to less traditional feminine jobs. could that be true? joining us is the president of family first and author of all pro dad, mark meryl. good morning. >> good morning. >> so the study is interesting. it basically said if a dad helps out, their daughters would most likely be astronauts, marine biologists, geologists, police officers, professional hock you're owe soccer players. if they don't help out, the daughters would tend toward more feminine jobs, being a nurse, fashion designer, librarian or stay at home mom. what's your assessment of th

green. >> reporter: the plants you see here, don't need this. and fran is being punished for it. >> it's just plain wrong this had to be lawn. >> reporter: she recently spend thousands of dollars transforming her front lawn to a water conservation. she replaced her grass with landscaping. she presented her plan device and not denied. but she went ahead with it anyway because she wanted to save water. >> the only real reason they gave me for denying the ground cover against lawn, was that it would look better. >> reporter: in the final letter from the association, she was told she will be fined $50 a month until she replaces part of her front yard with grass. >> for all practical purposes, i think they should have applauded her. >> reporter: frank is on the board of directors. >> she should have followed the rules. but if she had done something really ugly, i think i could maybe understand it a little bit. but i don't understand this. >> the majority of her neighbors agree. >> i'm disappointed in the homeowners association. but this doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: east bay mud is giving paxton a rebate for taking out her lawn. but she says, that'

greens. as jane wells foondz out, some homeowners, they're even painting of -- i can't quite get my head around this, but they're painting over their dead lawns in order to make them look alive again. >> look at this lush, green grass here in los angeles. how does it stay looking this way? like a lot of things here, it's fake. we're in an epic drought. the one big difference isn't just how bad it is, but how much water agencies are giving away in rebates, as much as $3 a square foot for people to rip out their old lawn and put some something else like the fake stuff. vick waterson, yes, his name is waterson, owns waterless turf and business is up 30% to 40% even though it can cost $10 a square foot to take out the old and put in the new. >> i attribute that mostly to the drought and the department of water and power, the water company is providing an incentive rebate to install the turf and replace their live tough with the artificial turf. >> drew mcclellan says business has doubled in the last week for his lawn painting business which costs the average homeowner about $175. >> it's kind of sad. it's not good for everybody else. but for us i

culprit was a massive algae bloom on lake erie, a bright green scum caused by high amounts of nitrogen and phosphorous that can come from farm and lawnnew tests today came back without traces of the toxin. >> all six water tests came back with no problems whatsoever. there's no discernible microcystin within these systems at this moment in time. we are lifting in conjunction with the ohio epa the no drink advisory. the water is safe. algae blooms in lake erie are fairly common. 2011 saw one of worst ever, as the swirling green blooms extended all the way across the lake to canada. this year's algae buildup has come earlier than usual and water officials warn it won't be the last. >> the issue really is a chronic issue and we're going to keep on having this until we address the situation. that's what we have to do. we have to get the funds and the resources in here to look at how do we stop this. >> ifill: the economic cost of the three day ban is still being calculated. toledo officials said they'll be turning to the federal government for financial help. we get some further reporting and insight on all of this. anna michalak is a sc

green in the middle of the drought in california. jane wells is on that story today. eismgts how do you get a lawn looking luke this? you fake it. business is booming for some. we'll tell you who is making money and how, today on "power lunch." >> sue herera is out there week. cnbc susan lee is here today. welcome. >> it's great to be here. >> it's in my contract i don't anchor with anybody who is not named sue, susy or sue. so you made the cut. >> thank flew we start with changes and problems in lending, a key driver of the american economy. diana olick is reporting on changes in the market, but first phil lebeau on a big problem when it comes to borrows in the auto second ovmt. >> in the future when it comes to the auto industry. others are say there's an up tick here, but let's not get carried away. more than 70%, there was also an increase when it comes to 30 and 60-day delinquencies. it's the subprime markets, that's what -- the auto loans surges in the second quarter. 19%, oh, my goodness, that's a lot? it's not as much as it was in the recession. 22, 23%, that's why when you take a look at shares of the auto maker, people

lawns had a major role. >> the phosphorous and nitrous is what any plant will take up, will help it grow and expand so it's feeding on that. >> reporter: the carpet of green algae can be seen from space. winds and currents usually break it up, but the lake has been calm this summer. >> as a result it's building and accumulating and coming to the surface. once it decays and breaks down on the surface, it releases toxins in the water. >> reporter: the algae is drifting east toward cleveland, scott, but many people here plan to use bottled water for a few more days to be safe. >> pelley: adriana diaz in toledo tonight. thank you. turns out water systems all over the country are susceptible to contamination and tomorrow we'll show you what one city is doing about it. environmental groups in the west hope a legal settlement today will lead to cleaner water. the army corps of engineers has agreed to expose the amount of pollution its dams are sending into waterways. the corps also agreed to notify conservation groups of any spills that occur at its dams on the columbia and snake rivers in oregon and wament. the cost of flying is going up and we'll tell you why,

green sludge in lake erie. it's the result of a toxin. >> this is coming from every individual house that is putting fertilizer an their lawn. folks overapplying manure on some properties. >> that safety ban caused a run on bottled water all across the city. if ingested, the toxin can cause vomiting, diarrhea, even liver damage. more an this story in just a couple of minutes. >>> in california, a rare torrential storm killed one and stranded thousands in the southern part of that state. the storm unleashed nearly four inches of rain over a short period of time in the angeles national forest. one person died when their car washed into a river. more than 2,000 people in the towns of oak glen and forest falls were stranded as well because roads were covered in deep, thick mud. >>> in our nation's capital, 50 african heads of state will meet later today with president obama. the first summit held at this scale and level focused on boosting economic ties between the u.s. and africa. secretary of state kerry kicked things off with a handful of one on one meetings. this happening as western africa fights the worst ebola outbreak in

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green light foa potentially for that. look at this photo the white house put on its instagram account. the president and his chief of staff last night walking on the south lawnng all of this. why is that significant? it was one year ago this week the president was edging closer to edging u.s. airstrikes in syria, he said i'm going to hold off and go to congress and get their approval first, approval he never got. this may be a reminder he pulled back on those airstrikes a year ago after a walk on the south lawn of the white house with his chief of staff where he rethought this and pulled back. so while there is a lot of signs pointing toward airstrikes i caution the president has been down this road before and not done it. eric: meanwhile the regime of bashar al-asaad, they said any airstrikes by the u.s. would be consider candidate aggression but they are also saying they would work us to fight isis. this is the same time the president says assad has got to go. reporter: a bizarre situation. in part because the u.s. policy has been all over the map in dealing with isis. the syrian government saying we'll work together to fight isis. the administration laugh