judy muller has more. >>> catholic churches in this state have been reciting a weekly prayer for rain that request came from the conference of catholic bishops who said, our reliance on water reveels how much we are part of creation and creation is a part of us. other faiths are doing the same. praying for rain is a practice that goes back centuries. >>> the picture is relentlessly bleak. reservoirs running empty. snow pack at historic lows. california water officials are taking historic measures. >> this is the first time in the 54 year history of the state water project that projected supplies have been reduced to zero. >> that's right, zero. the state has cut off water shipments to local agencies, that serve 25 million californians. farmers and water districts will be forced to find their water elsewhere and some are actually prepared to do that. the metropolitan water district which serves los angeles and much of southern california has been preparing for this kind of emergency, with water storage and conservation. the agency has no plans to propose mandatory water restrictions th

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