for 14 years on the colorado river, and despite that, we have not hit any shortage of elevation in lake mead. and those elevations do exist pursuant to a collaborative program put together in 2007, with the seven states and the federafederal government. it's not like there's no water in the river. and we have huge reservoirs on the colorado river, and they're almost half full despite very bad hydrology over the 14-year period. we have seen that going back in prehistoric records that go back 1200 years at least. which use tree rings for approximately what the flow of the colorado river was. >> let me turn to dave. and should we be talking much more seriously, and with a greater sense of urgency to the public about more expensive water and more expensive food and more stringent conservation issues in the coming years? >> i think we do, and we also have to educate the public about the reality of the global food sourcing strategies that are employed around the world. the fact of the matter is, while there will be some crops that cannot be grown in california for lack of water, the major supplier

conservation and following and some programs that peter already mentioned have resulted up to propping up lake meadprimary reservoir that provides water to three states, by approximately a million acre feet of water. and recently that has included the republic of mexico. so we think the states will get together in partnership with the federal government find more ways to collaborate and create some equity in sharing the risks of the water supply that we commonly share. >> but you have to have water in the first place, right? some of this has a heavy dependence on what nature does, doesn't it? >> yes, and we have been in a drought for 14 years on the colorado river, and those elevations do exist pursuitant to a collaborative program that was put together in 2007 among those states and the federal government. so it's not like there's no water in the river. we have huge reservoirs on the colorado river, they are almost half full despite very poor runoff in 14 years. you can see it in prehistoric records that go back 1200 years at least. >> let me turn to dave, should we be talking much more seriously

lake mead beer company president jack supple joining fox news today with an optimistic outlook despiteeams. >> you are saying it will happen. do i have that clear? >> it's happening. if not by john wright know we will go buy something else. who will figure out a differ way to get it out to them. you know, we are looking down arroba that drove ports. lou: you have to love it. the idea is better than amazon. maybe a p.r. stunt for free media, but it sure worked. our best to you and good luck with your license application. could lead to all the fisherman in major product. up next a brand-new poll puts of four republican candidate for president at the top of the order for 2016. a blast from the past may surprise you. the "a-team" takes that up and more. we're coming right back. ♪ ♪ lou: our "a-team" onight back with us, national review columnist, former schumer aide christopher hunt, and the political reporter for real clear politics. good to have you with this. let's start with what do you make of the new york times now talking about national security is effectively being criminalize jill

i don't know if you guys recently have flown to las vegas or flown out west over lake meade and hoover dam. if you do that you can see the water table has shrunk about to 30 to 50 feet. that is how much water consume shun is taking place in the west and specifically out of las vegas. in a couple of years, that water table will be below the intake pipes out to vegas. so what does this mean any think example of the tremendous thirst, not only in this country but globally for potable water. we are so fortunate in this country, we're so blessed to be able to have almost free drinking water, i don't think that is going to be the case in the next five, 10, 20 years. i think we as americans are going to have to pay more for our water. we're going to have non-potable water in our toilets, for example. we've been wasting so much water in this country, there investment play. it is companies that move the water, they transport it, they produce it, they desal lynn eight it. all these countries we think are growing opportunities. sandra: jonathan there is etf you follow, eio? >> global shares water

last month, the faa did order lake mead beer to stand down after an online video pitched beer delivery to ice fishermen in minnesota. -- dronebeard imagery beer delivery actually would be pretty cool. what is the timeline for the faa to let businesses know what they are able to do? >> first, i have to agree with you. beer delivery, food delivery, soup delivery, that all sounds great. but in terms of a timeline, when is this actually going to be allowed? they are already supposed to. the faa was already supposed to come out with rules for commercial use back in 2011. now these rules are expected to be coming out in november. commercialain, for use. we're only talking about 400 feet. togress directed the faa come up with rules for planes and helicopters by 2015, but a lot of people don't think that's going to happen either. it's a competition process, but the faa is certainly taking its time. >> what is the drone industry doing right now and what does the lobbying look like? >> the drone industry is actually really upset about the lack of regulations and how long this is taken. we talked