because lake powell and lake meade are con junktively balanced, the losses not being accounted for, versus more water from lake powell to go to lake meade, the potential impacts there are loss of revenues. most power revenues are used to fund environmental programs and other things in the upper basin, and also lake meade and powell continue to drop, potentially those upper basins curtailment under the 1922 contract if they can't deliver over a 10-year period to the lower basin. >> during the times of water storage in the west, we often see these contracts portrayed as agriculture. will you explain how these tensions will be dealt with in arizona, where we're trying to allow growing urban economy, but still maintain healthy agricultural economy? >> there are some tens in arizona between our senior priority users for the colorado river in the yuma, arizona area, in the cities in central arizona, who take central arizona project water, we've been working with the central arizona project and the yuma area ago feweral interests, in trying to come up with a way to do things that create surplus,

hydropower operations at lake mead and lake powell could also be curtailed in coming years. as a brief aside, i've mentioned in this committee and in others that potential hydropower impacts remind us of the very strong nexus between energy and water and this drought the strain that drought puts on that nexus is something that i'm watching and am very concerned about. in the face of the challenges stemming from drought water users, federal state officials and others are working to ensure differry of water where it's needed. these actions include state and federal officials working together to facilitate water transfers and farmers agreeing to delay the date of delivers of water to benefit species. of course many farmers have turned to ground consumption of water to meet their needs. there are hard questions that need to be asked. are current actions sustain number the face of multi-year droughts in are all affected parties giving sufficient attention to long term planning and related actions? >> and what is the federal government's most appropriate role in addressing long te

>> lake mead. >> that's holding back the lake? >> exactly. >> wow. >> reporter: come october, they plan to open that hole in the bottom of the sea, ensuring southern nevada's water needs for years to come. waiting for the drought to end was a gamble las vegas wasn't going to take. harry smith, nbc news, lake mead. >> fascinating stuff. tomorrow our series continues with a controversial way to turn ocean water into tap water. we're back in a moment with an all-out brawl. you won't believe what started it. >>> a wild scene caught on camera when a melee erupted at a high school graduation. not among the students but among the parents. pummeling each other over saving seats. it happened over the weekend near las vegas. police had to rush in to break up the brawl so the ceremony could continue. >>> major league baseball has its first no-hitter of the season, and it took a rookie to get it done. chris heston of the san francisco giants struck out 11 and never allowed a walk against the new york mets. heston didn't even make the team out

>> lake mead. >> that's holding back the lake?actly. >> wow. >> reporter: come october, they plan to open that hole in the bottom of the sea, ensuring southern nevada's water needs for years to come. waiting for the drought to end was a gamble las vegas wasn't going to take. harry smith, nbc news lake mead. >> fascinating stuff. tomorrow our series continues with a controversial way to turn ocean water into tapwater. we're back in a moment with an all-out brawl. you won't believe what started it. what vo: today's the day. more and more people with type 2 diabetes are learning about long-acting levemir®. as my diabetes changed it got harder to control my blood sugar. today, i'm asking about levemir®. vo: levemir® is an injectable insulin that can give you blood sugar control for up to 24 hours. and levemir® helps lower your a1c. levemir® lasts 42 days without refrigeration. that's 50% longer than lantus® which lasts 28 days. levemir® comes in flextouch® the latest in insulin pen technology from novo nordisk. levemir® is a long-acti

because lake powell and lake meade are con junktively balanced, the losses not being accounted for, versus more water from lake powell to go to lake meade, the potential impacts there are loss of revenues. most power revenues are used to fund environmental programs and other things in the upper basin and also lake meade and powell continue to drop, potentially those upper basins curtailment under the 1922 contract if they can't deliver over a 10-year period to the lower basin. >> during the times of water storage in the west we often see these contracts portrayed as agriculture agriculture. will you explain how these tensions will be dealt with in arizona, where we're trying to allow growing urban economy, but still maintain healthy agricultural economy? >> there are some tens in arizona between our senior priority users for the colorado river in the yuma arizona area in the cities in central arizona, who take central arizona project water, we've been working with the central arizona project and the yuma area ago feweral interests in trying to come up with a way to do things that create su

hydropar operations at lake meade and lake powell could also be curtailed in coming years. i've mentioned in this committee and others potential hydropower impacts remind us of the very strong neckxus between energy and water and that's something i'm watching and very concerned about. in the face of the challenges stemming from drought, water users, federal and others are working to deliver water where it's needed. these actions include state and federal officials working to facilitate together and farmers delaying the date of delivery. of course many have turned to groundwater consumption to meet their needs. so there's some hard questions i think is that need to be asked here. are current actions sustainable in the face of multi-year droughts? are all effected parties given sufficient attention to long-term planning and related actions? and what is the federal government's most appropriate role in addressing longer term solutions, given tight budgets and that much of whans with water in the west is actually managed by the states. are there innovative efforts on the ground

lake mead is likely to hit >> yes. there are tensions between the senior priority was -- users in the cities in central arizona who take central arizona private water. we have been working in trying to help come up with a way to do things like intentionally create surplus that the secretary refer to to try to prop up the levels those things are going fairly well. we do not have a deal on the table. in central arizona are agricultural users will suffer the brunt of the shortage if there is a two-way shortage in 2016 or 17. that. the lose about half of the renewable oversupply. they have options to pump groundwater. but under but under our underground storage and recovery program they also have options to partner with arizona tribes and arizona municipal users who have higher priority central arizona project water. those folks the agricultural users can partner with those entities, take the colorado river water and in return those entities will get a future credit to pump groundwater for under the agricultural land. the

across the colorado river basin with 40 million residents in seven states relying on water from lake mead on the colorado for residential industrial and agricultural needs. the drought in varying degrees has been a fact of life 15 years. the streams are starting to show most notably where lake levels at lake mead have fallen 130 feet in the last 15 years. at the current rate in the next few years, users in arizona and dealt where could see reductions in their allocations under the colorado river contract. hydropower operations could also be curtailed as well. and i have mentioned in this committee and in other is the potential hydropower impacts that remind us of the strong nexus between energy and water and the strain the drought puts on those necklaces is something that i'm watching and am very concerned about. in the challenges stemming from drought, water users and others are working to ensure delivery of water where it is needed. these actions include state and federal officials working together to facilitate water transfers and farmers agreeing to delay the deliveries of water to de

. >> finally tonight, lake mead, the largest reservoir, the water levels have never been this low before. lake mead stores water for parts of arizona southern california and nevada, all of which are in a severe drought. the water managers say that the low levels could trigger a supply shortage if it doesn't recover soon. >>> back in a few moments and then it's the international hour with antonio mora. see you back here tomorrow. >> hi everyone. this is al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler. american captives. dozens held around the world and now the white house is changing the rules about talking to hostage takers. >>> breaking his silence. >> what he said showed no remorse, no regret and no empathy for what he had done with our lives. >> the boston bomber speaks to victims and their families in court. >> when a call comes in for a

. >>> and some other stories we're following, the water level at lake mead has sunk to a new low. f arizona, california and nevada in the midst of a 15-year drought. >>> on the border of texas and oklahoma new video of a huge vortex forming on the dam at lake text ohma what caused it? the army corps of engineers opened a floodgate at the bottom of the lake to let out excess water. >>> pbs announced that ben affleck had undue nuns on the documentary series called "finding your roots." he reportedly convinced producers not to mention that an ancestor once owned slaves. the network said producers violated network standards and is putting series on hold. pbs said it would be taking steps to prevent situations like this from happening in the future. >>> affleck expressed regret for his actions when news went viral and said we deserve neither credit nor blame for our ancestors. >>> and in alaska who needs a guard dog when you've got this cat. when a black bear came up to the glass door she lunged at the bear and actually managed to scare it away. i love the way it scampers back like whoa

another consequence of the western drought, last night lake mead, the nation's largest reservoir sunk to a record low. the reservoir near las vegas is just 37% full. if that stays that low by winter water managers may have to cut supplies to nevada arizona and california. tonight, more than 30 americans are hostages overseas. that figure was revealed by the white house today as the president rolled out a new strategy for freeing them and helping their families. major garrett's at the white house. >> it is true that there are there have been times where our government, regardless of good intentions, has let them down. >> reporter: it amounted to a presidential apology to families of americans held overseas. >> many of the families told us that they at times felt like an afterthought. that ends today. >> reporter: the u.s. will maintain a decades-old policy against paying ransom or offering concessions to hostage takers, but the justice department will not prosecute families that pay on their own. there have been no prosecutions of that kind, but threats were made, and that unnerved man

with the pilot and three women on board, the pilot managed to bring the plane down safely near lake mead and landing gear were damaged but no one seriously injured. >>> you recall the gyrocopter pilot who flew into the most restricted air space in the country landing on the capitol lawn. he rejected a plea deal that included prison time. douglas hughes says prison does not seem appropriate for his act of civil disobedience. he flew the gyrocopter into washington to call attention to the influence of big money in politics. he faces two felonies and years in prison. he returns to court next month. >> i want to know what happened to all the letters he was carrying over. nobody talks about that. >> i don't think they got delivered. >>> when you buy a home, you're told about existing and potential physical problems. what about psychological problems. >> that's the question at the heart of a lawsuit over a dream home that's turning into a nightmare. abc's gio benitez with the story. >> reporter: fear is keeping a family out of their new million dollar dream home in the upscale new jersey town

. >>> "usa today" says drought has pushed the water level in lake mead to a record low.r for new mexico nevada, and california. water managers say use far exceed as what the colorado river provides. >> and "business insider" says whole foods is under investigation for allegedly overcharging customers in new york city. the upscale grocery change is accused of exaggerating the weight of some products. elaine quijano is outside a whole foods store in manhattan of why this is not the first time the company faced these accusations. elaine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. some shoppers have a long joke that whole foods should be called whole paycheck because of the chain's pricey products. it turns out here in new york city some items may have been unfairly marked up. since 2011 the chain has been slapped with more than 500 counts of violations in the city alone. across the country whole foods is san antonio for its organic and wholesome products be u in new york city the department of consumer affairs says customers are paying more for less in one of the worst cases

trying to come up with a way to do things that create surplus, to try to prop up the levels of lake meade. i think those things have been going fairly well, we don't have a deal on the table yet. our agricultural users suffer the brunt of the shortage, if there's a tier 1 shortage in 2016 or 2017, they'll lose about half of their colorado river supplies. they have options to pump groundwater under state law. under our underground storage and recovery program, they have options to partner with arizona tribes and arizona municipal users who have higher arizona water. they can partner with those entities, take their colorado river water and they will get a future credit to pump groundwater from under the agricultural land. the department of water resources has looked at the permitting that goes along with that program to make those more probable as we approach the shortage in 2016 or 2017. >> you talk about augmentation for areas, what are the most promising areas to augment the resources that we have? >> i think the lower basin help funding weather modification to try to increase the flows

. >> anyone can jet dismi lake mead but can you do it in midtown. k reichmuth. >> we will have the whole panoply of options. >> let's get to this. richard matt shot dead by police and this morning investigators think they are closing in on his accomplice. >> cop killer david sweat has been on the run three weeks ago today. >> search is underway. peter, what do we know this hour? good to see you. >> good to see you too. we know the fugitive who was serving time at clinton correctional facility before he broke out for brutally murdering a sheriff's deputy, david sweat is still out there. and authorities believe he may be right here. so they have set up this new perimeter and they have started flooding this heavily wooded area up near the canadian border with 11100 law enforcement officers. all feverishly following his trail because they say they have no reason not to believe that sweat was standing northeastern when his partner in crime richard matt was shot and killed by officers responding to a pair of what turned out to be productive leads called in