he comes and it meets with general meade, i am back. when you think meade says? exactly.y i think the refusal of meade to let sickles back in the army in the fall of 63. it's the second battle of gettysburg. now, people often say why would they court-martial sickles, why did it mean shoot sickles? this is not the kind of army where we do that, right? you screwed up today you're gone. the american army does not do that, right? or do they? i hope they don't. if you take what meade wrote at face value in his report in october of 63, he talks about finding sickles not fully apprehending the instructions given to him. the act of advancing in that nature. talks about sickles misinterpreting an errant that is fatal in battle before they received enforcements from other troops. so now sickles has been denied reentry to the army and the official reports being filed what an error he would have been annihilated if we had not saved him. how do you think a guy of sickles eagle while ego and temperament are going to react to that? not well. i will act meet at that point, sickles did wh

so initially randolph, i'm sorry initially captain mead doesn't talk to sickles directly captain mead talks to captain george randolph sickles his artillery chief and randolph goes into sickles. his head comes out and basically says, uh, yeah, you know general sickles, you know, he's sleeping, but you know, he's not really sure where we're supposed to go. not really sure whether 12th corps was captain meets says okay. i you know kind of gets back on his horse rides back to headquarters reports back to his father. what do we know about general needs temper? patient guys saw spoken kind of guy little short, you know, you don't get names like the snapping turtle for nothing right? you got to earn that you got to earn nicknames like that. he's under a lot of stress. superfan phil. yes, he was he's new to command and i see was remember. we're not making excuses. we're just trying to say what happened. but anyways, anyways, so general meade probably told his captain need staffer son. probably told him and no uncertain terms. look, these are the orders of general sickles. so captain mead goe

is a satellite image of lake mead in november 2000.er footprint this year. a foreboding reality for the 40 million people in seven states and mexico that rely on the colorado river for water. some 25 million people in arizona, nevada, california, and mexico get their water from lake mead. that's more than the population of florida. >> we are seeing the effects of climate change in the colorado river basin through extended drought, extreme temperatures, expansive wildfires. >> reporter: the u.s. bureau of recreation says the u.s. is its lowest. the bureau now expects the lake will remain near these levels come january 1st, triggering significant water supply cuts to some municipalities next year. arizona will endure the deepest cutbacks in water supply, mainly impacting agriculture. >> arizona will see a delivery reduction of about 18%. nevada's reduction will be 7%. and mexico's reduction will be about 5%. >> reporter: but without action, further water restrictions impacting millions more could be down the line. >> continued cooperatio

time in history will officially declare a water shortage for lake mead.g new cuffs for the tens of millions of people who depend on this reservoir for water. shannon? >> shannon: jonathan hunt out west for us tonight. thanks, jonathan. up next, the panel on the increasing calls for the removal of new york governor andrew cuomo following shower. allegations. ferris, beyond our borders tonight. thousands gather in beirut to demand justice on the one-year anniversary of a devastating port explosion. the investigation that the -- into the blast that killed more than 200 and wounded thousands continues to stall. senior officials have denied wrongdoing, angry many lebanese as country endures financial collapse. a bell rugs olympic sprinter who feared returning who tomorrow country arrived in warsaw. they granted a humanitarian visa after her coaches demanded she leave tokyo for criticizing them. the international olympic committee has started an investigation into her case. pope francis resuming public audiences a month after major surgery. several hundred peop

nbc's josh letterman is there at lake meade in boulder city, nevada.is tier one shortage declaration means and how it's going to affect the millions of people in those states that rely on that lake for their water supply. >> reporter: 40 million people who rely on water from the colorado river basin and from lake meade. and you look at where we're standing. this looks like a beach. this used to be the bottom of the lake. the water used to go way above where my head is now. if you look and see this white ring over there, they call it the bathtub ring, that's where the water level used to be just a few years ago here in lake meade. the water levels have more dropped 130 feet since 2000. and just in may, it passed a critical trigger point, 1,075 feet, which is how we got to where we are today, with the federal government expected in just a few hours to issue the first-ever tier one water shortage declaration. which at first it will mean cuts in nevada, as well as to arizona. and i spoke with the local water authority general manager who said they've been

it was the bottom of lake meade.me was the old water line the water levels here in lake mechlt ade have fallen 130 feet just since the year 2000 now, falling below the critical threshold of 1,075 feet, triggering today the first-ever federal water shortage declaration for the colorado river basin, and the 3 million people who rely on that water. they're going to see cuts to their water supply starting at the beginning of next year i spoke to the head of the southern nevada water authority who say they have been planning on this, but it's still going to mean some difficult choices. >> we've done great here the last 20 years. we're going to have to continue to drive down our per capita water usage for the next several decades and they also need to know that the pie is slimpging 40 million americans, seven states and two countries rely upon this river and there will be less water for everyone in the 21st century. >> reporter: affect ing agriculture and farming, arizona taking the biggest hit, losing 8% of its total wate

and it's not just here at lake mead. in recent months, the punishing effects of global warming up been made, brutally clear all over the american west. unprecedented heat waves have hit the normally cool pacific northwest monster wildfires have ravaged california and oregon. the water level in one of california is biggest reservoirs, lake orville is so low, the damn can no longer produce hydro. electric power in the columbia river are huge numbers of migrating salmon sick and then died because the water simply became too hot for them. on tuesday, the southern california water authority issued an alert calling on consumers to voluntarily conserve water and prepare for continued drought. all of which raises questions about sustainability as scientists predict the dryness and the heat will continue rob reynolds al jazeera at hoover dam. a project led by a former child soldier of sierra leone civil war is helping save the lives of children with life threatening illnesses. the project raises money to send kids abroad for trea

meade. so, i got off the train. went and had breakfast or came back. went to get back in the car i was in. they said, no. you ride in the car where negroes ride. so, welcome to the south. >> your introduction, in other words, to segregation and discrimination. i can feel it. same thing. >> that was my introduction to segregation. but i didn't let it bother me. the way i looked at it, i didn't have the problem. they had the problem. i did what i had to do to accomplish what i had to accomplish. and like i said before, i went to engineering school at ft. belvoir. and didn't care for that. tried for cadet training and was accepted. and off to tuskegee and the rest is history. >> give us a list of airplanes that you are qualified in. >> aircraft i'm qualified in. well, in primary, i flew the pt-19. the fairchild aircraft, made by fairchild. low wing plane. and basically flew the standard bt-13. in advance, the at-6. and when we finished advanced training we got ten hours in the p-40 at tuskegee. it got my ten hours there. and from there to walterboro, sout

tell my father the phone goes to the new mead. my father, i don't want to work for anybody. not because he was rece monday for the i don't want him to be like the old people who lie in the street. i know if i make, if i can change up and come bring my funding back. i can see by making the today a big be present and i tend to our new beneficiaries were able to just children to put in their program sometimes in the profile from news to prove them because they need their children to wish and we are unable to meet every needs, such as food and loss income. we understand this particular you may look in depth package for them to receive. we hope to convince them to stay out of my the gentleman about our community. you, biggie, you want to go and see, you know, this is better than they're going to play the 2 and this was the last month i didn't get school and that gives me the one thing i do about it, but i did about bobby about it didn't get back to me. we were going to pay my yes. so you can yeah. but i'm you about will he would the african c c a very small organization and then

. >>> and the federal government has declared a water shortage for lake mead due to drought, triggeringer conservation for states along the colorado river. the nation's largest reservoir is a lifeline for some 25 million people. for more news download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. >>> it' >>> it's tuesday, august 17th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> breaking overnight. booster shots for the vaccinated. how soon all-americans could need a third shot to fight off the coronavirus. >>> i'm clear on my answer. i will not repeat the mistakes we've made in the past. >> defending his decision. president biden stands by the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan as desperate civilians try to flee from the taliban takeover. >>> grace hits haiti. the storm regains strength and dumps heavy rain jeopardizing

i noticed or was subjected to segregation is when i took the train from 44th pennsylvania to fort mead, maryland to washington, d.c., and we had a two-hour layover to fort mead, and so i got off of the train and went to eat breakfast and i went to get back into the car and they said, "no, you ride in the car where the negros ride." and so welcome to the south. >> and your introduction to discrimination. i can feel it. the same thing. >> that was my introduction to segregation. but i did not let it bother me. the way i looked at it, i didn't have the problem, and they had the problem, and so i did what i had to do t accomplish what i had to accomplish. and so like i said before, i went to engineering school, and i did not care for that, and i applied for cadet training and accepted is. and then went off to tuskegee, and the rest is history. >> and give us a list of the aircraft that you are qualified. >> aircraft i'm qualified in. in primary we flew the pt-19. it is a fairchild aircraft, and low-weight model airplane. then in basic, we flew the standard bt-13 and known as the balty vibr

lake mead on the colorado river serves some 40000000 people. the region is struggling with a drought and record high temperatures. miss ellen has reported its 1st local coven, 1900 infection, and half a year. the case was detected and auckland, authorities are working to trace its origins and they warned a face swift down severe lockdown if the highly contagious delta variance is detected in the country. those are the headlines. al jazeera world is coming up next. ah, ah . i every country has its own, especially characteristics that make it unique people, history, culture language are indeed food film. we explored for dish and each with its own individual history. it's a journey that goes far beyond simple recipes and reveals the origins of some of the best loved dishes of spain, north africa, and them, and i always value that by so rough domingos wonder if he will the she does. if i media show me horse, ah, ah, [000:00:00;00] ah, you know, they must keep recourse did rushed across the nation by new motion with my feet. by the way, i believe th

official unveiling of the eight foot tall letters and park at that greet people at third street near mead installing out "bayview" were installed in april and are supposed to be visible from highway 101. crews wrapped up with landscaping and covering the letters with colorful tiles from the neighborhood. getting to the weather now, all eyes on the haze, which seems to be moving out. >> one more day of moderate air quality and monday, fresh air moving in and clear skies. we have a couple of things going on on the camera. can see the marine layer very close to the surface right now. he will expand a bit tonight but not widespread fog. just a slightly above the marine layer. can you see the thin layer of haze? that haze will sit over us again tomorrow and create moderate air quality for a second day. current air quality right now inland, where we have moderate air quality, we have the evening push of green layer bringing fresh air to the bay shoreline where we have good air quality at this hour. closer to the fires across northern careful -- northern california, the air quality quickly decli

on may 23rd an estimated 80,000 soldiers of the army of the potomac led by general meade took about six hours to pass before the reviewing stand on may 24th, general william t sherman led about 65,000 soldiers of the army of the tennessee and the army of georgia on the same route up next on american artifacts a reenactment of the parade that celebrated the end of the civil war. shoulder shoulder. march. >> my name is doctor malcolm beech and i am the president of the color troops living preservation. and today we're having a reenactment called the grand review parade. this in fact is a reenactment of a parade that was held at the end of the civil war, 150 years ago. down pennsylvania avenue. however at that particular parade, the united states colored troops were not allowed to march. so what we're doing today, is we are correcting that oversight. and the u.s. cities will march today down pennsylvania avenue. we've been planning this for about 18 months. and we've been trying to reach out all across the country, for participants and we've had over 1500 people today, that includes not on

government declared a water shortage at one of the colorado rivers main reservoirs, lake meade. the manmade lake formed in the 1930s supplies water to millions of people in several western states andtseclara m there will. arona now. water levels have fallen to record lows amid warming temperatures and a crippling drought. >>> the first day back to school from l.a. area students was marked by problems with a new health check app. long lines reported at some schools due to a glitch in the daily pass app. it's used by students to submit covid-19 test results and fill out a health survey. they say the system was slower than expected because so many students were using it at the same time. >> hectic. they get to interact with friends. >> the line went up all the way over there by the bushes. >> yeah, it was horrible. i was here around 7:30 and there was a long line. >> the nation's second largest school system wants to test every student and employee for coronavirus and the "usa today" says the atlanta falcons is the first nfl team to have 100% of the players vaccinated. theyith more

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. >>> climate in crisis a first ever water shortage being fter water levels at lake meade, the largest to record lows. lake meade supplies water to millions in california, arizona, nevada and new mexico and be the hardest hit state losing 18% of its share from the river starting next year, about 8% of its total water use. >>> a new twist in the murder trial for real estate heir robert durst on the witness stand yesterday, he testified that he lied for years about sending police a note directing them to the dead body of his friend susan. he says he did so because he feared that he would be considered a suspect in her death. the note said cadaver and listed her address. prosecutors say that durst killed berman because he feared she would tell authorities that he murdered his first wife. >>> right now at 6:00, breaking news this morning, a fast-moving wildfire explodes overnight closing in on northern california towns. the new video just coming into our newsroom and meteorologist kari hall tracking those conditions firefighters are working against. plus -- >> the truth is, this did unfold

meade county and lawrence county.meade county is the home of a small city called sturgis, and you may remember that we reported on this on what would happen if thousands and thousands of people descended upon sturgis. today is the first in the annual motorcycle rally in sturgis, south dakota. despite rising covid cases, 700 people are expected to attend. last year, nearly half 1 million people said to hell with masking and social distancing, they made the trip to sturgis, and sturgis ended up being the most catastrophic pandemic event of the year. the cdc said it had many characteristics of a super spreading event. so here we are again, like clockwork, it's been nine days since the end of the rally, cases are spiking. you might think governor kristi noem would have learned her lesson, but sturgis went ahead this month. you can see your picture here riding a horse through the town. meanwhile kristi noem, and a lot of conservatives, want to talk about the danger of brown people and muslims who don't look like, us who we

changes colors because that's the old water line and this used to be under water, used to be lake meadake dropped about 130 feet in elevation. due to growing drought that scientists say is a combination of both natural weather patterns and human caused climate change and in may that water level hit below 1,075 feet which set off this first-ever water shortage declaration going to be issued in the next couple of hours by the federal government and means now the water levels below 40 prts and now we will have to see water cuts hitting multiple states starting with arizona, nevada and parts of mexico. parts of 40 million people that rely on water from the colorado river basin and now a scramble to try to prepare for the cuts. i spoke with the southern n invest water authority who told me this that they're wor ribbed about in the years ahead. >> 21st century has a lot less water for anybody to share than the 20th century did. what's incumbent i don't know the region is a plan for that worst-case scenario. we have planned for the very bad. we have not planned for the absolute worst. >> repo

. >> an avenger -- i meade mistakes.t disney company filed papers last week to move the lawsuit into arbitration. it also revealed "black widow" made $125 million in online revenue. disney fought back against johanson's claim that she was promised an exclusive theater release that did not include streaming. her lawyers said the company is trying to hide its misconduct and said its response to the lawsuit was a misogynistic attack. >>> sha'carri richardson returned to the track, but things didn't go as planned. the 21-year-old who was disqualified from the olympics due to a positive marijuana test, competed at an event at the university of oregon over the weekend, but she finished in last place in the women's 100-meter competition. after the race, richardson remained defiant saying, quote, this was one race, i'm not done yet. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," t.j. and john osborne of the country music duo brothers osborne join us in the studio. i'm diane king hall. this is the "cbs morning news." does your vitamin c la

this lake mead serves some 40 million people. the region is struggling with drought and record high temperatures. firefighters are battling to contain a fast spreading wildfire in a southern french region. thousands of people have been evacuated since the fire broke out monday. officials say it spread through about 50 square kilometers of forest. planes and helicopters are being used to try to douse the flames. strong winds are hampering efforts to put out fires in spain. they are fighting a record-breaking heat wave in a fire of more than 5000 heck takers. teachers in sri lanka have gone on strike to demand better pay. hundreds of thousands of peoples are unable to get the guidance they need. we report from colombo. >> they are trying to stay on top of their schoolwork. they attend a government school in colombo with public exams in a few months. their teachers have stopped conducting online classes as part of a trade union action demanding better pay. >> it is difficult to study it by ourselves. there is a lot to cover, especia

an estimated 80,000 soldiers from the army of the potomac led by general meade took about six hours tos. general sherman led about 65,000 soldiers on the same right. up next, a reenactment of the parade that celebrated the civil war. ♪♪ >> shoulder. arms. >> my name is dr. malcolm beech and i'm president of the united states colored troops living history association and i'm from north carolina. today we're having a re-enactment called the grand review parade. this, in fact, is a re-enactment of the victory parade that was held the end of the civil war 150 years ago. down pennsylvania avenue. hover, in that particular prayed the united states colored troops were not allowed to march in the victory parade, so what we're doing today is we're correcting that oversight and the uscts will march in victory today down pennsylvania avenue. we've been planning this for about 18 months. and trying to get, reach out all across the country to get participants. i think we'll have over 1500 people today that includes not only soldiers but descendants of some of the soldiers also are going to march to

today for the official unveiling of the eight foot tall letters that greet people at third street near mead the letters, spelling out "bayview," are installed at the end of april and are supposed to be visible from highway 101. cruise wrapped up the project with landscaping and covering the letters with colorful tiles that come from the neighborhood. it is really nice to see that revitalization. hopefully the weather matches. drew: we have that wide range of temperatures beyond. comfortable temperatures inland. we are not only dealing with hot temperatures but also some moderate air quality. certainly see some haze in our sky right now. let's see pictures outside, we will start with emeryville. our marine layer beginning to make its way inland from the coast right now. we will take you to san jose right now. we have a lot of sunshine of back bay. you will notice that haze in the atmosphere, all of these smoke from wildfires in northern california, the dixie fire is ashley, and now we see some of that smoke linger in our atmosphere. location is key when it comes to your air quality right now

lake mead, the largest reservoir in the u.s. is at historically low water levels. experts blame the lack of rain and we're getting, of course, a lot less snow melt. federal authorities are considering plans to conserve and store water for the future. the reservoir reportedly has not been entirely full since the late 90's the federal government expected to declare water shortage this month that would mean less water for parts of california. arizona, nevada and northern mexico. for your money tonight. you may have to park more pay to park more at a popular beach in south lake tahoe. >> nevada, transportation officials are trying to fix overcrowding parking lots in incline village leading to hidden beach. according to reports, parking fees will soon cost 6 or $7 an hour depending on the day and time visitors arrive. officials say they want to see a visitor's patterns can be changed. so not everyone arrives at the beach during peak hours. meanwhile, some spots on south lake tahoe are temporarily closing after some chipmunks tested positive for the bubonic plague. keep

lake mead on the colorado river serves some 40000000 people. the region is struggling with a drought and record high temperatures. new zealand is moving into us not locked down for 3 days after reporting its 1st low court over 1900 infection in nearly 6 months. the case was detected in oakland, or it is working to trace his origins, still not confirmed whether the latest case is a highly contagious delta barrier headlines. one news coming up here on out 0 right after growing pains. bye for now. oh, i me if you grow something positive, it's great watching our kids grow up or seeing a tree dro it we are always aware and all grows must come to an end. there's no limit. nature knows no such thing as infinite growth is room seems to apply to every kind of growth but one economy grows. some are supposed to continue indefinitely, we believe them and now there are no limits to growth and human progress. when men and women are free to follow their dreams and we were right. if that growth fail to materialize, we panic. but why? has one person recognized

lake mead is the largest reservoir in the u.s.t supplies 40 million people across seven states and parts of neighboring mexico. those are the headlines. stay tuned for inside story. ♪ >> the right decision for our people. the right one for our brave servicemembers who wished their lives serving our nation. it is the right one for america. >> joe biden has defended his decision to withdraw from afghanistan. millions of afghans face an uncertain future. will the u.s. president pay a political price for pulling his troops out? how will that affect relations with europe? this is inside story. ♪ welcome to the program. it has been called the worst debacle in nato's history. the fall of afghanistan to the taliban turning out to bid biggest crisis of joe biden's presidency so far. he is facing racism from u.s. politicians and afghan veterans. they say the ultimate beneficiary of the billions of dollars spent is the taliban. u.s. president is adamant he made the right decision and blames the afghan government and military for not being wi

to make sure small businesses wherever they present in this community have the support they mead to be able to effectively implement this health order to be able to properly implement this order. that includes signage. it includes training on how to check a vaccine card whether it's local or from other part of the country or from a visitor abroad. so i encourage all of you to go to that resource and then we have a wonderful team who are ready now to be able to work with any of our businesses or employees who have questions about how to comply with this order. point in time again, today, august 20th is the day when we were asking all customers who come into restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, places where you take off your mask to eat or drink or places like gyms and pilates studios where you leave your mask on but you are breathing more heavily, these are really the two circumstances that the science shows there's a high orising of transmission and that is why we are focusing on these businesses. but we stand at the ready and able. i'm so proud of us as a city and, with that, i wa

and meade county home to surges has had more than a 1500% increase in cases in the past 14 days meanwhile, pop star harry styles has become the latest musician to require testing or proof of vaccination to attend his concert in october in tampa, florida. nbc's christine pitawanage has more from oregon >> reporter: hospitals in oregon are at their breaking point. only 7% of i.c.u. beds available across the state >> every single patient on this unit right now has a breathing tube >> reporter: here at ohsu hospital in portland more than a dozen critically ill covid patients fill the medical i.c.u., all but one are unvalgd. >> there's always a nurse kind of right here ready to intervene. >> reporter: people from all over the pau scific seaboard co here from alaska and montana >> our physicians are just being called at every opportunity. can you take this patient? can you help us consult on this patient? this patient is 26 and dying this patient is 21 and dying this patient is a father of four and dying. they turn to us and it's full. >> reporter: health care workers are exhausted and strainin

the river feeds into both the lake mead and powell reservoirs which are currently about one 3rd fullreclamation predicts that by january water elevation levels will be just above 1000 feet, which is dangerously low. and as the drought crisis continues across california and beyond. dry conditions are threatening california's 6 billion dollars and industry, which produces about 80% of the world's all that's as water becomes scarce and expensive. some growers have stopped irrigating their orchards and plan to tear them out years earlier than planned after decades of expansion in california's agricultural central valley allman production is expected to decline that could lead to higher prices for consumers who have embrace the popular healthy not as the drought drains reservoirs and forces restrictions on water use. critics say the thirsty crop. it's not sustainable at current levels in california. the state is becoming hotter and drier, of course, because of climate change are taking a live look outside right now. you can't see much because well, it's either foggy or smoky or maybe a li

officials have declared a water shortage in lake mead, arizona.l water source for the drought stricken southwest. farmers in arizona and nevada will face water cuts beginning in january. scorching temperatures and thin snow pack have had reservoirs running at record lows in the region. soccer superstar carli lloyd is it hanging up her cleats, saying she's retiring later this year, after a few more matches with team u.s.a.. lloyd, now 39 years old saysoune she's forever grateful to have played for her country, and we gr when we come back, the painful costs of two decades of war in afghanistan. afghanistan. if you have postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture, now might not be the best time to ask yourself... 'are my bones strong?' life is full of make or break moments. that's why it's so important to help reduce your risk of fracture with prolia®. only prolia® is proven to help strengthen and protect bones from fracture with 1 shot every 6 months. do not take prolia® if you have low blood calcium, are pregnant, are allergic to it, o

officials declared the first-ever water shortage for the colorado river after water levels at lake mead, its largest reservoir, fell to an all-time low. arizona will be the hardest state hit, losing 18% of its share from the river next year that's around 8% of its total water use. >> let's head over to meteorologist janessa webb with all of this. janessa, good morning. >> hi, good morning. now we do have three tropical storms and the problem with tropical storm grace, it's currently over haiti, western haiti where that epicenter of that earthquake happened on saturday and what we've got with the forecast, we thought it was going to hit with topography, land and mountains and then die down it's the complete opposite it has gained some fuel and it's now going back into open water jamaica is up next sustained winds have picked up just in the last hour. what's going to happen it goes on the northern side of jamaica and it will continue to really gain fuel as we go into thursday friday potentially a hurricane and then it hits land. now tropical storm fred is still not acting right and it con

this is lake mead. it's the largest reservoir in the united states, and it's essential for tens of millions of people who live in the west. let's see that, that light colored sort of bath tub ring around the edge of the lake. that's how far the water has fallen over the past. couple of decades, it's now at its lowest level in history. ever since the dam was built, scientists say it's about 35 percent of its capacity. so the government has started to announce these cutbacks. they will not immediately affect people living in cities like las vegas v next to san and los angeles. but they will effect farmers in places like arizona where i am right now, which despite being in the middle of the desert, grows a lot of water intensive crops like cotton and l falco. and so the not the amount of water that they will get next year will be just, it will be cut by one 5th. so we have that impact year and what scientists are saying from the government and from private academia is that the the problem is climate change

and behind it, the water you can see lake mead. this, as you mentioned, is the largest reservoir in the united states. but look at that light strip of, of the light colored strip, kind of like a bath tub ring above the water. that's how far down the water has fallen from its maximum. its now at 35 percent capacity lake medias. and as you mentioned, this is a lake that is vital to cities from los angeles to phoenix, arizona, to san san diego. and of course, las vegas, which is not very far from here, millions and tens of millions of people who rely upon the water from the colorado river. the colorado river basin is stressed in scientists from the u. s. department of interior say this says this past 16 years has been the dry s, period along the colorado river basin in the past 1200 years and a hydrologist and tying to say the trends are pointing towards this continuing. and the water continuing to shrink here in the desert. so you thought about the situation where you are, what about across the region? tell us more about that. yeah,

lake mead on the colorado river says some 40000000 people. farmers in arizona are expected to see the biggest drop in supply. nevada will also face cuts as well as mexico across the southern border. 3 john is struggling with a drought and rec hold high temperatures. new zealand is moving into a snap, locked down for 3 days after reporting its 1st local cove at 19 infection and nearly 6 months. the case was detected in oakland still not confirmed whether the latest cases the highly contagious delta variance. only about 20 percent of the population is fully vaccinated and those are headlines. the news continues here on al jazeera. after inside story, stay with us. how many nukes has too many new america has in many ways driven the arms race parties are much more like the british parties. now there are fewer regulations to own a tiger than there are to own a dog. how can this be happening? we take on us politics and, and that's the bottom line. after nearly 20 years, the telephone is back in power enough chromosome. it says it won't, that is nomic system that's compatible with the psyche

in fact lake mead was brimful, so is it wasteful water management as much as it is climate change?think people would _ it is climate change? i don't think people would want _ it is climate change? i don't think people would want to _ it is climate change? i don't think people would want to say - it is climate change? i don't think people would want to say they i it is climate change? i don't think| people would want to say they are wasting water. the question is can we use our water more wisely? and there are opportunities in all of these sectors, the agricultural sector which is by far the biggest water using sector, in how our communities grow and use their water, a lot of our community water is used for outdoor landscaping water, so it is not waste but it is about the economics of water use, the technologies and people's awareness that things are changing. we have experienced rapid growth in our population and so some behaviours must change and water use practices will change. you behaviours must change and water use practices will change.— practices will change. you 'ust come t

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a shortage at its largest water reservoir triggering mandate free cuts to some western states like mead on the colorado river of some 40000000 people. farmers in arizona, i expected to see the biggest drop in supply. the region is struggling with a drought and record high temperatures. j learned is co director of the u. c. davis center for watershed sciences and a professor of civil and environmental engineering. he says major cities have been preparing. this is one of the worst drought years. we have on record and it's probably one of the most extensive years, extensive geographic, extensive drought years on record as well. in california, the 3rd joyous year and more than 100 years of record in terms of precipitation. it's a 2nd, really dry year in a row. last year was also dry, but not quite as dry as this one. so the reservoir levels are all quite low. temperatures from global warming are much higher than they have been historically. and so both for this drought and for the previous drought, we have much more evaporation of water from the landscape before it can reach the reservoirs,

lake mead on the colorado river serves some 40000000 people. farmers in arizona are expected to see the biggest drop in supply. nevada will also face cutters will the nation of mexico, the region is struggling with a drought and record high temperatures. well, key reservoirs in the western us are now it only 40 percent capacity. lake meet is one of them. it's a man made lake that's critical to the water supplies of las vegas as well as other large cities. the lake has not been at full capacity since the early 19 eighties. and earlier this year, measurements put it already 3 meters lower than the level that officially triggers a water shortage. let's speak to j lunches, the co director of the u. c. davis center for watershed sciences, sciences and a professor of civil and environmental engineering. he's joining us from davis, california, thanks for speaking to us on al jazeera. so how bad is the water shortage, and what essentially is a drought in the west of the us? this is one of the worst drought years we have on record and it's probably one of the most extensive years extensive geogr