. ♪ >>> disappearing lakes, bare mountaintons, emptying reservoirs, it's not just dry in the west, california'srought in centuries is the inside story. ♪ >>> hello, i'm ray suarez. in

. ♪ >>> disappearing lakes, bare mountaintons, emptying reservoirs, it's not just dry in the west, california'sorst drought in centuries is the inside story. ♪ >>> hello, i'm ray suarez. in normally drizzly san francisco, .01 of an inch of rain fell in january. ranchers taking a look at dried up pasture land and the skyrocketing cost to feed are taking thousands of more caws to slaughter. the state's water authority closed the gates and would not release water to municipalities. normally snow capped mountains are bare or covered with the meezliest of snow packs. docks and marinas stand high and dry. the water's edge is now far away as they empty. water has been an issue in the southwest as long as we have planted cities in the desert, and engineered productive agriculture in places it rarely rains, but this drought is drawing more concern than usual. >> today i'm declaring a draught emergency in the state of california. >> reporter: it has beener nearly three weeks since the governor first declared a drought emergency for california, and now after no significant rainfall, farmers and city dwell