the water war hitting those in the rio verde foothills, a small but fast-growing area south of scottsdale the city of scottsdale stopped the transportation of water, making good on years' worth of warnings about 500 homes, including some mid construction counting down the days until their water runs out. >> it's our livelihood >> we need water now we can't wait. >> reporter: last week, rio verde residents taking their fight from the steps of city hall to the first meeting of the year for the scottsdale city council. >> it's not too late to do the right thing. within a matter of days our water tanks and our homes will be dry but theis is avoidable. we just need scottsdale to process that water >> reporter: scottsdale had been warning residents that the tankers could be cut off on the books they would have been required to guarantee a supply of water for 100 years. a decades-long drought and reservoirs are at record lows, leaving an unincorporated town without its own supply of water high and dry rio verde residents filed the lawsuit last week saying the city violates state law and must res

the two communities may share the same zip code but rio verde are not scottsdale residents, rio verdeoutskirts of scottsdale so they don't pay city taxes or get city services like water. many used to see it as a plus. but that was until the wells began to dry up. a lot of homeowners relied on hauled water purchased from scottsdale. when drought conditions forced the federal government to declare a shortage in the colorado river reducing how much water they could use scottsdale decided to cut them off to outside communes to meet its own residents' needs so rio verde did have a year to come up with a solution but politicians could not agree on one. >> now there's this lawsuit, i mean, is there any sense that the lawsuit, lucy, will change anything? >> reporter: yeah, i mean, look, the courts will ultimately decide, not all rio verde foothill residents support this lawsuit, i should add. the one that do say they're being left high and dry but those that get the water from the colorado river say, no, we're in the midst of a record-breaking drought. enough supply to go around. the mayor sa

back in rio verde. the community has filed a preliminary injunction against scottsdale over its water cut off scottsdale says it's confident it's on the right side of the law. andrew andrea, lionel thank you now, if you think the weather here has been extreme, take a look at siberia. they're seeing record cold. the temperature in one village dropped to 98 degrees below zero fair night. locals say you need to quote dress like a cabbage and layers pretty chilly over there closer to home. let's take a look at your tuesday forecast. good morning. we finally have some good news for california. you're drying out from san francisco to los angeles. there could be a few lingering showers around san diego as that precipitation spreads into the interior southwest with some pretty good snow for the ski resorts. meantime here in the northeast today is going to be a rainy day for the big cities little bit of icing in the morning around buffalo in burlington, and a snowstorm will make its way from denver to green bay

but it's not adding up to the rio verde residents, who say they are violating the law. cody's water has been cut off and leading the protests against the city. cody, this is hard for many of us to fathom, living in an american community where the closest city or town that controls the water supply says all right, times are tough, we don't have enough water right now, and we'll get their explanation in a second. we are going to cut off your community's water supply, and leave all these homes and residents without water. what is that like, first of all? >> well, first of all, thank you john, sandra, for having me here and hearing the rio verde foothills plight we are in. segment might not be long enough to go over the history what got us here, i'll get to the point. what gets us out of this situation is scottsdale allowing water that we have at our disposal to go through their pipes, to, for them to process it and serve it to where they have historically served it to us in the past, a stand pipe about 20 minutes outside of our community. they have ceased operations at tha

residents of rio verde foothills suing neighbor city scottsdale for cutting off their water. had been buying water from scottsdale, getting it trucked in as a matter of fact from a private supplier, until the first of this year. that's when scottsdale closed up the tap for the unincorporated neighborhood in an effort to conserve water for its own residents in scottsdale, which they had warned they would ultimately do. they finally, of course, announced the end of the deal late last year. that's when cnn's lucy kafanov took a trip to check out the situation. here she is speaking with one of the owners of a water hauling company that had been delivering water supply to rio verde. >> there is no question about it. the drought is reality. rio verde is the first domino to fall because of the drought that we're in. >> are people taking it seriously enough? >> they're not. water is more precious than you realize. and once you go to your faucet and you turn it on and there is no water, then its value becomes real. >> i want to bring in two rio verde foothill residents who are now dea

scottsdale can no longer provide water to non-residents after three decades of trucking water to rio verdenow families are forced to find water elsewhere. scottsdale mayor dale ortega. >> they should manage their own destiny with their own water. the constant decline of the water source is reality. >> reporter: residents are now suing scottsdale, arguing the policy causes a immediately and irreparable harm. >> scottsdale is trying to protect the water supply for the customers. >> reporter: a water policy expert at arizona state university. >> is there enough water for rio verde? we are talking about 1,000 people. >> there are ways that they can acquire a water supply, but it is going to require -- >> reporter: a costly investment to keep water flowing and their desert community thriving. >>> next on the "cbs weekend news," a record rainfall floods new zealand's largest city. >>> is swamped. auckland received 75% of its usual summer rainfall in just 15 hours. it's currently their summer. at least three people have died with more rain in the forecast. >>> today firefighters in connecticut sc

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scottsdale stopped providing water to people living in the rio verde foothills two weeks ago and nowust days ago until the water runs out they're desperate for answers. here's vaughn hillyard. >> reporter: the water crisis as thousands of residents are about to be left without water. the water war hitting those in the foothills, a small but fast growing area. two weeks ago they stopped the transportation of water making good on a year's worth of warnings that municipal water supplies were running dry. about 500 homes including some midconstruction now counting down the days until water runs out. >> it's their livelihood. >> we need water now. we can't wait. >> reporter: last week rio verde residents taking their fight from the steps of city hall to the first meeting of the year for the scottsdale city council. >> not too late to do the right thing. within a matter of days our water tanks in our homes will be dry. but this is avoidable. we need scottsdale to process the water. >> reporter: it could be cut off noting developers of rio verde bypassed a state law which on the books would

okay >> reporter: for years, more than 2,000 residents who live in the unincorporated community of rio verde foothills have been able to purchase water from its neighbor, scottsdale, known for world class golf courses and oasis resorts. but at the beginning of this year, scottsdale turned off the spigot to anyone outside the city limits for the rhines, that means showering at the grandparent's house. how much water do you have to last you right now? >> we probably have a week to two weeks. >> reporter: a week to two weeks? and you have a family of four kids >> of six. i haven't been doing any laundry at the house. >> reporter: the city of scottsdale says they have been warning nonresidents about the cutoff for years, citing severe drought management plans and say this water from here on out is only for use within the city limits. it's forced water haulers like john hornier to drive hours looking fo fill-ups at coin operated fill stations >> when people calling me saying they really need water, i'm going get them water it's going to take me a while, but i'm going get them water. >> reporter:

and right now in rio verde, people are not flushing the toilet or using rain water.have to say, this is an example of how climate change is changing life as we know it and what is potentially in store for the rest of us in the southwest given that our rivers and res -- and res voirs are continuing to shrink. >> this is happening to communities that could happen to other parts of the country as well. lucy, keep us posted on how the suit goes. thank you. >>> so inflation cools last month but the prices at the grocery still are still up. egg prices up 60% in the last year. >> cnn's vanessa yurkevich is following this for us. so there has an avian flu. what is the main factor behind this spike. >> i think when we go to the grocery store, we get our milk and our bread and eggs and don't think too much about the prices. but just in last year we've seen a dozen eggs go from about $1.79 all the way in just the last year to $4.25. and this is in part because of the deadly avian flew -- flu th killing and it started in the spring and it is catching up with us now. in chilly pa

this is the literal spigot that the entire community of rio verde foothills has been cut off from.er trucks would come, they would fill up and head down the road to the community about ten miles away and they would deliver that to about 100 or so homes there. but now because of this historic drought, right now we are in the city of scottsdale, and they say that this water can only be used within scottsdale city limits. rio verde foothills, 20 miles outside of scottsdale, is in crisis. >> i can't believe that a group of people would look at their neighbors and say we're going to slowly kill off your community. >> reporter: as of january 1, scottsdale, the city that sold water to the unincorporated community, turned off the spigot. >> they should manage their own destiny with their own water. right now they are trucking water, burning diesel, which we do not support. >> reporter: the scottsdale mayor says the city has been warning residents of this possibility for years and as part of the drought management plan scottsdale has no obligation to provide water to the residence and reser

residents in the unincorporated rio verde foothills are suing, where the majority of scottsdale's water meeting. >> it's dire, it's now. we need water now. we can't wait a week. we can't really wait a day. this shouldn't have mapped. >> i just cannot believe a group of people would look at their neighbors and say we're going to slowly kill off your community. >> karen, nice to see you. what are you and your family to do having to security water at this san antonio -- point? >> we've had a lot of rain recently. we have collected a lot of rain and using that to flush our toilets, to rinse dishes before they go into the dishwasher, and taking a two-gallon shower. right now it's just my husband and i, so we are using about 13 1/2 gallons a day out of our tank of water that we have. i will say on average a single person uses 100 gallons. we're doing a pretty good job at being conservative, and we encourage, of course our neighbors are all trying to conserve as much as we can. we have a very limited supply now. >> in terms of accountability, karen, i know you are blaming this current situatio

. >> well, i want to bring into rio verde foothills residents that are now sitting with the lack of waterw. welcome to both of you. i'll begin with you, kristie. on this matter, please jump in when the conversation as well, cody. . we have with you been getting water since the scott still water was cut off? >> you should start with cody on that one. because i actually have a well. >> you have a well. cody, how are you getting your water? >> i am not getting water. there was one gracious donation by a friend of mine that had access to some water. but that met its goal and that was a onetime donation that brought us about a week or two. we're hearing from the new york times that people are using rainwater for example to flush toilets using paper plates and trying to do anything that they can to -- use less water. i'm curious, kristie, with their well, do you still have an impact, are you still impacted by not having the access from scottsdale arizona? i think the impact is on the whole community. there is wall homes and water homes. we're neighbors. and we're friends. we don't want anyone t

the taps are dry in rio verde foothills after the nearby city of scottsdale cut off the small town'sal with its own drought. faith abubey is there in arizona with how residents there are coping. good morning, faith. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. this is the water filling station where for years homeowners have used their account numbers as passwords to get water, but all of that has been cut off. those account numbers no longer work. this morning, officials in scottsdale, arizona, leaving homeowners outside the city limits high and dry, cutting them off from getting water from the city after years of access. >> we did everything that they asked us to do. >> reporter: officials say persistent drought forced them to take the drastic measure in order to conserve water for tose who live within the city limits. arizona is 1 of 33 states experiencing moderate or worst drought conditions. the scottsdale cutoff a thousand households. this man pleading for answers. >> this is a human issue. this is not something that, you know, that can be dwindled down to, well, we need to preserv

the water hitting those in the rio verde foothills.e city stopped the transportation of water, making good on a year's worth of warnings that the water supply was running dry. about 500 homes including some mid construction now counting down the days until their water runs out. >> it's their livelihood. >> we need water now. we can't wait. >> last week, residents taking their fight from the steps of city hall to the first meeting of the year to the scottsdale city council. >> it's not too late to do the right thing. within a matter of days, our water tanks and homes will be dry, but this is avoidable. we just need scottsdale to process that water. >> scottsdale had been warning residents of the supply of water. noting developer bypass the state law, which on the books would have required them to prove a guaranteed supply of water for the next 100 years but the supply of water in the area continues to drop. a drought, depleted ground water sources and reservoirs at record lows leaving it an unincorporated town without its own supply of

water was brought to scottsdale outside of its portfolio to use for rio verde so scottsdale did not haves situation. mayor ortega of scottsdale is fully responsible for the community situation at this point. 18 days without water. >> i can't imagine being in that situation. cody reim, we wish you well and we will be on top of the story. >> thank you very much, chris. i appreciate it. >> we appreciate it, too. >>> before we go, a french nun who was believed to be the world's oet oldest person has died, just a few weeks shy of her 119th birthday. and what a life she lived. she is otherwise known as sister andre born in the south of fran in 1904 one of the oldest survivors of covid-19. and when asked about her secret to longevity, she told french media, quote, working makes you live. i worked until i was 108. but that advice might not be for everyone. so what else fueled her long and fruitful life? she said a daily glass of wine and chocolate. that does it for us this hour. make sure to join us for "chris jansing reports" every weekday, 1:00 eastern time, right here on msnbc. katy tur, who

residents in the unincorporated community of rio verde foothills are seeking to force the city to resume extreme drought conditions and decliing water levels in the colorado river. >>> two tampa police officers being honored as heroes after rescuing a baby from an everheating car -- overheating car. the officers were getting their car detailed whether they heard a car on the scanner about a stolen car with a baby inside. they spotted the car, scaled the fence, and got the girl out of the car which had been left in the sun. she was taken to the hospital and reunited with her parents. >>> two illinois ems workers pleaded not guilty today to murder charges in the death of a black man who was a patient. peter cadigan and peggy finley were arrested for first-degree murder last month after they allegedly strapped earl moore jr. facedown on a stretcher after responding to a 911 call for his home. nbc news' shaquille brewster from chicago. what can you tell us? >> reporter: that hearing went on for about three hours this morning. it resulted in that not guilty plea, as you just mentioned. prosec

veremos mucho con este sistema, Último rÍo atmosfÉrico, por supuesto tengan mucho cuidado en las costas, advertencia por inundaciones con ese color verde 5:00 de la maÑana todos miramos un poco de lluvia ligera. ese color rosita a morado es la posibilidad de que la nieve baje a la montaÑa de (nombre en inglÉs). el martes mÁs claro el panorama, y vamos de salida de este sistema. pero se vienen camptioseo, un pronÓstico mÁs tranquilo ya que pasemos el lunes. posibilidades de lluvias ligeras para el miÉrcoles, pero el jueves se pone mÁs bonito el panorama de cara al prÓximo fin de semana. estamos llegando a un buen promedio de llenado de los embalses por la lluvia recibida. aquÍ el pronÓstico para san francisco en los prÓximos dÍas, no guarde el paraguas ya que todavÍa lo necesitaremos para el lunes y quizÁs hasta el miÉrcoles. pero regresa el sol para el jueves, viernes y sÁbado, el domingo bonito para salir a pasear en el Área de la bahÍa con su familia, pero con mucho cuidado siempre. los esperamos aquÍ de regreso. (informaciÓn en pantalla) >>> gracias cynthia, en el marco del dÍa de la celebraciÓn del dÍa de martn luther king jr habrÁ

rÍos atmosfÉrico que vimos antes. se moverÁ a san josÉ y se irÁ para la madrugada del jueves. tendremos advertencias por inundable costeras, en este color verderemos sol para el jueves, viernes, sÁbado y domingo. la mÍnima estarÁ en los 40 y 30. abrÍguese bien cuando salga a la calle. regresamos. >>> muchas gracias cynthia. para los que se benefician de buenas tardes prepare su bolsillo. los condados avisan a sus clientes que menos dinero les llegarÁn a sus tarjetas desde enero. >>> como dicen en mi pueblo. >>> maira recibiÓ la noticia que menos dinero le llegarÁ a su programa de comida. >>> la asistencia fue establecida en el 2020 por la pandemia, pero era de carÁcter temporal y ahora se terminarÁ. >>> serÁ un cambio significante para las familias, solamente serÁn elegibles por la cantidad regular. en febrero serÁ el Último mes que vea estos fondos y de ahÍ volverÁ al fondo original. >>> estoy recibiendo 400, me quitarÁn 125 dÓlares. >>> dice que la noticia llega en el peor momento porque todo esÁa muy caro. >>> tambiÉn por el mercado laboral. >>> son por las lluvias. >>> y ahora nos dan tres horas y nos mandan. >>> condados san mateo y san

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