southern nevada recycles 100% of its wastewater. so for every gallon we put back in the colorado, we can take an additional gallon out, or we send it to reuse facilities. and we deliver it to golf courses and parks and other outside applications. man: water's about a third of our budget. that's a lot of money. the lake right over here, 24 hours ago that was in somebody's house. it's been through a treatment plant. and now it's in our lake and we're watering with it. narrator: these reuse and conservation techniques enable las vegas to exist in the desert. another important form of conservation is preventing leaks. man: every drop counts. all water systems have what they call an efficiency rating. so if you were to measure the water that goes into your system and compare it to the water that goes out, how much is unaccounted for? most states have a goal of 10%. ours is at only 5.5% right now. and we have plans to lower that to 4%. man: we actually have our entire distribution system mapped out in a computerized or electronic format.

it's this ridge of high pressure that has developed over arizona and southern nevada. we'll see 112 degrees tomorrow. during the north bai, east bai and south bay valleys, very likely topping a hundred degrees in a few spots, maybe as early as tomorrow, but certainly sunday into monday. that should be the peek of the heat wave. still enough that this heat is mainly for our inland valleys. very likely, it will take upmost of the 7-day forecast. keep yourself hydrated and cut back on out door activity. check in on kids and elderly and bring the pets indoors. we're going to see these upper 90s chlts air pollution is also part of the problem. turning unhealthy by saturday. >>> tomorrow morning, some patchy fog for your morning commute. morning temperatures in the 50s and 60s. so as we jump into the afternoon, we'll see those temperatures climbing into the 90s. and into the upper 90s to near a hundred degrees. san francisco, that's a nice place to break away from the heat. the mid and low 70s there on the coast. look at the temperatures straight on through the weekend. hot

we have heat warnings in effect across southern california into southern nevada and southwestern arizona. you can see record high temperatures or at least close to record high temps in las vegas. the all-time record high is 117 degrees. we are getting a little close for comfort that way. we are looking at death valley to hit 119 degrees. we are looking at 125, 125 degrees by the time we get to the weekend. so it is brutal out there 108 degrees. lots of sun in tucson. you're from california. you're not into any of the heat areas but that is brutal in the southwest. >> you want to be in the chilly 70s. normally 70s, we'll take between or 12 of those. >>> rumors swirl about the condition of ailing nelson mandela. live to south africa next. >>> the dea agent who paid the ultimate price is honored. >>> could a solar flare send the earth back to the 19th century? >>> welcome back to "early today." nelson mandela remains in critical condition in a south africa hospital. for the latest, dekeir simmons joins us from pretoria. >> reporter: good morning. you can see behind me members of the ancu, y

woman: all the growth and everything that's occurred in southern nevada has been with colorado river water. without it, the west as you know it today couldn't exist. narrator: to sustain their growing community with its limited supply, las vegas learned to be extremely efficient. mulroy: this is a desert, and it has its own beauty, but you have to get beyond what you're used to. as long as people recognize they're moving to the desert and give up this notion that they have to bring eastern vegetation with them and make the necessary adaptations in their own life, desert communities can continue to live.

i visited the southern nevada counterterrorism center recently. they do incredible work in keeping the two million residents and the 40 million tourists who come to southern nevada safe. and studies on terrorist targets, however, the rand corporation has stated that las vegas stands out in having a high proportion of high likelihood targets compared to the nation as a whole. the same study also reports that the unique composition of hotels, casinos and skyscrapers increases the overall attack probability in las vegas relative to other cities in the same likelihood tier. yet, in my home state of nevada, mr. speaker, we face reduce usai funding because of flaws in the relative risk profile model that has inappropriately dropped las vegas' ranking as a likely terrorist target. we need a serious re-evaluation of the funding formula for uasi. it's wrong that las vegas has dropped in rankings and it's wrong that we'll face reduced funds because of faulty calculations. i urge adoption of this amendment and i look forward to continuing to work with the ap

it will be 95 and above for parts of southern california, nevada and new mexico. 80s across the ohioalley. >>> coming up after the break, new trouble for one of the nfl's rising, young stars. details straight ahead. >>> plus, how to get an iphone 5 for free. a popular trade-in deal is coming back. >>> what james gandolfini meant to cable tv and the industry as a whole. the short answer here is a lot. >>> welcome back. interest rates are going up. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says the fed will begin scaling back its stimulus program of buying up bonds later this year. the program has kept interest rates at record lows. but bernanke says the economy is clearly on the mend. mortgage and car loan rates are expected to rise as a result. >>> and the fed's plan rattled investors. and stocked plunged on the news. all fell on how smoothly those interest rates will rise. >>> best buy is bringing back the popular iphone trade-in deal. beginning tomorrow, until next saturday, you can turn in an iphone 4 and 4s and get an iphone 5. >>> men's warehouse has fired its founder, george zimmer

as you can see for southern california, nevada, arizona and in the bay area, this in place until 7:00 tuesday night for the inland sections of the north bay, the east bay, santa clara valley and out towards the isn't cruz mountains as santa cruz mountains. right now in the 80s out towards fairfield, livermore and concord 85 degrees, oakland 69, but we have the cooler temperatures near the coast and for san francisco. beautiful sunset this teen, lots of clear skies looking out to the estuary. maybe a few patches of fog developing first thing tomorrow morning near the immediate coastline. overnight lows will be pretty mild of look at these projects numbers. 60s and even a few low 70s to start the day out towards concord and antioch and that is a sure sign had it will be a another hot day. we have a moderate onshore breeze and thankfully we have this, because if we didn't have this, san francisco could easily be back up into triple- digit territory, but this bringing some relief towards the coast and the bay, of the this area of strong high pressure building in and remains in place over

and southern portions of nevada. so once again, it's going to be hot, as advertised. today about 106. tomorrow will be even warmer in some of the bigger cities in the desert southwest. areas of oregon getting up al there into the near 90s. >>> the summer season has arrived and is here to stay, it looks like, in the west. >> yeah, in the west. let's keep the humidity out of the east. do what you can on that. thank you very much. >>> just ahead, morning-after pills as easy to buy as aspirin. >>> a win for the people of newtown. >>> plus embattled attorney general eric holder tells nbc news he will not step down. >>> and slammed for promoting happy prostitutes ahead of the world cup and olympics. "early today" is back in two minutes. is auto >>> in the news this morning, embattled attorney general eric holder says he has no intention of resigning. he tells nbc's pete williams he's got lots more to accomplish. >> i'm a little concerned that things have gotten a little, a little out of whack. i think we can do a better job than we have. we can reform those regulations, ref

excessive heat advisories already posted for southern california and nevada.will be in effect in the bay area by this weekend. highs will range from 75 to 108 by saturday. so be vigilant about kids, pets in the car, elderly. you know, if you have parents, grandparents, they really need to keep their cool this weekend. and this weekend is also the alameda county fair and one of the hottest places in the inland areas up to 100 degrees but oh, the fun you'll have. just stay cool. earlier today we shot some of this video. it was a crackling clear day. nice day to get out and ride the carousel and just have some fun and if you do want to -- queasy as liz was referring to ride that thing. temperatures on the increase again tomorrow. hottest inland temperatures will reach 103. a major weekend heat wave on tap all because of high pressure that was over text and over the four corners and now edging west. as it does it will just cook the pollutants in the air and we won't have good visibility by the time saturday rolls around. it will be hot through tuesday. if your pla

southern nevada and new mexico.d you do in a scenario, and the teacher passed with flying colors. >> candace scott was driving in college station when she ran over a plastic bag. she turned around to get a closer look and noticed the bag was from chase bank and stuffed with $100 bills, $20,000 of $100 bills to be exact. she didn't take the money and run. she returned it to the bank. >> man, oh, man. chase says its courier service dropped the cash. they thanked scott with a $500 gift card. a tough one. of course, the right thing to do is exactly what she did. but a bag full of 20,000 bucks. you take 24 hours and think about it? >> just going to read. she says it never cross her mind to keep the money. she recently moved to college station. all she wants is a teaching job. and if i find $20,000 in cash and i return it and all i get is $500, i'm running back out with the $20,000 in cash. >> give back $10,000. say the other $10,000 was missing. i don't know. >> got 10. just saying. >> coming up. hear michael jackson's c

dough worked hard in high school, volunteered at a local hospital, enrolled in the college of southern nevada. since he can't find steady work, it has been difficult to afford tuition while he helps his family. but he believes things are about to change for the better. thanks to a directive by president obama, alfredo and 800,000 dreamers just like him won't be deported and will be able to work and drive legally. alfredo has already applied for several jobs. he even has gotten a few interviews. he looks forward to learning to drive, going back to school, completing his associate's degree and one day owning a business. president obama's directive isn't a permanent answer. the republican majority in the house of representatives voted last week, mr. president, to resume deportation of outstanding young people just like alfredo who were brought to this country through no fault of their own. remember, this boy got here on his dad's shoulders much the directivdirect -- who live in td states without the proper paperwork. it is more important than ever that congress pass a permanent fix for this nati

of nevada, one in six households struggles with food security, and 170,000 schoolchildren in southern nevada go to school hungry, leaving them unprepared to learn. so you can see hunger is not some crisis that is just happening in remote, far-away lands. it's happening here across our own country and we must address it. that is why i've offered this important amendment that would restore funding to usda's hunger-free communities grant program. this program has received wide bipartisan support and is included or was included without dissent in the senate narm bill. the amendment is a commonsense proposal to ensure that children and their families have access to the nutritious food they need to survive and to thrive. it continues a grant program that includes assistance with food distribution, community outreach and initiatives that improve access to food. the hunger-flee communities grant program has -- hunger-free communities grant program has helped public-private partnerships, from new york city to arizona. the grants root out causes of hunger and uses strategies to eliminate food insecuri

nevada. high winds in the southern and central rockies will keep the fire dangers high.nderstorms are likely for much of the south, and much of the north will be humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. >>> it was the biggest and brightest full moon of the year, the so-called super moon dazzled stargazers and sky watchers on sunday. it appeared larger and brighter because its orbit was closer to earth than usual. scientists dismiss any connection, however, between the super moon and a rise in crime or bizarre behavior. so that's on you if you were acting kind of weird. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" now gas prices inch down and we'll tell you when twinkies will return to store shelves. erica ferrari is here in new york with that and more. good morning, erica. >> good morning, anne-marie. tokyo's nikkei lost more than 1%. hong kong's hang seng dropped more than 2%. wall street investors are expected to remain caution this week as major investments posted their biggest decline since april. the dow jones average lost 270 points last week. the nasdaq was down 66. gasol

southern plains. take a look at 119 in phoenix. their highest temperature ever was 122 back in 1990. i think 120 this weekend isn't out of the question. heat advisories and heat warnings in nevadaornia and into the higher elevations of arizona we'll be pushing 100 degree around flagstaff. it's around 7,000 feet elevation. this is the colorado river valley. it's extremely hot, 125. death valley 126. phoenix 115. death valley getting to 118. vegas 117. then move forward toward death valley sunday. still warm across this area. got to check in on your neighbors and the elderly. it's a dangerous weekend ahead. >> a good heads up for us, rick, thank you. the irs in trouble. one outlet saying it was all an illusion. let many get into that with judith miller, a pulitzer freeze winning report and author. kirsten powers is a reporter for the daily beast. judy, what do you make of this? the irs initially there was this report that they were going after conservatives, then npr says they were targeting liberal groups as well. where does that stand now? >> i think peggy noonan had a col number "wall street journal" that said everything i needed to know which was just look at what the irs its

created in the underlying bill is fully representative of issues affecting southern border and southwestern states. although nevada does not touch the southern border, its current demographics and state issues are reflective of other southern border states. and nevada should have a voice on this commission. mr. president, the problems of our immigration system are not simply geographic problems of latitude and longitude. they impact my home state in profound ways. i encourage my colleagues to support this commonsense amendment. as i've said, this immigration reform legislation is important and we have an opportunity to provide much-needed solutions to the problems with our immigration system. but we must also ensure that the bill does not make matters worse by creating more confusion and placing heavier burdens on the economy and on the american people. my home state of nevada continues to lead the nation in high unemployment, bankruptcies, and foreclosures. it's absolutely critical that this immigration bill does not hinder nevada's already struggling economy. that's why i filed two amendments, heller 1234 and 12

excessive heat warnings for much of nevada, in towards california and southern parts of arizona intoerts. even into the higher elevations as you said. flagstaff a place that normally doesn't get out oof the 80's, we are going to be pushing 100 degrees that said 7,000 feet elevation. 124 tomorrow lake haf havasu. harris, flirting with 120 tovment same range death valley 128. i object credible -- incredible heat here. dangerous time of the year every year. start to see the monsoon build in after this. this type of heat they are not used to. dangerous weekend on tap for much of the southwest. >> harris: i'm taking heat for actually arguing with the weather expert over how hot it's going to get in death valley. >> hard to imagine. >> we hope it has passes quickly because it's a dangerous situation. thank you so much. the bomb that administration has released final rules on contraception coverage and religious organizations. you may recall many faith affiliated charities, universities and other groups condemned the president's healthcare overhaul for requiring their employee health plans

would not be guerin teedz a voice on the commission despite the fact that nevada shares contiguous borders with two southern border states and faces many of the same immigration challenges as these states. it's more than reasonable to argue that nevada, which is a short drive away from san diego, los angeles, and phoenix, should be included on a commission designed to improve border security in the southwestern region. if that commission is necessary, nevada should have a seat at that table. including nevada on the commission makes the underlying bill more effective, enhances this particular border security provision and ensures that it fully addresses the issues affecting the southern border and southwestern states. madam president, if we reject common sense during this amendment process we're going to end up right back where we started in years to come. and we're not going to give the american people the solution that they deserve in this immigration bill. it's common sense that if the federal government fails to gain control of the borders then the states most affected by the failure should be able to pl

nevada. she gained national attention in 1993 when she built a legal case against pg&e claiming the utility contaminated drinking water in the southern california town of hinge reily. a few years later the case became a teached film entitled erin brockovich. >>> it could be germany, hungry, austria, or the czech repuck lick. they could see a lot of rain. weeks of heavy springtime rain has spent many rivers over the banks. so is far 22 people have died and tens of thousands of people in germany have been moved to higher ground. >>> quite a light show this morning. thunder and lightning from the bay area to the central valley. this is a look from our sister station's tower cam in west sacramento. and this picture was taken from vacaville. a lightning strike sparked a grass fire there overnight. and a lightning strike sent in from reno. and there was a light show in the skies above livermore as well. take a look. a few flashes of lightning lighting up the sky. you enjoy the light shows. >> lightning is what got me into the business of weather. you've got to be careful though you know. especially since it's been so dry. so far not too mu

1250 feet from the edge of the nevada fall when he got caught in the swift current park rangers say it is unlikely he survived. >>> good news from the firelines in southern california. just about 40 minutes ago, authorities lifted evacuation orders. about 3,000 people are being allowed to head back home. many were forced to leave as the wildfires scorched an area the size of san francisco. it's now 40% contained. at least a dozen homes have been lost or damaged in the fire. firefighters worked overnight to save several more. >>> and these are pictures of the fire which started thursday north of santa clarita in the angeles national forest. the fire has also burned through almost three million dollars in firefighting costs. melanie woodrow reports. >> reporter: flamed burned through the angeles national forest. extremely old dry brush hot temperatures and high winds are fueling the fire. >> a fire is taking off and we're having aircraft, air tankers, helicopters in the air trying to slow the progression of this fire. >> reporter: more than 2,000 firefighters are making progress as they battle the wildfire near santa clarita. it is now 40% contained. but t

back through nevada into california parts of arizona. >> temperatures in southern california could approach wait for it, 130 degrees. >> president obama arrives in south africa today as part of his three-country tour of the continent. >> south africa's attention is focused on nelson mandela who remains in critical condition this morning. >> the u.s. senate passed the first major immigration bill in nearly 30 years. >> the pathway to citizenship for the country's 11 million undocumented immigrants. >> the house is not going to take up and vote on whatever the senate passes. >> former nfl tight end aaron hernandez charged with the murder of a 27-year-old acquaintance is now also being investigated in connection with a double hoimd inmicide last july. >> babies born with three genetic parents. >> another twitter rant by alec baldwin after his wife was accused of tweeting while they attended actor james gandolfini's funeral. >> all that -- >> with the first pick the cleveland cavaliers select anthony bennett. >> tiger woods would have been home with his feet up by now [ bleep ]. >> and all that

this early in the season in parts of nevada, also into the phoenix, arizona, area, where it will be 108 degrees today. we do have a chance of stronger storms from southern louisiana. we will see our biggest threat of wind gusts and also hail. and then, tomorrow, the threat diminishes and we will see showers and storms move into the mid-atlantic region right through the areas back across the great lakes and down into the panhandle of florida. still sizzling hot in the southwest, and that even extends over into northern texas as the heat does start to build into the plains and eventually into the midwest. tomorrow, most of the country looks nice and dry. isolated thunderstorms up in the minnesota area, but the biggest threat of showers and storms will be from new york state right through new jersey, delaware, mid-atlantic region and down through the southeast. also some continued isolated thunderstorms in florida. >>> get up to the minute when you're up on today in the bay. see breaking news stories from overnight. plan your day for the early morning forecast, navigate your commute with real time traffic. watch today in the bay, weekdays starting 4:30 a.m