people. and the joy of the wildflowers and the joy of nature. reporter: so lured by the lupines they come. a picture s a must. but there s indian paintbrush, too, and so much more if you stop to look. it s magical, you know? just one little minute of spring. reporter: though texas is still in a drought, winter rains have brought a bumper crop of wildflowers this year. our gratitude to ladybird, who used to say, where flowers bloom, so does hope. harry smith, nbc news, austin. that will do it for us on this monday night. i m lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night.
7:00 central. the governor of california proposed a billion dollar emergency fund for drought relief. jerry brown said there s no greater crisis facing our most populous state than a lack of water. a bit of an example of what this drought is doing, a heat wave virtually cooking away the poppies in the antelope valley. blooming just days ago, now shriveled and dead. to the east. don t look now. there s a big snowstorm about to hit on the first day of spring. janice huff is in the weather center. it just doesn t end, does it? no, lester. unbelievable. right now it s all rain that s across the carolinas and the virginias, but as low pressure develops along the coast, it will pull in colder air and this system will produce snow beginning across pennsylvania and upstate new york around 9:00 tomorrow morning and then spreading through pennsylvania, towards philadelphia, new york city, southern new england through the evening commute on friday. boston it looks like you barely escaped th
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