alarming rate because of climate change, pollution and unsustainable fishing. if action isn t taken to reverse this terrifying trend, this critical underwater ecosystem will soon disappear forever. that voice and now the man, conservationist jeff corwin is joining us now. thank you, jeff, for taking time out of your day. i know this is work that s close to your heart and it s such an important thing for us to discuss. i mentioned that crazy 101 water degree temp in manatee bay. that is shocking to me given how much time you spend in the ocean, what s your reaction to that and what do we need to know about what this means? good morning, ana. it s absolutely catastrophic in the waters in florida and around the world especially where coral reefs used to thrived.
enough water for the booming population. reporter: maricopa county s population skyrocketed by 15% in the last decade. but now, a troubling flatline. new construction that relies on groundwater will stop in parts of the state after a government report revealed arizona s booming population will outgrow its drought-stricken water supply if action isn t taken. this pause will not affect growth within any of our major cities. reporter: but it will immediately impact surrounding suburbs, towns like queen creek, where plans for 9,000 homes have been halted. rick collins is a carpenter. well, it s been an issue that we have been dealing with or arizona from the very beginning. it s how it works here. if we don t have the water, we can t build the community spirit reporter: in maricopa county alone, an estimated 2 billion gallons are consumed every day. that is nearly twice as much as new york city, which has double the population. paul gardner manages fleet creek s water supply.
cartels. designate them as far as in terrorist organizations. they re literally carrying out an attack on our country daily. in the time we have done this segment, someone may have died. that s horrible and unconscionable more action isn t being taken. good to see you. todd: with that ashley: fox & friends starts right now. have a good day. ainsley: a fox news alert. right now, president joe biden making it official. announcing his 2024 re-election campaign. freedom, personal freedom, is fundamental to who we are as americans. there s nothing more important. nothing more sacred. that s been the work of my first term, to fight for our democracy. this shouldn t be a red or blue issue. to protect our rights, to make sure that everyone in this country is treated equally and that everyone is given a fair shot at making it.
on our most wanted list of transportation safety improvements. over 250 recommendations on rail safety that haven t yet been implemented. so actions should be taken now and it shouldn t require an act of congress to do so. but if action isn t taken, that s what has to be done. norfolk southern announced today it will reform its hot bearing detecters that detect whether or not the bearings of the train are heating up too much after your agency said in a report that the east palestine train derailment was caused by the train s wheel bearing overheating. are you satisfied by the company s plan to reform these hot bearing detectors? it s a good first step. i imagine we re going to have many more recommendations. i imagine we ll have some urgent safety recommendations. we ve sent off the pressure relief valves and devices off to testing to check those. we re going to look at the tank cars. there were 15 tank cars d.o.t.
because it s not just emma. you have a daughter, lily, in high school at oxford. do you have a concern that if nothing is done, if action isn t taken, if governments don t get it together too and that this type of legislation that is supposed to protect our children and all of us, do you have a concern that something can actually happen to lilly as well? i do. she is someone you hope, again, i couldn t happen at oxford again, it could happen to him again. i worry, every day, she goes to school next year, when she goes to college, what is going to happen then? how is this going to impact her? i think even further forward, is only getting worse. it obviously is. i hope they have grandkids one day, and how are they going to deal with this? this generation has dealt with training and lockdown trainings their whole lives. this has been in their consciousness since the day they were entering the school districts, right? they ve had to learn this could happen to you. that s a whole fact