epic flooding in the midwest is not only changing the physical landscape, it is threatening to end a way of life. government forecasters say widespread flooding will continue through may. this is planting season, folks. 25 states are at risk of serious flooding including states already under water. now coming off two years of bad weather, tariffs crippling tariffing and banks withholding loans, farmers are starting to wonder if they will ever recover. a report from iowa. reporter: there is just some of the flooded farmland here. and we re about 6 1/2 miles from where the missouri river line should be according to the department of agricultural, about 100,000 acres of farmland are flooded here in the state of iowa. and many of the farmers in this area can t even get to their farms to assess the damage.
abuse in the udz. the state of ohio suing five drug companies including them of misrepresentatives the rescues of prepgsz pain killers. 33,000 people die in the 2015 due to over dozing on opioids including prescription pain kills and heroin. that is more than any year on record according to the cdc. there are five companies named in the suit blames the drug makers spending millions prom e promoting pain kill and are down playing addictive qualities. reporter: now to a fox extreme weather alert today marks the official start of the atlantic hurricane season. as secretary of home land security john kelly visits with government forecasters for his briefing on what might be in store for the nation this year. what should we expect? ric is live in the fox weather center and that is who we asked. what can we expect. rick: it is hard to believe we are here. six months long is the season. that s why it come.
you should try it. i like my milk with sugar. jamaica considering relaxing restrictions on marijuana. the plan would partially decriminalize small amounts of pot, locally known as ganja. possession of no more than two ounces is a petty offense that could lead to a fine but not criminal arrest. the proposal calls for legalizing marijuana for scientific purposes. that would be a major victory there. 26 million americans have been in a storm zone most of the weekend it s not over yet. extreme weather includes flooding to tornados to baseball-sized hail. abc s clayton sandell is tracking it all. on alert for tornados and flash flooding. torrential rains soaking virginia and a twister did this in michigan. i sat on the ground and held my son. that s all i had. reporter: storms brought this light show to oklahoma and six states are threatened by flash floods. other places far too dry. government forecasters warned
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