barren land. there s nothing to salvage here? oh, no. reporter: now it s time to plant corn. would it grow? no. we d just be wasting our money. reporter: a severe drought from kansas to california has put 71 million crop acres at risk. 22% of the nation s crops. farms are rationing water. some destroying crops that they know won t survive. in the midwest, it s the opposite. farms are soaked and planting is weeks behind. it s one more strain on farmers with costs skyrocketing for labor, fuel, seed and fertilizer. we re planting less to try to survive to live another year. reporter: mark, is switching crops and planting half as many acres. consumers will feel the pinch at the grocery store. reporter: u.s. food prices keep climbing. up 9.4% from a year ago and expected to rise 5 to 6% this
barren colorado land, dried out by a drought. there s nothing young salvage here? oh, no. we re done. it s so frustrating to see all your hard work blown away. reporter: now it s time to plant corn. would it even grow? no. we would be wasting our money. reporter: a severe drought from kansas to california has pu put 71 million acres at risk. farms are rationing water, some destroying crops they know won t survive. in the midwest, it s the opposite. farms are soaked. and planting is weeks behind. it s just one more strain on farmers, with costs skyrocketing for labor, fuel, seed, and fertilizer. we re planting less to live another year. reporter: mark, like many, is switching crops and planting half as many acres. consumers without a question are going to feel the pinch at the store. reporter: u.s. food prices
chernihiv is in bad shape, where an american was killed. and mayor is rationing water in that town. mariupol, we have talked about it, it s an ongoing humanitarian disaster, and convoys carrying refugees out have been shot at, bring aid in shot at and stopped. most of the town there, the housing there is destroyed. the u.n. counted 9300 dead but acknowledge the figure is going to end up low when the smoke clears and they can make an accurate count. the russian forces are making ground in the town of mariupol but doing it at a terrible price and the ukrainian forces in the town of mariupol are hanging on. john and sandra. john: let me come out to the touch screen, show folks the area you ve been talking about, mariupol on the east toward the donbas region, and here is the city where the attack against
the water. pick a toxin. it s in that water. the floodwaters are completely contaminated. we have overflowing sewage systems. you have chemical plants that are having explosions that are releasing toxins. the storm hit right in the heart of the petrochemical capital of houston. you are seeing mass contamination of this water. people playing in it people wading in the water. it s now hit everything in the homes from kid s toys to utensils. that s a concern. pete: what about drinking water. houston s drinking system is intact. a lot of surrounding areas are without drinking water. most of the drinking water is contaminated. you see people standing in lines for hours to get water. they are rationing water do. not drink any water unless you know for a fact that it s been cleared as safe. ainsley: what about what about the mosquitoes. if you live in houston. it s probably 90 degrees. mosquitoes are a huge concern. stagnant water is a ground