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Will hit snow with gusts of 50 miles an hour. Already a few inches of snow fallen at north star. Snowing there since sunrise. Another four inches is expected overnight. We will get more rain out of the monday night storm and have all of the details when we cover weather in a few minutes. Despite todays rain, Governor Brown is challenging all californians to change their behavior when it comes to water use. The governor says it has to happen to make it through a drought of this magnitude. Brown ordered an unprecedented mandatory 25 water cuts across the board. If people do not conserve the Water Districts can enforce the cuts. Each Water District that delivers waters water to homes and businesses they care teout. We have a state water board that oversees the relationship with all of the local districts. Hundreds of them. And, so, if they dont comply they will get fined, 500 a day. The districts can go to court and get a cease and assist order. The restriction order does not include farm
After she pranked matt over and over again. I was surprised to see what he had in his dressing room. He swore to get even and after weeks of the plotting and planning, the big moment arrives today, thursday, march 19, 2015. Announcer this is tote today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live in rock are feller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on this thursday morning. The we want to get to our top story. More than 1,000 people gathering overnight demanding justice for what they say was of the rough arrest of a student there. Willie is here with the latest on it, good morning to you. Good morning, guys. This happened near the charlottesville campus of uva. That student needed ten stitches to his head and now the governor wants Virginia State police to take a very close look at what happened. Hes bleeding. His head is bleeding. Reporter this video objecttained by Student Newspaper the cavalier daily shows officers with the States Department of alcohol, Beverage Control arresting u
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I was really surprised to see what he had in his dressing room. I really was. Here we go. He swore to get even. After weeks of plotting and planning the big moment arrives today, thursday march 19th 2015. From nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, Everyone Welcome to today another on this thursday morning. Really the expectations of the nation on you. Millions of planning and investments, the robotics. The ministry of foul smells finally came through. We set out to accomplish what he accomplished. We will tell you about that later. More than a thousand people gathering at the university of virginia overnight for justice of a rough arrest of a students there. Willie has the latest. Good morning to you. Good morning guys. This happened outside a bar of the campus of the uva. That student needed ten stitches to the head. Now the governor wants Virginia State police to take a very close look at what happened