Good morning, im pleased it call this subcommittee competing on conservation climate forestry and Natural Resources and grateful the Ranking Member marshall for his partnership in organizing the hearing on with respect water reulgts. I know he shares my concern about the unprecedented drought the west faces as it is relates it declining water levels in the aquifer. Spourp simple. To sound the locker room about the water crisis in the American West. It has not been there dry in 1200 years. If we dont get our act together here it will not only put our with respect agriculture at risk but the American West. My state is at the head waters of the Colorado River which starts as snow melt before cutting across 1400 miles to the sea offer tez the river basin is the life blood and provides the Drinking Water for 40 Million People over s states. It irgates favor million acres of agriculture and under pins the 26 billion and running out of water. The two largest reservoirs lake powell and lake im
Good morning, im pleased it call this subcommittee competing on conservation climate forestry and Natural Resources and grateful the Ranking Member marshall for his partnership in organizing the hearing on with respect water reulgts. I know he shares my concern about the unprecedented drought the west faces as it is relates it declining water levels in the aquifer. Spourp simple. To sound the locker room about the water crisis in the American West. It has not been there dry in 1200 years. If we dont get our act together here it will not only put our with respect agriculture at risk but the American West. My state is at the head waters of the Colorado River which starts as snow melt before cutting across 1400 miles to the sea offer tez the river basin is the life blood and provides the Drinking Water for 40 Million People over s states. It irgates favor million acres of agriculture and under pins the 26 billion and running out of water. The two largest reservoirs lake powell and lake im
This is bbc news. The headlines at four. A warning that the country is at a critical moment in the coronavirus pandemic. Figures show the highest number of detected infections is in young people as many students prepare to return to universities. Several more areas of england have been added to the governments watchlist of places with high rates of coronavirus theyll be closely monitored, and restrictions may be re imposed. Government departments in england are told to get Civil Servants back into offices as quickly as possible following the coronavirus lockdown but one union has described the governments attitude as outdated. In france the highest rise in Coronavirus Infections is recorded since the start of the pandemic. In australia, tensions on the rise as anti lockdown protestors clash with police. Here, Extinction Rebellion activists have delayed the distribution of several National Newspapers after protesters blocked access to three Printing Presses owned by rupert murdoch. And
The billionaire prepares for an announcement and much more on this busy tuesday. First look starts right now. Good morning everyone. Im angie. Right now, bracing for dangerous weather, Tropical Storm bill is closing in on the gulf. The storm packing 50mileperhour winds and in the threat zone oklahoma arkansas louisiana and stillsoaked texas. In houston, the rush to get ready yesterday as the city is put on high alert. Flood warnings are up and in the forecast possibly 12 inches of rain. Southern houston and galveston canceling classes. Bill karins has the latest on the storms track. Dangerous storm. Only three weeks ago, we had the horrible and deadly flooding in texas and we have a situation where we could easily get another 6 to 12 inches on this soaked soil of east texas. And thats the concern. Were not concerned with the storm surge. Could be around 2 to 3 feet at landfall. Winds could be maybe 50 or 60mileperhour gusts. But its this bulk of rain that has to come up into texas over
A rivals computer . The fbi investigating. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, savannah guthrie. Good evening. College students at an Apartment Building packed onto a balcony. It turned to horror when it suddenly collapsed, plunging nearly 40 feet to the ground. And tonight we know these are the six students who lost their lives. Seven others gravely injured tonight. We begin our coverage with nbcs jacob rascon. Reporter tonight berkeley california is mourning the loss of six students and seven others are fighting for their lives after a fourstory freefall. To have this happen at the start of this season is something that has left us all frozen in shock and in disbelief. Reporter the victims late today, olivia burke, owen culligan nikolai Schuster Miller walsh and ashley done hoe donahoe from california. People saying one of the balconies broke and at least ten from the second or third floor. Rep