their cars and go over those bridges? no. absolutely not. we absolutely not. we have an emergency operations line that they can call where people stay where they are. the moment really to get in to a shelter, or to evacuate has passed. so it s really asking people to stay as safe as they can. stay where they are. we are not we are not able to help out right now. i m going to dip into this local reporter s report. evacuate this area, don t try to come out here. don t try to look at anything, and just stay in your homes. if you haven t already left, stay in the shelters if you re already there. that was w what was it? wjxt many thanks for that. we didn t dip in early enough.
that. that is very bold. very bold. can t wait to share the ending with you. good morning. welcome to early start. i m zoraida sambolin. i m john berman. this morning mitt romney is in ohio. so is bobby jindal and jeb bush. parade? coincidence? it is sort of a parade. all about the veepstakes. also the key state of ohio. more coming up. also nelson mandela s 94th birthday. we ll hear from former president clinton who just visited with the icon in a cnn exclusive. that s coming up. first, zoraidzoraida, the b story affecting so much of the country, the weather and the devastating drought conditions that have turned half of the u.s. into a disaster zone. the department of agriculture is declaring natural disasters in 1,000 counties across 26 states. blistering temperatures are making conditions even worse. across the midwest temperatures have topped more than 100 degrees. and heat advisories are reaching up into the mid-atlantic regions. the bone dry conditions
counties across 26 states. the bone dry conditions are destroying farm crops and one analyst estimates that 75% of the corn crop in the drought region is now wiped out. that could drive up food and fuel prices across the entire country and brings us to rob marciano live in bu. we have corn that should be taller than it is right now because of the drought and because of the heat. this stalk should be well up and over my head. there s a couple of examples of ears of corn. this was tough to find, a decent one, what you would typically see in a healthy environment but this is what we ve been seeing, ears of corn not even close to developing and not even pollinated. not only here in indiana but across the corn belt as far north as the canadian board enand across the southern plains. this part of this particular field is pretty healthy, we re right at the edge, the corner, it gets more circulation and runoff from the road. i want to bring in bob smok, another local farmer. you ha
it s not clear if he ll attend the hearing. one person who will is deborah. she says she hopes manson will be there. i think that he needs to look into our eyes, victim s eyes and see the pain that he s caused. i think that is something that is essential to his coming to peace, perhaps before he passes. as you said, this is probably going to be his last parole hearing. we are monitoring the hearing in california and will bring developments as they happen. in a couple hours, we are going to hear from trayvon martin s parents. they are expected to speak at a news conference. attorney general eric holder spoke about the investigation into the martin case moments ago. they will conduct a thorough and independent review of the evidence. in less than 72 hours, we could know more about the state s investigation. it s when angel corey will release new information about the case and decide whether or not george zimmerman will face charges for shooting trayvon martin. we ll go
let s talk about what concentrated areas are kind of in the bull s-eye, so to speak right now. florida among them. north florida and southern parts of georgia. it s really this squall line we are looking at right here that has the most potential for producing tornadic storms. right now there are no tornado warnings that are in effect. some of those thunderstorms could produce wind damage in excess of 60 miles per hour. sometimes those real down burst winds can cause as much damage as a tornado. you still need to stay indoors. another place that we are watching that s included in this tornado threat is jacksonville, florida. there you can see a live picture from jacksonville at this time. it s extremely windy. that s why you see all that crazy shaking going on on the camera there. 86 degrees. it s a very warm, very moist, ripe atmosphere. as that cold front starts to come on down and move into the region, that s when we are going to start to see that severe weather threat in