We begin with an issue thats been a real drain on our states resources, water or lack thereof. You see, california farmers had had to cut back, and the impact is huge. More than half of the countrys fruits vegetables, and nuts are grown right here. With fierce competition over a finite resource fingers are being pointed. Enter the one crop thats taken the brunt of the blame the california almond. Sam for california farmers, you can say that life has been well, kind of nuts these days. Plants in fields are thirsty without much water to go around. So it makes sense for critics to start searching for a scapegoat. But is americas numberone snack nut shown here in video provided by the almond board of california really as bad as its cracked up to be . Lets look at a recent report from the bay areabased Pacific Institute that draws on years of numbers from the department of water resources. It shows almonds and pistachios are actually tied for fourth in water intensity, the best gauge of wat
Finally donald trump theyre bringing drugs theyre bringing crime. Sam a tragic shooting in San Francisco and the arrest of an undocumented immigrant. A unique event, or really a link between immigration and crime . We uncover the truth in this edition of reality check. Sam and good evening, and welcome to reality check. Im sam brock. For the next 30 minutes, well take a closer look at topics making headlines, and claims coming from highprofile leaders, to separate the truth from the bunk. We begin with an issue thats been a real drain on our states resources, water or lack thereof. You see, california farmers had had to cut back, and the impact is huge. More than half of the countrys fruits vegetables, and nuts are grown right here. With fierce competition over a finite resource fingers are being pointed. Enter the one crop thats taken the brunt of the blame the california almond. Sam for california farmers, you can say that life has been well, kind of nuts these days. Plants in fields
Is. They have to be careful about going too far, but this is a significant attack in the capital. It has not happened recently and they are going to have to take measures. Theres going ton to be a crackdown. This is still speculation, and i apologize for this. These two gunmen who have now been killed according to the interior ministry might they have been linked to groups from outside tunisia, or were they perhaps acting on their own . Are these lone wolves . Is this a lone wolf attack . Does it look that way for you . Much too early to tell until they identify them and what associates they were. It will come out. It could be a matter of hours, a day, a few days. Certainly not much more than that. Is this strictly a domestic attack, or was there a foreign influence from any number of terror organizations. The situation in libya, i want to come back to that. Libya, of course in chaos right now with one governments. How has that affected neighboring countries like tunisia . Tunisia has
Imagine its going to affect you or someone close. Reporter the friends and Business Partners in alameda have been pins and needles for the past couple of days. As searchers scour the rugged terrain near downiville looking for the familys dark gray tacoma truck, but searchers say the area is treacherous and two inches of new snow is making it tough. Yeah its difficult. You know were nervous. We miss them. We want him home. Reporter but friends say if anyone can survive in the wilderness, its rajos. Hes an avid outdoorsman. He may have gotten stuck on the jeep trails they speculate. Hike out with the kids or hold tight . I feel hes thinking he should just honker down he has food shelter, and wait it out. Eventually somebodys going to find him. Thats why im confident theyre going to be find him. I mean i dont, i cant imagine any other outcome. Reporter searchers say the area is so rugged they have to use Motor Vehicles and atvs and the chp helicopter to search for the family. They will co
Meets highway 237. Bob redell is live there. The work has stopped at the construction site. What do we know about the site . Reporter you can see why the work has stopped. A large portion of the crane is perched, resting on the corner of the Office Building that is under construction. Its just too dangerous to work near or underneath it. As you look to the left you can see how close the other section of the crane came to the Office Complex nextdoor that houses Dell Computer and a Company Called horton works. It missed those offices by about 20 to 30 feet. South bay construction, which is building the new sixstory Office Complex here at the Stadium Tech Center tells us that the crane fell at around 6 30 this morning. They are still looking into the cause. A worker on site wondered to us off camera if the crane operator had pulled the crane arm back too far to the point where it lost its balance and crumpled backwards over the cab. No one was hurt. Its a blessing it didnt fall later in t