The Rocky Mountain states say they don't have water to give. The Southwest says it can't save the Colorado River on its own. Can they make a deal?

Lead negotiators from the Colorado River’s Upper Basin states expressed a dual sense of uncertainty and urgency on Tuesday, as a deadline to determine the fate of the entire system looms

State officials from the Upper Basin said they need to have something done by this summer, even as existing agreements are in place until 2026.