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Here is what the sheriff said in this investigative documentary. >> reporter: they believe the hartleys not only wandered into a war but at the exact time that a mexican cartel was about to move a large amount of marijuana. up on the bluff, the spotters, his sources told him, saw the first glimpse of a glitch in a drug deal. >> that area is notorious for crossing or storing thousands of pounds of marijuana. weve known that for a long time. that information is what i have relayed to federal offic...

buildings sustaining significant damage. that includes one of the citys main hospitals. the national guard on patrol with a state of emergency in effect. andres cue teams they keep searching today, this afternoon, all through the day for survivors. joplin, missouri, the latest victim of a volatile wave of turbulent springtime weather. brian todd in the thick of it. >> reporter: drew, rescue teams are combing through grid by grid, house by house in this city. the houses that are left ar...

Here started to sink, so they disassembled them to some degree. youll see behind there there is a riverboat casino. that has been shut for a while as they cope with the very high water here. most of natchez up on a bluff protected from these floodwaters, just a historic area here, a few businesses and a few homes impacted by high waters. thats not the case elsewhere in the mississippi. the u.s. coast guard took our cameraman on an overflight yesterday. he got a chance to see from the air what th...

Elizabeth, i know people there have dealt with flooding for years, but they stay, done they? >> reporter: yes. they do stay. we time with the mayor here. he said years ago the city rested at the banks of the mississippi, a mile that way. after years of flooding they did move it up to a higher bluff. you can see the neighborhood still underwater. the people are incredibly passionate about staying here. one example, fred smith has lived in this home for 34 years. look at means he went to protect h...

Smith. hes lived in the home for 34 years. he and his wife took matters into their own hands. you can see they actually lifted up their entire home with concrete blocks, wood planks and cinder blocks. one thing local officials wanted to mention is that the city itself, the town of saint francisville is on a natural 100-foot bluff. you can see the steep roadway. but businesses are open. that being said, a lot of people are hearing reports and seeing the damage done and theyre not coming. we know ...

People have to rebuild, move back and repair. and the economic disaster. although the city rests on a bluff, a lot of events have been canceled. bed and breakfasts have been canceled. its a long road ahead. just because the waters have been receding, doesnt mean the daniel wont continue for several weeks. >> gregg: elizabeth, thank you very much. >> heather: meanwhile, as the south braces for more flooding, more storms are on the horizon. will they be affected? maria molina has more on this. >> ...

In mississippi. jeanne, no doubt, last thing they need. >> thats absolutely right. right now sunshine. just gorgeous, but they are expecting more rain here and they had hope that this river got just about as high as it was going to get. it hit more than 61 feet here well above flood stage. well above any previous records. this city natchez has been relatively unaffected. they have built some levees and little flooding of the streets. most of this city is up on a bluff. it is protected from the r...

noontime, just two hours from now, here in atlanta, another republican is jumping into the race for president. who is it, but exactly who is herman cane, anyway? a suicide bomber and possibly even two striking an afghan military hospital. six people dead. taliban, though, claiming responsibility for attack and also saying that the death toll is a whole lot higher. in kabul for us. listen to what he told me last hour. >> at this point, were told that they dont believe any americans we...

yesterday. what exactly is ahead for the former head of imf. also, today, this, folks, is our last day. today is doomsday. you might have heard about did. so far so good, but were told the apocalypse should be starting today. the radio networks have spent millions of dollars to warn you that the end is here. were here at the beginning of this cnn saturday morning. it might be our last. lets all try our best to make it a good one. its saturday, may 21st. up front, lets start with a br...

done. they say they have arrested a powerful drug kingpin. he was reportedly arrested at his own birthday party. he was taken into custody in mexico just across the border from texas. police say he is one of the leaders of the gulf cartel, one of two gangs battling for control of smuggling routes into the united states. the u.s. state department offered a $5 million reward for his capture. bob strang is a former special agent with the drug enforcement administration and the current ceo...