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Evacuate a neighborhood like this. now with the crest being pushed back so much, a long wait is getting, alex, even longer. as the mighty mississippi flows towards louisiana, at the myers home it looks like moving day. filling boxes in the living room, stacking canned goods in the kitchen. theyre in all-out evacuation mode. >> were worried about the back flow going up into the local lake here and flooding out the area. >> reporter: a moving company will pack their furniture and other large items...

Is that columbia sits at the convergence of three rivers. thats why we are seeing this series of potential dam breaches leer. with that said, at this point is it wiser to evacuate those people particularly lake katherine, some 50,000 people? or is it a better approach to wait here? >> thats why these decisions are made at the local level. theyre the ones that are watching the dam. theyre in the best position to make these critical decisions. and again, it is important that people heed the evacua...