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Working the way it was intended to work. in 1927 we displaced more than 600,000 people, and this is a whole system, not just morganza or bonnie carey, its the entire levee system with its control structures that have been put in place. there are some hard choices that have been made in the process and not everybody bears the same burden. right now its working the way it was designed to work which after katrina its nice to see a levee system do that. >> well said. general honore, the morganza can...

By general russel hono honore. >> reporter: in don, the first gate of the morganza spillway has been opened. you can see the water gushing out through that first gate, halfway down this morganza flood control struck purr. there are 125 gates. for now only one has been opened. officials say they will continue to open up more in the coming days. for right now they are trying to slow down this process. you can already see the water making its way into this area that was just a big grassy area. the ...

To work. in 1927 we displaced more than 600,000 people, and this is a whole system, not just morganza or bonnie carey, its the entire levee system with its control structures that have been put in place. there are some hard choices that have been made in the process and not everybody bears the same burden. right now its working the way it was designed to work which after katrina its nice to see a levee system do that. >> well said. general ho nompb re the morganza with handle up to 36,000 cubic ...

They say it cost them their jobs. neither the jets or favres agent have commented yet on the lawsuit. college football, there was a game last night, it was the orange bowl. fourth ranked stanford taking on 13th ranked virginia tech. stanfords quarterback and heisman trophy runner up andrew luck looking to showcase his talents for the nfl. luck is considered to be a potential top pick in the draft if he decides to turn pro after this season. but in the first quarter, gets into some trouble earl...