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>> my sister will always be my sister. >> reporter: laura mccomb made a frantic call to her sister julie as the flood waters took their cabin. >> the house we were in the roof collapsed and we were now floating down the river. called mom and dad, i love you, and pray. >> reporter: her husband jonathan was found almost 12 miles down river. laura and their two kids still listed as missing. >> the blessing in all of this is that she is with her children, and she is with her babies and she will be w...

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Standing barges that rise with the floodwaters, shep, back to you. >> shepard: jonathan serrie live upriver. thanks, jonathan. towns further down river in louisiana havent even started to seat worst of the floods yet. many of those areas are now clearing out. and folks are anticipating the water spilling over its banks, potentially walling their homes and communities. >> >> shepard: even as folks work to protect their properties, there is save the we mains of their loved ones. our senior corresp...

First mississippi state capital it figures heavily in the economic fate of our state and our country. all because of the cargo that moves along the mississippi, the coal and the timber and the iron and the steel. and more than half of the nations grain exports. it heads towards ports in louisiana and companies ship it all around the world. for most of yesterday, the coast guard closed down a five mile stretch of the river here in naches because of concerns. louisiana parish. protect tens of mill...

Hundreds of them normally take this trip each day. now, all across the deep south. people are waiting and watching this river. northeast of natchez in vicksburg, the water is slowly crawling towards the tops of the levees. about 75 miles to our south in baton rouge, local leaders are encouraging folks to gather important documents and photos in case they have to evacuate. south of here, in amelia, louisiana, workers are sandbagging graves to keep the dead from floating away in the flood. tonight...

And its people back. look at it now. well take you live there in a moment. i mentioned that big bubble of water that comprises the river crest has now passed memphis. the trouble is far from over there though. the memphis commercial appeal newspaper reports that in the central part of that city along the river, the river that was once a half mile wide is now three miles wide. think of it. and crossing the street in some spot now requires dodging snakes and leaches and rats. one small bright spot...

For the latest we go to nbcs jay gray. >> reporter: the mississippi has reached its peak cresting at a near 48 feet. >> all we can do now is let the water go down, try to keep people safe, keep them patient, give them the assistance they need. and -- because this is going to be with us for another few weeks. >> reporter: at least two weeks of homes filled with water instead of families. businesses submerged, frightening images for those down river. >> the floodwaters come to us. its coming up an...