and a global business big wig charged with forcing himself on a hotel made maid while naked. he s responsible for billions of dollars in the world. his arrest could make a big movie. and you can reach us on twitter and facebook at cnn.com/don and at foursquare.com/donlemoncnn. i wrote a song about it. gecko: alright, let s hear it! curtis: yeah jam session! doug: one, two. (singing) i got my motorcycle and my rv now i gotmore money. vo: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. vo: flash, aah-ah l about save yblackberry playbook?r insurance. that s right. it runs flash.
we re going to have a live report for you. and then there s this. two leaders of the muslim faith arrested in this miami house charged with aiding terrorists. many have of you have been asking for information on social media. so you can reach out to us on twitter, on facebook, on cnn.com/don and on foursquare.com/donlemoncnn. ield. and our product development staff. we know military lives are different. we ve been there. that s why our commitment to serve the financial needs of our military, veterans, and their families is without equal. and why, we ll always be there for you. both here. and here. usaa. for insurance, banking, investments, retirement and advice. we know what it means to serve. let us serve you.
photos michael jackson wanted to have destroyed. good evening everyone. i m don lemon. the news starts right now. the legendary mississippi river is rewriting history tonight. for the first time in nearly 40 years the morganza spillways a opened today to divert the swollen river into the atchafalaya basin. it s a pressure valve to relieve the threat of flooding in beige and new orleans, but it means tiny communities could be under many feet of water and force thousands of people from their homes. this is what it looked like back in 1973. the one and only time this spillway had to be opened. the fact this spillway has not been opened in four decades underscores how serious this situation has become. for the next hour we ll be joined by general rousel honore, a hydrologist and key correspondents. we want to get to ed lavandera wh was there when the spillway was opened earlier this afternoon. reporter: don, the first gate of the morganza spillway has been opened. you can see
photos michael jackson wanted to have destroyed. good evening everyone. i m don lemon. the news starts right now. the legendary mississippi river is rewriting history tonight. for the first time in nearly 40 years the morganza spillways a opened today to divert the swollen river into the atchafalaya basin. it s a pressure valve to relieve the threat of flooding in beige and new orleans, but it means tiny communities could be under many feet of water and force thousands of people from their homes. this is what it looked like back in 1973. the one and only time this spillway had to be opened. the fact this spillway has not been opened in four decades underscores how serious this situation has become. for the next hour we ll be joined by general rousel honore, a high drydrologist and key correspondents. we want to get to ed lavandera wh was there when the spillway was opened earlier this afternoon. reporter: don, the first gate of the morganza spillway has been opened. you c
their habitats into residential areas. officials warn that large gators won t think twice about grabbing a human. let s go to the st. landry parish of crop springs. ed, what do you know? reporter: well, don, we are in one of those neighborhoods that got the mandatory evacuation orders a few hours ago. as you look around here, this is a small subdivision right on the edge of the river. and authorities came through here literally going door to door, the national guard and sheriff s deputies are urging people to leave. and in this subdivision made up of 20 homes, almost everyone has heeded that warning. you can see the spot behind me here, just a patch of dirt, a few hours ago there was a trailer home on that spot. a young man by the name of bret ensley literally had the trailer picked up and driven out of the neighborhood taking it to higher ground. we have seen that in a number of places. other than that, people are bringing in trucks and trailers and loading up what they ca