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Least in memphis river in memphis to crest in midweek. what is going on. high water level that is slowly flowing down stream in the mississippi river and cresting once it reaches memphis on wednesday. you can see the river gauge it is heading in to wednesday when it is expected to be the highest . so it is very important that everyone listens to local officials when evacuations are mandatory. do evacuate right away. that is the case not only in memphis and western tennessee but along most of the...

>> reporter: of course, a lot of people say that a plus, with fewer cars on the road, more people are utilizing public transportation, but it is expensive. >> gregg: we take a lot of public transportation in new york but in l.a. you really cant do that. what is projected to happen there this summer. >> reporter: they are supposed to ease as we go into memorial day. there is no long term relief in sight. we have not set any records. the highest was back in 2008 when the national average was about...

Strep of westbound i-40. they had to find new routes. the head of the mississippi river commission says the rainfall is unprecedented. >> a report from the national weather service that this event, this rain event that we have had in the last two weeks, is 600% more than normal. >> floodwaters from the mississippi river are swamping parts of memphis. by this weekend, the river is expected to crest at 48 feet above flood stage, the highest in decades. david mattingly is in memphis. what are you s...

Had to leave their homes. flood waters shed a 20-mile stretch of i-40, the crest at memphis early next week may be the highest since 1937. the jobs recovery picked up speed in april. good news. the labor department says the economy added 244,000 jobs last month. that is 59,000 more than experts actually predicted. still, unemployment rate edged up to 9%, as dus curved workers jumped back into the job market. well, its only a tenth of a penny, right? but were all pretty excited about this, am...

Commercial traffic due to that high water. high water also shut a 20-mile stretch of westbound i-40 in arkansas. the crest at memphis earlier next week may be the highest since 1937. question, why is this spring shaping up to be one of the worst flood seasons in decades? chad myers has a few ideas. chad, why is this happening? >> big snow pack, very heavy snow pack. frozen ground. and then this graphic behind me. this is basically 21 days or so of rainfall across the midwest. cant see the scale ...

And fast and good, that is what i wanted. you set your goals. if you are aiming for the moon and miss at least you are one of the stars. >>neil: we are watching here joe biden and here we will see what we have. some of our bravest being celebrated by our highest. >> screaming eagles! good to be back with you all. i tell you what, i won to thank the jennifer accompanying me up here. i get the honor of introducing the general. i was back here on february 11 to welcome home members of the brigade, ...

Couple days. as we go down the river, crests havent changed from this time yesterday. were looking at the second all-time highest in memphis. second all-time highest in greenville. looking at the number one all-time crest in vicksburg. historic flood. thousands of homes under water and people will be homeless as we go through month of may. wont be until june before they go below flood stage. the only thing that changed is heavy rains from april are gone but all that water still has to rush out o...

Louisiana. this is the problem area. these are the big cities on the rivers. the big cities have huge levees because of the great flood in 1920 and a great flood in 1937. they said, lets build up the levees high. we wont see big cities having problems. a lot of the small towns on the rivers that dont have huge levees, those will suffer the worst. this will be a great flood. now, as far as what were dealing with out there as we look throughout the crest, memphis, we expect you to crest on wednesd...

Jenna: right now southern states ravaged by a powerful tornados are looking to a small town in kansas for help. back in 2007 the entire town of greensburg was wiped out by a ef-5 tornado. that is the highest, most powerful tornado there is. now today it is a vibrant community again. how did they come back over the last four years? alicia acuna is live from greensburg, kansas, with more on this. >> reporter: general at that the -- jenna the folks here say it was faith and a lot of work. this is t...

Biden there in the white house situation room on sunday. we now know that he was holding a ring of rosary beads at the time. >> prayers paid off, huh. former president george w. bush will not join president obama during a visit to ground zero set for tomorrow. bushs office released a statement last night saying, in part, that he appreciated the invite but has chosen in his post-presidency to remain out of the spotlight. the former president says hell continue to celebrate, though, with all ame...