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Up to 5800 people may have been killed in floods that devastated the northwest. 100,000 people have already been hit with diseases due to lack of clean water. in some areas, entire villages were swept away. a massive rescue and relief operation has been hampered as washed out bridges have left highways severed. helicopters are dropping desperately needed food and fresh watter. the u.s. has delivered tens of thousands of meals, and will bring in rescue boats, prefabricated bridges and water filtr...

Said they got an earful when they got home. are they going to go through the grinder again to get this one done? >> it is difficult to see right now but the barton mistake, the crisis in the gulf, it gives them a lot more leverage than they would have had normally. >> shannon: thank you both for coming in today. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> shannon: crews are battling a 600-acre near flagstaff arizona, racing against a forecast of windy weather which will not help. chief meteorologist rick rei...