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Other women the way they want their mothers, sisters and daughters treated, we wouldnt have a problem. youve got five seconds to disagree with it. i dont think you can. >> i wont disagree. leland: that they appeared with gutter run. >> you have to go forward. trained to appreciate it, guys. thank you very much. kristin: you are feisty today. im glad you arent really need. after days of flooding, washington rivers beginning to receive the the major damages in its wake. the river crested on friday...

Deployed to the area, the marines are on the ground, air force and navy helicopters find rescue missions in texas throughout the course of this week some of the rescues ongoing as we heard reporting earlier today theres places where the river crested. theres security concerns in the wake of a man massive disaster in their he continues down the line thanking the members of the military on hand. also expected to meet with the delegation, the lawmakers on the ground, were not sure if hes already do...

Back now to the breaking news out of missouri. evacuations ordered due to massive floodinging as you see here along the mississippi river. the governor will have a news conference at 3:45 eastern time. earlier today, the governor confirming 13 people have died as a result of the deadly deluge of rain that swept over the weekend. want to bring in on the phone, st. louis mayor francis slay. thank you for being with us. we understand some of the points of the river crested. update us on the efforts...

Of the blanco river. its raging past. this was above my head. this rose to 43 feet before the river gauge broke. so we actually have no idea to know how high it actually was at its highest point. but it has lowered considerably. you can see the trees just littering the banks and a lot of these homes are built well above this river, probably never guessing that the water would come this high. but it did. like i said the water above my head on sunday by the time this river crested. look just over ...

Mississippi river has already spilled over into the streets. homes and businesses, st. paul, minnesota, a state of emergency there is in effect, remains in effect after the river crested. forecasters predict another inch or two of rain this weekend. south dakota, wisconsin, iowa all also trying to stay ahead of severe weather. not typically seen this time of year. and a single engine, a small single engine lost contact with controllers and crash-landed in the delaware river. this happened just...

we begin this morning, talking about the aftermath of irene, the massive storm that paralyzed and pummeled much of the east coast. today, its blamed for at least 21 deaths in nine states from florida to vermont. and at last count, about 3 million homes and businesses are still without power. more than a billion dollars in damages is blamed on the storms winds. flooding damage will be much more costly. three navy ships should be positioned in relief efforts from new york to new england....

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Affected by the floods. the river crested in memphis six days ago, is still 11 feet above flood stage. lets talk now with martin savidge, who is in vicksburg, mississippi for us tonight. marty, you took a boat tour today of flood-ravaged areas. what did you see? how bad was it? >> reporter: well, you know, keep in mind this is the next city thats in line for this historic amount of floodwater thats coming down both the mississippi river, in this case the yazoo river as well and the tributary. so...

Spillway was opened, diverting the floodwaters to the atchafalaya river -- excuse me, to the river basin. the idea was to spare baton rouge and new orleans. but meanwhile, about 2,500 people and 2,000 structures face guaranteed flooding according to louisianas governor. the flood has already affected nine states as the worst in the lower mississippi river valley since at least the 30s. president obama was in memphis, tennessee today meeting with the mayor and the local families affected by the f...

Hour if the situation warrants it. i want to turn now to whats happened in the united states with the floodwaters from the mississippi river pouring across louisiana at this hour, threatening thousands of homes and businesses. not just mother nature but also the u.s. army corps of engineers on a mission to protect some areas by intentionally flooding others. over the weekend the morganza spillway was opened, diverting the floodwaters to the atchafalaya river -- excuse me, to the river basin. the...