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Tennessee, anywhere in red, this is the area dealing with the flooding. roughly its about the size of italy. very wide area. many are dealing with the flooding. the worst is going to be downstream from memphis. lets show you what it looks like in tunica, mississippi. residents are evacuating. this is a big gambling area. a lot of money made in this region and its shut down because of all the flooding. were dealing with major to moderate flooding up and down the mississippi. were going to talk ab...

It is calling for rain later this week, something they dont need. >> jay gray, it is just appalling there. i know the people there have been suffering and we wish all of them well. thank you so much, jay gray, in memphis. in syria today, snipers are reportedly opening fire from rooftops in the countrys third largest city as military tanks crush revolts from the mediterranean sea. the outskirts of the capital. witnesses say that armed forces are going door to door, rounding up hundreds of prote...

Out of memphis, tennessee, were uncomfortable with them on the plane dressed in traditional muslim garb. they were offered another flight. they said, we take security and safety very seriously, and the event is currently under investigation. >> earlier today, cnns tj holmes spoke with the communications director for the counsel on islamic relations. he said both imams went through security twice. >> i think they were, you know, obviously upset to the extent they were inconvenienced rng but they ...

I heart of the heat is along the mississippi river. this is the heat index, the temperature and humidity combined. dew points in the 80s, which means oppressive. dangerous, 116 is what it feels like in memphis, 112? jackson, rock, you know its bad in the south when they break records in little rock in the month of august. theyre going to break a record today. 106. unbelievable heat. it continues through the workweek. maybe down a few degrees but still extremely warm. we have nothing to complain ...

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Proportions and now millions of people are having to do it all over again. another load of freezing weather is blasting across the southern states, bringing normal life to a halt from tennessee, martin savidge reports. >> reporter: here we snow again. the second blizzard in a week is bearing and battering the nations midsection and is pushing frigid temperatures and snow deep into dixie. they were sledding on beale street in memphis, the home of the blues was covered in white. were you from chic...

Way into virginia with nearly the same results. the driver of this pickup probably thought things couldnt get much worse. he was wrong. all along the storms path, folks are fed up and frustrated as the snow keeps on coming. >> i was everywhere, and i have on the tires. >> reporter: back in memphis, rod andrew and his wife karen werent all that impressed with the snow. after all, theyre from alberta canada. >> this is still a big snow. >> reporter: in memphis, im martin savidge. >> lets get the l...