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We put the barricades up on purpose, to keep people out. were working crocely with the police, the highway patrol to keep people out of those areas. >> the department of transportation relies on partners and other agencies to make sure the closures go off without a hitch and get people where they need to go. what are your biggest challenges right now? >> well, right now, since i-44 closed last night at 2:00, is trying to route those people around and trying to get them to roads -- the truckers, ...

Shia-led government which they dont trust as a better alternative to isis? before you say yes too quickly, id watch this show. i dont know that thats the answer. >> thank you. >> great new years message for miami. >> look out, miami, phillip mudd is there. you wont be the same. thanks for joining us, my friend. happy new year. were following a lot of news. lets get right to it. the vast majority of deaths weve had is people driving into water. were dealing with rising rivers all across the...

Many, russell ross, the city administrator and director of emergency management for union, missouri. diane becker also is with us, the director of emergency management for the city of pacific. thank you both for joining us. obviously you both have memories of where we were 22 years ago in that very area. i want to talk to you, russell, first, about what is going on in your city, what is the situation and conditions right now for you? >> well, this morning, the river crested yesterday and this mo...

Comparison should be alarming to a lot of people. >> the levels of water, thats why you hear in my voice and the voice of other people, weve never seen water this high. when it goes above records, not by an inch but by two or three feet you really dont know how far that water is going to go. the good sign of this, it will move up relatively quickly. we have a number of dry days, cold but dry days. we should get crests sometime late tomorrow night and then be on your way to beginning recovery. if...

Closure cones. its got to be about 12 to 13 feet deep right there under that overpass. and so incredible flooding here, we are going to see record flooding right here along the merrimack river. also this meets up with the mississippi river. not only here but we will see flooding in places like paducah, places like little rock, even memphis during the next week or so. st. louis has had the rainiest year on record. they have received about 61 inches of rain this year. normally they only receive 40...

Weve had, i cant stress this enough, is people driving into water, especially driving into water at night. >> reporter: its the race against time as residents and volunteers sandbag their homes and prepare to evacuate. >> i am worried. i just dont know what to do. and its still supposed to come up higher. my main concern right now is just getting our vehicle out. so that were not -- our truck is not trapped in here. >> reporter: officials now watching and hoping that the levees hold. >> its more...

Thank you, governor. >> thank you. >> watching the levees throughout the region, theyre monitoring them with water levels rises in a number of rivers. cnn meteorologist jennifer grey is right there, live in valley park, missouri. she has a look at the timing and the forecast. jennifer? >> thats right, christine. we are expected to reach that record level any minute and in fact, we are going to go about three feet above that before this part of the merrimack river is expected to crest around midn...

♪ watching in a winter watchlist land! ♪ xfinitys winter watchlist. watch now with xfinity on demand- your home for the best entertainment this holiday season. house torque flooding leaving communities under water, forcing evacuations in missouri this morning. the governor declaring a state of emergency, activating the national guard. these devastating floods have claimed more than a dozen lives. the mississippi river is expected to crest at its highest level tomorrow, surpassing the great...

Live in pacific city. good morning, alina. this is one of the cities being evacuated this morning. >> good morning, john. hundreds residents have left the town of pacific, missouri. if you look around, its easy to see why. the merrimack river has been at flood stage since sunday. some 400 businesses and homes are already under water and relief is still days away. >> reporter: missouri bracing for historic dangerous flooding, dozens of counties facing a severe threat as mississippi, missouri and ...