at 9:00 eastern. all right. waiting and watching in minnesota as the red river rises. governor tim pollenty is confident flooding but they're not taking chances. 7,000 sandbags are being used to fortify the area with an extra 300,000 bags ready if needed, but engineers are keeping an eye open for any leaks. >> just so you have a joint every six feet. those joints, we believe, started failing and so we started getting water on the dry side of our levee system. >> we're kind of at ground zero right out of our back windows. >> reynolds wolf is live in moorehead, minnesota where the river is expected to crest this weekend. reynolds, are you there? >> i am right here. we're looking at -- >> i have a question for you reynolds, i was fascinated by