south into the mississippi. this river has broken the record by three feet and it is expected to stay above record stage for the next five days. here's the missouri river at st. joseph, getting within a foot and a half of record stage, but it will stay at major flood stage for yet again another week. that's going to be the problem with so many of these rivers. it is flowing from the midwest but eventually down to the southeast. victor, christi, one of the other things we're going to see is that this is something that will linger across the area for days and for weeks. >> long fight ahead. allison chinchar, thanks so much. after losing her father when she was just 14 years old, this week's cnn hero struggled with depression into her late 20s. that's when she got some help. >> for nearly two decades mary robinson dedicated herself to making sure other children don't lose years of their lives to