Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110514:13:03:00
Cities along the mississippi river from flooding, the army corps of engineers could open the huge morganza spill way. the trig sir when floodwaters are throwing at 1.5 million gallons a minute. the last time the spillway was used was back in 1973. opening this thing will divert water from baton rouge and new orleans, possibly saving them from massive flooding by taking pressure off their levees. that would also flood homes and farms in seven louisiana parishes in the south central part of the state. the national guard has been called in, they're working around the clock trying to fill sandbags...