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>> reporter: hey there, contessa. we were just talking about that off camera. i'm not sure how they're going to get around. this is an important thoroughfare for interstate commerce, the mississippi river. i assume they'll reconnect to the mississippi south of carothersvil carothersville. the water is coming up fast. earlier this morning it was up. the record in memphis set back in 1937 was 47.7 feet. a lot of forecasters say on wednesday when it crests, it will be just sort of that. we could see a record set here in memphis. already about 2 1/2 blocks down, the world famous beale street is st...

>> reporter: it's a beautiful day. good morning to you. one thing we just learned is that they are stopping barge traffic on the mississippi. this is a thoroughfare for a lot of interstate commerce. that may be the last barge to pass through here over the next eight days. officials say that because they displaced so much water some of that water is going up and around the floodwall behind me here in memphis so beal street where it intersects with riverside is flooding. we're about 45 feet at this point. record was set in 1937 which is 47.7 feet. when it crest on wednesday, it will be below tha...

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