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There's only two ways in and out of that island, and they could be isolated there for days. so officials are telling them, look, you need to move to a safer place until we see exactly where this water is going to go. already it's going into areas where it's never been before or at least not in decades. you talked about the peak of this cresting at 48 feet. the record is 48.7. if it gets to 48, there are going to be some catastrophic consequences here, thomas. >> it really has to be scary. jay gray in memphis for us. thanks so much. so what's in a name? and arab waiter at the famed waldorf-as...

The field of streams is the headline. top story here in commercial appeal this morning. beautiful shot of the water flowing flew mississippi river up and beyond the banks of the mississippi river and you can see the river behind me with a lot of onlookers here taking pictures of this river as it continues to rise. it's right about 45.25 feet right now. the record is 48.7 feet. they don't expect to get that high. that record set in 1937. it will get close. if it rains any appreciable amount, we may set a new record in memphis when this crests on wednesday. the concern is for 2,800 homes and bus...

Get some sort of water inside their homes. the mississippi is expected to go up to 48 feet next week. that's near the record of 48.7 setback in 1937. during that flood, it was again the tributaries that were causing all the problems. floodwaters are affecting around 2800 properties. that is down from 5300 that was once predicted. people who live in about 19 zip codes have been told to take precautions to be ready to go out, that they will be affected in some way by the flooding, whether it is water in their homes or some of their roads that will be closed because of all the flooding. we have a...

February was a record setting month for cities, including a few who saw the most snow. philadelphia 5.1.5, baltimore 49.7, pittsburgh, 48.7, washington, d.c., dulles airport, 46.1, new york city 36.9 inches. the most snow for any month in new york's history. today we begin our special week long series so long capitol hill. we're talking to members of congress who will not be returning. our first guest, north dakota senator byron dorgan, a democrat. you'll hear him explain why he's leaving and what he thinks needs to be changed in the nation's capital. winter games have come to a close. wha...

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