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Extraordinary. in 1980, a 19-year-old student called robert turned up at college for his first day of college in obscure school in upstate new york. he turned up the first day and everyone greeted him like he had been there for many years like they knew him already. kids were hugging him and kissing him and slapping him on the back and he had never been there before. some of the other students were able to work out he was very similar to a student eddie who had been at the college the previous year. they eventually tracked down eddie and robert and eddie were reunited and it turned out everyon...

That people were packing up and getting out as fast as they could. that is the word, what we heard from the governor at an early press conference, if the dam would have broken the town of kentwood which is south, in louisiana, the first community along the river that was under evacuations it would take 90 minutes for water to start inundating that area. so, this area is 40 miles north of us so there would be heads-up if the dam broke for people in robert. the more immediate threat is further north along the louisiana and mississippi line. >>trace: those rain bands keep coming through, where sh...

Waters with up to 5' of water in some areas and off the we river officials say there are 3' to 4 feet of water. here, there are 4 feet of water in the homes. we will take you around this area to show you what folks are dealing with. first, there is an emergency developing in the town of robert, louisiana. that is all on the north shore of the lake. in that particular town they have a problem because a river that runs from the state of mississippi, upriver, in macomb or near macomb, mississippi, in a state park, there was a dam and there is a fear the dam is about to break. the break is imminen...

And the governor jindal took a tour of the kentwood area and was calling for immediate, immediate, immediate evacuation of that area if that dam breaks. again, with the controlled release the hope is it will take pressure off of that dam and it will hold. but you are talking about rain conditions, it is pouring where we are, not as windy but the rain is still coming down and our equipment is saturated which is why we cannot get you like pictures. our satellite truck has had blown fuses and we are scrambling to fuses. there is great concern for the residents. >>shepard: anyone with extra fuses ...

We will also go back to robert, louisiana, where there is a danger of a dam breaking and they are working to evacuate some 60,000 poll. the disaster of isaac rolls on. i am shepard smith with continuing coverage on this special "studio b." direct rates side by side to find you a great deal, even if it's not with us. [ ding ] oh, that's helpful! well, our company does that, too. actually, we invented that. it's like a sauna in here. helping you save, even if it's not with us -- now, that's progressive! call or click today. no mas pantalones!