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Cities downstream. we have team coverage on this developing story down south. rick leventhal is in louisiana, an dan springer in vicksburg, mississippi. what is the latest where you are? >> reporter: we have moved to melville, which is still high and dry. we're told the army corps of engineers has opened four gates on the morganza spillway allowing 39,000 cubic feet of water to spill through that every second. i would fill olympic size swimming pool every two seconds. that's how much water is diverted from the mississippi to the low-lying area to save big cities like baton rouge and new orlean...
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