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Mississippi. al, flooding in four states. difficult situation there. what's the latest? >> reporter: the latest i'm standing in vicksburg. this is the mississippi river. it should be beyond that building but now overrun its banks obviously. in some places, the mississippi is six times as wide as normally would be. in vicksburg, flood stage at 53.6 feet. the record flood stage will be 56 feet, we expect by sunday. they will be at 57.5 feet. this is pushing south. it had a devastating effect economically and psychically on these folks in these states. for example, a lot of riverside gambling has...
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