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Never seen this before in december. >> not in my lifetime here, no. >> as they watched the flooding in missouri, those downriver began stacking sand backs knowing it's only a matter of time before they get hit. >> we get to deal with it once it hits illinois. >> rivers in illinois are running 15 to 20 feet above normal level him more to come. two teens swept away. one body has been found. the search continues for the other teen. >> our best guess is they both swam out and the water was too high, moving to fast to battle that current for very long. >> as illinois governor bruce browner tours th...

>> thank you. and tomorrow, you can hear from two of the top candidates for president on cnn's state of the union. bernie sanders and carly fiorina will be on live tomorrow, 9:00 a.m. eastern, only here on cnn. coming up, missouri's governor has wrapped up a tour of the devastation from a week of deadly flooding. hear his incredible reaction to what he saw and what lies ahead for those down river. at aleve is the better choice for her she's agreed to give it up. that's today? we'll be with her all day to see how it goes. after the deliveries, i was ok. now the ciabatta is done and the pain...

Flooding. in illinois, this woman had water flow into her home. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: this cap bin caught floating away on the meramec river and where it hasn't yet flooded, residents are preparing while engineers work to try to ensure that they hold. >> my son is gone, the pets are gone and we're trying to get things out of here that are important to us. >> reporter: in some places, rivers and streams have already crested. but not the mighty mississippi. the concern is that once the water starts to recede here, it only means that downstream, down river, it is rising in someone else's co...

>> jesus, please be with these people. >> reporter: those floating homes slamming right into this bridge. this is your brother's place. >> my brother's place. >> reporter: paul stapleton's family washing away with their home. he managed to rescue them with a boat the family clinging to a tree down river. >> it wasn't pretty. >> it wasn't pretty. >> it wasn't a pretty sight at all. nothing pretty about this. >> but at least they're alive. >> they're alive. >> reporter: washed-out roads and debris everywhere, making the search for survivors even harder. in the last 24 hours, nearly 500 reports o...

Trees and washed away 400 homes. >> many of those homes were in the town of wimberley. it tore through, ripping bridges from their pier uprooting trees, wrecking cars. scores of riverside homes were torn off their supports and just carried away. officials say at least three people were killed in hayes county. 13 people still this morning are missing. >> among the missing 11 people who were enjoying the holiday weekend in a family cabin in wimberley. when the skies opened up the river tore the cabin from its foundation and it floated downriver. the cabin hit a bridge. it's roof torn off. that's...