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South of poplar bluff, we'll be focusing mainly on evacuation support, security and that health and wellness effort there. >> what do you tell the residents of that area? what kind of danger are they in? >> well, fortunately, right now, the conditions are somewhat clear. we have a good amount of daylight to work with. the local officials have been working very, very well with residents in the county. and that in and of itself helps mitigate some of the risk, just because we have some decent conditions to work with. now, of course, that will all change, come evening, an additional heavy downpou...

About 5:00 a.m. this morning. it's anticipated that that breach will take some pressure off of the poplar bluff city area itself, but it believes vulnerable, good portion of southern butler county. and we're focusing our efforts in that direction at this point. >> and the governor sent the national guard yesterday. the how many troops are on the ground? what kind of resources do you have, and what can they do? >> well, we have the 200 soldiers on the ground right there, right now. most of those soldiers arrived last evening into the early morning hours. the capability that they have, they're f...