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Nbc's janet shamlian is live in memphis. janet, water up to your ankles, it goes much deeper on that famous street that you're standing on. >> reporter: you're right, richa richard. this is the legendary beale street. you hate to make fun of it, but we have the first wake ever on beale street from this large tug behind us. now, the mississippi at this point is usually a half mile wide. right now it is three miles wide. and the river is still rising. it is going to crest late tonight or early tomorrow, somewhere around 48 feet. that's 14 feet, richard, above flood stage. and just inches below t...
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