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The areas have not seen it crest. one of the cities cairo which is part of the southern part of illinois, that bridge there has been shutdown, and it is closed, the problem is that it is going to be causing a 90-minute detour, if you are planning to go around some of the area. again, as we mentioned, system of the cities have yet to see the highest amount crest. cape j cape girardeau, and january 3rd is when they will crest, and cairo on january 49, more moisture will be floating down the mississippi river, and farther south where we have the levees breached january 9th until we get to memphis...

Across the board, most of these jobs are going to minimum wage, $7.25 an hour, will that really help people? we have this huge food fight regarding that is not enough to live on. >> we talk about income inequality, and i think you see it crest in such things as occupy wall street, but i think the confluence, we're seeing growth come back, okay, well, the economy is actually growing relatively well. wall street is doing remarkably well. but there is this problem, which is the gains are not being distributed at all. and you had a response saying growth is not producing enough jobs, this is an ur...

Jobs are going to minimum wage, $7.25 an hour, will that really help people? we have this huge food fight regarding that is not enough to live on. >> we talk about income inequality, and i think you see it crest in such things as occupy wall street, but i think the confluence, we're seeing growth come back, okay, well, the economy is actually growing relatively well. wall street is doing remarkably well. but there is this problem, which is the gains are not being distributed at all. and you had a response saying growth is not producing enough jobs, this is an urgent problem, what can you think...

Battered the region, flooding streets, knocking out power to some 30,000 customers in southeast louisiana. jennifer is monitoring all of this as well as the flooding in the midwest. she is live in the severe weather center. what's going on? >> hi, zoraida. of course, still following the flooding as well as the tornado. that tumouched down in new orleans. still many areas are at threat for major flooding. areas in illinois and missouri, especially right along the mississippi river. we focus on the cape gerardo area because we expect to it crest tomorrow morning at 42 feet. we're talking potenti...

Being with us, the morganza spill way opened four floodgates, 39,000 cubic feet of water, every second, being diverted off of the swollen mississippi river. and is enough water to fill an owe olympic sides swimming pool every 20 seconds and, they are trying to keep the level of the river down so bigger cities, baton rouge and new orleans are not as badly affected that's smaller towns are, so that is an ongoing process and we still haven't seen it crest yet. >> heather: thank you very much, rick, we appreciate it. amazing pictures. if you are in any of the areas affected by the flooding we woul...