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Juan more no -- one more note here. the records are stay put from the st. louis northward and yes, flood iing out from st. louis t st. charles and st. peters where they closed down i-70, but west of pacific, they have shut down i-44 and extended it to 270 which is a mario thoreauway and disappoint. and the way it snakes north is where the up to of eureka is, and that is why they are completely cut off and not only one treatment plant, but two water waste treatment plants have been submerged. past fenton at the meramec, it is going to be hitting arnold which is flooding as well. then the record...

To my left you can see it's just a few feet shy of hitting the underpass at entertainment 44. where -- interstate 44, where 24 miles remain closed. you can imagine the travel nightmare that's creating heading into the holiday weekend. here in valley park there's a mandatory evacuation for low-lying homes. the national guard is here, closely tracking 19 levees that are at risk in this region. local, state and federal agencies, including the red cross, assisting in the evacuations. now many are saying this is shaping up to be one of the worst floods, it not the worst since 1993. that flood was c...

Rising still. now up to 14 and state officials are struggling to find the words. in some of the worst flooding in history, parts of the st. louis region are under water. aside from jimmy johns restaurant still visible above the water, hundreds of roads and bridges are closed, including more than 20 miles of i-44. this vehicle was trapped by the water. a boat crew rescuing the stranded woman inside. rescue crews also coming to the aid of this man, stuck on top of a pickup truck, the floodwater pulled to safety. mnl crews also had to save this man and his dog the rivers are all the experiencing ...

Watching television, listening to the television, listening to the aert erleralerts. >> some having issues with communication in the area, in st. louis. we have people on the ground. we will speak to officials in just a few minutes to get the latest on that developing situation there. >> we do have jennifer grey right now. she's there for us. she's in valley park, missouri. she's got the latest on the timing and the forecast. what can you tell us? we're talking about record-breaking water here, flooding, levees throughout the region are being monitored as these rivers are rising quickly, jenni...

Up in some areas and, of course, we're inundated with a lot of water. >> yes. russell, obviously -- >> that the true. >> it's a little bit of delay, folks. we ask for your patients. we've seen a lot of roads and highways and freeways have been closed through that area. as you mentioned, some of the water has receded through some of those areas. talk about the closures and are folks heeding the call to stay off the roadways? >> yes. people are staying off the roadways. interstate 44 is now closed. that's a huge concern for the whole area. that's our connection to st. louis, obviously. the most ...