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today we begin with a record-breaking river. in north dakota the souris river has finally crested, although residents are not out of the woods just yet. all eyes are now on the levees. the last line of defense for homes and businesses not already under water. nbc's john yang reports. >> reporter: in minot, a furious effort to reinforce the last lines of defense around the city's critical infrastructure. >> this is our war zone here. and this is where we continue to fight. >> reporter: so far the levees are holding at the water filtration plant, but officials have ordered already wear...

>> no major fireworks, betty. this was the first big debate. and the candidates are really trying to introduce themselves to voters without coming off as too negative. except when it comes to their views on the president. the race for the gop presidential nomination is off to a very polite start. last night in new hampshire, seven republican hopefuls, including newly declared candidate michele bachmann, avoided taking shots at each other. instead focusing on the man they all want to beat in 2012. >> president obama is a one-term president. >> the obama administration is an anti-jobs,...

shots at each other, their target was president obama. joel brown is in washington with the highlights. good morning, joel. so, were there any fireworks? >> no major fireworks, betty. this was the first big debate. and the candidates are really trying to introduce themselves to voters without coming off as too negative. except when it comes to their views on the president. the race for the gop presidential nomination is off to a very polite start. last night in new hampshire, seven republican hopefuls, including newly declared candidate michele bachmann, avoided taking shots at each ...

joel brown is in washington with the highlights. good morning, joel. so, were there any fireworks? >> no major fireworks, betty. this was the first big debate. and the candidates are really trying to introduce themselves to voters without coming off as too negative. except when it comes to their views on the president. the race for the gop presidential nomination is off to a very polite start. last night in new hampshire, seven republican hopefuls, including newly declared candidate michele bachmann, avoided taking shots at each other. instead focusing on the man they all want to bea...

controller was caught sleeping on the job, this time it happened at the reno-tahoe airport in nevada. the controller has been suspended. just last month, the faa put two controllers on duty for the midnight shift at reno but reversed the action just a few days later. wyatt andrews reports. >> reporter: this time, the air traffic controller fell asleep in the control tower in reno, nevada. and this time the pilot flying a medical flight with an emergency patient on board grew insistent as his urgent request to land met with only silence. >> we've got a pretty sick patient. we may just...