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Hopefully it will be a safe one. in the meantime, an extreme weather alert. record crest expected in greenville, mississippi as it continues to flood the south. jonathan sierry is live for us at a levee that's holding back the water at least for now. >> at least for now. the river is expected to crest a foot below the record set in 1927, to give you an idea of this levee system, take a look at the old levee. this road that they paved leading up to the casino over here, where it goes up to the top of the hill will show you the height of this levee back in 19 -- >> little problem with our audio ...

Capacity and dedication of the entire team, both the intelligence community, the c.i.a., the seals, it just was extraordinary. >> what's the big deal? joe biden has had some really great gaffes, this isn't one of them. we all knew it was the seals. >> when they rolled out their names and home addresses. no, i'm only kidding. listen, he was -- he was in that room. he saw it unfold. i was fascinated to find out that at first we heard that they saw it all with the helmet cam. and now we heard that for 25 minutes, we didn't see anything. we only saw the beginning and the very end. >> so the -- may...

Happy. congratulations. >> fantastic. >> congratulations. >> but meanwhile, let me tell you what's happening in the news, a visible military presence in the streets in yemen this morning after the president enacted a 30-day emergency law. it suspends the constitution allowing media censorship and bans on protests. support is crumbling after 40 protesters were killed by security proceforces on friday. he says he's staying put until the end of the year. >> in light of the ongoing nuclear meltdown in japan, officials in the united states are taking a closer look at our own nuclear facilities here...

In the town of seneca. that's where he grew up, just a short distance from here and he says he has no qualms living close to a nuclear power plant. take a listen. >> this nuclear plant, i live five miles away. i've lived in this area all of my life. a lot of the people i've grown up with and went to high school with work here. i have faith in the american nuclear power industry. >> senator graham says there will be lessons to learn from japan but he hopes that those lessons lead to logical steps and not knee jerk reactions. back to you guys. >> all right. jonathan, thank you. >> very much. and...

Meanwhile, folks on shore are counting their losses from the first of what could be many hundreds of days this disaster will impact their lives. jonathan sierry is live in grand isle, louisiana tonight. jonathan? >> shep, people are still angry. many of them are working but not in the jobs they love. before the oil spill, this seafood company handled 40,000 pounds of shrimp a day. 100 days after the spill, it's near zero. owner dean blanchard is furious with b.p. and its outgoing c.e.o. >> tony hayward instead of getting $18 million should get 18 years in prison. somebody needs to be held acco...