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New alert right now. plus, is there a solution to the gulf oil mess? crews are down to their final options and a new strategy for any of this work in time? but first, but first, this is one for the history books. weekend storms spawn record flooding in the mid south killing 28 people. mostly in tennessee. flood waters are receding but the recovery is only just beginning. now we're starting to see the enormous scope of all of this damage. in nashville, pieces of american history might be washed away. the country music hall of fame is closed, grand ole opry house, gaylord opry house is submerg...

>> reporter: it happened because a record 13 inches of rain fell on the city in just two days. the cumberland river and other waterways rose faster than most people could imagine, trapping even a local pastor sunday morning. >> we were getting ready for church to go to church, and by the time we got out, the water had risen to our porch. the neighbors actually had to form a chain because the current was coming through each house. >> reporter: if the images on the ground were frightening, from the air they were staggering. murky brown water rose to roof tops. it even threatened lp field, home t...

Dramatic spike we have had since saturday morning. this is well beyond major flood stage. we do think at this time it's going to stay below record stage, but if we get beyond 52 feet that mean as major part of downtown could be flooded. this includes lp field, some of the train stations and some of the big touristy spots in the downtown area. we're approaching 51 feet and think this will crest as we reach the afternoon hours today. let's show you the radar now. we're looking at a strong line of thunderstorms across southern parts of alabama into georgia. we could see rainfall here beyond an ...

Tennessee. the cumberland river is expected to crest over 50 feet today. the weather channel's mike seidel is in nashville this morning. what's the situation there? >> good morning. the river is still rising now 50.73 feet, rising at about an inch an hour. they have not seen it this high in over 70 years. last night when we went out to dinner this whole stretch along 2nd avenue is underwater. about 2:00 a.m. this morning, we got the knock on the door, get out of the hotel. they cleared us out and shut down a lot of the city blocks. basically nothing is going on downtown today. schools are shut...

Side the barrier. it is already coming up. we'll exceed the 51.5. for the buildings in downtown nashville already dealing with flood waters up into the first floor and parking garages, this will exacerbate the problem in through here. four shelters are open. we heard too a little while ago the lp field right across the river is going to cut power. i thought it is interesting that rumor coincided with the report that they were going to release more water for the dams. means a higher river and that whole field will be under water. you wak walk in there and down to the field. that's something the...