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janet lee our executive and sharon andfaron -- and faron. this is being sf made team, full-time working to support 325 companies. this would not have happened happenedjanet and faron. thank you, mr. mayor. [applause] >> mayor lee, thank you very much. the met -- the next part of the program will present three awards. the first award is new this year, and to be sure i get it correctly, it is called sf made sf -- it is called "sf made individual award." it is to facilitate somebody getting started in manufacturing in san francisco. i think mayor lee is going to present the award. and t...

>> i want to say a big thank you to sf made and everyone here. this is a really great honor for a young business and it means a tremendous amount to us. our colleague mark manning could not be here tonight because he is traveling internationally, but we are trying to spread the word for dodo case in those manufacturing markets. thank you very much. [applause] >> congratulations. our next award is the sf made founders award, approved -- presented by the sf made founder, marked right. -- mark dwight. >> thank you for coming out tonight. this is really amazing. i created this concept al...

knowledge the hard work of kate and sf made. [applause] we would not be successful as we are if it were not for the hard work and the capacity and commitment, and proving that residents can and do business right here in san francisco. it has been a big challenge in the bayview district, but is the events like this that show that we will not be defined by the history of the bay view, but either future of the bayview neighborhood. -- but the future of the bayview neighborhood. [applause] without further ado, i would like to bring out -- i'm sorry, i got off script now. it is good now. ...

the mississippi valley is getting its worst flooding in over 70 years and this morning the water is still rising. in low-lying areas of memphis, more than 1,300 homes have been evacuated. the mississippi is expected to crest there tomorrow, and residents are holding their breath. this is the mississippi and its tributaries in normal times. but spring rain and winter snow are pushing it above its banks. all of these counties along the river are facing floodwaters. randall pinkston has more. >> reporter: from the sky the mayor of memphis sees his city under attack by the mississippi ri...

>> mitchell: and good evening, floodwaters are rising tonight and so are anxieties up and down the mississippi valley with memphis most immediately at risk. take a look. this is the mississippi and its tributaries in normal times. these are the waters this evening. and these are the counties facing flood warnings. the waters are expected to crest in just two days in memphis which is where randall pingston is standing by live. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ the u.s. army corps engineers flood control system cost billions of dollars and decades to build. as an engorged m...