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this hour, concerns that there are potential targets at risk by cutting homeland security funds. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." we begin with deadly new clashes today in syria as security forces try to break up anti-government protests in a number of cities. human rights activists say that at least 34 people were killed. they say to end the crackdown or get out of the way. here is arwa damon. >> reporter: wolf, when we see the images coming out of syria, the path that the regime continues to take seems pretty clear. they are aiming to clear. a voice yells off ca...

Against these coming floodwaters. flooding may not be as bad as originally expected. we have more from stevensville. mike, explain. i know you've been watching for days in this area. what are they expecteding now? >> well, they'll update the crest this afternoon, thomas. so far they're holding to that record crest and the atchafalaya river. that's six inches about the record in 1973. in the meantime, it's like watching paint dry. we've not seen much of any water rising here. it's still far north. if morganza spill way was opened. 15 flood gates that's only about 15%. that water is coming down ...

Road. this canal came up a foot in the past couple weeks from sheer velocity and amount of water coming down the mississippi into the river basin. a little optimism, but again, still expecting record crest on the river in morgan city next wednesday at 11 feet. a foot and a half lower than expected yesterday morning. we will have another update this afternoon around 2:00 eastern. still six inches above what they saw in 1973. so a long way from out of the woods. but again, not expected to be as high as earlier forecast, maybe we will be able to lower the forecasts even more. one thing we will fi...

Personal pricing now on brakes. tell us what you want to pay. we do our best to make that work. deal! my money. my choice. my meineke. it is half past the hour, and here are some of to stories that you may have missed. the mississippi river nears a record crest in greenville, mississippi. and in louisiana, lowlands are being intentionally flooded to spare new orleans and baton rouge. residents are scrambling to save belongings in the atchafalaya basin. and the bloated river continues to make the relentless approach

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 ...