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As i prepared to come face-to-face with my first crocodile, i followed their first piece of advice. once you leave the boat, don't linger at the water's surface because that is where crocodiles attack. here's what happened next. >> anderson, good. okay. >> we get to the river bottom as quickly as we can. it's only about 15 feet deep. thankfully, the visibility is good and we find ourselves in a stunning underwater garden with overhanging ledges, walls of papyrus, submerged trees and lilies. >> we know there's at least one crocodile in this area because we saw the ripples on the water. we belie...

Okay. >> we get to the river bottom as quickly as we can. it's only about 15 feet deep. thankfully, the visibility is good and we find ourselves in a stunning underwater garden with overhanging ledges, walls of papyrus, submerged trees and lilies. >> we know there's at least one crocodile in this area because we saw the ripples on the water. we believe it's gone into a nearby cave system so we're going to go into the caves right now to try to see if we can find it. >> it's eerie and intimidating down here. the only light comes from our camera and it's easy to lose your way. brad signals that h...

Since the 1940s. outside memphis, they were racing to remove a car that poked out of the shrinking waters and was blocking river traffic. it had been quietly sitting on the river bottom for years. there its a lot at stake here. this river is the nation's artery of commerce. and the goods on these barges alone could fill more than 700 semi trucks and they're just sitting here. more than 500 tons of grain, coal and other goods move across the river every year. which means that every day products could soon cost families more. each day traffic stops, the u.s. economy loses $300 million. so they'r...

>> sure. really don't have any choice unless ruin the shoes. have you do that. those are cute. >> reporter: don't want to ruin the shoes. that's my advice to everyone at home watching us and about to come to the derby. wear your cute dress and maybe a poncho over it and leave the heels at home because even if the rain lets up, it is super muddy here. and so muddy, we had tractors go behind us here on the track. they are trying to get the track set. and we just had an expert the daily racing forum, mike watchmaker. here is who he says to pick. who should i bet on? his pick, actually the nationa...