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They were breached because of the storm surge and the flooding. that's why you see this behind me this morning. sandbagging efforts that started late yesterday evening into this morning. i spoke with a lieutenant in the national guard who tells me those big sandbags will be airlifted around 8:00 a.m. local time to try to patch together these levees. as you and bill have been discussing, the rain is still ongoing. some areas might get 4 to 6, maybe even 10 inches. so they want to put that together as quickly as possible. i've been speaking to local authorities, jo, who tell me that the reinforc...

Of rain. already soaked in new orleans, it is under a tropical storm warning. barry is expected the make landfall tomorrow. the cost of damage and economic loss from tropical storm. barry can be 8 to $10 billion. joining me live is marianne atencio. >> reporter: this is under mandatory evacuation because of the historic rainfall that you mentioned but also the three feet of storm surge that could occur. you can see the water behind me, it is at the bottom of the lower houses and the storm is not even here yet. the mississippi river is about a mile that way. all of these homes and residence in ...

Rain yet, brynn, what are you seeing today? >> reporter: pelted today too. that's slowing down. the sandbagging efforts, protect of home efforts because a mandatory evacuation in effect at 3:00 today here on the island. the barrier islands. these are people filling cars one by one with sand bags, ten per car. as you can imagine, people are quickly trying to get whatever they can to help protect the homes. i want to talk to this gentleman. he is nice to talk tous. he is an island resident and you've lived whoer a long time. and you're sticking this out. >> i evacuated matthew. i feel like this ...

Missouri, with the latest. matt? reporter: good morning, guys. in arnold, 200 homes are affected or destroyed by flooding. the mayor said this is the worst natural disaster he has ever seen. the river is still raging, creeping up on to this road, nearly destroying this home, probably saved by sandbagging efforts. damage is done and cleanup pins pins -- begins. there are pumps all over town. it is cold here. a lot of floodwater turns to ice on streets and sidewalks. river crested high of 4feet. it stayed well above flood stage for days heading into the weekend. city officials say avoid the wate...

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