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Over to him. i turn around and there was five more. clayton: evacuations underway. a levy breaching and mud slides also a concern. take a look at this home in monterey. in san josé first responders brave to rescue a couple that was caught in the swollen creek after the first time in 20 years officials forced to open the don pedro spill gates to keep the reservoir from overflowing. hard to believe that there was a drought there. heather: record amounts of rain there and unreasonably warm at the times in other parts of the country. adam clark with your forecast. >> still tracking all the weathe...

The pieces and assess the damage how the waters ravaged their lives. how quickly do you think the residents will be able to get back into their homes. >> we ared from the core of engineers when the spill gates will be reduced. that will come quickly. the water will recede within a couple hours. the governor of missouri has declared a state of disaster declaration to help get assistance from state and federal emergency management. reporter: you have got relatives watching all these pictures concerned. what do you say to the people watching who may have relatives there going through this. in cas...

path through louisiana's cajun country. >> we're fortunate that were have what we have, we haven't an opportunity to get out. material things we can replace. our family and what we believe in daily, just can't put prices on that. >> did you put up the sign? >> yeah, i put it up, i'm proud of that sign. it's just what we say, we will be back. >> almost a week after the mississippi crested in memphis, the river remains 11 feet above flood stage. president obama is in memphis today to get a look at the flood damage. and to comfort families who have lost their homes. zero and liftoff f...

their habitats into residential areas. officials warn that large gators won't think twice about grabbing a human. let's go to the st. landry parish of crop springs. ed, what do you know? >> reporter: well, don, we are in one of those neighborhoods that got the mandatory evacuation orders a few hours ago. as you look around here, this is a small subdivision right on the edge of the river. and authorities came through here literally going door to door, the national guard and sheriff's deputies are urging people to leave. and in this subdivision made up of 20 homes, almost everyone has ...

Also rats and leeches, some of the animals in the water and further south in louisiana, authorities are warning residents to watch out for alligators. that's where flooding is expected next and that's where we find kris gutierrez live in st. charles parish in louisiana. >> >> reporter: we should point out all that water in memphis is heading south in our direction. remember, the mississippi river helps drain water out of 31 states, so there are a lot of on ramps, if you will, but the main off ramp is down here in the gulf of mexico so to help relieve stress or pressure on the levy system, the ...