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millions of dollars by the u.s. government but many of those victims say they have to the seen a penny what does the government say about that? and certainly something to cheer about. they barely made the playoffs, now the st. louis cardinals are the world series champions. we will show you the celebrations. we begin this morning with cities throughout the northeast getting ready for a major snowstorm. it's happening before halloween. let's take a look at new york now. the city is preparing for up to a foot of snow, and they aren't alone. snow is expected from baltimore up to bos...

Red river in north dakota. they've sandbagged and blocked areas in the city of fargo in the hopes of rerouting the river so it doesn't flood the downtown area. jay gray is there now. jay, how does it look? >> reporter: let's give you a realtime look. you can see the water behind me creeping up. you see the sign, that's how much water has come up here. it's expected to continue through the weekend. current estimates show it will come up eight or nine feet. as you walk down here, you can see this entire area completely und underwater. it's only going to get worse. the red river already 20 feet a...

She was one of the first correspondents to tell the world about the mass devastation unleashed by katrina. listen closely. some of the audio is difficult to hear. >> jean reserve is in new orleans. she's joining us on the phone right now. jean, where are you? >> we are traveling on i-10 and then the road just goes und underwater. the flooding here is awful. i can't tell you what we've seen driving through this city. it appears to be up to its rooftops in water. we spoke to a city councilman who has been actively trying to rescue people. there are people in these houses clearly -- we saw it aft...