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Mitigate the damage downstream. >> that alleviated waters in the small town of cairo but there are other issues to deal with. jon: if your farmland is under water you're not happy with it. mike tobin is live in metropolis, illinois. >> reporter: this is a pretty typical scene you can find anywhere at the river's edge where kentucky, illinois and missouri meet up. the good news is that the flood waters in these areas seem to have stabilized since the army corps of engineers made that somewhat radical move of blasting the big holes in the levy to create a floodway. and that was the latest blas...

Heroes. arthel neville has the full story and is at the breaking news desk. >> reporter: special junior bombard is saying it is the reason why i signed up for the guard, i knew wufn these days i'd be needed like today and sure enough it happened. take a look again at special bombard, there it is, making a daring rescue of a 93-year-old woman on the swollen black arrive in pop lar bluff, missouri. they were on another assignment when an emergency call came in at 9:00 a.m. tuesday about this elderler woman who attempted to drive across highway 53. well, you can clearly see that highway 53 was un...

>> reporter: mayor bob dixon says they became a laboratory for sustainable living, and a tourist attraction for the environmentally aware. >> do you want, wheat white or sourdough broad? >> reporter: kerri and her husband jim never imagined they would move back to greensburg or own a cafe but the fresh green start was a selling.. >> in the condition greensburg in was before the tornado we would not have made a decision. a coffee shop like this would not have survived just the way greensburg was. >> reporter: the success of greensburg prompted fema to call it a model and advice for survivors in...

Relationship with her boyfriend ahead of the good behavior and morals she had been taught throughout her life. phoebie prince's mother made an emotional statement, speaking to both defendants. take a listen: >> [inaudible comments] >> i would not wish this kind of pain on any parent. >> reporter: three more of the teenagers charged with bullying phoebie prior to her death will be in court tomorrow and there is a sixth teenager who is expected to go to trial on statutory rape charges later this summer. jenna: a heartbreaking story as you say, molly. molly line, live in massachusetts for us toda...

Over well with some important republicans in the pal metro state. we talked with the chairman of the gop statewide and she made it clear they're really kind of angry about it. >> there is an arrogance that's abounding right now with some of these candidates and the state of south carolina is a perfect conduit that will select someone that goes out, works hard, shakes hands and says this is what i'm about, not about buying elections. >> reporter: retail politics is key in south carolina, the voters here insist on meeting the candidates, kicking the tires and finding out what they're about. the ...