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Those creates these problems that i think we need to be -- we need to deal with. jenna: how do we do this just real quick. what would be the one thing after seeing this that you would suggest we should do? >> i think we need to look at, you know, incorporating a more proactive or adaptive management strategy where we understand the changes in land patterns and use, the impacts, the all important navigation. that's what the mississippi river, you know, is a primary transportation, navigation, we need to maintain that. what we have to think about is what is that doing? what does that do to the o...

Function have been submerged for more than a week. on may 9th the gates at the spillway you're seeing on your screen were opened to channel water into lake lake pontchartrain. they opened the gates at the morganza spillway. this is the first time ever the core has opened all of the spill ways on the river. the alternative was to let all that water slam into the levees in bath on raoupbl and eventually new orleans. this is just a tremendous situation and one we are watching with so many of your friends and family affected. joining us now from baton rouge is one of the for most experts on rivers...