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We put the barricades up on purpose, to keep people out. we're working crocely with the police, the highway patrol to keep people out of those areas. >> the department of transportation relies on partners and other agencies to make sure the closures go off without a hitch and get people where they need to go. what are your biggest challenges right now? >> well, right now, since i-44 closed last night at 2:00, is trying to route those people around and trying to get them to roads -- the truckers, especially, to roads they can make it. you can't send my tractor-trailers on small roads. these det...

Shia-led government which they don't trust as a better alternative to isis? before you say yes too quickly, i'd watch this show. i don't know that that's the answer. >> thank you. >> great new years message for miami. >> look out, miami, phillip mudd is there. you won't be the same. thanks for joining us, my friend. happy new year. we're following a lot of news. let's get right to it. the vast majority of deaths we've had is people driving into water. we're dealing with rising rivers all across the state of missouri. >> i didn't realize had bad the flooding had gotten. >> on the mississi...

Many, russell ross, the city administrator and director of emergency management for union, missouri. diane becker also is with us, the director of emergency management for the city of pacific. thank you both for joining us. obviously you both have memories of where we were 22 years ago in that very area. i want to talk to you, russell, first, about what is going on in your city, what is the situation and conditions right now for you? >> well, this morning, the river crested yesterday and this morning i went on highway 50 no longer has water on it, however, it's not open again. it's still close...

Comparison should be alarming to a lot of people. >> the levels of water, that's why you hear in my voice and the voice of other people, we've never seen water this high. when it goes above records, not by an inch but by two or three feet you really don't know how far that water is going to go. the good sign of this, it will move up relatively quickly. we have a number of dry days, cold but dry days. we should get crests sometime late tomorrow night and then be on your way to beginning recovery. if we can get it going down, then we'll be over that hump. we still have all the way to tomorrow ni...