i grew up in a working-class family, in a meat-packing town, not unlike greenville here. at a very young age when meat-packing plants shut down, i saw the worry in my home town and even in my own family. i have seen it and live touchdown we have a situation where the best thing we can do is do the things that will make it more likely that jobs will grow. in south carolina, have you this administration through the national labor relations board telling a private company they cannot relocate to south carolina and provide jobs in this state, and they are good-paying jobs and neededdions, it's a preposterous decision and position of this administration. >> governor, we are going to come back to this issue later. >> the idea that the federal government can tell a private business where they can and can't be in the united states of america is a whole new line this this administration has crossed -- >> as i said, we are going to come back to that issue. it's a hot one here in the state of south carolina. mr. cain, the national average price for a gallon of gasoline is close to $

this is greenville, mississippi, that you're looking at right now. a live report from there, and it is being inundated, straight ahead on cnn. let's get right to ed lavandera who was there when the morganza spillway was opened just about three hours ago. ed, tell us about it. ed lavandera is joining us on the phone. ed, can you hear us? >> reporter: just a while ago, this is the area that was all dry several hours ago, but since they opened up the first floodgates of the morganza spillway, this is what has been drowned out. as we've mentioned, this will be a long, slow path to the gulf of mexico west of the mississippi river, all of this done of course because the water pressure has dangerous levels along the mississippi river, that was putting the levee system between baton rouge and new orleans in serious jeopardy. more than 1.5 million cubic feet of -- per second of water pressure and that's just too much for that system to handle, so they had to continue and tie vert the water off the top of the mississippi river out toward this way. now the prob

that happens to be the greenville yacht club, completely submerged. if you look over on this side, you'll see the green hillside, that's the levee, it's built to 75 feet. the crest expected here monday, 65 feet. so well below that. if you're on the other side of the flood protection system here, you're in very good shape. if you're not, though, you're in very bad shape. take a look. this is one of the casinos that dots the coast here. you can see along the waterfront that that building has been heavily flooded. we took another tour yesterday up what's called lower ferguson lake road. normally that's a drive and a quite beautiful one. now you can't get to it by car. you have to get there by boat. there you five a three to five-mile stretch of homes. all of them, about 90 to 100 homes completely submerged. in some cases, some of these houses are a little above water. that's because they're on stilts, 15 to 17 feet in the air. they thought they built them so that no flood would touch them. unfortunately not the case. here are some pictures from vicksburg

the race began officially this evening near greenville, south carolina. where all the -- gop candidates pawlenty, santorum, paul, cain and johnson went head-to-head and they debated the nation's most pressing issues from the disastrous state our economy to the dangers of obamacare. you are going to hear from four of the five tonight here on this program, except for ron paul. he decided to go to the tea party rally, instead. who won tonight's debate? we check in with frank luntz. standing by with a group of south carolina gop primary voters. >> sean, we got 29 of the most important people in america sitting behind me. who won the debate? how many of you think herman cain won the debate? we can stop right there. sean, a word or to describe herman cain. >> he answers the questions most direct. >> breath of fresh air. >> common sense. >> talking points. >> clear and concise. >> very aggressive. >> the godfather of business sense he can attack obama well. >> clear-cut plan on which way to take america. >> how many of you walked in with herman cain as your numb

our cnn's rob marciano is with us from greenville, mississippi. rob, tell us what is happening where you are. >> reporter: well, the rivers continue to rise here. as a matter of fact, it's not going to crest until monday, and we're not even halfway down the state of mississippi as we continue our journey along with the floodwaters that are historic with this event. behind me, a familiar scene that we've seen especially on the eastern banks of the mississippi river. another casino that's submerged in water. so this town, the economy once again somewhat paralyzed because of the closing of these casinos. this used to be the normal river bank of the mississippi until they made all she's shortcthese. but now the river goes where it wants toug except where we've built these really big levees. look at the size of this levee that protects the city of greenville. it can take waters up to 75 feet high, and the crest of this river, come monday, is expected to be 65 feet. so we're hoping that -- we expect the city to be okay, but there's been a number of leak

the greenville ramp from eastbound 580 is going to be blocked. they have one-way traffic control in effect there. this is due to an accident on surface streets at greenville and south front. so give yourself some extra time through there. checking our travel times through the east bay, 19 minutes west 580 from the altamont pass to 680. 80 eastshore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze still looking good. and 880 if you're heading through oakland into the maze coming away from 238 not too bad. busy spot, antioch westbound 4 slow and go off antioch. traffic light. you will see some sluggish conditions through pittsburg and northbound 101 in san jose. the connector to north 680h a wreck here with injuries. activity still on scene there all of it over to the right shoulder. we did avoid debris in the roadway. slight delays northbound 101 approaching 680 so give yourself some extra time. steady on nobody 280, 11 minutes from 10 -- steady on 2801, 1 minutes were 101 to 285. that's the morning drive. back to you. >> thank you. >>> former alaska

this levee in greenville is 75 feet high. that's not the way it was in '37, but they learned a very bad lesson when the town flooded, so they built it higher, and as you can see, even with the crest, and the crest expected monday at 65 feet, they should be well within the boundaries of the levee. that's not to say people aren't suffering. we took a ride with the washington county sheriff's department up the river somewhat here. this is actually lake ferguson, a spur of the mississippi. we went on what was normally lower lake ferguson drive. it's a beautiful area that stretches for about three to five miles along what is -- or was -- lake ferguson lakefront. you can't tell where the lake front is anymore, you can't tell where the road is anymore, and you can barely identify the homes now. 90 to 100 homes are blooded, in many cases, up to its roof. in other cases, it's deceptive. it looks like the home is above the waterline, only to find out they were built on stilts, stilts that rise 15 to 20 feet in the air. that was designe

we're talking about greenville, mississippi. roughly about 15 meters above flood stage. major flooding there. as we go through the next several days and weeks ago, i said weeks ahead because may 23rd, getting toward new orleans at a moderate level. even still, areas near new orleans need to be cautious with this because right now all the levees are holding up, but certainly this is not an exact science, as you said earlier. >> and they have had a lot of pressure on the levees for a long time. 3,4 3,400 square miles. that's a lot. general russel honore are you still there? >> yes, sir. >> chad myers, are you still there? >> yes, sir. >> don't go anywhere. we'll see you on the other side of the break. >>> we have a story of a financially savvy and frugal teenager who could teach us all a thing or two about how to save, how to save. christine roman has a segment right now. >> reporter: every other friday, florida high school freshman jordan palmer deposits at least $10 of his allowance and lunch money into one of his four, yes four, bank accounts. >> it's cash. there's ten.

by the begin of next week greenville, mississippi could see a 65-foot rise. that's 17 feet above flood level. after that levels are predicted to reach 47 feet in louisiana, to protect populated areas louisiana may have to flood some of its farm lands. one spill way was opened last weekend. and the state has mobilized hundreds of national guard troops. >> we got search and rescue teams, state police, national guard. >> reporter: and to give you an idea of the size of it the flooding, think of a football field covered in 44 feet of water. if you were standing that it edge of the river, that's how much water would be flowing past you. >>> lebron james and the heat are one step closer to bringing a title to miami. gary has that story and the giants trail 3-0 before battling back in another one run game. gary has all the highlights, he is next. ♪ [ rock ] [ chattering ] [ man on tv ] 96309. [ man ] ♪ she got it, you got it ♪ i got it, we got it [ groans ] ♪ who's got it see you later. ♪ yeah! ♪ come on, she got it you got it, we got it who's got it ♪

chief political correspondent is live in greenville, south carolina. so carl, why south carolina, why is south carolina particularly important when this comes to this gop race? >> reporter: it's got a long history of having no presidential nominee on the republican side has ever won the nomination without first wining in south carolina going back to 1980, it is the first in the south and that makes it crucial, and as for who the republican leaders will endorse perhaps they'll get a better idea after they watch the debate, but there rebound absences, the likes of saia palin, donald trump, mike huckabee, newt gingrich, are not coming and it's not going 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,

so greenville, you have until the 17th and the 20th to see the high water marks in your area. in the west coast, we have had weak storm systems coming on shore. it brings showers and cool air with it. it is nothing that heavy. we have another weak system moving on shore. you see the green on the radar showing up. soon the showers will be hitting the ground during the morning rush hour. cloudy and cool again. temperatures in the 50s there. cooler in san francisco. and oregon t areas we are today. kind of cool today. weekend forecast coming up and of course, mother's day too. >> and i need great weather for vegas. my mom lives there. i think i can deliver on this one. >> sounds good. airlines fly and your chance to own some his tore yik movie real estate. plus will thor lay the hammer on his competition at the box office this weekend? >> coming up, the celts get a look at game three. you are watching early today. >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. pakistan's army is warning the u.s. not

there in memphis, and three other hot spots will be arkans city, along the mississippi river, also greenville, mississippi, and then baton rouge. now, back here at home we've also had record-setting sierra snow, and we are in an above average category to possibly see river flooding from that sierra snow as these rivers are running high, cold and fast. a big warning back here at home if you're planning any recreational activity to advise extra caution if you're headed near those waters. >>> no question it's a medical miracle but it may be hard for you to watch anyway. tonight we're getting our first look at the first full-facial transplant and the man who underwent it. nbc's erica edwards has more. >> reporter: you probably wouldn't look twice if you is a you this man walking down the street. and that is one of most amazing things about the transformation of dallas wooems. >> he was quite literally a man without a face. >> 2 1/2 years ago he was disfigured at work when his head touched a high-voltage power line. he endured more than 15 hours of surgery while doctors replaced his nose, lips and

and then we're going to watch it cresting to the south of there in greenville about the 17th. it's going to take until about the 20th to get all the way down to southern mississippi. so it's a very slow process. this will be known as one of the great floods on the mississippi river. as i mentioned, the weather pattern is calm. we have a weak system moving through the pacific northwest. we have a line of showers. it will go through early today. then we'll have a dry afternoon. at work you'll need the umbrella early today. in seattle, 58 and chance of showers. just about every other location looking at a nice thursday. that's a look fresno. ba bakersfield a little toasty. everyone gets to test their air conditioners at 94. testing an air conditioner. that would be fun, right? >> i know nothing of this. how might that work? >> we're still trying to turn the heat off. >> bill, thank you. >>> well, job news jolts the street. iphones get less nosey. and the fury of one spurned bridegroom. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus speaking of marriage, camero

. >> reporter: in greenville, mississippi, the raging river took steve lott's house. he'll rebuild but somewhere else, somewhere inland. >> you see something like that you just kind of want to turn around and go the other way. >> reporter: in mississippi so far, this flood has destroyed at least 800 homes. evacuated residents face a big decision-- where to rebuild? what is it you're looking for right now? >> my home back. >> reporter: betty webb is like everyone at this red cross shelter-- a flooded resident of tunica cutoff, mississippi. 300 swamped homes sat inside the levee, fully exposed to the mississippi. they're all now underwater. melanie delhomme showed us photos of her watery house, the one she shared with charlotte smith, her mother. they're worried all of tunica cutoff, a community they love, is gone for good. no question you want to go back? >> we want to keep our address. >> yes, it's my home. >> reporter: hard to believe that most of these houses sit on stilts and this boat is in 18 feet of water. existing code calls for raising new construction above t

. >> reporter: these are the heart wrenching scenes from greenville, mississippi. where farms -- >> here we have a hog that's trying to make it to dry ground. >> reporter: -- and commerce are hit hard. >> this is just sickening. >> reporter: down river near vicksburg, william jefferson can only row home. >> it's almost like being shot in the arm. >> reporter: his neighborhood under water, and the mississippi won't crest here until next week. further south, the bulging river threatens louisiana's most populated corridor. from baton rouge to new orleans there are a million people. and 200 miles of unfinished levees. to protect this area, officials may open the morganza spillway, diverting much of the water south and west, toward tim alvarado's stevensville neighborhood. >> this is the price you pay for living in paradise. >> reporter: around the house where he lives with his wife and two children, tim builds a wall of sandbags with determination -- >> i'm hoping i'm overprepared but you never know. >> reporter: -- and dread. >> i raised my family here. >> reporter: t

it's the people in the greenville area, helena, all the way down the chain, it's going to be serious. >> reporter: genie has watched water steadily creep toward her cottage on the wolf river. now just feet away from entry. do you have flood insurance? >> no, we do not. >> reporter: turning thursday into moving day. >> this will all be under water in a couple days. >> reporter: she expects to return to an expensive mess. >> we like living near to the water but not this close to the water. >> reporter: engineers are expected to detonate the third and final opening on the levee, and the weather channel said major and in some cases record-setting flording will continue through the weekend as river levels rise over the next 7 to 10 days. >> we'll watch it in the days ahead. ron mott in memphis for us tonight. ron, thanks. >>> remember, it was a week ago tonight that that massive storm system brought record tornado outbreaks to the south. ton trong is in tuscaloosa for us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: brian, the death toll across seven states now stands at 328. 236 in alabama alone. s

greenville, mississippi, we expect you to crest the second highest all-time. these records go back 10 0 years at least, on the 17th. such a slow process that even vicksburg, it's going to take you until the 20th. we expect you to have your number one all-time crest. we're talking serious stuff here on the mississippi river. now, as far as the weather today and preparing you for your day, wet weather, kind of -- rather cloudy and dreary in northern new england. also some heavy rain going through minnesota into the minneapolis area. also around st. paul we've had a gool deal of rain overnight and that continues this morning and that will continue to push into northern wisconsin during the day today. as far as your forecast goes for your thursday, not bad around new york, philadelphia, also d.c., but it will be breezy. like a fall feeling to the air. and the southeast, gorgeous day for you. slight chance of storms this afternoon. chicago and kansas city and st. louis, really shouldn't ruin your day. it will be in and out in a hurry. also, dallas, 80 degrees today

entire neighborhoods in greenville, mississippi, are under water right now and the flooding could reach levels not seen since the 1920s. farmers are losing their livelihoods. thousands of acres of farmland growing wheat, cotton and corn are under water. >> no one in any off your lifetimes has seen a river at this stage. so we are at the highest level of alert. >> river traffic is also affected. there are restrictions on how fast ships can travel and for how long they can anchor. the deep water has created powerful currents that can easily push a ship into levees protecting new orleans. >>> up in napa county repair work continues on a 36" water main that broke yesterday afternoon. a new section of pipe has been brought in and will eventually be installed. but city water crews say the tap water is safe to drink even though it may look a little dirty. they say that brown colored water caused by sediment found in the backup pipes that are being used to deliver the water. >>> coming up, a gunman on the run believed to be posing as's twin brother. the one thing that could give him away. >>> a

future train tracks should be along the freeway with stations at interstate 580 at isabel avenue and greenville road. >> it's just the platforms for the commuter express. >> reporter: this is livermore's project manager. bart-to-livermore station. >> one, they believe it's going to bring crime into the downtown. and two, they believe it's going to change the community character of the downtown. >> reporter: overall, many bart riders say they just want convenience to be the main priority. >> i like the idea of having it along the freeway. that's where a lot of the tracks are already running. it seems to me to be working weather. i think it's important to keep public transit near to where people live but not so close that it becomes a blight on the community. >> reporter: so obviously, location is a key area. the downtown is a very quiet, beautiful place. keep in mind, though, elizabeth, we're not talking about bart completion for another 10 years. so this debate on where the tracks should be could last a long time. >> juliette, isn't there already a train that runs through town? >> reporter: the

cbs news correspondent, mark strassmann, is in greenville, mississippi. we join him now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. the great mississippi flooding has a new target, the mississippi delta, a region that's mostly rural and low income, people least able to recover from a crisis. >> it's up in hair. >> reporter: in greenville, steve lots' house is gone. his neighborhood is a soup of filthy floodwater. >> we knew it was going to be bad but seeing it is different. you kind of see your whole life floating there. >> reporter: north of greenville. >> we love everyone from there. >> reporter: melanie is homeless. this photo shows why. her house ruined like all three homes in tunica, 20 feet of floodwater. with new building codes, rebuilding is unaffordable. tunica cutoff could be gone for good. >> we want to keep our address. >> it's my home. >> reporter: in mississippi alone, floodwaters have destroyed at least 800 homes. most people will rebuild. almost no one in tunica cutoff had flood insurance. they will str to start over somewhere else. >> it is hard to f

. >>> five republicans are ready to square off in greenville, south carolina, tonight, in the first gop debate of the 2012 presidential race. the participants include, tim pawlenty, rick santorum and ron paul. >>> "fortune" magazine is out with the list of the 500 most profitable companies today. no surprise, businesses are doing great because american workers are more productive than ever. >>> coming up on "good morning america," two familiar faces. first, bristol palin is back with her message on preventing teen pregnancy and the challenges of raising a toddler. >>> then, the guest from last week's royal wedding causing quite a buzz. why that frowning flower girl is turning up everywhere. >> the crowd noise. >> all the noise. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, "atm" continues after this. but... [ man ] there's never any seats for 25,000 miles. frustrating, isn't it? but that won't happen with the capital one venture card. you can book any airline anytime. hey, i just said that. after all, isn't traveling hard enough? ow. [ male announcer ] to get the f

. >>> flood waters from the mississippi river are expected to reach near record levels in greenville, mississippi, today. the army corps of engineers says that so far opening the spillway in louisiana has had some positive effects. the agency hopes to prevent disastrous flooding in baton rouge and new orleans. the mississippi river is expected to reach peak levels in vicksburg later this week. >>> this is the first day of emergency drill for people living and working near california's levees. emergency teams will practice mock evacuations, sandbagging and mobilizing emergency operations in 23 of the 58 counties in california. the federal government has already determined that sacramento has the second highest flood risk of any u.s. city right behind new orleans. california's 1100 miles of levees were built more than a century ago. >>> a mother and son are recovering from minor injuries this morning. that's after getting injured on alcatraz island. it happened at about 1:30 yesterday afternoon. the 64-year-old mother and 41- year-old son were on a motorized tram to the alcatraz cell ho

just five candidates took part in the event in greenville, south carolina. including former minnesota governor tim pawlenty. but potential candidates like newt gingrich, donald trump and sarah palin stayed away. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," stocks in asia were down sharply today. ashley morrison is here in new york with the latest on that. good morning, ashley. >> and good morning to you, betty. well, that's right, most asian markets took a hit today. japan's nikkei index was almost almost 1.5% while hong kong's hang seng finished down a half a percent. crude oil inched back above $100 a barrel today in asia, after dipping below that mark thursday, falling 9% in one trading session. some traders are worried the american economy is slowing down and that could hurt demand for oil. still, since february the cost of crude has jumped more than 30%. >>> those concerned with heavy on wall street yesterday, the dow lost 139 points for the week so far the blue chips are already down nearly 2%. while the nasdaq gave back 13 points. >>> all eyes on the labor department

there was a nieman fellow up there named tom karsell, who came from hodding carter's paper in greenville, mississippi. and you have to understand, in the south in those days, there were a number of papers which became, in effect, like an oasis. and there was only a handful. we now should not glorify american journalism and southern journalism by thinking of all these wonderful, feisty independent newspapers. most of them operated along the line of the prevailing values. tom was a nieman, as john was later, and one day he hired me. he was going to be the new editor of a new liberal paper in jackson, mississippi, the state times. so i graduated. i wanted to do an apprenticeship. and i thought if you were going to do an apprenticeship, why not do it in the south and why not in mississippi, which was the most contested, most recalcitrant state? and i got down there, and he was not the editor of the new liberal state times. he was the assistant to the editor, to the famously racist fred sullens, editor of the famously, viciously racist jackson daily news. so i had come 1,100, 1,200 miles and

alex friedman from wnct in greenville, north carolina, has the report. >> reporter: for ashley malone and jessie langston this will be the first time they welcome home their husbands from afghanistan. >> i'm so excited. all day. >> i'm very anxious. it's a good thing, though. >> reporter: for these new mothers, it's not just a meeting between husband and wife, little dominic malone and harmony langston will meet their fathers for the first time. >> it's been hard being able to see harmony's first firsts and stuff, that i just have to tell him about over the phone. >> you know, you get into a routine and it makes it go by quicker and before you know it, they're on their way home. >> reporter: and if home is where the heart is, this marines who left one heart behind now return to find two. >> she woke up this morning and she was happy. so crazy happy, it was -- it was a good feeling. >> hey! >> what it's going to be like, what the next week's going to be like or two weeks or, you know. you have to prepare yourself. >> reporter: during their time in afghanistan their mission was to assis

it's the people in the greenville area, helena, all the way down it's going to be serious. >> reporter: genie has watched water steadily creep toward her cottage -- >> do you have flood insurance. >> no, we don't. >> turning thursday into moving day. >> this will all be under water in a couple days. >> reporter: she expects to return to a mess. tonight the army corps of engineers is expected to detonate the third and final opening in the levee, and record flooding will continue through the weekend as the river levels rise over the next 7 to 10 days. >> we'll watch it in the days ahead. ron mott in memphis for us tonight. thanks. >>> and remember, it was a week ago tonight that the massive storm system brought record tornado outbreaks to the south? good evening. >> reporter: brian, the death toll across seven states now stands at 328. 236 in alabama alone. search and recovery teams are just getting into the remote, hard-hit areas today. they're digging through huge debris piles looking for the missing. the governor here estimates that damages could get as high as $5 billion. more than 8

this is greenville, mississippi where homes are 15 feet under water. >> california could face a serious flooding threat this spring if the snow in the sierra melts all at once. some town in the valley were placed on alert. >> this past winter will remembered for near record snow fall in the sierra. it is a bounty for the california water situation, it could create problems for those down stream. >> the main area of concern is in the river valley. >> dave is chief of the snow survey. >> with that much snow in the central and southern sierra . the reservoirs are full. they will have a major juggling act to pass that flow down in the river in the valley without inundating the system. >> major rivers are running high especially in the jan -- valley. they have released gradually. but if the weather gets too warm, too soon, things could change in a hurry. >> if it gets too hot flows will create flood issue. >> no is the former chief for the army corp of engineers. >> we have a snow pack that will provide more water than we can deal with. it will fill the reservoirs. we'll not have empty space

from the piece in the greenville south carolina republican presidential debate the two thousand and twelve republican race has officially kicked off with big promise to get the troops out of afghanistan in a in that war that hasn't helped us and hasn't helped anybody in the middle east. big criticisms pristine united states side would have sided with the mullahs instead of the demonstrators but surprisingly few big names like mine questions for all these guys and none for me so well your tax affairs are just sitting here last election cycle the stage was a crowded place as ten republican candidates do throughout for their party's nomination in two thousand. but this time around just five candidates participated in the first g.o.p. primary debate with fox's focus group showing american thought this man won godfather's pizza magnate herman cain a big business man with no political experience one of the biggest problems we have with this country right now today is too much government intervention in trying to tell businesses how to do what they do best which is create jobs government doesn't

a special way contemplated in louisiana from greenville, mississippi. if that's the way is open? that would save cities like new orleans. already, terrible rising waters in greenville, mississippi. 25,000 people in back to what it, shouldershelters are available. >> the associated press is saying that the government is redurefusing to release the photos of the body. the pentagon does not need this information has any value or a pressing time of releasing these photos of the body of osama bin laden. as been a constant source of debate since his death. president obama has decided not to release those four votes. tomorrow, one man will not have his blindness stop him from participating in the race tomorrow. hey marcel, watch this! hey marcel, watch this! [ buzzer sounds ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ hey marcel, watch this! yeah, marcel! -marcel! -hey marcel! are you listening to me? marcel! [ male announcer ] only at&t u-verse lets you follow your favorite channels on one screen. just $29 a month for the first six months -- dvr included. in the network there are no hard choices. >>

to be hosting the first republican debate for the two thousand and twelve presidential primaries in greenville south carolina and almost nobody is going to be there that's right only five people are going to be there and it's herman cain gary johnson at ron paul rick santorum and the only so-called the big name tim paul n.t. it's another bad sign for an already painfully slow start to the g.o.p. selection race so why the lack of candidates and it could actually give a chance for those outsiders to have a real voice joining me to discuss what is change the fair senior communications strategist new media strategies and from our studio in new york is tara dowdell democratic strategist i want to thank you both for joining us tonight tara i'm actually going to start with you do you think that this is the worst presidential debate ever you know i've read some really funny commentary today of people saying this is probably going to be the only presidential debate in history that actually lowers the statue of everyone participating. well clearly the front runners of the presumed front runners are stay

. >> bret: hi, coming up in we're live in greenville, south carolina, site of the first debate of the presidential campaign season tomorrow night. we'll have a preview. plus, new details on the osama bin laden raid. join me in 25 minutes for "special report." but now, back to glenn beck. in new york. ♪ >> glenn: i have to tell you, as i was preparing today's show, i said to my staff there is absolutely no reason this show is the most successful show in the history of cable news at 5:00. zero reason for that. everything we do goes against common sense and we break every television rule. right now, we should be analyzing osama bin laden east death. every last bit of it. last night i was on judge napolitano's show on fox business. and he was worried that the white house is now using executive orders to kill people. we are in libya. what about osama bin laden? walking up to the studio i had to decide where i stood on that. i realized i know where i stand, but you can't tweak the system. it's so far out of line, you need to reset the system. for better or worse, we have been telling you

we talked about greenville still cresting. for vicksburg, may 19, that's thursday, roughly 6 meters of a flood starjs record flooding up and down the mississippi. toward new orleans, luckily they're doing good because they opened up the morganza spillway and bonnet carre. so that's the great news. now, i want to show you on the satellite as we go through the next 48 hours, parts of the midwest eventually going to be dry. we're going to have snow out toward the west. and then more heavy rain falling. expect some travel delays if you're going to be traveling into the mid-atlantic or the east coast today. now, video coming out of china. and, andrew, i've been waiting to talk about this. look at this video. look at. this bad crop? you're looking at a video from china. you're looking at large mellons starting to explode. farmers were puzzled by this. they started to put this growth chemical on the water mel lons as they get into the wet season. they were trying to, i guess, kick start the water mellon crops because apparently they'

let's get to jonathan serrie live in greenville, south carolina with more. the killing of osama bin laden, jonathan appears to have given president obama a spike in his approval ratings. how did that factor into what the debaters had to say? >> reporter: it became the first line of questioning. at one point all of the candidates were asked to raise their hand if they believed that the president should have to release photos confirming the death of osama bin laden. everyone raised their hand with the exception of herman cane. now when asked about how he would manage the war on terror herman cain gave this qualified response, listen. >> i'm not privy to a lot of confidential information, since i'm not in government and i'm not in the administration. one of the things that i've always prided myself on is making an informed decision based upon knowing all of the facts. >> reporter: in another show of hands the candidates were asked to raise their hand if they would support the resumption of rather boarding under certain circumstances. tim pawlenty, gary johnson

floodwaters have swamped lowlying areas around vicksburg, greenville and tunika. and hundreds of homes are evacuated. prime farmland is also under water and an economic lifeblood, casinos are now shut down. and now a new warning from the mississippi state health department. it is telling people to be careful with fish or kraufish from the floodwaters. the water could contain bacteria plus oil, gas, diesel and fertilizers. >>> an imam from miami and four family members are charged with providing support to the taliban in pakistan. fbi agents say they have arrested khan and his sons. three others are being sought in pakistan, including khan's daughter and grandson. an indictment alleges they all con spird to provide material support in a conspiracy to kill, injure and kidnap people abroad. >>> as for the raid on osama bin laden's compound, former president george w. bush calls it a great victory in the war on terror. bush told hedge fund managers in las vegas that we got a call from president obama telling him about the raid and bin laden's death. president bush say

well, last night here in greenville it was anything but. this debate was lively and these candidates sent a message. they criticized president obama, and they really introduced themselves to the viewers out there across the country. now, at the very top of the debate was president obama and that raid that killed osama bin laden. both former minnesota governor tim pawlenty and former pennsylvania senator rick santorum walked a fine line between criticizing the president and also giving him some credit. let's take a listen. >> he did a good job, and i tip my cap to him in that moment. but that moment is not the sum total of america's foreign policy. >> if you look at what president obama has done right in foreign policy, it has always been a continuation of the bush policies. >> now, the other big issue of the night was the economy. that's not surprising, of course, since our polls show that's what voters care most about. but the big surprise of the night was businessman herman cain. most people have never heard of him. he really proved to be

the big question mark, how many republican probable candidates will be on stage at the debate in greenville, south carolina? fred? >> all right. thanks so much, paul. >>> all right. president obama had a few jabs for donald trump last night at the white house toerncorrespond dinner. copd makes it hard to breathe so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i've got the leading part. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breathing, take the lead. ask your doctor if including

a smooth drive, but i did see a few minutes ago, greenville. we saw it turn from yellow to red and green again. we'll track this through the area and follow the commute in livermore. the eastbound direction has closure, it will pick up over 20 minutes if things stay on schedule. meanwhile, we move over to the bay bridge toll plaza. the light volume of traffic. no wind advisories this morning. calmer conditions around the bay. the approach off the carquinez bridge and the east shore freeway show the travel time a smooth drive down. we'll show you the move from the maze down 880 past the coliseum and the interchange. 880 and 92. the construction zone should be clearing up. back to you. >> good to know. thank you very much. 5:09 now. the lathest on a devastating injury to giants catcher, buster posey. >> must be may around the bay. i'm bob redell. this morning we are taking you to the east bay to the lovely town of berkeley. home to the side board beetle. we're going to explain, coming e >>> 20 cities in 20 days. may around the bay continues this

question mark, how many probable republican presidential candidates will be on stage at the debate in greenville, south carolina? >> reporter: i'm poppy harlow in new york. coming up this week on wall street, investors will be looking very closely at a slew of quarterly reports to see if big companies will continue to do pretty well in this recovery when it comes to earnings. we'll get earnings from mastercard, visa, kraft and gem nears. despite the earnings on tuesday, the federal judge will decide whether the drugmaker can make a generic version of pfizer's popular drug lipitor. the focus of the week is on the all-important april jobs report coming friday morning. we'll track it all for you on cnn money. >>> i'm "showbiz tonight's" a.j. hammer. here's what we are watching this week. actor steven baldwin is joining me in a headline making news maker. what does steven think about donald trump possibly running for president? and will kirstie alley survive another week on "dancing with the stars"? "showbiz tonight" is the most provicktive news show on at 11:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. >>> cnn's i

we're still waiting for many areas to crest and that includes greenville. vicksburg expected at 17.5 meters. we're talking record flooding across parts of the south. we're talking louisiana as well as mississippi. and then for new orleans, looking pretty good. they opened up that morganza spillway. that happened over the weekend. by opening that up, that actually released and displaced many wild animals. and we're also talking about snakes. yes, the venomous snakes, copper heads, cotton mouth. in fact, we do have an advisory in place. we're talking snake advisory in place for parts of louisiana f you're walking around that wear the, really this is very dangerous. we're talking about wildlife all over the place. black bears, alligators, snakes, deer, hogs. and if you need anywhere information and you're thinking i do want to feed the animals? no, you don't. stay away. certainly this can be very dangerous situation. let's go to some video. we want to show you exactly the snakes actually just whipping around in the water. this is actually mississippi. now the

the river neared record levels at greenville, mississippi. and floodwaters are expected to peak at record levels this weekend farther south. >>> more residents in louisiana's low country are scrambling to build makeshift levees and evacuating their homes. >>> for the first time in its history, the army corps of engineers has hoped three floodways, one in missouri and two in louisiana. dozens of communities in nine states up and down the mississippi river are being affected. >>> millions of acres of farmland flooded. louisiana governor bobby jindal says the damage to agriculture in louisiana alone will be $300 million. >>> rap fans are mourning the death of m-bone as police search for his killer. the rapper was killed sunday night in a drive-by shooting. the group is known for the song teach me how to duggy. police say the rapper was sitting in a car in englewood when another car pulled up and fired two rounds. he later died at the hospital from gunshot wounds to his head. his rep says he was the victim of a random act of violence. >>> apparen

if all of a sudden people see her as candidate palin and see her missing the fox greenville debate, see her not showing up for the upcoming cnn political debate in new hampshire, those types of things and instead just showing up for events that look liar they are pr events, then i think she has a problem. >> i want ya'll to listen to her here. during the trip to ft. mchenry, star spangled banner. she said that she's certain that the republican field will get bigger. >> you know, it's a continued process of contemplating what it is that we have in front of us as a family and what the build looks like and it's going to be a changed up build between now and when deadlines finally arrive for declaring. we hear rumors that governor perry perhaps is thinking about running. >> eric, she went on to say that she thinks the better the competition, the better the debate, the more healthy the competition. she said that she's contemplating it and that she on her own brought up governor perry of texas. >> he's changed his tune in the last few weeks to definitely not to i'm thinking about it. we'll se

meanwhile, several homes near the mississippi river in greenville, mississippi remain flooded. the river hasn't even crested there yet. the crest is expected tomorrow morning, expected to be just under six inches below the all-time record high that was set back in 1927. >>> the floods across central louisiana in 1927 led to the building of levees that people hope will save their homes today, homes that today are in the path of millions of gallons of water now flowing out of the morganza spillway. >> if you look at some of the history from 1927, if these levees and reservoirs and floodways would not be in there, it was an 80-mile width of water covering five states. >> the flashlight, the mirror, a life jacket, water, my pets, and a pistol. >> all right. look at this. it's just a mess for these folks downstream as i bring in reynold wolf here now. we keep calling this this slow-moving disaster. it is rare you have this kind of a heads-up of what's coming. literally, they have had a couple weeks now. >> that's the whole point. you want everyone to get word about this. isn't it am

we're still waiting for the mississippi river to crest, mississippi in greenville. we expect that to come later this morning, around 19.8 meters. if you want to know what that is in feet, we're talking about roughly 64 feet. incredible flooding. as we go over to video coming out of vicksburg, they are dealing with high water levels as well. you're looking at belongings floating down the river. very sad situation. keep in mind we're talking about some of the poorest areas through parts of the u.s. dealing with the flooding there and then they have to come back and try to deal with rebuilding. you're also looking at a rail station that's virtually an island. as i take you back over, we're expecting the mississippi to crest in vicksburg may 19th. if you notice for new orleans, new orleans looks like it will be pretty good after they opened up the spillways over the weekend. it looks like things are going to be spared for parts of baton rouge as well as new orleans. as we go through the next 24 hours, really it's going to be dry across the midsection of the u.s. just ra

cleared at greenville and heading westbound slower drive. 23 minutes now. continuing to build but clearing by the time we get to portollo avenue. smooth drive through castro valley. 580. 238. westbound 580. slowing. heading towards san mateo bridge. typical build out of san leandro. live look out there and show you what things like like. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. it is 6:40 now. still to come on "today in the bay," how organic is the meat you are buying. one store chain has a new system to let you know. best airlines to hit the skies for less this summer.we will ha coming up next. >>> welcome back, everyone. 6:43 right now with the unofficial summer travel season in full swing, americans are now booking vacations and travel getaways. while some are paying top dollar for their trip, others still searching for bargains and trying to use those frequent flier miles. tracie potts is live on capitol hill and joins with us a run-down of the best u.s. airlines for redeeming some of those frequent flier points. that's the hard thing. you try to go c

even after next weekend in greenville, mississippi. vicksburg is almost two weeks from now. this just going to take forever and some of these locations talking about the greatest flood ever. we do not need any more rain, of course. that will aggravate things. we have a complex of thunderstorms that's heading over the ozarks. that will arrive over -- right over the ohio river and right over the mississippi where the worst flooding is occurring. it is not going to add too many more problems to it. it is not fun to watch it raining while it is flooding. as far as the kentucky derby goes, lot of questions about the rain there. we are going to see showers during the afternoon. i think there is a good chance of showers ends before the race goes off. coverage on incomes 4:00 to 7:00. calling for 30% of showers during the race. a good chance of showers for the earlier race. so your saturday forecast, there is the showers. moving through missouri and storms through illinois. eventually into kentucky. also some light rain in the northwest and northeast. your mother's day forecast does

. >>> flood waters from the mississippi river are expected to reach near record levels in greenville, mississippi, today. people in parts of low lying louisiana are installing stilts to help protect their homes. they live downstream from the morganza spillway which is the army corps of engineers opened up this past weekend. while diverting water will spare heavily populated areas, it does come at the expense of thousands of home, businesses and farms. >> hurts but it's a crop and we can plant a crop over. but it's the people further south with homes and properties that's going to be destroyed. >> now there's a small ray of hope the army corps of engineers says opening the morganza spillway has lowered crest projects in some parts of the projections that is in some parts of the state. >>> time now 5:17. yosemite national park is reporting its first fatal accident of the year and one involved a man from berkeley. 35-year-old james dunbar of berkeley was found last friday near the upper yosemite fall trail. rangers say it appears he tripped and hit he has head on a rock. park rangers say