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second. in memphis, the river is expected to crest tomorrow, 14 feet above major flood stage. more from jim ryan. >> reporter: the mighty mississippi is on the move. for millions who live along the length, the river is proving to be a dangerous neighbor. from southern illinois to the gulf of mexico, flood waters are engulfing homes inch by inch. >> most everything got wet. all the carpet will have to come out. the walls are going to have to be redone. >> when it comes down to it, we're being devastated. >> reporter: in memphis, the mississippi has risen to 47.4 feet. the second highest level ever. testing the city's old levees and wooden flood gates. it's expected to crest tuesday at 48 feet. thousands are be urged to find higher ground. some won't budge. >> we've been living here all our life. i don't want to go nowhere. >> reporter: this man and his family were the last to evacuate

their mobile home park. >> my trailer is higher than anybody else's around here. i wanted to stick it out as long as i could. >> without our church, we wouldn't know what to do right now. >> reporter: this is a trial by water. >> our son is 6. he asked to go home yesterday. i tried to explain, we can't go home. the water is so bad. >> reporter: up and down the river, residents are pulling together, packing sandbags and piling them up. hoping they'll hold off the water. the flooding has forced road closures in at least three states. once the mississippi crests, the high water is expected to linger for days. jim ryan, abc news, memphis. >> we'll have more on the flooding throughout the day, beginning with "good morning america." tonight, diane sawyer will anchor "world news" from memphis.

>> any time you talk about a flood, you have to be focused on the weather. thunderstorms across the upper midwest and dakotas. chicago, milwaukee and des moines could get rain. a few inches of snow from the cascades to lake tahoe. showers in the pacific northwest. >> 71 in sacramento. 85 in phoenix. dallas, 92. omaha, 88. 71 in new york city. 87 in atlanta. 90 in miami. the other major story is the growing pressure on pakistan over the osama bin laden raid. >> the u.s. wants to interview the three widows that bin laden left behind. they're in pakistani custody. emily schmidt joins us with more. good morning, emily. >> reporter: good morning. after months of intelligence gaerting gathering, the president said he had what he called a 55-45 situation. no definitive proof that bin land was in that compound.

now is experts are working through what that all means. president obama said the 40 minutes he waited to see if the navy s.e.a.l.s found bin laden were some of the longest minutes of his life. >> it was a very tense situation. >> reporter: but he told "60 minutes" that the chance to get bin laden outweighed the risks. the situation raised questions of a support network there. >> we don't know whether there might have been some people inside of government, people outside of government. and that's something that we have to investigate. >> reporter: a senior pakistani official tells abc news that based on years of experience, he believes that elements of pakistani intelligence, probably rogue of retired were involved in aiding, abetting, sheltering the leader of al qaeda. >> fess up. if you knew he was there, tell us. >> reporter: this weekend, the

pentagon released a few seconds of video. including pictures of a gray-bearded terrorist watching himself on tv. terrorism experts says it sends a clear message. >> he looked very beaten down. really not the vigorous fighter that you would think and what was depicted globally in many videos and audio tapes. >> reporter: the president told "60 minutes" that all of that seized terrible chaz a chance to deal a fatal blow to al qaeda if there is aggressive follow-through in the months to come. >> thanks, emily. a delta flight from detroit to san diego had to make an emergency landing in albuquerque after a flight attendant found a suspicious note in the bathroom. passengers and their carry-s on were snifd by bomb-nif sniffing dogs. everyone on board was questioned. and some scary moments aboard another jet. a flight was diverted to st.

louis. people heard a scream from the front of the plane. it sounded so frightening, they thought it was a terrorist attack. >> about 20 minutes out of houston, the individual jumped out of his seat, ran to the front of the plane, and tried to touch and open the l-1 door, saying, i have to get off the plane. >> i go running. i see this guy with his hands on the door, two guys trying to hold him. the guy was a bull. i jumped on his back. put him in a choke. >> americans are not going down like that anymore. the men were all up and out in a minute, getting him subdued. >> unbelievable. well, that unruly passenger was eventually subdued. later questioned by federal cials. so far no charges have been filed. a bittersweet story of survival. a canadian woman stranded forsen weeks in a remote part of idaho was found alive. >> doctors say she was within

days of dying from lack of nutrition. david muir has the details. >> reporter: albert and ruth left their home seven weeks ago. they planned to make the 1200-mile drive to las vegas to trade show. these videos show them at a convenience store. it was sometime after this that their van got stuck on a remote logging road. after three days, albert set out to try to get help. days went by, their children new something was wrong. they hadn't heard from their parents. they asked for help. >> wherever they are, they're not safe. they would contact us if they were going to be delayed. >> reporter: their words set off a massive search over three states. all the while, ruth was in the van in the cold. temperatures well below freezing at night. surviving on a handful of trail mix and melting snow, and keeping a diary for her family, so they would know what

happened if she and her husband did not survive. it was friday that hunters found the van and ruth inside. now she and the rest of the family praying they'll find albert. >> never give up never lose your faith. and, yeah, i -- miracles happen. and never underestimate that. >> reporter: david muir, abc news, new york. >> stuff story there. two pilot whales are swimming once again. in deeper waters after a massive rescue operation. they were among 2 11 whales that beached themselves last week. unfortunately, most of them could not be saved. >> there are others still being watched over by vets to see if they can survive. >> using special tags to track their whereabouts. hopefully, we learn more. >> it would be nice to see some of them survive. prices going through the roof. not even talking about new cars, that's in the business news. there will be a new nba champion this year.

now that the lakers have been swept aw high. highlights later in sports. stick around.

better than expected job growth in the u.s. is boosting some overseas markets this morning. tokyo's nikkei average was down 50.6 points today. hong kong's hang seng opened higher. the dow begins the week at 12 638. the nasdaq starts at normal.

price up on new cars. mostly because japan's earthquake has made new car production tougher. the government officials say there is no plan to shut down the country's 50 or so other reactors. no need to buy a used car in you're the big cheese of a company. the executive compensation at big companies was up last year. it averaged $9. .3 million. maybe you don't make as much as a king or a queen, but after the royal wedding, many people apparently want to drive like one. edmonds edmonds.com say sales of british cars driven by the royal family are up. aston martin vaels up more than

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your favorites, in pieces. updating our top story. hundreds of people are heading to higher ground as the swollen mississippi river fletens 1300 homes in memphis. the river is expected to crest there in memphis tomorrow at 48 feet. just shy of the all-time record. that flooding keeps i-40 closed. from memphis to little rock. wet on i-80 from chicago to omaha and i-94 from milwaukee to

billings. icy spots on i-84 and 90 in the cascades and rockies. airport delays possible in mind city and chicago. jury selection starts in florida today on a trial that is one of the most high-profile since the o.j. simpson trial. caylee anthony was killed and her remains found months later. >> reporter: jury collection will begin in a trial that will no doubt be the biggest in origin county history. casey renans jail ready to be transported to the secret county where she'll be tried. the judge will not reveal the location. three sources indicate lit

happen in pinellas county. others are saying it will be west palm beach. media outled lets are prepping for coverage. tents are set up across from the courthouse. the court received roughly 600 requests for media credentials. there is a security plan in place that includes designated spots outside the courthouse restricting with protests can stand. to keep the trouble we saw outside the anthony house from popping up outside the courthouse. the commute in and out of new york city is likely to be many congested this morning. a derailed train has occur tailed train service this morning. it was after a sunday morning

subway crash. more than 30 people were injured. service is only partially resfoerpd police say the cause was likely mechanical failure. time for some sports. it's guesting interesting in the nba. >> mike yam from espn news has the details. >> good morning. we start on the nba hard wood where the los angeles lakers were trying to avoid the sweep against the mavericks. this one in dallas. jason terry. getting pumped up before the game. whatever he did before the game it worked. terry, nine fleece the game. he was 9 of 10 from downtown. 32 points. the nine triples ties an nba playoff record. three other guys have hit nine threes in a single post season game. fourth quarter, j.j.barea

getting laid in by andrew bynum. the big forearm to the ribs. bynum ejected. mavericks complete the sweep. derrick rose and the bulls taking on the hawks. we're tied in the fourth. derrick rose, the floater. 34 points pulls up by three. the hawks. leading by two. and on the break here for the atl, al horford finishing things off. the hawks up by four. they're leading by six here. smith to or ford again. josh smith, a beast. 23 points 16 rebounds. we're tied at 2-2 in that series. nick lidstrom, the red wings looking to avoid elimination. jonathan ericsson, his first of the playoffs. a 3-2 game. dan cleary, the wrap-around. cleary credited with the goal. we're tied at 3-3.

we got ourself games here. it's thomas hol strom. his fifth of the playoffs. comeback for the red wings. they win it four-3. we're looking at game six. that will do it for sports. i'm mike yam. it was an extra special mother's day weekend for a mom and her family. they were at a toledo mud hens ball game. >> her son, supposed to bonn duty in afghanistan walked on to the field and surprised his mom. the family will make the most out of his visit home before he heads back to the battlefield in the next few weeks. >> and not a dry eye in the house, i'm sure. coming up next, the stories we'll be following today. including the flooding along the mississippi river. >> and the president meeting with the chinese about a controversial issue, trade.

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wedding, prince william's new bride has been spotted doing what the royal before her have never ever done. >> it appears to be a trend. >> reporter: what's this? catherine pushing a trolley? say it ain't so. she still looks good doing it. it's so unfair. any way, these newly weds famously said they wanted to live as much of an ordinary life as possible.new breed of they're a new breed of mon, a. they're called the modern royals. strip away the titles and for the most part they're just like us. going to college. most have careers and jobs. they are marrying for love. they don't have to be be blue-blooded either. case in point, william and catherine. so, too, prince albert ii.

hooil tie the knot in the sum person sweend's crown princess victoria mar rid her dashing personal trainer last year. the crown prince of denmark mar raid commoner. remember how diana wanted her kids to have a normal upbringing, taking them to an amusement park of a homeless shelter and mingling among regular people? yes, folks, get used to this picture. you'll see a lot more of these royals doing chores that you and i would do. until royal duty calls. >> she's gorgeous. >> she is. she also we heard she loaded those groceries -- >> into the trunk herself. i sort of asked, who else would do it? >> maybe the body guard who is were with her. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for