woman: when i was running for office, i met someone who knew mayor hartsfield, who, in the late 1960s, said, "i don't know who the next mayor will be, "but i know they'll have to fix the water and sewer infrastructure." woman: the city had chronic sewage overflows into the chattahoochee and its tributaries. fecal coliform bacteria levels were in the millions of colonies per hundred milliliter, which was a significant public health threat. and this had been occurring for decades. but neither the federal epa nor the epd back in the '90s were willing to take action under the clean water act to make the city fix its plumbing. so in 1994, we started upper chattahoochee river keeper. we filed a clean water act lawsuit. in 1997, we won. and so for the past decade, the city has embarked on a program to clean up the river. now, with 1,800 miles of sewer system, three sewage plants and combined sewer overflows, it took a number of years to figure out what would be the solution. we are facing a crisis in infrastructure. bethea: a huge change came about when mayor shirley franklin became the mayo

atlanta hartsfield jackson airport is a busy place this morning. it's a crowded place.rt this morning with a little extra pep in their step after their huge win last night over michigan. final score 82-76. here is a video from last night as fans poured out of the georgia dome. louisville fans in great spirits as their team played passionately on behalf of their school and on behalf of their injured teammate, kevin ware, who has really captured the national spotlight due to the nature of that leg injury he suffered and his attitude in the wake of it. but michigan fans have a lot to be proud of as well. it was a hard fought game and fans on both sides really walked away feeling good about the tournament and the final four experience in general. we caught up with some fans as they exited the dome. take a listen. >> to cap it off, this is the great he was experience you could have. >> these guys worked so hard all year, pitino, i see repeat next year. >> it was my first final four ever and it was amazing. >> as we come back out live, i spoke with the general manager of atla

maximum delays at atlanta's hartsfield-jackson could reach 3 1/2 hours. chicago's o'hare, more than two. and at new york's laguardia, nearly an hour and a half. >> when your airplane doesn't get to you as quickly as it was supposed to, when you're maybe in the air longer than you should be, yes, the typical american flyer will feel it. >> reporter: critics argue that's exactly what president obama wants, for flyers to feel it, complain to congress, and reverse the budget cuts. >> i believe he's instructing his agencies to do the things that inflict the most pain on the american people so that they're upset. >> the lawsuit filed by the airlines and pilots would delay the furloughs for at least 30 days. a court ruling could come this week. anthony and norah? >> sharyl attkisson. thanks, sharyl. >>> the swollen mississippi river is closed at vicksburg, mississippi, because of a sunken barge. there is widespread flooding farther north. it's especially bad in northern illinois where thousands of people have been forced out of their homes. dean reynolds is in v