. >> at the city's daily news conference city manager jeff pomerantz workers are checking out for vulnerabilities. as we see potential areas where there could be weakness we are attempting to address those immediately. through certainly through the evening and the dark hours, we have lighting systems but it gets even more difficult. >> his news conference mayor ron corbett urged people who're inside their homes inside the flood zone to evacuate for their own safety. the evacuees can pick up their mail in the west post office. mail in the evacuation zone. let's go live to palo where nah dole griffin is standing by. palo doesn't have an official river gauge. there's no way for us to figure out what the crest prediction is. >> what's the flooding situation is in that community. >> well i'll have you take a look. trees are underwater. the national guard is on scene at five different points across the city due to the mandatory evacuation. homeowners i talked to they are not willing to leave unless the city makes them. as floodwater from the cedar river creeped closer to houses in palo. we heard they w

cbs 2 news caught up with cedar rapids city manager jeff pomerantz - who seemed optimistic. optimistic. - the problem is really now what you see above underground and the pressure that's building. but we think that's going to subside...and as the levels go down...which they are very very slowly...we're going to have the opportunity to get cedar rapidians back into their homes very soon...we're thinking by the weekend...ever ything should be cleared up....and we'll be able to have business and life as usual in cedar rapids. scammers are acting fast to target flood victims. mid-american energy is warning flood-affected homeowners to there is no charge to reconnect customers affected by the flood.cedar rapids police tell cbs 2 news - con artists have told evacuees to leave their doors unlocked - you should always lock your home if you leave it.scammers are also offering victims free hotel rooms in exchange for credit card information.if you get one of these calls, contact police. people are not the only ones who were forced out of their homes to prepare for flooding. flooding.t

cbs 2 news caught up with cedar rapids city manager jeff pomerantz - who seemed optimistic. optimistic. - the problem is really now what you see above ground...right now it's what's jeff wh seemed optimistic. >> the problem is not what you see aboveground right now. it's what's underground and that pressure that's building. we think that's going to subside. as the levels go down, which they are very, very slowly, we ar opportunity to get cedar rapidians back into their homes. we're thinking by the weekend everything should clear up and we'll be able to allow business as usual and life in usual in cedar rapids. >>> scammers are acting fast to target flood victims. be aware of anyone asking for money to reconnect services. there is no charge to reconnect customers affected by the flood. news con artists have told evacuees to leave their doors unlocked. you should always lock your home if you leave it. scammers are also offering victims free hotel rooms in exchange for credit card information. if you get one of those calls, contact police. >>> people weren't the only creatures b