joining me now is liz lev, an art historian, she knew pope john paul ii. she spends virtually every day inside the vatican. let me start with your impressions on this day. what has just happened to your friend, pope john paul ii. >> i think we found out today john paul ii has a lot of friends. and it's a beautiful day here in rome. and it's wonderful to see this incredible spirit. it reminds us of six years ago when he died and there was that sort of silent collecting of the people. now that silence erupted today in this joyous celebration of recognizing john paul ii in heaven. >> it really was a joyful celebration. but what is happening inside st. peter's right now is very solemn, the veneration. tell me about the coffin, people will file past it. there's so much history where it is. >> the building -- the placement of the coffin is directly on the top of the tomb of st. peter, which is behind michelangelo's famous dome which goes down to the ground where st. peter was thrown after being executed 200,000 years ago and now beatified, sitting right on top o

let me bring in liz lev. she spends almost every day inside the vatican. i have to say, we saw people here from all around the world, many of them camped out in the cold and rain last night. they cramped in like sardines. what do they get out of it? >> what is amazing is the amount of physical discomfort people stood up with. they stood close to each other literally leaning on each other for hours on ends. >> cold last night and hot day. >> what do they come here for? they came here, because that man whose face was revealed, they made each one of them feel loved and understood. now they have come to show their closeness to him. the power of john paul ii goes beyond something of this place. it brings people here to feel like got something out of the standing here. >> this is not a canonization, not his funeral, which brought so many people business hi coffin, which is the last time it was there on the altar, yet they're drawn to keep standing in line. >> think of this event. there's no photo op, you can't get your baby kissed, there's no anything. there's a

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anything more than that can compromise those lev yes systems. right now they are more at 1.6 million cubic pressure per water. that's simply too much. officials here say they will not need to use all of the gates. all of this capacity will not be needed but the bonnet carre spillway is already at full capacity. what does that mean for all of the people who live in the path of this water as it begins the slow process of moving southward toward morgan city which is 100 miles away? it will move through the river basin of the area that will be flooded out. this water is not expected to crest in morgan city until may 24th. after that it's expected to stick around several more weeks, so we're looking at perhaps mid-june by the time all of this water dissipates and everything gets back to normal. that's the reality for many of the residents, the thousands of people who live down stream from where we are right now. >> and a very sad reality. thank you, ed lavandera. jennifer delgado has more information about how opening the morganza spillway today has

so those lev vees are going to stressed for a long time, and they are seeing occasions of potential weaknesses appear in the levee system. let me show you some of the flooding that's been occurring outside of the levee protection system here in greenville and this is mainly a residential area on lower lake ferguson drive. it would be a beautiful drive on any normal day, but it's covered in 15 feet of water now of the only way to make that drive is by boat. it is a stretch of housing that goes for three to five miles and there are about 100 homes out there. these are not just lake houses or cottages, these are full-time residential houses people live in all the time. only they're not there now. they've all managed to make it out but the flooding was really significant. over the rooftops in many cases and in other cases right up to the very front door. but those houses where the water came to the front door are on stilts, up 15 feet in the air. it's quite a remarkable thing to see. >>> as waters diverted into the atchafalaya basin it will inundate small communities, ed lavandera visited with som

it would still be dry if the federal government hadn't blown up the lev yo. >> i feel like we're havingfarmers ray and roy preston have 2,000 acres underwater. >> we always lived with the idea that someday they might have to blow it. the waters kept rising and we knew they would blow it. we don't like it, but you know, we have to accept it. >> reporter: the plan since 1928 has always been that if cairo, a city of about 15,000 at the time, was in danger of flooding the levee would be opened to save the city. but back then things were much different. cairo was a vibrant river community. this is what it looks like now. most of the businesses downtown here are gone. most of the people have left as well. in fact, less than 3,000 people remain. many believe this in fact is not a town that was worth saving. >> would you rather have missouri farmland flooded or cairo underwater? >> cairo. i've been there. cairo. >> if the governor vetoes -- >> have you been to cairo? >> yes. >> okay. you know what i'm saying, then. >> have you been to cairo lately? ha, ha, ha, yes, i have. what do you mean? i w

back in washington senate armed services chairman carl lev was stark in his assessment of pakistan's role. >> i think that the pakistani army and intelligence have a lot of questions to answer given the location, the length of time and the apparent fact that this was actually... this facility was actually built for bin laden. and its closeness to the central location of the pakistani army. >> suarez: secretary of state hillary clinton had sought toese that tension in an earlier statement. >> our partnership including our close cooperation with pakistan have helped put unprecedented pressure on al qaeda and its leadership. in pakistan, we are committed to supporting the people and government as they defend their own democracy from violent extremism. indeed as the president said, bin laden had also declared war on pakistan. >> suarez: but clinton also spoke of the larger implications of the killing. >> history will record that bin laden's death came at a time of great movements toward freedom and democracy, at a time when the people across the middle east and north africa are rejecting

and the cooperion at the security lev is e best it's ever been. so that comtment is unshable. second, the president did not say that israel has to return to the 1967 lines. what he said tha would be the basis with mutually agreed swaps. there are two princies contained in those three wor. fit "mutually agreed." it must be agreed by the parties. no one can forcen agreement on either party, so israel will have to consent to any borders that are the subject of an agreemen and wenowfrom our discussns with them, extensive discussns over two years,hat ey will not agree to borders that threaten their security. so that should be clear. this requires the consent of the two pties. the second point is swaps which means exchanges of territory. and that has developed over many years precisely to accommodate the reality that large israeli population centers will be incorporated into israel and the security needs dependent upon that and whatever other security needs israel needs wilbe met. third, the identical proposal, ides cal in meaning and almost identical in the very words was made by t

. >>> this is how the army corps of engineers blew up a lev e. they are trying to protect town from rising floodwaters. there are critics that fought the plan because the levee blast will affect farmland. >>> well, book dealers are busy. they are hoping the death of osama bin laden will increase sales. random house is quickly gathering essays about president obama. the free press is working on an electronic version of the book and saint martin's press says it's rushing out a book about the navy s.e.a.l. unit that killed osama bin laden. >>> the federal appeals court in san francisco upheld alameda county's gun shows. the court ruled the ban does not violate the second amendment to bear arms. shows are only banned on government property. >>> the chauncey bailey murder trial continues in oakland after a stubborn witness took the stand. a liquor store employee refused to answer prosecutors' questions today. instead, he said "i don't remember" 50 times. he worked at the store vandalized bayou self bey iv. bey and anton mackey are standing trial for t

. >>> elevenee failure in mon tan -- a lev efailure -- a levee failure failed in billings, montana. in some areas, the water is four and a half feet deep. look at that van there. dozens of residents evacuated. drivers are being advised to stay off the roads. >>> state lawmakers voted down a little that would have prevented lobbyists from giving them -- a bill that would have prevented lobby lobbyists from giving out tickets to concerts and amusement parks. one of the reasons they decided to do this was the cost to enforce such a restriction. but enforcers of the bill say it doesn't restore faith in government. >>> the highway patrol arrested ash kalrra on may 7th after an officer pulled him over for a broken tail lite. tests showed his -- taillight. tests show his blood test to be a little over the legal limit. >>> police are investigating hazing incidents at cal state bakersfield that left four students injured. court records show people were shot with a b.b. gun and whips were used. police arrested five students an. they've all been released while an investigation continues. >>> n

. >>> tony hall who is now running for mayor has now paid off an ethics fine lev levied against him yearers the ect igs commission -- ethics commission fined hall for poor record-keeping and using his campaign credit card to purchase personal items. hall denies the charge bus his campaign consultant says he's paying the fine now so he can qualify for public financing. >>> and mayor reed has declared a fiscal state emergency. "the new york times" reports the move could give him the power to change benefits baggage -- packages. the mayor says if the city continues to fund pension as the current rate, there will be no money left for services. residents will have to rely on volunteer firefighter and police services. city council is expected to make the declaration tomorrow. >>> 7:21. back here at home, california public schools may be able to restore money they plan to cut out of next year's budget. funding levels should stay the same as last year. that's according to a high school adviser. he tells the mercury news, school districts will have the money to hire back laid off employees if fundin

testified that, quote, the border patrol reported achieving varying levs of operational control, 873, 44% of nearly 2,000 southwest border miles by the end of fiscal year 2010. so we will -- have a long ways to go and we need these national guard troops there. it's not the time to do that when you talk particularly with local ranchers, farmers, and residents along the border who regularly come in contact with groups coming across the border, many times armed, many times carrying drugs, they certainly support extending the stay of the national guard. when i talked to the ranchers there, they have particular praise for the actions of the national guard there. they've dope a good job. so until we can have operational control of more of the border, we've got to ensure that these national guard troops stay. any understand -- my understanding is that the president supports keeping them there. if we can find the resources to do so. with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition? mr. smith: i claim time in oppositio

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