so this is just tremendous impact that this area near st. louis, north of st. louis, west of st. louis, people there dealing with all of this water as they have some dry conditions. but some really cold conditions approaching. what we understand from authorities is that the worst is still yet to come. some rivers in the area have crested. but a lot have not. and so there is more water to come and the hope obviously is that some people are really taking the evacuation warnings seriously. i want to bring back our meteorologist who is not only monitoring this from the weather center but this is also his hometown area. and tom, we're looking -- these pictures are stunning and i was just talking to one mayor who said, he was dealing with one guy in his community and an elderly gentlemen, who refused to leave his house. and then when, you know, when we see helicopters here, obviously monitoring the scene, a helicopter went back over and could catch a heat signature out of the guy's attic. but they don't know how that was resolved. if that's one case, there must be other cases of people

downtown st. louis here. flooding along the cobblestones and the landing and the city parks get flooded. the record in st. louis from 193 was 49.6 feet. they are expecting by thursday morning 44.8. so it is far from the record, but it is the second highest level. north of the city, right in between the missouri and the mississippi, it is west alton. that is where we are also seeing the records. now, in alton, it is 33 feet, and expected to get to 38, and the second highest level, but then you have st. charles where we have areas along the missouri, and a major interstate was closed eastbound and westbound traffic, and they are expecting it to happen again. out to the meramec and interstate 44, and 144 goes underneath, but it is flooded and expected the go more. and the meramec will go to fenton and arnold, and so again, this is where st. louis meets, and if you have seen the city flag, it has the three rivers, and that is the problem. some cases, not as bad as 1993, but in some cases along the m a meramec, it

. >> a former st. louis police officer who left the force in 1999 to address what he considered problems in the criminal justice system. he spoke about the topic to students at the university of delaware. >> the semester there have been a number of incidents that suggest a real need to have an open dialogue about race on this campus and others read it tonight's event is three and open to the public like all national agenda events. i encourage audience participation from the audience and mitchell hall as well as via social media. tweet at the account @ ud race in america and you can join the discussion. it should be said that along with the candidness and sincerity, civil and respectful dialogue is expected. all semester -- this is the last time i'll be saying at this semester -- if you would not stand up and say it in public, don't tweet it. look around you. know where all here to get a better understanding of race in america and on this campus. be candid, but courteous. tonight, redditt hudson is the founde

a former st. louis police officer. the mayor of gary indiana discusses the role of law enforcement in her community. police officers from washington dc and new jersey share their thoughts on policing and creating trust within the communities they serve. a former st. louis police officer who left the force to address what he thought were systemic problems in the .riminal justice system he spoke about the topic to students at the university of delaware. >> there have been a number of incidents suggesting a real need to have a dialogue on race. i encourage audience .articipation it should be said that along with the candidates and sincerity, respectful dialogue is expected. if you wouldn't stand up and say it.blic don't tweet we are all here to get a better understanding of race in america . be candid but also be courteous. 's head of the coalition on law enforcement accountability. committee challenging the institutional racism at the basis of our criminal justice system and police culture throughout amer

hasn't been all that good for the rams, st. louisthe worst record for attendance in the whole nfl. were that being said, we look at the stats, we haven't had the best product on the field to give the fans cheer about. every time since i've gone to a game, there's been about 50,000 games in the stands cheering the team on and the very product that's on the field. i think collectively as an organization we can do a lot better to put winning-football players and the fan that is come out, i've experienced it to the utter most in championship games in st. louis. when the eagles and bucks came in they couldn't hear each other speak. >> david: if not from st. louis perhaps from san diego, oakland, the raiders, san diego had -- seemed like sort of the last game they were going to play last sunday. what do you think? where do you think la is going to get a team from eventually? >> i would say it has to be come from what's already in california, oakland or the chargers. >> david: one of the two. one of the great wide receivers of all times, la

the sterling estates subdivision division in arnold, south of st. louis, sits in the spot where the overflowing meramec and mississippi rivers meet. as of this afternoon, half a dozen homes here had been lost, joining hundreds of others submerged in the st. louis area. and volunteers filled and stacked sandbags trying to save the rest. >> thanks. >> reporter: resident carla bryant helped organize the effort. >> there are homes, these are my neighbors. we've done everything we can, >> reporter: december rains swelled rivers around st. louis and pushed water into nearby communities. the water was so high in this neighborhood, rescuers had to pluck a man and his dog off a rooftop. dozens of others were also rescued from stranded vehicles. officials issued evacuation orders for several communities including valley park and west alton, on the banks of the mississippi, north of st. louis. in branson, the army corps of engineers opens the spillways at table rock dam in an effort to ease flooding along the white river. workers tried sandbags at the waste water tr

near st. louis 500 residents to evacuate after water tops the levee. >> this is your notice this is serious you need to get final preparations and go. >> reporter: parts of missouri under water, homes, cars restaurants completely submerged. and one photographer even captured video of this cabin floating away. authorities urging drivers stay off inundated roadways fearing they will get stuck and swept away. >> the vast majority of fatalities is people driving into the water. and at night. >> i am worried. i just don't know what to do. it is still supposed to come up higher. >> my main concern right now is just getting our vehicle out just so we're not -- our truck is not trapped in here. >> reporter: officials now watching and hoping that the levees hold. >> it is more just wait and see. once it is over then we'll have to go from there. because we really don't know what's going to happen. >> reporter: the record here was set back in 1982 when the river reached 33.6 feet. flood waters are expected to

to know st. louis, you have to understand, as tornadoes raking across the south the stage was set for day in and day out of heavy rainfall, 6, 7, 8 inches. it rained tremendously all week. the watches from illinois back into areas of oklahoma, the arkansas river is going to have major problems north and south of the capital of little rock. to explain what's happening in st. louis, it is all about breaking down the major rivers and how they flow. the mississippi river, the benchmark here for flooding, thousands of homes and businesses flooded, was 1993. they're not going to see that level in the downtown area of st. louis but they're going to come just below that, in fact, five feet. the second highest level in history. but you have up to the north, you've got the missouri river coming through st. charles. in between the missouri and mississippi where they meet the town of west alton, flood prone area. evacuations taking place. alt tonight city in illinois will be fine. not only the missouri and mississ

the e erling estates subdivision in arnold, south of st. louis, sits in the spot where the overflowing meramec and mississippi rivers meet. as of this afternoon, halflf joining hundreds of others submerged in the st. louis area. and volunteers filled and stacked sandbags trying to save the rest. >> thanks. >> reporter: resident carla bryant helped organize the effort. >> there are homes, these are my neighbors. we've done everything we can, and we still can't beat it. >> reporter: december rainin swelled rivers around st. louis and pushed water into nearby communities. the water was so higin this neighborhood, rescuers had to pluck a man and his dog off a rooftoto dozens of others were also rescued from stranded vehicles. officials issued evacuation orders for several communities, including valley park and west alton, on the banks of the mississippi, north of st. louis. in branson, the army corps of engineers opened the spillways at table rock dam in an effortrt to ease flooding along the white river. waste water treatment plants with little succ

he supports a bill that recently passed in st. louis that would allow workshops to be exempt from a wage like. he joins us now from kansas city. randy good to see you. thank you so much for being with us. the issue here is whether or not the disabled working population would be better off with a system that paid them more or they're better off with a system that pays them less but keeps them out of being stuck at home. tell me how you come down on this. >> we believe that sheltered workshops are an opportunity and opathway for people with disabilities to not only have a paycheck and work in their community. but if necessary, at some point, move into a regular job out in the community once they gain skills and abilities. >> right and that would be the hope. but according to an investigation by the government accountability office sheltered workshops are not particularly effective at getting people into the workforce, getting disabled workers and there's a great range of them obviously into the workforce, saying that only about 5% of shel

the sterling estates subdivision in arnold, south of st. louis, sits in the spot where the overflowing meramec and mississippi rivers meet. as of this afternoon, half a dozen homes here had been lost, joining hundreds of others submerged in the st. louis area. and volunteers filled and stacked sandbags trying to save the rest. >> thanks. >> reporter: resident carla bryant helped organize the effort. >> there are homes, these are my neighbors. we've done everything we can, and we still can't beat it. >> reporter: december rains swelled rivers around st. louis and pushed water into nearby communities. the water was so high in this neighborhood, rescuers had to pluck a man and his dog off a rooftop. dozens of others were also rescued from stranded vehicles. officials issued evacuation orders for several communities, including valley park and west alton, on the banks of the mississippi, north of st. louis. in branson, the army corps of engineers opens the spillways at table rock dam in an effort to ease flooding along the white river. workers tried s

the sterling estates subdivision in arnold,outh of st. louis, sits ininhe spot where the overflowing meramec and mississippi rivers meet. as of this afternoon, half a joining hundreds of others submerged in the st. louis area. and volunteers filled and stacked sandbags trying to save the rest. >> thanks. >> reporter: resident carla bryant helped organize the effort. >> there are homes, these are my neighbors. we've done everything we can, and we still can't beat it. >> reporter: december rains swelled rivers around st. louis and pushed water into nearby communities. the water was so high in this neighborhood, rescuers had to pluck a man and his dog off a rooftop. dozens of others were also rescued from stranded vehicles. officials issued evacuation orders for several communities, including valley park and west alton, on the banks of the mississippi, north of st. louis. in branson, the army corps of engineers opened the spillways at table rock dam in an effort to ease flooding along the white river. waste water treatment plants with little succe

a former st. louis police officer left the force in 1999 to address what he considered systemic problems in the criminal justice system. he recently spoke about that topic to students at the university of delaware. this is an hour and a half. the semester there have been a number of incidents that suggest a real need to have an open dialogue about race on this campus and others read it tonight's event is three and open to the public like all events. agenda i encourage audience participation from the audience and mitchell hall as well as via social media. race at the account @ ud in america and you can join the discussion. it should be said that along with the candidness and sincerity, civil and respectful dialogue is expected. all semester -- this is the last time i'll be saying at this semester -- if you would not stand up and say it in public, don't tweet it. look around you. know where all here to get a better understanding of race in america and on this campus. be candid, but courteous. hudson is th

our st. louis affiliate kmov is there. >> reporter: jim, at least two dozen homes are underwater and a number of businesses, as well. there's a gas station, a hotel, a jimmy john's sandwich shop opened up a week ago is now flooded. there have been 13 deaths from people rushing through flooded roadways. the governor jay nixon has declared a state of emergency today. created what is basically an extra vertical feet of water. there have been mandatory evacuations. in st. louis today, they needed volunteers to fill 20 thousand bags. volunteers that showed up today were children on their holiday break. in some places, water is up to the roof tops in homes and as i showed you some businesses are underwater. here in union missouri, the river is causing all of the flooding and they're saying it will reach an all-time high when it crests later today. >> thank you. let's bring in eric fisher, chief meteorologist boston station wbz. eric, flooding is already bad. how much worse is it going to get? >> we're wa

in st. louis today, they needed volunteers to fill 20,000 sandbags and some of the volunteers that showed up today were children on their holiday break. in some places, water is up to the rooftops of homes, and as is showed you, some businesses are under water. here in union, missouri, it's the burbis river that is causing all of the flooding, and they say it will reach an all-time high when it crests later today. jim? >> axelrod: russell kinsaul with the devastating floodwaters in missouri, thank you. let's bring in eric fisher, chief meteorologist at our cbs boston station, wbz. so eric, the flooding is already bad. how much worse is it going to get? >> what we're watching is a widespread area of eight- to 14- inch rainfall just over the last seven days alone and that is creating the huge situations we are seeing. states here and all the rivers that feed into the mississippi, reaching at least major floodingis if not record flooding and a lot of the crests the highest in at least several decades

john houser lives just south of st. louis in the city of arnold. >> we're just fighting the water, and it's up to the red line right there, just trying to keep the pumps running and make sure the wall doesn't fail and hope the water goes down in a hurry. >> reporter: overnight, the floodwaters snarled traffic for miles, and today missouri's busy i-55 became the second major interstate to close this week. gene liston was stuck in the middle of it. >> there's nowhere you can go, you know. know, if there's enough of it, you can't do anything. >> reporter: statewide, more than 12 people have been killed due to the extreme flooding. it has washed away homes, highways-- >> that is highway 141. >> reporter: and shut down water treatment plant. steve stenger is the executive of st. louis county. how many dials to you estimate are under water? >> it would be difficult to estimate but thanksusa, but very near us right now there are about seven miles under water, right where we're standing. dry. >> that should be dry. >> reporter: back

in st. louis today, they needed volunteers to fill 20,000 sandbags and some of the volunteers that showed up today were children on their holiday break. in some places, water is up to the rooftops of homes, and as i showed you, some businesses are under water. here in union, missouri, it's the burbis river that is causing all of the flooding and they say it will reach an all-time high >> axelrod: russell kinsaul with the devastating floodwaters in missouri, thank you. let's bring in eric fisher. eric, the flooding is already pat bad. how much worse is it going to get? >> what we're watching it a widespread area of eight- to 14-inch rainfall just over the last seven days alone and that we are seeing. all the rivers that feed into the misreaching at least major flooding if not record flooding and a lot of these crests, the highest at least several decades. what we're watching as the water feeds into the mississippi river in st. louis, cresting on thursday, at 44 feet. so 14 feet more to rise. the ar

on a street called ashland in north st. louis, missouri. that is the lack side of st. louis, missouri. this.nt over like she asked him where the guy went and he went like this. i went in that house. he picked a house at random. we go up to the house, me and a female officer. we get to the door. she's banging on the door. had our flashlight, big black flashlight, hitting the door as hard as she could. open the store. -- open this door. i'm not been a use the language. -- not going to use the language. don't know if anybody is in the house or not. from the back of the house, with the ruckus we created in the front of it, we see a shape begin to approach the door. wooden door, glass in the center. moving about this be right here. slowly getting to the door. the door opens, cracked. standing in the door is a kid about 19 years old, african american. i'm standing there with this female officer. i'm 6'8", out of shape right now, but at that time i was working out every day. 5, 270,bout to 65, -- 26 single-digit body fat. i had on a short sleeve shirt, size medium. justld look