about 100 kilometres south of stlouis, the river will crest on friday at just over 15 metres matching in the 1993 flood. the coast guard has said it has activated management operations. nail areas are expected to crest, it could be weeks before the mississippi falls below flood levels. some flooded areas will have to deal with ice as well >>> the flooding across brazil, argentina, paraguay and uragay force people to leave their homes. 100 thousand displaced around the region. heavy rains owing to the el nino pattern are likely to blame. venezuelan supreme court has barred four newly elected you law makers from taking office. earlier this month the venezuelan won a lands slip election. a motion to prevent the newly elected officials was filed from them taking office. china has defended its decision not to renew press credentials for a journalist effectively expealing her from the company. the journalist says they refused to renew her permit in her report on muslims. apparently she should have apologised for her report on the minority group. >> translation: first of all, china has kept

. >> of course, we're flying into stlouis, where, like, all the roads are closed due to flooding. so, we're flying from one weather nightmare to another. >> reporter: david, the worst-hit airport? chicago, with over 1,000 flights canceled today. and it isn't over yet. airlines across the country are already canceling flights ss due to depart tomorrow. david? >> linzie janis tonight, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now the other headline breaking late today. a grand jury in cleveland deciding not to charge the two officers involved in the death of tamir rice. the 12-year-old holding a pellet gun when a police car pulls up and then seconds later, an officer fires at rice. tonight, the prosecutor calling it a, quote, perfect storm of human error, but not a crime. here's abc's mara schiavocampo. >> reporter: tonight, prosecutors announcing a cleveland grand jury's decision not to file charges against officers in the shooting death of 12-year-old tamir rice. >> given this perfect storm of human error, mistakes and miscommunications by all involved that day, the evidence did not indi