jamie yuccas of minneapolis station wcco reports. >> reporter: she saw the flood in '69 but it doesn't compare. >> not anything like this. this is unbelievable. >> reporter: ruth schmidt usually walks around oak park in minot. it's closed. she brought her camera to the broadway bridge. >> they really worked hard. >> reporter: on highway 352, just east of minot, traffic cannot get through, except for trucks hauling sand and local authorities. they're checking out what's been lost and what soon will be gone. >> yes, it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: markers near the broadway bridge -- >> their roofs are going to be covered. >> reporter: it what surprises locals the most. >> kind of makes a big lump in your throat. >> reporter: water will likely not just flood homes but soon cover them. >> that was jamie yuccas of minneapolis station wcco reporting. >>> in washington it appears talks to reach a deal on raising the debt limit have stalled. republican lawmakers walked out of the talks yesterday. joel brown is in the capitol with more on that this morning. good morning, joel. >> manny, good m

the stories of struggle and survival still abound, our minneapolis station wcco is in minot tonight. >> reporter: despite losing their home to flood waters, josh hawkins and his wife consider themselves fortunate to have somewhere to stay. >> we figure we'll be here until at least september. october maybe? >> reporter: angela is two weeks from delivering her second child. >> our family is safe. the baby will have a place to go when he or she is born. ♪ >> reporter: their pastor is also displaced after his home went under water. >> going through this has been worth it. because of it's drawing us closer together. and it's reminding us of what's truly valuable. >> reporter: today, the souris river was still flowing fiercely, at six feet above major flood stage. people that evacuated can't get close enough to see how bad the damage is. it could be weeks before the river drops to a level that allows them access. over at minot's municipal auditorium. the red cross shelters some 11,000 evacuees. >> here we are until we find a place to stay for a while. and then decide what we're going to do

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jamie yuccas of our minneapolis station wcco reports. >> reporter: despite losing their home to floodwaters, josh hawkins and his wife angela consider themselves fortunate to have somewhere to stay. >> we kind of figure we'll be here until at least september, october maybe depending. >> we have no idea how long we're going to be here, so. >> reporter: angela is two weeks from delivering their second child. >> our family is safe, the baby will have a place to go when he or she is born. ♪ we are waiting >> reporter: their pastor, andy perry is also displaced after his home went under water. >> going through this has been worth it because it is drawing us closer together and reminded us of what is truly valuable. >> reporter: the river is flowing fiercely at six feet above major flood stage through the neighborhoods in minot. people who evacuated their homes can't get close enough to see how bad the damage is and it could be weeks before the river drops to a level that allows them access. over at minot's municipal auditorium the red cross shelter, some of the 11,000 evacuees have fewer choices

jamie yuccas of our minneapolis station wcco is in minot. jamie? >> reporter: scott, minot's mayor says more than 2,000 homes are underwater right now and that number is expected to double throughout the weekend. now residents like amy broton can only watch the waters rise. >> i've worked every day, raised two kids by myself in that house. there won't be a house to go back to anymore. so, now we'll start over. somewhere. >> reporter: amy broton is one of 12,000 evacuees-- about a quarter of the city's population-- who have been forced to abandon their homes, many of which are only rooftops from above. >> a whole lot of water. >> reporter: amy gathers what she can, even as her basement fills with water. >> i never envisioned it coming up the walls and being this deep already. >> reporter: she's expecting a baby in four months, but could be homeless in hours. she gets strength from this message on her wall. tell me about this. why did you put it on the wall? >> i always said it doesn't matter what you have, i don't need a great big fancy home. you sp

our minneapolis station wcco is in minot with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the only thing stopping water from rising in parts of minot this morning are these man-made dikes. as you can see, the rest of the neighborhoods here are submerged, just like those traffic lights. and today, waters are only expected to rise. surveying the swollen river, people in north dakota know they're witnessing history. >> nobody has ever seen water levels at this dimension. >> reporter: the suarez known locally as the mouse river, surged past record level in 1881 and kept going. the water has risen more than 4 feet in the past 24 hours. and it's not over yet. >> if you look at that water now, those -- i mean, those houses could be totally gone in a day. >> reporter: residents watch in shock as their homes and a lifetime of memories are washed away. >> i worked every day, raised two kids by myself in that house. it won't be our house to go back to anymore. >> reporter: amy is one of 12,000 evacuees. like 90% of people in the flood zone, she has no flood insurance. >> i look here

our affiliate wcco is in minot this morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff.to slowly go down here. the river is very wide. 10 to 20 times its normal width at this point, 6 feet higher than it should be right now. that's having just a devastating effect on some of the homes here in minot. we caught a house being knocked off of its foundation just yesterday. a number of homes look the same way right now. the city also under a boil water notice. people not able to drink the water or brush their teeth. after showering they have to use hand sanitizers. we learned that those people who evacuated, 11,000 of them, will not be able to see their homes for days if not weeks. the recovery process probably not going to be able to take effect for a few months. the number of people in shelters has jumped to about 700 people because neighbors towns are having to take shelter here in minot. >> jamie yuccas, thanks very much. >>> scott pelley has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> the facility is supposed to be used to help veterans. so why are some parts of a veter