intentionally burst a levee to ease the mississippi river. the move is an effort to prevent flooding in the illinois town of cairo downstream. most of it is farmland in the southeastern portion of the state. and cnn has just obtained dramatic, never before seen footage of the japanese tsunami as it hit sendai. you can see everything from helicopters to cars, trucks, boats, literally being swept away. at least 14,000 were killed in the march disaster. 11,000 people are still missing, wolf. >> 11,000 are dead, too. but they haven't officially made that determination. thanks, lisa. dramatic pictures. when tornadoes ripped through the southeast, this check never made it into the mail. wait until you hear where it did go. a tornado survivor tells us how she and her 1-year-old