is devastating the midwest. levees are failing in northeast arkansas. we will have the governor on later this morning. the rising in mississippi and missouri rivers raising fears of levee breaches in missouri. we have sfhave cnn's dan simon missouri. hard hit when water comes over the levee. everybody knows it takes a long time to pump it back out, dan. >> reporter: chris, it has been a very difficult several days. this area has gotten pummeled by rain. the nearby merrimack river has spilled into the communities. you can see sand bags which people are using to keep the areas dry. the good news is you can see the water level behind me which is beginning to recede. you see some people actually have pumps out trying to get the water out. also, the sky is clear this