state emergency operations center they had again through and done door-to-door searches in the area of the floodway that is impacted today. we are confident that the state and officials have taken the necessary precautions. >> heather: this is going to submerge 3,000 square miles un25 feet of water affecting 25,000 people. how long will the gates be open? when will the water levels crest? when can people expect them to go back down? >> as you said, we opened up one bay today. today is only the 14th. we are not supposed to see a crest until the 23rd, 24th. then the crest is supposed to last up to 10 days. 10 days from now and then 10 days of a crest and however long it takes to recede this structure could be in operation for the better part of three, four weeks. at that point, that's due to the monumental water and the record floods that we are