>> actually we do want to get the latest on the flooding down south where the mississippi river is higher than it's ever been and the worst is yet to come. nbc's al roker is live for us this morning in vicksburg, mississippi. al, good morning. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: well, good morning, savannah and chuck and give you a sense, right here, see where those fence -- that fence is, just beyond that that's the mississippi river. well, you can't tell where the river ends and the land mass begins and they're saying that by sunday, the river should crest at about 57.5 feet. that would mean those fence posts will be underwater. and we are talking about this flooding going to continue on down the river, natchez is next and about may 23rd when we expect a crest of 19 1/2 to 20 feet in new orleans. now, you think, well, that's nowhere near 56, 57 feet here. but when you consider that new