good to be with you for "weekends with alex witt." alex is off and i'm francis rivera. the national guard has been activated in illinois and hundreds of residents were told to evacuate as the floodwaters are threatening the le e vees up and down the mississippi river. charles hadlock is in valley park, missouri, and it is looking like things are improving with that water recede ing there? >> yes, it is down a few inches from last hour, and this is flooding interstate 1411 and interstate 44. sit down significant of when the flood occurred earlier in the week when the water was lapping at the girders of the overpass of i-44, and the interstate itself was closed for about 24-48 hours, and it reopened yesterday, as did i-55 which is