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Damage we re still going to have. if the levee breaks how much damage are we really going to have. rob marciano has the latest on the flooding. a lot of people saying okay, portage isn t that big but it s what can happen further down the pike. a lot of this is going to filter into the mississippi. you have it on several fronts, southern and central minnesota saw the brunt of the heavy rain last week. and now also parts of central wisconsin saw it. and in some cases the rivers the amount of the flooding that these rivers have seen are over what they saw in 93 but it s a lot more localized. here is portage, downtown, here is the wisconsin river making a bend toward the south. this is the levee here that is failing in spots. it s built over 100 years ago, a lot is sand. this is the area that has seen flooding. if the levee fails completely we ll see more. so that s the problem or as of right now most of downtown portage is okay. the problem is that the river,
Wisconsin river crested at least for now. we believe that happened because the levee broke. now, not the portage levee. on the north side of the river, that would be affecting portage itself. but the southern levee on the south side of the river, maybe some good news for the residents of portage, because of a little bit of release of water, releasing pressure on the northern levee. we re going to find out right from the mayor. mayor ken john with us now from portage. mr. mayor what can you tell us about what s going on in your city and also in your areas to the south of the river? okay. the area the area south of the river on the levee, the levee hasn t broke yet. it is curious, but not getting a large amount of water through it at all time. it is starting to deteriorate and get a little bigger, but that s not what s causing our issues right knew. it s basically just the height of the river we normally handle every spring. the odd part, here it is in
Electricity simply don t mix. mr. mayor, thank you very much for your time and godspeed to you and all the people there of portage. drew? thanks for that. well, you know, two local airlines are planning to merge. what s this going to mean for you? savings? maybe. an expert will join us in the next hour. first, though, our random moment in 90 seconds. i didn t miss a premium payment for 10 years. the minute i got sick, i lost my insurance. not anymore. america s healthcare reforms change lives for the better. to find out how it can help you, visit us at americasfairhealthcare.org progress is saving tax payers millions of dollars, with the help of visa digital currency. which lets troy reiners, manager of nebraska s child support payment center, put money into pre-paid visa accounts for just a penny.