here monitoring it. you can literally hear the ice cracking at times. and the fear is that there is going to be movement of this ice at some point, and when there is, if there s a buildup, it could move even farther into these homes. and then the second part of the equation is when this ice starts to melt. the ice will move, then the water will come up and a lot of these folks are worried that there could be flooding. but as dangerous as this is, wolf, it is an incredible sight to see. back to you. ted rowlands on the scene for us. let s hope for the best. this note, stay with cnn throughout the night, especially later tonight for much more on president obama s new initiative to help young minority men. don lemon will host a special report my brother s keeper. that will air at 11:00 p.m. eastern tonight only here on cnn. you can always follow us on twitter, tweet me @wolf blitzer, tweet the show @cnn sit room.