fury down the river. potentially endangering tens of thousands of people from kent wood, louisiana all the way down to the community of robert. you see it there on the martin. officials say rain from isaac caused the lake to swell and put too much pressure on that 2300-foot dam. with the amount of rain that we had for the extended length of time it did cause a problem. crews have reduced the threat by releasing some of the water but no one knows for sure if that will be enough or if disaster is unstoppable. steve harrigan live for us in mccomb, mississippi right now near that dam. steve, what s the latest. harris, they are working around the clock here. both the army corps of engineers as well as emergency management teams, off to my side they have several pumps going. they are trying to pump that water out night and day as well as build up the dirt there where some had slipped down. this is an earthenned dam. about 2,000 feet long. on the other side of this