you have vicksburg, that s going to crest on may 19th. vicksburg, mississippi. that s about ten days from now. more than 14 feet above flood stage. nach ch natchez, may 21st. here in new orleans, may 23rd, 2 1/2 feet above flood stanl. back to memphis now. david, this flood is being compared to the region s all-time worst flood back in 1937. but the defenses are a lot better today. aren t they? reporter: that s right. we ve got flood walls and levees that they didn t have back in the 30s. it was that flood that inspired all the flood protection that we have now. here in memphis, they re watching their levees very closely. they have a great deal of confidence in them. look at this massive amount of water. this staircase goes down to a parking lot for tourists to go to the paddle boats but look out here, it is just a big sea of water. the mississippi usually a half mile wide here at memphis. it is now six times bigger than that. this water is not going anywhere any time soon
rsvp-ing no were ron johnson out of wisconsin, kelly ayotte from new hampshire, pat toomey from pennsylvania. senators who certainly were helped by tea party voters. marco rubio, freshman republican senator from florida. the tea party helped rubio beat moderate republican charlie crist and democrat kendrick meeks. but now that he s a senator? the tea party all of a sudden becomes some sort of movement run by politicians. jim demint, rand paul, mike lee. they had a news conference yesterday. we re not trying to form just another caucus to make a tea party like all the other caucuses here. you have to believe that mitch mcconnell and republican leadership feel like they have the tea party caucus in a good place. and last night the former half-term governor of alaska delivered yet another republican rebuttal to the president s speech. his theme last night in the state of the union was the wtf. you know, winning the future. we ve got to play to win the future. and i
tea party, taking another step toward flexing its muscles on capitol hill today. the first meeting of the senate tea party caucus. seven tea party senators promise to band together to slash the budget, deconstruct the federal government, eliminate whole departments. but now that they re in washington? featuring some big names and a few surprising no-shows. rsvp-ing no were ron johnson out of wisconsin, kelly ayotte from new hampshire, pat toomey from pennsylvania. senators who certainly were helped by tea party voters. marco rubio, freshman republican senator from florida. the tea party helped rubio beat moderate republican charlie crist and democrat kendrick meeks. but now that he s a senator? the tea party all of a sudden becomes some sort of movement run by politician ppz. jim demint, rand paul, mike lee. they had a news conference yesterday. we re not trying to form just
tea party, taking another step toward flexing its muscles on capitol hill today. the first meeting of the senate tea party caucus. seven tea party senators promise to band together to slash the budget, deconstruct the federal government, eliminate whole departments. but now that they re in washington? featuring some big names and a few surprising no-shows. rsvp-ing no were ron johnson out of wisconsin, kelly ayotte from new hampshire, pat toomey from pennsylvania. senators who certainly were helped by tea party voters. marco rubio, freshman republican senator from florida. the tea party helped rubio beat moderate republican charlie crist and democrat kendrick meeks. but now that he s a senator? the tea party all of a sudden becomes some sort of movement run by politician ppz. jim demint, rand paul, mike lee. they had a news conference yesterday. we re not trying to form just another caucus to make a tea party like all the other caucuses here. you have
who has already visited iowa. sharron angle says she s not ruling out running. and sarah palin? she gives new meaning to the term wtf. tea party, taking another step toward flexing its muscles on capitol hill today. the first meeting of the senate tea party caucus. seven tea party senators promise to band together to slash the budget, deconstruct the federal government, eliminate whole departments. but now that they re in washington? featuring some big names and a few surprising no-shows. rsvp-ing no were ron johnson out of wisconsin, kelly ayotte from new hampshire, pat toomey from pennsylvania. senators who certainly were helped by tea party voters. marco rubio, freshman republican senator from florida. the tea party helped rubio beat moderate republican charlie crist and democrat kendrick meeks. but now that he s a senator? the tea party all of a sudden becomes some sort of movement beco run by politician ppz. jim demint, rand paul, mike lee. they had