2,000 people in st. landry parish west of baton rouge are being told to pack it up and get out. right now, four floodgates on the morganza spillway are open. more openings are planned in the days ahead. the head of the international monetary fund is about to be formally charged in new york with attempted rape. police say 62-year-old dominique strauss-khan tried to attack a maid at his luxury manhattan hotel. he is also accused of committing a criminal sexual act and unlawful imprisonment. strauss-khan is expected to enter a not guilty plea during a court appearance today. all around israel s borders today scenes just like this. palestinians facing off and clashing with israeli troops. in the golan heights on the lebanese border in gaza, several people are reported killed, many more hurt. today is the day every year when palestinians angrily protest the creation of israel. and join me for more news at
2,000 people in st. landry parish west of baton rouge have been told to pack up and leave. they have until 6:00 p.m. eastern time. six other parishes in the region are also expected to flood. the evacuations come after the army corps of engineers started opening flood gates on the morganza spillway. more will likely be opened in the days ahead. they re merging spillways away from new orleans and baton rouge, but that puts nearly 4,000 people in the path of that flood. we re joined from st. landry parish where people have gotten the word. they re packing up as fast as they can. ed set up the scene for us. reporter: we re in a little stretch of community in a man-made lake called red mile lake, and they ve been told they
2,000 people in st. landry parish west of baton rouge have been told to pack up and leave. they have until 6:00 p.m. eastern time. six other parishes in the region are also expected to flood. the evacuations come after the army corps of engineers started opening flood gates on the morganza spillway. more will likely be opened in the days ahead. they re merging spillways away from new orleans and baton rouge, but that puts nearly 4,000 people in the path of that flood. we re joined from st. landry parish where people have gotten the word. they re packing up as fast as they can. ed set up the scene for us. reporter: we re in a little stretch of community in a man-made lake called red mile lake, and they ve been told they need to evacuate by this afternoon, so we ve encountered lots of people packing up to leave their homes. authorities have been going door to door with the national guard, local sheriff s deputies, that kind of thing, urging people to pack up. you see moving v
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