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With scott pelley. Im jim axelrod. The deadly storm system that claimed 56 lives as it swept through the south and midwest is now dumping snow on northern new england. Half a foot has fallen in maine. Its also producing historic flooding in missouri, where theyre filling and stacking sandbags to hold back the surging Mississippi River. Bad weather is blamed for more than tin,000 flight delays in the past few days, and more than 4,000 cancellations. We have a team of correspondents deployed, beginning with adriana diaz at chicagos ohare airport. Adriana. Appropriate jim, all day long, weve seen lines stretch across the length of the terminal as passengers try to get through security and to their gates, but many flights were canceled or delayed. Crowded chaos took over the terminals here. Checkin lines, six rows deep. Security checkpoints, packed with passengers, running out of patience. I dont even know what to im really nervous. Reporter 800 flights were canceled or delayed by late thi
Through the south and midwest is now dumping snow on northern new england. Half a foot has fallen in maine. Its also producing historic flooding in missouri, where theyre filling and stacking sandbags to hold back the surging Mississippi River. Bad weather is blamed for more than tin,000 flight delays in the past few days, and more than 4,000 cancellations. We have a team of correspondents deployed, beginning with adriana diaz at chicagos ohare airport. Adriana. Appropriate jim, all day long, weve seen lines stretch across the length of the terminal as passengers try to get through security and to their gates, but many flights were canceled or delayed. Crowded chaos took over the terminals here. Checkin lines, six rows deep. Security checkpoints, packed with passengers, running out of patience. Think. Im really nervous. Reporter 800 flights were canceled or delayed by late this afternoon on top of the nearly estimatey 80,000 trying to get to their destination through ohare today, emoti
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Conversations of u. S. Lawmakers. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. The potential for historic flooding in the midwest threatens to swamp hundreds of homes and stems from the massive storm system that killed 65 people as it moved across the United States. Days of downpours in the midwest have caused rivers to swell. Flooding threatens about 18 million americans. It is blamed for at least 13 deaths in missouri alone. Rivers, including the mississippi, could reach historic levels in the next couple of days. Don champion is in new york. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning. Right now, officials are monitoring 19 levees that are considered vulnerable. The floods have already shut down highways and led to widespread evacuation. Missouri in the midst of a very historic and dangerous reporter missouri governor jay nixon called in the National Guard as the state grapples with deadly flooding. Volunteers t