i ask everyone to stay vigilant and be safe. this is always been projected to be a rain. the storm isn t as fast as it might have been and a slow storm means more flooding. so louisianians are bracing for rising rivers and storm surges after hurricane katrina in 2005 in which 1800 people died artificial defenses were upgraded but not all of them some levees like near the town of myrtle grove on the mississippi river are still sub par. for this sector of levee hasn t been done yet and it can t be done soon enough we re tired of going through this louisiana is no stranger to devastating flooding coastal towns and cities including new orleans a below sea level the area s wetlands should provide a natural form of flood defense but building and land use change mean that residents have to rely on levees and hope that they hold. it in the humphrey
european council president donald tusk has criticised russia s decision to ban flights to georgia amid increasing tensions between the 2 neighbors during a visit to georgia on thursday pledged e.u. support for the country georgia has seen weeks of protests against russian president vladimir putin and the continued presence of russian troops in the 2 breakaway regions south and. russia and georgia forced a brief war in 2008 and since then diplomatic ties have been so if it now in addition to the flight then some russian no make a school for the banning of georgian products the idea hasn t gone down very well with ordinary people in the russian capital. a little slice of georgia in the heart of moscow a restaurant and the biggest wine shop in the russian capital in russia georgian wine is much loved to do to be just really people love georgian wine because of war may believe relationships that emerge around the table but would you go just for
this levee still hasn t been reinforced and people in this community told me that they are tired of living through this kind of flooding once again and in the home for a day it s to france now we have president emmanuel crondall showcase your defense capabilities by putting a european military cooperation at the heart of a best day parade at a time of growing tensions with the united states. has including german chancellor angela merkel and british prime minister trees many are expected to join the cronje watch the annual parade down the shops in these mobs the july 14th 17189 storming off the best fortress in paris in the french revolution. and. who is at the best day in paris joins us now to tell us about what this year s parade is highlighting. well the theme of this year s parade is also
wisconsin river crested at least for now. we believe that happened because the levee broke. now, not the portage levee. on the north side of the river, that would be affecting portage itself. but the southern levee on the south side of the river, maybe some good news for the residents of portage, because of a little bit of release of water, releasing pressure on the northern levee. we re going to find out right from the mayor. mayor ken john with us now from portage. mr. mayor what can you tell us about what s going on in your city and also in your areas to the south of the river? okay. the area the area south of the river on the levee, the levee hasn t broke yet. it is curious, but not getting a large amount of water through it at all time. it is starting to deteriorate and get a little bigger, but that s not what s causing our issues right knew. it s basically just the height of the river we normally handle every spring. the odd part, here it is in
attraction at a fund-raiser for two top democrats up there. congressman paul hoegs running for the open senate seat and carol shea porter running for re-election in congress. listen, democrats have had good achievements in new hampshire but in 2010, poll suggests they could have a very tough time. let s talk about 2012 and check this out on the cnn political ticker. a brand new poll out this morning from politico and indicating that maybe a majority of people may not vote for barack obama in 2012, if he decides to run for re-election. similar results from a cnn national poll back in august as well. talking about 2010, but keeping our eyes on 2012. drew, an interesting battle for the republican nomination and interesting for barack obama if he chooses to run for re-election, which we assume he will i. was going to ask you. have you been hearing wind he s not? reporter: no. obviously he hasn t declared anything yet.