grow, raise, buy, sell, cook eat food of their own choosing. two days after navy seals killed usama bin laden the walt disney company filed for trademark of seal team 6. it would cover toy, game, stocking, snow globals, entertainment service and clothing. they joked if cooperations don t instantly try to capitalize, then terrorists have won. tough decisions are made in louisiana because of the flooding of the mississippi river. they will be inundated with water to protect cities of new orleans and baton rouge. senior correspondent rick leventhal has the story from louisiana. the army corps of engineers opening spillway.
president obama for high school commencement met with families affected by the flooding. the state and local officials, first responders and volunteers. icording to the white house, they told those there, we re there for you and grateful for the resilience. in vicksburg, mississippi that he recollects re trying to shore up the flood gates and mayor is encouraging them to be prepared. we anticipate 120to 1500 residents directly affected by the flood. louisiana governor bobby jindal says government agencies are prepared to do everything they can to help out. we know it will impact the households and impact families. that is why national guard and other agencies are working around the clock to do what we can to protect the community and way of life. you are looking live at the atchafalaya river, well over the banks and rising by the hour. the army corps of engineer has 11 gates open at the morganza spillway. 110,000 cubic feet of water
for these people. and also coming up this half hour, today the federal got is maxed out to debt to the tune of more than $14 trillion. the dire consequences, the impact on you and also what lawmakers need to do about this. next in this half hour, oprah winfrey. 25th is her swansong. psychologists say there could be real feelings of loss now that oprah is going off. post-oprah winfrey syndrome. i m sad to lose her. she s done an amazing job in her 25 years. first we do want to tell you about the helpless waiting game as floodwaters seep into louisiana cajun country. thousands are already headed to higher ground but the national guard is knocking on doors to make sure everyone is now out of harp s way. yunji de nies is in butte larose.
colombia until it gets additional funding to retrain workers who may lose their jobs because of more open trade. $300 trillion in extra funding for the trade adjustment aanalysis tance program expired in february. they said they want republicans there to agree to higher spending level for program and is willing to negotiate something that is deficit neutral. the top republican on the senate finance committee orrin hatch called the new demand disappointing. said it could cost jobs and makes no sense to shut the door on exports to fund a costly program. bret? bret: okay, peter. we will follow that one. thank you. still to come, major sacrifice in cajun country. up next, trying to mend an almost broken relationship with pakistan. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp.
diverting 90,000 cubic feet of water every second from the swollen mississippi river to the wide open law lands of the atchafalaya river base. 11,000 homes and businesses are threatped by the redirected floodwaters a move that could save hundreds of thousands more. we have to grin and bear it. residents in towns like butte, la rose, warned every year they might evacuate under the circumstances but it has only happened once in six decades. this is the house that we raised our children in. and this is what we would like to keep, you know. a lot of memories gone, or will be gone more than likely. the water is rising slowly. expected to be waist high in some areas up to 25 feet deep in others. but not everyone is getting out. we re going to stay because this is home. and we ve seen the work going on back there. amazing what they are doing. i have confidence in what they are doing.