thousands in the south as the mississippi river keeps rising. the coast guard now reopening a 15-mile stretch of the mississippi river near the town of natchez. water levels are so high, officials had to close that part of the river on sunday because they feared any wake from a boat, any boat traffic, could damage the straining nearby levees. more than 9,000 people so far, both in louisiana and mississippi, have been forced to get out. leave behind their flooded homes, pack what belongings they can get on their vehicles, with 15 of the morganza spillway gates now open, water is being diverted over towns and farmlands at speeds faster than the flow rate of niagara falls. i m putting everything in the house as high as it can go. i m sandbagging so i don t get water into the house. five to ten feet of water, sandbags is not going to help us. even up to the good lord, that s the only control of the water. the good lord going to decide where the water is going.
not going to be kept private, obviously at this point and they re speaking out this morning. that s right. we ve got new details on the confession from schwarzenegger that he fathered a child, a long time family staff member more than a decade ago. today s new york times reports the child is a boy, about 14 years old, and his mother is working in the schwarzenegger s home while she was pregnant. at the same time the paper says schwarzenegger s wife maria shriver was with the youngest four children. released a statement saying this is a painful and heartbreaking time. as a mother my concern is for the children. i ask for compassion, respect and privacy as my children and i try to rebuild our lives and heal. i will have no further comment. isolating herself appeared at the taping of oprah winfrey s farewell show in chicago. jessica yellen has been following the story and she talks about shriver s empowered woman who knows what she wants next. reporte . there s a lot