pepcid® complete works now and works later. let s take a quick look at what s driving tuesday here in new york city. president obama is on the road. he ll hit three states before this day is done as he rallies democrats to get to the polls for the midterms. kim jong-il has named his youngest son kim jong un as a military general. the first step in a likely transition of power there. north korea s leader is believed to have suffered multiple strokes over the past few years and is looking to his son to be his successor. officials will inspect the 14-mile sand levee breached by floodwaters in portage, wisconsin. they are optimistic that levee will hold until water levels drop. other stories making headlines today. the country of oman is involved in trying to secure the release of the two remaining hikers jailed for crossing into iran
great to have you back. nice to be back. see you every day and then on saturday and sunday on your $$$$$ as well. you can join us on saturdays add 1:00 p.m. eastern, sundays 3:00 p.m. eastern on your $$$$$ where we talk endlessly about this stuff, anything to do with money. bringing you up to speed. southwest airline is buying airtran for $1.4 billion. the move allows southwest to compete with delta at delta s home base in atlanta. the world s busiest airport and increases southwest s stake in other big cities like new york and boston. the deal still needs approval from shareholders and government regulators. a 112-year-old levee along the wisconsin river is failing putting as many as 100 homes in danger of flooding. people downsfreem near the city of portage urged to find high are ground. officials say the sand levee began giving way last night under pressure from rising waters. the river is expected to stay above flood stage for several days. and the leader of an atla
september. we ve heard about boiling under what s been called a sand levee. boiling water, or water coming from the pressure of the river itself and boiling below the top of the levee with that water coming out. that s the first sign of failure. mr. mayor what are you telling people downstream of this, in case it breaks? what are you telling them? get out now? we ve sent volunteer firemen out, gone door to door. told them it s most likely going to break. we ve asked them to leave. we ve set up a shelter here for them to come in, if they have no other place to go, and some people have chosen to stay and some now are deciding to leave on their own. we very well understand here at cnn what the word mandatory evacuation means. i m not sure what people don t understand about the word mandatory. a lot of times they don t leave. would you tell them now this is their last chance, if this levee does break? or how much water are we really talking about in that neighborhood? well, this ne
inundate homes, at least a hundred homes could be affected by the floodwaters here. we still have a flood advisory, even though the form storm has passed. the rain we re getting in the northeast, that s what was across the midwest. we still have flood advisories in all of these areas. look at the rain that is moving across the east coast. we actually have a tornado warning just outside of baltimore for each central correspond ol county, the threat for severe weather. there is your tornado warning right there. all of this moisture now affect being the east coast. it looks like the levee has failed, 120-year-old sand levee along the wisconsin river. megyn: that is not what they wanted to hear the folks who were trying to wait it out and hope for the best. reporter: a good example of how far reaching a tropical system can go. megyn: right, we didn t even hear that much about karl. reporter: all the way up to the midwest. megyn: janice dean thank you. president obama sounding off on ed
sonatas. the company says no accidents have been reported. segway owner was killed after accidently driving one of the two-wheel vehicles off a 30-fit cliff and into a river on his estate in england. vehicles remain upright and are controlled by the direction the rider leans when used. he was one of britain s richest people. he was 62 years old. massive flooding and a failed levee forcing hundreds of people in a wisconsin town to make a critical decision here, get out quickly or be stranded. after heavy rounds the town s 120-year-old sand levee began to give way last night. the only road in and out of portage is under water at the moment. officials having urged the people to leave their homes, but some simply refusing to go. meteorologist chris warren from