is devastating the midwest. levees are failing in northeast arkansas. we will have the governor on later this morning. the rising in mississippi and missouri rivers raising fears of levee breaches in missouri. we have sfhave cnn s dan simon missouri. hard hit when water comes over the levee. everybody knows it takes a long time to pump it back out, dan. reporter: chris, it has been a very difficult several days. this area has gotten pummeled by rain. the nearby merrimack river has spilled into the communities. you can see sand bags which people are using to keep the areas dry. the good news is you can see the water level behind me which is beginning to recede. you see some people actually have pumps out trying to get the water out. also, the sky is clear this
morning. the forecast this weekend is supposed to be good. that is good news. just north of st. louis where the mississippi river and missouri river converge. there is concern that area has not crested yesterday. folks watching that closely. alisyn. thank you, dan s. . cnn has the latest on the forecast. chad? alisyn, we have 27 rivers in flood stage or still going up. as dan was saying, cape girardeau. 48.5 feet. the rivers are still rising south of the bubble of water is located. the heavy rain is gone. the heavy rain in louisville for the kentucky oaks day. that rain moves away. it moves into new york state and pennsylvania and dubois state college.
take the process. they say the process will not be rushed. they will go ahead and it will be deliberative and look for areas of compromise. once that is done, it goes back to the house where the debate starts all over again. chris. suzanne, it is nice they will do it twice. president trump taking a victory lap. riding high off what is perceived as a legislative victory and declaring obamacare dead. he has people scratching heads after the vote. what were those? cnn s jeff zeleny has that. good morning, chris. president trump is waking up at the golf course in new jersey after spending a little more than four hours in new york city laf last night. it was the first visit since taking office. he did not stop at home and welcomed by protesters. he did arrive with the sense of satisfaction. one of the biggest campaign program i promises is closer to reality.