it would flood thousands of homes, and inundate a stretch of farmland but protect baton rouge and new orleans from the swollen river. kris gutierrez is there live and i understand you got an exclusive tour of the area with the governor? reporter: you are exactly right, jamie, governor jindal and i toured the morganza spill way north of baton rouge and it could be opened as early as tomorrow and opening that could save the capital city and you can see officials are preparing for the rising mississippi river. down here, in louisiana we have learned hope for the best and prepare for the worst. reporter: governor jindal says this is what the spill way looked like last tuesday. no signs of water. but this is what the morganza spill way election like now, that is the mississippi river at the top of the screen and below the spill way is water seeping through it. officials predict more than 3 million acres of land and up to