doctors had removed her skull to lou room for her brain to swell. once healed, giffords will no longer have to wear protective helmet she needed since she was shot in the head in january. the coast guard has reopened a 15 mile stretch of the mississippi river to cargo vessels. that swelling river has disrupted barge traffic and even forced some cargo to be trucked by land. interruption and slowdowns along the mississippi thorough fare could cost the american economy hundreds of millions of dollars every day. next up, brand-new recommendations released just moments ago on how much or how little tylenol you should be giving to your kids. parents have to see this. plus it was a tough night on the runway for not one, but three models. those low lights are next. [ woman ] jogging stroller. you ve been stuck in the garage while i took refuge from the pollen that made me sneeze. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy symptoms. so lily and i a
back now to our top story, the massive battle underway at this hour to try to control a swelling river. the mississippi is now threatening to crest in just hours. hard to believe that when that happens it could get even worse than these pictures you re seeing, and the city under the biggest threat right now is memphis, tennessee. the river is expected to crest there later today at 48 feet. that s 14 feet over flood stage. but it s still just under a record of 48.7 feet that was set back in 1937, during the most catastrophic flooding the region had ever seen. the flooding is also affecting other cities along the country s biggest river system, including vixxberg, mississippi. that s where we find fox s steve harrigan standing by. what does it look like there? my goodness. reporter: alisyn, the floods are already hitting vixxberg very hard, as a matter of fact, 12 counties in mississippi already declared disaster voans. you can look around and tell the only way really to get around som