who knows what is going to happen. we know that the national guard is out in force, trying to assist folks as best they can. poppy, jim? >> farmers can't plant their crops. making matters worse, we understand a water pumping station failed, leading to further issues. tell us what you know. >> reporter: right. this was quite a situation. you had a pumping station that sort of feeds the downtown area. and as a result, you had many businesses and hotels that did not have hot water. it happened really at a bad time, as the st. louis blues, of course, are in the stanley cup finals. couple of days ago you had all these guests coming to the city to watch that game, had no hot water in the hotel rooms, not to mention the hotels that rely on hot water, restaurants that rely on hot water just to service their needs. apparently they're working overtime to try to get that situation under control. that gives you another example of what they're dealing with, with this historic situation. they haven't seen anything like