residents forced to evacuate are watching the river very closely. alicia acuna is there live in minot with the latest. hello. >> reporter: hi, shannon. it has been a particularly stressing weekend for folks of minot, north dakota. they found out yesterday they are not allowed to drink or use tap water in any way after they did find out the good news that the crest was going to come in two feet lower than expected. still, they did get rain last night. up with of the worst things they could get in this area. we saw as the boat goes by, and as they travel over, let me tell you what they're traveling over. this is a parking lot where we are. railroad tracks. a couple of streets. if you look beyond the trees there, that is an entire neighborhood. the river banks aren't but beyond, way beyond those trees. this is all just regular streets. and other things in the city. not what it's supposed to be. then last night, the civil