this hour, and on the ground frenzy in the state. millions under mandatory evacuation orders. the entire state faces flash flooding. and then record-shattering storm surge, water officials say as high as 18 feet. enough to swallow two suvs stacked one on the other. one official warning if you are caught in that surge, you simply will not survive. let s get straight to our correspondents on the ground binning with beginning with bill weir. what are you seeing and what are you told to expect? reporter: this whole community is really bracing for the worse. the new numbers this morning sunk the pit of the stomach everyone here, trying to think about a 17 foot storm surge. and we re on the back side of the storm and this is sort of the reverse storm surge. locals never see this exposed seabed here. we re looking at crab traps and oyster beds blowing around in the wind with the rest of us here. but of course the water as the storm comes ashore will fill in fast. and we re next
Repaying debts. you walk us through the first 90 years of american history and talk about leaders like lincoln, jefferson and jackson even, as you did your research was there a figure of american history that most surprised you? i think probably the 1830s. we look at the 60s and talk about the civil war, we re in the 150th anniversary of the end of the civil war and the 13th amendment which finally brings e emancipation to the united states. but the end of the 30s slavery gets so big and powerful it disrupts the politics and economics. gifven the reliance of the u.s. economy on slavery what do you think was the ultimate tipping point for change? i think the most significant