reporter: again, 12,000 people in this situation, and more than 4,000 homes under water here in minot. janel klein, check back with you later. thanks search for that report. breaking news we re learning from our affiliate is wmaq. a verdict has been reached in 18 of the 20 counts of the corruption retrial of former illinois governor rod blagojevich. again, they are just finding out that they have made a unanimous decision on 18 counts. however, they cannot come to an agreement on the final two counts. we ll continue to follow this and bring you more developments out of chicago as soon as we get more details about the verdict that has been reach in the 18 of the 20 counts against him. new details about the capture of whitey bulger l.he now rat out the fbi agents who may have helped him escape? developing news. an arrest warrant issued for libyan leader, moammar gadhafi. thought they were dead. [ laughter ] [ grunting ]
to be able to come home and what are they going to come home to? reporter: a big question. no doubt you can see how high the water is here in minot. as you said, the crest did happen here at the souris river. it is well above that 1880 record, but the good news is that water is receding. the bad news is that 4,000 people are displaced from their homes. there are actual hi 12,000 evacuees now in minot, north dakota, and all of them will have a tough, tough situation in this recovery. only one in ten have flood insurance because people here really did not expect this. here s what one resident had to say about going two this horrible ordeal this week. you hear so much about what it s like out here, but when you actually see your house and you know it s not just your basement. it s your whole house. i m sorry.
developing news right now. a tense situation in new mexico as a fast burning wildfire approaches the los alamos nuclear facility. evacuations are under way and the facility is closed as flames have reached as close as 100 miles. los alamos is the famed facility that built the first atoij bomb. meanwhile, also nuclear concerns coming today out of nebraska. floodwaters from the missouri river are right now seeping into a nuclear power plant near om a omaha. officials say flooding is only occurring in the turbine building which does not house nuclear material. meanwhile, there is flooding relief for residents in north dakota. waters are gunning to recede in the hard hit minot after the souris peaked to record levels. still some 4,000 homes are under way. janel klein has more now from minot, north dakota. the big question for all the residents is when are they going