where entire neighborhoods are under water. also, jack smith in court right now as the battle plays out in the classified documents case. the new updates we re getting from court. plus, louisiana parents taking the battle between church and state straight to court. their fight to keep the ten commandments out of schools. and an international legal saga coming to an end. a plea deal that would let julian assange walk free. our nbc news reporters are following all the developments. we begin with adrian in minnesota near the site of that dam we re all watching. what s the latest there, adrian? reporter: this afternoon, all eyes are still on the dam behind me that is in threat of imminent failure. we just heard from the local sheriff about the local engineer just moments ago telling us they did see additional erosion overnight. this caution tape is in place to keep people away because folks have shown up wanting to take pictures of this scene behind me, but the sheriff says
others ought to do what they want to. my observation is every time these guys have attacked each other, they ve gone down. i don t know being the attacked dog in the republican party is a big asset. if mr. romney does go on the attack, are you going to stand by that? if he goes on the attack which is his prerogative, my answers will be positive. and that is what there is some nervousness in romney world that the first one to attack that it may bounce back. that said, at this point with 25 days left, allowing gingrich momentum in ohio if he comes out of iowa with a head of steam, watch out. one reason attacks aren t ease to sell is they want someone who is a fighter. come across as too much like him stylistically. on the trail in south carolina, gingrich showed why he s that hard to attack. i will challenge the