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reporter: it s been four weeks since lumber operations seized and all resources went into building at the company s existing levee. up to eight feet higher in some places. now, they re constantly plugging, bagging and patching what the river gouges away. you can tell this is a patch deal here. we, our primary tarp was ripped. reporter: compounding the problem, river traffic, boats pushing barges upstream stir up waves that jones says has been doing some real damage. pounding away fragile dirt out of these levees. he calls it a battle of attrition because this water is going to stay high for weeks. the coast guard stepped in slowing boats down to a crawl. keeping them to the middle of the channel and spacing them far apart. a small bit of comfort for a family with five generations of success and a proud legacy at the mercy of a river. very humbling. very humbling and i think about ....

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race getting more crowded in exactly an hour. we will tell you who is announcing a bid today. we do have a developing situation in oklahoma city to tell you about. a manhunt under way for two men wanted for shooting an off-duty sheriff deputy as he worked add a security guard at a restaurant. he was shot without warning, but the shooting was caught on videotape, which may help identify at least one of the suspects. major john waldenville is a 25-year veteran is now listed in critical, but stable condition. also on the same day, general david petraeus predicted a summer surge in high profile taliban attacks. a deadly bombing in afghanistan. a suicide bomber attacking a hospital in kabul. the afghan government puts the death toll at 6 with 26 others injured. also, president obama seeking congressional support for the military mission in libya. under the 1973 war powers act, the president has 60 days to get congressional authorization for military action, if not, the ....

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