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Bed politically with the nra that was lobbying for cop killer teflon-coated bullets and didn t mind that. they don t want stories about cop killing, they want bullets that actually kill cops. it s fascinating to me. i want to bring dan in, this is your expertise. are they trying to gain because it s primarily an african-american platform, but don t most whites buy hip hop and rap? they buy the bulk of it. absolutely. absolutely. and you just have to remember, this is all strategy. you know, in my book, i actually tell the cop side of that 1992 cop killer controversy. and ron delore, he knew consciously this is something the cops needed to do after the cops beat down rodney king and the ensuing riots. the police had egg on their face, and that this is something that republicans and police needed to do to sort of turn cops into victims. ....
biggest cities in louisiana. but it means tiny communities could soon be under many feet of water. this is what it looked like in 1973. the one and only time the morganza spillway had to be opened. there s no guarantee it will even work. the mississippi river is already dangerously high in new orleans. the army corps of engineers is hoping that by diverting water through two spillways will lower the river level and spare the city. so far, the corps says opening the morganza spillway appears to be having the desired effect. the biggest test is still days away, the highest water, hundreds of miles up river. this is greenville, mississippi, that you re looking at right now. a live report from there, and it is being inundated, straight ahead on cnn. let s get right to ed lavandera who was there when the morganza spillway was opened just about three hours ago. ed, tell us about it. ed lavandera is joining us on the phone. ed, can you hear us? reporter: just a while ago, th ....