What s in store. t.j., back to you. i m worried about you and that six-foot alligator that might be in the neighborhood still, jean, so you hang tight there, okay? we ll check in hopefully with you again here soon. go ahead. a lot of snakes up here, too. they tell us right where we re working there was a big, big, fat snake. so we ve got our eyes open. jean on alert there in the mississippi. let s turn to karen mcguinness. karen, they were actually warning people down there about snakes in the floodwaters. that was a serious allegation. there was a snake advisory, which i don t think i ve ever heard of before. we are looking at heavy rainfall across this region, and it looks like this is going to be an aggravated hurricane season as well. they issued their outlook. they take a number of parameters into consideration, one being the water temperature. it s been just a tic higher than
yesterday. what exactly is ahead for the former head of imf. also, today, this, folks, is our last day. today is doomsday. you might have heard about did. so far so good, but we re told the apocalypse should be starting today. the radio networks have spent millions of dollars to warn you that the end is here. we re here at the beginning of this cnn saturday morning. it might be our last. let s all try our best to make it a good one. it s saturday, may 21st. up front, let s start with a breaking story we re getting out of kabul, afghanistan. at least one or more suicide bombers have attacked a hospital there. at least six people have been killed, another 26 are hurt. the taliban is claiming responsibility along with a far higher death toll than afghanistan authorities are confirming. we will take you back live to kabul in just a few moments with the latest on this still developing story. this morning s bomb attack in kabul coincides with a warning from david petraeus. in it
Stories emerging since former california governor arnold schwarzenegger admitted to fathering a child with the housekeep housekeeper. levin says the mother was working in the home at the same time schwarzenegger s wife maria shriver was pregnant with the couple s youngest child. the children were born a week apart. the mississippi river is heading for a historic crest at vicksburg. in less than a week it s expected to peek and in louisiana, the governor expected the record flood levels to last more than one month. a snake advisory, snake advisory has also been issued in that state. new developments related to the arrest of the head of international monetary fund, the
Normal levels. it will take many weeks. as if people here haven t suffered enough, the state of louisiana has issued a snake advisory. yuck. the floods are flushing out all kinds of wildlife, including snakes, three types of which are poisonous. the best advice, definitely wear some boots. i hope you are listening, martin savidge. what is happening there in vicksburg where you are? reporter: they are anxiously awaiting that crest. it s expected to come mid-morning tomorrow. but it continues to lay siege to a number of neighborhoods. we re in the latest one here. this is located in south vicksburg and it just continues to encroach upon these neighborhoods, especially areas where people thought they they would be all right. the homes are raised and you can see that they are right at floor level when it comes to the water and unfortunately it probably has another five, six inches to
We have not heard that from this administration. clearly, this move aimed at putting more pressure on the syrian government and assad himself in an effort to stop the violence there. dan, thank you. i m taking we re going to hear more about this in the president s speech that he s going to give tomorrow in the 11:00 hour. dan, thank you very much for the very latest information regarding specifically syria. well, you don t hear this often. a snake advisory issued to residents in louisiana. that is right. flooding around the mississippi river is not only forcing people from their homes, it s also forcing animals from their habitat. joining us from baton rouge is chris and he is a member of the louisiana wildlife federation, long-time louisiana outdoors man as well. thank you for joining us. first of all, give us a sense of how dangerous the situation is.