'S WHERE THEY FOUND A CHEVY TAHOE CRASHED INTO A TREE. SOMEONE SHOT THE MAN INSIDE THE SUV. HE LATER DIED. INVESTIGATORS ARE CALLING THIS A HOMICIDE. WE STILL DO NOT KNOW THE IDENTITY OF THE MEN KILLED OR IF POLICE I.D. THE SUSPECT. THIS MARKS ST. PAUL'S 12 HOMICIDE. >>> YOU CAN ALREADY SEE A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN WATER LEVELS. THIS IS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE MISSISSIPPI AND MINNESOTA RIVERS MIGHT NOT CRASHED UNTIL LATER THIS WEEK. TO HELP MITIGATE RIVERS COME OUT NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS ARE STATIONED ON THE ISLAND TO HELP PUMP WATER. WE KNOW DOZENS OF NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS ALSO HELPING OUT WITH THE FLOOD FIGHT IN WATERVILLE. THE TOWN IS JUST 75 MILES SOUTH. IT'S BEEN BATTLING CATASTROPHIC WATER LEVELS FOR DAYS NOW. IT'S VERY FINE PAULEEN LEE . ALSO HOW PEOPLE CAN HELP. >> Reporter: WE KNOW A LOT OF YOU WANT TO HELP. WE HAVE GREAT REVIEWERS HERE. ACTUALLY SET UP A FUND WHERE YOU CAN DONATE. WE WILL HAVE MORE THAT IN JUST A MOMENT. I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR IT BEHIND ME. AT THE SOUND OF SOME PUMPS IN THE MORNING. LET ME STEP OUT OF THE WAY HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE COME OUT THERE'S A COUPLE OF PUMPS HERE THAT UP AND RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THESE ARE THE PUMPS THAT HAVE BEEN MANNED BY THE NATIONAL GUARD. THEY HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE YESTERDAY. IN FACT COME I JUST SPOKE WITH AT NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER JUST ACROSS THE STREET. HE SAYS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE ABOUT 11:00 LAST NIGHT. THEIR SHIFT DOESN'T END UNTIL 7:00 THIS MORNING. THEIR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THESE PUMPS WORK ALL THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THERE ARE SEVEN STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN HERE. THEY HAVE VARIOUS PUMPS AT EACH. SOME OF THE PUMPS WENT DOWN OVERNIGHT BUT THE TOWN GREW HAS BEEN GREAT TO GET THEM BACK UP AND RUNNING. THIS GENTLEMAN HERE IS ACTUALLY ONE OF 44 SOLDIERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND MONITORING THOSE PUMP STATIONS. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST REQUEST FOR HELP FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD THAT THEY RECEIVED THIS YEAR. THESE ARE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE OUTSIDE DAY JOBS. MANY OF THEM ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO HELP. IT'S MUCH-NEEDED AS SOME RESIDENTS ARE NOW GETTING THAT FIRST HAND LOOK OF THE DAMAGE LIST LEFT BEHIND. >> EVERYTHING IS FLOATING UNDERWATER. REFRIGERATOR GOT POPPED UP IN THE AIR. MY BED IS UNDER. EVERYTHING IS UNDERWATER. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. >> Reporter: YOU KNOW COME AND THAT'S THE SAME STORY FOR SO MANY RESIDENTS HERE IN WATERVILLE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP COME AS I MENTIONED THE COMPANY SET UP A FUND THROUGH THE BANK AND TRUST. THAT'S A LOCAL BANK HERE IN TOWN. YOU CAN DONATE BY MAIL OR DONATE ONLINE. THEY DO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE WATERTOWN WEBSITE. YOU CAN FIND ALL THAT INFORMATION THERE. IF YOU ALSO NEED HELP COME OUT WHETHER THAT BE THROUGH SHELTER COME OUT HOW TO GET RID OF DAMAGED MATERIALS BECAUSE OF THE FLOODING. ALL THAT GOOD STUFF IS ON THAT WEBSITE AS WELL. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO TALK MORE IN ABOUT HALF AN HOUR OR SO. THE RED CROSS IS ALSO HERE ACROSS MINNESOTA. ONE OF THEM IS HERE IN WATERTOWN. WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THEIR EFFORTS TO HELP. >> JUST GRATEFUL FOR THE RED CROSS TAKING THAT OVERNIGHT SHIFT BECAUSE PEOPLE IN WATERVILLE HAVE NOT SLEPT. A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF THEM. PAULEEN, THANK YOU. >>> NORTHFIELD ALSO APPROACHING HISTORIC FLOOD LEVELS LOOK TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY. THE COMMUNITY TRYING TO MINIMIZE WATER DAMAGE FROM A SWOLLEN CANDID RIVER. THOUSANDS OF SANDBAGS BY CREATING A WALL. RIVER CROSSED UNOFFICIALLY AT A RECORD HIGH LEVEL. NORTHFIELD'S POLICE CHIEF EXPECTED TO BE AT FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THIS FRIDAY. >> FROM A CLIMATE CHANGE PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE HAVING AMPLIFIED HYDROLOGY AND MINNESOTA. A LOT MORE OF THESE FLOOD EVENTS THAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST. I THINK THERE WERE FIVE 100 YEAR FLOODS IN THE LAST 15 YEARS. THIS MIGHT BE SIX. >> IS AMAZING TO SEE HOW FAST THAT WATER IS MOVING. IT NORTHFIELD CITY LEADERS DO NOT BIKE OR WALK THE BARRICADED AREAS. CALL 911 FOR ANY EMERGENCIES. >>> ALONG SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST SINKHOLES IN DISTRICT. THANK YOU FOR J LAMBERT FOR THE NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE FOR SNAPPING THIS PICTURE. THE STORM DAMAGE IS CAUSING THE FORCED OFFICE TO CLOSE MUCH OF THE PARK. THE FLOORS SUPERVISOR SAYS IT IS TOO DANGEROUS FOR VISITORS. THERE'S BEEN TOO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE PARKS'S INFRASTRUCTURE SO ALL THE ROADS, ROUTES, AND WILDERNESS POINTS ARE SHUT DOWN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. >>> COMMUNITIES ACROSS PARTS OF IOWA, DEALING WITH DEVASTATED FLOODING. >> DECLARED A DISASTER FOR 21 COUNTIES. THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER HAS SEEN CATASTROPHIC FLOODING. THE STREETS ARE NOW RIVERS IN THE TOWN OF SPENCER. NEIGHBORS HAVE NO PLACE TO GO IN SOME SITUATIONS. WE'RE TOLD MANY PEOPLE THERE DO NOT HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE. >> I WOKE UP AND SAW THE WATER COMING IN TO THE ALL THE WAY FROM OMAHA, NEBRASKA APPEAR TO ST. PAUL. WE KNOW AT LEAST ONE PERSON DIED AFTER HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING INUNDATED THE EASTERN PART OF THAT STATE. >> FLOODING HAS CAUSED A KEY BRIDGE TO COLLAPSE. THE BURLINGTON RAILROAD BRIDGE IS CRUCIAL FOR TRANSPORTING GOODS. THEY ARE GOING TO BE FOLLOWED FOR MUNCH. BACK HERE IN MINNESOTA, WE KNOW MORE AND MORE PARTS OF THE STATE AS WE CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THE MASSIVE FLOODING. >> PAULEEN LE JOINS US LIVE THIS MORNING. WATERVILLE WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT ORGANIZATIONS EFFORT. THESE FOLKS ARE GOING TO NEED A LOT OF HELP AS WE START THIS CLEANUP PROCESS. >> Reporter: THIS MORNING, WE ACTUALLY TRAVELED BACK TO ONE OF THE FIRST PLACES WE WENT TO TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE UNDERWATER. IF YOU LOOK TO MY RIGHT OVER HERE, THIS IS WHERE THE WATER TOWER WAS. THIS IS WHERE WE SHOWED YOU SOME THE INITIAL FLOODING. THAT PARKING LOT IS NOW ALL UNDERWATER. JUST ACROSS THE WAY, THIS IS THE VILLAGE IN WATERVILLE. THIS IS WHERE THE RED CROSS IS SET UP SHELTER. YOU CAN SEE THE SANDBAGS ANTICIPATION TO REACH THE GROUND HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY ARE ALWAYS SHOWING UP IN TIMES OF CRISIS. WHETHER IT IS SEVERE WEATHER OR A FIRE OR IN THIS CASE, CATASTROPHIC FLOODING. THE RED CROSS SHELTER HERE IS OFF OF NORTH FIRST STREET. THE SHELTER ITSELF IS ACTUALLY ONE OF A HANDFUL SET UP ACROSS MINNESOTA AND OTHER LOCATIONS INCLUDING JACKSON, COOK AND DULUTH. ALSO SEVERAL LOCATIONS AS PEOPLE THERE ARE ALSO IMPACTED BY THE DEVASTATING FLOODS. THE RED CROSS HAS SHELTERS ARE GREAT PLACE TO FIND A PLACE TO SLEEP IF THEY DON'T HAVE ONE. PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING, FINDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES INCLUDING FOOD, WATER, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. MORE INFORMATION HOW TO PICK UP THE PIECES. I JUST CHECKED IN WITH SOME OF THE VOLUNTEERS OVER THERE. THEY SET ABOUT 11 PEOPLE STAYED OVERNIGHT. THAT INCLUDES CHILDREN. WHEN THEY DO HAVE ROOM TO HELP MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE. HE ALSO TALKS OF SETTING UP A SHELTER IN FARIBAULT. IF YOU CAN HELP, CALL 1-800-RED CROSS WHETHER YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER , MAKE A MONETARY DONATION OR IF YOU NEED HELP YOURSELF. THAT'S A GOOD NUMBER TO REACH OUT TO AS WELL. TO MAXIMALLY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE NEEDING HELP IN THE COMING DAYS AND MONTHS. EVEN POSSIBLY YEARS. ADJUSTING THAT DEVASTATION. THEY HAVE NOT SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE A FIVE-YEAR FLOOD THAT'S OCCURRING. IT FEELS LIKE ALL THE TIME NOW. >> Reporter: YEAH, WE TALKED ABOUT THE PHYSICAL RECOVERY. YOU SEE THE WATER HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE THAT IT CREATES BUT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL TOOLS THAT IT TAKES AS WELL. THESE ARE PEOPLES LIVELIHOODS. THE HOMES THAT THEY'VE HAD FOR DECADES THAT THEY NOW HAVE TO EITHER REBUILD OR MAYBE MOVE OUT. THAT'S A LOT TO HANDLE ON JUST THE PHYSICAL RECOVERY EFFORTS THAT WILL HAPPEN HERE FOR MONTHS IF NOT YEARS. >> PAULEEN LE IN WATERVILLE THIS MORNING. >>> THE RAPID DAM, WHAT THEY ARE CALLING IMMINENT FAILURE CONDITIONS. THE BLUE EARTH COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT PRESCRIBING IT THAT WAY. >> THE BLUE EARTH RIVER TO MAKE ITS OWN PATH AROUND THE DAM. THIS DAM BUILT, IT HAS EXPERIENCED BUT NOT LIKE THIS. >> WE ARE HERE TO TELL THE PEOPLE COME OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, WE GOT THERE BACKS. DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN WORKING TOGETHER. WE ARE GOING TO DO ALL WE CAN WORKING WITH THE GOVERNOR AND SENATOR SMITH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE FUNDING TO RECOVER. >> IF THERE IS A FULL COLLAPSE OF THE DAM, COUNTY LEADERS SAY THE RIVER COULD RISE A TWO FEET OR SO. THERE IS A LEVEE SYSTEM PROTECTING THE CITY AND THEY ARE CONFIDENT IT WILL HOLD UP. RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NO PLANS OF ANY SORT OF MASSIVE EVACUATION. HE IS HOPEFUL THE REQUEST BY TODAY THE WAY THEY CAN FULLY ASSESS THE DAMAGE. >> IT HAS RESTORED POWER TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE DAM. WE DID CHECK IN THIS MORNING, THE POWER WAS RESTORED RIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT. >>> A GOVERNOR TIM WALZ WHO WE JUST HEARD FROM, THEY WILL TAKE AN AERIAL TOUR OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. >> HIGH WATER IMPACTING HOMES AND BUSINESSES, STATE LEADERS HAVE DISCOVERED A PARTIAL ACTIVATION AT EMERGENCY CENTERS. WORKING TOGETHER TO COORDINATE WHAT THEY CALL A ONE MINNESOTA EFFORTS. NATIONAL SERVICE SAYS THE CONCERN IS FAR FROM OVER. >> ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AT THIS POINT IS JUST GOING TO ADD TO THE FLOODWATERS. THE RUN IS SATURATED, NOWHERE TO GO. WHATEVER FALLS AS IT MAY BE WILL ONLY MAKE THINGS WORSE. >> GOVERNOR WALLACE SAYS THAT 40 HAVE ASKED FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. GOVERNOR WALZ SHOULD BE DOING MORE. >> URGING HIM TO MAKE A FEDERAL DISASTER DECLARATION. THIS WOULD GIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS MORE RESOURCES TO RECOVER AND REBUILD. IN A LETTER, THOSE REPRESENTATIVES SAID THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE IS SEVERE AND HAS AFFECTED LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS OF THOUSANDS ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. GOVERNOR WALZ HAS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. HE ALSO AUTHORIZED THE MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. >>> A NEW CATALYST TASK TO MAKE SURE MINNESOTA IS PREPARED FOR THESE DISASTERS. ESTABLISH THE MINNESOTA ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS WILL WORK MITIGATE ISSUES, 44 NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS ARE STATIONED ON THE ISLAND TO HELP WITH WATER. >> NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO HELPING WITH THE FLOOD S. IT'S BEEN BATTLING THE CATASTROPHIC WATER LEVELS FOR DAYS NOW. IT'S WHERE WE FIND PAULEEN LE WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DESTRUCTION. PAULEEN, LET US KNOW HOW VOLUNTEERS CAN HELP. >> Reporter: THEY CAN ALWAYS USE VOLUNTEERS. WE SEE THAT WITH THE SANDBAGGING. WE ALSO HAVE THE NATIONAL GUARD HERE. THEY'VE GOT THOSE PUMPS THAT HAVE BEEN RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT WORKING TO PUMP OUT THE WATER FROM THE CITY. KEEP IT MOVING SO IT DOESN'T BACKUP ANYWHERE HERE. OF COURSE AS I MENTIONED, NATIONAL GUARD HAS BEEN UP ALL NIGHT MAKING SURE THEY RUN SMOOTHLY. WITH THE MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING VERY LITTLE SLEEP THIS MORNING. FOR STARTERS, YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PUMPS HERE. THESE ARE ONE OF SEVEN LOCATIONS. HOW DOES THIS OPERATION WORK? >> WE GOT SEVEN TEAMS OUT HERE. USUALLY WITH 10 PUMPS. WE WORK AN EIGHT HOUR SHIFTS. WE GOT THREE DIFFERENT TEAMS OF EIGHT HOUR SHIFTS THAT HAVE BEEN ROTATING AROUND THE CLOCK FOR THE LAST 24 HOURS OR SO. >> Reporter: THE LAST 24 HOURS, I MEAN WHAT -- >> DID WE LOSE PAULEEN? I THINK WE DID. THE NATIONAL GUARD AS WE SAID IN WATERVILLE THIS MORNING. DOING THAT'S REALLY HARD WORK. THIS IS THE TRAINING THEY GO THROUGH, THE CITIZEN SOLDIERS TAKING THE OVERNIGHT SHIFTS BECAUSE WE KNOW PEOPLE IN WATERVILLE HAVEN'T SLEPT FOR DAYS. THEY HAD A LONG CLEANUP AHEAD OF THEM. WE WILL CHECK BACK IN COMING UP IN JUST A BIT. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL THEY ARE ABLE TO DO THAT AND BE THERE. GOVERNOR WALZ CALLING IN THE NATIONAL GUARD. >> THE FACT THAT THEY ARE VOLUNTEERING, A LOT OF TIMES THEY HAVE JOBS, THEY ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR WORK TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE SAFE AND MAKE SURE PEOPLE RECOVER. >>> IN NORTHFIELD, THEY ARE ALSO APPROACHING HISTORIC FLOOD LEVELS AS BUSINESSES IN THE AREA LOOK TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY. ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, PEOPLE WERE THERE CAPTURING THE SCENE SEEING FOR THEMSELVES. THOUSANDS OF SANDBAGS ARE PROTECTING BY CREATING A WALL. THIS WAS UNOFFICIALLY A RECORD HIGH LEVEL. NORTHFIELD'S POLICE CHIEF SAYS IT DOES EXPECT TO BE A FLOOD STAGE ON FRIDAY. >> WE ARE HAVING AMPLIFIED HYDROLOGY AND MINNESOTA. A LOT MORE OF THESE FLOOD EVENTS HAPPENED IN THE PAST. I THINK THERE WERE FIVE 100 YEAR FLOODS IN THE LAST 15 YEARS. THIS MIGHT >>> DOZENS OF NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS ARE HELPING WITH THAT FLOOD FIGHT IN WATERVILLE. WE WILL CHECK BACK IN WITH PAULEEN LE. WE LOST HER BEFORE. BEFORE YOU ARE SPEAKING WITH SOMEONE FROM THE NATIONAL GUARD WHO WAS TALKING ABOUT EFFORTS TO PROTECT WATERVILLE. IS UP TO SPEED AS FAR AS WHAT YOU ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW. >> Reporter: YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, DOZENS OF MEMBERS, THEY ARE HERE IN WATERVILLE AND THEY ARE MAINLY MANNING THESE PUMPS HERE THAT HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT MAKING SURE THE CITY CAN GET THAT WATER GOING AND DISPERSED SO THAT THEY CAN TRY AND DRY OUT HERE. I WANT TO BRING BACK AND SERGEANT WELL WATERS. GOOD MORNING AGAIN. THANKS FOR JOINING US. WE HAVE TWO PUMPS HERE. IF THERE ARE SEVEN STATIONS AROUND THE TOWN. HOW DOES THIS OPERATION WORK? >> WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT TEAMS GOING RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE RUNNING ON A 24-HOUR TOTAL SCHEDULE. >> Reporter: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WE'RE SEEING HOSES IN THE SOURCE. ARE WE TRYING TO PUMP IT OUT OF THE SEWERS? >> WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY TRYING TO FLUSH EVERYTHING OUT. >> Reporter: MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T BACKUP AND ANYONE'S HOME. >> CORRECT. >> Reporter: THIS TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT TO KEEP THESE PUMPS RUNNING. WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOU AND YOUR FELLOW PARTNER HERE IN THE NATIONAL GUARD. YOU GUYS ARE CONSTANTLY UP THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE NIGHT. NOT A LOT OF SLEEP THAT YOU GOT LAST NIGHT. >> A LOT OF IT HAS ENDED UP JUST WORKING WITH RESPONSIBILITY JUST TO MAINTAIN THEM AND KEEP THEM WORKING. FOR US, THAT MEANS ESSENTIALLY REFILLING THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS. >> Reporter: YOU ARE BLOCKING THIS STRETCH OF ROAD COMING REFILLING THIS PUMP . WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU TO BE HERE? YOU'RE TELLING ME EARLIER THIS IS YOUR FIRST DEPLOYMENT TO TRY TO OPEN A SITUATION LIKE THIS WHETHER IT BE FLOODING. YOU ARE FROM ELK RIVER, IS IT? WHAT IS THAT MEAN FOR YOU TO BE HERE AND TO HELP THIS TOWN RECOVER? >> IT'S AN AMAZING FEELING TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT AND HELP OUR NEIGHBORS. >> Reporter: FOR YOUR FIRST TIME HERE, WAS THIS WHAT YOU EXPECTED OR DID YOU NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT? >> I FEEL LIKE THE ARMY IS CONTINUOUSLY THROWING EXPECTATIONS AT ME ALL THE TIME. THIS IS PAR FOR THE COURSE. IT >> Reporter: TO ME YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE HERE, WHAT HAS THAT MEANT TO YOU? >> IT IS BEEN FANTASTIC. OUR NIGHT SHIFT HAS BEEN WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY OFFICIALS. THE MAINTENANCE WORKERS HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC. >> Reporter: YOU HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO , YOUR SHIFT IS ALMOST OVER HERE. WE WANT TO THANK YOU AND WE WILL SEND YOU ON YOUR WAY BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO CHAT WITH US. THANK YOU. IF YOU WANT TO HELP OUT COME OF THE COUNTY HAS ALSO SET UP A FUND IF YOU WANT TO DONATE. IF I JUST TURN AROUND HERE, THERE'S THAT BANK RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. IT'S RIGHT DOWN MAIN STREET. THAT'S WHERE THE FUND IS SET UP. YOU CAN TUESDAYF GREEN OUT THERE. NO CRASHES TO REPORT RIGHT NOW. IF YOU ARE HEADED OUT THE DOOR AT 6:32, YOU SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM. >>> WE KNOW THAT PARTS OF THE MIDWEST ARE UNDERWATER. MORE THAN 3 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN AREAS TOUCHED BY FLOODING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO OMAHA. ALL THE WAY UP HERE TO ST. PAUL. SOUTH DAKOTA FOR EXAMPLE, WE KNOW ONE PERSON DIED AFTER HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING INUNDATED THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE. FLOODING HAS ALSO CAUSED A BRIDGE TO COLLAPSE. THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE BRIDGE IS CRUCIAL FOR TRANSPORTING GOODS. THE REPERCUSSIONS THEY SAY WILL BE FELT FOR MONTHS. >>> MORE AND MORE PARTS OF THE STATE ARE UNDER WATERS. MANY AGENCIES ARE TURNING UP TO HELP INCLUDING THE RED CROSS. PAULEEN LE LIVE IN WATERVILLE THIS MORNING. WE KNOW VERY HARD HIT AREA WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT SOME OF THE EFFORTS AND ALL THE RESOURCES THAT ARE NOW AVAILABLE. YOU CAN SEE THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WATER IN WATERVILLE. >> AND THERE'S A LOT OF WATER. WE WERE JUST HERE FIVE DAYS AGO TO GIVE YOU A GLIMPSE AS TO WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. JUST TO GIVE YOU A REFERENCE, I'M ABOUT FIVE FEET FOUR INCHES TALL. MY WAIST IS RIGHT HERE SO I'M ALMOST WAIST DEEP IN STANDING WATER. THERE'S REALLY NOWHERE FOR HER TO GO BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF WHERE THE CANNON RIVER KIND OF MEETS THE TWO LAKES THAT ARE SURROUNDED IN WATERVILLE. OFF TO MY BACKSIDE OVER HERE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, YOU SEE THAT ROAD CLOSURE SIGN. THAT'S ALMOST UNDERWATER. HERE'S AN RV PARK THAT WE SHOWED YOU LAST FRIDAY. THAT IS STILL COMPLETELY UNDERWATER. AFTER MY RIGHT HAND SIDE, THIS HOUSE IS LUCKY. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ON A HILL. ANYWHERE YOU LOOK, THERE SO MUCH WATER. YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THE RIVER ENDS AND THE GROUND IS SUPPOSED TO BEGIN. THERE IS A LOT OF CLEANUP UNDERWAY AND A LOT OF HELP THAT IS NEEDED IN THIS COMMUNITY. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE RED CROSS HERE. THE RED CROSS SHELTER IS RIGHT OFF INTO THE DISTANCE RIGHT BEHIND THIS YEAR. THEY DO HAVE A SHELTER SET UP AT THE VILLAGE OF WATERVILLE. THAT IS A COMMUNITY CENTER. THEY TOLD ME OVERNIGHT ABOUT 11 PEOPLE STAYED AND THAT INCLUDES CHILDREN. THEY DO HAVE CAPACITY TO HELP MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE. THIS IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL SHELTERS THAT SET UP ACROSS MINNESOTA WITH OTHER LOCATIONS IN JACKSON. COOK IN DULUTH AS WELL. ALSO SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA AS PEOPLE THERE ARE ALSO IMPACTED BY DEVASTATING FLOODS. THE RED CROSS SAYS THE SHELTERS ARE A GREAT PLACE AND A SAFE PLACE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE FLOODS TO STAY AND TO FIND THOSE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES INCLUDING FOOD, WATCH, ABOUT EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. MORE INFORMATION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP OR IF YOU NEED HELP, YOU'RE ASKED TO CALL THE 1-800-REDCROSS NUMBER. RED CROSS COULD USE MORE VOLUNTEERS. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE COME A LOT OF DEVASTATION. THIS IS JUST THE PHYSICAL PART . WE HAVEN'T EVEN TALKED ABOUT EMOTIONAL PART YET. A LOT OF EMOTIONS HERE. JUST A REALLY TOUGH TIME FOR THIS COMMUNITY. HISTORIC FLOODING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE LIVED HERE THE ENTIRE LIVES. THE COUNTY HAS ALSO SET UP THEIR OWN RESOURCES AS WELL. A DEDICATED PHONE LINE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT FLOODING AND IF YOU NEEDED SHELTER. IF YOU NEED A PLACE TO MAYBE DISCARD SOME OF THOSE WATER DAMAGED ITEMS. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO CLEAN OUT, THERE ARE NUMBERS ON THAT FOR THE COUNTY WEBSITE AS WELL. WILL SEND IT BACK TO YOU. >> WERE GRATEFUL THAT THE RED CROSS ARE OUT THERE. PAUL AND I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION COME ARE YOU STANDING ON WHAT IS NORMALLY A STREET? NORMALLY SOME SORT OF LAND? >> Reporter: YES. THIS IS A STREET RIGHT OVER HERE, SHOULD BE A SIDEWALK. THIS SHOULD BE A PROPERTY OF SOME SORT, A FRENCH ART OF SOME SORT. PROBABLY LEADING TO THE SOUTH. THERE SHOULD BE OTHER ROADS OVER HERE THAT LEADS TO SOME HOUSES IN THE BACK. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A MAIN THROUGH TOWN HERE. THIS IS A DIVIDING LINE THROUGH THE RIVER. EACH SIDE OF TOWN, IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE TO SEE JUST HOW MUCH WATER IS STILL OUT HERE. DAYS AFTER IT INITIALLY FELT. IT JUST CONTINUES TO RISE. B IS DIFFICULT BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE ARE LAKES AND RIVERS. >> AS YOU MENTIONED BEFORE, YOU ALLUDED TO US, YOU WERE JUST OUT FIVE DAYS AGO. THIS IS BEFORE WE ARE ANTICIPATING ON LORENZO TO SEE IT NOW COMMENT REALLY TELLS A STORY AS FAR AS EVERYTHING THAT IS TRANSPIRED AND HOW LONG THE CLEANUP EFFORTS ARE GOING TO TAKE. PAULEEN, THANK YOU. >>> WE ARE ALSO KEEPING AN EYE ON THE RAPIDAN DAM BECAUSE IT IS IMMINENT FAILURE CONDITION. THAT'S HOW THE BLUE EARTH COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT IS DESCRIBING THE SITUATION. >> TO MAKE ITS OWN PATH AROUND THE DAM. THE DAM WAS BUILT BACK IN THE EARLY 1900s. IT HAS EXPERIENCED FLOODING BEFORE BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS. >> WE ARE HERE TO TELL THE PEOPLE COME OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, THAT WE GOT THEIR BACKS. A DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN WORKING TOGETHER. AND THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO ALL WE CAN WORKING WITH THE GOVERNOR AND SENATOR SMITH TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE FUNDING TO RECOVER. >> IF THERE IS A FULL COLLAPSE, RIVERS COULD RISE ANOTHER TWO FEET OR SO. THERE IS A LEVEE SYSTEM PROTECTING THE CITY AND THEY ARE CONFIDENT IT WILL HOLD UP. IT RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NO PLANS OF ANY SORT OF MASS EVACUATION. THE BLUE COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS HE HOPES TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. FLOODING IS CAUSING SEVERAL HER DAMAGE AS WELL. JONAH KAPLAN IS IN SIOUX CITY, IOWA WITH A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE AND THE CLEANUP. >> Reporter: HEATHER AND A.J., GOOD MORNING. THERE'S JUST SO MUCH WATER. WE SAW THE SCENES COMING FROM THE AREA AND THAT RAPIDAN DAM . THAT'S MORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD. I TALKED TO A LOT OF MEMBERS ON THIS RAILROAD BRIDGE. THEY JUST KNOW IT'S BEEN HERE AS LONG AS THEY'VE BEEN ALIVE. THE CURRENT FROM THE BIG SIOUX RIVER, OBVIOUSLY THIS RECORD HEIGHT, IT SWEPT THE LEGS OUT FROM THIS BRIDGE. EVEN A COUPLE MILES HERE, INTERSTATE 29, ONE OF THE MAIN ECONOMIC ARCHERS HERE. THAT SHUT DOWN CONNECTING IOWA AND SOUTH DAKOTA. IF YOU WANT TO GET AROUND THE DETOUR, IT'S AN EXTRA HOUR OUT OF THE WAY. YOU GOT TO GET THROUGH NEBRASKA. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE NOW JUST DISCOVERING WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE IS INSIDE THEIR HOMES. THE DISASTER IS VERY MUCH FAR FROM OVER BECAUSE AS THEY GO INSIDE THEIR HOMES, THEY SEE THE DAMAGE. THEY SEE THE DESTRUCTION AND THEY ARE KIND OF LEFT WITH WONDERING, WHAT DO WE DO NOW? WHAT ARE THE FIRST STEPS IN TERMS OF CLEANING UP IN TERMS OF GETTING ALL OF THE SOPPING WET FURNITURE OUT OF THE HOUSE. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CUT UP THE FLOORBOARDS, BASICALLY GET DOWN TO THE STUDS, DRY OUT EVERYTHING. AND THEN, THIS IS NOT EXACTLY A BIG COASTAL AREA. MAYBE SOME PEOPLE HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE BUT A LOT OF HOMEOWNERS, A LOT OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS, THEY DO NOT HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE. WHAT KIND OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IS GOING TO BE COMING IN
