Top of the Hour: Controlling the River, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

It’s man vs. nature as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is determined to prevent the Mississippi from running its desired course. The river threatens to flood even more land as it rushes into Louisiana.

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