Top of the Hour: Mississippi Flooding, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Residents around the Mississippi River are fighting to keep their homes safe from rising waters. Meanwhile, Gov. Bobby Jindal has told Louisiana residents to begin to prepare for flooding there.

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