Mississippi Crests in Davenport, Iowa
CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: All eyes are on the Mississippi River. It did crest earlier than expected, yesterday afternoon, in Davenport, Iowa, but it could be a couple of days before the water recedes. We're going to check in with CNN's Jeff Flock. He is in downtown Davenport, Iowa, keeping close watch on those dikes and that river. Good morning -- Jeff.</s>JEFF FLOCK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning to you, Carol. Indeed, the river's still at about crest level, roughly 22.3 feet. That's where it's been, and it's expected to fluctuate over the next few days. You know, we've been focusing on the crest, but soon the focus will be cleanup. And I'll tell you, we're in a position this morning to give you a sense for what things will look like all over town. There's a lot of debris piled up as a result of this flood here in Davenport, and even if the levees continue to hold, there will be a lot of work to do. The levees, as we said, are continuing to hold, particularly that 1,200 foot dike in downtown Davenport that is protecting the downtown businesses. That is good news. Also, speaking of news, we want to give you a sense of what the locals are reading this morning. This is the "Quad Cities Times," with a good news headline, that the crest is falling short of a new record, which would have been 22.6 feet. As we said, it's at roughly 22.3 feet or so, so that's good news for them. The downtown, of course, that is outside that flood wall remains underwater and is expected to remain underwater for several more days. The casino there continues to be closed. Of course, there's a lot more to do. We will be live in about two hours time. We want to give you a sense for what the crest looks like in Davenport out on the water. We'll be live in the downtown with our goods friends at the Coast Guard, on board one of their little boats, to kind of give you a sense for what it looks like up close and personal. That's Union Station you're looking at down there. That is under some water. And we'll give you an up-close and personal look at it a little later in the morning. That's the latest from Davenport at this hour. Back to you folks.</s>LIN: Thanks so much, Jeff. It looks like the town moved into the river, versus the other way.</s>COLLEEN MCEDWARDS, CNN ANCHOR: It does. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com