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Isaac flood surge backs up rivers in Mississippi

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    Gov. Phil Bryant on response efforts

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The situation there Casey talking about lake tangible -- On the phone now want to bring in Mississippi governor Phil Bryant.

And governor give me an assessment of what you think the situation is in your state right now.

After what is believed to be some two feet of rain hitting in and around your area.

Well of course we head out in his wedding.

State from the -- -- the Gulf Coast I'm just now leaving.

Go -- -- misty be headed to the -- scanning the area so are you get to -- sequence thank Bart and partially.

I have moved forward into the tension grow our lake area.

If we were trying to obviously.

Hurricane force leniency here.

A huge -- eleven to fourteenth street in some areas with odd strategy and AM in the morning.

God it's done is back up their rivers and tributaries and allow this heavy rain event -- -- -- such as standard that -- About 700 -- -- now.

I planned -- -- include a control right that's a very small break in.

If near goal every week that engineered from the department of environmental quality.

And the US coordinator engineers who have -- By hand.

They're basically relieve some of the pressure now -- still very good about what we're doing.

We've got the best engineers in the state of Mississippi that all familiar with -- A -- -- that -- is not imminent we believe that we can't control it now I can't guarantee that.

I was almost -- -- -- -- earlier today letting him know we're doing our every saying that is humanly possible from this.

And we say well we are also fairly confident -- although it's not.

There -- certain date that they control break will relieve the pressure wearing that water.

Level -- out and divert the water away from the ten to bow river.

Governor Brian because certainly we certainly hope so Shepard Smith now across the across the border in Slidell.

I'm curious about what your assessment of is is of the coastal areas Pass Christian and wave -- areas where our correspondents have shown as a whole lot of flooding.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- Yeah -- -- it is you've seen it now it's nothing like the trader.

It's just remarkable that yesterday it was still about -- of -- to train a mature all right we're gonna have.

A lot of damage due to flooding that there's this water.

It was my heart beating and then we had anticipated -- -- -- -- eight foot surge that -- I had an over the last seven years we are in this -- goes we re as the only early.

State we nature that most of our our public buildings in which -- -- 200 mile an hour winds we got the hundred national barge -- -- -- -- week conducted -- search and rescue missions last night.

-- -- at -- fatality unfortunately wrecker driver.

Which traced by elders he was trying to pull another vehicle out of some water.

So we've still very good about -- -- We think that they can't have it all passing -- that Hancock camping out just coming through.

I base my lowest -- crying a little bit of -- and now we're concerned about them look at all the city and making sure we get this control what I.

-- spoke like for.

I know you are governor Brian that's the leaders of the -- -- one -- the problems.

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