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| Historic Flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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PlusHistoric Flooding in Cedar Rapids,
IowaHistoric Flooding in Cedar Rapids,
IowaThe Associated PressThe Cedar River
poured over its banks here Thursday, forcing
the evacuation of more than 3,000 homes,
causing a railroad bridge to collapse and
leaving much of downtown underwater. (June
12)Steve Shriver/owns flooded business
"Something is collapsing over there.""What do
you think it is?""I think it's a parking
garage." (TRACK) CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA IS
FALLING APART AS THE CEDAR RIVER SWALLOWS THE
CITY. IT LOOKS MORE LIKE VENICE, ITALY
THAN THE MIDDLE OF IOWA. Steve Shriver/owns
flooded business"The river is literally
running through buildings." (TRACK) STEVE
SHRIVER OWNS AN ORGANIC LIP BALM BUSINESS
LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN. AND HIS PRODUCTION
ROOM IS IN THE BASEMENT...SEVERAL FEET UNDER
WATER. Steve Shriver/owns flooded business"we
have a million sticks of lip balm sitting in
the at building waiting to be shipped out,
that we cannot reach." (TRACK) DESPITE
DAYS OF PREPARING FOR THE FLOOD, NOTHING WAS
ABLE TO STOP THE WATER FROM RISING INTO
DOWNTOWN. SOT:(Tom Aller/Pres., Interstate
Power and Light Alliant Energy) "Water has
risen to the point where all of downtown is
really under water. All of our steam system
is down and under water so the major
customers of steam, such as quaker oats and
folks like that are out. And our electric
system is out as well." MARK CARLSON/STANDUP
CEDAR RAPIDS CEDAR RAPIDS IS OVER RUN BY
AN UNIMAGINEABLE AMOUNT OF WATER. THE
CEDAR RIVER IS TAKING WITH IT ANYTHING IT CAN
AS FLOOD WATERS CONTINUE TO RISE. (TRACK)The
city has put an evacuation order in and
that's helping because the workers are not
coming downtown." The amount of flooding in
this area is unprecedented and no one knows
how long it could take to get back to normal.
SOT:(Tom Aller/Pres., Interstate Power and
Light Alliant Energy) "As far as what we're
telling our customers, we're talking about an
indefinite outage here, for sure." Steve
Shriver/owns flooded businessNats "deep sigh"
IT'S JUST TOO MUCH TO LOOK AT FOR
SHRIVER. HIS LIVELY HOOD IS UNDER WATER.
Steve Shriver/owns flooded business"There is
no insurance to cover it. We need some sort
of help from FEMA." FOR NOW, ALL ANYONE
CAN DO IS WATCH THE WATER RISE. MARK
CARLSON, AP, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.
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| Cedar Rapids Remains a City Under Water |
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PlusCedar Rapids Remains a City Under
WaterCedar Rapids Remains a City Under
WaterThe Associated PressThe view from above
says it all, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is drenched
and it may be weeks or months until it dries
out completely. (June 14)THE WATER MAY BE ON
IT'S WAY DOWN BUT THE SIGHT OF CEDAR RAPIDS
FROM THE AIR IS STILL BREATHTAKING AND
OVERWHELMING..IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY 20,000
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED FROM THE AREA...
MORE THAN 400 CITY BLOCKS ARE STILL
UNDERWATER AFTER THE CEDAR RIVER CRESTED
FRIDAY AT 32 FEET, 12 FEET HIGHER THAN THE
PREVIOUS RECORD..PRELIMINARY DAMAGES ARE SET
AT 737 MILLION DOLLARS FOR CEDAR RAPIDS
ALONE, AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE
BEEN FLOODED ACROSS THE STATE..IN DOWNTOWN
CEDAR RAPIDS MASSIVE HIGH RISE BUILDINGS ARE
STILL BURIED UNDERWATER, THEIR BASEMENTS AND
FIRST FLOORS DESTROYED.. THE CITIES
INFRASTRUCTURE BADLY DAMAGED AS WELL, THIS
RAILROAD BRIDGE NOW LIES TWISTED AND BROKEN
ACROSS THE RIVER, ANOTHER FACING INCREDIBLE
STRESS AS THE WATER AND DOZENS OF HOUSEBOATS
THAT BROKE FREE FROM UPRIVER CRASH INTO
IT....NEIGHBORHOODS ALONG THE RIVERBANK THAT
TYPICALLY DON'T FLOOD ARE ALSO COVERED WITH
ONLY ROOFTOPS SHOWING.. SOME SAY IT LOOKS A
LOT LIKE HURRICANE KATRINA BUT THERE IS A BIG
DIFFERENCE. THERE ARE NO PEOPLE HERE.. THE
WATER ROSE SLOWLY OVER SEVERAL DAYS, AND
ALMOST EVERYONE HAD TIME TO PLAN AN ESCAPE...
FIREFIGHTERS STILL RESCUED SOME STRAGGLERS,
BUT IT WASN'T THE MASSIVE EFFORT OF KATRINA..
THAT'S A GOOD THING TOO, BECAUSE THIS IS THE
CEDAR RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT...WHILE THE
WATER IS RECEDING EXPERTS SAY IT WILL BE A
COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THE WATER IS BELOW
FLOOD STAGE... AND IT COULD BE MONTHS BEFORE
THE ENTIRE AREA IS CLEANED UP, YEARS BEFORE
IT'S ALL REBUILT.RICH MATTHEWS THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS OVER CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA...
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Durée : 100 s |
| Cedar Fest 2008: Michigan State 101 (OFFICIAL VIDEO) |
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Police are calling violence that erupted at
Cedar Fest overnight a riot.
Estimated size of the crowd at Cedar Fest:
3,000 to 4,000
Total number of police officers and sheriff's
deputies dispatched: 80
Number of arrests: 52
Number of rounds of tear gas fired. 13 In
addition, officials fired 20 stingball
grenades, 20 "flash bangs" and 24 smoke
grenades.
Number of damaged police vehicles. 2 A
windshield was smashed in one vehicle. The
left rear window was smashed in another.
Featured artist:
AC/DC - Thunder Struck
Dropkick Murphys- I'm Shipping up to Boston
Tags : cedar fest 2008 08 riot riots MSU Michigan State University tear gas smoke gernades arrest beer alcohol party MIP |
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| Iowa's Cedar River Receding, but Woes Remain |
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PlusIowa's Cedar River Receding, but Woes
RemainIowa's Cedar River Receding, but Woes
RemainThe Associated PressAlthough Iowa's
Cedar River is slowly receding, floodwaters
continue to plague Cedar Rapids, the state's
second-largest city. Meanwhile, a levee in
Des Moines failed, forcing hundreds of homes
to be evacuated. (June 14)[Notes:VO
--FLOODING IN CEDAR RAPIDS] AN ESTIMATED 1300
BLOCKS REMAIN FLOODED IN CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA --
MORE THAN 9 SQUARE MILES.AND EARLY ESTIMATES
PUT PROPERTY DAMAGE AT MORE THAN 700 MILLION
DOLLARS. [Notes:VO--FLOODING SHOTS]THE CEDAR
RIVER IS RECEDING SLOWLY HERE, BUT ONLY ONE
OF THE CITY'S FOUR COLLECTION WELLS IS STILL
WORKING -- AND OFFICIALS ARE URGING
RESIDENTS TO CONSERVE WATER.
[Notes:SOT--LATOYA DAWSON/RESIDENT] no car
washes are open...no laundrymats....saying
its best to use...bottle water...baby wipes.
[Notes:VO --DES MOINES LEVEE BREACH]IN THE
STATE CAPITAL OF DES MOINES, A LEVEE BREACH
OCCURRED -- FLOODING A NEIGHBORHOOD -- AND
FORCING THE EVACUATION OF NEARLY 300 HOMES.
[Notes:SOT--VOX POP] I'm scarred....very
scarred [Notes:SOT---MARJORIE
FREESE/RESIDENT]my boys have been here all
night in case we had to get out...and they
just pulled the last car out...it's just
been...you don't think it's going to happen.
[Notes:VO -- SANDBAG OPERATION] IN IOWA CITY
-- HOME OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA -- STUDENTS
-- FACULTY -- AND LOCAL RESIDENTS FILLED
THOUSANDS OF SANDBAGS TO PROTECT THE SCHOOL'S
BUILDINGS. [Notes:SOT --VOX POP]I'm an
alumni of the university of iowa....i live
here in iowa city....i just wanted to help
the community....it's a great community.
[Notes:VO --FLOODING VIDEO] AT LEAST THREE
DEATHS IN IOWA HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THE
FLOODING AND SEVERE WEATHER -- AND THE
GOVERNOR HAS ISSUED DISASTER PROCLAMATIONS
FOR MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S
COUNTIES. [Notes:VO --FLOODING VIDEO]IOWA HAS
RECEIVED ABOUT 8 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST
TEN DAYS. [Notes:VO --SANDBAGGING] THE ONLY
GOOD NEWS SEEMS TO BE THAT METEOROLOGISTS SAY
THE UPCOMING WEEK IS LIKELY TO BE SUNNY AND
DRY. ___ ___, The Associated Press.
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| Cedar Walton - Blue Monk |
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From a performance in 1976 at the Umbria Jazz
Festival, here is Cedar Walton's solo on Blue
Monk. Cedar Walton, piano, George Coleman,
tenor sax, Sam Jones, bass, Billy Higgins,
drums.
Tags : Cedar Walton Blue Monk jazz piano |
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