Mississippi Crest Moves Down River Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Top of the Hour: Controlling the River, Morning Headlines Man vs. Nature Along the Mississippi Delta President Tries to Jump Start Immigration Reform Update from Syria Stalemate in Libya? US, China Talk Trade and Currencies Remembering Cary Grant, Actor and Father Top of the Hour: Watching the River, Morning Headlines Life With Osama Bin Laden Syria: Demonstrations Continue as Crackdown Hardens An Examination of the National Regulatory Commission A 'Common' Misunderstanding In My Experience: The Blind Boys of Alabama's Jimmy Carter United Nations Call For Pause in Libyan Conflict for Humanitarian Aid The Mississippi River floods downtown Memphis on May 8, 2011. ( Chris Wieland / flickr ) Produced by PRI and WNYC