Head of Homeland Security Tours Flood Damage

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano says recovery won’t come quickly to flood damaged areas of Tennessee and pledged long-term assistance. Napolitano walked through the badly hit Bordeaux neighborhood Saturday morning.

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Nashville Electric Service is slowly turning the power back on across the city. But repairing flood damage to the electric grid will take months.

Public transportation in Nashville will ease one step closer to normal on Monday.

Metro Public Works is gearing up efforts to collect debris from the flood cleanup, and should be in full swing early next week.

Nashville’s Search and Rescue Teams are turning their attention to newly exposed riverbanks, in search of two people listed as missing.

In Nashville, the first round of flood damage cost estimates are in, and the amount is equal to the city’s annual budget.

Stephen Michael West was convicted in 1987 of kidnapping, rape and murder.

Immigrant advocates in Nashville are worried about some neighborhoods recovering from the flood. WPLN’s Jacqueline Fellows visited a working class area off of Murfreesboro Road where most residents don’t speak English well and are unsure where to turn after floodwaters forced them out of their homes.

Besides the lives and homes lost in last weekend’s floods across the state, Nashville is taking stock of its musical heritage. From cherished institutions to vintage instruments, the damage has been widespread. WPLN’s Craig Havighurst reports.