Battle Darkness News Today

The death toll climbs, sunlight fades, temperatures are dropping as rescuers now battle darkness, the cold and the clock. winds ripped apart an amazon warehouse in western illinois killing at least six people. the wreckage is exceedingly dangers for rescue crews who are painstakingly searching for survivors, still right now as we speak here in mayfield where i am and beyond. in arkansas, a tornado decimated a nursing home. at least one person was killed there, many people were trapped and at lea...

>> i just laid on my babies. i tried to save them. it crushed my arm. i am okay with that. >> reporter: the same nightmare she endured and the bravery she displayed caught on tape at briarwood school where other teachers battle darkness. fear, falling debris and protected children. many parents express their gratitude. an assembly for teachers and students on what should have been the last day of school. >> she shielded with her own body to protect my daughter. i will never have anything. any wo...

Streets. a nearby nursing home evacuated. >> i thought, you know, what happened -- im breathing, so im good. thats when survival kicked in and said get out. >> reporter: the towns emergency services director himself injured and bloodied among the first responders. >> overwhelmed. im trying to do the best i can. theyre trying to sit me down because im bleeding. ive got a job to do. theres more people hurt worse than me. >> reporter: fredricka whitfield, cnn, atlanta. >> his face really tells the ...