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It took several kicks to get it out and i crawled out through the window. >> reporter: when you look at it now, what do you think? are you amazed like the rest of us are that you got out of this? >> im amazed because you can see damage behind, on front, on the side, where i was. >> reporter: and then, so you get out of your truck, a passerby picks you up, he takes you to the hospital because hes like man, youre in bad shape. >> i was bleeding and bloody and didnt know what was wrong with me. >> ...

Glad youre with us. it is april 26th. >> john roberts is off today. a lot to tell you about. here are the top stories well be telling you about this morning. tornadoes on a terror. homes are shattered and lives too. one town in mississippi is suffering a direct hit, at least ten people were killed, cars tossed at least 600 homes damaged. were live on the ground. >> and the showdown on wall street reform could come to a head today. senate democrats are planning a test vote later this afternoon. r...

Theyre telling us they have no idea what their houses look like because only emergency personnel is being allowed past that point. if we pan a little bit over to the left, youll see a military helicopter that has landed on the hill here. thats just one of a few of emergency responders that are now on the ground here in yazoo city, mississippi. just on the other side of that hill is a church that has been completely leveled. it was a church and a baptist academy. amazing story of survival in that...

In yazoo city. and he also said the governor was there in his home in yazoo city when the tornado touched down, but the governors home was not damaged. the governor himself is okay. we understand hes now at the command center there in the center of town. the national guard is also there along with a number of emergency crews. entire state right now is still under a tornado watch. lets get more on that from jacqui jeras. how unusual is that, the entire state, to be under a tornado watch? >> yeah,...

With that well head right now. >> we have a remotely operated vehicle that were getting a visual feed in our command center and it also has sonar capability. we are monitoring the sub service and the wellhead to ensure there is no crude leaking and emanating on the ocean floor. >> thats good news because the topic this morning in the editorial meeting was okay, will our gas prices go up? thats a logical question when you see something like that. >> any time you take one of those rigs out of serv...

Out there as they are trying to look for these 11 people. and the hopes are dimming a little bit this morning. i want to ask about the environmental impact. there are concerns this could be a major disaster. what is the latest on how much oil youre dealing with and whether or not there are concerns about leaking from inside the well? >> we are very much leaning forward in a response post tour. we have a one mile by five-mile rainbow sheen and crude oil mix that weve been actively skimming. that ...

Energy reporter with "the houston chronicle," and senior petty officer michael oberry with the u.s. coast guard. the deepwater horizon, that burned for 40 hours in the gulf of mexico, has now sunk. 11 workers are still missing. the coast guard actively looking for those 11 workers. sort of a dual mission now, the coast guard in a supervisory role over dealing with this rig and the hole and the oil that is going into the gulf of mexico, about 336 barrels -- gallons a day. michael, tell me what --...

It will go on until completed. >> could you repeat that? you know when they reported to the command center it was very professional with respect, and that is on the outside, im sure on the inside it will be hurting them more than anyone can imagine. there is about 1:30 i would guess. the last body found would have been a body on the long wall space. its emotional for everyone. and... i cant say anyone hurts worse than families do. their loved one is not coming

And they then began advancing up to 22 long wall. they kept calling back to the command center to give their readings, what the gas concentrations were, requesting that they could advance because the command center basically would control their actions and where they go to. and, you know, its just a conversation back and forth. the majority of these people have done this for a period of time. theyre trained to do this. and they performed to the upmost capabilities that they had. im really proud ...

Of the conditions of the mine. but when all was said and done, the four missing miners were found dead. >> you know, when they reported to the command center, it was very professional with respect and thats on the outside. im sure on the inside it was hurting them more than anybody could imagine. >> reporter: officials say a full investigation will be done now on the worse mining yes. ines cn su nominated judge sotomayor to the court last year has another opportunity to shake the nations highest...