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thank you very much. im brooke baldwin. i want to pass along a quick note on an announcement from mitt romney. the former republican governor of massachusetts will lay out his plan to put americans to work. hell do that a little later this hour in nevada. we, of course, will bring that to you live. first shall were working right now to get more details on this deadly shooting that happened earlier today in nevada. heres what we know right now. a man reportedly entered this ihop restaur...

Mcdaniel came to the hospital to visit his grandmother. as he arrived, a sound familiar to every midwesterner. >> the sirens started going off when i was walking in. i didnt see much other than the dark clouds over there. i didnt think much of it. >> reporter: but in those dark clouds, a monster tornado was headed right for them. at st. johns, it was the moment they trained for that they hoped would never come. >> we drill just by virtue of the fact were in tornado alley, we prepare several time...

Around. >> st. johns is a 230-bed acute care hospital. >> reporter: jim risko has been an e.r. doc at st. johns for the past seven years. >> this is a very sophisticated hospital in a relatively small town. >> i was down the road playing horseshoes with my friends. >> reporter: on may 22nd andrew mcdab yell came to the hospital to visit his grandmother. as he arrived, a sound familiar to every mid-westerner. >> the sirens started going off when i was walking in. i didnt see much other than the d...

>> reporter: if the worst happens. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: and the hospital is at the center of the storm. >> oh, no. its the hospital! >> reporter: st. johns hospital, joplin, missouri, the biggest hospital for miles around. >> st. johns is a 230-bed acute care hospital. >> reporter: jim risko has been an er doc at st. johns for the past seven years. >> this is a very sophisticated hospital in a relatively small town. >> i was down the road playing horseshoes with my friends. >> reporter: ...

that is a monster tornado. >> reporter: battle hardened storm chasers in awe of natures power. >> oh, my gosh. this is awful. dude, the trees. the trees are debarked! >> reporter: residents running for cover anywhere they could. >> in a crowded convenience store some 20 people hunkering down in a darkened commercial refrigerator. >> can we go in the cooler? [ screaming ] >> go! >> oh, dear heaven. >> god! >> reporter: at the same time a security camera in a nearby frozen yogurt shop ca...

>> reporter: battle hardened storm chasers in awe of natures power. >> oh, my gosh. this is awful. dude, the trees. the trees are debarked! >> reporter: residents running for cover anywhere they could. >> in a crowded convenience store some 20 people hunkering down in a darkened commercial refrigerator. >> can we go in the cooler? [ screaming ] >> go! >> oh, dear heaven. >> god! >> reporter: at the same time a security camera in a nearby frozen yogurt shop catches the chaos. workers mo...

>> reporter: but in those dark clouds, a monster tornado was headed right for them. at st. johns it was the moment they trained for that they hoped would never come. >> we drill -- well, actually just by virtue of the fact that were in tornado alley down here, we prepare several times a month. >> reporter: but this was not a drill. >> it was a stormy day. we thought all was going well. >> reporter: angie abner was a nurse in the emergency room. >> of course, no one every thinks its going to happ...

I didnt think anything of it. >> reporter: but in those dark clouds, a monster tornado was headed right for them. at st. johns it was the moment they trained for that they hoped would never come. >> we drill -- well, actually just by virtue of the fact that were in tornado alley down here, we prepare several times a month. >> reporter: but this was not a drill. >> it was a stormy day. we thought all was going well. >> reporter: angie abner was a nurse in the emergency room. >> of course, no one ...

Joplin, missouri, the biggest hospital for miles around. >> st. johns is a 230-bed acute care hospital. >> reporter: jim risko has been an e.r. doctor at st. johns for the last 17 years. >> this is a very, very sophisticated hospital in a relatively small townme. >> i was down the road playing horseshoes. >> reporter: andrew mcdaniel came to the hospital to visit his grandmother on may 27. as he arrived, a sound familiar to every mid westerner. >> the sirens started going off. i looked and didnt...

whats happening. thats ahead. we will have the latest on this developing story in a few minutes from now. president obama is back at the white house of a spending several hours in joplin, missouri. it was exactly a week ago that an f-5 tornado ripped through the city killing people in minutes. 5:41 central time there was a moment of silence marked by the precise instant that tornado hit. our dan traveled with the president to joplin and dan, a tough job for the president to try to li...