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Lost. but the prosecute damage which is obviously extensive, thats something we can do something about. >> the president signed the disaster declaration for the entire state of alabama which will provide federal assistance to those who need it. we have team fox coverage from tuscaloosa and news from alabama. what are you seeing, jonathan? >>reporter: we are seeing destruction. we want to give you a comparison. take a look at this google map of what this community used to look like. it was mostly...

Thank you, mr. mayor. >> thank you so much, charlie. governor jay nixon telephoned me last night and assured me that the state was going to do everything it can to help with the effort. he indicated that they were working on a disaster declaration. we have with us this morning john brit, the director of public safety for the state of missouri. john? >> thank you, mayor. good morning. as the mayor mentioned, the governor was briefed on this most of all last evening, as late as 1:00 a.m. he has de...

>> thank you, charlie. governor jay nixon telephoned me last night and assured me the state will do everything it can to help with the effort. he indicated that they were working on a disaster declaration. we have with us this morning the director of public safety for the state of missouri. john? >> thank you, mayor. good morning. as the mayor mentioned, the governor was briefed on this most of all last evening as late as 1:00 a.m. he has declared a disaster for the state. he will be traveling o...

Governor nixon telephoned me and helped with the effort and indicated that they were working on a disaster declaration and we have with us john brit, director of public safety with the state of missouri, john? >> good morning, the mayor mentioned . they will be touring and meeting with officials and he is offering all of the assets that the state can throw and i would like to commend paul mason and everyone else that has been around in this and et cetera for the continued cooperation and resourc...

Simultaneously. governor rick perry had wanted the government to declare the entire state of texas as a disaster area. how has that snepped and also in terms of whats being done for people there, what needs to be done, what kind of help do you guys need? >> okay, real quick, weve got 254 counties in texas, and 204 of them have a burn ban so that tells you how severe it is and the disaster declaration for the state of texas is very, very much needed so that we can get some additional assistance i...

165-mile-an-hour winds at the time. thats what they were clocked at. >> look at that. >> flattening half the town. iowas governor has declared a disaster declaration for the county. this was shot by a storm chaser and shows that huge funnel cloud. look how wide out it goes into the sky as well. over mapleton. the tornado was about a quarter mile wide. several other tornadoes were also spotted across the state, but despite all of that damage, they say no deaths were reported. >> thankfully. out...

Tornadoes that tore across iowa. this is just one, and this hit the small town of mapleton. these are storm chasers out there, youre hearing their voices and seeing their video right now. the national weather service telling us at least three tornadoes caused significant damage in parts of that state yesterday and the governor issued a disaster declaration for at least one county. i was able to talk to a red cross official last hour who has made his way to mapleton. take a listen to him. >> main...

The governor made a disaster declaration. everyone advised to stay home beneath and tomorrow. >> political history mixed in with the meteorology. very impressive, mr. bettes. thank you so much. >> all right. >> going back to oklahoma city, will rogers world airport closed. theyve got high winds, low visibility. no planes going in or out of there. its going to be a nightmare on the roads and in the sky for a big chunk of the country. lets get you caught up on other stories we are watching. lear...

Through the midwest right now. this one could be leaving six inches of snow on the ground in some places. >> farmers in south florida are calling on washington for some help. theyre asking for a statewide disaster declaration. so far, damage in miami-dade is estimated at more than $54 million. and get your super bowl tickets but you wont be allowed to go into thegame. were talking about 200 dollar tickets. sound pretty good, right? what that gets you is a place to stand outside the stadium. th...

Nuclear program. this was a very big step forward by a u.s. ally, seoul following obviously the president signing tighter sanctions back in july. >> shepard: jen griffin live at the pentagon. thank you. iran announcing itle release one of the three hikers arrested last year. we are not sure which one. iran reports it is making the move to mark the end of the islamic holy month of ramadan. the state department spokesperson says he cant confirm the release but says if it is true it is terrific new...