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Directly hit. >> theres no question that theres not a structure built, that i know of, other than a safe house built by safe house companies, that can withstand a 200 mile per hour wibd. not just gusted, sustained wind of 200 miles per hour. people were huddled in their houses, under their steps, in the right places. but there are not very many basements in joplin, so they were taken away, when that debris was pushed away by the wind, they were pushed away with it. and that trauma of literally b...

That i know of, other than a safe house built by safe house companies, that can withstand a 200-mile-an-hour wind. not just a gust. a sustained wind of 200 miles per hour. people were huddled in their houses, under their steps, in the right places. but there are not very many basements in joplin, so they were taken away, when that debris was pushed away by the wind, they were pushed away with it. and that trauma of literally being hit by the inside of your house, thats where most people died. i ...

Concrete slab foundation, so people living in a home like this didnt have a lot of places to hide in the home itself. they maybe were able to go somewhere else. we havent been able to talk to the people who are here and i dont want to walk around because i dont want to walk on their property. i want to introduce marie colby with the american red cross. you are on the highway driving a car when the storm hit, right? >> yeah. i was on the highway, turned offonto the interstate. i was trying to get...

Jesus, jesus, jesus, heavenly father. >> i love everyone, man. >> love all you guys. >> were going to be okay. >> i love you. >> jesus, jesus, jesus, heavenly father. >> were okay. >> thank you, jesus. >> were okay. >> come on, guys. >> were all right! were all right! >> reporter: amazingly, everyone inside survives. >> i got debris on the ground right here. debris on the ground. >> reporter: the massive tornado believed to be three-quarters of a mile wide with winds exceeding 190 miles an hour ...

The trees are debarked! >> were starting to get more and more images of when the storm actually hit. weve seen, you know, the results of it all day long. and in a lot of communities, i mean, it really is as far as the eye can see. this storm was about three-quarters of a mile wide, went for about four miles. so, in an area like this, which its dark now, thats the hospital back there, which got a direct hit but this entire neighborhood, i mean, as far as the eye can see, all the way around, 360 d...

Mean, it really is as far as the eye can see. this storm was about three-quarters of a mile wide, went for about four miles. so, in an area like this, which its dark now, thats the hospital back there, which got a direct hit but this entire neighborhood, i mean, as far as the eye can see, all the way around, 360 degrees, its completely -- completely destroyed. theres peoples possessions all around. this is a postcard i found on the floor right here. you cant see who its from. this is obviously t...

We got out of his car and tried to lay it down in the ditch. when the rain came, it started to wash him away. he stood up, got hit by a couple pieces of debris and came pounding on the side of my door to get in. the wind was so strong we couldnt open the door until the eye of the tornado got there. >> incredible. >> and we were able to pull him in. >> a tractor-trailer truck got flipped? >> yeah, several tractor-trailers. one right in front of us that just flipped over. lifted up completely off ...

good evening. its a very difficult night and dangerous night here in joplin, missouri. the death toll, as you know, is 116 but that number, frankly, is likely to rise. the number of missing at this hour is simply not known. its impossible at this point to know. were going to try to talk to the mayor of joplin in a few moments to get the latest information we can. theres a lot to tell you about. now, the affected areas have been declared a disaster area by president obama. there are c...

rubble. and the rubble is all around us. it goes for miles. as far as the eye can see. the location im at, it is just completely destroyed neighborhoods, block after block. all you see on the horizon are broken and bent and destroyed trees. there is lightning in the air. a heavy downpour of rain, which has been going on and off throughout the day, which has been making the search and rescue operations all the more difficult. and now night has fallen. again, there very well may be peopl...

be alive, still trapped in the rubb rubble. and the rubble is all around us. it goes for miles. as far as the eye can see. the location im at, it is just completely destroyed neighborhoods, block after block. all you see on the horizon are broken and bent and destroyed trees. there is lightning in the air. a heavy downpour of rain, which has been going on and off throughout the day, which has been making the search and rescue operations all the more difficult. and now night has fallen....