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See right here, afterwards, really kind of fell apart and crumbled in many parts. over towards the area to the east of the hospital that was actually joplin high school. a lot of people go to high schools and schools for actually shelter when there are tornado warnings and watches out there. and this image right here, showing you some of the damage left behind. anywhere in tan, this is the total damage area. you see more green here, thats the moderate area. down towards the south, you can see th...

Jenna: fox news alert, we bring you down to d.c. a few things going on today 424,000 americans filed for first time unemployment in the latest week and the republicans think they have a plan for job growth. youre seeing eric cantor on your screen there. the plan they are introducing right now, we are getting the details as they are speaking, part of the plan is to lower corporate tax rates and also add newly forms to the tax structure for corporations. they think that is the way that corporation...

in syria. these rikts are set to show demonstrations in dara last friday. although cnn cannot verify when the video was shot. an estimated 1,500 people are unaccounted for in joplin,h. nearly 100 volunteers are working to reunite family and determine whos really missing. the volcanic eruption in iceland thats disrupted air traffic in europe is finally ending. the ash cloud thrown up from the volcano is drifting east and dissipating and most of the airports closed are re-opening. th...

The second highest as far as the number of tornados that we typically see. luckily weve gotten to the first couple weeks of may were slow, but obviously now were in very active pattern and doesnt look like its ending. really unusual to see. >> as you point out, just the nature of where it hit, in these city centers in the busiest part of the city of 50,000, joplin. >> we saw that in tulsa. you know. a lot of times theyll go north of the city like we saw in birmingham, in the northern suburbs, bu...

So why you -- of minnesota, is slamming you as well. so why you? >> when i left office the unemployment rate was less than 7%, one of the lowest in the country. job growth rate from the crash until i left office was one of the fastest job growth rates in the country. our personal income growth rate was one of the highest in the country many thats not accurate as to those measures. former governor carlson was a republican, but he became an obama supporter and kerry supporter. hes not a neutral ob...

rain of fire. more than a dozen bombs fall on tripoli as nato launches a massive air strike on moammar gadhafis compound. look at this trail of destruction. the search for survivors after a deadly tornado flattens a town in the u.s. midwest. its an unpredictable situation. changing by the hour. british authorities are saying, watch this space as a voluntarily cannish ice cloud from iceland creeps further south toward the uk and main land europe. uks official weather service told cn...

it is tuesday, may 24th. were getting a much better picture of the scope of the disaster that were talking about in joplin, missouri, today where our ali velshi is. >> good morning. what are you seeing there? >> good morning, kiran, christine. i wish i could tell you its a good morning in joplin. it simply isnt. over my shoulder you can see the remains of the medical center which in this vast area is really the only building of significance that is still standing. lets begin this morni...

The irrepressible human impulse to love kept nagging and nudging us towards reconciliation. whenever peace is challenged, you will have to sustain that irrepressible impulse and america will stand by you, always. america will stand by you always in your pursuit of peace. and ireland, you need to understand that youve already so surpassed the worlds highest hopes that what was notable about the northern ireland elections two weeks ago was that they came and went without much attention. its not be...

Rare on radar. its the highest returns possible. that means thats the debris ball. literally, when this tornado went through joplin, it was so strong, it threw shingles, lawn furniture, anything light enough to float and fly well up in the sky. that was actually the debris being picked up inside the storm as it traveled in the joplin area. some of the debris, 10 to 20,000 feet, they were found 60 miles away. it wasnt just them. i dont want to leave out our friends in minneapolis. there was a fat...