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>> reporter: battle hardened storm chasers in awe of natures power. >> oh, my gosh. this is awful. dude, the trees are debarked. >> reporter: residents running for every anywhere they could. >> everybody get down, all on the ground. >> reporter: 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...

>> go! >> oh, dear heaven. >> god! >> reporter: at the same time a security camera in a nearby frozen yogurt shop catches the chaos. workers moving customers to the back and then -- everything goes flying. the massive tornado mowing down everything in its path. peoples lives churned up and spewed out. >> heres the gas station that we were at. >> reporter: this is the convenience store now. >> this would have been where we walked in. >> reporter: all across the city, thousands and thous...

that is a monster tornado. >> reporter: battle hardened storm chasers in awe of natures power. >> oh, my gosh. this is awful. dude, the trees are debarked. >> reporter: residents running for every anywhere they could. >> everybody get down, all on the ground. >> reporter: 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 securit...

You dealt with through the storm. its an amazing morning, the community, starting to get things going and its happening not just here in tuscaloosa but across the state of alabama and the region. back to you in the studio. >> great last question. a hope a lot of people are getting that message. well check in with you again. its 14 past the hour. take a look at this scene, a live picture inside st. peters basilica in the vatican. this is the coffin, that is pope john paul ii, and this is where ...

>> say what you will about mr. trump, he certainly would bring some change to the white house. >> thats cold. the president kind of let donald trump have it last night and donald trump was not necessarily laughing. youll hear more of this in just a few minutes. ♪ it was a remarkable day in rome and the vatican today. it continues. youre seeing a live picture inside st. peters basilica. that right in the middle there is the coffin of pony john paul ii who is now the blessed pope john paul ii ...

Parkinsons. shes carrying a vial of the popes blood. well go to rome in a few minutes. the festivities and ceremonies continue at the vatican. youre seeing inside st. peters basilica where the coffin of pope john paul ii is sitting in the middle of the basilica and thousands are expected to file past and pay their respects. an extraordinary day at the vatican. back to the united states. in particular, alabama. the governor there is declaring today a day of prayer for victims of wednesdays dead...

>> there is the coffin of blessed john paul ii, inside st. peters basilica. and now all the people will venerate the body of blessed john paul. and ask his intersession. ♪

Theyre going to have a prayer vigil there tonight and there will be some comments by pope benedict via a video link. tomorrow though of course -- tomorrow morning is the big day. thats the beatification and part of a mass that will be presided over by pope benedict. it is an absolutely beautiful ceremony and i will give a plug and say that we will be broadcasting it live here on msnbc. but you will see this will be absolutely packed with people tomorrow and of course all of st. peter square will...

Other demonstrators. once again, back to this live picture inside st. marys basilica. this is where the state funeral for the polish president, lech kaczynski and his wife just now getting underway. outside, some 1.5 million people expected to show up and also be a part of saying good-bye to that countrys leader. a country that has been in shock really for the past week and certainly in a state of mourning. a week-long state of mourning was declared for last week after the president was killed...