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>> simply astounding. we should also remember that severe weather thats in oklahoma right now, it could potentially spawn twisters and tornadoes in this exact same area tonight. as far as sundays storm, we should point out the national weather service has now classified that storm as an ef-5. thats the strongest rating with wind gusts, sustained wind gusts topping 200 miles per hour as far as the eye can see in this community, homes have been leveled. still at this hour search and rescue teams g...

But it is quite rare, certainly and to see these pictures, you can see the dirt all the way as far as the camera pans. so often you know tornadoes hit and then bounce and then go back into the air. this particular one, according to the associated press, was on the ground for some 50 miles. the latest information i have from oklahoma city is, that there are now two confirmed dead in the state of oklahoma tonight. 122 confirmed dead in joplin, missouri from the storm that hit there saturday. 1500 ...

relations. are the tensions of recent days any worse? any better? im wolf blitzer and youre in "the situation room." first, breaking news this hour. a large tornado has been spotted on the ground in oklahoma and storm-ravaged missouri is being hit by severe weather and possible in the coming hours, searchers in joplin have been taking advantage of the break in the bad weather for a few hours now. 17 people have been pulled alive from the rubble as of last night. but the death toll is f...

Helicopter tracking it. you can see how huge it is. it is at least a half a mile wide. before it formed there were other tornadoes that took aim at the twin cities, one person was killed in the minneapolis area. almost two dozen others were hurt. trees, power lines down and one neighborhood after another. i want to bring in our own chad meyers. we were talking during the break. you want to give people some good news here but it just seems like this season has been really, really tough on folks. ...

but those voices leave no doubt. 20 terrified strangers huddled inside a stores industrial-sized refrigerator. outside a tornado is ripping apart joplin, missouri. and take a listen again -- >> were good. were good. were good. [ screams ] [ wind sounds ] >> jesus. je jesus, jesus. >> i love everyone. i love everyone, man. i love you. >> jesus, jesus, jesus. heavenly father. >> this is joplin this morning. after daylight revealed the devastation, the tornado cut through the center of to...

>> macys, i think. thats not a designer. >> good enough for me, though. >> lucky i didnt say t.j. maxx. >> what was it like? >> it was incredible because i dont know if you know this, but the special came together in a matter of seven days. thats a huge undertaking. hank williams apparently, huge country star, has very strong ties in it alabama, went there, couldnt believe what he saw after the big tornadoes that blew through six states, those killer tornadoes. he made a call and within seven da...

the killing of osama bin laden, new details. we have correspondents covering all angles. theyll join us at the top of the hour. but first politics. ron paul wants president obamas job. he announced his intentions earlier today and plans a news conference at the top of the hour. the republican congressman joins newt gingrich in the gop race for the white house. a long time political observer, broadcaster and businessman has a new book, fail up, lessons from building successes from fai...

As you saw in reynolds report, people are still cleaning up. in todays building up america, we are looking at homes actually built to survive tornadoes. heres cnns tom foreman. >> reporter: thousands of homes damaged or destroyed, hundreds of lives taken. officials in alabama and other states are still adding up the losses from those killer tornadoes. while far away in another part of the so-called tornado alley near little rock -- it all looks perfectly normal. john houses home is a model of ne...

Killer tornadoes cause death and destruction across other states in the south. in georgia, for example, more than a dozen people are there. buildings collapsing turning to rubble as you can see on your screen, rescue crews searching through the wreckage looking for survivors as the governor declares a state of emergency. storm survivors sharing their harrowing experiences with us. >> the thing was coming off the road, stuff flying around. i grabbed on to the porch and the porch was lifting up. i...

Behind todays biggest stories. >> we did have to scale back the operation of the library system and to look more carefully at all the things were doing. >> how secret bets on wall street impacted so many areas around your street. executives of investment giant goldman sachs answering now for their actions. plus, a deadly street. >> all i can say she was a happy baby. so precious. i will always, always miss her. i love her. >> mourning the youngest victims of mississippis killer tornadoes. it j...