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Really, theres a lot of different ways people can help. the biggest need right now is truly in financial donations. weve had an overwhelming outpouring of material donations. we need now to get some financial donations to be able to help people, start piecing back together their lives. >> its an honor to meet you. thanks for all youre doing. i appreciate it. im sure a lot of people here appreciate it. >> thank you. >> marie colby, one of the volunteers for the american red cross. when we come ba...

Thankful were here, were alive and weve got each other. and everything else really is just stuff. >> what do you think the greatest needs are right now? i mean, obviously people can donate to the american red cross. theres a 1-800 number, 1-800-red-cross, right? >> yes, or people can get to the red cross website, redcross.org, they can text, instructions for that online. really, theres a lot of different ways people can help. the biggest need right now is truly in financial donations. weve had a...

>> yes, or people can get to the red cross website, redcross.org, they can text, instructions for that online. really, theres a lot of different ways people can help. the biggest need right now is truly in financial donations. weve had an overwhelming outpouring of material donations. we need now to get some financial donations to be able to help people, start piecing back together their lives. >> its an honor to meet you. thanks for all youre doing. i appreciate it. im sure a lot of people here...

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....