few were on ventilators and it s tough with a fragile situation to keep them going, keep them alive. those who could easily be moved to the interior were able to get there, and i guess there was difficulty with others? there was difficulty with others. their own personal condition was fragile anyway. one of the questions that senator claire mccaskill brought up, as you decide what you re going to do with this and as youe buiyou rebuild this city is missing a major medical facility and there are doctors needed. what s the thinking for doctors and this facility? this facility, mercy st. john s, will be here. we re part of the mercy health system. they are committed, they ve already met bit with all of our senior leadership. we will be bigger, better than we are now. we will be preparing to build a new facility. in the meantime we re going to have mobile hospitals put in, basically like m.a.s.h. units, similar to what has happened to kansas before when communities have been destro
thanks so much for being with us on this wednesday. good to see everybody this morning. you know the pictures are coming in, new pictures, and the devastation, continues for the midwest. that s right. ali velshi in joplin, missouri, where they had a harrowing night. hi, ali. good morning, christine, kiran, it is a better morning here. people counting their blessings. a near miss last night in joplin, missouri. everyone taking shelter and bracing for another twister that thanchgfully never came. this city, as you know, is reeling. 48 hours after the deadliest tornado in recorded u.s. history the death toll stands at 124 people killed. the national weather service upgraded sunday s tornado to an ef-5, the highest possible rating with winds above 200 miles an hour. now in oklahoma, devastating storms carved up canadian county, which is west of oklahoma city. five separate tornadoes touched down and five people are dead. dozens more are hurt. the dallas area got pounded too.