something like that. we re about to mark the two-year anniversary on joplin. some folks are coming here for advice. now, one of the best stories to emerge from this disaster, it begins outside briarwood elementary school. frantic parents search for their kids. we just wanted you to watch this so that you understand and you don t need to see the video to understand what it s like for parents to watch what s happening to their children. this was in the school parking lot.
searching if they get a tip on something like that. we re about to mark the two-year anniversary on joplin. some folks from joplin are actually coming here to give advice on this about the long haul ahead. now, one of the best stories to emerge from this disaster, it begins outside briarwood elementary school. shortly after the storm frantic parents search for their kids. we just want to watch this and you don t need to see the video to understand what it s like for parents to watch what s happening to their children. this was in the school parking lot.
jobs in missouri with a focus on joplin. the former president in chicago for a two-day conference on ways to revive the economy. and one joplin couple who lost their home in that tornado got a very nice surprise. when a relief worker found the woman s engagement ring. the girl that found it came and tapped me on the shoulder and when i turned around, she had the ring in her hand and when i saw it i just went numb for about five seconds. it was such a happy cry, you know. you are so excited. i mean, it s huge. we re told the husband re-proposed to her. the couple also got back a computer hard drive filled with family photos and some videos. well, the days of tax-free online shopping could be numbered. we ll tell you where folks are about to start paying more to buy stuff on the internet and why officials at one retailer say that is unconstitutional. plus common comedy central host stephen colbert asking the
destroyed, trace. trace: dan, any idea when folks will be allowed back home? well, not for the next couple of days, maybe sunday at the earliest. i can tell you about 12,000 residents of los alamos have been evacuated. the lab has been shut down. that will open at friday on friday at the earliest. the good news is that the damage could have been a lot worse. if not for the fire that burned here in this area in 2000, burned about 200 homes, still residents are very jittery. just brings up a lot of bad memories of when it did happen. the minute they saw the smoke, people were packing up their cars and they were driving out way before we did. and so, again, residents are being told that probably sunday at the earliest to return to their homes. trace? trace: dan springer live for us in los alamos. dan, thank you. there is finally some good news for folks folks in joplin, miss, five weeks after a tornado devastated their town. former president bill clinton announcing a technology
restored and this community is back on its feet! we re not going anywhere! [ applause ] that is not just my promise. that s america s promise. it s a promise i make here in joplin. it s a promise i made down in tuscaloosa or in any of the communities that have been hit by these devastating storms over the last few weeks. now, there have been countless acts of kindness and selflessness in recent days. we ve already heard the record of some of that. but perhaps none are as inspiring as what took place when the storm was bearing down on joplin, threatening an entire