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I want to take a look at pictures from jaime green who shot the pictures from the hospital. one of the pictures that she shot was of a truck, an 18-wheeler on its side, and the reason i say that is because michael ratliff who is a storm chaser is on the line with us and helped us to rescue a truck driver so he saw this scene play out where he had to help rescue someone. tell us what happened and how is the person who you helped rescue. >> well, it happened, you know, the tornado was wrapped when...

Chaser, is on the line with us and helped us to rescue a truck driver, so he saw this scene play out where he had to help rescue someone. tell us what happened and how is the person who you helped rescue? >> well, it happened -- you know, the tornado was wrapped when it went through town. it crossed the i-44 interstate, which is a very busy interstate for truckers. when we came on the scene just seconds after the tornado crossed the highway, there was multiple semis, at least seven to ten, that ...

Options. so we got out of the car shortly after i shot that. and we huddled down. it was my friend and i and her 6-year-old daughter. we huddled down over her daughter out in the elements but up against a wall, up against an office building. our only other option would have been to throw a bench through the glass window which we actually thought of, but we didnt. we decided not to. so that was -- again, that video was taken maybe a minute or two before the tornado. >> unbelievable. lets get thos...

Yes, it is. the north end. 71. thats where we want to get. >> all right. the breaking news here on cnn. you can see it. it is that tornado that slammed into joplin, missouri, taking lives with it. we dont know how many, but we hear there are dozens. there are dozens of reports of -- reports of dozens of fatalities. homes that are completely gone. businesses leveled. and one of the most devastating instances, the hospital. the st. johns hospital in joplin. it is crippled. theyre having to evacuat...

This break. im also hearing from people saying i want some analysis from chad and jacqui about whats going on and whats causing all of these crazy weather systems, these devastating storms to just come through and do so much damage. well be back here in a moment with breaking news here on cnn. the pictures are incredible. the stories are even more incredible of survival and of just living through this tornado that ripped through joplin, missouri. were back in a moment. lexus holds its value bett...

Tornadoes. it has really picked up when this cold air that has tried to push farther in the south a little later than usual, even planting from across the midwest has been delayed because the weather just isnt wet enough. cold air clashes with the warm air thats not already across the south. the south is warm all spring long and get the conditions like what we had in alabama a couple weeks ago and get conditions today that extend all the way from texas and earlier today you were on the air with ...

Joplin, missouri devastated by a very powerful tornado that went through. we dont know how big it was. lets show a new picture that we have from someone who is actually in the middle of this tornado. her name is ashley. she was in the walmart when it happened, and she took this picture. there you go. if that doesnt describe how powerful this system is and what people are going through in this area i dont know what does. lets low of this picture up. ashley is okay. were glad. dont know how many p...

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>> all right. our jacqui jeras, our meteorologist joins us now. some officials in missouri reporting that there are at least as many as 24 fatalities from this tornado that touched down, and they are saying theres widespread damage across the citys south side. >> thats right, don. it was just an incredible tornado that touched down just before 6:00 local time there. a multi-vortex tornado touched down in downtown joplin and just stripped a path of destruction through the city. there are many bui...

It looks like a lot of damage on top. i mean, are there rooms exposed? ive heard of chunks of the building which have been removed from the tornado. what is the building like? is it still stable? >> i would say it is not stable. it is hard to see to the lower floors. the floors that are higher are absolutely devastated. the windows have been blown out. theres debris hanging outside of the windows. part of the roof or the whole top is missing. i mean, i was standing behind the hospital, and cinde...