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Over plunging down the steep cliff toward the north sea. >> translator: i was sure he was dead after falling and rolling over for 60 meters. i started shaking. >> rescue workers find the drivers body in the devastating wreckage thrown outside his truck, but hes alive. his fall is cushioned by his trucks load of salmon and ice. he escaped with two collapsed lungs, a broken arm, finger and collarbone. on the other side of the north sea, englands roads are much tamer, but driving can be just as d...

City of moore and meet with residents affected by the storm. earlier on cnns "state of the union," oklahoma governor mary fallin says shes pleased with the federal response so far but is worried about running into bureaucratic red tape. the president is expected to make remarks shortly after 2:00 p.m. eastern. cnn, of course, will bring you his comments live. flash floods in san antonio, texas, have killed two women, including one who was swept away as rescue workers nearly reached her. heavy ...

On top of a building at a golf course and there was a kodiak that had some rescue workers in it. they were able to rescue that gentleman off the top of the building. he put on his life jacket, got into the kodiak and off they went. there were lots of stories like that, but there were also about 50 people at an apartment complex who had to be rescued when their building was flooded. and they are safely somewhere else right now. but lots of stories just like that. >> absolutely. all right, karen m...

To sit there and go through rubble and rubble and rubble and may not ever find what were looking for. >> reporter: a feeling that adam baker knows all too well. >> i pulled him out and basically just tried to put him in a room as respectfully as i could. >> what was that like for you? >> its terrible for me, but its my duty as an american. its a hole in your heart just to see these little broken bodies. >> i want to remind you if you want to help the victims here in oklahoma, go to cnn.com/impac...

The slow, slow process of rebuilding. so we are closely monitor that severe weather moving through the region. new this morning, rescue workers in st. paul, minnesota, desperately search for a missing fourth grader after a school field trip to a park took a tragic turn. gravel saturated by heavy rain suddenly gave way yesterday, killing one child and injuring two others in the slide and a fourth child is still missing. a sergeant at west point accused of secretly videotaping female cadets in...

No live bodies in the structures. but that doesnt mean there arent bodies underneath. so theyre still out combing the wreckage for bodies. there are still some places too dangerous to get close to. officials are urging residents to stay away from their homes, so rescue workers can do their job. >> the biggest concern is for the citizens and for my men, just to be sure theyre safe. understand theyre doing the best we can, getting there as fast as we can. >> reporter: the fire chief said first res...

They are continuing to try to clean up the area and this makes it all that much more of a mess. >> thank you. >> all day, rescue workers coming from all over, racing to find survivors and victims in the rubble of the neighbors that were plowed down by this tornado. oklahoma governor toured the devastation. she is here. good evening, governor. i cant imagine, so many people in oklahoma dont have a place to sleep except the shelters. do you have any sense of how many people are without homes? >> y...

It added to the problem. the traffic is so thick, theyre continuing to clean up the area. it makes it more of a mess. >> a lease i cant, thank you. rescue workers coming from all over, racing to find survivors and victims in the rubble of the neighborhoods that were literally plowed down by this tornado. oklahoma governor mary fallon toured the devastation. she joins us. good evening, governor. i cant imagine so many people in oklahoma dont have a place to sleep except the shelters. do you hav...

Get our heads around exactly what the disaster site would be like in terms of scale and seeing it on the ground today in daylight, what can you tell us about how things are looking and how this compares to previous disasters. >> rachel, its horrific. absolutely horrific. as you and i discussed last night, i was at the emergency operations center. i saw the images on television. i arrived on site here at 5:50 this morning. once the sun finally rose and i saw daylight absolutely horrific devastati...

Our prayers are with the people of oklahoma today. our gratitude is with the teachers who gave their all to shield their children with the neighbors, first responders, and emergency personnel who raced to help as soon as the tornado passed, and with all of those who as darkness fell searched for survivors through the night. >> that was president obama this morning acknowledging the courageous efforts of rescue workers and ordinary citizens, most notably the teachers. plaza towers elementary scho...