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>> you know we will be at it until they tell us they dont need us anymore and until every single person is accounted for. >> reporter: across the street at home depot, rescue workers did find eight people. they arent done searching. for gary england believes his brother is still inside. he found his truck in the parking lot. >> we havent found him yet. but we will keep looking or well be out here until we find him. >> whoo! yeah! >> reporter: and it is stories like the rescue of this man that ar...

relations. are the tensions of recent days any worse? any better? im wolf blitzer and youre in "the situation room." first, breaking news this hour. a large tornado has been spotted on the ground in oklahoma and storm-ravaged missouri is being hit by severe weather and possible in the coming hours, searchers in joplin have been taking advantage of the break in the bad weather for a few hours now. 17 people have been pulled alive from the rubble as of last night. but the death toll is f...

more tornadoes are possible today across the region. right now, the death toll stands at 116. that ties the single deadliest tornado record in u.s. history. so far, rescue crews have pulled 17 survivors from the rubble but time and the weather, now the enemies. precious hours are slipping away as bleak reality set in. t.j. holms in joplin. you went out with one of the rescue teams. what did you see? >> reporter: last night, i couldnt believe what i was seeing, carol. i have been cove...

it is tuesday, may 24th. were getting a much better picture of the scope of the disaster that were talking about in joplin, missouri, today where our ali velshi is. >> good morning. what are you seeing there? >> good morning, kiran, christine. i wish i could tell you its a good morning in joplin. it simply isnt. over my shoulder you can see the remains of the medical center which in this vast area is really the only building of significance that is still standing. lets begin this morni...

Hailing and the work they have done picking through the rubble, in the one-block area, this one team has been at it for hours, literally using their hands, looking to try and find some of the survivors, they knew that were people missing in that block. but the urban search and rescue teams, the police officers t firefighters, the emts and paramedics have been doing heroic work saving lives in the last 24 hours. >> at least seven people rescued today. is there a sense of what kind of a clock your...

>> its amazing, matt. now of a dealing with that, they have to deal with this. we have had intense winds here today. lightning through out the day. thunderstorm lines continue to move through the area and for the next day or so. thats a real struggle for the teams of rescue workers who are coming into areas just like this one, this a neighborhood 15, 16 hours ago. now as you take a look around and look at it pb it is nothing but debris, splintered wood, twisted metal. a truck in the distance of ...

Breaking news out of joplin, missouri. rescue workers desperately searching for survivors in what is the deadliest tornado in the states history. were going to talk with the mayor next. the presidents schedule. heres in ireland receiving regular updates on the disaster at home. youre watching "the daily rundown" here on msnbc. well, v8 v-fusion juice gives you a full serving of vegetables, plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fruit. and try our deliciously refreshing v8 v-fusi...

race against the odds tonight, hoping to find survivors in the rubble. and theres this, a forecast warning of more tornadoes and severe weather across the midwest tomorrow and joplin is again in the danger zone. jackqui jeras is in joplin and gives us the very latest on this stunning stunning tornado. >> reporter: people are in search and rescue mode and the best news we have heard today is that seven people have been found alive, so seven survivors in joplin, missouri and that search ...

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Refugees from libya landed in a single day. >> weve experienced ts reality everywhere in the world. every time you have a war, you have civilians trying to escape. >> more than 30,000 migrants and refugees have landed here in just the last three months. >> this is russian roulette. you really dont know at this point if you can reach the other side of the mediterranean. its terribly risky. >> reporter: look at what happened last sunday. one of the overloaded boats hit the rocks off the coast. ita...