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About 20 people to get it off of her. mr. parker was trapped under his stairs, that seemed to be where he was hiding. >> dozens of people are still missing across this state. again, its still very much a search and recovery effort. later today, the secretary, department of homeland security janet napolitano will being is a press conference in birmingham. that is about 15 miles from where we are standing. also, the fema administrator will be talking at that press conference. at that time, we hope...

Well keep a close eye on it. >> todd santos, thanks, appreciate it. the death toll in joplin is likely to grow. the pictures tell the story of the devastation there. a look how this all unfolded. al roker reports from joplin. >> he said, oh, gosh. oh, my gosh. >> reporter: the eye of the storm. joplin, missouri. >> that is a monster tornado. >> reporter: a massive one-half to three quarters mile wide tornado tore through joplin throwing debris 18,000 feet into the air. >> bad -- oh, my gosh! t...

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The structure is still standing. the roof is gone. but obviously, religion deep-seated in the south. these are god-fearing folks. we are on a large piece of property that the church owns. that is the sanctuary. follow me this way. that remains of the fellowship hall. unimaginable, it shows how sporadic the damage can be. you have stuff littered all over the place. look at this. a church himnal -- hymnnal that someone was probably singing from a week ago. damage is unimaginable throughout the are...

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Anybody in there. >> reporter: after dogs and teams go in, only a body comes out. >> that was nbcs lester holt reporting from tokyo. although it has been increasingly overshowered by this mounting nuclear crisis, rescue workers in japan are also facing a monumental and increasingly desperate task. right now, nearly 5200 people are officially listed as dead from the countrys earthquake and tsunami. but authorities expect that figure to rise well over 10,000. more than 450,000 people are currently...