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>> bret: jacqui heinrich live on the north lawn, thank you. a jump in back shares led on wall street. the dow gained 195. s&p 500 up 7. the nasdaq lost 55. ♪ fox weather alert now. mississippi residents are cleaning up after deadly storms over the weekend including a powerful tornado. one of the places hit hardest, rolling fork. fox weather correspondent katie byrne is there tonight with the latest. good evening, katie. >> good evening, bret. of the more than 20 people who lost their lives in ...

On the air that the danger his viewers were about to face. >> oh, man. this is coming in. o, man., amen. okay. >> the power of the winds. the debris falling from the ceiling. tonight we now know here in rolling fork it was a powerful tornado that carves this devastating path of destruction. 59 miles straight. 170 mile-per-hour winds peered up to three quarters of a mile wide, and it was on the ground for 70 minutes cant >> everything is gone. >> yes, everything. >> they own two businesses. they ...

A quick-thinking woman saved herself and eight others by rushing everyone into a dairy cooler as an EF-4 tornado tore the building down around her.

A fresh round of violent storms is battering the Southeast on Monday after a spate of tornadoes and treacherous weather over the weekend killed 26 people in the South.

We all could have been dead.5a■ >> reporter: melinda washingtons husband frantically dug her out of the rubble friday night. her 12-year-old son screaming in agony as q5a■ his mom lay buried.ñrq5a■fái] >> its a lot different from seeing it on tv until you lp actually live it. >> reporter: bruised, battered, but alive, xd now left to face a new reality.t( >> were in a small community. we have nothing. no running water. no lights.lp no houses. no transportation. >> reporter: rolling fork a...

Their son jadarian was only 14. >> she had seven kids,jf eight grandkids. we all -- thas@ we know, theyre gone. >> reporter: tonight theyre staying with family because they lost their homes as well. >> who have we got this is the small town of rolling fork before (jtrophic ef4 ok tornado. in many cases people still cant believe just how strong this tor.@pdo was. they point to these two big rigs.5a■ they say they were 5a■ parked side by side when the tornado came in it lifted them up and toss...

For many of those who survived the disaster, there is little left, as the tornado had destroyed homes and vehicles, along with any possessions inside.

For many of those who survived the disaster, there is little left, as the tornado had destroyed homes and vehicles, along with any possessions inside.

Rolling Fork began its work week Monday with a great deal of uncertainty, with residents uncertain about jobs, home and transportation.

By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Officials in Rolling Fork on Monday mobilized volunteers, organized logistics and opened a mobile hospital in the impov...