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>> reporter: it hit just after lunchtime. the walls shook. thousand panicking rushed into the streets. many couldnt get out in time. at the epicenter rescue crews picked through the piles of rubble several stories high. they pulled survivors from the twisted debris with their bare hands. we went to all the hospitals but havent been able to find our friend. i pray to god our friends have survived, he said. >> reporter: anguish was visible across a region stretching hundreds of miles. this reporte...

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Those slabs. >> reporter: do you think theyre still alive? >> i think its unlikely. >> reporter: doug westhoff is the task force leader. >> we had people coming by, had indication they were in the store, potentially underneath those slabs. one gentleman knew that his son-in-laws and grandkids were in all likelihood in that store and he waited around all day. >> reporter: mortuary teams wait around, but search and rescue personnel still hope to find someone alive. >> the dogs are trained to searc...

>> oh, weve got lightning. we need to go back. lets turn around. >> oh, its getting big, big, big. >> thats huge! >> for those who survived, the scars will always be them. nearly two dozen people, including three young men, took cover in a convenience store in a walk-in beer cooler. one turned on his camera as the tornado struck. the video is dark, but the sound tells a story. >> oh! [ wind blowing ] >> oh, my god! >> jesus, jesus! >> imagine pushing open the door after that incredible...

Canine alerts that yeah. >> do you think they may be alive? >> i think its unlikely theyre alive. >> doug westhof is the task force leader. >> we had people coming by yesterday recognizing vehicles from their loved ones and knew that they were potentially underneath those slabs and one knew that his son-in-law and two grand kids were in all likelihood in that store. >> mortuary teams stand by but they still hope to find someone alive. >> the dogs are trained to find anyone alive. this is the job...

>> we had people coming by yesterday recognizing vehicles from their loved ones and knew that they were potentially underneath those slabs and one knew that his son-in-law and two grand kids were in all likelihood in that store. >> mortuary teams stand by but they still hope to find someone alive. >> the dogs are trained to find anyone alive. this is the job weve been called out to do. >> this task force has four dogs working in joplin. her dog is named katie. >> theyve got to be naked. as you c...

People still inside? >> we have indications from our canine alerts that yeah. we have some people still inside. >> do you think they may be alive? >> i think its unlikely theyre alive. >> doug westhoff is the task force leader. >> we had people coming by yesterday recognizing vehicles on the lot of their loved ones and knew in all likelihood that they were in the store or potentially underneath those slabs. and one knew that his son-in-law and two grand kids were in all likelihood in that store....

of 8,000 structures were damaged or destroyed. nearly two dozen people, including three young men, took cover at a convenience store. the video is dark, but the audio, the sounds tell a story. >> oh, my god! [ screaming ] >> imagine pushing open the door after that incredible experience. elsewhere in joplin, one couple recorded the scene moments after the tornado struck. destruction all around them, homes on fire. they called out for the young mans sister and fiance. >> sarah! sarah, m...

local officials believe upwards of 8,000 structures were damaged or destroyed. nearly two dozen people, including three young men, took cover at a convenience store. the video is dark, but the audio, the sounds tell a story. >> oh, my god! [ screaming ] >> imagine pushing open the door after that incredible experience. elsewhere in joplin, one couple recorded the scene moments after the tornado struck. destruction all around them, homes on fire. they called out for the young mans siste...