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People. you were providing some first aid to folks? >> yes. i have an army medic that travels with us. and he had to do cpr on a gentleman, and unfortunately, he didnt make it. thats part of it. thats part of the storm chasing. and part of the reason were here. were here to help. were not just here to see the storms. we were affected personally in alabama. we were devastated. people came in to help us and we want to do the same for them. >> you have a personal connection, obviously. tell us how ...

Lives, including two children. the twister unleashed winds between 130 and 150 miles per hour. the national weather service says the tornado was at least a half mile wide. >> the minute it dropped and the array of debris that was in the air and its wide, you know, i knew it was going to be really bad. >> you could hear people screaming. >> reporter: cotton has chased tornados for more than three years, but what he witnessed and saw last night was too much. >> kids crying, someone getting out of ...

A wife. they mean the world to me. i guess got showed us last night hes got a purpose for us on this earth, and storm chasings not it, you know? >> reporter: way too close? >> yeah, it hit too close to home. >> reporter: and erin, it was a staggering tornado. the national weather service is saying late this afternoon they believe this tornado was at least an ef-3 rated storm and was on the ground for about a 40-mile stretch along this part of arkansas. erin? >> pretty incredible story. incredibl...

About storm chasing i cant look at the sky the same way anymore. every time i see a cloud in the summer now im glued to the radar to try to figure out whats going to happen. i think for most people if they were to have a better appreciation of the sky and weather and what is going on i think that is actually a good thing. i think for people to be aware of the storms that that around them. i think it makes probably makes tornado alley a bit safer. jon: well that storm came just 11 days after the ...

The ohio river valley. even some frost watches into parts of the south, deep south. tonight to take your plants in if you want them to survive. because well see end of growing season for some these spots. this is what we look for tonights lower temperatures. cooler air across interior sections of the northeast. saturday night another batch of cool air moves in toward the northern plains. well tart to warm things up, monday, tuesday of next week. we have a good four more days of this. as the cold...

Freelance news reporting and storm chasing part time, thats the key words, part time means no health insurance and come january me and other americans will be forced to do and to pay for obama care? i dont think so. obama care is unconstitutional and needs to be overturned. and maybe its going to take my voice and millions of others to do that and if thats what its going to take, then so be it. >> well, there you go. if you dont currently have health insurance, so we want to hear your story. log...

I work at the company here part time, and i do freelance news reporting and storm chasing part time. thats the keyword. part time equals no health insurance. come january, me and millions of other americans are going to be forced to pay for obama care? i dont think so. its unconstitutional, and needs to be overturned. main its going to take my voice and millions of others to do that. if thats what its going to take, then so be it. >> we want to hear more of what you think. log-on to -- and share...

Turn and sped towards them. >> get down! duck down! duck down! >> close by, this storm chaser captured the power of winds of at least 136 miles an hour. flipping over this tractor trailer, pushing it along interstate 40. >> turn to my right, thats what it looks like in radar. it was tracking south of the i-40. tracking south. oh, god. >> both of these storm chasing teams survived. another team led by veteran storm chaser tim samaras, did not. samaras, along with his 24-year-old son paul and long...

The best pitchers in baseball wants to join the home run derby? hey, justin, youve never had a hit. so you just admit that -- >> i suck. >> you suck. yes! youre live in the "cnn newsroom ." good morning, thank you so much for being with me. im carol costello. oklahoma is bracing again for dangerous weather and again tornado alley will be full of storm chasers, despite reports of yet another storm chaser death. according to the oklahoman richard henderson took this cell phone photo of a tornado a...

Chasers had trying to outrun the ef-3 tornado that hit oklahoma friday night. >> no, no time, no! get down! were going to die! >> this is what it was like when the tornado took an unexpected turn and sped towards them. >> get down! duck down! duck down! >> close by, this storm chaser captured the power of winds of at least 136 miles an hour. flipping over this tractor trailer, pushing it along interstate 40. >> turn to my right, thats what it looks like in radar. it was tracking south of the i-4...