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its getting big, big, big. >> at least 126 people dead, dozens still missing, the actual number not known. local officials believe upwards of 8,000 structures were damaged or destroyed. for those who survive, the scars will always be with them. nearly two dozen people, including three young men, took cover at a convenience store. inside a walk-in beer cooler. one turned on his iphone as the twister struck. the video is dark, but the audio, the sounds tell a story. >> oh, my god! [ scre...

Just give me a sense of the number of people you have on the ground here helping with the search operations. >> well, today ive got over 400 firefighter and ems personnel in the search and recovery portion of this. ive also got 200 other volunteers that are out helping the fire and ems crews with the search. soo so ive got a little over 600. and on top of that ive got the different tasks forces from around the area. i had missouri task force one, oklaho oklaho oklahoma task force one, and yester...

chad meyers is in the severe weather center. lets get right to chad on oklahoma. chad? >> we have a line of weather from kansas to texas right across the red river. we have multiple -- i counted eight a little bit ago -- severe thunderstorms all rotating that could put down tornadoes at any time. we do know that big tornadoes have been on the ground, tornadoes in excess of 150 miles per hour to the west of oklahoma city. one just to the west of el reno into oklahoma. thats just a subur...

Is that the most recent information you have as well, sir in. >> yeah. weve had about 400 people treated for relatively serious injuries at freeman hospital, that doesnt count the other hospitals in the area. we have about 40 different agencies, called up the highway patrol last night. also because of the lack of communication ability there, because the wires are down and towers, we put the highway patrol command vehicle in there so we have pretty good communication among first responders, just ...

In joplin, missouri, homes were platened and cars were tossed by a twister. a red cross official says that three-quarters of the city has been wiped out. the national guard has been sent to missouri to help search for the missing. >> its total devastation. with the hospital down, the high school down, other areas, the bottom line is we declared a state of emergency, we have guardsmen boots on the ground there now. weve also brought in a search for survivors. with the number of buildings that are...

Assistance efforts and joining us on the phone is governor nixon, first of all, our condolences to the major losses of the people of the state of missouri, we are so sorry about what everyone is dealing with. >> it is a hectic last 12 hours and a number of folks, task force one as well as our fire department guys in search and rescue while the weather is bad now we still believe there are lives to be saved and well continue to work through the rubble, to make sure we save as many people as possi...

We have freed this morning five families and gotten them out of being underneath the rubble, so we have a strong belief that we can continue to get survivors out of there. the weather is not helping, but we think there are still a number of people that are trapped that we can salvage and save today. >> this is still a rescue mission primarily. and as you try to help people, what resources do you need from the rest of the country? >> we feel like we have a lot of resources on the ground now. last...

Morning. >> tell us what youve seen and what youve heard. what is the status of search and recovery efforts there. do you expect the death toll of 89 to keep rising? >> first and foremost, theres another cell of storms coming in, our emergency management people indicated our people should take cover. its expected to come through between 8:30 and 9:00. we have down there search and rescue units from across the state. to task force one out of missouri, which was at ground zero. we still believe th...

dublin, the inhabitants of manegal have a special reason to celebrate. deadly tornado leaves behind a trail of destruction, youre looking at whats left of the town of joplin, missouri, and oh no, not again. icelands active volcanos are worrying european airlines. does this new eruption mean fresh travel chaos? we want to begin in southern pakistan, where government forces are continuing to battle it out with taliban militants at a naval base in karachi. at least ten militants storm...

for us, as we pine away for john kings 300th home run. >> carol, can you believe that? he caught that thing, right place, right time, a little bit of talent. >> i got hit in the head with a foul ball once, but never caught one. >> so that explains it! >> exactly! >> im kidding, carol, good to see you. >> have a great day, thank you so much. good morning to you. its the heart of tornado alley. you know what im talking about this morning. the devastation in joplin, missouri, is shockin...