Tornadic Damage News Today

I want our viewers to know as well jessica has been giving us this number, 1-800-red cross, thats for people that would like to call to help out, but also you can get information specific to st. louis about shelters, about the effort going on there, but again, thats 1-800-redcross if you want to help or need help right now. turn right over to karen mcginnis, i feel silly at times this morning because i keep having to say alleged tornado. theres a reason we have to say it, but who are we kiddin...

Power back on. calleded this a flat-o ed thiee blessing, saying no one has been killed from the storms last night. hard to believe from looking at damage. the airport administrator telling us five people had to be taken to the hospital from the airport last night, three were in the terminal, two of them were in cars outside the airport. and would you believe already that those folks have all been released from the hospital? it is stunning to hear this news after seeing these daytime pictures com...

More of these. people walking through the rubble of their homes, trying to pluck out anything to salvage. i want to bring back in jessica willingham, shes with the red cross. jessica, you and i have been talking on the air the past several hours now. how has your perspective of this devastation changed in the few short hours from what youve been able to collect? >> well, weve -- while we continue, the red cross, continues to provide shelter and food and clothing and basic need for folks, and tha...

New ones, that continue to come in to us. also, this morning the u.s. carries out its first drone attack in libya as rebels gain serious ground in the beseiged town of misrata. and syrian protesters bury their dead one day after security forces staged a fierce crackdown on demonstrators. well have all of those for you. but we need to start this hour at lambert-st. louis international airport. right now it is closed indefinitely. after an apparent tornado slammed into that airport last nigh...

And to our viewers, you see a van there dangling off the side there. this is at the airport. and, jessica, something else to you, i heard the county executive dooley mention this, he spoke of maryland heights, i believe that is where the red cross is set up. give us an idea of where that is, and is it right in the center, the thick of things, if you will, where all this damage is taking place? >> it sure is. we really try to open a shelter right where people need it in a place that has power and...

All right. 37 minutes past the hour now. missouris governor has declared a state of emergency after a fierce storm tore through st. louis overnight. the national weather service expert there on the ground now, they are going to be looking at whether or not it was actually a tornado that hit. they have to go out and do their assessment before saying officially. but for all intents and purposes from some of the damage were seeing, this was a tornado last night. winds blew out about half the window...

Been on this since the onset, so anything we can do, we will provide it. thank you, mayor. >> thank you so much, john, for the states help and support. now well hear from rhonda hambergi, the airport director. shell tell us about the conditions of the operations and can answer a lot of questions as well about that. rhonda? >> thank you, mayor. good morning, everyone. as you look around and see some of the devastation thats still around, there are a number of things we can be very grateful for he...

>> okay. youll bring them up. and im here for questions. thank you. >> all right. thank you. thank you, congressman clay, we really appreciate your leadership and look forward to working with you. next well hear from county executive charlie dooley. before he speaks, i want to let charlie know our hearts and our thoughts are out to all of his residents. i know there was a significant amount of damage as well in various parts of st. louis county. be assured the city and the county are working tog...

I was right next to the window, and i was concerned that blowing glass or something would be a reality. >> well, this was just an amazing statistic to hear today. 20, fewer than 20 people were hurt. all these described as minor injuries. the county executive telling us a short time ago in a live press conference that no one was killed. now, the airport is closed today, closed indefinitely, what they say. but theyre hoping to have part of it operating tomorrow. they say they want to be back to 70...

On the ground, municipalities, everybody got involved. it was a team effort. and lessened the damage as best as we possibly could. i want to thank the st. louis department police department and the fire department of st. louis county. everybody did a fantastic job last night. there is still a lot of work to be done. nine municipalities was impacted by this. hundreds of houses were impacted. treasures in some families, as you saw this morning on the news, devastation across st. louis county. you ...