think it's likely that there's an ef-3 or other tornado which we would call a major tornado. moved through a very large scale area. search and rescue continues to go on at this hour. reports of people trapped in their homes and reports of people trapped in their vehicles as well, so this is going to be ongoing tonight. now that the sun is going down. going to be hard to find the people. communication is very spotty and power is out through many parts of the city here, and there's so many people injured. damage to the hospital. have to set up a triage center to try to help the walking wounded people and try and help those out in this situation so it's just an incredible situation unfolding in joplin, missouri. unfortunately it's very reminiscent of what happened just a few weeks ago in northern alabama. >> absolutely. jacqui jeras, to our viewers, here's the reality of it. 24 fatalities reported so far. widespread damage across the city from a tornado touching