likely that there's an ef3 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 down, it's going to be hard to find these people. communication is very spotty. power is out through many, many parts of the city here. and there are so many people injured. there's damage to the hospital. they've had to set up a triage center to try and help those walking wounded people and try and help those out in this situation. so just an incredible situation unfolding in joplin, missouri. unfortunately, it's very reminiscent of what just happened 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 down. they don't know how many fatalities, how many injuries in