between those people missing and those who haven't been able to be reached. casey wian is live for us in joplin. casey, this is as people start to find out the condition of their homes and where their loved ones are. >> yeah, ali. you were here. you know how bad it is. imagine surviving one of the worst tornadoes in u.s. history by hanging on to a couple of dog crates while you're home collapses around and on top of you. a beautiful house in a joplin, missouri, suburb reduced to a memory. p it belonged to jim and stacy richards who are just now telling a harrowing tale of survival. jim was at work. i started to come home. i got a text from my wife. first couple were gibberish. then finally came through saying help, roof under. >> then came a desperate voice mail from stacy. jim hasn't been able to bring limbs to listen to all of it until now. [ screams ]