damage is said to be significant in the town of wessington springs. people are reportedly trapped in rubble, and the director of a patient care at a local hospital says the tornado struck only a block away. one person has sought treatment so far, but staffers are prepping for other patients to arrive. meantime, the national weather service also says an extremely dangerous tornado is heading toward the nearby town of alpena in south dakota. we want to keep you update odd then story as soon as we get more information on it. now let's get back to iraq. now remember this speech by president george w. bush in 2003 declaring the end of major combat in iraq. >> major combat operations in iraq have ended. in the battle of iraq, the united states and our allies have prevailed. and now we're engaged in securing and reconstructing that country. >> so we all know how that worked out. but now are we on the verge of