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You're in "the situation room." 116 people now confirmed dead in joplin, missouri. the toll likely to rise. rescue teams today pulled some survivors from the rubble are, along with much of the town simply leveled and more bad weather bearing down. right now the search and rescue operation is a monumental task. let's go to the scene, our own brian todd is there in joplin with the very latest. brian? >> reporter: wolf, you mentioned the rising death toll, that now stands 15916. we have got a rising injury toll, more than 400. no accounting yet of the people still missing, but there are stories...

teams with -- he has to deal with the tornado devastation back here at home. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >> it's been almost 24 hours since the people of joplin, missouri hid in their homes as the tornado tore through their city. officials say 116 people were killed and many more injured. this makes this storm tied for the second deadliest twister. the toll is expected to climb as one resident puts it. everybody's going to know people who are dead. a massive rescue operations under way that has been hampered by more bad weather. many pipes are damaged. despit...