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Warning the storm was coming. by our count, we had 17 minutes time between we turned the sirens on and we had the first report of a strike. 17 minutes, not a lot of time with a monster about to rip through the soul of joplin. the level of destruction was overwhelm withing. not just block after block of rubble, but neighborhood after neighborhood flattened, as far as the eye could see, even from the cockpit of a helicopter. the first job for the first responders was search and rescue. a handful of survivors were pulled from the rubble after the tornado hit, but the level of destruction was so extensive, they were prepared to find bodies. i spent time with missouri task force one, who was searching the home depot. take a look. at joplin s home depot, the search and rescue personnel from missouri task force one have not found anyone alive. they ve only found bodies. everything that we did yesterday were recoveries, and we completed seven of those. reporter: do you think there are ....
oh, we ve got lightning. we need to go back. let s turn around. oh, it s getting big, big, big. that s huge! for those who survived, the scars will always be them. nearly two dozen people, including three young men, took cover in a convenience store in a walk-in beer cooler. one turned on his camera as the tornado struck. the video is dark, but the sound tells a story. oh! [ wind blowing ] oh, my god! jesus, jesus! imagine pushing open the door after that incredible experience. elsewhere in joplin, one couple recorded the scene in their neighborhood moments after the tornado struck. destruction all around them, homes on fire. they called out for the young man s sister and her fiance. sarah! sarah! mike! of course, there s no end to the heartbreak, but no end to hope either. we met tracy pressler and her niece, sarah norton. they were looking for sarah s brother, will, who was driving home from his graduation with his dad and was sucked out of the sun ....
We don t know how many shoppers were inside when the twister hit. thankfully residents did have warning the storm was coming. by our count, we had 17 minutes time between we turned the siren on and had the first report of the strike. 17 minutes. not a lot of time with a monster about to rip through the soul of joplin. the level of destruction is overwhelming. not just block after block of rubble but neighborhood after neighborhood, flattened as far as the i can see, even from the cockpit of a helicopter. the first job for the first responders was search and rescue. a handful of survivors were pulled from the rubble, but the level of destruction was so extensive, they were prepared to find bodies. i spent time with missouri task force one, who was searching the home depot. take a look. at joplin s home depot, they have not found anyone alive. they ve only found bodies. everything we did yesterday were recoveries. and we completed seven of those. do you think there are more ....
We don t know how many shoppers were inside when the twister hit. thankfully residents did have warning. by our count, we had 17 minutes with the siren and the strike. the level of destruction is overwhelming. not just block after block of rubble but neighborhood after neighborhood, flattened as far as the i can see, even from the cockpit of a helicopter. the first job for the first responders was search and rescue. a handful of survivors were pulled from the rubble, but the level of destruction was so extensive, they were prepared to find bodies. take a look. at joplin s home depodepot, the have not found anyone alive. they ve only found bodies. everything we did yesterday were recoveries. do you think there are more people still inside? we have indications from our ....
of 8,000 structures were damaged or destroyed. nearly two dozen people, including three young men, took cover at a convenience store. the video is dark, but the audio, the sounds tell a story. oh, my god! [ screaming ] imagine pushing open the door after that incredible experience. elsewhere in joplin, one couple recorded the scene moments after the tornado struck. destruction all around them, homes on fire. they called out for the young man s sister and fiance. sarah! sarah, mike! of course, there s no end to the heartbreak, but no end to hope either. we met tracy pressler, looking for will, who was driving home with his dad and was sucked out of the sunroof of his suv as the tornado struck. we cry a lot. yeah. we cry. but we have faith, you know, that they re going to find him alive. you have to have hope and you have to pray. and if they don t, we pray they find him. more on will norton s story and also that of lantz hare. until he s find, dead or a ....