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The death toll climbs, sunlight fades, temperatures are dropping as rescuers now battle darkness, the cold and the clock. winds ripped apart an amazon warehouse in western illinois killing at least six people. the wreckage is exceedingly dangers for rescue crews who are painstakingly searching for survivors, still right now as we speak here in mayfield where i am and beyond. in arkansas, a tornado decimated a nursing home. at least one person was killed there, many people were trapped and at least 20 injured. here in mayfield, dozens of people are missing after a tornado flattened a candle fac...

>> i just laid on my babies. i tried to save them. it crushed my arm. i am okay with that. >> reporter: the same nightmare she endured and the bravery she displayed caught on tape at briarwood school where other teachers battle darkness. fear, falling debris and protected children. many parents express their gratitude. an assembly for teachers and students on what should have been the last day of school. >> she shielded with her own body to protect my daughter. i will never have anything. any words to repay her for what she did. >> reporter: the first of 24 funerals. 9-year-old antonia candela...

Streets. a nearby nursing home evacuated. >> i thought, you know, what happened -- i'm breathing, so i'm good. that's when survival kicked in and said get out. >> reporter: the town's emergency services director himself injured and bloodied among the first responders. >> overwhelmed. i'm trying to do the best i can. they're trying to sit me down because i'm bleeding. i've got a job to do. there's more people hurt worse than me. >> reporter: fredricka whitfield, cnn, atlanta. >> his face really tells the story there. he was trying so hard to save his neighbors and friends before getting himself...