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We're thankful for the people that are coming together and helping. >> that's what it's all about. hunt said that people have been posting on facebook to get the word out about those people still trapped. those people who need help and people are coming to their rescue. still ahead, we'll go to the ground zero of the tornado to see its incredible force firsthand. >> reporter: everywhere here in joplin there are cars stacked, strewn about everywhere. the axis from quick search and rescue that was done last night, they're going to be doing more thorough searches now. you see these everywhere. ...

Be big. the national atmospheric and oceanic administration says the price tag can end up varying widely depending how severe the storm is and where it hits. joplin is a very densely populated area, which usually means higher costs. it's been a terrible year for severe weather. we've seen a record-setting number of storms, five severe weather outbreaks just in april. insurance company eon says damage is estimated to be $4 billion in insured losses. we haven't seen insured losses in april in that high in at least five years, and this doesn't even count what happened in joplin yesterday. of cour...

for us, as we pine away for john king's 300th home run. >> carol, can you believe that? he caught that thing, right place, right time, a little bit of talent. >> i got hit in the head with a foul ball once, but never caught one. >> so that explains it! >> exactly! >> i'm kidding, carol, good to see you. >> have a great day, thank you so much. good morning to you. it's the heart of tornado alley. you know what i'm talking about this morning. the devastation in joplin, missouri, is shocking. take a look at why. >> my gosh. oh, my gosh! there it is. >> it was massive. at least 89 peop...

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