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Rebuilding that daniel wallach and others have led since is proving just as powerful, only this one is green. >> and so this town knew they had to have a unique identity. >> reporter: and that's what you set out to do with this plan? >> yes. >> reporter: with the strong backing of the local government, this town is being rebuilt as a model of environmentally sustainability. at the new school, drainage systems capture and conserve rainwater to feed the landscaping. salvaged wood covers the walls. cabinets are made of wheat harvest leftovers, and natural light pours in everywhere. superintendent...

Exceeding 200 miles an hour. and it left this small town in ruins. >> it was a 1.7-mile-wide tornado, and the town is 1.5 miles wide. so, there was just very little on the peripheries that survived. >> reporter: but the storm of rebuilding that daniel wallach and others have led since is proving just as powerful, only this one is green. >> and so this town knew they had to have a unique identity. >> reporter: and that's what you set out to do with this plan? >> yes. >> reporter: with the strong backing of the local government, this town is being rebuilt as a model of environmental sustainabili...

Tornado. and the town is 1.5 miles wide. so there was just very little on the peripheries to survive. >> reporter: the storm of rebuilding that daniel and others have led since is proving just as powerful, only this one is green. >> and so this town knew they had to have a unique identity. >> reporter: that's what you set out to do with this plan? >> yes. >> reporter: with the strong backing of the local government, this town is being rebuilt as a model of environmental sustainability. at the new school, drainage systems capture and conserve rainwater to feed the landscaping, salvaged wood cov...

wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jessica yellin. you're in "the situation room." it began with a powerful explosion less than 24 hours ago. a column of flames shooting into the night sky over the gulf of mexico. at last word, the oil rig still was burning and could topple into the water at any moment. helicopters and ships are frantically searching the waters off venice, louisiana, for 11 people who are missing after the blast. 17 were hurt, at least three critically. but most of the 126 people on board the deep water verizon drilling platform apparently escaped safely. the company t...

meeting came together this morning is that, basically, we've learned that the president in recent days have started placing phone calls to the prospective nominees and feeling them out a bit about the post, perhaps and also trying to pick their brains about where they are in some of these big issues. you've heard a reporter ask the president about what whether he would select someone who does not support abortion rights. not surprisingly, the president said he does not have a litmus test. the presidents of both parties say that routinely, but pretty much everyone in this town knows t...