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Extent of the destruction is becoming more painfully evident with each passing day. for the latest on emergency relief efforts in chile, our correspondent tonight is nbc news ann curry. >> i see a bridge down over there. flying into the destruction zone for the first time today, evidence of the power of one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. >> reporter: from the air you can begin to see the extent of the destruction. over hundreds of miles, town after town, flattened by mother nature. 500,000 homes damaged or destroyed. major bridges down. some coastal towns hit with both the quake a...

Extent of the destruction is becoming more painfully evident with each passing day. for the latest on emergency relief efforts in chile, our correspondent tonight is nbc news ann curry. >> flying into the destruction zone for the first time today, evidence of the power of one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. >> reporter: from the air you can begin to see the extent of the destruction. over hundreds of miles, town after town, flattened by mother nature. 500,000 homes damaged or destroyed. major bridges down. some coastal towns hit with both the quake and tsunamis washed away. 2 milli...

Been nearly obliterated and the extent of the destruction is becoming more painfully evident with each passing day. for the latest on emergency relief efforts in chile, our correspondent tonight is nbc news ann curry. >> flying into the destruction zone for the first time today, evidence of the power of one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. >> reporter: from the air you can begin to see the extent of the destruction. over hundreds of miles, town after town, flattened by mother nature. 500,000 homes damaged or destroyed. major bridges down. some coastal towns hit with both the quake a...

Different room and we found him halfway to her room. and, so, he never made it to her room. but even if he had made it, there was no way he was going to leave her. >> reporter: tonight, nearly 200 people reported missing. one of them, steve liner. we met his brother, al, earlier. >> i'm very worried about him. >> reporter: they'd served in vietnam together. but al hasn't been able to get into the destruction zone. but our press passes gave us access, so we drove him in. >> i've called him, god knows how many times and the phones are all down. >> reporter: then, turned on his brother's street. ...

Swathe through joplin. we take you live to joplin. paul brickhaven is there. paul what are people expected to hear from president obama? >> reporter: they're expected to hear words of comfort from president obama. they want to make sure the focus stays on them. as you can tell from the devastation you've been seeing they need all the help they can get. while this is going to be difficult, the city managers say, they are glad to know the president is coming here. >> it's going to be a challenge. he can handle some of the specifics but it is also something that can focus attention on us and get ...