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Spliez nemthe country with the e we can come back. >> reporter: after tragedy and devastation collins takes solace in the cross at the church across the street and in support he received from his community. >> i thank god to live in such a place. >> casey joins us live from joplin. the collins story is inspirational. also inspirational is the amount of volunteers flooding to that city, literally. >> reporter: that's right, drew. it's incredible. we have seen people from all over the country flocking to joplin to help out. church groups, other volunteers, people doing search and rescue efforts ...

>> reporter: passers-by stopped to offer encouragement and support. >> the first glimmer of hope we have seen towards the town rebuilding. >> reporter: four homes collins built in the last year are in ruins. he already has six projects waiting to be rebuilt. >> my heart goes out to even who lost loved ones. i hate for it to come to this to bring business to the area, but i believe everyone here will surprise the country with the rate we can come back. >> reporter: after tragedy and devastation collins takes solace in the cross at the church across the street and in support he received from his...

>> time to roll up our sleeves and move on with our lives. >> reporter: passers-by stopped to offer encouragement and support. >> i just had two police officers stop by and say man i want to shake your hand. the first glimmer of hope we have seen towards the town rebuilding. >> reporter: four homes collins built in the last year are in ruins. he already has six projects waiting to be rebuilt. >> my heart goes out to everyone who lost loved ones. i hate for it to come to this to bring business to the area, but i believe everyone here will surprise the country with the rate we can come back. >> ...

>> reporter: battle hardened storm chasers in awe of nature's power. >> oh, my gosh. this is awful. dude, the trees are debarked. >> reporter: residents running for every anywhere they could. >> everybody get down, all on the ground. >> reporter: in a crowded convenience store, some 20 people hunkering down in a darkened commercial refrigerator. >> can we go in the cooler? [ screaming ] >> go! >> oh, dear heaven. >> god! >> reporter: at the same time a security camera in a nearby frozen yogurt shop catches the chaos. workers moving customers to the back and then -- everything goes fl...

>> go! >> oh, dear heaven. >> god! >> reporter: at the same time a security camera in a nearby frozen yogurt shop catches the chaos. workers moving customers to the back and then -- everything goes flying. the massive tornado mowing down everything in its path. people's lives churned up and spewed out. >> here's the gas station that we were at. >> reporter: this is the convenience store now. >> this would have been where we walked in. >> reporter: all across the city, thousands and thousands of people in shock, taking the first steps on the long road to recovery. make no mistake, jop...