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Staging area anticipating the president's arrival. the president wants to thank first responders for the hard work they've been doing and the hours and days following sunday's powerful ef-4 tornado. late this morning, family and friends held a funeral service for taylor thornton. she was visiting her best friends's house on sunday when the tornado struck. the storm seriously injured her 10-year-old friend and killed her friend's parents, her friend's father and stepmother. family members decided to wait several days before breaking the sad news to the young girl to allow her time to recover in...

Ef-4 with winds of about 170 miles an hour kit being cutting a 70 mile path of destruction. >> gabe guttierez on the ground for us there. again, president trump expected to land any moment now and make his way to that area that has been completely devastated. let me bring in congresswoman terri sewell. she represents the 7th congressional district there in alabama. and that district encompasses parts of montgomery and birmingham. so congresswoman, i know that your district waurpt sdwrenlgt affected, but what do the people who have been so affected by those storms, what do they need to hear fro...

That our tornado season is 1 january through 31 december. it's always tornado season in alabama. we are used to. it's tough. we are number one for long track violent tornadoes in the nation. >> bill: a lot of experience, unfortunately. we heard the briefing yesterday on our program. when the news broke that seven people in one family had been killed. do you have greater insight what happened there? >> no. but the corner did talk corn cod talk about it in a news conference it was two households in close proximity to each other where the ef-4 tracked through that area. you have seen the pictures...

Is going to continue to be here and support them and the communities as long as it takes. >> sandra: major, how are people doing when you talk to them? >> listen, this is a wonderful community here. the people are upbeat. you know, neighbor helping neighbor. neighbor providing for neighbor. we are just blessed to be part of this. i know it's a disaster tragedy that happened down here in lee county and in to georgia. but, you know, the people down here couldn't be more wonderful. everybody is pitching in. and they are getting things back on track. >> bill: that's a great american spirit. you wo...

Who mailed these packages, and most importantly, why. david? >> ian pannell with us tonight. ian, thank you. and of course, we are just back from alabama this evening. we have new reporting here after that horrific tornado that hit beauregard, alabama. it was an ef-4, winds 170 miles an hour, as we reported last night. 23 people killed there, including seven members of one family. and tonight here, we have just learned that that tornado was on the ground for a full hour and 16 minutes. abc's steve osunsami is still on the scene. >> reporter: the sheriff of lee county, alabama, says they're s...