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Already? >> reporter: they are very hopeful. in order to make this process more expedited, they have requested people, just regular folks, to come here and help them to remove debris, to help with the search and rescue effort, to work with firefighters, and we have seen people coming from other counties. we just saw a gentleman in this area who brought his own equipment to help firefighters here and search and rescue crews removed the debris and helped in the operation. >> we know when these tragedies happen, there's a sense of community and spirit among many people. we really appreciate those...

That is actually mississippi, however. and tuscaloosa, alabama. when we look at these pictures, what do we see that is actually new here? >> this was a killer tornado as it moved across the road as it went north of philadelphia. it got up into kind of a rural area, and unfortunately three people in that rural area lost their lives. even though it's not going through major town. those flashes are when the tornado tears the power lines from the power poles and you get sparks from the transformer. you see big, bright flashes on the ground. sometimes they're blue or green. when you stee that damag...

The whole part spins around itself unless you're talking about that ef-4 to ef-5 damage. i want people to know that this storm just this big went all the way into huie town, alabama. part of the alabama gang, all of the nascar fans will understand that part of the country. then just to the north of birmingham. the reports yesterday when this was right over huie town, buildings are missing. this is from the weather service wire. that was the quote. "buildings are missing." we're seeing those live reports where there's a slab that's just nothing left. >> when you talk about the arm of the tornad...

Tornadoes that we've had yesterday. but a small little spin-up of 100 miles per hour could certainly do some damage. you need to be inside and away from windows. >> how concerned should people be when they hear this is not over? >> wow. i mean compared to what we've seen yesterday? not. not concerned of an f-5 or f-4 or anything like that but concern that you need to have your kid and pets inside because wind and trees can break a window and you can get cut by glass? sure, absolutely. let's gr to some new video. this is brand-new video from tuscaloosa. these guys are feeding us this in the pas...

Joining us on the phone is governor nathan deal, in ringgold, georgia. governor, you just completed an aerial tour. can you tell us what you saw, the extent of the damage? >> well, the damage is horrendous. we have toured primarily the northwestern corner of the state and we will be going back south in just a few minutes to see the damage that was there. as you may know, we had multiple tornadoes that went across our state yesterday. but confirmed death toll i am told now is up to 14 in georgia and we have declared some 16 counties as emergency areas for assistance. we are certainly fortunate ...