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>> not the sight you want to see and now the sound you want to hear. that is in iowa city, that was shot yesterday. and that is a twister just about touching ground here. i want to show you the extent of all the tornadoes across the u.s. just within the past week. 200 tornadoes confirmed. that is an active weather pattern, people. i don't know how else to say it. satellite loop proves it as well. it is continually going over the same locations bringing extremely heavy rain. there is a high likelihood -- moderate i should say today of flash flooding across parts of kansas and into the dakotas. ...

Its own unique race of black bears that is heavily protected and these animals here are incredibly vulnerable to flood scenarios. but it is also important to remember that these creatures are very adaptive. they live in a flood environment. this is the -- this is not first time they have experienced this. the truth is is that the human being comes in contact with the bear, they need to take all the precautions that they would in and a nonemergency situation. you don't want to entice the bear. you don't want to put out any food that the bear could take advantage of, and you want to keep at leas...

Face were the ones who died. john? >> help us understand the community where you are, marty. these are not people of great economic means, are they? >> reporter: no, they're not. i mean, this would be described as a working class or middle class kind of community here. a lot of people have insurance, or at least those we've spoken to. that's what they're counting on. they believe the insurance company is going to come through. this is not like a flood scenario where many people did not have any coverage of any kind. still that said, trying to make a person whole, trying to make a house whole, ...

About 10:00 and the high school about noon. a number of businesses let their employees go home early all so everyone could prepare. however, that being said, when the storm finally struck, many people were just simply overwhelmed by its ferocity. this was a storm that is reported a mile wide and maybe speeds up to 200 miles per hour. if you were in its path, it didn't matter what kind of safety precautions. you were very much at risk. john? >> help us understand the community where you are, marty. these are not people of great economic means, are they? >> reporter: no, they're not. i mean, thi...

Class kind of community here. a lot of people have insurance, or at least those we've spoken to. they believe the insurance company is going to come through. this is not like a flood scenario where many people did not have any coverage of any kind. still that said, trying to make a person whole, trying to make a house whole, would people rebuild, that question is still lingering in the minds of many. many are not certain where they can pick up the pieces here. they might have to do it somewhere else, john. >> marty, thanks so much. cnn will continue our coverage of the tornado and aftermath as...