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>> i was at the very back of campus and a kid came sprinting in and the teacher was like what are you doing? he said gunshots and we just sprung into action, barricaded the door, lights off, back of class, huddled down. it breaks my heart more kids have to die for us to do something in this country. it really breaks my heart. >> becoming uniquely american phenomenon. on capitol hill, lawmakers are gearing up for a blockbuster day of testimony. on friday lawmakers will depose david holmes. he overheard the president on a key phone call establishing the connection between the president and the s...

When the tornado hit he ran into convenience store, packed inside an industrial sized refrigerator. you can't see the pictures, you can hear the terror. >> he said if he wasn't inside the refrigerator he wouldn't be here to tell us about that experience. he joins us on the phone from carl junk, missouri. thanks for joining us under obviously very trying circumstances. what was it like to be in there? how did you make the call to get inside that refrigerator which probably turned out to be a life-saving move? >> yeah. well basically, we were just, you know, driving around town listening to the ...

many ran to seek safer ground, but boy, the devastation is coming to light today. >> that's right. 12 hours later life has changed in joplin, missouri. a powerful tornado ripped that city apart. the red cross said 75% of the town is virtually gone with reports of at least 30 people killed and dozens more injured. 50,000 people live in the city. no phone service, power lines are down, cars and trucks smashed and flipped. the governor calling out the national guard and declaring a state of emergency this morning. >> to make matters worse the city's main hospital st. john's medical cent...