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And we begin this morning with the strike zone. a daunting task of cleanup and recovery awaits many midwest and southwest residents this morning. at least 39 people lost their lives in the recent rash of devastating tornados. this includes an indiana toddler that was found alive in a field on saturday. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: this morning across tornado alley, battered communities are preparing for anything but a normal monday. the message seems a bit obvious. like so much here, henryville high school has been torn apart. there are, though, other signs of survival. some life bring...

Of them. >> it was one of those white knuckle moments where you could almost hear him saying -- line, line. i think once you have the pity of the american public, you've also lost their vote. >> don't miss the "last word," week nights at 10:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc, the place for politics. in a massive shakeup at penn state university, legendary football coach, joe paterno, was fired last night. university president, graham spaneier was also let go, amid a widening scandal over how the school handled allegations of sexual child abuse by a former assistant coach. penn state students flooded t...

Nation's busiest shipping ports last night. thousands marched yesterday in what was supposed to be a peaceful general strike at the port of oakland. but tensions flared as the night wore on. nbc's jay gray reports. >> the occupation grew to more than 4,000 in oakland. >> this movement is alive and well. >> and one of the largest since the nationwide protests began, moving beyond the usual park rallies to the port, with protesters at one point climbing on to tractor-trailers looking to stop what they call the flow of capitol. >> the world is watching oakland tonight and we need to make this a s...

In new orleans. this is "first look" on msnbc. we begin this morning with irene's widening wake. she may not have been the damaging hurricane that many had feared but with the death toll that's risen to at least 40 and record-breaking floods not seen in nearly 100 years irene's impact will surely be remembered for years to come. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: the cleanup continues. and so does the water. after ripping a path through the outer banks and north carolina coast the legacy of hurricane irene may be historic flooding. >> we have seen record flooding in vermont, record flood...

We begin this morning with a brutal tornado season. twisters violently tearing across middle america have become an all-too-familiar sight throughout the region. yesterday, powerful storms spawned even more tornadoes. at least 15 people were killed in omaha, kansas and arkansas by severe weather that started tuesday. oklahoma took the brunt of the deadly weather system that's moving eastward at this hour. one tornado there lasted for two hours and carved a 75-mile path of destruction. and we're going to have more on today's severe weather forecast coming up shortly. but first, we want to go to...