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We begin this morning with round two. middle america has been terrorized once again by a pack of deadly twisters. the latest strike, kansas, oklahoma and arkansas. at least nine people are dead there. this as residents in joplin, missouri, struggle to cope with their tornado disaster. the death toll there stands at 122 with scores still missing. nbc's jay gray reports. >> get everybody out of there and safe. >> the motion is tremendous. >> reporter: another assault from mother nature, this time, the target is oklahoma. >> it's another killer tornado. it went across highway 81 as it intensifies...

We begin this morning with the long journey to recovery. healing began last night in arizona with a moving memorial service honoring those who lost their lives in saturday's mass shooting, and those being hailed as heroes. president obama led the emotional ceremony with welcome news that congresswoman gabrielle giffords took an important first step on her own road to recovery. nbc's jay gray reports. ♪ >> reporter: they say there's a strength and comfort that comes in numbers. more than 26,000 gathered on the university of arizona campus, spilling out of the mchale center and into the stadiu...