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I want to take a look at pictures from jaime green who shot the pictures from the hospital. one of the pictures that she shot was of a truck, an 18-wheeler on its side, and the reason i say that is because michael ratliff who is a storm chaser is on the line with us and helped us to rescue a truck driver so he saw this scene play out where he had to help rescue someone. tell us what happened and how is the person who you helped rescue. >> well, it happened, you know, the tornado was wrapped when it went through town across i-44 interstays which is a very busy interstate for truckers and when w...

Chaser, is on the line with us and helped us to rescue a truck driver, so he saw this scene play out where he had to help rescue someone. tell us what happened and how is the person who you helped rescue? >> well, it happened -- you know, the tornado was wrapped when it went through town. it crossed the i-44 interstate, which is a very busy interstate for truckers. when we came on the scene just seconds after the tornado crossed the highway, there was multiple semis, at least seven to ten, that were turned over and on their side. ran up to the truck. it was on its side. the window was halfway ...

Options. so we got out of the car shortly after i shot that. and we huddled down. it was my friend and i and her 6-year-old daughter. we huddled down over her daughter out in the elements but up against a wall, up against an office building. our only other option would have been to throw a bench through the glass window which we actually thought of, but we didn't. we decided not to. so that was -- again, that video was taken maybe a minute or two before the tornado. >> unbelievable. let's get those pictures back up now that jaime green took because they are just unbelievable. and the one that ...

Yes, it is. the north end. 71. that's where we want to get. >> all right. the breaking news here on cnn. you can see it. it is that tornado that slammed into joplin, missouri, taking lives with it. we don't know how many, but we hear there are dozens. there are dozens of reports of -- reports of dozens of fatalities. homes that are completely gone. businesses leveled. and one of the most devastating instances, the hospital. the st. john's hospital in joplin. it is crippled. they're having to evacuate the hospital and set up a mobile triage unit. jaime green with "the wichita eagle" took these ...

This break. i'm also hearing from people saying i want some analysis from chad and jacqui about what's going on and what's causing all of these crazy weather systems, these devastating storms to just come through and do so much damage. we'll be back here in a moment with breaking news here on cnn. the pictures are incredible. the stories are even more incredible of survival and of just living through this tornado that ripped through joplin, missouri. we're back in a moment. lexus holds its value better than any other luxury brand. ♪ intellichoice proclaims that lexus has the best overall val...