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Mississippi. most of the city has been destroyed including the police station, post office and city hall. ron joins us live as you can see here. what's the latest there? >> reporter: good morning. well, this monster storm is only the best way to describe this was upgraded to a rare ef-5 tornado and this was a hurricane masquerading as a tornado that blew through smithville wednesday afternoon. i don't know what kind of ride this pickup truck was on but clearly completely destroyed and for blocks and blocks and blocks this is what you see in this small town of about 900 people. 150 homes signif...

hi, everyone. i'm tamron hall. the "news nation" is following president obama's tour of storm ravaged alabama where a series of devastating tornadoes leveled towns and killed over 200 people. just a short time ago the president left alabama after surveying this destruction firsthand alongside fema officials and state governor robert bentley. >> i have got to say, i have never seen devastation like this. it is heartbreaking. we were just talking to some residents here who were lucky enough to escape alive but have lost everything. i want to just make a commitment to the communities he...

about stories of people who were just devastated by looking at what they had left, which is basically nothing. a married couple for instance. a story that you were telling us yesterday as well. what's the latest? what's the latest today? >> reporter: the story today is that this entire area is cleared out. the strange thing after a disaster is details that you will find in the wake of a catastrophe just like here. you can see the tree basically came across this home crushed this car but it's details you find inside here. the cds are just left as they were. over here as we walk furthe...

release his long form birth certificate now. >> if we get distracted by sideshows and carnival barkers. when i gave a speech about my budget and how i felt that we needed to invest in education and infrastructure and during that entire week, the dominant news story wasn't about huge monumental choices we're going to have to make as a nation, it was about my birth certificate. >> joining me now is nbc white house correspondent, mike i h e viquei viqueira. the president sent his personal lawyer at his own expense, not taxpayer expense to get the long form birth certificate but you have...