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Struck by lightning. and he is in the hospital with critical injuries. >> what department is he from? >> that's not being released yet. >> one or two officers? >> there were two struck. one was minor injuries, one had critical injuries. >> during search and rescue? >> they were on post, manning a traffic post at 20th and connecticut street. >> is there a certain structure or a certain neighborhood that you're going to be focusing on the most as far as search and recovery goes? >> this morning we're trying to finish off the search in some of our larger, more technical rescue areas. in particula...

>> that's information that is not being released yet. >> was that one or two officers. >> there was two officers struck, one was minor injuries, one had critical injuries. >> were they doing search and rescue at the time? >> they were on post, manning a traffic post at 20th and connecticut street. >> is there a certain structure or neighborhood you'll be focusing on. >> this morning we're trying to finish off the search in some of our larger more technical rescue areas, in particular you'll see a lot of stuff going on around home depot and walmart area. those are two of our larger buildings th...

>> what police department is he from? >> that information is not being released yet. >> is that one or two officers? >> there were two officers that were struck, one had minor injuries, one had critical injuries. they were on a traffic post at 20th and connecticut street. >> is there a certain structure or a certain neighborhood that you're going to be focusing on the most as far as search and recovery goes? >> this morning we're trying to finish off the search and some of our larger more technical rescue areas, in particular, you're going to see a lot of stuff going on around home depot and w...

more tornadoes are possible today across the region. right now, the death toll stands at 116. that ties the single deadliest tornado record in u.s. history. so far, rescue crews have pulled 17 survivors from the rubble but time and the weather, now the enemies. precious hours are slipping away as bleak reality set in. t.j. holms in joplin. you went out with one of the rescue teams. what did you see? >> reporter: last night, i couldn't believe what i was seeing, carol. i have been covering tornadoes for a long time. grew up with tornadoes really in the south. i can't figure them out...