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Commence this rescue operation? >> well, let me, first of all, go ahead and make a comparison. in alabama, you know, we saw a tornado that struck a populated area that was not geographically located near major urban centers. now, what we have here in joplin is an urban area that was hit, you know, right through the center of town. however, we are geographically located near springfield, missouri, and kansas city, missouri and kansas city, kansas. the first responders that have come to joplin have been just amazing. the tier 1s have just been doing it phase line by phase line. initially what yo...

Located near major urban centers. now, what we have here in joplin is an urban area that was hit, you know, right through the center of town. however, we are geographically located near springfield, missouri, and kansas city, missouri and kansas city, kansas. the first responders that have come to joplin have been just amazing. the tier 1s have just been doing it phase line by phase line. initially what you're going to have is you're going to have a lot of debris clearing, you're going to be pulling people out of houses. it's all just basic search and rescue, which is not really galvanized or ...

Scale of this, what do you do to commence this rescue operation? >> well, let me, first of all, go ahead and make a comparison. in alabama, you know, we saw a tornado that struck a populated area that was not geographically located near major urban centers. now, what we have here in joplin is an urban area that was hit, you know, right through the center of town. however, we are geographically located near springfield, missouri, and kansas city, missouri and kansas city, kansas. the first responders that have come to joplin have been just amazing. the tier 1s have just been doing it phase line...

barely getting out alive. >> i've never taken any of the warnings seriously, but something snapped and i put pillows and blankets in the bathroom. we were just praying and screaming. and it was very loud, and it all happened so fast. >> terrifying moments that changed their lives forever. >> it's indescribable. i don't know what to say other than that. i've never seen anything like it. >> what happens now? >> we're going to stay there until every home is repaired, until every neighborhood is rebuilt, until every business is back on its feet. >> and were more storms threatening toni...

back on its feet. >> and were more storms threatening tonight, is the city safe? >> if you were hear and a tornado comes through, there's no place to go. no place to hide now. >> i'll ask the world's leading tornado expert how you can protect yourself. this is "piers morgan tonight." we begin tonight with the latest breaking news. a tornado emergency near oklahoma city, the national weather service warns anyone in the area to take precautions immediately. calling the situation extremely dangerous and life threatening. this extraordinary video shows you just how dangerous. take a lo...