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this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: good evening. it's still a mystery. that's the word about last week's market meltdown from the nation's top securities cop. susie, the head of the s.e.c., mary schapiro, also warned today that the 1,000-point drop in the dow last thursday undermined confidence in the integrity of our financial markets. >> susie: tom, mary schapiro and heads of three major exchanges were on capitol hill testifying about that market drop, or what they call the "flash...

cells that are out there all by themselves asks suck up all of the energy in the atmosphere and pull together. wow! >> we're talking about five deaths. we're talking about hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed. let's listen to one of the officials from the fire department in oklahoma city, assessing the damage after the system blew through. >> we go through there and do a quick, primary search to make sure and then, obviously, once that we can -- everything clears out you've got the light of day and other things, and we'll go back and be as thorough as possible. >> jacqui, you menti...

that's just the beginning of their incredible story. a short time ago my colleague contessa brewer spoke with the family. contessa, the fact they are able to live to tell this takes your breath away. >> they were like a lot of families, sitting around watching the news. they are hearing stories about baseball-sized hail, tornadoes ripping their way through oklahoma" i spoke with tammy and ray trumble about how they got the news the tornados were heading straight for them. >> we were at home watching tv and having dinner and watching the weather and heard the tornado sirens. thought a...

This is like a seven by seven cube underground. imagine their relief when they found out the tornadoes passed by. they go to escape and are trapped inside. next hour i'll tell more of the story about how they got out, how they came to the attention of rescuers. >> we know for tornadoes for many people they have just minutes if that to get to shelter and protected. those people have an incredible story. look forward to see more of it. thank you, contessa. massive oil spill taking center stage on capitol hill. senate energy and natural resources committee kicks off half a dozen congressional h...