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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...

Current wind patterns and you may remember, last year's eruption from a different volcano which disrupted international travel for days after the ash spread over neighboring european nations and back then, this man's reaction summed up the feeling of stranded passenger. >> oh, hey-- no word if this latest volcano eruption triggered similar outbursts. and letting some hostages go and a standoff in venezuela and iconic hat at will and kate's royal wedding earning thousands of dollars for charity as he we comb around the world in 80 seconds. venezuela. inmates releasing 15 hostages after a stando...

Degrees cooler than it was yesterday at this time. and also the winds have shifted and died down a little bit. so that is making it easier for today. but this is only a short-term fix because the state is in such extreme drought conditions, they're not going to ease anytime soon. to give you an example, this area usually sees about 15 inches of rain in a year. and in the past six months, west texas has had less than a half inch of rain. so it made this whole area a tinder box. and then you add the winds to the situation, and i want to show you what can happen. i'm at a burned out restaurant in...

Traveling across the ocean. it's unclear whether it will ever get to the west coast. right now the wind patterns keep changing. but nevertheless, passengers as well as cargo and mail all being screened for radiation upon entering the united states. it's likely when we go home we'll be screened as well. so far no particularly high levels of radiation have been detected, certainly no levels of radiation that would impact on human health. still a lot going on here in japan. again, the search and rescue mission is continuing. the anxiety of the radiation and people just hoping that the weather sta...

Getting the supplies that they real want. all of this, obviously, compounded by anxieties about radiation. now, there is a dust cloud, a plume that people have been talking about. it's unclear where exactly it's going to travel. it's literally dependant on wind patterns. some say it will head sords the arctic circle. nonetheless, screenings have begun in u.s. airports, screening the airplanes and cargo and screening the mail and screening the passengers as well. it's likely we'll get screened when we eventually get back to the states, but so far no harmful levels of radiation have been found. ...