>> reporter: well, the local fire chief said that this is still a rescue and recovery operation. so it is going to slow some things down because they are going to need 130 law enforcement officers just to line and provide security for the president's motorcade from the airport to the place where the services are going to happen tomorrow afternoon, but they say they are willing to put up with that delay, with that inconvenience to bring attention to what's happened here. they need help from the federal government. >> casey wian, thanks. imagine living to this tornado, clinging to the plumbing inside a restroom, the only thing saving your life the strength of the toilet bolts, pipes on the sink and your arms. there was a pharmacy across from the st. john's medical center. he joins us live from joplin. tell us what happened. >> electricity started to flicker.