which everything else is pointless. >> i got out here after it passed, and i just fell to my knees. that's all -- all i could do. me and my fiancee, everything we own was in the trailer. and this is all we got left. >> welcome back to "hardball." when a tornado hits, of course, you think people would run away from the danger. these guys, they run towards it. we're talking about storm chasers. they document, analyze, help forecast superstorms up close and personal. some play hosts to tornado tourists, might sound crazy, but people pay to ride along with the guys and get up close to nature at its worst. chris mcbee is co-owner of rapid rotation storm tours. he joins us from moore, oklahoma. you might know simon brewer from the weather channel series "storm riders," he's actively chasing these tornadoes right now and joins us on the phone. let's start with chris. this one turns out to be one of the big ones.