don t stand don t stand so close to me welcome back to morning joe. just after 6:30 on the east coast. time for a look at some of today s top stories. rescuers continue to search for people who may be stranded or trapped after severe storms ripped through the south over the weekend. at least 12 deaths are blamed on the violent tornado outbreak which carved a path of destruction from the louisiana line to east central mississippi. later today, federal officials will head to mississippi to survey the area and determine if federal disaster funds can be declared. an ohio man is facing misdemeanor charges after being spotted with a gun at the north carolina airport where president obama s plane was departing yesterday. authorities say the 23-year-old was driving a car outfitted with law enforcement equipment, even though he s not an officer. when asked what he was doing,
joe. knee details on the george w. bush s memoir from inside 9/11 and his decision to quit drinking. i ll have to make that decision some time soon. especially in the morning, before 6:30. boom, it s just hitting. and later, are aliens really out there? wait until you see who s saying, yes, we and we should leave them alone. first, bill karins with a check on the forecast. bill? good morning, everyone. we re still getting more pictures in of that historic and deadly tornado that struck on saturday in mississippi. this is going this storm was on the ground for over two hours. it was at one point almost two miles wide. traveling at 50 to 60 miles per hour. this is video and pictures taken by a chase team just seconds after it went through this town. the devastation is incredible. we re still dealing with strong storms this morning. we have a tornado watch in southern florida, cape coral area into naples, a lot of