and destroyed. some houses were turned into rubble in just a matter of seconds. that piece of iron had to come from a building. it was you know, it was no straight wind, it was a regular twister. the wind was just blasting out and out and out. the bathroom, like they always say, and while we got here, the roof went here. the good lord was with us. he sure was. it s about more than you can bear. four states were hit by the tornadoes. oklahoma, iowa, nebraska and kansas. but all of the fatalities were in one community. the community of woodward, oklahoma. cnn meteorologist rob marciano is in woodward. rob, describe the devastation there. reporter: well, you know, we weren t allowed into this community until just a little bit ago. now the activity is really happening. look behind me. this is a home that was completely crushed by the storm. family, friends and neighbors coming together to sift through the debris, try to pile it up. so the folks who live here can save what
dozens of people were hurt. hundreds of homes were damaged, and destroyed. a live report in a hard-hit town in oklahoma is just ahead. but here is how one survivor in iowa described the storm. you know, it was no straight wind, it was a regular twister. the wind was just blasting out. the bathroom, like they always say, and while we got here, the roof went here. the good lord was with us. he sure was. it s about more than you can bear. we re glad larry hill is okay. the u.s. coast guard searching for four people missing from a yacht that ran aground during a race in san francisco. a massive wave hit the eight-person crew aboard the yaud called low-speed chase. then hit the rocks near the islands about 25 miles due west of san francisco. we re told one person died, three others were rescued. deadly attacks in the capital of afghanistan. insurgents targeted several key areas of kabul, including the embassy area. presidential palace and the parliament. the taliban claimed re