tell you what they have seen and what stories they are facing, the difficulties they are facing. there s also new and dangerous storms out there tonight as the deadliest tornado season in half a century continues. significant destruction in bedford, indiana, a tornado hit just a short time ago. damaging or destroying several homes. no immediate word on injuries. we re keeping an eye on this. and bad weather all across the nation s midsection. there are tornado watches and warnings in effect from ohio down to texas. i want to show you a staggering piece of video from that deadly tornado in oklahoma. this could be the closest anyone has gotten to such a powerful twister and survived. take a look. it s crossing the road. slow down. get out your window, get out your window. watch behind you. oh, my god! back up. oh, no! just incredible. that tornado yesterday in oklahoma. here in joplin, 125 confirmed dead. that s the new number as of just a few hours ago, 125 confirm
and all eyes now on the phrase one nation in the gop race to the white house. just ahead, new signs those words could be sarah palin is running for president. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. but first, a heartbreaking development in joplin, missouri. all week we ve been bringing you wrenching stories of those missing in the tornado s wake, while at the same time holding out hope they might still be found alive. one of them, 16-year-old lance who was in his car when the twister hit has become a symbol of the desperation felt by so many families. i spoke to his mother, michelle, on tuesday right here in the situation room . oh, my gosh, he is amazing. he is a straight a student. always has been. everything comes so naturally. he has amazing friends. he rides bmx. he is involved in the bridge ministries here in joplin. very active once again, respectful. cares about his family so much. sadly, we ve just learned that lantz hare has now been found dead.
that s all for us tonight. tomorrow i ll sit down with gordon brown and the former president of pakistan, with some lively comments about president obama. but for now, anderson cooper with ac 360. piers, thank you very much. good evening, everyone. we re live in joplin, missouri for the third night in a row. and the story here just keeps evolving here. the horror of what we are seeing here just keeps growing frankly. there is growing frustration and anger among some family members of those who are missing, frustration over red tape over confusing answers and contradictory answers from officials that have made it difficult for them to identify loved ones who they feel may be in the morgue or even get information and clear answers. we re going to try to get answers for them tonight and tell you what they have seen and what stories they are facing, the difficulties they are facing. there s also new and dangerous storms out there tonight as the deadliest tornado season in hal
with people. cell phone use is spotty, twitter is spotty. a lot of people don t have access to the internet. some of those people just can t get in touch with each other and that s what accounts for some of those. there s 120 bodies right now in the local morgue. 60 to 80 people have no identification or real clue to their identity at this point. it doesn t mean, again, there are 1,500 presumed dead, but hundreds just can t connect with loved ones and vice versa. tonight, we re going to show you the effort to make those connections. we ll show you how you can help locate emma marie hayes. she became separated from her daughter when their house was destroyed. she has parkinson s. she needs medication. she doesn t have her medication. if you see her, call 417-298-7890. also missing, lantz hare. he s 16 years old. he was in a car trying to get home. a friend who was with him is still alive. the window blew out in the car.
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