welcome back. we re watching severe weather, confirmation that one tornado touched down in yazoo city, mississippi. we understand at least 20, maybe even 30 homes were damaged. and apparently there is an ongoing search for people who may be trapped and all this took place as tornado touched down as the governor haley barbour of that state was also in his home there in yazoo city. we understand he s just fine. let s go to joseph pleasant who is right there in yazoo city, give us an idea of what is taking place. i see the traffic behind you. reporter: this is highway 16 in yazoo city. this traffic is actually going back into an area called benton, about three or four miles up that road. people are being turned around because the damage is so bad. many other people you see going back down towards highway 49 off camera have not seen what their houses look like yet.
severe weather and flooding. there is other problems as well in this part of the country, we re concerned about wildfires. they had the first earthquake of the year in southern california in 2010, there is newer problems to be concerned about, the resurgence of pandemic flu, problems with large scale power outages could cause problems with health care delivery, and the potential problem for cyberattacks. and interruptions in our internet and computer communications which could have a direct effect on your family s ability to enjoy good health. and your prescriptions, per se, for example. we ll go through a long list of these things that could be interrupted. let s talk about the upcoming summer season. how might this time of year play a role in whether your health is interrupted? well, fredricka, aside from seasonal related weather problems, warmer weather also means more people are traveling. so maybe you think you live in the safest part of the world and don t have a volcano in y