you put stuff in it. yeah. you ride your beer and drink it, too. oh, my goodness. unbelievable. already, fredricka, have a fine time. we ll see you tomorrow. all right. see you tomorrow. you bet. top of the hour right now, we re focusing on the things that are not so fun in joplin, missouri. more than 150 people still have not been heard from since the deadliest tornado on record hit there last sunday. 132 are confirmed dead. more than 1,000 people were hurt. the federal government has approved nearly $3 million in aid. and president obama actually plans to meet with survivors tomorrow in the city of joplin. all week, we ve been hearing extraordinary stories of survival and, of course, about the people who died trying to save others. our paul vercammen is in joplin. you ve been hearing from the victims there? reporter: when you get an idea of what happened here, a man named dean wells, 59 years old, was so busy helping other people get to shelter in spots of t
reporter: dean showed adoration for his wife, sue, by spray-painting the ground. when it was our 42nd anniversary and our anniversaries were so special to him and me. reporter: dean made his mother proud and he made her laugh. well, he brought home all kinds of an pals when he was little to save. always helping other people. and i miss him. but i m glad that if he had to lose his life, he lost it the way that he lived it. reporter: about that nickname, dean lived whistling. this is a recording of this devout churchgoer doing his rendition of amazing grace.