welcome to american morning. we ve got a lot of breaking news, international news and right here in the united states. that s right. we start with extreme weather happening right now. towns from texas to the great lakes under the gun this morning from a combination of high winds, heavy rains and, again, the threat of tornadoes. unbelievable. in oklahoma the governor declaring a state of emergency in 68 counties hit. look at this tornado. that is remarkable. taken by storm chaser. about as close as you can get to a tornado without being hit by it. 16 people have been hit in the latest round of storm that s not including what happened sunday in joplin, missouri. let s go to joplin where they re picking up pieces this morning. the death toll now up to 125. an estimated 1500 people have not yet been accounted for. later this morning state officials will release a list of those who are missing or unaccounted for so they can figure out how many people just haven t been heard from.
a spa and gym. we ll take you inside on this american morning. good morning to you. thanks so much for being with us on this thursday, may 26th. welcome back. what a whirlwind few days it s been for you right there in the heart of what s going on joplin, missouri. it continues. and more bad weather. another night of meteorological mayhem as tornadoes wreaked through the region. from louisiana to the great lakes. oklahoma s governor declaring a state of emergency in 68 counties hit by tornadoes. this video taken by storm chasers is about as close as you can get. 16 people were killed in the latest round of storms. in memphis tornado warnings ringing out again last night, the sirens sounding. you can hear them there as the sky grows darker by the minute. an ominous sky, a funnel cloud that was in the distance. the national weather service warned people in memphis as well as nashville to take shelter and in some cases to evacuate. right there, you got it. we ve got a