better politician than a general trying to curry favor with the radical left. brian todd, cnn, washington. ist representative joyce beatty and several others were arrested by capitol police during a voting rights demonstration on thursday. beatty is an ohio democrat and chair of the congressional black caucus. she was participating in a small rally calling for passage of the for the people act, a sweeping bill they hope will counter efforts to curb voting rights. after warning to clear the area, beatty and a few others were arrested. the desperate effort to search for victims in the surfside condo collapse continues, but officials warn that time is working against them. rescue crews have recovered 97 bodies from the rubble and as of thursday evening 92 have been identified and their families notified.
rescuers were hit by lightning. in a cruel twist. more tornadoes are possible today across the region. right now, the death toll stands at 116. that ties the single deadliest tornado record in u.s. history. so far, rescue crews have pulled 17 survivors from the rubble but time and the weather, now the enemies. precious hours are slipping away as bleak reality set in. t.j. holms in joplin. you went out with one of the rescue teams. what did you see? reporter: last night, i couldn t believe what i was seeing, carol. i have been covering tornadoes for a long time. grew up with tornadoes really in the south. i can t figure them out. if you see behind me. this is the part i can t figure out. that neighborhood in the short distance behind me is doing just fine. those homes are not touched. now, come with me and just a street over and this is what you see. this neighborhood taken out. still, the camera shot you are seeing right there, we can t figure out really if there was a
i was very scared. i thought me and my dad were going to be gone. but we lived through that terrible tornado. unbelievable. so far, rescue crews have pulled 17 people alive from the rubble out of the tornado in joplin, missouri. and also, emerging from the devastation, we ve got some amazing stories of survival. and our own tj holmes is there in joplin. tj, you ve talked to an individual, and you have his story. tell us what happened. reporter: suzanne, i have heard this story time and time again, since we have been in joplin. people who say, it s joplin, it s the midwest. we get tornado warnings and watches all the time. we hear the sirens, and we just keep going about our business. rick morgan did the same thing, for most of his life. would that be fair to say? why do you ignore these sirens? i don t know. just, you know, they go off, and it s like, you know, tornado
more tornadoes are possible today across the region. right now, the death toll stands at 116. that ties the single deadliest tornado record in u.s. history. so far, rescue crews have pulled 17 survivors from the rubble but time and the weather, now the enemies. precious hours are slipping away as bleak reality set in. t.j. holms in joplin. you went out with one of the rescue teams. what did you see? reporter: last night, i couldn t believe what i was seeing, carol. i have been covering tornadoes for a long time. grew up with tornadoes really in the south. i can t figure them out. if you see behind me. this is the part i can t figure out. that neighborhood in the short distance behind me is doing just fine. those homes are not touched. now, come with me and just a street over and this is what you see. this neighborhood taken out. still, the camera shot you are seeing right there, we can t figure out really if there was a house here or not. you can t figure out what s going
to gather in n great anticipation of in great anticipation of this important speech. obviously you re looking at the leadership, democratic as well as republican leadership, beginning to gather. a lot of handshakes as they enter the chamber. and this is really a critical time for both president obama and the israeli prime minister because when we look at this, there are critical ties between the two countries. we are talking about political ties, religious ties, as well as real concerns, big questions about security. security in the region, in the middle east, among the dramatic changes that we have seen over just the last four or five months or so. and the question about whether or not middle east peace, israelis and palestinians, can actually achieve any kind of breakthrough through this administration. we have seen it time and time again from previous administrations, cannot be done, has not been done, can this president do a better job? and now we have the israeli prime