good evening. it s a very difficult night and dangerous night here in joplin, missouri. the death toll, as you know, is 116 but that number, frankly, is likely to rise. the number of missing at this hour is simply not known. it s impossible at this point to know. we re going to try to talk to the mayor of joplin in a few moments to get the latest information we can. there s a lot to tell you about. now, the affected areas have been declared a disaster area by president obama. there are crews out even now still looking for people who may be alive, still trapped in the rubble. and the rubble is all around us. it goes for miles. as far as the eye can see. the location i m at, it is just completely destroyed neighborhoods, block after block. all you see on the horizon are broken and bent and destroyed trees. there is lightning in the air. a heavy downpour of rain, which has been going on and off throughout the day, which has been making the search and rescue operations all the
rubble. and the rubble is all around us. it goes for miles. as far as the eye can see. the location i m at, it is just completely destroyed neighborhoods, block after block. all you see on the horizon are broken and bent and destroyed trees. there is lightning in the air. a heavy downpour of rain, which has been going on and off throughout the day, which has been making the search and rescue operations all the more difficult. and now night has fallen. again, there very well may be people alive under the rubble some 28 hours after this tornado struck. this disaster is still very much ongoing. this isn t something that happened 28 hours ago, a single event. you still have driving rain, bad weather and people who still may be alive out there. at least seven people have been found alive in the rubble so far. the searchers will continue. more bad weather is expected tomorrow. again, it is not going to get any easier in the hours ahead. we have complete coverage tonight for the ful
be alive, still trapped in the rubb rubble. and the rubble is all around us. it goes for miles. as far as the eye can see. the location i m at, it is just completely destroyed neighborhoods, block after block. all you see on the horizon are broken and bent and destroyed trees. there is lightning in the air. a heavy downpour of rain, which has been going on and off throughout the day, which has been making the search and rescue operations all the more difficult. and now night has fallen. again, there very well may be people alive under the rubble some 28 hours after this tornado struck. this disaster is still very much ongoing. this isn t something that happened 28 hours ago, a single event. you still have driving rain, bad weather and people who still may be alive out there. at least seven people have been found alive in the rubble so far. the searchers will continue. more bad weather is expected tomorrow. again, it is not going to get any easier in the hours ahead. we have c
i do not have that right now. and you do not know about the civilian agencies? you said you are in the d of the world. at this level, i cannot tell you right now. in theater, everybody exchanges information. there is a concern for corruption. the task force that is going on. i think that all agencies deal with that. have your people been using that? absolutely. how about taking information? absolutely. s the state department s acquisition bureau is the center of all our information in contracting for other agencies. they would have a complete picture of a coordination with the department of defense and a id. and aid we do a lot together and are often for example, we are reverting back to the department of defense. we had conversations on how not work. indirectly, we are not involved in the decision of who gets it or who would be able to do the work based on the conditions. you talk about a prison in particular and you say the embassy has identified the comp
that takes it to a more regulatory regime which can lead to places we don t want to go to reduce the mcnair did not tell baker one of the five fcc commissioners, think you for being on the communicators. we appreciate it. eliza krigman, politico. thank you. anti-abortion activists were in the nation s capital today to mark the anniversary of the supreme court 1973 roe v wade decision abortion opponents were on the national mall earlier to protest the anniversary of the 1973 roe v wade supreme court ruling that legalized abortion in the united states. speakers include members of congress and religious leaders. this is about two hours. what so proudly we hailed at the twilight s last gleaming whos broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ore the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rocket s red glare the bombs bursting in air that our flag was still there oh say does that star spangled banner still or the