and i thank you. well, heroes come in all shapes and sizes, guys. a nice moment there, john. congratulations for stepping up to the plate when your customers really needed you. we found out faith not confined to a building. plenty of proof of that this sunday in joplin, missouri. krn photo journalist chris turner went to serviced to in joplin even though the churches were gone. we open this service in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit. the church was gone which was completely devastating. all of it. i mean, the whole community was gone. it looked like a bomb had exploded here. let us sing the opening hymn joyful joyful we adore thee . in less than 20 minutes lives were changed, some for eternity. people still alive were changed.
demand the release of political prisoners when the bullets rained down. and sarah palin thundering into d.c.ed to. but is she ready to roll into the race for president? i m drew griffin. the news starts now. first tonight, is yemen tipping into civil war? take a look at this. troops and anti-government protesters in the southern city of taiz. tear gas and gunfire. all this increasing fear that turmoil will give al qaeda and other slaul islamic militants breathing room to launch attacks against the u.s. i spoke earlier with cnn s mohammad jamjoom in abu dhabi about that. earlier today more pictures showing security forces in the city of taiz firing on these protestors from rooftops in nearby buildings. take a listen to some of the shots as you can hear on these videos. [ gunfire sounding ] rocks were being thrown from rooftops, gunfire was ringing out from rooftops. over 90 people were injured, at least three people killed as a result of that gunfire being aimed at h
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.
sarah, mike! mike, sarah! you guys down here? mike? sis. the sister was in the house during the tornado and rode out the storm in the basement. she wasn t hurt but had gone to other family member s home. the man who shot this amazing video and his sister will join us live in about half hour. stay with us to hear more about their remarkable story. four days after the tornado frustration and anger over the missing. that s at a boiling point in joplin, missouri. city leaders are about to release a definitive list of job lynn residents who are considered missing. all week they put that number at roughly 1500. we expect that number will change at the news conference today. search crews have rescued just a few survivors since the tornado struck on sunday in joplin and no survivors were found on
oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. went right through here. i don t know where we are. i don t know. we got to keep going this way. don t step in any of this. it s a firsthand account of not only the damage and devastation but also the panic search for loved ones. what you re seeing here is a man and his fiancee trying to reach the man s sister. we ll keep asking. let s go to this house. it s gone. they were unable to drive because the streets were blocked with debris. sarah, mike! sarah, mike! sarah, mike! mike, sarah! i ll check the basement. sarah, mike! mike, sarah! you guys down here? mike? sis. the sister was in the house during the tornado and rode out the storm in the basement. she wasn t hurt but had gone to other family member s home. the man who shot this amazing video and his sister will join us live in about half hour. stay with us to hear more about their remarkable story. four days after the tornado frustration and anger over t