last year. this seemed to be one of the most deadliest years in decades. this tornado the one that hit joplin was the eightest deadliest in u.s. history. the twister that was the deadliest in 1950 actually, 1925 killed almost 700 people. we are the a death toll of 139. 100 people uncleed for see the president for what he prepares for certainly what will be an emotional and stark visit to joplin, missouri, this afternoon. jamie: that metorial service is so important for everyone there. it s sunday so many people worship around the country. for many people they don t have the house of worship now. wherever they meet and give the feeling of hope that they will be able to rebuild their lives which for many came to
what s happening. that s ahead. we will have the latest on this developing story in a few minutes from now. president obama is back at the white house of a spending several hours in joplin, missouri. it was exactly a week ago that an f-5 tornado ripped through the city killing people in minutes. 5:41 central time there was a moment of silence marked by the precise instant that tornado hit. our dan traveled with the president to joplin and dan, a tough job for the president to try to lift spirits of a being amongest the people but seeing this disaster first-hand. this is a president who has had to do this quite a bit lately. other natural disasters as well. the president as you know last week was overseas among other things building relationships with european partners. throughout that time, white house aid said the president was getting updates on the situation here in joplin. today the president got to see the devastation up close. before touching down, air force 1 fle
great is our faithfulness great is thy faithfulness great is thy faithfulness great is thy faithfulness to mercies i see. all i have given, great is thy faithfulne faithfulness, oh, mercy me. peace that endures through cheer and through god, father of love and life, we thank you for this time of prayer, inspiration, and renewal. allow us to continue to be open to your healing powers in our efforts to be a people who reach out to all and meet their needs. bless this community and all those who have come to us to be our strength. as we move forward we pledge our love and support to one another in response to the words of your son, love one another as i have loved you. we say yes and ask you to continue to bless us and to dream new dreams as we move forward at this time. amen. let us go in peace and love. you re watching the final moments there of the joplin community memorial service. the president of the united states there offering wo
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passengers aboard a delta flight. we ll tell you twhapd. and take a close look at the circle on your screen. sometimes baseball fans will do whatever it takes to catch a ball, including dropping their kid just to make a catch, come on. it s sunday, may 29th, 6:00 a.m. in atlanta, 5:00 a.m. in joplin, missouri. the nation s chief executive offering a shoulder to cry on this morning, headed to tornado damaged joplin, missouri. president obama is expected in joplin shortly after 1:00 eastern. te will meet with tornado victims and deliver brief remarks at a 3:00 eastern memorial service at missouri southern state university. his visit comes as the death toll rises to 142 this morning. more than 90 people remain missing, more than 1,000 have been injured. later this afternoon, at 5:41 central, the city is observing a moment of silence, that is the exact time one week ago the tornado plowed a half-mile swathe through joplin. we take you live to joplin. paul brickhaven is there. p