more tornadoes on this american morning. good morning. welcome to american morning. it s tuesday, may 24th. we are following the second day now of just extreme devastation for joplin, missouri. also hope, though, 17 survivors found and hope today as rescuers go door to door they ll be able to rescue more people, they believe to be missing. ali velshi is there this morning in joplin, missouri. it s so devastates but when you look at the social networking sites and how many people are still looking for loved ones it s unbelievable. you know, it s 24 hours since the first sunrise after the tornado but it does matter. yesterday the weather was so tough, that they really there is hope they ll find more people today. when a tornado ripped through joplin, missouri, behind me on sunday night, no one imagined it would turn out to be the single deadliest u.s. twister in recorded history. 30% of this city is gone.
this morning on world news now destruction and disbelief. the gigantic deadly tornado, a half mile wide, that has leveled much of joplin, missouri. and there is an overwhelming overnight search for survivors in so much debris. it s tuesday, may 24th. good morning everyone. i m rob nelson. i m peggy bunker. with wind speeds topping 200 miles an hour, the path of destruction is absolutely tremendous. we will see how challenging it is to search for survivors there as the death toll continues to go up. we will also have a live report ahead. also in this half hour of the show, the president put fema to work, of course, to help out those tornado survivors, he also
this morning on world news now, tornado tragedy. the monster twister that flattened much of joplin, missouri, killing dozens of victims. the path of destruction several miles long after one of the deadliest tornados in history. it s tuesday, may 24th. good morning, i m peggy bunker. and i m rob nelson. rescue crews are pushed to the limit this morning as they search for survivors in such a wide path of debris. we will update the overwhelming work as dawn approaches on the second incredibly tough day for those folks in the southwest corner of missouri. crews there right now, as we speak, working in the middle of the night. also ahead, one powerful
this morning on world news now a city shattered. what is left of joplin, missouri, after a tornado packing 200-mile-an-hour wind gusts decimated homes, businesses and hospitals. and the exhausting work to find victims and survivors in the debris is continuing overnight. it s tuesday, may 24th. good morning, everybody. i m rob nelson. and i m peggy bunker. what amazing stories of survival we are hearing from joplin s main hospital where patients and staff coped after taking a direct hit from the tornado. we re also seeing these menacing pictures of the monster twister as it rolled in and approached joplin. pretty incredible. a lot of storm chasers caught it on camera. you can see here, it s dark and ominous.
canceled flights in scotland and northern england. mr. obama will be visiting buckingham palace where he ll spend two nights. the president left ireland for the uk ahead of schedule last night due to that cloud of volcanic ash. in the u.s., the tornado that blew through missouri has claimed 116 lives and left a trail of destruction. the u.s. national weather service says it was the most deadly tornado in more than 60 years. those are the headlines, i m zain vergee at cnn in london. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m charles hodson. and good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today. the top stories on tuesday, may 24th, under the weather, travel trouble looms as volcanic ash blows towards europe. meanwhile, investors on the continent have caught debt contagent fever. the scramble in the cockpit to save the airliner. they don t have ability to go anywhere. they don t have ability to