so i think we re going to get a contemporary translation. brides in the united states and around the world will throw the bouquet to a bridesmaid. that s not going to happen here. the bouquet is placed back in westminister abby. she will, we believe, follow the tradition that was started incidentally by elizabeth the queen mother when she was married in the 1920s of laying the bouquet on the tomb of the unknown soldier. i heard she s going to take it and have the bouquet sent back. that s been done also in the past. the bouquet is then sent the reason this tradition was started is because the queen mother s brother was killed during world war i. exactly. of course, the tomb of the unknown soldier was only put into westminister abby in 1920. her brother had been killed. she did that instinctively and it wasn t planned, we re told,
on record. at least 294 lives lost, countless more injured. half a dozen states across the south getting hammered. the destruction plain to see. this is tuscaloosa, alabama. this video taken there, and destruction across the region. it boggles the mind and breaks your heart. it s devastating. our city s infrastructure has been absolutely decimated. we re facing an overwhelming situation which we re short on men, material and equipment. in and around birmingham, similar devastation. these tornadoes were stronger than usual, cut a wider path than normal and stayed on the ground longer and they seemed to be everywhere. alabama took the worst of it, with at least 207 fatalities there. as in every disaster, that number sadly likely to rise. as for the damage, there s concern beyond just homes. the nuclear regulatory commission tonight is monitoring a nuclear plant in northern alabama. reactors were shut down last night when they lost offsite power. backup generators are fillin
reporter: thanks, anderson. breaking news tonight. people badly hurting here, one of the most destructive storms on record. at least 294 lives lost, countless more injured. half a dozen states across the south getting hammered. the destruction plain to see. this is tuscaloosa, alabama. this video taken there, and destruction across the region. it boggles the mind and breaks your heart. it s devastating. our city s infrastructure has been absolutely decimated. we re facing an overwhelming situation which we re short on men, material and equipment. in and around birmingham, similar devastation. these tornadoes were stronger than usual, cut a wider path than normal and stayed on the ground longer and they seemed to be everywhere. alabama took the worst of it, with at least 207 fatalities there. as in every disaster, that number sadly likely to rise. as for the damage, there s concern beyond just homes. the nuclear regulatory commission tonight is monitoring a nuclear plant
tornadoes that struck across the south. and for many, recovery means starting over because there s nothing left. just got to rebuild and use this for something good. reporter: all across the south many who seemingly had lost all picked through what s left and at least maintained some hope. people have come together helping with team work and neighbors being neighbors and it s just a human factor going. people loving each other. you can see god working. reporter: some of these tornadoes had winds up to 200 miles an hour and were part of what may be the biggest and deadliest tornado outbreak in u.s. history. in pleasant grove, alabama, chris clackum, news4. virginia governor bob mcdonnell toured the area hardest hit after wednesday s storms. five deaths are blamed on the tornadoes. the governor promised to provide resources available to help people recover there. there s no power in much of the area but utility officials say they hope to have power restored this weeke
this is wjztv, wjzhd, and wj z.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties after tuscaloosa the giant twister kept going. another tornado hit the small town of comb. it was caught on video by a police captain. there are portions of coleman alabama that no longer exist. this was once a shop. you wouldn t believe it but there are portions of that building wrapped around this power pole. even the traffic light on the street. it s more of a loss than i can even comprehend. reporter: immediately after it passed people sprang into action. they were taking trees and moving them out of the way and pulling people out of houses. it s just amazing what we do when we need to. reporter: residents are staying positive. hundreds of thousands of people in the state are without power and it will likely take days to get them back on the grid. coleman alabama. and as we mentioned part of that massive system that hit alabama set off tornado warnings in our region. let s go to where