close, he s a joplin resident and lived through the storm. he joins us on the phone to talk about that. so when the storm was coming in, where were you? hi, carol. we had just got through grocery shopping and i ve got a nephew who has a nice basement, so we drove over there and, you know, when the sirens went off, we knew that it was coming, because we could see the hail, and when the straight-line winds hit, you know, i worked in tv for ten years, so i knew what i was witnessing. what i was witnessing was all of that rush of wind being sucked into the vortex. so we knew it was close. and it felt like it was a lot closer and we were two miles away. but then later on, we were able to drive down and rescue some people. and we re all in shock. well, tell me about that. so you re in the basement, the storm passes over, and i would assume that the house you are in
for us, as we pine away for john king s 300th home run. carol, can you believe that? he caught that thing, right place, right time, a little bit of talent. i got hit in the head with a foul ball once, but never caught one. so that explains it! exactly! i m kidding, carol, good to see you. have a great day, thank you so much. good morning to you. it s the heart of tornado alley. you know what i m talking about this morning. the devastation in joplin, missouri, is shocking. take a look at why. my gosh. oh, my gosh! there it is. it was massive. at least 89 people are now confirmed dead. the death toll is expected to grow as crews pick through the wreckage. as much as 30% of the city of joplin damaged or destroyed. that includes some 2,000 homes and businesses. one of those, the st. john s regional medical center, that s in the heart of town, triage centers were set up outside to treat the crush of victims. those are the terrible facts. it is difficult to descri