to contact nearby relatives and trying online services. i still have a lot of friends and family in joplin and it is just the not knowing, you know. i know a lot of people are missing loved ones. reporter: earlier i met neighbor aaron cole who knows almost everyone on the block. yeah, she is alive. she got stuck in her basement door entryway, she s all right, too. and i know ms. friedman did make it. she s in the hospital somewhere. okay, that will make it easier to find her. we called friedman hospital in joplin to see if she was there, she wasn t. in the confusion immediately following the tornado the records show that she was transferred to three different hospitals. we were ready to try them all. yes, i m looking for a possible patient. ellen freeman. i do. thank you very much.
rooftops. people were marched to demand the release of political prisoners and the bullets rained down. and sarah palin thundering into d.c. today, but is she ready to roll into the presidential race? the best political team on television is weighing in. i m drew griffin. the news starts now. in the headlines tonight president obama went to joplin, missouri, today. it was his first chance to see the unimaginable damage caused by last sunday s ef-5 tornado. he spoke at a memorial service for the 142 known victims. a live look at the president s visit just ahead. and sarah palin drew attention riding on the back of a motorcycle in rolling thunder. despite all the symbolism of the moment, the former alaska governor insists she is just riding, not running, at least not yet. i m an american. i have no title, i have no office, and to be an american citizen with the freedom to come out here and assemble and thank our veterans, i can t tell you how honored i am. lockheed mart