confirmation. wolf, that was tony and tammy. literally as i was walking up the stairs here they called to say they had brought finally brought to the morgue and the morgue has identified the body of their 12-year-old son zack. they have incredibly frustrated and that s incredibly sad to say that. these parents now have confirmation that 12-year-old son is dead. for them, it is a step towards closure. they saw a body being put in the sxwlans told them sadly their son was dead then. they spent to the past five day, trying to get to this moment. it is a horrible moment a parent should never have to go through. their frustration has been for five days they got in line and asked the questions, five days they filled out more paperwork and kept being told come back tomorrow and it could be a week. we tried to go into the meeting you are showing now on the screen with them. tammy wanted us to come in and see if the attention of cnn could help this family crack
and all eyes now on the phrase one nation in the gop race to the white house. just ahead, new signs those words could be sarah palin is running for president. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. but first, a heartbreaking development in joplin, missouri. all week we ve been bringing you wrenching stories of those missing in the tornado s wake, while at the same time holding out hope they might still be found alive. one of them, 16-year-old lance who was in his car when the twister hit has become a symbol of the desperation felt by so many families. i spoke to his mother, michelle, on tuesday right here in the situation room . oh, my gosh, he is amazing. he is a straight a student. always has been. everything comes so naturally. he has amazing friends. he rides bmx. he is involved in the bridge ministries here in joplin. very active once again, respectful. cares about his family so much. sadly, we ve just learned that lantz hare has now been found dead.