6th, rick santorum, he s all but declared and he will officially declare on june 6th and then michele bachmann, joe. listen, she said the other day she will make an announcement in iowa where she was born next month about the presidency. take a listen to what she said about sarah palin. she talked to our john king and asked if sarah palin would d disway her from running there the white house. if she gets in, she gets in. that won t impact whether or not i get in or not. things are really heating up, joe, in this race for the white house. i m just buckling in and stay tuned, i guess. that field is really filling in, finally. thanks so much for that paul steinhauser in washington. making her mark on this memorial day. reaching out with a sympathetic ear and a soft shoulder. meet our cnn hero in just one minute.
recall that could have an effect on your weekend fun. first, the latest on the search and recovery efforts in joplin, missouri. scores of people are still unaccounted for on this memorial day weekend. 156 people are listed as missing and searchers still going through piles of debris and the death toll could rise and the confirmed number of deaths stands at 132 with more than 1,000 injured. more than 2,500 people have applied for federal disaster assistance to help with home repairs and personal losses. fema has approved $2.8 million in aid. president obama is returning from his overseas trip today and he s going to meet with emergency officials and tornado victims in joplin tomorrow. the president is expected to hear stories of sorrow and pain, as well as acts of bravery. cnn paul is standing in the debris of what was once a neighborhood in joplin, missouri. paul, how are the search and recovery efforts going? well, they re going very painstakingly slow. you can imagine