memorial day weekend means the beginning of pool season in neighborhood across the country, before you jump in, you have to hear this. the government says thousands of public swimming pools should remain closed until they replace potentially deadly drain covers. alison kosik has the details. the kind of news no one wants to hear on a government weekend. but the government is advising public swimming pools not to open this weekend because of a massive recall. 1 million drain covers were recalled. they have up to 5,000 pounds of vacuum force and that s why they need these covers so swimmers don t get trapped under water by that suction. it doesn t sound like a big deal, but it can be. the consumer product safety commission or cpsc says it caused a dozen deaths between 1999 and 2010. some of the recalled drain co r covers were not rated correctly.
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