reporter: the president milked his roots for all they are worth. my name is barack obama. of the moneygall obamas and i ve come home to find me an apositive tree fee that we lost along the way. he also could not resist the scrutiny of a presidential campaign. check out the place of birth. reporter: the president was not born in ireland but his grandfather s grandfather was in a tiny town of moneygall where thousands waited in wind and rain just to shake hands with the president and first lady. there were hugs for the president s closest relative here. 26-year-old accountant henry heely who admitted that there s not much of a similarity.
teams with he has to deal with the tornado devastation back here at home. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. it s been almost 24 hours since the people of joplin, missouri hid in their homes as the tornado tore through their city. officials say 116 people were killed and many more injured. this makes this storm tied for the second deadliest twister. the toll is expected to climb as one resident puts it. everybody s going to know people who are dead. a massive rescue operations under way that has been hampered by more bad weather. many pipes are damaged. despite the obstacles of success today, the governor says that there were seven rescues. in some cases, entire families were pulled from the rubble alive. at least 2,000 buildings are damaged, including one of the city s two hospitals. brian todd is joining us from outside of that hospital. he s joining us live now. brian? reporter: wolf, as you can see, we re getting another thunderstorm. they have bee