already announced plans that they will rebuild as soon as possible. charles hadlock. again, the president arrives there tomorrow for a tour and memorial service. reporter: that s correct. the president will arrive here tomorrow. he will tour the devastated area. he will talk with survivors. and also, he will attend a memorial service that s planned for tomorrow afternoon here in joplin. should be very poignant day there in joplin month, month. as if they hadn t had enough already. thank you very much. charles hadlock. more crazy weather across the u.s. this weekend. parts of washington state are waking up this morning with snow on the ground. what s up with that? apparently snow showers could linger through the weekend. closing many of the campgrounds in the state. putting a damper on many vacationers plans and the weather channel s chris warren joins me live now. really, snow? it has been one of those years. all winter long, especially in california and oregon getting absol
forensic teams about them and may be able to get their loved ones back a little sooner. how many of the bodies in the temporary morgue are not identifiable? reporter: he estimates about half of them are not identifiable because of their condition. he says that good restorative technicians can make them identifiable and bring them back so their familiar crease at least get a good look at them and make sure that s their person. he says that takes a few hours for each body. that may be what s holding up the process. brian todd in joplin month, month. for some tornado survivors the recovery process is well under way. cnn s jacqui jeras has that for us from joplin. reporter: the help is pouring in here in joplin, missouri. insurance agents have been going door-to-door and helping people who have been left homeless from the tornado. this is the kerr family and already their company has issued them checks for living expenses and for the home itself.
bodies of those killed in a devastating tornado almost one week ago. just ahead, one of the coroners involved in the daunting and grisly task. and clash of conservative men for the race for the white house. will it be sarah palin or michele bachmann? i m candy crowley and you re in the situation room. first to the u.s. investigation into osama bin laden and dramatic new clues revealing that he may have been trying to reach out to pakistan for protection in the years before he was killed. this comes as hillary clinton paid a visit to the country in a new effort to ease tension in the wake of bin laden s death. chris lawrence is at the pentagon with all of the details. chris? candy, all of this is coming out of the massive treasurer trove of intelligence that the navy s.e.a.l.s pulled out of bin laden s compound. this revelation is fascinating in that it really reveals one of the ways in which osama bin laden thought about trying to evade u.s. detection. documents seized sh
international community. prime minister of israel binyamin netanyahu. speaking with me at the blair house earlier in the week. we are taking you back live to joplin month, month, in a few minutes. just ahead, controlling tornadoes and hurricanes. is it possible why some u.s. government meteorologists think it is. plus, a woman s desperate search for her missing grandmother comes to an end. thanks to a few phone calls by a cnn crew. nationwide insurance. talk to me.
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.