facebook at $100 billion. the most valuable company ever at the time of its initial public offering. and more valuable than citi or mcdonald s. millions hoping it will help them boost their bottom lines this morning. dan simon is live at the facebook mothership in menlo park, california, where workers are marking the occasion by working all night long. seriously, dan, what s up with that? it s 2:00 in the morning here and we re wide awake. they re having a hack a thon, an opportunity for facebook employees to basically do what they do best build, design, create. they do this periodically, an interesting public relations move as we re about to begin the trading of the stock. what they want to do is send a message to the world that they built this company on building stuff. so that s what they re doing. they posted pictures to the website showing what s going on inside some of these rooms. in terms of the fundamental challenge facing facebook in the future, it s exactly tha
for us, as we pine away for john king s 300th home run. carol, can you believe that? he caught that thing, right place, right time, a little bit of talent. i got hit in the head with a foul ball once, but never caught one. so that explains it! exactly! i m kidding, carol, good to see you. have a great day, thank you so much. good morning to you. it s the heart of tornado alley. you know what i m talking about this morning. the devastation in joplin, missouri, is shocking. take a look at why. my gosh. oh, my gosh! there it is. it was massive. at least 89 people are now confirmed dead. the death toll is expected to grow as crews pick through the wreckage. as much as 30% of the city of joplin damaged or destroyed. that includes some 2,000 homes and businesses. one of those, the st. john s regional medical center, that s in the heart of town, triage centers were set up outside to treat the crush of victims. those are the terrible facts. it is difficult to descri