earlier, i talked to missouri s governor, jay nixon. there s a lot of frustration, you heard this. we re hearing a lot of frustration for families searching for their loved ones, and they don t have a central place to go, paperwork being lost. what can be done? the initial response here, especially at the local level, is focused on getting through the debris field and see who was living and who wasn t. that s come to a close. we ve brought in now additional resources from the state side and we re going to be moving to take over that part of the operation to get this information out much more quickly and respectfully for these families that need to hear the information about the loved ones who are have been lost or unlocated. so you re bringing in people from the state to help out? absolutely. we ve moved troopers off the shifts in, we brought them in morning. and by tomorrow morning, we ll be getting solid information out to the folks.
is focused on getting through the debris field and see who was living and who wasn t. that s come to a close. we ve brought in now additional resources from the state side and we re going to be moving to take over that part of the operation to get this information out much more quickly and respectfully for these families that need to hear the information about the loved ones who are have been lost or unlocated. so you re bringing in people from the state to help out? absolutely. we ve moved troopers off the shifts in, we brought them in morning. and by tomorrow morning, we ll be getting solid information out to the folks. it s like the enormity of this tragedy is just getting on folks here. everybody is so focused on finding folks and recovering quickly. now as we see the enormity of it, it s important that we get this information out and we re bringing in a lot of resources to get that done.
what can be done. earlier, i talked to missouri s governor, jay nixon. there s a lot of frustration, you heard this. we re hearing a lot of frustration for families searching for their loved ones, and they don t have a central place to go, paperwork being lost. what can be done? the initial response here, especially at the local level, is focused on getting through the debris field and see who was living and who wasn t. that s come to a close. we ve brought in now additional resources from the state side and we re going to be moving to take over that part of the operation to get this information out much more quickly and respectfully for these families that need to hear the information about the loved ones who are have been lost or unlocated. so you re bringing in people from the state to help out? absolutely. we ve moved troopers off the shifts in and the crime control
tell you what they have seen and what stories they are facing, the difficulties they are facing. there s also new and dangerous storms out there tonight as the deadliest tornado season in half a century continues. significant destruction in bedford, indiana, a tornado hit just a short time ago. damaging or destroying several homes. no immediate word on injuries. we re keeping an eye on this. and bad weather all across the nation s midsection. there are tornado watches and warnings in effect from ohio down to texas. i want to show you a staggering piece of video from that deadly tornado in oklahoma. this could be the closest anyone has gotten to such a powerful twister and survived. take a look. it s crossing the road. slow down. get out your window, get out your window. watch behind you. oh, my god! back up. oh, no! just incredible. that tornado yesterday in oklahoma. here in joplin, 125 confirmed dead. that s the new number as of just a few hours ago, 125 confirm
be in the morgue. we re going to try to get answers for them tonight and tell you what is what they have seen and what stories they are facing, the difficulties they are facing. there s also new and dangerous storms out there tonight as the deadliest tornado season in half a century continues. significant destruction in bedford, indiana. take a look where a tornado hit just a short time ago, damaging or destroying several homes. no immediate word on injuries. we re keeping an eye on this. and bad weather across the midsection. tornado watches and warnings now in effect from ohio all the way down to texas. i also want to show you a staggering piece of video taken by storm chasers of that deadly tornado in oklahoma. this could be the losest anyone has gotten to such a powerful twister and survived. take a look. slow down. get out your window, get out your window. watch behind you. that tornado yesterday in oklahoma. here in joplin, 125 confirmed dead. that s the new numbe