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st. louis. lambert airport in particular, remember that airport shaking.s before that raleigh, north carolina, was hit. north carolina saw 28 tornados that day. the most on a single day in that state's history. now i want to take you live to joplin, missouri. cnn's brian todd is outside what used to be a very busy hospital complex. brian, tell us what you're seeing where you are. are they cleaning up or more focused on the rescue efforts right now? >> reporter: there is a focus on the rescue efforts. they're trying to comb through neighborhoods searching grid by grid to find survivors. frankly a lot of the buildings are completely flattened. we're not sure how that search is going to turn out. i'm joined by michael spetser a spokesman for the national red cross who's come to joplin to set up shelters. thousands of people have been displaced from their homes. michael, right now how dire is it for them? >> our biggest need is making sure people have a safe place to stay. many structures were completely destroyed. we're making sure there's a warm, dry place.