(carol barnes/surviv or) "i think i'm ininhock right now because i really don't barnes and her family rode out the storm inside a bathroom. her husband and her children held on as the twister tore through the home. (carol barnes/surviv or) "the walls started shaking and the house was rocking, and and we just kept hearing these noises and just 'hold on, hold on,' and then it was nothing." they survived - but lost everything in the storm. so did david ruiz and his family. avid ruiz/survivor) "you really don't know what's coming next, you don't know how to recover yet." the family's two cats are still missing. the wintry mix that followed the tornado left little hope of salvaging much of what was left behind. but ruiz says he's glad they have insurance, grateful they have support of family and friends and most of all, thankful his wife and two children survived. (david ruiz/survivor) "thankfully a lot of family has sent a lot of money that we can recover and we're able to eat and stay somewhere warm with a friend." in illinois and missouri - more than a dozen people died after driving on

carol barns was among them. her house barely standing. several cars piled up in front of the home. >> i think i'm in shock right now because i really don't believe that happened. >> reporter: barns and her family rode out the storm inside a bathroom. her husband and her children held on as the twister tore through the home. >> the walls started shaking and the house was rocking and we just kept hearing these noises, hold on, hold on and then it was nothing. >> reporter: they survived but lost everything in the storm. so did david ruiz and his family. >> you really don't know what's coming next, you know. you don't know how to recover yet. >> reporter: the family's two cats are missing. the wintery mix that followed the tornado left little hope of salvaging much of what was left behind but ruiz says he's glad they have insurance and grateful they have the support of family and friends and most of all, thankful his wife and two children survived. >> thankfully a lot of family has been sending a lot of money so that we can recover and we're

carol barns was among them. her house barely standing.ont of the home. >> i think i'm in shock right now. i don't believe it happened. >> reporter: she and her family road out the storm inside a bathroom. they held on as the twister tore through the home. >> the walls were shaking and the house was wronging. we kept hearing noises. it was hold on. and this wen it was nothing. >> reporter: they survived but lost everything in the storm. so did david and his family. >> you don't know what's coming next. you don't know how to recover yet. >> reporter: the family's cats are missing. the wintry mix left little hope of salvaging much left behind, but he says he's glad they have insurance, grateful they have the support of family and friends, and most of all, thankful his wife and two children survived. >> thankfully, a lot of family has sent a lot of money, so that we can recover, and we're able to eat and stay somewhere warm with a friend. >> reporter: in illinois and missouri, more than a dozen people died after driving onto flooded roads. th

carolers but i love wildwood, and he is just interested in the pictures. >> maybe i will be in that magazine in the next month. >> i don't know how i got in it. >> barns andoble out next week. every everyone associated was a great shoot. >> i have no one to pull my hair i have to do it myself. >> people want to necessity how long this rain will last. i think maybe there is at least one person out there who wants to know that the rain will last, today and tomorrow but by thursday it is chillier but sun will come out and it will be winnie as well. weekend looks fantastic, plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the the lower 50's and for the first week end in december, this is ideal. i tell you it is ideal. to i need to stretch. >> ideal, for the first week end of december. >> are you stretching. >> toll us about it. >> the the month is supposed to be a have above average temperatures, ideally tell you. >> yes. >> we're dancing bit. >> we're ready to go. >> there they are. >> we are standing here, with the woman by the name of michelle darnans. >> do you want to necessity about her. >> watch this. >> ♪ >> michelle, stephen colbert is pretty good. >> how long

carols on this one. here to tell us more about it this morning is one of the organizer of the c-d, "christmas in the sioux too," travis barnes. travis, thank you for coming in this morning. how did you get started with this project? how many cd's have you done in the past? who can we hear on this cd? what songs will we hear? how w ch does the cd cost?t?s this cd available for purchase? how can we purchase it? you're having a releaea party don't forget to take a guess at this morning's 12 days of holiday trivia question. rockefeller center is the home for nbc's headquarters and the home to the annual rockefeller center christmas tree. what year was the first tree installed at rockefeller center? (a) 1933 (b) 1945 (c) 1963 (d) 1987 and be sure to weigh on what you think the answer is on the facebook page. coming up... janis joplin's famous porsche was just if you didn't catch the tonight on the show tonight, will smith, kirsten dunst, and clavin harris. you can catch the tonight show with jimmy fallon right here on ktiv at 10:35 after news 4. the porsche that janis joplin bought as a used car it went for a whoppjng one-point-7