and don teague has that part of the story. don, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, harry. there was at least some good news here on the weather front today. the predicted bad weather so far hasn't come to joplin. that has allowed some 500 searchers to go out and go through buildings that they just couldn't get through yesterday. it's been a long and grueling day for captain daus, a member of strike team three, a specially trained and equipped team of firefighters from st. louis. >> there has been other disaster incidents where people have been found days later in void areas. so we're hopeful of that. but the reality is there are recovery efforts as well. >> reporter: the search team is prepared for anything but shocked by this. >> you think that you're prepared to see it and you're not. there's nothing that can prepare you to being here and smelling it and seeing it. >> reporter: we followed team members as they scoured this demolished apartment complex searching for survivors in what were once multistory buildings. how dangerous is this for the members of your team? >> it

don teague, cbs news, west texas. >>> in london, buckingham palace announced the royal honeymoon hasce william and the former kate middleton were married 11 days ago, but william, a royal air force helicopter pilot, had to return to his base after the wedding. the british newspapers say the couple will honeymoon in the seychelles islands in the indian ocean off of the east coast of africa. >>> this morning on "the early" show, how popular diet programs stack off and get the pounds off. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." one day i'm on p of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test

don teague, cbs news. >> joplin's tragedy is the second we've seen in the season of superstorms. last month, a deadly pack of tornadoes rolled across the south. already it's one of the deadliest on record. it's far from over. anthony mason has more on that. >> reporter: at the storm prediction center in norman, oklahoma last week. >> this is a storm developing. >> reporter: the lead forecaster. >> upgrade that to the tornado. >> reporter: was tracking the early stages of the storm system that would devastate joplin. >> we don't fully understand how tornadoes form. >> reporter: but a 17-year veteran of the national weather service says forecasting has improved significantly. >> we can anticipate the potential for those types of storms several days out. but the exact location and timing of more significant tornado threats, sometimes we don't know up until perhaps a few hours leading up to the event. >> reporter: through this day last year, 506 tornadoes were reported in the u.s. this year, that number is already more than double that. 1151. tornadoes have killed nearly 500 people.

and don teague reports that, for ranchers, a way of life is drying up as well. >> reporter: it's auction day at the west cattle barn in central texas. for 74-year-old rancher cotton deitrich, his last. deitrich is selling off his herd-- all of his cattle. because the once-fertile grasslands that fed them are gone. >> that's what it is now. it isn't what it should be. >> reporter: three quarters of texas is in extreme or exceptional drought. lubbock has had less than an inch of rain this year, houston has had just over an inch and a half in three month, about the same as the sahara desert. wildfires are scorching more than 2.3 million acres since january. to make matters worse, this is typically the texas rainy season. >> we should be seeing rainfall. if we don't get the rainfall these next few months the impacts could be devastating. >> reporter: for cotton deitrich and thousands of ranchers across texas, the only choice is to sell their herds or go broke trying to feed them. >> after a while you just laugh at it to keep from crying. >> reporter: the drought in cattle company could actua

>> don teague across town from us in joplin tonight, thank you very much. there's a lot more news to report tonight. russ mitchell is in new york. >> thank you very much, harry. good evening. as harry mentioned there were dozens of tornados. this was in minneapolis, roofs were ripped off and tree limbs went flying. one man died when a tree fell on his car, another died of a heart attack. this tornado season is now the deadliest in more than a half century. more on that from anthony mason. >> reporter: at the storm prediction center in norman, oklahoma last week. >> this is a weather forecast. >> reporter: corey mead, the lead forecaster. >> upgrade that to a tornado. >> reporter: was already tracking the early stages of the storm system that would devastate joplin. >> we don't fully understand how tornados form. >> reporter: but mead, a 17-year veteran of the national weather service, says forecasting has improved significantly. >> we actually can anticipate the potential for those type of storms several days out. but the exact location and timing of more s

don teague is down the road here in joplin with us.and a grandmother. good morning. >>> good morning. it is amazing. looking at the house behind me, you wouldn't believe anyone inside could have survived. but believe it or not, as you said, both of the people who were in this house survived the storm. >> right now, it really hasn't hit me. >> in a sea of splintered home and overturned cars, rosetta can't believe what happened to her city or that she survived it. >> there's nothing left of your house? >> i know. i couldn't tell you what happened. god was with us. he protected us all the way. >> rosetta was at home watching his 4-month-old grandson, elijah, when she heard the tornado coming sunday. >> you grabbed the baby and ran in the closet. >> got in there just in time where i shut the door. i held on to the baby and off we went. it was a crazy ride. >> the most terrifying moments of her life. the tornado churned past. >> the door was ticking out. the toes were going underneath it. i could feel the pressure of it. i was holding on to

don teague in joplin tonight. >> reporter: for residents of joplin, the shock is finally wearing off, and the work of moving on is on the way. an army of utility crews is working to restore electricity, the water system, and remove a mountain of debris. but what about st. john's medical center? today we saw the first pictures from inside the ruined facility. >> it truly was like a bomb went off inside, almost on every floor. >> reporter: the photos show the grim reality-- waiting areas, patient rooms, the main reception area, demolished. >> we're not certain of the structure, if the structure is going to be able to support another facility here or if we'll need to rebuild. >> reporter: all across joplin search crews continued to scour ruined buildings for possible victims or survivors. >> there's always hope you can find somebody alive, so it's all you can do is hope and pray. >> i love you. >> reporter: cell phones are finally working here, and may dramatically lower the number of missing, which for now, is in the hundreds. at what's left of margaret row's house, members of her famil

cbs's don teague is here with us and has more. >> reporter: there is much more work to do. the tornado that destroyed so much of this city was an ef-5, with winds in excess of 200 miles per hour. there was another scare here last night. the tornado sirens went off as the severe thunderstorm came through bringing heavy rain, high winds and more worry. >> the latest storm has the people of this community on edge. as they cope with the destruction of sunday's devastating tornado, which killed at least 122 people. injured hundreds more and left thousands homeless. from high above what's left of the city. the field of debris is overwhelming. a path of wreckage seven miles long and nearly 3/4 of a mile wide. search and rescue teams have had a daunting task, as firefighters search by hand. missy epperson leads a team of 13 volunteers and rescue dogs from illinois. she also searched for victims at the world trade center and hurricane katrina. >> reporter: how does this compare to some of the other places you have been when you show up and you see this? >> this is katrina without th

don teague, cbs news, houston. >> drank's ceo insists the fda warning letter was due to a labeling erroreo says his product is meant for adults. the fda could be cracking down, telling cbs news any item that uses melatonin may be subject to regulation. >> "cbs healthwatch," sponsored by levemir flexpen. ask your doctor about the benefits of levemir flexpen today. and i've learned a lot from patients who use levemir flexpen. flexpen comes pre-filled with my long-acting insulin, and i dial the exact dose of insulin i need. my flexpen is discreet and doesn't need to be refrigerated. and flexpen goes wherever i go. levemir is a long-acting insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes. do not take if your blood sugar is too low. tell your healthcare provider about all medicines you take and all of your medical conditions, including if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. the most common side effect is low blood sugar. other possible side effects include reactions at the injection site. get medical help right away if you experience serious allergic reactions, suc

. >> cbs news correspondent don teague has that story.texas is parched suffering its worst drought in history. 90% of the state is in drought. for now, farmers and ranchers s. crops have withered or not come up at all. there is not enough pasture grass to feed them. >> hope it rains. if not you have to sell them. >> he will sell the rest if the rains don't come soon. >> you can't afford to keep them. if you ain't going to make no hey, you can't afford to buy the hey. >> wildfires, 2.2 million acres that have burned so far. in houston, six inches of rain in six months. animals are on the verge of dies from dehydration. >> they are starving to death. there is nothing to eat or drink out there. >> for now, no relief in sight. >> cbs news, dallas. >> tale of two weather systems there. >> jeff gloris standing by at the news desk right now. >> two days after watching her husband blast off in the space shuttle, gabrielle giffords is going to have a part of her skull replaced with a plastic insert. >> they have decided to use a fabricated segment