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reporting from washington, i am matt frei. at a path of discussion 6 miles wide. massive tower nader's in missouri, leaving death in its wake. the taliban's revenge after a osama bin laden statute. militants staged a deadly raid in pakistan. and in ireland, i knew native son. another iconic irish name -- the the -- obama. >> i have come home to find ' we've lost somewhere along the way -- to find the apostrophe we have lost somewhere along the way. >> welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. it felt like the building was breathing. that is how one survivor described the moment when a massive tornado ripped through missouri last night. at it damaged more a quarter of the town and killed at least 89. that death toll may rise. we began heard -- coverage tonight with seeking stand. >> adana like none other -- a dawn like none other in joplin, missouri. it took hospitals and homes. rescuers look for signs of live in hope, more than expectation. such as the scale of what happened here. and this is what destroyed jop

and matt frei is host of "bbc world news america." matt, let me start with you. what are the implications to the world and the u.s. in this story when they see it change? >> when it changes? i think in this part of the world, not that much. in europe, probably not much either. put in the middle east, the most important audience you're addressing, it does matter. you'll be surprised by the number of people we spoke to in pakistan who still don't believe that was osama bin laden. they still can't quite believe that he lived there. you might say that they're crackpots, but changing the narrative like this, which has to be a bit of sloppiness, really doesn't help to unify the message and get it out there and convince people. now, i'm not saying that they've lost the message battle on this one. but it doesn't help. >> all those issues also raise the question of whether the photos should be released, but let's stay on the topic of the changing narrative for a moment. and i think all of our sources are consistent in saying that the reason you got that changing narrative

these spots known as ground zero -- matt frei joins us from now. we saw jubilation at ground zero last night. what is happening there today? >> the mood all day, katty, is slightly more muted, i would say. people punching the air with their fists, waving the flag, those people, they have largely disappeared. what we have now and all the long are people who are believed -- all day long are people who are believed he is gone but are slightly worried about the future. what we do not know is how this war is going to end. that is what we have been hearing over and over again. there are hundreds, if not thousands here. onlookers, family members of the victims, tourists. lots and lots of tourists. they are circling around the enormous area of ground zero in what can only be described as a mood of quiet contemplation >> matt, last night, watching these scenes, it did seem as if this was a moment of catharsis, because the white house has clearly been saying this does not mean the war on terrorism is over. but just getting rid of osama bin laden is fuseli em

these spots known as ground zero -- matt frei joins us from now. we saw jubilation at ground zero last night. what is happening there today? >> the mood all day, katty, is slightly more muted, i would say. people punching the air with their fists, waving the flag, those people, they have largely disappeared. what we have now and all the long are people who are believed -- all day long are people who are believed he is gone but are slightly worried about the future. what we do not know is how this war is going to end. that is what we have been hearing over and over again. there are hundreds, if not thousands here. onlookers, family members of the victims, tourists. lots and lots of tourists. they are circling around the enormous area of ground zero in what can only be described as a mood of quiet contemplation >> matt, last night, watching these scenes, it did seem as if this was a moment of catharsis, because the white house has clearly been saying this does not mean the war on terrorism is over. but just getting rid of osama bin laden is fuseli em