today after working all night, the state got that number down to 232 people unaccounted for. but even officials concede the list contains errors. lantz hare is on it twice. the situation at the morgue in joplin and the process for identifying the dead, you remember we spoke to lantz hare's dad, mike, who has been searching and calling his son's cell phone. >> i started calling him and still never got anything. i called it all last night. >> you're still calling his number? >> i can't stop. i don't know why. i sat until like 2:00 last night and that's all i did. >> called his cell phone. does it ring? >> it rang for the first day and a half, and now it goes straight to voice mail. but just in case he gets it, i want him to know his dad loves him. >> today, the family got word that lantz is dead. it turns out he's been in the morgue all along. his family got word through a friend in law enforcement who had access to the morgue. if the friend hadn't done that, it's likely the family would not know where he is. we learned of 16-month-old skyular. he has been in the morgue, too. h

also unaccounted for, 77-year-old patricia dawson. she was at home here in joplin. if you have information, call 417-880-0046. charles william writer was last seen at the greenbrier nursing home. he has a scar on his chest from open heart surgery. the number to call for him is 417-847-3505. ida findley was also last seen at the greenbrier. call 417-483-0883 if you've seen her. 16-month-old skyular logsdon. he was located, sadly did not survive the storm. this woman, emma marie hayes was also located. she's in a hospital, doing okay and her family is with her now. we're going to talk to the governor of missouri coming up next about these problems, about this frustration, about this lack of organization and what he can, if anything, what he can do about it. we'll talk to him coming up. >>> and later, a family scrambling for shelter as the tornado gets close. but the family dog was missing. take a look. >> it's coming right over us. we're right in its path. >> where's the phone? >> you want the see how this one ended. and we'll bring it to you ahead on "360." one of ou

releasing the official roster of people missing or unaccounted for. i have the roster right here. remember for days we've been saying 1,500 unaccounted for based on a local official statement days ago. today after working all night, the state got that number down to 232 people unaccounted for. 232. but even officials concede the but even officials concede the list contains errors. lantz hare is on it twice. under his first and middle names, those errors are obviously easy to correct. what's proving more difficult is the situation at the morgue in joplin and the process for identifies the dead. you remember we spoke to lantz hare's dad, mike, who has been searching for days for his son, searching and continually calling his son's cell phone. >> i started calling him and still never got anything. i called it all last night. >> you're still calling his number? >> i can't stop. i don't know why. i sat up until like 2:00 last night and that's all i did. >> called his cell phone. does it ring? >> it rang for the first day and a half, and now it goes straight to voice mail. but just in c

>>reporter: local officials believe the folks unaccounted for may have left joplin and just have not been able to contact anyone yet. >> freight engine drama in the sky over colorado. san bernardino woman never flown a plane before was forced to land a small prop plane after her husband passed out at the controls. the cockpit tape were released today and lisa has the white knuckle story for for us. >> i'm trying to get it off auto pilot. >> that's the voice of woman whose 70-year-old husband is falling unconscious at the control of the small plane. flying in clouds at 16,000 feet. she has never flown a plane before. >> i can't tell what's going on. >>reporter: listening in the crew of nearby commercial plane who suspects the pilot is suffering from a lack of oxygen. the crew jumps in with critical advice on how to get the plane to a lower altitude. >> auto pilot is on might be able to turn counterclockwise and select lower altitude. >> we are going down. i don't know where. >>reporter: on the ground at denver air traffic control charlie rohr a 22 year veteran he knows he must get the

i'm very confident that the list we have this morning were skon fi confirmed unaccounted folks.ve been working on that list, i am confident that the hard work of those 60 professional over the last 30 hours has yielded the accurate list that we can now work with families to connect. >> and what conclusion should we draw, governor, you and i had a conversation about the fact that you had to bring in this state team. is it fair to say that part of the pain and anguish that the families are feeling is the fact that the local officials were simply overwhelmed, some of the families would even say not quite competent? >> a response was starting and calls were literally coming in from all across the country, they just began trying to make a record of those contacts. as time moved on and we moved through that first list, it was clear that there were a lot of data points coming in that needed to be put together. so yesterday morning seeing the way that that was, we decided to take over that part of the operation, bring our folks from drug and crime control, bring troopers off the road to

. >> there are still a lot of people left unaccounted for. >> reporter: do we have any idea how many people are still

. >> and 1,500 is the number that we were told that yesterday by an official of unaccounted for, and we don't have an accurate number. there is no new update on that, and so people have no real sense of how many people are really missing, and people don't know if their loved one is dead, even though there is plenty of people at the morgue, but they have not been able to identify them and no official list of who or how many or essential clearinghouse for connecting people with the loved ones. and now this young man was sucked away in his suv on the way home from graduation. it is thought that his family believed he had been taken to a local hospital and then perhaps moved, but since then, they have learned that is not the case. they have had a number of false alarms. his family have called many hospitals one after another, and hoping for the best. the search continues for will norton and we went out today with his family, and this is what we saw. >> reporter: they arer isching the ponds in joplin, missouri, searching for a teen who never made it home. >> i'm so sorry, son. it will be

hundreds injured, and dozens more remain unaccounted for. mr. obama said the government will do everything it can to help with the search and rescue and rebuilding. >> we're going to be here long after the cameras leave. we're not going to stop until joplins back on its. >> reporter: later, the governor assured residents that joplin will rise from the rubble. >> that storm, the likes of which we have never seen, has brought forward a spirit of resilience, the likes of which we eave -- have also never seen. [applause] rothlisberger the president reiterated the government0s commitment to help. >> i can promise you your country will be there with you every single step of the way. we will be with you every step of the way. [applause] >> we're not going anywhere. >> reporter: abc news, joplin, missouri. >> alan: the chap chap -- children church says -- the chp says duis are down. last year they made 1,029 dui arrests. statewide traffic deaths over the holiday weekend are down this year from seven in 2010 to one so far this year. the chp will continue

there's still 1500 people unaccounted for. there's a lot of frustrated parents who are being told you can't go to the morgue, you can't identify bodies, you got to wait a week or two. so there's a lot of questions about how organized this effort is. and whether it's going to be able to ramp up in the next day or so to get some of these parent's answers. for many, there aren't any answers right now. i've been out today with a family of a young man named will norton who just graduated high school. was going home from the graduation ceremony with his dad when the tornado struck. they were in a hummer and an suv. his dad tried to hold on to will. will according to his dad's account, will got sucked up through the sunroof of the suv, they haven't found him since, and i was with will's aunt today and will's sister, sarah, as they were watching basically two ponds being dredged to try to find will and they're trying to hold on to hope. here's some of what they told me earlier today. >> i think sarah's mom is having the toughest time

these are people that are unaccounted for. been talking about for the last few days. another sense of it. the death toll is 126 right now. >> it shows you the chaos still after this storm. >> a lot of communication breakdowns, a lot of cell phone problems. we are getting a look at dramatic new video just after the tornado hit. watch as aaron cox and his fiancee, brook watson, race to try to find aaron's sister amid the destruction. >> aaron, look at this. oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh, aaron. oh, my gosh. >> it went right through here. >> i don't know where we are. >> i don't know. i don't know where to go. >> we have to keep going this way. don't step on any of this. >> come on. we have to keep going this way. >> i need to help if someone is hurt. well, we will keep asking. look at this house, it is gone. >> you guys okay? >> yeah. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my gosh. >> look at these houses, babe. >> you guys okay? >> yes. >>> what street is this? >> i don't know. illinois is a couple over. oh, babe, look. >> what? >> oh,

one person is unaccounted for -- 6:53 at a victorian. one person is unaccounted for. and the third one came in 23 minutes after the first call. firefighters didn't find any fire there. >>> today, pg&e crews are conducting water tests on the natural pipeline. it's the first set of safety tests in the bay area following last year's deadly explosion. crews are filling a stretch of the pipeline with water. more tests will be done in antioch on monday. >>> ahead -- why drivers are being told to avoid one major bay area freeway. >>> people in the midsouth area, holding their breath that the flooding may set records. >>> rosemary is up next to tell us how that weather will affect the bay area's forecast. >>> children are not getting the education they deserve and that means the future of california is at stake. >> why hundreds of teachers are gathering at the state capitol right now. ; >>> take a look at this car fire on interstate 880 in oakland this morning. an suv went up in flames after it collided with a big rig. one of our news managers captured these pictures on his c

he's also unaccounted for. his mom was hurt and is recovering. are that he might have been picked up by police. there's a lot of speculation and rumors. we're trying to get facts. you're asked to call 417-622-7279 if you have any information. dee ann hayward is also missing. her car was found, the seat belt buckled, there was no blood in the car, but she was nowhere to be found. call 620-783-5710 if you have information about her whereabouts. and finally another name we talked about last night, will norton. he was riding home with his dad from high school graduation. a tornado destroyed the suv he was riding in. if you know anything about him, send an e-mail to findwillnorton@gmail.com. or call 757-751-9455. we're going to talk with will's aunt in just a moment. some of these stories will hopefully have happy endings. some will not. there's likely to be many bodies and possibly some survivors still in the rubble. here's what we saw earlier today with the search and rescue crew. at joplin's home depot, they have not found anyone alive. they've onl

the number of people who remain unaccounted for has fallen to 9,880 from a peak of 17,600 in late march. some people were counted twice. while others became evacuees. in fukushima prefecture where the troubled nuclear power plant is located, the number of missing has fallen to 600 after briefly approaching 6,000 in confusion during evacuation. meanwhile, japan's weather officials say the number of aftershocks is declining gradually. but the officials warn of a possibility of strong aftershocks, especially in eastern japan. during the past two months, there were nearly 450 aftershocks of magnitude 5.0 or stronger including 2 powerful jolts of magnitude 7.1 and 7. >>> an nhk survey revealed the hardships faced by people in the hardest-hit prefectures. 435 people across the three prefectures took part in the poll. more than 450,000 people were living in shelters just after the quake, but the number has now dropped to about 120,000. many evacuees left the shelters saying they were tired of living in groups. some fas yils were closed or merged. among those living in shelters, lack of privacy

response. >> 140 sets of remains have been recovered and is -- hundreds injured and dozens more unaccounted for. the government will do everything they can to help with the search and rescue. >> we will be here for a longtime. we will not quit until joplin is back on its street. >> to remember what the storm took away, they assured residents they will rise from the rubble. >> that storm, the likes of which we have never seen has brought a spirit of resilience, the likes we have also never seen. >> i can promise you, your country will be there with you every single step of the way. we will be with you every step of the way. we are not going anywhere. >> abc news, joplin, missouri. >>> well, sarah palin who will not say whether she is running for president launched a bus tour in washington, d.c. on a harley. palin and her janeed thousands on their weekend ride from the pentagon to the vietnam veterans memorial. today was the first leg of her five-leg bus tour up the east coast ending in the first primary state of new hampshire. palin's tour is fueling speculation the former alaska governor is

>> we've got that unaccounted for number overnight down to 44 now. and throughout the night once again troopers were making that most difficult visit to families in this region notifying them of a loss of their family members. we a we've still got a significant level of work to do to make sure because of the damage done to these bodies an dna and science that's necessary to match them up, but that unaccounted for number is down to 44. >> so is it possible that these 44 are in the morgue. >> reporter: have you ruled that out? >> there may be some as we complete dna tests. plus we are still getting some unaccounted for reports but we certainly move that down. when i took that system over about four days ago when that number was at 1,500, we moved it to 232, then down to 156. by using law enforcement resources throughout the state we got that number down to 44. at the same time we're getting notifications to dozens of more families each hour. two nights ago, 17 between 11:00 and night and 4:00 in the morning. families were notified last night all night.

of planning in san francisco away from the planning department commission and towards various unaccountable bodies. the impending demise could bring the city under single planning code and administration with unified and coordinated planning vision. now that the treasure island supermarket proposed to be governed by the planning code, it is point thomas maintain a separate tihdi bureaucracy. the existing waterfront design advisory committee providing design review of projects on trust land. i like to pose a challenge to the planning department. the planning commission has been in the trenches with this department on what i consider outstanding standards for what area plans are -- i like to mention eastern neighborhoods, - not very much under your own guidance and i say that with a reasonable degree of confidence. you're missing a chance to really bring this project back to where it belongs. if we're looking and planning a new neighborhood for san francisco, this is your opportunity, and i will later on speak to why the d for d as it stands right now are not really workable for you. thank yo

are creating a virtually separate government with its own entitlement ability that is virtually unaccountable to the planning commission. you are turning the general plan on its head and finally as my time is running down, as to the development agreement, it usurps the power of the executive and legislative branches of government. i hope you are all aware that even if the board of supervisors and mayor pass new fees or new laws, they will not affect treasure island for 20 years. this is without precedent in the city and county of san francisco's history. cheng is there -- president cheng: any additional public comment at this time? >> good evening. president cheng: if you can wait one moment for ms. avery to set the clock. >> thank you. good evening, chairs, commissioners, directors, for the record, karen noel pierce, chairman of the treasure island/yerba buena island citizen's advisory board. tuesday night the cab met and took action on a recommendation to the tihdi board on approval of the transactions and tihdi documents including the naval agreement, trust change, tihdi, transition housin

this morning, a local emergency official said that 1,500 people are still unaccounted for. that's in a city of about 50,000. don't think that all those people -- that doesn't mean just because they're unaccounted that's a death toll, it's not. the number may change when people start coming back. it's difficult to make contact with people. cell phone use is spotty, twitter is spotty. a lot of people don't have access to the internet. some people can't just get in touch with each other and that's what accounts for some of those. there's 120 bodies right now in the local morgue. 60 to 80 people have no identification or real clue to their identity at this point. it doesn't mean, again, there are 1,500 presumed dead, but hundreds just can't connect with loved ones and vice versa. tonight, we're going to show you the effort to make chose connections. we'll show you how you can help locate emma marie hayes. she has parkinson's. she needs medication. she doesn't have her medication. if you see her, call 417-298-7890. also missing, lance hare. a friend who was with him is still ali

an estimated 1500 people are unaccounted for. city officials say many may have been out of town when the twister hit or they left right after. that list is being created as they try to reconnect with those who might have fled the town. >> it may sound worse than it is. state officials will release a list of people still unaccounted for. that does not mean definitely missing. again, the cell service and other issues -- >> it is hard to communicate. they'll make a distinction between those people missing and those who haven't been able to be reached. casey wian is live for us in joplin. casey, this is as people start to find out the condition of their homes and where their loved ones are. >> yeah, ali. you were here. you know how bad it is. imagine surviving one of the worst tornadoes in u.s. history by hanging on to a couple of dog crates while you're home collapses around and on top of you. a beautiful house in a joplin, missouri, suburb reduced to a memory. p it belonged to jim and stacy richards who are just now telling a harro

>> reporter: the number of the missing or unaccounted for a hard number to get a hold on. we have heard numbers as high as 1500. we have been cautioned against that number by city officials. they don't think that many people are buried in the rubble or trapped. they think a lot of people got out of town safely and just haven't had a chance to get in touch with friends and family. that said, they are still calling this search and rescue looking for survivors and they have about 100 people combing through the list that they have of unaccounted for people and then they are going to stay on top of it. >> joel brown in joplin, missouri, thank you. >>> quite a sight in sacramento today. take a look at this. this massive oak tree crashed down in a neighborhood this afternoon. no one was hurt. but the tree did damage two homes. it's not clear how tall it is. but its diameter is between 8 and 10 feet. this wasn't weather-related. an arborist says the tree suffered from rotting roots. it's reported to be the second oldest oak tree in california. >>> not an easy crime to pull off. an

three residents are still unaccounted for. four were found alive in the last week, and four died. the grim reality is that we have seen these numbers continuing to rise in terms of the death toll, while the number of missing and unaccounted for has gone down, but some 8,000 buildings in this small community of only about 49,000 people were destroyed. and on this memorial day when a lot of people are out on their boats, when they're out barbequing sh and enjoying time with friends and family, the people of job lynn here are sorting through the trouble, trying to find what they can salvage of their lives. it is just heartbreaking, and we really need to keep these people in our thoughts and prayers today. >> absolutely, because the scene behind you is just unbelievable. thank you for that update. >>> endeavour is heading home one last tight, the shuttle undocked from the international space station late last night, and started the trip back home to earth. once it returns, it will be decommissioned, and sent to southern california, where it will be a display on space in the california

we're thinking about lost loved ones and folks unaccounted for.e rescue crews out there trying to find these people and they are living through this as well. >> yeah. they are human beings and you could see the sadness, the shock on their faces. that they are having to dig through this rubble, this mess and try to find people or bodies. and you could tell that they just affected them and they said that they are going to have post trauma after the event because it was so overwhelming. >> of course. and just really final question here, is there any one positive sign that you saw? because we're looking at your video and it is just destruction after destruction. anything that provides you and others hope? >> well, it would just be incredible support, all kinds of people coming together like from the state troopers to the nurses to the rescue team. they said, we're going up there. we don't know what we're going into. we believe we're needed but we're heading up there. >> it's amazing, folks are so compassionate and the need is very much so there. james

the homes with xs, a sign that they didn't find anyone. >> there are still a lot of people left unaccounted for. >> reporter: do we have any idea how many people are still missing? he simply shakes his head. even the mayor acknowledges he has no idea. and there was a different sign spray painted on this pickup truck -- a phone number. a family, looking for a 12-year-old boy, his parents in the hospital. he is still missing. >> he was last seen in a bathtub. we've not been able to locate the bathtub. >> he's about 6'3" -- >> reporter: as we drove through joplin -- >> 150 pounds -- >> reporter: descriptions of the missing on the radio. >> wow. >> reporter: and then, there are the survivors. today, we brought natalie gonzalez back to her home for the first time. she, her boyfriend, and her 9-year-old son survived here. so you were all here huddled in the tub? >> yes. >> reporter: acting on instinct, her 9-year-old boy put on his bicycle helmet. the toilet flew and hit him in the head. he had that helmet on until the twister tore it off. so, he still had the strap, but the helmet had been sucke

death toll rising here in joplin, missouri to 124, and a staggering number of people unaccounted for. some 1,500 according to one local official. new tornadoes tonight also in our southwest, in oklahoma with fatalities and a tornado watch and curfew in effect here. as i said, that storm expected to hit some time in the next few minutes here. we're hoping to stay on the air. we've moved to a more secure location. i want to show you what's been happening in oklahoma, the storm there, simply unbelievable. this funnel cloud cut a tractor trailer in half. the driver escaped with his life. it was not the only tornado on the ground. at least four people killed west of oklahoma city in canadian county. at one point the national weather service had to evacuate its norman oklahoma storm prediction center. take a look. >> wow. woe got lightning really close. where is it? yeah. >> okay, we got another tornado on the ground. we're going to have to get out of here, guys. we can't stay around here. >> multiple vortex tornado on the ground. where's the location towards the south? >> don't worry about

still looking for 150 people unaccounted for.resident obama is in europe but will be here in joplin on sunday. here's the message he had. >> we're there by your side. we're going to stay there until every home is repaired, until every business is rebuilt, until every business is back on its feet. that's my commitment and that's the american people's commitment. >> joplin's emergency management agency says several hundred people were injured by the tornado, among them a 14-year-old boy with an open skull fracture. he was in a pickup truck the tornado literally picked up and slammed into a wall of a home depot store. after six hours of surgery, he's in an induced coma, his father at his side. >> even just the smallest responses give me hope. >> you see him like this, what goes through your mind thinking of what he was before this? >> it really disheartens me a little bit that he's here in this state because i'm used to seeing him happy and so vibrant. he's a very energetic boy. >> brian todd is with me here now in joplin, joining u

a community of only 14,000 people, and the number unaccounted for is around 100. really difficult to get your mind around. of course it is sunday morning, today marks the one week mark since this deadly tornado swept through. a lot of people are taking time out from the recovery and the cleanup to of course go to church services, but a lot of churches in the area damaged. i want to step out the way, and show you quite a magnificent site. you can see here, much of the sanctuary and the parochial school has been destroyed, but what remains, the giant steel cross that still stands very prominent. it is quite a site to behold, when you consider when this tornado came through, it was packing winds of more than 200 miles per hour, and steel doesn't even stand up to these winds, we have seen steel buildings ripped apart. but this is the bible belt. this is the buckle, as one person said. so these people are certainly calling on a higher power this morning to try and make sense of what they have gone through. sheer horror, really in the last week. the search and recovery

hundreds are unaccounted for. crews are searching on the ground and from the air. janet napolitano netbook victims in hard-hit areas of birmingham. the late pope john paul moved a step closer to sainthood this weekend. a large crowd was drawn to wrong. an estimated 1 million people packed into st. peter's square to watch. the vatican will have to enter but another miracle the north rim to be considered that. >> shopping for a new vehicle just became more expensive. general motors is set to raise prices on their vehicles. prices will increase an average of $123 per vehicle. the increase affects nearly all buick, cheverly, and cadillac models. it is a goal for seeing hbo on your ipad. subscribers can download an app and seek hbo content. it works for phones that run google's android software. but to help wall street is reacting to the death of osama bin laden. jane king has more in the bloomberg business report. >> stock futures shot up as news reports started coming in about the death of osama bin laden. it would hire went president obama confirmed the move. this lo

however, there are still a lot of unaccounted for people. list, according to the latest we just spoke to emergency workers here, about 1500 people. now they are cautioning they don't know that there's anything wrong with those 1500 people. they don't know that they're hurt or trapped or dead. they are just people whose families have contacted authorities to say that they don't know where they are. it's entirely possible they've left the area, but all through the day yesterday and night, we are still having trouble communicating with people on the cell phone service because of the damage, the number of cell phone towers were put out, plus a lot of emergency workers and media in here. we don't know the state of those people. right now the death toll still standing at about 123 people in joplin, missouri, and the recovery continues. christine and kiran, if people want to find out more, they can help those devastated by the tornadoes in missouri, go to cnn.com/impact. we're going to link you to disaster relief in the other states that have been

officials releasing a miss of the unaccounted. they are working tirelessly to bring the number down. >> since the release of that information yesterday we have had 90 credible reports of individuals on that list as alive and located. >> reporter: missouri governor meeting with residents. he was joined by leaders from across the state who will proceed folks with much needed resources. >> replacement driver's license. filling insurance claims. prescriptions for medications that you need. finding temporary housing, child care and counseling. >> reporter: assistance has been coming in from all over. people lining up for free laundry services. the company traveled all around the country since 2005 helping people during staysers. some people rebuilding. this is the beginning of a hair salon that was destroyed by the storm. president obama will tour the damage here and see everything first hand on sunday and will attend a memorial service for the victims. >>> american president lines took a step to reduce air pollution in oakland. they u

because we're still being told up to 1,500 people are unaccounted for. do we know anything about who they are or what the likelihood that they survived? >> well, here's what we know. that they have confirmed 125 fatalities. we don't know who all those people are. there hasn't been a list issued. some people are frustrated because they'd like to know whether or not their loved one might be one of those 125 people. the number we've been hearing for the last 24 hours in terms of missingened unaccounted for was at 1,500 and we just heard through a press conference with the city manager mark rohr there that he said the number is not that high but he wouldn't give us a number. so we don't know if it's 1,300, 1,200, only 500? we don't know. likely there are going to be a lot more fatalities. we're afraid that number's going to go up very significantly compared to the 124 we have now. there's also some confusion. communication is extremely limited here. people can't get a hold of each other to know whether or not they're safe and might be in a nearby neighboring

days after the half mile wide tornado roared through joplin, missouri, more than 100 people are unaccounted for on this memorial day weekend. here's the latest on one of the nation's deadliest tornadoes. 156 people are missing as of this morning down from 232 the day before. searchers are still going through piles of debris. the confirmed death toll stands at 132 with over 1,000 injured. more than 2,500 people have applied for federal disaster assistance to help with home repairs and personal losses. fema has approved $2.8 million in aid. >>> president obama is returning from his overseas trip today and will meet with officials and victims in joplin tomorrow. >>> rebuilding the city of nearly 50,000 people is going to require a lot of money and a lot of muscle. our casey wian is in joplin and he talked with one man who is rebuilding his wife's business. >> reporter: when you cover a story like this, you have a lot of images and most are gruesome and bad. i'll remember driving around one of the streets in joplin amid utter devastation and there's this building that's brand new wood and const

the list of those unaccounted for is 146. >>> children and teens should not drink sports and energy drinkshould choose water to rehydrate and avoid unnecessary calories. >>> health officials are tossing out the food pyramid, replacing it with a food. it is designed to be a simpler look at guidelines. it is broken in to four parts. >>> stay with us, more news coming up after the break. . >>> today was a holiday for most americans. while it is considered the unofficial start of summer it is really about honoring u.s. service members who died for their country. kron 4's maureen kelly was at the presidio's 143rd memorial day ceremony. >> i feel emotional. it's important for me to teach my children the sacrifices they make for us. >> lof us have a lot to be grateful for. if it weren't for the military who knows what the country would look like today. [ music playing ] [ taps playing ] >> i think a lot of people kind of don't think about it what it is people sacrifice and that should be something we celebrate and don't forget about. >> i think it's important because of a remembrance for what has

it's estimated 1,500 people still unaccounted for. not a single survivor was rescued yesterday.uchman explained, late wednesday night, searchers aren't giving up. >> reporter: the stories we're telling three days after the tornado here in joplin, missouri, the same stories we were telling three days after the tsunami in japan and three days after the earthquake in haiti. there's still a search for the missing. hundreds of people are still missing but we must stress that doesn't mean they're all dead. that doesn't mean most of them dead. it does mean, however, that a few of them are dead. we know, for example, one little boy who had been missing for three days was found today. we interviewed his father. his father was also injured in the tornado. we interviewed him in his hospital bed earlier in the day. he hoped his son was alive. he just got the sad word a short time ago that the 16-month-old boy was identified at the morgue. he's one of the victims of this, the deadliest tornado in recorded weather history in the united states. in addition to the search for the missing, there

>> also, when you hear 1500 unaccounted for, a lot of those people left the state. the fact they're still talking about a big number like that three days in is shocking and to hear the couple you met who a neighbor saw their child according to the neighbor, died, be taken away, and they're not allowed to go to the morgue to at least identify -- in sri lanka after the stsunami there, they were photographing bodies and there were bodies in terrible shape and they were allowing family members to look at the photos to see possibly if they could identify a loved one. >> there's a sense -- they need to find a system quickly -- >> there's a sense it needs -- there are a lot of priorities but this needs to be a big priority. certainly for the family members. this is an agonizing wait. >> a lot more from the norton family and more on anderson cooper a.c. 360 tonight at 10:00 in the east continuing to track the tragedy here, trying to find their loved ones, either to find them alive and get a miracle or to get that closure. family members wandered, desperate for information.

the number of people still unaccounted for is now at 105. 600 volunteers and 50 dog teams continue to search through the debris for bodies and survivors. tomorrow, president obama will travel to joplin to survey the damage and talk to residents there. >>> at lake tahoe, it looks and feels a lot more like winter than it does on this unofficial beginning of the summer. this is a live look from heavenly row -- resort tonight. heaply and squaw valley often operate on memorial day weekend but this you're they're using more lifts than usual. they reported nearly three feet of fresh snow, on top of a 14-foot base. let's go to leigh glaser. this is crazy. >> leigh: it is crazy. live doppler 7hd picking up on the snow right now at lake tahoe. truckee, it's snowing, 32 degrees. south lake tahoe, the snow is moving in nevada city, and auburn, moderate rain. we, too, in the rain cycle, as area of low pressure is kicking in, really starting to move the moisture across the bay area. you can see the clearing taking place. santa rosa, most of the rain is just about over. daly city, berkeley, moderate

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tornado that hit joplin, missouri. 126 people are confirmed dead, and more than 200 people are now unaccounted for. but emergency workers believe many of them are alive but have not been able to contact family or friends. most communications were knocked out and are just now starting to return to service. >>> president obama and other world leaders at the ga summit are wrapping up two days of meetings in france. we want to show you new video of their group photo just about 30 minutes ago. it included some african nations. the leaders agreed to try to provide $40 billion in funding for arab countries trying to establish democracies. later today, president obama heads to poland, the final stop on his european tour. >> are there any senators in the chamber -- >> president obama also woke up in france to give his approval for a bill passing the extension late last night. provisions included in the bill gives the government the ability to search records and conduct wiretaps. after reviewing the bill in france, the president gave white house officials permission to use an auto pen machine to sign hi

the number of people unaccounted for is down to 29. 146 people are reported dead. officials say some of them could be duplicates. officials are working to relocate those left homeless. >>> wildfire that threatened homes is also out. the fire broke out friday near lake isabella. no one was injured and property damage was minor. >>> crews are trying for the third day to find a missing diver. he disappeared saturday. a companion diver was rescue. authorities haven't released the names but they are believed to be from southern california. >>> a balloon festival never got off the ground. it was too windy. one balloon that was inflated lurched back and forth and then it was taken down. they were part of a holiday art and wind festival. >>> family as got to see world war ii planes up close. the tour includes the only b24 bomber that is still able to fly. >>> we will tell you why the walkway on the golden gate bridge is about to get more crowded. >>> also a strange northern california drug bust, involves a purse and pounds of meth. and the umbrellas need to stick around, i

well, one was removed before firefighters arrived leaving three unaccounted for. the rescuers whacked away at the abandoned structure, finding one more lucky kitten and the crew hopes that the other two made it out on their own with their eight remaining lives intact. >> i just see bill's face off to the side. >> i'm trying to fill out how they fell into the concrete house. >> nobody knows but now all is well. >> along with rainbows and unicorns it is a happy day. that is why we decided to end the show with it. >> cute and cuddly. >> >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> any new mom of quintuplets needs home and this one is no different. a mother tiger has been struggling to feed her five cubs, so the zoo in china has been looking for a surrogate to share the burden. the newborns are healthy with four of them with mom and the fifth with another tiger at the zoo. the species is one of the top ten endangered in the world. >>> swords were clanging and arrows were whizzing in latvia this weekend.

while the official death toll in joplin has yet to be determined, the number of unaccounted for is down to 29 while the number of remains recovered stands at 146. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. an attack in broad daylight has sent shock waves through one of new york city's neighborhoods. a surveillance camera shows an elderly woman being pulled into a doorway. the suspect robbed the victim and sexually assaulted about fleeing the scene. police have not made an arrest. >>> an invasion of jellyfish added sting to the holiday weekend in florida. the former jellyfish washed ashore stinging more than 400 people on their arms, legs and torsos. officials did not shut down the affected beaches, but did provide medical treatment for victims. >>> finally, some federally protected wildlife has turned open to all, it is now in its 13th year and attracted a crowd of 40,000. many of the lanterns include hand-written notes in honor of lost loved ones. and now for a look at your national and regional weather. good morning ginger, how does it look out west? >>

nearly 600 people are unaccounted for in tuscaloosa alone. closer to home, the national weather service has confirmed that two more tornadoes touched down in virginia during the storms, bringing the total for that state to 12. >>> two virginia residents saw the power and destruction of this historic outbreak up close, but not in their home state. they're students at the university of alabama near tuscaloosa. one watched from his dorm room while another hid in a bathroom closet praying he would survive. news 4's darcy spencer has more on their unforgettable experiences. >> reporter: clothes, roll tide. >> reporter: david cole goes through the items he was able to salvage from his house near the university of alabama in tuscaloosa, where a deadly tornado ripped through causing death and destruction. >> i was really thankful to have survived it and made it out alive. >> reporter: cole, a university sophomore, says the windows started to break and the house through. he hid in the closet while it rolled through. >> just in the closet praying. it w

but even more may be unaccounted for. the death toll from that monster tornado now stands at 126.it the deadliest twister to hit the u.s. since the recordkeeping began. >>> for an update on weather, our meteorologist joins us now at the international weather center. >> zain, good to see you. we had additional severe weather. we had tornado sirens going off in the shelters that were keeping the folks that had lost everything in joplin, just an incredible week. we had this area of low pressure across the center of the country really just kind of spinning these disturbances in. and with each successive one, it's just incredible amounts of damage across the region. yesterday we had fatalities in atlanta as a result of trees falling on folks there because of the same weather pattern that moved through. a big front coming in. conditions quieting down now. but let's take you into joplin. this is video from aaron cox, fascinating stuff we showed you last night on "a.c. 360." basically this is just after the tornado happened. he had enough sense to essentially keep his camera rolling here.