Vanderbilt Television News Archive

(Joplin: Diane Sawyer) The aftermath of the deadly tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri, introduced; statistics cited; scenes shown of St. John's hospital in the background and the moonscape look.

(Joplin: David Muir) The stories of survival and the missing in Joplin featured; scenes shown of wrecked homes, firefighters searching for victims, the survivors back at the house, the flattened homes in the neighborhood and the people at the convenience store. [Survivor Natalie GONZALEZ - describes what happened to her son.] How the boy survived with his bike helmet on discussed.

(Joplin: Diane Sawyer) A ferocious storm system nearby noted. Report introduced.

(Canton, Oklahoma: Matt Gutman) The tornadoes in Oklahoma featured; scenes shown of the funnel cloud near Canton and of storm chasers in trucks.

(Joplin: Diane Sawyer, Sam Champion) The tornado threat in the Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas line and the giant tornado that hit on Sunday discussed; weather map shown. The multi-funnel nature of the "multi-vortex" tornado that hit Joplin explained; examples and diagrams shown. [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Russell SCHNEIDER†- describes the tornado.]

(Joplin: Diane Sawyer) President Obama's plans to visit Joplin on Sunday noted.

(Joplin: Diane Sawyer) The sense of community in Joplin after the storm featured; scenes shown from the neighborhoods of what is left. [In earlier interview, Mayor Mike WOOLSTON - talks about what was lost; promises the community will rebuild.] [St. John's NURSE - talks about helping.] [Residents/survivors Amber KARCHER, Jessie YOUNGER - recount what they did to stay alive.] Video of a double rainbow after the storm shown.