i don't want to see it go to somalia in joplin missouri residents are receiving help from elephants to clean up tornado damage more than a week after deadly twisters leveled the city and i'm not talking about republican it's. i'm talking about actual elephants that's because republicans instead of helping those in need are nickel and dime in those in need saying we need to cut money for grandma or the environment before we can help turn it over to us so while leaving joplin high and dry well republicans rather spend money we don't have on tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires or corporate welfare for big oil polluters to taxpayer subsidies that's actually not what that's actually not what eric cantor said and i think that's who you're referring to areas are said that you would love to give money to the republican house that we would love to give money to the people in joplin but we need to get money from elsewhere bad there's a finite amount of money and you don't have an infinite amount of money this is

tom llamas, nbc news, joplin, missouri. >> and we hope that gives you a reason to smile tonight. that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. we're learning more tonight about that deadly train acct

. >>> the death toll in joplin, missouri remains 142. and take a look at these incredible scenes from joplin. circus elephants were brought in to help move cars and other heavy debris. anderson, the circus was in town basically on that sunday when that killer tornado struck. and they've decided to help out in that way. >> wow. it's going to be a long road for the people of joplin. [ waves crashing ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] and just like that, it's here.

. >> and tornado relief in joplin, missouri. we were here in arkansas where we live when the tornado hit. >> thoughts started coming. what can we do to help? >> basically we packed everything up and got water bottles, gatorade. i've been around emergency situations working as a volunteer firefighter. being that jill, jana and john have their active duty of volunteer firefighter, they were able to plug right in. giving them hope by being there i think really inspires them to continue on. join the movement. >> impact your world. >> go to cnn.com/impact. >>> there are many ways to impact your world. if you want to help people in the recent tornado outbreaks, just go to cnn.com/impact and see the various organizations that will accept your donation.

>> ron allen in joplin tonight. we're thinking about them every day. ron, thanks. >>> when we come back here tonight, the hangover enjoyed by millions of americans this past weekend. >>> andy robustelli has died. the hall of famer was among the best defensive players in the history of football. he played nine years with the new york giants alongside the likes of gifford, grier, huff, and katcavage. he was a father of nine who was older than most of his teammates because of his navy service in world war ii. andy robustelli was 85 years old. >>> a big sign of the full-throated power of the movie industry this past holiday weekend. here's where your money went. "hangover 2." a big number one, despite some tepid reviews. it brought in over $105 million over the weekend, the highest weekend tally ever for a live action comedy. >>> another break. when we come back, a big favorite of ours, and we hope yours as well. every year at this time, the send-off for the class of 2011. >>> as we mentioned before the break, the time has come tonight to continue our annu

that closed today on the toll from the tornado in joplin, missouri. officials say all the missing have now been accounted for. the official death toll in joplin, 134. >>> and we turn next to more on cell phones, and the jolt delivered by the world health organization just 24 hours ago. for the first time, urging precaution about cancer. the news sent shockwaves of confusion as millions of people scramble for answers for themselves and their children. and so, we spent the day digging into the evidence and talking to the experts to bring new details and perspective. and jim sciutto is on the story again tonight. >> reporter: in a california lab, a robot probe enters a simulated human brain, measuring the radiation emitted by a cell phone. the w.h.o.'s startling judgment that such radiation could possibly cause cancer has left a glaring question. if there is a link, why hasn't there been a worldwide increase in brain cancers now that billions use a cell phone? the most compelling evidence cited by the w.h.o. is a multicountry study which found that peopl

they took ak shuck after the deadly tornado in joplin packing up supplies and driving through the night to get there to help in the rescue effort. josh and jill dugger talk about their experience in this "impact your world." >> i'm jill dugger. >> and i'm josh dugger. >> we can make a difference with search and rescue. >> and tornado relief in joplin, missouri. we were here in arkansas where we live. >> thoughts started coming. what can we do to help? >> basically we packed everything up and got water bottles, gatorade -- i've been around emergency situations in working as a volunteer firefighter. given that jill, jana are active duty firefighters, they were able to plug right in. join the movement. >> impact your world. >> go to cnn.com/impact. >> there are many ways to impact your world. if you want to help people in the recent tornado outbreaks,

missouri tornado tragedy last week and are in desperate need of government help residents of joplin are resorting to using elephants to help clean up take a look. republicans have agreed to send some aid money their way but only if democrats agree to go along with cuts elsewhere house majority leader eric cantor explained in their mans on c.b.s. is based the nation over the weekend. because families don't have unlimited money and really neither does the federal government there's no question there is a federal role here to play congress will find the money and will be off and until the president comes forward. this is coming off from the same party that threaten to raise taxes on all americans if millionaires and billionaires didn't get their tax cuts too this is the same party that nearly shut down the government over funding for planned parenthood and it's also the party that it's threatening to force the u.s. government into default if democrats don't agree to trillions of dollars in cuts in social safety nets and paul ryan's budget plan the privatizers medicare reminds me of an

missouri tornado tragedy last week and are in desperate need of government help residents of joplin are resorting to using elephants to help clean up take a look. republicans have agreed to send some aid money their way but only if democrats agree to go along with cuts elsewhere house majority leader eric cantor explained their man's on c.b.s. is face the nation over the weekend. because families don't have unlimited money and really neither does the federal government there's no question there's a federal role here the congress will fund the money and will be off and until the president comes forward. this is coming from the same party that threaten to raise taxes on all americans if millionaires and billionaires didn't get their tax cuts too this is the same party that nearly shut down the government over funding for planned parenthood and it's also the party that threatening to force the u.s. government into default if democrats don't agree to trillions of dollars in cuts in social safety nets and paul ryan's budget plan the privatizers medicare reminds me of an old national lamp

this isn't joplin or oklahoma city or even tuscaloosa. what is happening this time of year and why this year? >> yeah, you're absolutely right, brian. it was a big supercell rotation much like we get in central united states. in fact, it began eerily similar to the way the joplin tornado began. in joplin, we were looking at a storm initially going north of the city. same with springfield. in each case, a flanking storm developed down to the southwest and quickly rotated. that was the sudden thing about each of these tornadoes. usually, you have to wait about 45 minutes after the first rotation before a tornado drops out. in joplin and in springfield, massachusetts, the tornado came right out of the gun. that's really unusual. >>> dr. forbes, i read a memo you wrote this morning saying the death toll this year, you would have to go back to, what, the post-depression era, 1936, to find a higher number. and let me ask you about the myths we grew up believing, that you never saw tornadoes in cities. that tornadoes existed in the tornado alley

the unique cleanup effort had one young joplin girl saying, i haven't smiled like this in a long time. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> one artist's work popped with audiences during a demonstration in china. this bubble artist is able to blow clusters of bubbles filled with smoke, control where they float and can even make them erupt like volcanos. he's won 17 world records for his skills and recreated the stunt by putting up to 150 people inside one single bubble. >>> although the cheese rolling festival was cancelled in england, students are calling them selves the cheese chaisers. they land full throttle to catch the home made cheese replica. unlike the orange cheese roll where sprained ankles and broken bones are common, no one was hurt in this. a bmx rider landed a world record. he pulled off a first ever triple flip. the 24-year-old completed three full backwards rotations on his bike after riding down a 65 foot ramp. the guinness world record representatives witnessed and approved the record. i think

and the goal is joplin tomorrow is not joplin yesterday or even joplin today. it's trying to rebuild the business community and business opportunities by making low or no interest loans available to business that wants to grow beyond their insurance coverage, in. it's to encourage those people that want to come back even stronger than they were or want to see the opportunity of the new joplin and to come to joplin and have access to some resources beyond what might normally be available to them. they've already raised $1 million. $500,000 of that was the last money that was in the danforth foundation senator danforth has been such a great leader for our state for so long. and by the way, mike, the mayor and the police chief, city manager, fire chief and everybody that works in the city and the county are doing a great job. >> that's for sure. senator, let me also ask you, in the immediate aftermath of the tornado, there was initial resistance from some of the members of your party, eric cantor in particular about, the federal funds that would be allocated to jo

make a stooge the rule that says not sure he's exactly the word for that he sad that the people of joplin will be taken care of as a whole and already have asked him if you want to throw grandma off those you off the cliff that are no doubt your doesn't value that. because it is and exactly why you use you say that you know the medicare plan that ryan is not you know there's no work out here to vouchers you're going to see seniors die. when we're going to i what i was going to already happening are sort of the launch pad users will in fact the state of arizona is having some trouble meeting its medicaid obligations earlier this year governor jan brewer removed certain life saving transplants from being covered under medicaid a decision that led to the deaths of at least two individuals now arizona has a new idea they want to change the charge childless adults who are on medicare an extra fifty dollars a year if they are obese or smoke currently about half of arizona's medicaid recipients either are smoking or are obese so when obese people are told that their medicaid costs are greater th

is that will make off than a stooge that says not your there's a little word for the sad people of joplin will be taken care of like as a whole and already are doing is just to me after i throw grandma off those who are off the cliff that are no no it doesn't bother you that. because it is and exactly why you as you say that you know the medicare plan that ryan is on your no there is no work out here to voters you are going to see seniors. women are what is going to already happened there's only. in fact the state of arizona is having some trouble meeting its medicaid obligations earlier this year governor jan brewer removed certain life saving transplants from being covered under medicaid decision that led to the deaths of at least two individuals now arizona has a new idea they want to change the charge childless adults who are on medicare an extra fifty dollars a year if they're obese or smoking currently about half of arizona's medicaid recipients either are smoking or are obese so when obese poor people are told that their medicaid costs are greater than their income and they even th

>> alan: as if the victims of the joplin tornado temperaturese enough to worry about. doctors say there is a fungus in some survivors. >> leigh: i know the wind was up today, temperatures ceeld off considerably, but we are definitely going to start that warming trend tomorrow. we'll take a look at the accuweather

still ahead-- what tuscaloosa, alabama, and joplin, missouri, can learn from another tornado ravaged town. it's tonight's "planet forward." >> susie: a mixed view on the housing market today: builders broke ground on more new homes in may. housing starts were up 3.5% from april's levels. building permits were also up, rising over 8% to their highest level since december. but those gains were largely due to apartment construction, not single-family homes. meanwhile, fewer homeowners fell behind on their mortgages last month. research firm realty trac says the number of homeowners receiving a foreclosure notice fell 2% from april's level. one in 605 households got a notice. >> tom: a little bit of something for all types of investors today as stocks struggled to find a clear direction. as we have for the past few nights, let's begin with today's trading of the s&p 500, illustrating the mixed market. through the morning, there was some tentative buying, but by mid-afternoon, that disappeared. the index hit its low of the day just before 3:00 eastern time before climbing back in the last

. >>> and survivors of last month's massive tornado in joplin are facing a new threat, disease. some have developed a fungal infection. three people who were hospitalized with the infection has died. >>> growing jitters at the economic recovery has stalled since stocks tumbled friday. the dow closed below 12,000 for the first time since march. the benchmark has fallen now six straight weeks after peaking at nearly 13,000.

tornado-ravaged joplin gets help from some folks who know a thing or two about disasters. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. after almost a decade of war in afghanistan and the stunningly high price paid by those fighting it, we have a reality check tonight that is rumbling across the political landscape. there are 100,000 u.s. troops on the ground in afghanistan, fighting the taliban. but the hope has been to create a stable environment for the afghan government to stand on its own. a new congressional report out tonight is dashing those hopes, suggesting there has been little in paufs for the billions in aid that has been spent there. more on that in a moment. >>> the story causing the most outrage at home is a story about soldiers returning home from the war. tom costello joins us with that story. all right lesser, good evening to you. this is sentiment to the power of youtube, and the proceed this country feels for the soldiers fighting overseas. it's a youtube video turning out to be a public relations disa disas

. >>> the tornado that hit in joplin, missouri has claimed another life. this time an officer. officer taylor, 31 years old had been in the hospital. taylor volunteered to go to joplin from his kansas city suburb after the tornado blew through. >>> bill martin is off tonight. mark tamayo joins us. >> light rain is in the area, not all of it is reaching the ground. in fact, i will show you the distance with our distance locator. you will notice from ocean beach talking about 34, 35 miles offshore. i want to move the maps up, the coverage up in the north bay for napa county. nothing too extreme. look like we could have wet roadways. closer to richmond. san francisco just some cloud cover up there as we come in tighter. the giants have a game this evening and right now it is dry but the shower potential will be on the increase closer to the ballpark as we work our way through the evening hours. the weather story for tonight is this, more cloud cover out there. showers will be developing. these weekend periods of rain will be high. temperatures will be warming up. rain likely, temp

the national oceanic and atmospheric administration released this image of joplin missouri. it shows the vertical -- the vertical picture of the radar sweeps from the weather event. incredible pictures when you see from the 3d image how bad it is. >> incredible. there was speculation there were two twisters in the storm thatcame through but there was only one that showed there. >> that's amazing. >> yeah. lynette you see something like that a storm like that is unbelievable to see isn't it is this. >> exactly right. and luckily we won't be seeing anything like that around here. so, we are look pretty good and dry in maryland's most powerful radar that will show you we have all five sweeps scanning the skies. not too much to scan as of now. checking out temperatures on the weathernet sites, we are looking pretty good this morning. nice mild temperature to towson coming in around 62. we should be at 58 degrees now for this time of the year so. not too bad. check out thomas point around 70 degrees. bowie at 61. and 59 in west friendship and westminster more of the same around 5

with the help of one company bringing jobs to joplin, it seemed headed overseas. that's just one of the success stories highlighted by former president clinton at his job summit in chicago this weekend. he explained to abc's jake tapper how it can work for the rest of the country too. >> oh, man. >> reporter: the tornado touched down for just 20 minutes, but that was enough time to leave joplin, missouri, reeling. even weeksks later. >> we got under the mattress here in the hallway. >> reporter: now brad hinman who survived by crouching with his family under a mattress is not only rebuilding his shattered home but hoping to speed the recovery in another way, with jobs. >> there is a need for jobs in joplin because of the storm and we want to fill that gap. >> reporter: hinman's employer is one of the handful doing rural outsourcing convincing companies thinking about shipping tech jobs overseas to instead bring them to rural america where labor costs are relatively low. the company just expanded to joplin after starting a mini tech boom in tiny macon, missouri. >>

kir sus-- circus are helping clear heavy debris from a tornado which means when it comes to helping joplin missouri residents actual elephants are more useful to them than the gop. that's-- (cheers and applause) >> jon: what? what, what, what is cantor thinking? harry smith sat down with him at the face the nations children's table to find out. >> it is like this, if when a family is struck with tragedy like the family of joplin, you know, they have, let's say if they had $10,000 set aside to do something else with, to buy a new car to do something else, and then they were struck with a sick member of the family or something, and needed to take that money to apply it to that, that's what they would do. because families don't have unlimited money. and really, neither does the federal government. >> jon: actually, you know what, that is the sound bite, good common sense until you think about it for two seconds. and then it just seems like bull [bleep] massacre aiding as common sense. but all right, i'll allow it. let's think about our country as a family. it's just like a family. so here's o

i don't see it's going to smaller audience joplin missouri residents are receiving help from elephants to clean up tornado damage more than a week after deadly twisters leveled the city and i'm not talking about republican elephants. i'm talking about actual elephants that's because republicans and that are helping those in need nickel and dime in those in need saying we need to cut money for grandma or the environment before we can help turn into victims so while leaving joplin high and dry the republicans rather spend money we don't have on tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires or corporate welfare for people well polluters to taxpayer subsidies it's actually not what that's actually not what eric cantor said and i think that's who you're referring to earlier said said that we would love to give money to the republican house that we would love to give money to the people in joplin but we need to get money from elsewhere that third there is a finite amount of money and you don't have an infinite amount of money this is finally. some place where also the money coming from it's com

i don't want to see it go to somalia in joplin missouri residents are receiving help from elephants to clean up tornado damage more than a week after deadly twisters leveled the city and i'm not talking about republican it's. i'm talking about actual elephants that's because republicans instead of helping those in need are nickel and dime in those in need saying we need to cut money for grandma or the environment before we can help turn it over to us so while leaving joplin high and dry well republicans rather spend money we don't have on tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires or corporate welfare for big oil polluters to taxpayer subsidies that's actually not what that's actually not what eric cantor said and i think that's who you're referring to areas are said that you would love to give money to the republican house that we would love to give money to the people in joplin but we need to get money from elsewhere bad there's a finite amount of money and you don't have an infinite amount of money this is finally. really someplace we're also the money coming from and it's coming we

they took ak shuck after the deadly tornado in joplin packing up supplies and driving through the night to get there to help in the rescue effort. josh and jill dugger talk about their experience in this "impact your world." >> i'm jill dugger. >> and i'm josh dugger. >> we can make a difference with search and rescue. >> and tornado relief in joplin, missouri. we were here in arkansas where we live. >> thoughts started coming. what can we do to help? >> basically we packed everything up and got water bottles, gatorade -- i've been around emergency situations in working as a volunteer firefighter. given that jill, jana are active duty firefighters, they were able to plug right in. join the movement. >> impact your world. >> go to cnn.com/impact. >> there are many ways to impact your world. if you want to help people in the recent tornado outbreaks, and it seems everybody does, go to cnn.com/impact. there is a list of organizations there that will accept your donations. >>> many businesses are looking to expand. so where are they looking to? according to a recent pricewaterhousecoopers s

we had one go through tuscaloosa, we had one go through joplin. and when a tornado goes right through a city, it can destroy thousands and thousands of structures, and, as we see, 100 people or even more can die. >> reporter: while science is working hard to make earlier warnings possible, not much will be accomplished if people ignore them. another goal is to reduce the error rate because today nearly another goal is to reduce the error rate for tornado warnings, which now stands at 70%. research shows that people tend to ignore warnings if they know most of them turn out to be false. >> lehrer: the total number dead today confirmed at 134. >> ifill: next, a look at the political phenomenon that is sarah palin. officially, there are now four declared candidates seeking the republican nomination in 2012: a former minnesota governor; a former house speaker; the former c.e.o. of a pizza franchise; and a current texas congressman. and tomorrow, another former governor, mitt romney, will make it five when he formally kicks off his own campaign in new

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. >>> the tornado that struck joplin, missouri is expected to cost insurance companies as much as $7 billion. more than 500 people have been killed in tornadoes including at least 130 in joplin. >>> coming up at 4:41, metro may soon be looking to hire a few dozen employees. >>> the latest high tech advancement from apple is unveiled amid a wave of fans in san francisco. >> stay with us. . >>> 4:41 on this tuesday morning. we're look hot today. not too humid yet. by lunchtime, in the lower 80s. 5:00 p.m., 88 degrees. real heat and humidity tomorrow and thursday. that's coming up in a few. right now, angie, how are the roads looking? >> we're in the clearing stages as we take a look at the inner loop in virginia. past route 7, they're going to be clearing the cones in probably the next 20 minutes or so. i'll have the latest on the car fire in laurel. that's coming up at 4:48. back to you. >>> it is 4:41 and time for the first your money report of the morning. >> good morning to jessica doyle. good morning, jess. >> good morning to both of you. for wall street waiting on the outcome of

meanwhile, relief efforts continue in joplin, missouri, after one of the worst tornados in recent history. officials have now accounted for all the missing. at least 138 people were killed. at a memorial service last sunday, president obama promised that the country would not forget about the disaster and would help joplin rebuild. several churches also held prayer services for the victims. >>> organ transplants used to come mostly from deceased dons, b in the case of kidney transplants, medical advances have opened the door for many more transplants from living donors. experts say it is an ethical good to become an organ donor, but just how far should society go in promoting organ donation? it's early morning at washington hospital center and time for a quick prayer before flavia walton heads into surgery. >> please help my mother get through. please help the surgeons and guide their hands, lord. >> for eight years, her husband, bill, has had severe kidney disease, and flavia is donating a kidney. but her kidney isn't going to bill. they weren't compatible enough, at least when it came t

hundreds of dogs and cast displaced by joplin tornado are waking up in new homes. a massive adopt a thon. >> many were matched with the perfect pets. many of those pets are being called joplin. >>> in new zealand, a wayward penguin known as happy feet is recovering from a third life-saving surgery this morning. >> s sgeons said that the penguin had a clogged digestive system after eating sand. which he mistook for snow. we hope that he's all right, eventually. >>> up next -- the stories we'll be following later today, including a possible arrest warrant for libya's moammar gadhafi. >>> attention earthlings, we're in for something of a close call day. ♪ ♪ -wee! -woo hoo. [ kids ] pop-tarts, please! [ laughter ] ♪ [ female announcer ] when you give your kids frosted strawberry pop-tarts baked with real fruit, they'll rise and you'll shine. pop-tarts. made for fun. whose long day starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylenol arthritis and maybe up to six in a day... or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. happy chopping. but sometimes i

that happened in joplin, missouri. city didn't identified latest found but leaders say they plan to host a town hall meeting about removing the debris. the may 22nd twister demolished about 1/3 of the town. >>> look at your screen. this is incredible video we got overnight. it's a 3d image. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration released this three dimensional image from joplin, missouri, a tornado. the move shows a vertical picture of the radar sweep from the weather event that happened and it's impressive when you see this. lynette what do you think? >> reporter: i think -- >> i think it's pretty cool. >>> it's 6:05. electronic health recording are used more frequently and -- recordings are being used more frequently and today anthonybrown will show us how they work. he is going to be the the charles -- be at the charles town retirement facility. doctors and health leaders from all around maryland will be on hand to talk about how effective electronic health record have become. >>> 20,000 people sound li

john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >>> and in joplin, missouri, an amazing tale of survival. a dachshund buried in the remains of an apartment building for 11 days. that dog right there survived the tornado that destroyed much of the city. the dog after an exam by a veterinarian proved to be in remarkably good shape considering its ordeal. the woman who found him was delighted. >> that's amazing that it could make it that many days without any food or water or, you know, anybody to take care of him. >> now the humane society will try to reunite the dog with its owners. >>> this morning on "the early show" republican presidential candidate, mitt romney. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." [ female announcer ] in and out. out and in. now you can apply sunblock to your kids' wet skin. new neutrogena® wet skin kids with helioplex. the first sunblock designed to be applied directly to wet skin. ordinary sunblock drips and whitens. neutrogena® wet skin kids instantly cuts through water. forms a broad spectrum protective barrier. with wet skin kids, your kids have f

. >>> stay with us as the cleanup continues in joplin, missouri. we are getting a different perspective of what the twisters looked like. >> you will want to look at this because the tornado, look at that. that's a tease of what's to come a3d perspective of how it could change the way we see tornadoes in the future. >>> plus, a 200 pound black bear has been brought down from a tree. how long did it take animal control to get him down. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. we will leave you with a live picture of the capitol in dc. it's 4:36 on june 6th. we will be right back. >>> now "good morning maryland" at 4:30. >>> 4:48 on -- 4:38. the death toll from the tornado in joplin is going up. >> three more people passed away from their injuries. city didn't identified victims saying they plan to host a town hall meeting to give details on removing the debris from the tornadoch the may 22nd trist -- tornado. the may 22nd twister demolished a third of the town. >>> this is a 3d image. the national oceanic and admoss fearic as

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. >>> the death toll in joplin, missouri remains 142. and take a look at these incredible scenes from joplin. circus elephants were brought in to help move cars and other heavy debris. anderson, the circus was in town basically on that sunday when that killer tornado struck. and they've decided to help out in that way. >> wow. it's going to be a long road for the people of joplin. [ waves crashing ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] and just like that, it's here. a new chance for all of us: people, companies, communities to face the challenges yesterday left behind and the ones tomorrow will bring. prudential. bring your challenges. we could've gone a more traditional route... ... but it wouldn't have been nearly as memorable. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with the most advanced engine in its class, 50 horsepower, dual overhead cams and fierce acceleration, the gator xuv 825i will shatter your expectations. ♪ our best deals of the season are happening now. learn more at johndeere.com/greentagevent. >>> tonight, "crime and punishment." high drama

. >>> the new threat, joplin facing a second deadly wave of mysterious illness now taking rise. >>> and writing's on wall. >> the school leader called before the school board after eliminating something taught for decades. will your grandchildren be able to read a simple john hancock? >>> good evening, and we begin this saturday with breaking news here. the scandal involving congressman anthony weiner has reached a tipping point tonight. three top democratic officials including house democratic leader nancy pelosi are now calling that weiner resign. one calling it a, quote, sordid affair that's becoming an unaccept only distraction. it follows new revelations that he'd been sending messages to a 17-year-old girl on twitter. but will he quit. tonight, congress simply says he wants a short leave from congress as he seeks treatment. we're with david kerley. >> reporter: he was adamant. he's determined to keep his job. >> i've made some serious mistakes. i have to redeem myself. and i'm going to try to get back to work. but these were personal failings, so i'm trying not to let them get in

in joplin, tonight, the list of people missing in that devastating tornado is down to zero. officials there today said all the people who had been previously been named unaccounted for, or missing have been located or confirmed dead and their families have been notified so the official number stands at 134. >>> to other stories in the news tonight, two have to do with new procedures, rules, and regulations. we're starting with a story out of northern california where rescue crews said they were just following orders when they stood on the shore as a man drowned before their eyes. nbc tom yoms yamas is in alameda for us. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. just about two days ago, on memorial day, about 50 beachgoers apparently saw a man commit suicide by drowning himself. if that wasn't graphic enough, what happened on the beach was astounding. first responders watched himself for an hour drown himself in the san san francisco bay. they couldn't help him, save him, even get in the water. the reason, a cost-cutting policy that prevented them from any type of water

we are getting a look at the massive tornado that hit joplin missouri. this is a 3d view being released from noa. one-third of the town was destroyed. this was an f5 tornado with wins over 200 mi. per hour. three more people have died from injuries sustained from the massive turn it. the death toll in joplin outlines at 140. >> a southwest jet had to make an emergency landing after a warning light came on. this happened in el paso texas, the jet was on its way from orlando to phoenix. it landed safely and turns out there was no fire or smoke and none of the 131 passengers on board or heard. a south side chicago expressway was shut down after a tour bus collided with a vehicle. 20 people went to a hospital. this craft of place in the northbound lanes of the dan ryan expressway. two vehicles collided in front of the bus. the bus hit one of the vehicles and landed in the median. all of the lanes were closed during the investigation. none of the injuries are considered life- threatening. in a developing story in the bay area, police are trying to unravel a m

. >> it just kind of reminded me of joplin, really. i've never seen anything like it. >> reporter: utility crews are now scrambling to restore power to tens of thousands, while authorities work to fully assess the damage. the governor will tour the state by helicopter later today, and, terrell, then he'll have a much better idea of the full extent of the damage. >> manny, this area certainly isn't used to a tornado. how much warning did residents get before it hit? >> well, there were tornado warnings out earlier in the afternoon for the area. but that assumes people are watching tv or listening to the radio or they know about it. but, of course, obviously if a tornado is coming to your neighborhood like this, you have very little warning, if any at all. >> manuel gallegus in springfield, massachusetts. manny, thank you so much. >>> tornadoes in massachusetts, as manuel just mentioned, aren't as unusual as you might imagine. since 1950 the state has averaged about two tornadoes a year. but these are the first in three years. the last d