CBS Evening News - 2011-05-28
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[0:01] Tonight, the confirmed death toll rises
[0:03] again in Joplin, Missouri, officially
[0:05] making this the deadliest year for
[0:07] tornadoes on record. I'm Russ Mitchell.
[0:10] Also tonight, hitting the road. More
[0:12] Americans are traveling this Memorial
[0:13] Day weekend than last. But high gas
[0:16] prices are keeping them closer to home.
[0:18] Special families, the widows and orphans
[0:21] of special forces units, who rarely are
[0:23] told how their loved ones died in battle
[0:25] are now receiving the help they need.
[0:28] and Indie Centennial. A view from the
[0:30] Speedway as the Indianapolis 500 turns
[0:34] 100.
[0:39] >> This is the CBS Evening News with Russ
[0:43] Mitchell.
[0:44] >> And good evening. As we approach the
[0:46] oneweek mark of the Joplin, Missouri
[0:48] tornado, the death toll there continues
[0:50] to rise. The latest count, 139 dead.
[0:54] Nationwide, 520 people have died in
[0:56] tornadoes in 2011, making this the
[0:59] deadliest year for tornadoes since 1950,
[1:02] the first year precise records were
[1:03] kept. In Joplin today, the search for
[1:06] survivors continued, and there were even
[1:08] a few smiles. Ben Tracy is in Joplin
[1:10] tonight with the very latest. Ben, good
[1:12] evening.
[1:14] >> Good evening, Russ. You know, it's been
[1:15] six days since the tornado hit here, and
[1:17] so much of this city still looks like
[1:19] this. But if you're looking for a sign
[1:20] of hope, check this out. Today they
[1:23] actually put the roof on what is one of
[1:24] the very first buildings rebuilt here in
[1:27] Joplin.
[1:29] These are the sounds
[1:32] of resilience.
[1:35] Just 3 days after the tornado, Darren
[1:37] Collins decided it was time to get
[1:39] moving.
[1:39] >> We're trying to do wh