On the recordMay 22, 2011
The place this tornado hit, you know, it knocked out a hospital, Wal-Mart, Lowe's, high schools. It's total devastation.
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transcripts.cnn.comJay Nixon: “The place this tornado hit, you know, it knocked out a hospital, Wal-Mart, Lowe's, high schools. It's total devastation.”
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Governor Jay Nixon describes the extensive damage caused by the tornado in Joplin.
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