LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Part of the tornado-damaged downtown area of Fort Worth, Texas, remains off-limits to the public this morning, and officials from Washington are expected there to assess the need for federal aid. The death toll from Tuesday's twin twisters now stands at four. One person is still missing. CNN's national correspondent Tony Clark is in Fort Worth. We go to him now live. Tony, good morning.</s>TONY CLARK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Leon. As you say, members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency expected here in Texas today to begin assessing the damage and determine what type of federal aid is needed. Here in Arlington, Texas, you can see, if you look behind me, some of the businesses that were damaged and destroyed by the tornado. Some 33 businesses in this community, a neighboring community to Fort Worth, were affected by the tornado and you can see the roof's blown off and the windows out, damage inside. And then just next to that is one of the neighborhoods that was destroyed by the tornado, as the tornado ripped through this area. You can see the walls collapsed, the roofs are gone. There are some 93 homes in the Arlington area that were destroyed by the tornado, another 1,000 homes had light to moderate damage. The tornado through this area is believed to have been on the ground for about two miles, several blocks in width. There were, fortunately, only 12 people who were injured, and those were simply minor injuries. Eighty-two people apparently left homeless by the tornado in this area. Downtown Fort Worth remains closed today, the central core of downtown Fort Worth, because of the danger of glass falling from buildings. The estimate of the damage there is $157 million. Eight commercial buildings destroyed, 52 businesses and high-rises damaged by the tornado. It is expected that the core of downtown Fort Worth may be closed because of the danger through the weekend. Tony Clark, CNN, Arlington Texas. Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNmoney.com The Web
Tornado-Damaged Downtown Fort Worth Still Off Limits