for a great job and happy memorial day weekend the rest of it. >> you have a great one, too. >> you bet. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com you're in the "cnn newsroom," i'm joe johns in for don lemon. president obama promises to keep his word when he told the people of oklahoma today we've got your back. the president spent much of the afternoon looking at tornado wreckage in moore, oklahoma, that's where 24 people died and about 12,000 homes were damaged or demolished nearly a week ago. he urged all americans not just in the storm zone, to do whatever they can to help. >> we know moore is going to come back stronger from this tragedy. your mayor said that you're already printing new street signs and i want folks affected

throughout oklahoma to know that we're going to be with you every step of the way. >> but the day is not over, in this church about an hour from now people all over that devastated area will pause and gather together and honor those killed and hurt by the tornado. our george howell is there right now in moore, oklahoma. george, what else did the president say to the people of that town? >> joe, the most significant part, the part that people are talking about here, where the president said we've got your back. it's really important because we did hear throughout the week there was concern, even some skepticism about the federal dollars. right now the media attention is here. the federal dollars from fema are flowing but what happens a week later, a month later, a year from now, is that disaster money still there when these people here, when they start moving all this debris out of the way, which will take some time and then they start that

process on these foundations of rebuilding these homes and they decide if they can even rebuild, will the federal money be there. the president saying it absolutely will. he spent time today he went to the school that was so hard hit. he also talked to first responders, those people who went door to door looking for survivors. take a listen to what one first responder said after meeting the president of the united states. >> what was going through my mind was that he was so personal. it wasn't like what i expected. i expected a script, don't ask him this, do ask him this. none of that, it was just straight ahead. no different than me meeting you, you know. just how are you doing? did you get everything you needed? what can we do to help, blah, blah, blah. so he's a very personal, down-to-earth experience way different than what i was experiencing. >> reporter: joe that's really the theme out here the president saying that he's got your back, he's got the back of people here who are struggling to rebuild,

to get their lives back on track and people are definitely thankful that he came here happy to hear that he is supportive of this recovery effort. >> and is there a sense in talking to people there that they do believe that help is on the way, the federal government is going to sort of do everything it can as soon as it can to help? >> well, do you get the sense from people who have had interactions with fema and also from people who are working with the various officials here in moore that things are happening in good order, and that's what we're seeing right now but joe, the concern that i mentioned earlier, what happens months from now? what happens a year from now? but the president in his address he mentioned other examples. he mentioned joplin. he mentioned tuscaloosa as examples of where the government stepped in and continued, sustained its help. he said that will be the same for moore, oklahoma and don't forget what happened in shawnee, oklahoma, a few miles to the

east of us where the ef4 tornado ripped through that community the day before the ef5 tornado hit moore. the president making the point that everyone affected will get the help of the federal government. >> that is so true, george, when all the cameras go away and people are dealing with the trouble here day-to-day, that's when it really gets hard. thanks so much for that report. some good news now, where they need it, in san antonio, texas area. the rain has stopped and officials expect river levels to quickly return to something close to normal, at least two people died yesterday when flash floods swept through, cutting off road travel and knocking out power to about 12,000 homes. rescuers are still searching for a 17-year-old boy who was swept away by the rushing floodwater. while people in san antonio wait anxiously for floodwaters to recede, storm survivors in oklahoma are just now beginning to rebuild their lives. veterans of another big storm have advice for both groups.

victims of hurricane sandy told cnn about how they're trying to take back what sandy took from them and how seven months later that fight still goes on today. seven months after superstorm sandy tore through long beach, long island, fran adelson is about to rebuild her home. four feet of water caused so much damage that she decided, like many of our neighbors, to raise the house on a concrete platform. what caused the delay a protracted battle with her insurance carrier. >> seven months later this is what's going on, not just for me but everybody else. it's been nothing but frustration. nobody ever expected it would take this long, nobody ever expected. you figure okay a couple of months but then time goes on and time goes on and you're just, you know, the money is coming too late. it's coming too late for a lot of people. >> reporter: superstorm sandy didn't claim any lives here in long beach, but it affected nearly every one of the 35,000

residents. quarter of the population is still displaced, and businesses are still shuddered, as memorial day marks the beginning of the summer tourist season. the city has been famous for its boardwalk and its surfing. the iconic boardwalk is being rebuilt and the waves are still breaking, but luke hamlet, who has run the long beach surf shot for 32 years says the town still feels empty. >> there's still a little weird feeling going on in town. people are rebuilding still. people are waiting for insurance money, for sba money. >> reporter: in hamlet's case insurance didn't cover his losses from flooding and the government programs didn't do much to help him reopen his doors. what mattered in the end was his own sweat equity. >> we spent five months demoing everything down to the brick, down to the original ceilings, down to the floors, and then we just put it back together, just

my family and kids that work with me. along beach street the doughnut is back in business, swing belly's barbecue reopened this week. for fran adelson the lessons of sandy is that communities whether on long island or oklahoma shouldn't lose faith in their struggle to rebuild. >> i would say fight for every dime, every single dime from the insurance companies. do not stop. be tenacious. i don't care if you need to have it become your secon full time job. do it. go for it. you deserve it. you've been paying insurance all along. do not stop until you get what you deserve, until you're able to rebuild and get back in your home. >> reporter: the people of long beach say their greatest asset in rebuilding came not from the federal government or the insurance industry but their own tight-knit community. in new jersey alone, storm damage from sandy has been estimated at more than $36 billion, with what 365,000 homes

destroyed. a gop veteran's strong words about his party. is he right that it needs to retool? we're going to discuss that coming up next. and a little girl who needs new lungs is fighting for her life, but age might hurt her chances.

the family of british soldier hacked to death by terrorists in london visited the crime scene today, the sidewalk where lee rigby was killed on

wednesday is now covered with flowers, balloons and notes of condolences. the visits by loved ones happened on the same day as london police arrested a sixth person in connection with the attack, a 22-year-old man. one of the suspects was recorded saying the attack was retaliation for muslims killed overseas. it turns out that suspect had been arrested in kenya three years ago for allegedly trying to cross illegally over into somalia. let's turn to politics at home. long time republican senator and former presidential candidate bob dole has some tough love for his own party and don't laugh but a disgraced former congressman is plotting a comeback. we bring in espn senior writer l.z. granderson in grand rapids, michigan and in new york, conservative analyst e.d. hill. let's talk about bob dole first, a world war ii veteran, almost 90 years old on fox news sunday this morning said his party

needs some work, i think they ought to put a sign on the national committee doors that says closed for repairs until new year's day next year. spend that time going over ideas and positive agendas. e.d., he even said he's not sure he or ronald reagan would fit in with today's republican party. is he right? do you think republicans need to retool what they really stand for right now? >> i think that ronald reagan certainly does fit into today's party. what i do think is difficult is selling that moderate message, and i think that's difficult for a number of reasons, not just because of the party, but because of the way the media is, quite frankly these days. it's difficult. i do think that bob dole, it's a bit hypocritical. you complain about the party but yet when you could have changed things you didn't and one of my big peeves with the party is that there seems to have been this hierarchy where every year they go through, okay, this is the guy who has been waiting the longest, give it to him. mitt romney simply kept plugging away until he couldn't go past

him any further but i think they have an issue with finding the right candidate and figuring out how to back them early. >> l.z., bob dole's criticism is bipartisan. he says president obama hasn't communicated well with democrats or republicans and hasn't done much to end the washington gridlock and congressional democrats say the president could do a better job reaching out to the hill. what do you think the white house needs to do if anything? >> first of all i think what bob dole said in terms of that sign, closed for repairs, whatever, could be hung over the city of washington, d.c., because neither party nor the administration seems to be working extremely well. part of the reason why democrats are having such a difficult time they seem to be preoccupied withvillifying the republican party, and i don't think you really need to do that too much because the republican party does a pretty good job ofvillifying itself. there's not enough being done for the goals on the obama

administration's agenda. why are you doing the things you are doing. i don't think the communication has been very well with that and because of that the criticism is allowed to be there and no one, neither party is really able to focus in on achieving policy that's going to affect the american people. we're too busy pointing fingers at each other. >> i agree with you. it's on both sides here. of common sense left in america to sit much outside of washington wondering why can't they all get their act together. they're so focused on the way they look and the way their party is presented they forget about the problems they're supposed to be fixing. >> let's talk about anthony weiner. i know great segue. >> excuse me, sorry, straight face. >> you wanted to. >> right around this weekend we learned about the explicit photos of himself sent to women, not his wife, resigned from

congress, huge uproar, this week his comeback started, he's going to run for mayor of the city of new york and polls have suggested he's ahead of all but one other democrat. e.d. i'll tlo this to you first, why is he looking? >> i've never been a big believer in moat polls and i can tell you they're flat out crazy. there's no way you can tell me or anybody else that will be the best person new york city can find to run their city especially after he comes out and says, uhm, there could be more women who decide to come forward with photos. if there could be why don't you get it out there and over it because you don't want a mayor in office with something like this leaking every single week. get it over with. >> now you know there is forgiveness in politics, right, look at mark sanford who went from disgrace in south carolina, now back in congress, is anthony weiner sort of on the same track here or do you think it's a different situation, lz? >> well, you know, when it comes

to local politics and while it's new york city and everyone talks about it nationally if not globally. it's still local politics and doesn't matter what any of us have to say about it. it's about the people in new york city, how do they feel about him. prior to the scandal he was talked about in circles as a viable candidate so you're asking yourself are the people of new york city going to dismiss this man when you consider him to be a credible candidate based upon this personal scandal. when you look at all the other credentials he brings to the table, the love of the city, the policies you want to implement, ask yourself do the people of new york city really care that much about the scandal versus the things they agree with and it's not just about mark sanford. there have been other cities that have brought back guys like the mayor of washington, d.c., was on video smoking crack and he was reelected. so if you can get him back in office, i don't think that's a problem. >> listen, i sat in the cnn studios -- >> make it quick.

>> -- with anthony weiner before this broke. he's a nice guy and good ideas but clearly makes bad choices. if he's got good ideas great, be a mentor to somebody else. >> rudy giuliani, no problem. >> lz, e.d., thanks, great discussion, happy memorial day. more than 30,000 people were directly affected by the tornadoes in oklahoma, people who lost a little or lost a lot. that's more than 30,000 personal stories of unbelievable terror. we talk to the guy who shot this amazing video at the time he didn't know yet if his wife and kids were safe. you'll hear from him in just a minute. this next, francesco clark.

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going to take a live look now at moore, oklahoma, and first baptist church, where people from the area are getting ready to gather and remember the 24 people killed when that enormous tornado struck a few days ago, a memorial service begins there in just about a half an hour. i've got one family's story now, one out of thousands of oklahoma families, who saw that tornado coming and braced for it the best way they could. they're still shaken up but they're alive. [ siren ]. >> we heard the sirens. >> jeff was at work when his phone rang. it was his wife. >> tiffany called me and said there was a tornado on the ground going through moore. i said i'm out of here, i'll go and see what i need to do. >> i had told him morgan, our daughter, was going to be in the storm shelter next door at our neighbor's house so i felt confident that she was going to be safe. >> reporter: but their son, cole, was at school. >> i just knew that the path of

this storm was just headed straight for there. >> reporter: so was jeff lechus. along the way he pulled over to call tiffany. he thought the tornado was gone. >> i said jeff, you're wrong. it's not even there. i'm watching it on tv. it's right on top of you. >> just about then i looked up and i saw the tornado. i was like, i didn't even think to say anything, i gotta go, bye. i hung up. >> he didn't leave immediately. first he shot this dramatic video. >> just a lot of wind. it's almost like you stick your head out of a vehicle driving down the highway and it was just, it was crazy. >> soon jeff arrived at his son's school. >> the school looked fine from the front side. i didn't see anything. i ran to the back because that's normally where the kids are and where everything goes on at the school. as i ran back there, i noticed the gym had collapsed. >> everyone at the school

survived. jeff found his son, cole, and they headed home. >> got on i-35 and that was the first time i drove through the damage where it crossed i-35 and i was like, you can look at the medical center on one side and the other houses on the side of i-35 and it was like wow. >> everything turned out great for me, turned out fine, but i can't get out of my head what i had gone through when i, in those moments when i thought i had lost them and i, i don't know how to get through that just yet. that's going to take a little while, but we're here, and we're all good. >> at the top of the hour, be sure to stay tuned for an anderson cooper special report, an up close look at the storm chasers who risked their lives alerting others about big storms "storm hunters in the past of disaster" tonight at 7:00 eastern only on cnn. when tornadoes strike there's no doubt that storm shelters save lives but they

aren't cheap. here's tom foreman with this week's "american journey." >> reporter: in the wake of the oklahoma twisters, some have been raising their voices high insisting this storm ought to spur a movement for more people to put in storm shelters, from wichita, kansas, pba architects sells an assortment of models many of which look like normal rooms and there cory schultz sees his work as more than a business, it's a mission. >> after the fact it's too late. this has to be something that you plan for, that you get in, that you get in place and then you use it and you use it correctly, and then i think it can save lives across the country. >> auntie em! >> reporter: storm shelters have been around for generations, famously feateurs in "the wizard of oz" but modern shelters are a different matter. many companies offer steel and concrete structures for above and below ground, posting an

array of extra security measures and strengths. >> each one of the anchor bolts has a 10,000 pound sheer strength so by putting one every foot around here it can more than withstand any storm. >> the challenge has always been economics, even simple storm shelters can cost several thousand dollars and as bad as these storms can be, even in the most tornado-prone areas, odds are most homes will never be hit. >> it's about the money and the statistics, an ef5 tornado is very rare, 1% to 2% of the tornadoes. they don't happen very often. >> reporter: still proponents look at the plaza towers elementary school in oklahoma, the decimated houses and they stand firm. >> nobody can talk to me and talk me out of the shelters being worth it because i know they are. we're saving lives. >> reporter: tom foreman, cnn. ♪

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central arkansas has been rattled by three dozen earthquakes over the past week and scientists are trying to figure out what's causing them. they could be caused by a fault running through the area but it's also possible they've been triggered by natural gas exploration nearby that's using hydraulic fracturing known as

fracking. similar quakes near guy, arkansas, ended a couple years ago after injection wells in the area were banned. this is first baptist church in moore, oklahoma, that's the town nearly flattened by that powerful tornado. people in the area are now gathering for a memorial service to honor the 24 people killed in this storm. ten of those fatalities were kids. president obama was there earlier today. >> i'm speaking on behalf of the entire country, everywhere, fellow americans are praying with you, they're thinking about you and they want to help, and so i'm just a messenger here today letting everybody here know that you are not alone, that you've got folks behind you. >> the president urged all americans not just from the tornado zone, to donate and support disaster relief groups. it's about as close as you

can get to an ef5 tornado. those were the chilling sounds of children riding out monday's deadly tornado from inside briarwood elementary school. everyone there survived but nearby plaza towers elementary wasn't as lucky. seven students died, and the question tonight is whether more could have been done to prevent this from happening. maybe not. >> it's about the money and the statistics. an ef5 tornado is very rare, it's 1% to 2% of the tornadoes. they don't happen very often. we're probably the only city in the world that's actually been hit twice so you know, it's the same reason they don't have safe rooms for earthquakes. they don't work all the time. >> there is no state law in oklahoma requiring schools to have tornado shelters, despite the increased risk there. joining me now are storm chaser jason mclaughlin and david k.

johnston, author and columnist. jason, you've been chasing tornadoes for 13 years and many of those tornadoes actually hit schools. do you think requiring safe rooms could make a difference? >> i do, absolutely. i think it's just a numbers game. so far we've been lucky with the few number of schools that have been hit and it's really a matter of time. we have 1,200 tornadoes a year. we keep playing with fire and sooner or later it will bite us. >> listen to a mother whose son kyle was killed in the moore tornado. >> i know the schools did what they thought they could do, but with us living in oklahoma, tornado shelters should be in every school. it should be, you know, there should be a place that if this ever happened again during school that kids can get to a safe place, that we don't have to sit there and go through rubble and rubble and rubble and

may not ever find what we're looking for. >> david, you and a lot of other people say it's way too expensive but on a personal level how do you explain that to that mother? >> you can't and it doesn't mean we can't do anything. alabama has led the way requiring some changes in school design like instead of hallways that become wind tunnels putting doglegs at each end. in joplin, missouri, the federal built a shelter for 3,000 people. there isn't enough time in a low density area to get 3,000 people into a shelter, so we should be spending money in the most thoughtful way and building stronger schools and schools that have shelters would be a good step, but doing it on a mass basis would cost depending on how you do the numbers $50 million to $60 million per life saved. >> jason, you are not just a storm chaser, you're also a teacher. so you know how tight funding is

for education already. who is going to pay for these safe rooms? >> that's really one of those things where if you calculate the dollar amount that's being used and figure it in over 20, 30 years you're not talking more than $20 to $30 per household. we're talking about specifically for the schools. regardless of how you say it no matter what do you to help make your school better built there will be short corners taken it's not going to meet fema's standards designed to hold up to ef5 tornadoes. the taxpayers, we owe it to them as part of education to make sure our students have a good place to go, a safe place to go especially as you hear some stories, there were stories of parents that were not allowed to pick up their students during the tornado because they were on lockdown and some of those parents had storm shelters. so we're providing a disservice to those parents saying we can't, you can't take your child to your storm shelter, they have

to stay here, where we have nothing to provide safety for them. >> david, you say that your research suggests tornado shelters would cost every home something like $20 million per life saved which is a shocking number, but -- >> would cost society that much money, not necessarily each homeowner. >> i understand that, i'm talking across the board here, but the question is, the fixes that you are recommending, are they actually the types of things that it would cost substantially less? >> well it appears if you look at what alabama has been doing, they've come up with a solution that will work for most hurricanes, i'm sorry, most wind storms, tornadoes. certainly at schools and hospitals we should have a different attitude than we do about other facilities because there are children in them and we shouldn't be building in hurricane zone buildings that we know will come apart in less than an ef5 hurricane or an ef5 tornado. we should be building stronger

schools and design of new schools can be a significant factor in how we do that. i don't understand why the states haven't done it. remember what senator coburn says for his state to get any relief and help because of the tornado, other people in the country will have to get less in government services. if government isn't here to provide services in disasters and help protect us against them, what's it for? >> thanks to you both, great discussion. we'll be right bang.

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this weekend is the unofficial start of summer, and we're nearing the end of the supreme court term. in the coming week the justices are expected to announce decisions on 30 cases including two cases dealing with same-sex marriage. cnn's athena jones has a preview of the high profile rulings ahead. >> reporter: from now until the

end of june, the supreme court is expected to rule on big issues, affirmative action, and same-sex marriage. >> it's almost unimaginable the number of things the supreme court is going to decide that affect all americans in the next month. >> reporter: first up could be whether public schools can consider race when admitting students. abigail fisher sued the university of texas arguing she was rejected because she's white. >> i hope the court rules that a student's race and ethnicity should not be considered when applying to the university of texas. >> reporter: the school says race is one of many factors it uses to achieve diversity on campus. court watchers say anthony kennedy could side with conservative justices to overturn or limit a major supreme court decision from ten years ago that allowed affirmative action. the justices are also dealing with another hot button issue, same-sex marriage. >> marriage is between one man and one woman. you don't want to accept it.

>> reporter: considering whether california's proposition eight ban is official and a second, if the government can deny same-sex couples the benefits of heterosexual ones. edith windsor had to pay higher estate taxes after her wife died than someone in a heterosexual marriage would have. >> it's like in the defense of marriage act case the supreme court will invalidate the federal law that says we won't recognize state same-sex marriages but in the proposition eight case the justices seem likely to require under the constitution every state to recognize same-sex marriage. the ruling may not be a huge gay rights victory at all but i doubt it will be a significant loss all. >> reporter: another that led angelina jolie to undergo a double mastectomy, the court is considering whether human genes,

so-called products of nature, can be patented. athena jones, cnn, washington. a little girl named sarah is fighting for her life and her parents are fighting for what's fair. sarah needs new lungs. we'll tell you why her age is delaying the process, next. [ chainsaw buzzing ] humans. sometimes, life trips us up. sometimes, we trip ourselves up. and although the mistakes may seem to just keep coming at you, so do the solutions.

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there's a little girl in philadelphia who needs a lung transplant in order to live. sarah murnaghan is 10 years old and the cruel reality is if she

were only two years older she'd have a better chance of finding new lungs. sarah told cnn's zain asher that's simply not fair. ♪ twinkle, twinkle >> reporter: 10-year-old sarah murnaghan wants to be a singer. ♪ how i wonder what you are >> reporter: her mother says if she gets a new pair of lungs in the next few weeks her dreams could one day be a reality. >> i'm not going to tell her she's 9 because she's 10. >> reporter: sarah was born with cystic fibrosis, an illness that's damaged her lungs beyond repair. >> i used to go to school before i got on oxygen. got to go to school and at least try and act like all the normal children. >> we knew at some point she would need new lungs.

we had hoped it would be much, much further down the road, but over the years her disease has progressed. >> reporter: if sarah was 12 years old, she'd have a higher chance of receiving adult lungs, but since she's 10, she primarily has access to children's lungs, which are in shorter supply. >> that's insane. it shouldn't be about their age. if she's the sickest person, she should qualify. >> reporter: under the rules, the only way sarah could receive an adult lung is if the other patients in her region who are aged 12 and older turned it down first. >> it tugs at my heart. it's not a perfect system. there is no perfect system. it's the best we can do right now. >> reporter: dr. stuart sweet is a board member at the united network for organize sharing. he helped write the pediatric transplant rules. >> if i change the system to give sarah on advantage there's another patient very likely an adolescent who then gets a disadvantage and i'm not in a position and i don't think the

system should be in a position to do that on a case by case basis. we built a system and we try to be as fair to everyone as possible. >> reporter: with the clock ticking on sarah's life. >> but it's so hard to get pediatric lungs. >> reporter: her mother is still working on a solution. her options though are limited. >> maybe it's too late for sarah, i don't know, but it's not, it's not right. i'm going to fight for the next person's kid. >> reporter: sarah still has hope. >> i'm not going for easy. i'm just going for possible. >> reporter: the possibility of living, of maybe one day realizing her dreams. >> we can do it. ♪ you can do it if you try it, oh, oh, oh ♪ >> reporter: zain asher, cnn, philadelphia. >> sarah's parents are urging transplant officials to change the policy which they say limits young children's access to adult donor lungs. they've set up a position at

change.org/savesarah. the more signatures the better but decision-makers are already aware of the interest to change this organ donor policy. sarah's mom set up a facebook page devoted to her daughter's fight for survival, facebook.com/janet.murnaghan. you can find more information at www.unos.org for more about the trabz plant rules. giving back to the community that cheers him on, kevin durant's big donation to the victims of the oklahoma tornadoes and what other high paid athletes could learn from him. [ indistinct conversations ]

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brazilian veteran driver tony kanan won today's indianapolis 500. he's a real fan favorite and before today, he was known for his hard luck finishes in his

event called racing's greatest spectacle. he took the lead with three laps to go and cruised to victory under a caution flag. after a driver behind him crashed into the wall. won the most prestigious race in formula 1 capturing the monaco grand prix 30 years after his father won the same event. it's the second career win for rosberg. don't forget about nascar. the longest race of the year, coca cola 600 is in charlotte tonight. terence moore is here, sports contributor to cnn.com and columnist for mlb.com. we're going to talk about this week's terrible tornadoes in oklahoma. and nba star kevin durant's $1 million donation from his family foundation. here's what we had to say about that. >> i call it the home city, my home now. it's tough to go through, but we're a city that comes together. we'll bounce back from this.

you know, it's tough. it's tough right now, but the sun is going to shine soon. so we just have to stick together. >> so, you know, terence, we hear about athletes in trouble all the time. they get locked up. they get, you know, drug charges. they don't pay their child support. what have you. now look at kevin durant. $1 million. just an amazing sum of money. why don't more athletes do this? >> well, i mean, first of all, kevin durant is the anti-charles barkley. remember a few decades ago, i am not a role model. >> right. >> the thing is, we're all role models. the more responsibility you have, the more of a role model you are. these guy gets it. he's 24 years old. he realizes he's the biggest thing in oklahoma since the former football coach. here's the other thing, joe. he put a bible verse on his back about a week or so ago from the book of james. roughly says, count all joy, even though we go through trials

and tribulations. this is a kid who's basically putting his money from his tattoo is. i like that. >> how do you get more athletes to do this? and the truth is, though, it's a stereotype that athletes behave badly. while there are a lot of others who do this kind of thing. >> there are. let's put this in perspective. a tlot of them give money becaue their publicist and/or tax accountant is telling them to do so. this is a guy, kevin durant, not only is he giving his money, gut giving his time. that's impressive. you look at these videos and clips. he's enjoying it out there, too, trying to help people. >> all right. phil jackson. nba coaching legend. and he's writing another book. those books are always controversial. right? so, in this one he's talking about which player, if any, he would use to start a brand new team. and you'd think he'd say something like kobe or michael jordan. >> right. >> but no, he says bill russell. >> this is phil being phil.

okay? you know, he does these type of things. >> just to be provocative? sell books? >> well, let's put this in here. phil never does anything by accident. i mean, he's a master. so when he says these things -- you forgot about the kobe thing. saying this stuff about how kobe is as good as michael jordan and what have you. there's a purpose behind this. let's go back to 2004 when he was still with the lakers, all right? this was the first, second, third time he retired. i can't keep up. he retires, writes one of many books and says kobe, essentially the antichrist, that he's uncoachable. a few months later, guess who's back coaching the lakers? phil jackson coaching the uncoachable kobe bryant. they win championships. my point is there's something else involved in here. just saying. don't know what. >> he didn't say michael jordan, though. wouldn't you consider that a snub? >> yes. capitalized letters. underlined four or five times.

definitely is. he's up to something. >> what do you think is the reason for this? to sell books? >> partly that. i like the parts about keeping his name out there. he's infatuated with the brooklyn nets. he's always talking about how great these guys are. he may be trying to position himself, if not to come back as a coach, to be the grand poobah of the brooklyn nets. >> terence moore. thanks so much. we'll be right back. ♪ let me play among the stars ♪ and let me see what spring is like ♪ ♪ on jupiter and mars ♪ in other words [ male announcer ] the classic is back. ♪ i love [ male announcer ] the all-new chevrolet impala. chevrolet. find new roads. ♪ you

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this weekend's box office is smashing records for a memorial day holiday. the four-day total is expected to top $320 million led by "fast and furious 66" with an estimated $122 million. "the hangover iii" disappointed. its predicted hall is $51 million. third "star trek into darkness" expected to bring in $48 million before the weekend is out. that series, "star trek" set expectations high for gadgets of the future like this one. >> computer. one slice of new york cheesecake. >> this is the replicator. a food maker perfect for the very busy or the very lazy. well, nasa wants it. they hired a texas company to build a 3-d printer that could feed astronauts heading to mars. instead of ink, cartridges are filled with pouwderunwders own .

first up on the menu? pizza. one day you might print out thanksgiving dinner. imagine that. i'm joe johns at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. an "ac 360" special report, "storm hunters" begins right now. good evening, everyone. i'm anderson cooper. when the massive tornado touched down here in moore, oklahoma, on monday killing at least two dozen people, some of the earliest and most ominous warnings came from storm chasers. individuals who seek to witness and record extreme weather. tonight, in the eye of the storm, on the ground, an upclose look at the storm chasers who filmed the moore, oklahoma, tornadoes in realtime, getting some incredible footage, risking their lives to help warn those in the path of nature's fury. reporting for us tonight is "360's" randi kaye. >> there it is. that is a tornado. definite cone. on the ground.