>> this is a fox news weather alert. >> part of america's heartland in ruins tonight and many parents without their children. a deadly and devastating tornado slamming into the suburbs of oklahoma city, literally flattening neighborhoods and destroying elementary schools. at this moment rescue workers are out at plaza towers elementary school looking for graders and teachers that are lost, buried under all of that debris. >> the connish ifed death toll -- the confirmed death toll at this hour is 21. at least 20 children are among the dead. many of those children were trapped inside that school

when the tornado hit. it was a direct hit. they had a 16-minute warning beforehand. the oklahoma city medical examiner'sm office says we can expect the number of casualties to keep rising as the search for more victims continues. president obama has now declared parts of oklahoma disaster sites meaning that people there will be eligible for federal assistance. >> this is the same tornado that ripped through moore on monday afternoon about 3:00 p.m. when the kids were still in school packing winds up to 200 miles per hour. it stayed on the ground witnesses say for almostss 40 minutes cutting an enormous deadly path of destruction. >> we were putting the walls up for people. there were people crawling out from anywhere. it isry basically a war zone. >> joining us live from moore, oklahoma fox news correspondent and they say it looks like a war zone like the man we just saw.

describe the scene out there. i understand we talked to you the last hour. you have done some investigating and what is the latest for us? >> hi. everybody has been using that term "war zone" because there is really no other way to describe all of the devastation that ise surroundg this entire area of moore, oklahoma. we were able to have pretty easy access, pretty close up to the elementary school here. we were able to talk to some of the first responders that were back there and talk to the officials that were getting back into the area about what was happening. you mentioned the thub that was given by the -- the number that was given by the coroner's office, the number rising by 40 and it will be children. we do not know if that has any connection to the fact that we have now been pushed back and told that we may not go back there w anymore. we have been sealed off and reporters, the public, nobody will be uh you -- be allowed

back toward the school. we know the coroner's office had their vans going back there and they continued to do this exhausting and devastating work this evening. we know that much at this time. when you talk about a war zone i can give you one small example. there was a woman walking by looking for her car. she asked us if we knew what street we were on because she needed to find her car. she couldn't figure out exactly where she was. in the process she stepped on a couple nails and had to be treated for that because she couldn't get anywhere. there were members of the national guard who were trying to assist her in that. in the meantime, the search through all of the rubble and the folks' homes continue. continue forto days and monthsda and weeks and then the rebuilding will happen after that. today they are dealing with periodic rain, dealing with the mud, dealing with headaches. what we have been told is a lot of folks are getting headaches because there are

natural gas leaks occurring all over the place. that's very dangerous.e. this entire area they are trying to secure. theycu are having a hard time. you know your home was in the path of this and people say they had to get here and figure out what was what if there was what to get back to. now they are determining some sense of order in getting the residents out of here. while it feels like the right thing to do to come here and try to figure out where your stuff is or at least what is left, it is really not a good thing to do. it isse dangerous to be in this area. it is dangerous for the people who are working here, the officials. they are doing the best they can to sort things out. right now the focus, however, is on the elementary school. they need to finish the work that needs to be done so they can give answers to all of those parents that are still waiting at this time. >> i was a about to ask you,

alicia, the parentsts rushed to the school to try to find their children. as i understand it all of the search and rescue teams go the there and the parents were escorted away.sc where are those parents? i imagine they are still there holding vigil and frantically hoping and praying for the safety of their children. >> from w what we heard from the governor on earlier, they are actually not here at this location.e they were taken to a church that is not in this immediate area. i don't know if it is the exact same church where some of the other parents went to meet up with their children once they were rescued. there is a triage area here and then you have the rescue crews. the parents aren't holding vigil here waiting word. they are keeping the parents away from this location from what we understand according to oklahoma's governor. >> we were told the third graders were there at the school hunkering down as we

all did in the hallway with a book over your head, but the fourth, fifth and sixth graders were taken to st. anne drew's church. some -- st. anne drew's church. some parents could not get to the church to rescue them. the nails and power lines down.do you mentioned the natural gas leaks and is that why we saw some of these houses on fire watching the video earlier? >> yes and you are also dealing with these transformers that were exploding, and when the tornado came through this area you saw these fires starting. some is from the gas line and some from the electrical lines. everything it takes to run a business in the home and in the schools it all came rumbling into the middle of the core of this tornado. and then it was tossed about. yes there were fires, rain, mud and now you just have this pile of p debris that people are sorting through. they are really emphasizing

that people have got to stay away from some of these piles. to somebody this is what is left of their home, to rescuers this is another dangerous situation. people can't go wandering in there even though they feel like they should be allowed to because those are their belongings. they have to be care. they are asking people to stay away. from what i understand they are experiencing a problem with so many people coming to this area. people want to help, understandably. and there are t people who want to know what is going on. they have to wait. this is a time when it is difficult to be patient. but it is required. >> i would imagine that all of americali right now is praying for those missing third grade children trapped in the rubble behind you at that collapsed elementary school describe physically how the rescue worker s are doing it.

how do they do it? >> they are doing it in a multitude of ways, greg. bobcats out there. they have other tractors out there. they have shovels and dogs that are going through and trying to search in areas where it is too dangerous for go.man to they are trying to be delicate and trying to be careful. this was all brought together in a huge pile in a violent way and then laid to rest in a pancake. it was brought down like a pancake where you hear different buildings destroyed in a variety of ways coming to an end. they are trying to peel it back piece by piece and possibly discover if there is anyone in there who managed to find a pocket of air. they don't know. they can't guarantee that. right now they are not describing theb situation as a hopeful one. as much as people would like to believe that i can just tell you what they are telling us on the ground. >> miracles do happen. let's all pray for a miracle

here. thank you so much for your hard work out there and getting us all of the latest information. thank you. >> greg, on that note now is ben glover. he is a minister with oak crest church of christ in oklahoma city. his parish is taking in victims whose houses were destroyed by this monster tornado. thank you for joining us. good afternoon or good evening i should say. we were talking about praying for these victims and greg mentioned that and so many people are reminded let's say a quick prayer for those children. a lot of parents don't have their kids with them. how devastating for them at this very moment. what arede you hearing? are you having services and talking and praying with these victims? >> it has been quite an evening. folks have been coming in and trickling in. it is difficult for a lot of people to get out of the area.

we have been picking up people to bring them here because of the debris fill and the lack of so many people being down there and lack of roads and pathways. that's been quite difficult. but when we get them here it is amazing. most are pretty numb. we probably had 50, 60 folks cycling in and out. some staying the night with us. i was touched a moment ago and there was a grandmother who is trying to find desperately her third great granddaughter. we see the face and hear the story that we have been watching oning on the news and it is personal. it touches your heart and it challenges you to want to reach out. >> as a minister how do you minister to those who are so troubled at this hour by this devastating event?

they are experiencing the heartache like they never have before and may never again. what do you tell them emotionally? >> it is a difficult evening. there is a lot of trauma and a lot of people are very numb. it is hard to think deeply. ity is to try to bring support and encouragement and just walking them through and helping them really just letsing them know people care. that's probably been the most amazing thing this evening. as a church family we have been on the phone all day and literally peoplell have been calling in. we have a young man who runs his own company in mid-land, texas. chainsaws to cut down trees. that will be a huge help. a psychologist wants to drive his winnebago here and basically

counsel people over the next week. just story after story like that. so we are trying to be a place to connect resources with the needs of the people in our community. >> go ahead. i'm sorry. >> i was going to say, that's been pretty amazing to see, the community, the state and really the country reaching out to these folk who is are hurting and struggling. >> ben, the country was watching right after 3:00, after that tornado hit moore, oklahoma. we were watching individuals down on the ground, going through debris, frantically trying to find what looked like children in that school, teachers in that school that had been possibly buried under the debris. when i was watching that video and all of us were, it was heartbreaking because you feel for those parents, the emergency crews couldn't get down there. you said, you were there on the scene, you saw this grandmother who was looking through the debris, hoping and praying -- i am sure -- as she was doing this, for her little grandchild.

please, god, let me find this individual that i love so much. what was she saying to you? can you describe that scene for us? >> sure. you know, you have a grandmother who is just beside herself, just emotionally wrung out. what can you do? and just walking her through and kind of helping her to know that there are people who are searching. there are people who are working and just helping her to kind of pull back and let others do what she really feels she needs to do. and just it breaks your heart, but at the same time, you have to be helpful and help them. so we are able to bring her back here. she plugged in her phone, which was a huge need. we are finding one of the biggest things is having iphone plug-ins so people's phones can charge and they can connect with relatives. our world has hainched. she came back and started connecting with family, trying to find out what everybody knew.

so the first responders can do their job. and she can come here and have a safe shelter and continue to look for her family. >> okay. thank you so much. we will continue to follow this story in oklahoma. i am sure we will be talking to you throughout the day. we wish you the best. >> thank you so much. we appreciate all that you do to get the word out. >> we'll be right back. stay with us.

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>> breaking news. the oklahoma tornado, we have now received word that among the 51 victims are 20 children. but the number of fatalities will increase by at least 40 according to the medical examiner. we just spoke with her. she said that the majority of the additional 40 will be children. joining us now, melisa newton. her husband is the chief meteorologist in a local abc affiliate. she took cover just moments before the tornade -- tornado tore through moore, oklahoma, leveling a school, damaging four other schools, homes and businesses, hospitals and banks. i mean, the list goes on and on. thanks for being with us, melease a. as i understand it,

your husband sent you a text a couple of minutes before the tornado hit. describe what happened. >> i was at work when he sent me a text message, essentially saying it would be a good idea to leave work early, go home, prepare to get the dogs and get underground. and i left work and i was driving home and i am listening to him on the radio and i hear him say, tornado is on the ground, it's heading directly toward moore. i am still on the highway at this point. i look out to the west and i can see the tornado coming at us. and -- i just hurried as fast as i could to get home. i grabbed our dogs, i literally threw them in the tornado shelter, closed the door and about 2 minutes later, i heard the tornado overhead. >> then what did you do next? what happened next? >> it was just a loud roaring

sound, very similar to what i would describe as a jet engine. then it was very green and it became completely silent. the cell phone towers are down here and you can't get reception. so i couldn't find out anything. i didn't know if we were in the clear. eventually, i got out of the storm shelter and took a look around my neighborhood. right out in front of my house is just a bunch of debris, shingles, insulation, parts of other people's homes, but it didn't look that bad. you turn the corner and the homes are just wiped away, completely obliterated. >> melisa newton with her story of survival, amid all the tragedy and suffering. melisa, thank you very much for being with us. >> many people are saying, the

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good job. thank you. thank you. i did it. by myself. feel smarter. >> welcome back. we continue our coverage out of oklahoma, where a tornado yesterday afternoon at about 3:00 p.m., rolled through that town, which is about 10 miles outside of oklahoma city, crushing houses, demollirring neighborhoods, flipping over cars and actually ripping through several elementary schools, one in particular, plaza towers elementary school, where we are told that teachers and students are still buried under all of that debris. we are simply searching for a positive story as we report this. and we are glad to tell you that we have one right now. james rushing, his foster son was one of the third graders in that school, hunkered down with teachers in a bathroom with fellow classmates. james, we are so glad that your

son, your foster son, aiden is okay today. you can tell what did you say that experience was like? >> oh, total devastation. i have never been so afraid in my life. i work nights. and when i woke up to the sound of hail, i walked outside, heard the sirens going off, looked to my southwest and i could see homes just being destroyed. at that point, i ran across to the street to get into the school myself and not one minute after crouching down in the bathroom, the roof completely blew off of the school and debris was everywhere. >> so you could look up and see the tornado, you could see the sky. are you covering the children at this point? >> i actually laid over one of the smaller teachers, a lot smaller than i am.

>> was your foster son there? could you see him? >> my foster son, he was actually at the other end of the school. >> tell us what that was like when you found him? >> when i found him, i about broke him in half, giving him a hug. >> james, how did you find him? >> what they did was after it was all over, they started bringing the children out into the parking lot. and i just had to search through all the children until i found him. >> james, how did he manage to survive? where was he? how did he gain protection? >> they had him crouched down in one of the bathrooms. along with about 30 other students. >> james, we are looking at pictures of the school right now. it looks like a junk yard. it is incredible that children were able to survive, that you were able to survive. we were told that this was the safest place to go, the school.

look at it today. it's just one big mess. what is it like tonight with you for your son? are you sleeping next to him tonight? are you holding him tightly? >> actually, right now, vifive foster children i. you are a good man. >> he was the only one at the school. the other four were in day care. >> we have been trying to figure out, the third graders -- is your son five or in third grade? >> my son is 5 and pre-k. >> who was left at the school, the students? >> that was my son. he wasn't in the third grade. >> we are hearing a lot of third graders were there, is that correct? >> it's a school that goes all the way up to the fifth grade. >> do you know why the fourth and fifth graders were evacuated and the third graders were not? >> well, what we were told... we had a phone call, through our phone system that tells us that if you would like to pick up your children, parents were allowed to pick up their children. >> humentioned that werer your

other foster children were not there at the school, but aiden was. how is aiden now? i am sure that's so traumatic. what is the next step with the healing process? >> we wants ton where his toys are. >> james, we have asked this question of the governor and of rescue officials and others and they don't seem to know the answer, maybe you do since you live across the street from the plaza towers elementary school. is there any cellar or basement there? or is everything above ground? >> i believe everything is above ground. vinever been into the school -- i have never been into the school and seen a cellar or a safe room in that school at all? >> dak that will change? they have a lot of rebuilding ahead of them. >> i imagine they will abolish the entire school and yes, there will be a storm cellar big enough for every child and adult

in that school. >> james, do you know any parents that have not been able to find their children? >> i do not. i have a couple of friends that do have children over there and they were able to find their children. >> james, we appreciate you sharing some positive news with us. we are glad that aiden is okay. please, give him a hug for us there. >> thank you, ma'am. >> let's go to janice dean. it is not over yet. there is at least a 48-hour period of time in which people's lives may be at risk in more than one state, including oklahoma. janice dean is in the extreme weather center and has been following all of this. >> reporter: we have a thunderstorm watch in effect for parts of oklahoma, including moore, which i will get to if a second. want to give you the latest statistics as they come in to us. this tornado was estimated to be 2 miles wide at one point. it was on the ground for 40 minutes, carved a 20-mile path. they had a 16-minute warning

when the tornado warning went out. it touched down at 3:01 p.m. central time. the preliminary survey saying ef-4 with winds up to 200 miles per hour and the national weather service will go out and do another assessment tomorrow and we will learn more in the days ahead. i want to go over the ef-1 and ef-2. ef-4 from 166 to 200 miles per hour. ef-5, 200 miles plus that. would be the joplin, missouri tornado, almost 2 years ago to the date. the joplin, missouri, tornado was preliminarily given an ef-4 rating and later on, they upped it to ef-5. and that could happen. taking a look at the watchings and warnings through the evening. we have tornado watching for parts of oklahoma, through arkansas, towards missouri, illinois, indiana. the latest watch good until 5:00

a.m. local time. then as i mentioned, we have a so veer thunderstorm watch south of hoke oak city. the storms keep erupting unfortunately, as people are trying to do a search and rescue. a severe thunderstorm warning centered around little rock. the good news, we don't have any tornado warnings at this hour. one of the main ingredients we need for these severe storms is very warm, unstable air mass. we are talking the overnight hours and temperatures in the 80s and behind that, temperatures in the 40s and 50s. so certainly that clash of the two air masses that we need -- at least one of the components we need for severe weather. going through the evening tonight, the great lakes, upper midwest, down through northern texas, is where we could see the threat for damaging storms. and then that -- more elevated risk if you will, for parts of texas and oklahoma and arkansas, up towards the heartland. and then for tomorrow, we are going to watch the storms

dissipate. but then refire as we go into the afternoon hours, in and around these same areas. tuesday afternoon, into tuesday evening. so we are going to keep a really close eye on oklahoma and texas and arkansas because the storm is moving very, very slowly. there's your risk tomorrow, again, some of these same areas. i wish i had better news. we have to get through tomorrow. i don't think we are going to see the same violent storms we have seen the last couple of days. but we certainly want to give folks a heads up and make sure they are aware because we could see the potential for hail and damaging winds and isolated tornados in these areas. as we get into wednesday and thursday, it's going to speed up and these storms will be well on their way off towards the eastern seaboard. want to give you a look at the rainfall, flood watches and warnings in these regions, 2 to 4 or 6 inches of rain. >> thank you very much.

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>> the oklahoma tornado, the death toll is 51, that number will surely go up, according to the medical examiner with whom woe spoke. but let's go to the scene. we have folks that you talked to there. what did you find out? >> reporter: hi, gregg. i talked to two volunteer who is are part of the search-and-rescue team. ainsly was asking me about cars that were marked with an "x" or a home and it was a signal that those areas had been searched and checked for survivors and that they had moved on. they were also -- these two women were doing part of that system of checking things.

but they are also part of the scene behind me, the search-and-rescue operation for the elementary school. here's what they had to say. what have you been told with regard to what happened here? >> plaza elementary. what we were told by one of the leaders of the medical... command post was that... all of the children were in the main hallway, which is where they were supposed to be during their tornado drills and the roof collapsed on top of them and they -- they suspect waterlines broke and the children drowned because they couldn't get up from the debris. so-- >> reporter: you believe that happened to all 24? >> yeah because they were all in that main hallway with debris on top of them. >> that's where they recovered most of them. they had a cadaver dog in there that assisted with most of the recoveries of the children. >> reporter: and do you know if they believe any -- anyone else was in there?

or have they already transported them? >> when we were over there about 10:00, they were still looking for six people. they didn't identify if they were children and adults or all adults. they did state one child was still missing. they are looking at this point. but as far as 10:00, i hadn't heard that the child had been recovered at that point? >> reporter: how are they doing over there? knowing that -- you are talking about two dozen-plus kids? how is that? >> umm... it's very... solemn. and everyone is just doing their best to continue the recovery efforts, you know... a lot of it doesn't sink in until after the fact. you know because we are in there trying to... ummm... keep your game face on, so to speak. but, you know, once it's said and done, it hits you like a ton of bricks. the firefighters they were taking -- going in in shifts.

there was probably approximately 400 firefighters that were waiting to go in as others were cutting the rebar. so they're taking shifts. one group is in and they will switch and another group would go in. that way they are not getting exhausted or overworked or hurt because they're being exhausted -- being too exhausted with -- in there trying to get the children out. >> yeah, i moeb a lot of -- i mean a lot of people are just very sad... ummm... as you can imagine, having to pull anybody deceased out, whether it be children or adults is just going to be overwhelming for a person. you know, at this point, when it went from a search and rescue to search and recovery, the mood over there has definitely changed. but people are still trying their best to get people's loved ones out so they can put them to rest or do whatever they need to

do at that point. >> reporter: is there any chance that someone is in there alive? >> i mean, i would say that there could be somebody. we don't know for a fact that everybody at this point is deceased or passed. so there is definitely a good chance that somebody could be in there, wedged, underneath a desk or a table and, you know-- >> reporter: it's good to keep hope alive. >> you can't lose hope. they may be in well and they may still be alive. >> that's what keeps people going, the fact that there could be somebody in there. that's why they are working so hard and so strenuous to get through the whole building to make sure that they have recovered everybody at that point. >> reporter: and one thing, gregg, we want folks to cope in mind, they are hearing a lot of numbers and they mentioned a couple of numbers. we are waiting for official word from the cormer's office here because it can get kind of confusing. some numbers can get doubled up. each one tells a very sad story

here as we know. so we want to give you very careful numbers here. they did give you what people are attempting to come to terms with. >> it's futile really at this early stage to be talking numbers because they will inevitably, inexorably changed. but you can hear the heartache and the sadness in the voices of the women that you were speaking with. i would imagine that is quite pervase 95 moore, oklahoma, rights now. >> reporter: absolutely, gregg. it's everywhere. anyone you talk to here. you know, when we first got here, i was talking to a woman and she was just walking up the street and she almost didn't look like she quite knew where she was going and she had a lost look on her face. it turns out she was looking for her mother-in-law. she said that what had happened her mother-in-law had run into the laundry room with some nieces and some other relatives

and that the tornado had picked them all up and thrown them all into the ditch. and everyone in that family but the mother-in-law was in the hospital. she said that they were still searching. and she said, she was still in shock herself. she knew it. but so many people who i have been talking to -- they have that same sound in their voice, it's shaking. it is not settled because they are not settled. >> they in a daze. they are in shock. thank you very much for getting that interview. >> joining us by phone is scott copenbarger. we were learning earlier that 51 people died, 20 of them children. we're expecting for that death toll to go up. i was listening to some of your interviews. you said that you have the only trauma hospital in the state and some were going to the clinic. what's the latest right now, it's 1:44 on the east coast. what is the latest? >> right now, the numbers stand

at 65 patients that are deceased. 45 of them are children and 20 are adults. we received about 25 patients in our clinic, which is a good sign because we believe that they are going through our clinic, the injuries are not as severe that they would be presented to us. so we had 20 kids come through our emergency department. but i was listening to our chief surgeon, being a level 1 traum awe have that status, with the adult and the pediatric side. she was saying that all the patients have been saved. we have had no deaths in our hospital. so we are very fortunate with that. >> excellent. thank you, scott. what about injuries? you say no deaths, but what are some of the most severe injuries? >> the chief surgeon was telling us, we received injuries -- the gamut, from minor injuries, cuts and bruises, hypothermia set in

on some folks. but many cases of impalements and crush injuries, as well. >> without getting too graphic, can you explain the impalement? >> a tornado, f-4 or f-5, i am not sure. but tornadoes at that force, have you debris whipping around everywhere. it's easy for small objects to go through the human body. obviously, that's what happened. >> wow. that is pretty graphic. the word itself is pretty graphic. >> right. >> tell me, what else would you like the individuals, the viewers who are watching to know? any other information? >> well, you know, again, i was just listening to the chief trauma surgeon and she was telling me that compared to 1999, even at our hospital, this was an incredible effort. she said all the special teams

were right there, ready to go. she said the nurses did a tremendous job. even down to the social workers who were providing support for our staff and also the most imrtantly, for our families that were being presented at that time. she said, she was very impressed with the effort on both the adult and pediatric side. very pleased with that. we obviously wish it had never happened in the first place. >> thank you so much for joining us. he is mentioning the 1999 twister, that was an ef-5 and 19 people died and this is an ef-4, but that could be changed tomorrow when they assess the situation. >> moore hospital is the only hospital that suffered structural damage in the hospital and tore off part of the roof of the hospital.

coming up in just a moment, we are going to be talking to someone from the moore medical center, what happened to the patients there, the personnel, the doctors, the nurses, their fate in this horrific tornado that has struck moore, oklahoma. our continuing coverage in just our continuing coverage in just a moment.

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>> welcome back to our continuing coverage of this devastating tornado that has killed 51. hundreds have been injured in moore, oklahoma. on the telephone is kelley wells, a spokesperson for the moore medical center. kelley, as i understand it, your hospital sustained some damage as well. can you describe what happened? >> yes. moore medical center, which is

located pretty much parallel with i-35, took a direct hit from the tornado today. there were about 30 people -- 30 patients being treated in the hospital at the time. and they were all taken to the central part of the cafeteria of the hospital in the cafeteria and they were safe, as well as our employees there. but the hospital itself was significantly damaged. the second floor was pretty much wiped off of the -- of the building and the cars in the parking lot have just been turned upside down. it's a really tragic situation. but luckily, everybody that was there at the time, the 300-plus community member who is showed up to seek shelter as well, have all been accounted for and are all safe. >> kelley, many people are wondering, the meteorologists were telling you that the tar -- tornadoes were coming through. i did get a 15-minute warning, but many people here on the east coast are wondering with the

warnings, why so many people decided to stay. why didn't they go to relatives in other states and try to get out of there and take their kids and their pets with them? >> well, you know, it's -- unfortunately, this part of the country, you know, we get storms like this. we are so familiar with them that a lot of times, we know what to do, and we have much more lead time than a 15-minute warning. a lot of people have underground shelters that they can go to and seek shelter from the storms. it is something that we know happens here. and in this case, it was such a massive storm that popped up so quickly, that's abnormal. so i think a lot of people were caught offguard. >> the last time something like this happened was 200 miles away in joplin a few years ago. >> you know, this is the same path that the storm took in 1999, it's a very similar path. it's just devastating, once

again. >> very unusual. kelley wells, the moore medical center, which sustained some damage. but no injuries to the 30 patients there. or any of the doctors, nurses and other personnel. best of luck to you. >> thank you very much. >> so if you are following us today, 51 people dead there in moshings oklahoma. we are being told by the medical examiner's office, 20 of them are children. they're expecting to have 40 more bodies brought to be the examiner's office and they are sayint those could be children as well. so many families in oklahoma without their kid this is morning. >> but we continue to watch what is happening at the scene of the plaz eme school. there are a great many search-and-rescue members, paramedics are there. doctors are there. texas elite team of rescuers on their way to help and hope remains alive for many of the resident there is and certainly the parents of those children who are still missing.

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>> this is a fox news weather alert. i'm ainsley earhardt. >> part of america's heartland in ruins tonight and many parents without their children. a deadly and devastating tornado slamming into the suburbs of oklahoma city, literally flattening neighborhoods and destroying elementary schools. at this very moment, rescuers are out in that community, especially at plaza towers elementary school, looking frantically for third graders and teachers that are lost, buried under all of that debris. >> now, the confirmed death toll at this hour remains at 51, at least 20 children are among the dead. and many of those children were trapd