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taken in earth city, missouri, locatessed 20 miles outside of st. louis. you can see trucks were flipped over. lots of ambulances were on the scene. then we have video from -- new video from the oklahoma city area, where there has been a lot of flooding reported. flashflooding as well, when the storm hit there, it caused havoc on interstate 40, which was shut down and littered with crumpled cars and tractor trailers. but it has since re-opened. i-40 connects suimushes east and west of oklahoma city. the number of confirmed dead from the receipt tornadoes is currently at five and that's from the oklahoma state medical examiner's office. dozens more are injured. thousands of people are without power, some 54,000 people and it could be larger than that. we go live to the fox weather center with the very latest on the weather. rick, from what you have been

saying earlier, we have a few more days of this type of weather. >> we do. we have to get through saturday and sunday and probably even into monday in the southeast. but today is the pinnacle of the tornado threat, although it is with us the next couple of days. i will show you where. we have it in the overnight hours tonight. so i want to show you the latest tornado watch boxes across indiana until 6:00 a.m. eastern time. a little bit to the west of that. areas of illinois and southern missouri. we have tornado watches in effect until 4:00 a.m. central time. we have a tornado watch box here across eastern areas of oklahoma, north western arkansas until 4:00 a.m. and just now postedee i don't have the time on there yet, but it's until 5:00 a.m. local time, asu severe thunderstorm watch box around oklahoma city. that's the center of it. these storms continue to fire. they potentially could have rotation, seeing tornadoes,

primarily, this will be strong wind and hail threats. quickly, let me show you the active warnings. it's a line of storms, moving across eastern indiana. and then this tornado warning that we have across southwestern missouri to the southwest of joplin, west of branson. and two tornado watches with these cells here to the south of interstate 40 and now moving to the east of the eufaula reservoir. and then these storms around oklahoma city are just severe. very heavy rainfall with this. we have had very heavy rainfall the last few days with the storms firing in the same spot each day. because of that flashflooding is going o. anywhere you see this maroon color, oklahoma city and north eastern oklahoma and a big swath across missouri and illinois, we have flashflooding. some areas have seen 5 inches of rain. some have seen over 12 inches in the last couple of days. tomorrow, the threat moves

farther to the east, not as significant but still with us. much of texas still in towards southeastern oklahoma and the mid-mississippi river valley and ohio valley and the great lakes, a very big area. sunday, it pulls to the east, but it's all the big cities and the big population zone in the mid-atlantic for your day on sunday. >> that's a major concern. rick, quickly, what should people do if they encounter flashflooding? >> thataddage of turn around, don't turn around. flooding causes the most fatalities of any weather event each year. we had flooding. two fatalities in arkansas from it. if you see it in the road, don't think you can get your car through it, especially in the overnight hours. if you are in a flood-prone area, we will see rapid rising of streams and rivers. get to higher ground. >> the winds have caused damage and the water remains a threat. >> we will see flooding in st. louis on the mississippi river, getting over major flood stage

by tuesday or wednesday, all of this water has to go somewhere, heading into the mississippi. >> thanks for the update: a lot of people are taking heed to what you are talking about. >> well, on the phone we have storm chaser kevin, here to give us the latest on what he has seen on this violent, deadly day in and around oklahoma city. kevin, are you there? >> caller: yes, i'm here. >> kevin, where were you when the storms struck this evening? >> caller: we were in the first tornado touched down to the south of and west of el reno, we were right there, watching it unfold as it developed. as it moved east, we kept up with it, all the way through the east side of the okc metro. you followed it along this interstate 40 corridor? >> caller: yes, that's correct. >> what did you see along the way? >> caller: well, the tornado itself started out visible,

completely from the rain. and it stayed that way until it got closer to the oklahoma city metro area. then at that time, it started to become more wrapped in rain, so you really couldn't see it as we progress into the oklahoma city area itself. and that -- that made spotting very difficult and also made it difficult for anybody, you know, expecting to look out the window and see a tornado to be able to know where it was or -- if it was coming at them. >> we understand that was part of the problem, in terms of people driving into it, they didn't realize they were driving into a tornado. how long have you been chasing tornadoes? >> caller: i have been chasing tornadoes for about 9 years now. >> uh-huh. and -- >> caller: and -- >> how did this one and the storms this evening -- these tornadoes compare? >> caller: to past tornados? of course, the moore tornado happened just last week. and me and my team were on that as well.

as far as destructiveness, it is unclear because we -- unlike the moore tornado, we weren't able to jump into the damaged area and assist the search and rescue. we were forced out ahead of the storm so we wouldn't be hit by it as well. so i am -- i am unclear as to the actual damage extent in and around a lot of the areas around the city. >> at this point, we are only -- we have confirmed five deaths so far there in oklahoma. you were talking about the one that hit in moore. that was an ef-5. i understand that only 60 ef-5s have hit the united states since 1950. seven of those in alabama and there in oklahoma. what was it like being there in moore? >> caller: excuse me. being in moore, it was the most terrifying feeling that you can imagine. a to have nadeo roaring through probably a half mile to our

north and northwest from where we were sitting. all we could do was sit there and watch. as storm chasers, that's the worst feeling in the world to know that people's lives and property are being destroyed right in front of our eyes and we are powerless to do anything but watch and jump in straight after the tornado moves away to assist in whatever way we can. >> as we take a look at the images of the tornado, it is just amazing, you know, what mother nature can do and how quickly it can change. what have you been anal to see -- have you been able to see there on the scene? night has fallen and there is heavy rain and flooding. but have you been able to see any of the damage? >> caller: no. we haven't been able to see any of the damage yet. i know that power's still cut to lots of the city, as far as i know. and we haven't seen any extent any of damage yet. were you able to see the

overturned vehicles, the tracker trailers that were blown over as well that we have heard about? >> caller: we didn't encounter any overturned semis or anything of that nature. we were forced to stay out ahead of the storm because the tornado was so close to the interthe state, we had no choice but to charge eastward as the tornado was moving toward the area. >> i read somewhere that you said that the tornado was chasing? >> caller: yeah. at one point when we first got on interstate 40 to go east, out of its way, it was -- too close for comfort behind us. we knew that. so we really had to stay out of its way quickly. yeah, we could see it coming down the interstate, right behind us. that's a terrifying moment in and of itself to say, okay, do i have time to get away from this thing? but fortunately, we d. we were

able to escape, safely. >> you know, we see the video coming from tornado choicers like yourself. but it's interesting that you point out, you know, you do know what type of safety precautions you do need to take. you know when you need to get out. >> caller: yeah. oh, absolutely. that's one of our primary concerns for ourselves is to always have an exit strategy. today, we had an exit strategy and fortunately, it panned out. but there were others-- the tornado's movement itself became very erratic at times when it was south of el reno. unfortunately, you know, it's part of the territory. it is not always going to be always a safe exit. you know, that's when things can -- things can unfortunately go the wrong way. >> yeah, erratic and a lot of them in a short amount of time, apparently? >> caller: yeah. it changed speed and direction very... quickly, several times.

and that caught a lot of people off guard who were around tracking the tornado. >> you know, i want to ask one more question. we have heard a lot about these rain-wrapped tornadoes. since last week when we were talking about all of this, is that unusual in the oklahoma area? >> caller: umm... it's not really unusual or usual. it happens with certain kinds of storms. that causes the rain-wrapped tornadoes. >> it seems like they have all been rain-wrapped tornados that we have been reporting on? >> caller: a lot of them have been. especially since the past week. basically, a lot of them have either gone rain wrapped or started out rain wrapped. but the moore tornado itself, it was not really rain wrapped for the majority of its life. but being rain-wrapped, they are a huge issue because it's -- it causes all of these safety

issues, on top of the fact that there is a tornado inside of it. >> what do you consider your most important job, as a tornado chaser? >> caller: as a tornado chaser, getting the word out. public safety, being -- as soon as you see a sign of a tornado developing or a tornado itself, you report it and make sure that the forecasters of the weather, the weather office and the public itself are aware of everything that is happening. that's part of the way that the early warning can get out, through storm chasers who report what they see. >> was there ample warning for this particular storm and string of tornadoes, they were expectd? >> caller: oh, yes. there was ample warning from the moment that the tornado touched down, the storm chasers and the local media alike were on the scene in all sorts of ways with... via phone and via live streams of the tornado itself as it was happening. it was very well surrounded.

it was very well reported. >> kerve, viyour twitter page here. you are also on phages book. base -- your facebook. basehunters.com. so people can see more of your pictures. >> caller: yeah. our facebook page. we post a lot of information right now. we will have a web site forthcoming, here soon. but our facebook page is where we have a lot of stuff. >> kevin rolfs, thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> we were talking about the violent weather in oklahoma. it also hit missouri. joining us live is dana loge, a conservative radio host in st. louis. dane ayou obviously received fair warning about what was coming your way in st. louis, and the reason i say that, evidence of that is the fact that the majority league

baseball game that was cancelled or postponed between st. louis cardinals and, of course, the san francisco giants who were supposed to play tonight. and they did not because of this impending storm coming your way. >> yes. absolutely. and it's always a sad thing for cardinals fans here in st. louis when have you to cancel a ballgame, but you want everyone to be safe. the weather can be really, really unpredictable. we have amazing meteorologists here and the national weather center here informing everybody. but for whatever reason, when a storm system is moving across missouri, as it traverses the west and comes towards the downtown area, it can go a number of ways. it can get down to southern st. louis and sometimes it can trek northward. it seems like the storms were on this particular cycle were similar to the good friday tornado with a lot of heavy damage to our international airport and lambert shut its

airfield down tonight because there was a lot of damage to the outbuildings. the airport itself was not shut down. but they are hoping to have the airfield up and running at midnight central time. but st. charles county, maybe 20 minutes west of st. louis, there was a tornado in that area and the governor of missouri just declared a state of emergency for st. charles county. a lot of heavy damage. i have a very good friend who finally, they ground hogged and they were hit by a tornado. it tore a side off of their house. but they are okay. everyone in their neighborhood is okay. we are seeing a lot of damage reports, coming from the 10-mile radius in st. charles county. but thankfully, no injuries, no deaths, no fatalities that we can report. just a lot of damage and a lot of people grateful, you know, it could have been worse. we could have been dealing with what oklahoma city has to deal with.

>> st. louis is a very populous area and surrounding areas. it's a great area to live nby the way. sometimes you get these kinds of storms that come through. obviously, people in st. louis are very familiar with it. when you looked two years ago to joplin, unfortunately, 161 people dying and that ef-5 tornado and then in moore, oklahoma, just a week ago, 24 people dying in that storm. so it sounds to me like people in st. louis, dana, take these preparations and these warnings very seriously? >> caller: we do. it's -- it's something -- every spring they have the tornado sirens that they are testing. it's like a rite of passage, kids grow up with the tornado drills here in st. louis. so everybody's used to t. you know when you hear the sirens and it's not followed with the big booming voice that says, this is a test. everybody knows to take cover. everybody pays really close

attention. thankfully with the weather forecasting and the technology, we o really give -- you know, the folk who is do this professionally are able to really give the citizens a heads up. we knew it was coming and we took precautions. you can always prepare for the worst. but sometimes the weather systems can be unpredictable. there is a lot of traffic, a lot of traffic going out to west county and in missouri right now. we are grateful it wasn't anything worse. i am grateful for all of you out there. at the top of the hour, we were talking to rick in the fox extreme weather center. he was talking about the flooding being a trouble spot for those of you living in missouri. the flooding is anticipated to come your way. what are people doing to prepare for that? >> caller: you know, that's a really good point as well. having myself never lived more than a mile from the mississippi river, everybody in st. louis,

they're really cognitive of that. it's when you get to southern st. louis, jefferson county, there are always reports of, you know, people who want to try to cross the bridge over a swollen river or creek or something like that. you have -- you hope that people are very cautious and very aware that when there are massive flood warnings in franklin, jefferson, all of these could you wanties, surrounding st. louis city, they need to really take heed and pay attention thothose warnings. you know, if that's usually where you see a lot of fatalities come from, unfortunately. but again, everybody's doing the best they can to get the reports out. law enforcement's working double duty. emergency crews are working double duty. the flood warning is a concern. and to also bring it up, st. charles county, they have had to cancel high school graduations because the facilities have been damaged. so, yeah, it's just -- again, i

hope people are watching for the flood warnings and then, you know, st. charles is dealing with a lot of damage. >> thanks for letting us know about the high school graduations delayed. you and i know delayed doesn't mean denial. they'll graduate at a later date. we are glad you are safe and sound. thanks for sharing your insights and persectives in -- perspectives in terms what have is happening. our prayers are with you. >> caller: thanks so much. >> we will return in just a moment. you are watching fox news and our special coverage of the storm. ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energy. natural energy from green tea plus fruits and veggies. need a little kick? ooh! could've had a v8. in the juice aisle. starts with ground beef, onions and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes.

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information that i have currently. i know there are still some operations taking place out west of the oklahoma city metropolitan area, a little bit of additional search and rescue and some areas that were affected. hopefully that, number won't go any higher. >> i have been reading a little bit, in between segments here. rick smith, who i understand is with the national weather service there in norman, oklahoma. he said that this storm had everything that you could handle at one time -- tornadoes, hail, lightning, heavy rain, people clogging the highways. how many areas across the state were affected by this storm? >> caller: well, i couldn't give you a solid number. but kitell you there are multiple areas. we are still experiencing severe thunderstorms east to west, across a large portion of the state. oklahoma county and points east are still in severe thunderstorm warning. there is still torrential rainfall, large hail falling and wind gusts in excess of 50, 60

miles per hour, in main areas. we are still experiencing it in a lot of areas. >> yeah. i have been through that. the straight-line winds can be just as damaging. you talked about the heavy rain. flooding is something that you are dealing with. >> caller: that's absolutely true. a lot of area, including interstate highways, los angeles as well as the urban areas, in town. creeks and rivers are swollen. we continue to have a great deal of runoff. fortunately, tell do that in a short period of time. there is torrential rainfall in a lot of areas. >> david, we're taking a look at the video from el reno, oklahoma. that's where the initial tornado, or one of the initial ones was reported. that was approximately around what time? >> caller: we began at 4:30 or 5:00 in the afternoon that, put us right into the afternoon drive time on a friday. traffic loading was a significant issue for us. we continued to see thunderstorms develop in the

same area and come across the same piece of territory on interstate 40, moving west to east. the very complicated issue for several hours. >> we know that that's where at least two of the deaths were reported. that being a mother and her baby. they became somehow trapped in the storm there on i-40? what do you know about that? >> caller: well, that's correct. our hearts go out to those families that were involved in that. we understand she experienced high winds and possible tornadeic activity and her vehicle did leave the roadway and flipped on the access road. >> poor thing. i know that you have been working all evening long to clear interstate 40. a lot of cars from what i understand, tractor trailers were flipped over. what's the situation on i-40 right now? caller: i-40 is open. but there are cars along the roadway and the sides of the road that have to be removed. but all lanes are open. we are still exercising great caution. >> i-40 opened.

what about will rogers airport? is that closed? >> caller: it's my understanding no flights are coming or going from will rogers, which is good practice because we are experiencing severe thunderstorms in the area. >> david barnes, thanks so much. we appreciate your time. >> caller: thank you. >> joining us on the phone is major tom lowden, an army major disaster services incident commander. he is on the ground in oklahoma, where he has been since may 27. major lowden, thank you for joining us at this hour. look, the salvation army is always there in crisis, disaster, relief services and helping people to recover. what -- what do you find yourself doing in the midst of this storm that just happened? as well as the storm that took place a week ago in moore,

oklahoma? >> caller: thank you so much. it is an amazing moment here in oklahoma. we have been serving day and night, responding to the may 19 and 20th tornadoes, reaching out to the folks here in oklahoma. and... tonight we see almost an exact repeat and i can tell you that people were panicked and overwhelmed with what was taking place. and tonight, as a matter of fact, there is a good bit of folks from outs of town that are in for it for an ncaa softball tournament and a few sports events. and power's been cult cut off to hotels. we have a mobile feeding unit, a unit from tulsa, oklahoma, that has had a hotel, feeding families that were stranded there, without power. we are staging for an early-morning deployment to

assist first responders at any type of rescue or relief work that will happen tomorrow morning. >> it is good to know you are on the scene and already prepared for this, which is what you train for. you mentioned the ncaa sporting event going on. i think people forget how vast an area oklahoma city is. landwise, it's a massive area, but now you add a million-plus people to that and people touring the area. does that pose any particular problem to you? i know you are accustomed to responding to any place, any time, anywhere when disaster strikes? >> caller: it does. this is such a widespread area here. these storms are so massive that their impact is far reaching. we have teams deployed in some cases with over 100 miles in between them. so the logistics of supply and

reaching the needs and getting people to the needs is a great challenge. prior to this moment, today, our plan has been to deploy small distribution centers, right into the impact the areas, right into the neighborhoods. so, you know, there is a problem with transportation and family who is have lost their vehicles through the storm, the rental cars are all rented up. and to really meet the needs of humanity, we have to go exactly where they are. so that's going to be our plan going forward. but really, to overcome the logistical challenges requires a tremendous amount of resources from the salvation army. >> it certainly does. and you will be reaching out to people. >> caller: thank you. >> you have to provide cleanup supplies, hygiene products, household goods and even financial assistance to tornado survivors. give me an example, if you will, what people will be going through in the morning when they

realize, oh, my goodness, vidamage to my home, vidmg to my car. what do i do to get the household goods that i am in desperate need of? >> caller: great question. right now, one of the most important needs that will be basic is cleanup. it looks like the home is in perfect condition, but when the floodwaters recede, there is a tremendous amount of cleanup that must be done and right away. we are stationed right now. we have been working through the night here at our warehouse, actual lie, staffing and staging cleanup kits that have everything from squeegees and gloves to bleach and buckets. and those will be given out to folk who is have been impacted by the floods to begin the cleanup. we have immediately financial needs that are given through gift cards. >> major lowden, we thank you.

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of course, there are so many frightening stories out of the midwest. we won't know the exact number of injured or damage until we can see in the light of day, so possibly tomorrow or over the next couple of days. one report i read earlier talked about a member of the weather channel, a storm tracker. he said it was the scariest moment of his life. he saw his life flash before his eyes. the medical examiner in oklahoma confirms there have been five fatalities, including a mother and baby, killed killed in an sn interstate 40 t. didn't help that the storm hit at the peak of rush hour with so many people on the highway. the red cross is describing this latest storm as a double whammy, after the devastation from the nearby city of moore. they thought they were in recovery mode. but tonight, they are setting up shelters again, telling people to reach out to loved ones through texting or emails because the phone lines could be down. they have a web site, safe and

well dot org, you can let loved ones know you are okay, if phone lines are down. tornado warnings in oklahoma city have been lifted. but there are 1 to 3 inches of rain an hour and 3 feet of water already on the ground. late this evening, we turned our attention to st. louis, missouri, with multiple tornado warnings over the last few hours. the governor declaring a state of emergency in the state. parts of i-70 have been shut down. several vehicles stranded and the lambert airfield has been shut down. fortunately, no reports of deaths or serious injuries there. we know that in oklahoma city, the highway patrol will be going door to door tomorrow to search for more injured people. again, if the light of day comes tomorrow, they will be able to assess the damage, much better. >> anita vogel, reporting a lot of information there. thank you. >> storm chaser tony la back is

on the phone to tell us what he has seen. tony, good to have you join us. obviously, with this storm hitting at the height of rush hour, 6:00 p.m., the one thing that struck me as something ominous lurking about, tony, was the fact that it had not even hit sunset and yet, dhawrg hour, we saw how dark the skies had become. what were you thinking when you looked at all of that massive storm system moving into oklahoma city? >> caller: well, you know, it's funny how you mention that because there were many times in the course of the evening that i was looking at my clock, trying to orient myself with what time it was because it seemed so dark. these tornadoes, you know, you remember the moore tornado from two weeks ago being very visible, easy to spot. the tornadoes today just were not -- almost impossible at times to see more than a couple of seconds at a time which made

them exceptionally dangerous today. >> yeah. so dark. you get disoriented because you are saying, wait a minute, what time is it? it feels like it's dark out here. and of course, it was because of what was coming your way. how did you -- how did you find the people responding to the storms, particularly when those tornadoes started touching down? >> caller: you know, actually, during the course of the chase, i found myself extremely frustrated with the amount of people that were out. many times during the course of the chase, there were people who were driving pickup trucks where they had people standing in the back of the pickup truck with a camera -- >> really? >> caller: obviously not professional storm chasers or media. no! honest to god. they were having no mind or carelessness. there was a guy in one of these towns, driving the wrong way. he went to make a turn and decided to go straight and drove in the wrong lane and that was the kind of activity -- all over

the place today -- with people who were just not -- that should not have been out there? >> so those particular people did not take this -- as a dire warning and they didn't have enough sincerity to think about how dangerous this can be, especially with people riding in an open-bed truck, trying to -- to get video of this? >> caller: yeah. it was astounding. you know, a lot of what you have been hearing in the media -- they have been criticizing storm chasers in general for these kinds of actions. in reality, it isn't. you know? it's a lot of thrill seekers. when i see this guy in a pickup truck, driving do into where the tornado was, standing in the back of the truck, leaning over the cab on the outside. it was just mind blowing to see some of these people's actions and it really is a shame that that -- that is what -- you know, these people are doing. >> that's mind blowing indeed. let's talk about another important issue coming up, tony.

that's the fact as dawn comes into view and the sun rises, there are going to be people -- police will be searching door to door. we also understand that there will be groups out there, trying to help. we spoke to the salvation army, not more than a half hour ago. they were talking about how they're already passing out valuable tools and materials that people can use. just to help them with the recovery efforts. will you see more of that going on? >> caller: absolutely. you know, even thought throughout the course of the evening, as i was trying to get out of the areas where i could, they were going door to door. there are a lot of people in the area. the other side of the story is the people who were able to help. a lot of roads were inaccessible due to flooding and the people who lived in the areas that could reach those were actatively searching through the houses that i came across, helping people because emergency crews or anybody helping on the

scene couldn't get to those areas from the main road. >> you can see, i hope people are listening to what you said. people that you sought help for, which means, you as a storm chaser, you have the responsibility of trying to be helping the first responders in many ways? >> we do because we are physically the first people on the scene. you know, i am a journalist by trade. i have enough to make a difference where i can. but once the first responders show up, i ask is there anything else i can do? if they say no, i get out of the area so i'm not in anybody's way. instances like today where i couldn't get to the areas, it is not going to do anybody any good for me fob in a situation where i need help. fortunately, there were other people who were able to reach them and make a difference for those. >> we thank you for bringing the focus what have you do to light, as well as for being out there to give us an idea or an

eyewitness view what have is going on on the ground. tony, the best of everything to you. we are keeping everyone in oklahoma in prayer, as well as wherever else the storm may hit. we'll be right back in just a moment. right ♪ ♪ even if it's so wrong ♪ i wanna scream out loud ♪ boy, but i just bite my tongue ♪ ♪ this one's for the girls messin' with boys ♪ ♪ like he's the melody and she's background noise ♪ [ volume decreases ] thanks, mom! have fun! you too. ♪ ♪

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that you mentioned? >> caller: injuries have been minor, people trying to clean up and get out into this -- into this weather. but the initial reports that came in and we had to clean up a couple of things, the holiday inn had a collapse and we heard of a mass casualty but that was a false report. there is nothing significant to that structure. we have no power to a majority of the area. one of the biggest challenges is highway 70, which is one of our large interstates going true the metropolitan st. louis area is closed, both east and westbound, into earth city area. that's causing traffic one jestion. we are not sure if the winds were tornadic, but it did cause challenges with... general power lines and things of that nature. >> and the airport reopened this evening, around 11:30, midnight your time. >> it's almost 1:00 our time. it's been closed since about

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>> back with our continuing coverage of the storm. we have kevin rolfs, he will give us the latest on what he has seen on this violent, deadly day nand around oklahoma city. kevin? >> caller: hi. >> tell us what happened throughout this day? >> caller: oh, my gosh. well, essentially, super cells developed west of the oklahoma city area, between four o'clock and 5:00 and tornadoes began developing around el reno, 20 miles west of oklahoma city.

the storm moved through the oklahoma city area, around 6:00, 7:00 p.m. >> that's what you saw with all the storm debris going on, very challenging situation for storm chasers. what unfolding tomorrow when daylight approaches? >> caller: well, when daylight approaches, the cleanup begins with whatever damage is there. haven't been able to ascertain any damage tonight. but definitely, first light will be the full extent of the damage. >> kevin rolfs, we thank you for joining us this evening. we are praying for all the people in oklahoma city and, heather, it's been a day. the past two weeks have been very eventful. >> fast and furious, the storms swept through. at last count, officially from the medical examiner, five people -- five deaths reported as a result of the tornado in oklahoma. >> 54,000 people without power

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