the level of destruction is hard to describe. >> heartbreak in oklahoma. >> i spent all my time with her. any chance i got to spend time with her, i was enjoying all of it. all of it was special to me. >> as the devastation of monday's tornado comes into focus, stories of loss and heroism emerge. >> i put my arm over -- i put my arm next to those next to me. i put my head down, and it just hit. >> the community mourns and pulls together in a time of tragedy. >> this is oklahoma. this is what we do. and as people, this is what you should do. captioning funded by cbs the "cbs morning

news" for wednesday, m this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, may 22nd, 2013. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, this morning the rescue effort in moore, oklahoma, is winding down. two days after a massive tornado tore through the city, the fire chief says he is almost certain there are no more victims or survivors to be found. here's the latest. the death toll stands at 24, including nine children. more than 200 people were hospitalized. one quarter of the homes in moore were damaged or destroyed. scientists have upgraded the storm to an ef-5, the most powerful with winds exceeding 200 miles per hour. it caused such severe damage, emergency crews had to use gps devices just to figure out where they were. bigad shaban has more. good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning to you. this is just a small tam pell of

what that massive tornado left behind. cars were tossed around like toys and entire neighborhoods were flattened. here in oklahoma, the damage stretches 17 miles. the search for bodies and survivors is nearly complete. >> hello. can you hear me? >> reporter: officials say they've checked every home at least once, but they plan to double- and triple-check to make sure no one goes unfound, still authorities don't expect to find any more casualties. at least 24 people died from the tornado including nine children. most of the young victims died at plaza elementary school. >> teacher jennifer doan lost seven of her third grade students when a wall collapsed on them. she used her own body to shield the children closest to her. >> i put my arms around two of them. >> she was in the classroom when the tornado hit. on tuesday her family got a call from the medical examiner

confirming their worst fear. >> it's like taking a piece of my heart and stomping on it. >> reporter: walking through these neighborhoods it's hard to imagine how anyone could survive the tornado. rubble and mangled cars are now scattered were homes once stood. >> one minute i'm fine and it's like everything's fine and the next minute it's like i just want to cry when you realize all the memories. >> reporter: linda myers tried to put her life in perspective when she looked at her loss. >> i try to think what people have lost. >> reporter: it's a feeling many share here this morning. and while search-and-rescue workers now believe everyone in this area is accounted for, anne-marie, they'll continue their efforts today, double- and triple-checking each area. reporting live in moore, oklahoma, i'm bigad shaban. back to you. >> bigad, thank you very much.

seven of the children who died in the storm were from plaza elementary. there are questions this morning about why the school did not have a shelter or a safe room. the students were caught under collapsed walls and other rubble. hundreds of schools across the state do have some sort of reinforced shelter, but there is no state or local ordinance requiring one. and just look at this. this is the storm system that triggered the oklahoma tornado a picture taken by a nasa satellite. this picture was taken just minutes before the tornado ripped through moore. the national weather service says the twister was on the ground for 40 minutes. now, the threat of severe weather is not over yet. more powerful storms may hit today in an area from the great lakes all the way to texas. cbs news weather consultant david bernard has details. >> another day of severe weather across the midwest and parts of the deep south, and it looks like all of that is going to be moving through the east as we go throughout the day today.

storms have been moving through arkansas, louisiana, mississippi, and tennessee for the past 12 hours or so, but, again, the highest risk today will then be across parts of the upper midwest and maybe even into the northeast. ahead of this storm system, very warm conditions, pushing 90 in d.c. and philadelphia today. new york city is going to be right around 86 degrees. if we look at that latest prediction from the storm prediction center, it looks like that highest risk will run from nashville to albany, and, again, like the last couple of days, the greatest risk will be tornadoes, large hail, and possibly even more damaging wind. i'm david bernard, cbs news, miami. well, top washington lawmakers say there's no need to raise additional funds for recovery efforts in oklahoma. the main federal disaster relief fund has more than $11 billion. yesterday the president promised victims would get everything they need. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. yeah, the president instructed his disaster response team to get the victims whatever they

need immediately. there's no word yet on when the president will go to moore, oklahoma, but on tuesday he auf aufrled offered prayers, he talked about the long road to recovery, and he told the people they will not walk alone. >> the people of moore should know their country will remain on the ground there for them, beside them as long as it takes, for there are homes and schools to rebuild, businesses and hospitals to reopen, there are parents to console, first responders to comfort, and, of course, frightened children who will need our continued love and attenti attention. >> now, that followed the president declaring oklahoma a major disaster. the secretary of homeland security is going to oklahoma today to try to make sure that state officials there get the federal help they need. already in oklahoma is fema

director craig fugate. he told people they need to sign up with fema, to register with fema, to get the assistance they need, things like rental assistance, to get roofs back over their heads. he also talked about people encouraging them to use text messaging, not to use the cell phones unless they have an emergency and he said the best way for people around the country and world to help is through cash donations. also representative senator tom coburn talked about disaster relief funding, and he said if anything is needed beyond the $11 billion from the government to help rebuild oklahoma, he wants that to come through spending cuts elsewhere. remember that senator coburn was criticized earlier for voting against the relief package of after superstorm sandy because it did not include those offsets. no word yet from house speaker john boehner whether the leaf package for oklahoma will include those spending cuts

elsewhere. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you very much, susan. coming up on the "morning news" a key irs official takes the fifth before a congressional hearing. and its great congressman anthony weiner makes it official with a new youtube video he's running for mayor of new york city. this is the "cbs morning news." she got a parking ticket... ♪ and she forgot to pay her credit card bill on time. good thing she's got the citi simplicity card. it doesn't charge late fees or a penalty rate. ever. as in never ever. now about that parking ticket. [ grunting ] [ male announcer ] the citi simplicity card is the only card that never has late fees, a penalty rate, or an annual fee, ever. go to citi.com/simplicity to apply. with the red, white, and blue. ocean spray cranberry, white cranberry, and blueberry juice cocktails. [ coughs ] okay, i believe this one is yours? [ clears throat ]

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approved the measure last night, 13-5. it calls for a tougher border security, and it provides a path to citizenship for an estimate 11 million undocumented workers already here. president obama expressed support for the bill, saying it's most consistent with his own ideas. and a key irs official plans to plead the fifth and not answer questions earlier today. lois lerner heads the irs committee that singles out groups for additional scrutiny. her lawyers say she hasn't committed any crime but won't testify because of a criminal investigation under way by the justice department. >> and yesterday a senate committee grilled the former head of the irs over what he knew as lawmakers try to get to the bottom of the scandal. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: former irs commissioner douglas schulman told lawmakers he didn't learn the full extent of the tax agency targeting conservative groups until he read the inspector general's report last week.

>> but why didn't you know when you were there? >> this is an issue that when someone spotted it, they should have run up the chain, and they didn't. why they didn't, i don't know. >> reporter: schulman joined acting commissioner steven miller at the witness table. he didn't tell them an investigation was under way last year. >> mr. miller, that's a lie by omission. there's no question about that in my mind. it's a lie by omission. >> i believe i did answer them, and did answer them truthfully, sir. >> reporter: but miller did admit that exposing the scandal with a planted question at a lawyer's meeting before the inspector general's report came out was a mistake. >> obviously the entire thing was an incredibly bad idea. >> reporter: the white house is now acknowledging administration knew about the report back in april but insists the president did not.

>> that it was not appropriate in this matter to alert the president about this until the report itself was complete. >> reporter: president obama has ordered the incoming acting irs commissioner to review practices at the agency as congress is pressing ahead with multiple investigations. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. still to come, hometown hero. one of the nba's biggest stars pledges to help victims of the oklahoma tornado. this is the "cbs morning news." ges to help victims of the oklahoma tornado. this is the "cbs morning news." for 10 days! when your allergies start, doctors recommend taking one non-drowsy claritin every day during your allergy season for continuous relief. 18 days! 17 days! 22 days of continuous relief. live claritin clear. every day. ( birds chirping ) exceptionally smooth with a harmonious blend of flavor and aroma. green mountain coffee for your keurig brewer. brew a better day.

here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. new york, thunderstorms and thunderstorms in the afternoon in miami. chicago also thunderstorms, but sunny in dallas and los angeles with a high of 74. on the cbs "moneywatch" now, apple's ceo on the hot seat, and the next big thing in gaming. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning to you, ashley. >> good morning to you, anne-marie. well, apple's ceo faced angry lawmakers to avoid an elaborate scheme to avoid paying corporate talks. a senate panel accused them of using offshore accounts to shield paying the tax man. ceo tim cook said apple did nothing wrong and noted it paid more than $6 billion in taxes last year. cook went on to call for changes to u.s. tax laws to cut businesses bigger breaks. asian markets were mixed after the bank of japan left its monetary policy unchanged.

tokyo's nikkei rose 1.5%, hitting a five-year high, while hong kong's hang seng rose half a percent. the dow climbed 52 points, while the nasdaq gained 5 points. and microsoft unveiled its next generation game console due out sometime this year. the xbox one sports a more powerful processor than the xbox 60, 16 times the memory, much sharper graphics, and a blu-ray player and lets you view live tv, and includes upgraded motion sensors and controllers. no word yet on the price, but a lot of excited fans waited awhile for that. >> see. i can't get something like that because i would never get off the couch, so i'm banned. >> me too. >> ashley morrison here in new york. thank you, ashley. well, in sports, hitting a cycle is one of baseball's

rarest feats, and last night an anaheim angels star completes it in dramatic fashion. in the third inning mike trout completes the throw to third base to collect the infield single and then in the fourth he avoids a tag and is safe at third base for a triple. trout comes up again in the sixth inning and clears the bases with a double,nd then in the eighth needing a home run to finish off the cycle trout gets it, driving a pitch over the center field. trout and the angels shut out seattle, 12-0. in the nba playoffs now, san antonio is halfway to the finallies. tony parker serves up 18 assists and scores 15 points for the spurs to beat memphis 93-89 in overtime. san antonio holds a 2-0 lead in the western conference finals. oklahoma city thunder star kevin durant is digging deep to help out his hometown plans. durant is pledging $1 million in tornado relief for oklahoma.

durant says seeing the devastation from monday's storm inspired him to act. >> i call it the home city, my home now. it's tough to go through. we'll come together and bounce back from this. you know, it's tough. it's tough right now, but the sun's going to shine soon, you know. we've just got to stick together. >> durant says he's hoping to visit tornado victims in the hospital today. when we return, another look at this morning's top story, and haunting images. we'll meet the photographer who was among the first at the scene of a school hardest hit by the oklahoma tornado. >> announcer: sports sponsored by autostop. new autostop is foolproof. gray is over. autostop is foolproof. gray is over. ♪

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morning... beginning at 4:3 good morning. it's ,,,, here's a look at day' here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c. and atlanta, thunderstorms. partly sunny in st. louis and denver. and mostly cloudy in seattle with a high of 52.

here's another look at our top story. emergency workers are wrapping up their search efforts in moore, oklahoma. monday's monster tornado killed 24 people. the fire chief says he doesn't believe there are any more bodies or anyone trapped in the rubble. it's estimated that one quarter of the homes in moore were damaged or destroyed. and the plaza towers elementary school was one of the hardest hit by the tornado. the images of children being rescued are some of the most powerful we've seen. elaine quijano spoke to the "associated press" photographer who took some of those pictures. >> i saw a woman with a childnd i said what was that big building, and she said that was the school, and it was pretty badly damaged. >> reporter: "associated press" photographer sue ogrocki has covered a dozen tornados. she was one of the first journalists at plaza elementary

school in moore. what did you think when she told you that was the school. >> i said, the kids are all safe, right? they're in the shelter. she said, no, there is no shelter. it was surprisingly calm. everybody was trying to get the kids out, but they were in control. they weren't panicking. there were some pretty small holes they were pulling them out through. there was a little boy who looked like he was crying, but i didn't hear any sound. they were pretty quiet. i think they were happy to be out. that's one of the first pictures that i took. desolation is a pretty good word for it. that's pretty much what was out there. i don't know where she was walking from. she just walked out of nowhere. a lot of people have told me it must have been heart-wrenching, but it was also heart-warming because i got to see those kids come out and they were okay. >> reporter: in all, susan ogrocki saw rescuers pull 12

adults and two children alive from the rubble. elaine quijano, cbs news, moore, oklahoma. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," an update on tornado recovery efforts. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." alright, bring the model in on the set! work the camera... work it! those hands. oooh la la! what's your secret? dawn?

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oklahoma monday packed more than 20les the tornado that struck oklahoma monday packed more than 200 miles an hour and was at least a half mile wide. troy roberts spoke to a team of storm spotters who followed the tornado as it bore down on moore. >> i've never heard a roar like that before. >> reporter: when the tornado sirens ring, residents are told to take cover. >> hold on. it's going to our north. >> reporter: but these three young recent college graunt gr just the opposite. they run toward the danger. you say you were like a quarter of a mile away from it. >> we were. between a quarter and a half.

somewhere in that distance. >> reporter: that's where they were yesterday when a devastating tornado plowed through moore, oklahoma. you guys chase tornadoes. >> we do. and most of the time it's beautiful. you watch mother nature out there and the beautiful sculpted cells. >> reporter: and their cameras capture scenes like this, winds spanning waves of wheat, light dust against a bright blue sky. but this time was different. >> it's one of those times you want the tornado to completely stop. you don't want to see it anymore, around it keeps going and getting bigger and bigger. >> reporter: the trio is tracking mother nature's fury with their laptop, ray dark and iphones. >> we have gps overlaid with radar. >> reporter: and putting videos up on youtube, kevin colton, lauren estimates that they capture close to 100 twisters. for the chasers, it's not just about adrenaline. it's about science.

colt and kevin majored in meteorology. >> do your parents know you chase tornados? >> they do. >> they do. cell service is really bad but we were able to text we're okay. our parents are probably freaking out. >> reporter: but not lauryn hill's father. he's a storm chaser, too, and together with his daughter has written an ebook about tornadoes but there's nothing in the book that prepares for this. >> people actually came out of the rubble. thankfully it was a day care center and all the kids were accounted for. it's hard. it's an experience you'll never forget. it makes you take a step back and realize the dark side of it. >> reporter: that resilience is what the storm helpers and storm chasers will remember long after the storms have passed. >> this came from an elementary school. you know ironically or tragically they're talking about courage and faith and then something and danger. it's so poignant right there with the three on it. it's heart-wrenching. you don't -- i don't even -- there really are no words.

>> that was troy roberts reporting. now, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," we will go live to oklahoma for an update on the tornado recovery efforts, plus an exclusive interview with a teacher who lost seven of her students in the storm. also the ceo of spirit airlines dan baldanza will join us in the studio. and forbes reviews their list of its most powerful women. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com it for "cbs morning news."r "cbs morning -- captions by viac -- www.vitac.com

may 22nd. i'm frank mallicoat. >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. good morning, everyone. it's wednesday, may 22. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is just about 4:30. what are you saying? >> i was putting my game faces

on. we're working for the giants today. >> ball dudes. >> we're very excited. we'll talk more about that but the winds are kicking up. that could be a factor. temperatures right now in the 40s and 50s. more on that coming up. >> he's excited! frank, where's your orange? >> come on. [ laughter ] >> oh, no. >> not this again. the bay bridge toll plaza has several toll lanes blocked this morning. a lot of overnight roadwork out there especially on the bridges. we'll talk about that coming up. >> awesome, elizabeth. >> let's go to your room. >> we need the one shot. we are going to start with something very serious. it is 4:30 now. we have some breaking news out of florida. an fbi agent has shot and killed a man that has possible ties to one of the boston marathon bombing suspects. john miller says the suspect was being questioned by fbi agents because he had been in contact with tamerlin tsarnaev before the boston marathon bogs