two miles wide at one point and stayed on the ground for 45 minutes. the tornado was so powerful he could feel it trying to rip the phone out of his hand in the storm's wake. >> we will make it, we will be okay but everything is gone. >> reporter: outside the elementary school, tears of joy as they reunited with their children. but many children are among the dead. plaza towers elementary was in the direct path and some 75 students were inside when it hit. scott heinz said it looked like a war zone. >> i have been in this market for ten years and i have never seen anything like it before. >> reporter: even the hospital is in the words of the mayor, devastated. todd lamb said faith will help the people of oklahoma get

through this. >> we are a tough people, oak homians -- oklahomaians are tough, we a strong faith based community. >> that was emily schmidt and this is not the first time emily has been devastated by a tornado. back in 99 it killed more than 40 people and caused $40 billion in damage. red cross is helping to provide food and if you are looking for ways to help, they have set up tornado relief funds u-you can call online or text your donation and we will be sharing the amazing stories of survival and any time of day you can follow these stories on our

website. they are protesting staffing levels which they say are affecting patient care. tara is at the hospital and we will have more on how this will impact patients. meantime it is day five at sutter hospitals in the east bay. firsts and medical tech knicks are it -- technicians are talking about time off and the strike is affecting many other hospitals as well. >> they called to report a patient who ran from the hospital and some jumped in after him and could not find

him. they searched downstream, they had help and they could not find him and that man is presumed dead. an east bay man who ran in thed bay to breakers race was last seen at ocean beach sunday morning. the 27-year-old ran and they later found cell phones and credit cards but his friends andco workers really started running when he failed to show up for work sunday morning. >> i do know he is a responsible guy, he is reliable and that's why we are there. >> they work in san ramon and was last seen wearing jeans and

a marine football jersey. in the meantime we are learning more about the man who died from the fall from the roof from the bay to breakers party. he was working at a software company and died after falling off the roof hours after the race. investigators say his death appears to be an accident and that this is not a criminal case. a crime emergency order takes affect in east palo alto in the city's recent gun violence. jose was shot while sitting in a car on ford ham street. two others were also hurt. since then there have been a lot of violence and they say it is linked to a power struggle with one gang. >> we want to find out who

related to and start knocking on some doors and start contacting some people. >> it puts all hands on deck by allowing the department to cancel days off. >> the big day finally arrived, we find out if super bowl 50 will be played here. they are meeting in boston to decide if the bay area or miami will be the host super bowl for 2016. they appear to be the front- runner for the biggest game and if they are chosen they will be played in the now lee vie and we will let you know when it takes place. >> we have the largest number of hotel rooms, first class restaurants, so we expect a lot

of the crowds who come will come through san francisco. >> they rejected the nfl's demands to fix up the aging home of the miami dolphins. he have is monitoring the meeting and we have live coverage of the event. we will alert you through our ktvu channel 2 morning news app and get on there and this is something we can tell you about. it is the first time the governor has acknowledged caltrans but may miss the earlier structural problems on the $6.4 billion bridge. room. >> we want to check in with sal

for complete traffic, hello sal. good morning, traffic is prove are mooching well and they are on the soldier, let's take a lack am and that traffic is heading nicely with in problems out to the mcarthur maze, there are some lane closures but it's not causing any delays at all. 101 is off to a good start, let's go to steve. well, we have bick changes today and the system is just beginning to work its way into the north. there will be 50 of an on shore

wind and it will come a out. that is where it is warm to hot but the cooling begins today and it will carry us into the weekend and we will go from the 90s to probably the mid-#0s and that's a -- mid-90s and that's a dramatic is a sang ball palpable 70s and 06s after -- 60s and a good 15-degree cooler and it will wipe out any low clouds and all the way into the weekend it will cool down earlier next week. apple ceo will be in the hot speed they are trying to avoid paying taxes on billions

of income in the past few years. the ceo said the company is the largest corporate taxpayer in the country but john mccain said apple is also the largest tax avoiders, will there star player be a available? >> anybody dayable of harming a baby is capable of harming children. >> a trend they are seeing in their shelters and why they are now concerned for your safety. it looks good and they are driving there and we will tell you more about this straight ahead. look at 'em.

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. 4:42, we continue to follow developing news out of oklahoma and this morning the search continues for survivors of that huge tornado. we know 51 people are dead including people at that elementary school. president barack obama has ordered federal aid to help with the recovery efforts. he is expected to talk at 7:00 this morning and we will bring you his speech live. animal control officers are investigating a terrible case of abuse which left a 10 month old puppy blind. he is a person of interest in the beating of queen any, she

also had spinal damage and not only blind. >> she is not the only one but we are seeing a lot and it is concerning. >> animal control said queen is the latest of a handful of animal abuse cases. this is scrappy, a year and a half old terroir who was thrown to the ground they are hoping the public can nurse these pups back to health. tara moriarty joins us live outside to talk about how the labor distribute is affecting patient care. >> police arrived at 4:00 this morning and we have not seen any strikers just yet. you can see here behind me the cop car is lining up and there are some barricades which have been thrown up about 13,000 including this one

here on the avenue. they have been in negotiations for more than a year and now they have hit an impasse. those workers are angry about staffing levels, pension contributions and the chef medical operation canceled more than $150 million and the two day strike will cost 20 million. we will keep up on traffic but i would avoid this area for the next two days. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. 4:45, the principal and a peacher have been place dollars on allegations of abuse.

somebody reported seeing teacher kick a special needs student down the slide. the teacher edthe student's parents but they did not know the few police until the 16th. the school disrent is now meeting and they will meet at a retreat near loss and less when he red tid the white house helps he was present. it doesn't look too bad, pam and brian and traffic is moving along well, let's look at these pictures and traffic continues to look good as we head out to the mcarthur maze with no major issues and as a

matter of fact it has been a nice drive out to the bay bridge toll plaza and when you get to the toll plaza, the traffic is light and that is now clear in the far level lane they are wrapping up. taking a look at 101 and 85, they are off to a great start, let's go to steve. the question is where were you in january, february, march, this little guy, boy this is a very under receive son -- unseasonably warm and i spent it to come down and the leading edge is beginning to work its way in so look for a

bick drop and the the wind will be on and that's go away fast and it looks like it is main limb -- mainly dry and the lows will sit up and of the series of systems will keep traveling north and unless you are traveling north you will get breezy and sometimes windy and temperatures are dropping and it will be very noticeable. 10 to 15-degree will be to the north. and it looks like the system will rotate and it means it is just a little warmer by not not by much and they are expected to give us some improvements and they will take ten years

and create 30,000 jobs you are looking at some of the pictures and it includes terminals one, two and three. air traffic control tower and a 400 room hotel. the only airline base will return with a return flight every night and there will be a special ceremony every night and the austin based band and social hour will perform during the flight. >> awesome. >> the san jose sharks are looking for a come back as they head to game 4 against the dreaded los angeles kings they are headed to one game after taking a big loss after sustaining an injury at game 3.

the game starts at 7:00 tonight and mayor ed lee plans on giving star stefan kerry the keys to the city. he set the record for the most shots in a season and warriors are set to move to san francisco in the next three years. 4:49 is the time, it is coming up next, emotions are high after a little girl was killed in an accident. >> to think, oh, my gosh, just one easy step. the steps the parents are taking and why they could now face charges. and in oklahoma they continue to look for people who survived and we will have more on the devastation after the tornado.

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they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] . good morning, happening right now, we are checking in on oklahoma this developing story and this is how it is looking there are searchers still looking for survivors. we do know 51 people are confirmed dead and that number could rise and that includes 21 children. president barack obama has declared a major disaster in oklahoma and has ordered federal help to help with the

recovery efforts. they are looking for the search and he will have a live report coming up. a driver of a car hit and killed a pedestrian which happened shortly before 9:00. the unidentified victim was crossing close to the crosswalk when he was hit. he died at the scene. , he was in his -- he was in his $60. a san pablo woman could face charges in a rollover. five-year-old jackson died yesterday morning and police say she was ejected from the suburban. the woman driving the suv apparently swerve, to avoid her, they saw the child dying in the street. >> it is heartbreaking to know this child apparently did not have their seat belt on. >> reporter: the children and

three adults suffered cuts and bruises and the driver was the only one wearing a seat belt and should have buckled the little child in. no arrests have been made. they are calling this a freak accident. he plunged 238 to his death. he was killed after a large flake of granite was severed. the man below him was not hurt and a minnesota man was hurt and fell while stopping to take a photo. the response to the deadly00 -- hundred virus -- hundred it virus.

so far signature cabins have been removed from the village and they want the park to come up with a pest monitoring system. >> i will go find this. how is it going? >> traffic is doing well, there is really not a lot going on and this is the time where you can take advantage of a nice commute. let's look at 880 in oakland. southbound 880 on the shoulder to take a report on the minor collision. there is not a big back up at all. if you are driving north 101 and 2 #0 are still doing well. well, changes are on the way, we could have used this and i

expect a lot of clouds to drop and they will thin out and it is mostly cloudy here in the morning and yesterday was the warmest day in a long time in maybe over a week and cooling begins to settle and it will just sit there. temperatures begin to drop a good 10 to 15 degrees and let the cooling begin because it is here in a good way because that low parks itself there for a while. windy and cool tomorrow, and the fog is just sitting there and that means we have a breezy and cool pattern for a little while. >> all right, steve, thing you very much.

vendors are threatening to strike. they are authorizing this because many have not been served. they will serve them if workers walk out but they are hoping they would choose to bring their own food. coming up next at our 5:00 hour, we have new video come into our newsroom, look at this van burned over night, we will have more on the reasons why investigators are suspicious because of the size of the flames. we will make an announcement and we will have that when we come back. çwçñ

. president barack obama will address the nation in just two hours. from yesterday's warm to hot conditions to a big drop in temperatures, we will have more on the forecasted highs. one bay area city is taking drastic action to the fatal shooting of a teenage boy. >> and we will learn if super

bowl 5. >> 50 550 -- 50 is happening. good morning, it is tuesday may 21st, i am pam cook. >> the morning i walked out the door, i felt the cold. >> it is cold. i have to get out there and check the stadium. >> it is looking like a stadium. >> yes, and we have a pretty big change in our forecast. the system is moving into the picture, 60s and 70s, here is sal.