>> eerie how you can hear the siren and watch the path of the tornado. this morning, there is a very graphic front page of the oklahoman newspaper. the headline, worse than may 3rd, a tornado that hit this area in 1999, and the front line reads the monster returned. we watched as people have been pulled from the rubble. some good news in all of this, and the survivors, they have truly amazing stories. >> we thought we died. >> we have all hands on deck. >> just like in the movie "twister" horses and stuff flying everywhere. >> i got picked up, threw down to the ground. all i can remember after i hit my head, i was landing on top of the dog and i could hear her whimpering, and i can't believe we actually survived this thing. >> and so as we wait for the president to come out and make remarks, i want to bring in senator james inhofe, republican

from oklahoma. senator, thank you very much for joining us. and i just want to know what the latest is that you have heard about the horrible devastation that has hit your state. >> well, look, chris, those of us who are around in 1999, it just is remarkable. this is exactly the same thing, the same track, about the same period, the same surface area that was covered as back in 1999. i have talked to everyone from janet napolitano to our local fema people that are on the ground right now. there's some heartwrenching stories. they say the biggest problem yesterday, and you know this, chris, because you were there, was matching up the missing parents with the missing kids. so those of us from oklahoma have had a lot of tornadoes. we have been to the job ln, the picture, and just right down the road from where you are standing right now, chris, is where we had the shawnee hurricane,

tornado. that was on sunday. and if you can believe this, i was in tulsa in my home 85 miles away, and out of the sky came a picture of a little boy. here's the picture right here, a little boy that was in a car seat. that came all the way from shawnee, oklahoma, 85 miles away. so things are just -- you don't know, you can't understand how this is happening, but the devastation is very real. and i have to say, the devastation is about the same with all tornadoes. it's just really which ones cover the most surface area. >> and this one has been extraordinarily wide in its devastation, and we know that the number one priority, there is still a search and rescue team looking, hoping to find survivors. but there is also a very real logistical nightmare going on here, so much that needs to be accomplished. this has been declared a federal

disaster area, so some money will be coming in, but based on your hard won experience, senator, what are your priorities besides the search and rescue in the hours and days ahead. >> that's it, search and rescue, then we're going to start getting people -- we already have received a notice of individual and public assistance, so that part's behind us, and we can start working real quickly. the -- the other stuff that will be done today is being done. i talked to albert ashworth, it's actually happening. if you look around, i'm sure you have seen the devastated hospital there, chris. they are sending a backup medical facility, so you're going to see a big tent going up that will have the capability of performing surgeries and other things. i would say that's the next thing right after on the heels of the search and rescue that's taking place right now. >> senator, if i could interrupt

you for just a second, james lankford, your colleague from oklahoma, is speaking right now. let's listen. >> 1:00 eastern time today and give an update of what is happening and how the state itself is responding, so we appreciate very much what you're doing. we have a lot of tornadoes in oklahoma, but we don't have tornadoes like this. this one is very different. and so the nation is also responding to it in a different way. so thank you. >> the magnitude of the challenges that our fellow oklahomans face back home will continue for several days and weeks. not just the hope of the next few hours and days perhaps of finding somebody underneath those rubble piles alive, but the process of recovering those who did not make it. the challenges that the communities will face rebuilding, that families will go through as they begin to lay their loved ones to rest who have been lost. we appreciate everything that our fellow citizens say in their prayers, in their actions, and just understand that in

oklahoma, while we battle weather constantly, as congressman lankford alluded to, in congressman cole's district where this tragedy has occurred, they faced a storm that's hard to describe. the only comparison would be 14 years ago in 1999. that tornado which was even bigger, that tornado which may not have taken as much life, nonetheless, had an impact on our communities that will be hard to overcome. again, thank you for your wishes, your thoughts, your prayers. understand we'll rebuild, and we in the delegation will work with our fellow oklahomans to make sure they have that ability. >> our hearts and our prayers go out -- >> we have a picture from up above. you can see the breadth of the devastation. the president is going to speak in about 60 seconds, but i'd like to get a brief comment. there are a number of people on

the east coast shore who were unhappy about your vote on hurricane sandy. in fact, you said the request for funding was a slush fund. with all due respect, is there money to help the people here in your home state rebuild? >> well, let's look at that. that was totally different. they were getting things, for instance, that was supposed to be in new jersey. they had things in the virgin islands. they were fixing roads there, putting roofs on houses in washington, d.c. everybody was getting in and exploiting the tragedy that took place. that won't happen in oklahoma. >> senator james inhofe, thank you so much for being with us. i know that you have much to do, as do other members of the congressional delegation. thank you so much. while we're waiting for the president in our last few seconds, you can just take a look over my shoulder and see the number of people who have just been allowed back in to what was their homes. and they are sifting through the rubble. each of them has a piece, a memento, something that they want. i was speaking just a short time

ago to people across the street. and we were talking about how you always wonder what you would look for, and she was finding her photos. and now, the president of the united states. >> good morning, everybody. as we all know by now, a series of storms swept across the plains yesterday in one of the most destructive tornadoes in history. sliced through the towns of newcastle and moore, oklahoma. in an instant, neighborhoods were destroyed. dozens of people lost their lives. many more were injured. and among the victims were young children, trying to take shelter in the safest place they knew, their school. so our prayers are with the people of oklahoma today. our gratitude is with the teachers who gave their all to shield the children, with the neighbors, first responders, and

emergency personnel who raced to help as soon as the tornado passed. and with all of those who, as darkness fell, searched for survivors through the night. as a nation, our full focus right now is on the urgent work of rescue. and the hard work of recovery and rebuilding that lies ahead. yesterday, i spoke with governor fallen to make it clear to oklahomans that they would have all of the resources that they need at their disposal. last night, i issued a disaster declaration to expedite those resources, to support the governor's team in the immediate response, and to offer direct assistance to folks who have suffered loss. i also just spoke with mayor lewis of moore, oklahoma, to insure that he's getting everything that he needs. i have met with secretary napolitano this morning. and my homeland security and counterterrorism adviser lisa

monaco, to underscore that point that oklahoma needs to get everything that it needs right away. the fema administrator, craig fugate is on his way to oklahoma as we speak. fema staff was first deployed to oklahoma's emergency operation center on sunday as the state already was facing down the first wave of deadly tornadoes. yesterday, fema activated urban search and rescue teams from texas, nebraska, and tennessee to assist in the ongoing search and rescue efforts. and a mobile response unit to boost communications and logistical support. so the people of moore should know that 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 attention. there are empty spaces where there used to be living rooms and bedrooms and classrooms. and in time, we're going to need to refill those spaces with love and laughter and community. we don't yet know the full extent of the damage from this week's storm. we don't know both the human and economic losses that may have occurred. we know that severe rumbling of weather, bad weather, through much of the country still continues. and we're also preparing for hurricane season that begins next week. but if there's hope to hold on to, not just in oklahoma but around the country, it's the knowledge that the good people there and in oklahoma are better prepared for this type of storm

than most. and what they can be certain of is that americans from every corner of this country will be right there with them, opening our homes, our hearts to those in need, because we're a nation that stands with our fellow citizens as long as it takes. we have seen that spirit in joplin, in tuscaloosa, we saw that spirit in boston, in breezy point. and that's what the people of oklahoma are going to need from us right now. for those of you who want to help, you can go online right now to the american red cross which is already on the ground in moore. already, we have seen the university of oklahoma announce it will provide housing for displaced families. we've seen local churches and companies open their doors and their wallets, and last night, the people of joplin dispatched a team to help the people of moore. so for all those who have been affected, we recognize that you face a long road ahead.

in some cases, there will be enormous grief that has to be absorbed, but you will not travel that path alone. your country will travel it with you. fueled by our faith in the all mighty and our faith in one another. so our prayers are with the people of oklahoma today, and we will back up those prayers with deeds for as long as it takes. thank you very much. >> the president who is already sending national help here to oklahoma and are they going to need it? this has already been a terrible season for natural disasters. up until now, just the last five days in this spade of storms we had about $3.5 billion worth, and you can see just by looking around this single neighborhood and the devastation is much broader, how bad it's going to be here. you also heard the president make some comparisons, you can't

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it's starting to lightning here again in oklahoma, and i have to tell you, it's been like that on and off sns we got to moore a little after midnight, and a little rain is starting to

come down. that is not good news for the rescuers at the elementary school about a mile from here, searching, hoping to find some survivors. when you see the breadth of the devastation of this storm, it is in many ways not hard to understand because we have unbelievable video of what happened when the storm moved into moore. take a look. >> look at that cloud. >> listen to the roar. >> oh, my god. >> this is not good. dear god, please keep these people safe. lots of debris in the air. >> is that a vortsy on the side? >> there's a whole roof that came off. >> chris is with me now. he's with central oklahoma storm chasers. thanks so much for being here. what was it like? what were you? what did you see? >> we were about two miles west of here when the tornado was coming through. it was about a mile wide.

we were probably about a half mile south of it. unbelievable amount of debris in the air, people's homes, businesses, we knew it was a really bad situation. >> you have been doing this for like ten years, right? >> yes. >> have you ever seen anything approaching this? >> not even close. not even close. it was awful. just enormous and so destructive. we came the to moore just after the tornado hit to do what we could to help with the triage units, see what we could do. we transported people out who had lost their vehicles, so we helped in any way we could. >> we have a clip of the video from when it touched down. let's take a listen. >> oh, my god! >> i've watched this for so many years, as we all have watched

storm chasers. but in a situation like this, how do you know when to leave and take cover? >> well, it was obviously a very large tornado and a very bad situation. soon as the tornado passed, we knew that we had to get out of the way and we just headed into moore right after that. but like i said, this is the largest tornado i have ever seen. it was a very dire situation as is obvious on the ground. >> you're from oak? >> yes. >> i see the hat, and there's someone across the street who drove up with a pickup truck with 2 x 4s and wants to block off his house, although it's quite devastated. this isn't just about being a storm chaser. this is about being somebody who lives here, and i wonder as you look around what goes through your mind? >> well, severe weather is a way of life here in oklahoma. we're very prepared for it here because we're so used to it. but a situation like this comes up and there's just nothing you can do. there's just so much

destruction, but moore will recover from this. they recovered in 1999 and they can recover this time. >> thank you so much, chris, for talking to us. and just a short time ago, i talked to a couple who were here in 1999. and there is almost nothing left of their home, as i walked up to talk to them, they were literally picking through the rubble. what was that like being in there? what did you hear, and i can only imagine what you felt? >> saw the glass breaking. things crashing, rumbling, and then the ceiling, the roof tore off. i could see little holes start to develop in the ceiling. and i could actually see the tornado. >> you could see it? what did it look like? >> just like brown stuff swirling. >> did you think it was going to hit you? >> i thought i was going to die there for a little bit, for a few minutes. >> do you have any sense of how

long it was before you were able to come out? >> i would estimate five or six minutes. i don't really know. >> and you walk out and you see this devastation. what was going through your mind? >> my life has changed. >> and you actually spent the night here last night? >> mm-hmm. >> have you given a thought to what's next? >> i don't have any idea what's next. >> mark and katrina were actually on the phone when he was hiding in that closet. and she said they talked for just about a minute, and then he had to hang up. he could look and see what was going on. and it was just utter darkness. and she said that it was several hours before she could be reunited with him. the story we heard over and over and over again, cell phone

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seeing here. first of all, mr. mayor, let me say to you how sorry i had for what has happened in this community, and i also have to say being on the ground less than twefl hours and talking to people in this neighborhood, the resilience is remarkable. >> yes, we've been through it before, so we'll get through it again. and you know, we're still looking. still doing a recovery effort right now as we speak. we hope to find, you know, maybe one person. that would be great. >> that's the priority right now. actually in all of the areas that are affected and we're getting a storm. >> might be worst to hold the umbrella. want me to put it down? >> it might fly away. >> i don't want to lose you. actually, the rain is letting up just a little bit. the wind is picking up. how concerning is this actually for those search and rescuers? >> quite, because we have a lot of damage, a lot of roofs are gone. we're hopeful a lot of people have gotten tarps up over their

stuff. otherwise, their houses will be ruined even more so with this rain coming in. and we were told we weren't going to have rain today, but anyway, i was told. >> immediate needs now. obviously, beyond the amazing crews that have come in who are trained in rescue. >> yes. right now, i don't know you can see them, they were here a while ago. they had the dogs in looking for survivors. we used thermal imagers. i spoke with the president, he offered the full support of the federal government. the governor has been here the whole time. she's been wonderful. >> we saw the helicopter of the fema director. you're going to be meeting. >> we'll be meeting with the fema director shortly, and they have been very good to us. they offered us anything we need, basically, and i think we're going to take them up on that offer because we're going to need a lot of stuff here. >> you have some hard won lessons from 1999. you were here then, mayor there. >> the mayor then too. >> you offered people the ability to get some money if

they wanted to build storm shelters. >> we'll be doing that again. >> what do you think -- i heard of a lot of people who were down below in shelters. >> you basically had to be in a shelter or below ground in order to survive something like this where there's nothing but slab. >> in order to have -- and i hate to put it this way, but when you look around, sometimes you think it's amazing more people didn't lose their lives. >> absolutely. >> how much do you think that played into it? >> a lot. we didn't have as much warning this time -- >> 16 minutes, right, that's it? >> the weather people were so good about giving the warnings, the emergency management people here were excellent. they blew the sirens, continue to blow the sirens. there were actually two tornadoes that formed into one -- well, i saw it from right over there. >> you saw it? >> yes, we saw it form, and it -- >> where were you at the time? >> right over there at my store. the amazing thing is became a mile to a mile and a half wide. the destruction as you can see

is tremendous. >> what are you hearing from your constituents, from the residents of moore? >> not a lot because the cell phone service is basically out for local calls. you can make an out of state call but you can't make a local one so the communication has been difficult. we're trying to get that resolved. all the churches, almost every one of them last night opened up as a relief shelter, so that was very good, a positive thing for us. and the neighbors at least had some place to go to be safe from the weather right now. >> do you have any idea how many people are out of their homes at this point? >> we don't. we don't. we'll be talking to the fema people. doing an assessment. i know we have boots on the ground already. and they're very good at their job. so we'll just have to wait and see. they'll count the houses. we know pretty much from the satellite photo how many houses, but i don't have that information. >> we can't see it here because this part of the neighborhood is gone, but as you look across the street and as i have walked some of the other blocks, there are orange xs on the houses that

have been checked, so they have been going door to door, even working through the night. >> we checked them not only physically with an officer or a fireman, but we also checked them with thermal imagers. and that tells us whether a person is actually underground or not or if they're alive. so that's why the orange is on the cars and the vehicles. that means there's no one under that car as well. >> how are you doing, mr. mayor? >> i'm tired. but okay. >> this is your community. >> yes. >> it has to be -- >> you know, it's bad. that's a brand new hospital right there. so you know, it's sad. but we'll get through it. >> and a daycare center right next door for the hospital employees. >> and fortunately, they were all evacuated to the lunch room, which is their safe zone, and they survived it. there was even a lady having a baby there who survived it. >> what about the injured? we have heard varying reports from 120 to 145 people still

hospitalized, 70 of them i think children. >> that's also the number i have gotten. the norman hospital is only about five miles down the road here, so this was done by the norman hospital, the moore community hospital, but they took them all just down the road, hopefully they're doing fine. we'll be checking on those people soon. >> there are thousands if not millions of peoples whose hearts are going out to the people of moore as they're watching this. and i'm wondering what they can do to help. what would you say to them, because americans are amazing that way. they want to help. >> donate to the red cross, salvation army. they're johnny on the spot here. they were here last night as soon as it happened. they take care of a lot of people so we appreciate them. >> mr. mayor, again, we feel so terrible about what this community has had to endure. but so inspired by the people that we have met so far. and we wish you all the best luck. >> thank you very much. >> thank you so much. i know you have to meet with the fema director. >> i do. thank you. >> we really appreciate it.

at least the weather has let up a little bit. the mayor was telling me some of the forecasters were warning him that what might come in is some hail. that would not be good either for the people trying to get into their homes or the people who are doing that important search and rescue. and the flags at the capitol in washington, d.c. are at half-staff after a moment of silence and a prayer on the floor of the senate this morning. we will take a break and be back with more "jansing & co." live after this. [ phil ] when you have joint pain and stiffness... accomplishing even little things can become major victories. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. when i was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel for my pain and stiffness, and to help stop joint damage. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. before starting enbrel,

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storm. welcome back. we're in moore, oklahoma. the scene of so much devastation from that massive storm that touched down here yesterday afternoon. and we heard from the president just about half an hour ago. >> the people of moore should know that 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 attention. >> and those workers are just beginning to survey the damage this morning. residents still not allowed back into every area yet. one of the most emotional scenes captured in the last 12 hours was outside one of the schools. parents reunited with their children, lots of hugs and

kisses for families who have been through so much. one parent leading their child away covered in blood and dirt. we have seen children pulled from the rubble, rescued by first responders who were just listening for any sounds. the tiniest cries, hoping to save lives. we also heard at one point they moved everyone, even parents, to try to hear even more. and we just heard from the mayor here in moore that they have not only been doing imaging but they also had dogs here. we saw them earlier on looking for any signs of life. critical to this and so many disast eers over the year, the d cross. i want to bring in dan halliburton. thank you for being with us. your assessment of what you're seeing here? >> i was speechless when i came in. i have been doing this for about four years. i have seebn a lot of tornadoes hurricanes, and i have never

seen anything quite like it. >> we talked about the reunions and one of the most heart breaking conversations i had was with someone who was trying to reach a loved one and couldn't get through on cell phones. that is something that now the red cross tries to do, help people find each other. >> we have a program called safe and well. if you go to redcross.org, there's a whole process we take you through. frankly, we have had people on the website looking for people. unfortunately, people in the area who have been affected have not had the time or opportunity to get online. we want to encourage people to do that, go to redcross.org, look for the safe and well link. that will help you reunite with people and let you know they're okay. the other thing is we have a new tornado app. it has a lot of great weather information and also a safe and well fupnction in it. if you have your cell phone, you can push that and let people know you're okay. >> you just have to look behind me to see what has happened here. a lot of people needing shelter. when i spoke with the mayor, he

said they're really just starting to do an assessment of how many people there are. you're adding shelters at this point? >> we have six shelters in the area, about 75 people throughout our shelters and community shelters last night. and you know, there's a great tradition here in this town. they have been tested before. and when this happens, they reach out to neighbors and friends and stay with neighbors and friends. it's not unusual sometimes for that count to kind of go up. they may try to stay in a home for a while and find without water and electricity it's rough, so we'll be here for them if that happens. >> we have seen trucks moving in. i just saw a local utilities truck because they're obviously worried about downed power lines and gas lines and things like that. tell me a little more, dan, about the other services the red cross provides urgently when they get on scene like this? >> right now, the first responders are primarily in the area. they want to work. they don't want to leave the site. they will stay there all night. >> and many did, right?

>> they pulled them out late last night. it gets too dark, they get tired. they don't want them hurt. they don't want to leave. wi come in with food and water, give them a short break, and they get right back at it because it's really what they want to do, and it's a way to help. as the neighbors start to come back to their neighborhood and see their homes, start to clean up, look at the debris of what had been their home, they don't want to leave, either. they'll have a guaranteed window of time usually that happens and they want to use every minute of it so we want to help them with the things they need. the other thing is they're going to need counseling. we have mental health counselors on the ground, they walk, they go door to door. they're experienced at this. they know how to talk to people and help them through this overwhelming task of trying to rebuild. >> already i heard a couple peek say i don't think it hit me yet. i'm in shock. how could you look at this, what used to be your home, and not be in shock? >> there's nothing in life that really repairs you for this, especially if it's your home.

>> how big a response will you have here? is it clear yet? >> it will clearly be a large response. this is a very, very large area and heavily, heavily damaged. we have a lot of resources. this is an important part of the country for this kind of weather so we're prepared. we have teams all over coming in now, and that will ramp up hour after hour. >> dan, from the american red cross, you guys always do such amazing work and are so needed. thank you so much. good luck. i know it's going to be a long day for you. we'll take a break and be back with more live from moore after this. >> we had to walk over a pile of like -- >> rubble. >> and everything, and it was pretty scary. everybody was rushing everybody. and then i came out and i saw the cars and i saw the houses and i just started crying so hard. >> it's all right, honey. you're never, ever going to go through this again. >> we had to sit like this. and the tornado started knocking all the ceilings up and down.

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we're seeing more and more people come into this devastated neighborhood. most of them friends and family of people who parts of their home are still standing and they're trying to recover what they can. in the meantime, this is a picture that's repeated over and over and over again. not far from where i'm standing, a little to the south and west here in moore is meteorologist mike bettis, who joins us with the latest from another area of this town. mike, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, chris. where we are is basically a staging area for search and rescue and response. behind us, the national guard has arrived and set up command posts here with the oklahoma bureau of investigation, the

u.s. marshals have set up post, and they're feeding the first responders here. they have large areas where they're cooking food and making sure they're fed, and this is also an area where heavy equipment is coming in and helping folks. you can see right here, we have numerous dump trucks coming in, and they're needed because what will happen is they'll be teamed up with a front end loader and they're clear up the neighbors, put the debris on the trucks and ship it out. it makes it easier for the patrol cars doing patrols or search and rescue teams to get in there and get their job done more efficiently. another issue that never really dawned on me that what troopers go through or any of the local officers dealing with this event is that inevitably, there's all kinds of debris. it's strewn everywhere. you have a lot of sharp objects and they're constantly in their cars doing patrols. there's sharp objects that puncture tires, so what they have set up in the dick's sporting goods lot is a tire repair station.

so the police officers will pull their cars right in, in five or ten minutes, they have a new tire that is repaired and off they go to do their patrols again. it's a well-oiled machine. here we go, more fire and rescue on the scene here. this is a well-oiled musheeb. if there's any place that really knows how to respond to disaster, it's oklahoma city, considering the disasters they went through. the bombing in 1995, the oklahoma tornado in 1999, and now this one. i have to tell you, i don't think i have been to a natural disaster of this scope and had this kind of response this quickly, roughly 16 to 18 hours after the event happened. this scope is huge and there's so much work to be done. we're still keeping our fingers crossed and hope they're pulling more people out alive of the debris today. >> absolutely impressive. they take pride in the fact they're here helping each other. mike, you take care of yourself. thank you very much. just a few minutes ago, we showed you a bit of a reunion. this is toby who got separated

from melody. you were watching toby, is that right? >> watching. yes, i'm watching toby, yes. >> you got separated last night. >> yes, i was at work and they were all -- there's two other dogs and a cat besides him. and i was at work and i knew they were going to be gone. and i found them last night. and then i moved again to another friend who lives, almost got hit right over here, and they got out again this morning. and so i thought they were gone and two lovely ladies foun them for me. i don't even know their names, and god bless them. the other one is at home now, and then toby. so it's -- there's really some god-send people. i worked the may 3rd tornado and i worked it last night when i saw my house was gone. >> your house was gone? >> yes. >> it's right in this neighborhood? >> yes, ma'am. >> oh, i'm so sorry.

i can't even imagine what must be going through your mind to see your entire neighborhood is flattened. >> yeah, it's gone. >> where were you when it hit? >> i was at work. i'm a nurse for a neurosurgeon. and i watched it on tv. and then soon as it passed, i left. and i came down. >> so the tornado was not threatening where you were working? >> no, it was at deaconess hospital. >> you said you knew -- >> it was gone. no doubt, as wide as it was and as fast as it came, it was gone. >> how long have you lived here? were you here for '99? >> i was here, i didn't live in moore in '99. actually, i did, i lived in the trailer park right behind here, i had a home back there, and we all went to the walmart. and stayed there until it passed. then once i saw everything was okay there, i worked for the american red cross and the search and rescue down there on 27th street, looking through homes and helping people that

way. and then it got me this time. >> how do you do it? you said you were out helping last night. obviously, you're out helping this morning and your own home is gone. >> there's other people who need better help than i do right now. with the kids that were lost and kids that were saved, you know, there's just a need for nurses all over the place. there were so many helpful nurses and doctors down at the warren theater last night, it was unbelievable. absolutely unbelievable. the amount of people that were there last night. even bystanders wanting to help. >> you must have been stunned seeing almost brand new hospital across the street here just -- >> awful, absolutely awful. >> what will you do now? >> work and, you know, stay in my friend's house down there until everything works itself out. >> well, we thank you so much. not just for coming to talk to us, but i'm so amazed at your ability to help other people when so much has happened to you. good luck to you.

>> thank you very, very much. >> thank you, and i'm so glad you have toby again. >> and we'll be right back. la's known definitely for its traffic, congestion, for it's smog. but there are a lot of people that do ride the bus. and now that the busses are running on natural gas, they don't throw out as much pollution to the earth. so i feel good. i feel like i'm doing my part to help out the environment.

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as peach search through the debris, governor mary fallin has said we will overturn every piece of debris as the ongoing search and rescue efforts continue throughout this devastated community. at the same time, already the debate has begun in congress. tom coburn among those saying there have to be offsets for the money that will come here. it will be significant. the fema director should be meeting right about now with the mayor. more federal help is coming in. thomas roberts is here with me. we came in last night. i guess about 1:00 in the morning. east coast time. and both of us almost speechless. it's unusual for us, at what we saw here, thomas. >> it's been absolutely amazing. i would say the best way to

describe it with the energy, frenetic. it truly is as we have been watching with the bursts of sunshine that came out earlier this morning and people starting to come around the neighborhood to check their things. people wearing gloves to go through the wreckage, wearing boots. some people over here bringing, already bringing out plywood so they can board up. i know you talked to the mayor who said people need to have tarps protecting their property because of the storm damage we're supposed to have. we're going to continue bringing everybody up to speed. the latest on the fatalities and the injury totals and also hope is coming out of moore. you just had a great chance to speak with that woman reunited with the dogs she's dog sitting. we're going to speak to a nurse who delivered a baby during all of this. that and much more as we have our continued coverage right here from moore, oklahoma, on msnbc. [ male announcer ] house rule number 53. big time taste

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