joining us now is amy elliott with the chief administrative officer. the office has been tracking the death toll from the devastation. thank you for taking moments on a difficult and busy day. can you confirm 51 dead and among those, how many children? >> 51 is confirm as dead ask a minimum of 20 of those are children. >> and are you expecting as watching live on television a rescue effort you're expecting that number to change? >> yes sir, i am. >> can you give us an estimate of how many more you can expect? do you have an idea? >> i have been told officers are bringing in upwards of 40 more. >> 40 more on top of the 51? >> they are not here yet. >> do you know how many may be children? >> i do not know. i would assume majority. >> amy have you had a chance to call parents? what is the process? how do you notify the parents? do you wall kaul them? >> well, law enforcement will be informing them. there are people calling here and asking if loved ones might be here. >> do you have family members come there to match identities? >> no, ma'am, we don't. >>

joining us now is amy elliott with the chief administrative officer. the office has been tracking the death toll from the devastation. thank you for taking moments on a difficult and busy day. can you confirm 51 dead and among those, how many children? >> 51 is confirm as dead ask a minimum of 20 of those are children. >> and are you expecting as watching live on television a rescue effort you're expecting that number to change? >> yes sir, i am. >> can you give us an estimate of how many more you can expect? do you have an idea? >> i have been told officers are bringing in upwards of 40 more. >> 40 more on top of the 51? >> they are not here yet. >> do you know how many may be children? >> i do not know. i would assume majority. >> amy have you had a chance to call parents? what is the process? how do you notify the parents? do you wall kaul them? >> well, law enforcement will be informing them. there are people calling here and asking if ones might be here. >> do you have family members come there to match identities? >> no, ma'am, we don't. >> how d

i'm now going to get on the phone to amy elliott, the chief of the medical examiner's office. joining me. we've had a report in the last few minutes of 40 more bodies recovered, making it we believe a total now of 1 the fatalities. can you confirm that? >> i can confirm the 51. i have been told there are 40 more on their way here but i can't confirm until they get here. >> are you expecting the toll to rise significantly higher than that still? >> yes, sir, i am. >> have you any dale at the moment how many people in the end could have lost their lives? >> i have no idea. i hope no more but i'm sure they're coming >> just to clarify, 51 have been confirmed dead and you believe 40 more bodies have been recovered? >> yes, sir. >> absolutely devastating. >> absolutely. >> what is your reaction to what has happened today? obviously it's the third tornado to hit moore in 14 years, a huge one in 1999. this one seems to be even bigger, more devastating >> yes, it's tragic. i wish that there wouldn't be any more. >> in terms of the rescue operation at the plaza towers school, can you t