i-35 joplin notice not as many purples joplin so on the east side of i-35, not as strong a tornado. still extremely formidable very unfortunately joplin then it moved on quickly out of the way joplin the storm weakened to the east joplin so very unfortunately, this storm, which didn't have a very long life actually peaked in intensity right over the elementary school, the plaza towers almostry joplin there is another school in the area, briarwood elementary that we haven't heard much about joplin hopefully, it's good news we haven't heard, we don't know, though joplin about a mile and a half wide path through the southern part of moore, oklahoma, south of where the big tornado hit in 2000 or 1999 that killed 36 people joplin this is a wider tornado in terms of intensity, hard to say whether it is as intense as that one was, but it's going to be close joplin this is going to be probably the biggest tornado disaster we have ever seen in the united states. >> brian, since we last talked, which i think was about a quarter hour ago, are you still seeing more new tornado threats next day,

nbc's erica hill has our report tonight from joplin. >> reporter: a new landscape is emerging in joplin, one that looks almost nothing like this 22-mile path of destruction. >> devastation is a short while, but determination lasts all the time. >> reporter: determined to come back stronger. bethany first shared her story of survival with brian after she and her husband don rode out the tornado in this bathtub. >> he got on top of me to take the brunt of most of it. and, you know, he's my hero. >> reporter: don saved bethany, but he didn't survive. two years later, the void remains, but bethany is grateful for a second chance. >> i get to say thank you for -- letting me have this life. but i get to live it for him, too. >> reporter: a life that now includes a 4-month-old daughter who bethany calls her inspiration. there is plenty of inspiration to be found here. nearly 90% of affected businesses are now open. 75% of homes have been rebuilt, and 80% of new homes now include a safe room. mercy hospital, a new facility will open in 2015 with walls and windows built to withstand 250 mile an

eastern. >>> remembering the deadly joplin twister. is the second anniversary of the tornado that devastated joplin, missouri. ceremonies will be held at 5:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> and federal reserve board chairman ben bernanke testifying on capitol hill about the outlook for the u.s. economy. >>> here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. a close-up look at the plaza towers elementary school devastated by the tornado in moore, oklahoma. and matt tours the city of moore with country singer toby keith who talks about rebuilding his hometown. keep it here for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm richard lui along with bill karins. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good wednesday. >>> new images of the devastation of moore, oklahoma this morning. young children simply socked by what today found when they emerged from shelter. we'll have the latest details. plus -- >> families have lost homes. trs nothing out there. it's defe

people from joplin, mississippi, are reaching out.'re simply returning a two-year-old favor. >>> first, this week, a surprising revelation from brad pitt. the actor says he thinks he may have face blindness, and he plans to get tested for the disorder. pitt says even having a real conversation with someone doesn't help him remember faces. >>> so what must it be like living with face blindness? sanjay gupta talks with a man who was diagnosed with that condition. >> oliver may be a world famous neurologist, but there's one simple thing, something important, something most of us take for granted that he can barely do at all. that's to recognize a face. even a famous one. >> this one? >> soft focus. the owner of this face is looking tough. but i don't know who it is. >> sometimes i fail to recognize myself. >> even yourself? >> yes, i have occasionally started apologizing to a clumsy bearded man only to realize this is a mirror. >> he's face blind. it's a rare and incurable condition he's had since birth. he suspects it's genetic since hi

joplin, missouri, the tornado struck there two years ago tomorrow.e were killed in that devastating tornado. they know what moore is going through right now. let's bring in mark moore, the city manager for joplin, missouri, right now. mr. moore, thank you so much for joining us. appreciate it. let me just, first, ask you, what's your message to the people here in moore, oklahoma? >> well, they're involved in a long process and it's going to take some time to get back any sense of normalcy. and that they have friends out there that are going to help them. they're going to need some assistance from the others in the nearby area throughout the country and throughout the world. and we're ready to respond and help them to whatever degree we can, whatever assistance they need. >> you are already have sent assistance a team from joplin, missouri, was sent down here to moore to do whatever they can to help. i have to ask you this, it's been two years now, two years of recovery for you in joplin, missouri. still, what's it like to see these images here in okl

how long will you stay on the scene in joplin? >> until everybody is found. >> until everybody is found. >> reporter: the new round of deadly storms, two years to the day, that 158 people were killed in joplin, missouri. >> i felt suction just pulling me. >> reporter: wednesday marks the two-year anniversary of the storm that also left more than 1,000 people injured. it still ranks as the deadliest. in modern u.s. history. in america's heartland there will be more severe storms on tuesday. but in oklahoma, they're hoping they've seen the worst of this year's outbreaks. i'm sam champion in shawnee, oklahoma. >> it is a state of emergency in greater oklahoma city this morning after those deadly tornadoes. >> jennifer reyme of the american red cross is in the storm zone this morning and she told us just a short while ago, the needs are great. >> we have six shelters, surrounding the affected areas open this evening for displaced residents. what we are looking to do, we have shelters open around the surrounding areas. we are encouragi

keith stammer up in joplin, missouri.ts go out to you two years after the disaster that struck your home. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >> our continuing coverage from moore, oklahoma, will continue in a moment. we have more stories of the heroes who helped save so many lives here. >>> as we close out this hour, we wanted to remember some of the heroes that helped save so many lives here in the town of moore, oklahoma. and there were so many lives saved by quick thinking and quick action. one of the people who helped save a bunch of young lives was second grade teacher tammy glasgow. when she heard the tornado warning, when she heard the sirens, her quick thinking had saved so many kids. she stuffed as many as she could into the closets and bathrooms of this school just before the storm hit. >> i glanced up once and you could just see it. it was just like brown, huge, never ending. all the way up to the heavens. and then i got back down, a cinder block fell on the back of my neck. so i crouched back down and hap

joplin was $2.8 billion. this will be near that. you saw all the devastation, all of the homes that were lost, all the injuries and everything else. as far as what we're going to deal with, the rest of tonight and into tomorrow as far as severe weather. we do have additional storms that are likely out there. as far as the forecast tonight everything is winding down. we haven't hads any tornado reports in a while. most of them were earlier this evening. we've had a lot of wind reports. oklahoma is cleared out. we haven't had any severe reports there in a little while. they're not near moore. moore is clear out. the clouds will clear out in a little bit. as far as the rain goes we've got a lit bit around st. louis but nothing too bad out there. a little further to the south we had some storms near little rock but it looks like you're now safe and those storms have significantly weakened. the severe weather has gone now. >> we have to go to a break. stay with us. we're going to have more coverage of this. now or coverage continues next

that joplin received in 2011. one would think it wouldn't beat that recent story line we can all remember so well. unfortunately it claimed 158 lives, 200-plus-mile-an-hour winds and $1 billion to $3 billion. >> could be close. >> the joplin tornado, fifth deadliest since 1900, deadliest in the last 60 years. and bill, so much of that hype of that comparison, it really was a very, very severe storm we've seen overnight. >>> coming up on "today," matt, savannah, al and natalie are all in moore with more on the devastation. i'm richard liu. thanks for watching "early . . >>> i had to hold on to the wall to keep myself safe, because i don't want to fly away in the tornado. >> simply doing whatever they can to survive. new video coming into our newsroom of the massive tornado that ripped through oklahoma. you can see right there, it looks like a rainbow. that is a tornado behind that causing destruction. >> here is a look at the devastation left behind. entire neighborhoods in the town were leveled. crews working thro

in terms of tornadoes of the strength, you mentioned joplin. joplin was relatively recently. it may seem to keeping track of this station are pretty common. >> not e-5. we've had 10 or 11 of them. i know we had the big one in kansas, that was an ef-5. they're very rare in this country and even more rare is that they actually hit a populated area. going back to your point, this is the heart of tornado alley. i imagine these kids are the most tornado drilled in this country. they did everything the way they were supposed to do. what were they supposed to do? i'm sure they had them in the hallways shlgs i'm sure they had them covered up. if you saw the pictures, there were no walls left. the roof collapsed. there was really nothing that could be done. you couldn't take all of these kids and put them on a bus and get them out of there. it's a helpless, sad situation. you want human natures to figure out a way to avoid situations like this. >> well, like you said, nay ear rare of the strength. and, so, perhaps people just come up with the best means possible for protecting themsel

the morale of joplin is high.oore, oklahoma, because it's a shared connection we both have right now. there is different things you can be compared to, but disasters is not one of them. each one is different in its own right. however, we want them to know we have a shared connection right now and our heart goes out to them and we did send emergency responders down there to try to see if we could be of assistance to them to give back as so many gave back to our city. >> you sent more than just a message of hope. you sent volunteers down here to help out and i know it is appreciated. the mayor of joplin, most missouri, thank you for being with us and our thoughts are still with you as you celebrate this anniversary since the terrible tornado struck your town. we appreciate it. >> thank you very much. ahead here on starting point live from moore, oklahoma, many survivors owe their lives to first responders on the scene. take a look at what it took to reach those people caught in the path of this storm. hmm, it says h

dog from joplin that had searched for bodies during the joplin tornado itself. it was just surreal to see him eere in oklahoma helping us in our crisis. >> pelley: i ran into a team from tennessee today. they're coming from all over. governor, i know you were up in , helicopter today. hou had a good look. looyou also said we're going to oibuild this. it's going to be stronger than ever. having seen what you've seen, how do you do that? ell,ell, we will do it. i just know our people. we're strong. we're resilient. we've been through crises like this before. we will get through this. it is going to take a long period of time to recover from this. it's a very wide area. it's almost 17 miles long and two miles wide. ihere's been tremendous infrastructure damage, major buildings, the hospital here, the school system, other the business facilities and certainly all the homes that have been lost. we also have a lot of infrastructure needs. i was talking to a person with the utility company today about the loss of utilities here and electricity. he said the problem is w

we didn't top -- it was 1947, the tri-state tornados, until joplin. long we went until we had one that was considerably big like that. joplin goes down as the most expensive tornado ever too, $2.8 billion was the insurance estimates on that one. and that's top worldwide all-time. the moore tornado in 1999 is also in the top six. we've only had six billion-dollar tornados in the world history. this one's going to be a billion dollars, imagine that. we've only had seven, two of them went through moore, oklahoma. that's how random this is. like winning the power ball twice in a row. the odds of moore, oklahoma, being hit by two tornados this strong is so off the charts ridiculous. this picture behind me tells the tale. almost reminds me, if you remember when hurricane andrew went through south florida, housing that was similar to this that was gone and devastated from 200-mile-per-hour winds, that's exactly what this looks like through moore. you can't make out what the building was in the bottom of the screen. just north of there, house after house gone

i spent time in joplin after that tornado. the devastation here just as dramatic. again we're only seeing the beginning of this. emergency responders tell me further down the road here the conditions are even much worse, if that's possible. that is the latest live here in oklahoma city. i'm jay zbra. >> did you see jay's van tanl point. he's been kept far back from the point of the destruction. news crews have been barred from the immediate area but pictures of the devastation have been flooding social media. homes have been reduced to pile of rubble. this video clip is titled these men are looking for a boy named tommy. another says the victims beneath the rubble can be heard calling for help. cell phones are playing a crucial role with thousands of people getting emergency text messages warning them to take shelter immediately. >> it's been almost two years to the day since the monster ef 5 tornado that demolished joplin, missouri. it left miles of devastation, homes wiped out, debris prevented travel on most of the town's roads. joplin is still recovering but th

that's what made the joplin one so extraordinary.off the charts in the modern air are of technology in our country. this one of course at 51 and that number is rising. this is going to probably go somewhere below joplin but again in the history books, modern era of technology, this is a high number for the lead time that people had. this shows the difference between 1999. the green one is 1999 that tracked just through the northwest section of moore, oklahoma. the one that went today is the red line to the south of that green line. that is the tornado tract today. it's about two to three times as wide as the one in 1999 when it went through moore, oklahoma. that's why the extensiveness of the damage. worldwide we've only had $6 billion tornadoes. worldwide, $6 billion tornadoes in the history book and one of them was in moore, oklahoma. this is going to be the second one. 2.2 billion hit there in joplin. we've also had reports of a university of science building sign torn off. the only fatalities are there in moore, oklahoma. you are

joplin send emergency responders to assist in the recovery.ant to show you some pictures taken right after the tornado here in moore, oklahoma. they were taken by a woman named barbara gerald after she was rescued from beneath the rubble in her house. nothing is left in this neighborhood. last night standing in front of what's left of the home, barbara told me about the terrifying moment that it crumbled around her. where in the house did you go? >> i went in my living room hallway area. i had a hall closet, coat closet. >> right. >> so i went in there, sat on the floor, grabbed a pillow and put it over my head. and it got so loud. i knew it was hitting. and then the glasses all started breaking and popping out. my ears started popping. i felt the suction. and about that time i heard my house just flying apart but the rafters came down and pinned me. it was a good thing then the tornado couldn't suck me away. >> so the rafters kind of kept you down. >> yeah. >> that's incredible. how do you get through it? >> i almost didn't. i got through the

that was eclipsed when joplin was hit a couple years ago. now, joplin actually was the reigning record holder for the most expensive tornado in history. today there are sad new estimates that moore, oklahoma may once again end up being the record holder in that sad category. the fire chief says it is his goal to search everything three times before the window on finding more survivors closes.

joplin's city manager joins us on the cnbc newsline. great to have you on the show, sir.magine there's a lot of need in right now. where do we even begin? >> well, there's in for a marathon. they have a lot of challenges that they are faced with. we stand prepared to help them in any way that we can. i'm sure there's others throughout the region, state and even the world that are in a similar capacity. so we're going to do whatever we can to help out. >> mark, once you complete the rescue efforts, what's the first priorities in the rebuilding? >> well, you want to make sure that the residents stay nearby, as close as they can, and provide housing options for them. hopefully some opportunities for them to continue their income by getting some cooperation from local businesses. and then you need to start planning, need to start getting the citizens active, conveying to their public officials what it is they want to see happen, and start putting those plans together and getting busy as soon as possible. the difference stages of disaster manage overlap, so they're going to ha

that was eclipsed when joplin was hit a couple years ago. now, joplin actually was the reigning record holder for the most expensive tornado in history. today there are sad new estimates that moore, oklahoma may once again end up being the record holder in that sad category. the fire chief says it is his goal to search everything three times before the window on finding more survivors closes. the mayor told us live that he does not expect to find anymore victims alive in more. latest death poll is that at least 24 people have been killed. 9 of them kids. "first look" is up next. >>> good wednesday morning. right now on "first look," as the search for survivors in moore, oklahoma, draws to a close, residents begin assessing the damage from monday's ef-5 tornado. >> she came running to us. she was fine. but everything is gone. she's alive. we're alive. >> stories of a community overwhelmed by tragedy. pulling together to help the victims. >>> it was just amazing. neighbors helping neighbors and one man told me, he said that's whate'

went to this very heavy-handed type of warning because of the 158 people killed two years ago in joplin, missouri. they said people just didn't get the message the first time around. so they wanted to be very clear. so do you think that early warning really helped? >> yes. and i think, you know, there is still a lot of people studying that to see exactly the effect of it but we definitely noticed that

in 2011 joplin was devastated by a monster twister that killed 158 people. joplin officials say they want to help others the way they were helped. >>> and more severe weather is threatening that disaster zone. >> accuweather's jim dickey has a look at what's ahead. >> good morning, john and diana. still tracking strong to severe thunderstorms here through these early morning hours. that line stretching from the great lakes all the way down back on to the plains watching storms reform here just off to the south of moore where a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 7:00 a.m. central time. this is likely where our action is going to start here for our tuesday. another active day on tap. same ingredients in place as we saw monday. drier air sweeping out of the deserts. a cool, dry air mass being brought in out of canada while humid air, deep moisture being drawn off the gulf of mexico. the three draw together, air explodes violently upwards and we see these strong thunderstorms form. tornadoes the threat around the arklatex. damaging winds as far north a

that was eclipsed when joplin was hit a couple years ago.ally was the reigning record holder for the most expensive tornado in history. today there are sad new estimates that moore, oklahoma may once again end up being the record holder in that sad category. the fire chief says it is his goal to search everything three times before the window on finding more survivors closes. the mayor of oklahoma city told us live he doesn't expect to find any more victims alive in moore. the latest death toll by the medical examiner's office, at least 24 people were killed, 9 of them kids. >>> lawrence o'donnell

on wednesday it will be the two-year anniversary of joplin where 161 people lost their lives. when you look at what we're seeing right now, relative to history, the pictures seem to indicate this is close to unprecedented. do the facts support that? >> absolutely. something else that is unique about this storm, erin, eight miles west of where it touched down, there was nothing. there was a thunderstorm. then five minutes later, there was a funnel. five minutes after that, we were ef-2. then five minutes after that, we were ef-4. this developed so quickly. the warning system worked. but the first moore tornado in 1999, people had an hour's notice. this was on the ground for an hour before moore. this time it was on the ground for 8, 10, 12 minutes before hem had to get underground if they wanted to survive. that is the difference. that's what caused this to be the unique one. it didn't last a long time. it was 30 miles. but it didn't give us a lot of warning. didn't get on the ground long enough for those people in a major city to get out of the way. sometimes you want to drive

that was eclipsed when joplin was hit a couple years ago.he reigning record holder for the most expensive tornado in history. today there are sad new estimates that moore, oklahoma may once again end up being the record holder in that sad category. the fire chief says it is his the fire chief says it is his goal to search everything three times before the window on finding more survivors closes. the mayor of oklahoma city told us live he doesn't expect to find any more victims alive in moore. the latest death toll by the medical examiner's office, at least 24 people were killed, 9 of them kids. >>> lawrence o'donnell picks up live coverage. thank you for being with us. >>> the sun has just set on the day after here in moore, oklahoma. some people who survived yesterday's tornado have returned to this street where all of the homes have been destroyed and they've been looking for something, anything that they can pick out of the rubble that was once their homes.

left dead and dozens injured and homes destroyed in texas shy of the two year anniversary of the joplin, missouri, twister that left 160 dead may 22 of 2011. in doubt, those thoughts are in your mind as you try to prepare people and let them know how serious this could be in your area. what do you say to them? how do you get that across to them? >> we have seen so many significant storms recently, that as you said, that in and of itself, it helps people to see that it can happen anywhere and at any time and that is our main message to everyone, based on what we have seen in the past few years in the midwest, so many deadly tornadoes, we know it can happen at any point and just anywhere so it really doesn't matter where you are. we continue to urge people to think about where they need to be, where they should go if a tornado warning occurs in that area. >>gregg: wichita has a good early warning system baseed on radar systems. i lived there for two years and am aware of the systems. they have been effective, and the tornado in 1981 injured hundreds. there were failures of the warning sys

joplin one was amazing because it was the highest total since 1947. and joplin, we had 158 fatalities. we're hearing now right now officially 51 from moore. looking like that could go up almost to the triple digits which would put it in the top 20 all-time for fatalities from a tornado, from a single tornado in the u.s.. i know a lot of people down there in the southeast are saying when you had your event back in 2011, the birmingham, in total 320 people died. but that was from numerous different tornadoes that wasn't from one single tornado like this one. and here just to show you the comparisons, you'll hear about this probably for the next week or two, the comparisons in moore, oklahoma, they were hit by two ef-4/ef-5 tornadoes. haven't gotten the official rating on the one that happened on your monday afternoon. but the green line there is the one from 1999, imagine that, an ef-5, only had ten going back the last 14 years and then below that is the one, the red line is the one that happened monday afternoon. they literally crisscrossed each other.

the joplin tornado killed 160 people. the mayor of joplin has a message for the community of moore. we have come a long way a very long way. it is a long struggle to. it is a load of you did not want to trade but now you have to be on it make sure, make sure that you involve your citizens in every line of communication that you do because they're going to wonder what is going on and how the delegates are going. >> there is going to be hope. there is hope because devastation does not last but determination does. the joplin tornado was the deadliest as t single tornado to hit the u.s. and several record-keeping began in 1950. >> we will have continuing coverage of the deadly oklahoma a tornado on air and on line at www.kron4.com . you can also follow us on our 24/7 news channel, as 193. it in a donations which set up links to the red cross and salvation army. >> it is today's of it today health care worker strike a university of california medical center statewide. jackie sissel is live in san francisco. >> if there is about 3400 union members that are part of the strike. not all of t

remember joplin, missouri and the wiping out of a large part of that town. area of devastation here is much larger. the extent of the devastation is much wider. and we have no idea how many lives have been taken tornado derek has not passed. next two days the heartland of america can expect this same sort of thing. so, if you are in that part of the world, probably the first thing you can do is to get a plan together for how to be safe. in case you get 16 minutes of warning, which frankly is a long time. this storm was moving very slowly. unbelievable 200 mile-per-hour winds. would you look at that path. the brown area is where the tornado was moving. the green areas are to the side of it. that's the path the tornado took. how many homes you can count across there the city manager is with us. nic nazar from nearby new castle city, oklahoma. mr. city manager, this news of these schirn is very difficult to disseminate. and i wonder how the people of your small town are coping this late afternoon. i think the thing for us this is something that happened in the

in joplin missouri two years ago, it is estimated that costs $2 billion. the people here know it will be very expensive, but they also know that in joplin, more than 160 people were killed. this was a tragic event here, but the people realize it could have been much, much worse. >> a third day of fighting in has forced thousands to flee. stray rockets landed in the outskirts of the city, killing one and injuring more. it feels like to come home and find your 2-year- old daughter blown to pieces. astray rocket landed here, killing hurt and injuring her four sisters. their mother was out buying fruit for them in the market. she cries, bob, is it true? is it true? >> -- god, is it true? >> i came running. i saw her body in pieces. she was already dead. >> this is the house where the rocket landed. it came straight through the roof and almost completely destroyed it. see one of the curtains torn to shreds. there was nobody inside the thee at the time, but sisters were playing just outside. next on a nearby hilltop, un peacekeepers cannot do much more. dependin

. >>> the moore, oklahoma tornado is all too familiar for residents in joplin, missouri and tomorrow marks the anniversary of the deadly twister that tore through their town in 2011. the missouri tornado killed 160 people and injured hundreds more. fema joplin public safety workers will be helping in moore this week. >>> stay right here with kpix 5 and kpix.com for the latest on those tornadoes. >>> a bay to breakers runner is missing and police need your help finding him. friends last saw bo rasmussen at the finish line along the great highway. they split up and were supposed to meet at ocean beach but he never showed up. he is 27, 6'2", 195 pounds. lifeguards didn't see anyone matching that description go into the water. >>> uc medical workers around california are on strike since they haven't hatched out a pension and staffing compromise. employees on strike are urging management to reorganize their priorities. >> we need uc to dedicate resources, time and energy to supporting the staff and everything that we do for the patients every day. >> uc health workers plan to strike again

would be the joplin, missouri tornado, almost 2 years ago to the date. joplin, missouri, tornado was preliminarily given an ef-4 rating and later on, they upped it to ef-5. and that could happen. taking a look at the watchings and warnings through the evening. we have tornado watching for parts of oklahoma, through arkansas, towards missouri, illinois, indiana. the latest watch good until 5:00 a.m. local time. then as i mentioned, we have a so veer thunderstorm watch south of hoke oak city. the storms keep erupting unfortunately, as people are trying to do a search and rescue. a severe thunderstorm warning centered around little rock. the good news, we don't have any tornado warnings at this hour. one of the main ingredients we need for these severe storms is very warm, unstable air mass. we are talking the overnight hours and temperatures in the 80s and behind that, temperatures in the 40s and 50s. so certainly that clash of the two air masses that we need -- at least one of the components we need for severe weather. going through the evening tonight, t

would be the joplin, missouri tornado, almost 2 years ago to the date. the joplin, missouri, tornado was preliminarily given an ef-4 rating and later on, they upped it to ef-5. and that could happen. taking a look at the watchings and warnings through the evening. we have tornado watching for parts of oklahoma, through arkansas, towards missouri, illinois, indiana. the lest watch good until 5:00 a.m. local time. then as i mentioned, we have a so veer thunderstorm watch south of hoke oak city. the storms keep erupting unfortunately, as people are trying to do a search and rescue. a severe thunderstorm warning centered around little rock. the good news, we don't have any tornado warnings at this hour. one of the main ingredients we need for these severe storms is very warm, unstable air mass. we are talking the overnight hours and temperatures in the 80s and behind that, temperatures in the 40s and 50s. so certainly that clash of the two air masses that we need -- at least one of the components we need for severe weather. going through the evening tonight,

joplin was devastated by a tornado two years ago.what needs to be done now. >>> also, apple's tim cook getting a real grilling. we'll debate whether it is the companies like apple to blame or the u.s. tax system, and how we can resolve this issue. >>> also, gamers are saying hurray, we'll have a cnbc interview with the guy in charge. all that and more coming up. tune in. back to you. >>> that is over whether they have met their own test for ending qe, which is has there been substantial improvement in the labor market? i want to show you what i think is the hawks' view of the world and the doves' view, and where those disagreements are. first we'll look at what i believe is the hawks' view. that you'll see -- they're looking at the world, hey, how have we done since september, when we put the policy in place. some of these are from august, which is what the fed knew when it met in accept. unemployment rate down 0.6, jobless claims down from 3.74 to 3.79. up, that looks pretty substantial. not the way the doves view it. take a-looking

on their feet but as we've seen with previous disasters be it hurricane sandy or the tornadoes in joplin two years ago some lawmakers want strings attached to those disaster relief deals that the federal government actually hands out political commentator sam sacks explains the city looks like it was wiped out by an atomic bomb the hospital it looks like the sort of a hollywood disaster movie the coming days weeks months years with the people of moore oklahoma will need most is money federal disaster relief fund here's president obama making the case. 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 fallin to make it clear to oklahomans that they would have all the resources that they need at their disposal oklahoma needs to get everything that it needs right away now on monday the president declared a federal disaster for oklahoma giving those affected by the tornadoes a financial lifeline from the federal emergency management agency f.e.m.a. now thema which has been funnelin

joplin and branson, missouri. of course, joplin had an ef-5 tornado. that threat continues tuesday.espread area including very big cities. we will continue to watch that for you throughout the evening. >> shepard: janice back to you for what's happening where at this moment. where we think it will be happening next. thank you. reports from the local trauma center. the state's only level one trauma center which is where the worst of patients are always taken. it also happens to serve additionally as a children's hospital and a primary care facility. that's o.u. medical center where the spokesperson is scott copenbarger. he is live with us now. scott, it's my understanding the number of patients has risen since the associated press alert. >> absolutely. in fact, within the last 10 minutes, shep, we have received some very heart breaking news. that we have now received about 85 patients and 65 of them are children. the other 20 are adults. >> shepard: so 85 patients now confirmed at ou medical center in oklahoma city. 65 children. tell us about -- do you know if those 65 children came

hour, it was a monster storm developing just about as quickly as all the details have told us the joplin storm developed. this storm has been covered with storm chasers and local television from start to finish. rubble.'re looking a the the unbelievable debris field. you heard ginger in the field walking around there and we heard reports that some of the foundations were completely cleared. that puts it definitely in that ef-4 and maybe even higher category, the storm that's capable of taking a foundation and clearing it of debris, as the storm leaves the area. so it looks like it's been swept already by a big tractor. but it hasn't been yet. it was just the storm that did that damage. and in other areas, buildings just shattered. then you look at major construction. you see major cement construction also being damaged. this is very unusual and the signature of a very large and very powerful tornado. folks have been digging through the debris and lifting up these heavy pieces of debris, whether it's wall board or siding or roofing, twisted metal, trying to find anyone who might still be

if you look at the costliest tornadoes, according to nbc news, we're talking about joplin, missouri, topeka, kansas, lubbock, texas, bridgecreek and moore, oklahoma. we know a lot of the areas, mobile homes were affected. habitat for humanity houses, they are not communities with a great deal of financial resources. that underscores the necessity of the federal government to come in and do what they do in events like this and also communities. in terms of coming together and rebuilding and repairing. i mean that not just in the literal sense, but also in the psychological sense as well. >> the federal response and the support that comes after these disasters is absolutely essential. we have to fund it. it should be outside of politics, you don't know where it's going to occur. with hurricane sandy and the new york metropolitan area. it's this tornado, sometimes it's going to be in texas, it's going to be on the west coast. where you get earthquakes and that sort of thing. so the argument over, over emergency response, to me i think is shameful. we do have it. also, you mentioned the

he had used his dog in the joplin tornado and oklahoma had sent people to joplin to help them when they had their disaster. here he was coming back to oklahoma to help us. we have had people come and certainly i've had so many people from governors that have called me, i've kind of lost track. well over 30 governors have called me to offer assistance. the president has called several times. several of the cabinet secretaries have offered their assistance. they realize this is a major disaster. and it is going to take a while to recover from this. we have a lot of work ahead of us. >> governor, you know, you look at the pictures on the television, you think this is absolutely horrible. you hear about the tornado and it's absolutely horrible. and then if you're one of these people who sees it, you saw it today. tell me what you saw. it's so much worse in person. >> it is worse in person. i was down there until very late last night. of course, the tornado struck after 3:00. i got down there about, i think it was around 7:00 by the time i got everything organized in the city and the emergen

we had a gentleman who had a rescue dog from joplin and used his dog in the joplin tornado. of course, people from oklahoma came to joplin to help them. and there he was, coming back to oklahoma to help us. i have had so many governor who is have called me. i have lost track, well over 30 governors have called me to offer their assistance, and the president has called several types and several cabinet secretaries have offered their assistance. they realize this is a major disaster. and it is going to take a while to recover from this. we have a lot of work ahead of us. >> governor, you know, you look at the pictures on the television, you think this is absolutely horrible. you hear about the tornado. and it's absolutely horrible. then if you are the person who sees it -- you saw it today -- i mean, tell me what you saw. because it's so much worse in person. >> well, it is worse in person. i was down there until very late last night. of course, the tornado struck after 3:00. i got down there around 7:00 by the time i got everything organized and the command center. but down t

when we talk about ef-1 and you go to ef-5 and joplin missouri that was over 200 miles an hour.ginally the assessment for joplin was ef-4 and did a final assessment and agreed the winds were 225-250 miles per hour. with this one, the early reports say 166-200 miles per hour. but as they assess the damage those wind speeds could go up. if i could show you the tornado watch. it's my job to make sure that the people in line for more storms need to be taking precautions especially across texas, where we have a tornado watch, eastern oklahoma in arkansas an missouri and illinois. the threat continues. yellows that you see there are severe thunderstorm warnings. we have a couple of tornado warnings here east of san angelo. hamilton county, into a tornado warning and up to fort smith, arkansas. that line we're starting to see a little bit of cooling in the atmosphere, so the storms aren't going to be as strong. that is one good news. but we still have the threat from north texas all the way up to great lakes with that concentrated area for severe weather including tornadoes. as the sun

we saw this two years ago in joplin, missouri. conjecture is something we don't like to do. at that time early on in that tornado the fatality count was 29. overnight it went to 92. right now we have a confirmed fatality of 37. this is a neighborhood that's been flattened. i'm afraid of what we'll end up seeing tomorrow when more numbers come out, when there is a more comprehensive tally of what's happened here. search and rescue will go on through the night. there is a pungent odor to have natural gas and gasoline. we are just hours into this. i'm truly stunned by what i see. >> mike bettes along with dr. greg forbes in moore, oklahoma. as mike says, it is early yet. we could be in for some dark hours and dark days ahead for that community as they come to grips with what's been lost here. mike, thank you. our thanks to dr. forbes as well. >>> we have an interview with a survivor, someone who was evacuated and made it through this storm in moore, oklahoma. i'm wondering if we can get to that now. >> we thought we died. we were inside the cellar door. locked the cellar door w

tell me about joplin. we are two years now. you had almost an identical storm so what they suffered in moore. it was an f-5. it didn't total joplin, but it certainly laid her low. where are you now on a scale of one to ten? >> right, candy. it's an eerie deja vu if you will when we look at moore, olahoma, because you wake up and you say what in the world? this happened again. and two years ago later we are progressing. however, we do still have a long way to go also. and i agree with the statement just made. your expectations are always greater than what is delivered immediately. your first thought is to make sure your citizens are okay and get your city back on track. however, you do have to go through the proper procedures that the government has outlaid for fema. you do have to follow those guidelines. and sometimes it can be frustrating, but the key thing is to communicate with your citizens. communicate every day what's going on, where you are with the process. and that will help relieve some of their fears. >> governor fa

we have a lot of work to do here. >> doctor, i spoke to the city manager of joplin yesterday.got a little desense advertised, used to the tornado sirens because they would hear them so often and they actually started conducting their drills inaudibly, electronically, so people didn't hear them quite as much. is that a phenomenon and concerning thing, especially for people used to living in the dangerous zones? >> yes. i think it is, unfortunately. but it is sort of like the, for a while, when you add car alarm go off in new york city, people would call the police. and they would respond. now they just -- >> not any more. >> now just total annoyances and nobody pays attention to them any more. but it is a situation where if you are living in an area that's known for particular kind of disaster, like tornado alley, or in the gulf with a major hurricane warning coming, or seismic activity. we have to do better at creating ways of messaging and alerting people so that we know what to do. and that we actually react when we need to. but it is kind of this calling, you know, calling