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a close-up look at the plaza towers elementary school devastated by the tornado in moore, oklahoma. and matt 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 defensive station. >> we hear from a man who lived in the area when the tornado struck. >> and a live look outside. golden gate bridge. it's wednesday, may 22. this is "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area this is "today in the bay." >> good morning.

i'm matt lauer in moore, oklahoma. >> morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie in studio 1a. and, matt, i guess the question this morning is, do officials now believe that everyone is accounted for and are they moving forward with recovery efforts? >> yeah. they've gone through, they say, every structure that was damaged by the tornado, savannah. they have put those red xs on them. they don't think any other people will be found in the buildings. there are a few people who are still unaccounted for. however, if there is one piece of good news, officials say there are no children who are still unaccounted for. let me give you the very latest. this is what we know right now. we've learned the names of some of the victims. 8-year-old kyle davis and 9-year-old janae hornsby were killed when that tornado struck the plaza towers elementary school. and 65-year-old hemet bondee died when he became separated from his wife as the tornado tore through their home. we'll tell you more about their story a little later on. as i mentioned, every damaged building has now been searched at least

it is now 8:05, back to matt and willie in moore, oklahoma. >> tamron, thank you very much. re covering the storms the last couple of days. the skies are clearly slightly here in moore but i'm watching this system move and that means someone else comes under the gun. >> that's right we're looking at a wide area under a severe thunderstorm watch out of this system and the system is going to move to the east and to the north and so friends in missouri and then on into illinois, indiana, parts of ohio, on into michigan they'll be affected by this thing but what we're really concerned about is the next round of severe weather happening and that's going to be to the south and west of here. you can see already on the radar we've got the heavy thunderstorms firing up but we're also watching on the futurecast this line makes its way, a risk of strong storms stretching from texas all the way up into michigan, but the real area that we're worried about is stretching from central texas into parts of southern oklahoma, arkansas, and on into parts of missouri. so a real strong risk of tor

moore, oklahoma. godspeed, prayin." matt kemp tweeted that he's giving $1,000 for every home run he hits until the all-star break for the victims of his hometown. >>> just ahead for you, we'll take you through the intense local news coverage of yesterday's massive tornado in moore, oklahoma, as it was happening when "early today" returns. >>> no matter how many times you see it, still so unbelievable. as that tornado touched down monday our own nbc affiliate kfor went into rolling coverage. as you can probably imagine. a dramatic view of what was happening on the scene as it was happening. here it goes. >> it is a mile wide debris cloud, it's a mile wide wedge, violent tornado. the only way you're going to guarantee you'll survive is if you're out of the way, below ground, storm cellar or basement. >> this thing, it's huge. keep going left, travis. keep going left. right there, boom. there it is. there it is, mike, on the ground easily. >> right down 19. approaching santa fe. we had to bail out of it because it was coming ri

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plus the "today" show will have live coverage from moore, oklahoma, starting at 7:00. matt lauer takes us inside the elementary school hit directly by the tornado. >> it is 5:04. an associate professor at stanford is facing abduction charges after taking her three children to hawaii on what investigators say was a one-way trip. court documents say she took the children to kuwai and moved out of there. the father of the young son and the father of the other children. she has not entered a plea on the charge. >> the city of san jose voting to raise the tax. there always seems to be heated debate but last night's vote had zero opposition. bob riddle has the rest of the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, john. with last night's vote by san jose city council, medical marijuana collectives like this one off 880 will have to start paying more taxes. it was a unanimous decision with no one from the public stepping up during the meeting to voice support or opposition. starting in july the almost 100 pot clubs in city limits have to pay 10% in taxes. that's a hike of 3%

tonight, jay welcomes -- matt lauer, best-selling author and comedienne jen kirkman, the music of awolnation and trevor moore >> jay: thank you! thank you, gentlemen. thank you, guys. welcome to the show. nice to have you all here. thank you very much. hey -- here's a story that's been picked up everywhere. you probably saw this on your local news. seems a new hampshir

moore, oklahoma. >> and one more reminder from here, we're back on the air tonight 8:00, 7:00 central with a special hour of nbc news coverage. matt lauer and al roker are here tomorrow morning for "today." that does it for us. i'm brian williams in moore, oklahoma. nbc news. good night. sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. we've made major advancements in reducing the incidents of broken bones in seniors. we've received recognition for getting hypertension under control for over 80% of our members. we've made significant advances in asthma, immunization and maternity care. and j.d. power and associates ranked us highest in member satisfaction among health plans in california. we're focusing on the big things so you can enjoy the little things. kaiser permanente. thrive. sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. >>> super bowl l ha

. >>> we are back here in moore, oklahoma, joined by our friend . >>> we are joined by matt lauer foromorrow morning's "today" show. plaza towers elementary, we were so worried about the kids. you were given the tour of the left of the building. >> the building is about a mile or a mile and a half behind you. it took a direct hit and has been confirmed as you know that seven students were killed when the building was torn apart and a couple of hours ago, i was given a tour of the site. >> you guys do this for a living, first responders we talk so much about you. you were telling me you got here in the afternoon, you couldn't get that close because of the debr debris. do you have kids? >> yes, i do. >> how do you get your arms around that? >> i think as any responder we go into a different mode and set our personal lives aside for a while and it doesn't take an effect until later. a few days or hours later. it's always a sick ending feeling when we come to a school or hospital or daycare after one of the storms knowing what the potential loss of life can be. what the job ahead of us is

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a moore native for all to see, country music star toby keith talked to matt lauer about seeing the destructiondevastating to see. it's worse flying in. i know all of these streets. people here are so resilient. they'll bounce back. ♪ >> reporter: fellow country sensation blake shelton a native oklahoman and coach on nbc "the voice" dedicated a song this week along with his wife singer miranda lambert. shelton and carrie underwood will host a concert. growing up in tornado alley, you know what can happen but it doesn't change how devastating it is when something does happen. yesterday one of the jonas brothers lent a hand in the tornado zone. >> you see the faces of people here and how you're helping them and that's what's important. >> reporter: while the tornado clearly struck a cord with musicians, other notable entertainers like husband and wife acting duo took a break from a movie shoot here. >> they were in the hallway and got in the bathroom. >> reporter: and nba star kevin durant jumped at the opportunity to make an impact too donating a million dollars to the red cross. >> i love the s

matt, thanks. >>> the first funeral will be held today for one of the victims of monday's devastating tornado in moore, oklahoma. nbc's janet sham blinn is in moore this morning. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. moore just can't seem to catch a break. they've about 4 inches of rain just this morning, making cleanup almost impossible. that comes as some residents for the first time were getting into their homes for the first time. >> reporter: new video is a jaw-dropping look at the tornado's power. >> it's going to knock those poles down. >> reporter: as the cleanup continues in moore, officials say as many as 13,000 homes were damaged. losses could total $2 billion. >> we know that people are really hurting. i mean, there's a lot of recovery yet to do. >> reporter: we're learning more about the victims, among the dead ten children, two infants. the youngest, case, he and his mom megan died in the 7-eleven when the roof clasped. antonia, and emily, best friends and third graders at plaza towers elementary along with classmate nicholas mccain. >> he's my boy. he's a good boy. >