>> yeah, i wanted to comment on operatability within the california national guard. they worked really well within the framework that we established with cal fire and then beyond that throughout the national guard and the army, all of our aviators train to the same standards so really we're able to integrate any aircrew from any state, any component, into our program at any time because we're operating you noah cording you know, according to the same standards. back in 2008 we had a very large fire event here in california and we aircraft from 22 states responding to that. there is capability to respond within the national guard alone and we have started developing relationships with our title 10 partners, we do similar academics every year like they do so i think that helps generate interoperatability amongst the title 10 and title 32 assets within the state as well. >> well, i don't know about you all but i feel pretty comfortable going into this fire season. it sounds like we have a pretty integrated group not only within the military capability you but state and

maybe we can talk about how is the national guard and dod resources and capabilities integrated into the command and control at the fire and also the supporting ops centers whether it be the gac or other centers down there. maybe our military personnel can talk about that, or ray. >> it's important to note that we are the supporting effort to cal fire and we get called in when they are basically out of assets. we are working for cal fire, they are the incident commanders, we follow their coordination, typically we're the last ones in and the first ones out. we do have an on-going relationship with cal fire, i'm in contact with cal fire all the time. we have good situational awareness what's going on in the state of california. they normally put us in an alert stat us so we're prepared to respond in an attack mode. i don't often work with chief chaney in southern california, about a month ago we had 9 aircraft at our peak working fires throughout northern california if that answers your question. >> any other responses? >> i wanted to touch -- can you hear me now? i wanted to touch on

national guard base in detroit. -- we have a baby national guard base in detroit. i think there are a lot of applications, things we are already be sloshing through the department of defense that we could utilize better through training exercises with the first responders. you have been comments about that? they have joint training exercises with our first responders, all kinds of various things that they may be able to utilize, that you could utilize as well. i mean, just outside of detroit, we have the big national guard bank base. they are everywhere, really. i think there's a lot of application of things that we are already resources in through the department of defense to the national guard that maybe we could utilize better through the training exercises in etc. with the first responders. what you think of that, commissioner, if you have any comments on that? >> and don't know what the national standard is, but i can tell you that in the city of boston, the national guard has been of the table for all of our training exercises, going back to 9/11. one of the

we're the experienced national guard force. we do some sort of civil support emergency response system every three days in california. we support the governor, mainly law enforcement and the fire services here in the state. we tend to do more emergency missions every year than any of the 53 states and territories combined. so, we have quite a bit of experience. with that experience has come a wealth of relationship building that's key to success and any disaster response is being able to work with the inter agency. we're in a unique position because in addition to my federal responsibilities for commanding both the army and the air national guard, i also serve as a member of the governor's cabinet and with that i work on a daily basis with all of the other state level assets and resources, cal ema, cal fire, the highway patrol, health and human services and all the other state entities that would respond to support local authorities. we have a full-time liaison officer embedded in cal ema that works there 7 days a week, 5 days

the director of air national guard, chief air force reserve. we of course worse for lieutenant molar and headquarters staff. we work on a daily basis to try and bring those stake holders in. >> so a large part of this, they said, we decided some of these other companies should be sacrificed because we are coming off decade of war and put a lot of stress on the reserve component, and everybody worked and had input. is that really the biggest lesson to make the political salesmanship and hand holding to get everyone to go along with it? >> i think the lesson there is the lesson we have seen over time. air power serves men and women from around the world in every service. wasn't of the great things habit the three-component air force is unique aspects to those components. we'll make recommendations about how to best leverage the force of citizen airmen so that we can continue to meet their expectations that are expected of us. >> and you have all spoken about the importance of the pieces. they have evolved for a reason. nobody started out with a p

in california, we would go to the national guard from other states and that may be 1500 miles away. and that capability could be right down the road or down in san diego in one of the reserve components or in the active components of the marines or the navy and we need to sort through that so we can better respond. with that also will come changes that may need to be statutory changes so we can better accept the title 10 forces in particular the reserve forces. it is very frustrating during fire season when our black hawk helicopter company flying its rotors off down in los alamedos is sitting on the same ramp as army reserve helicopters we can't access because of staff problems and other issues we're going to have to work through to fight those same fires, those are the kind of things we'll probably have to take back to our elected leadership and change -- make some changes to be able to better serve the people. >> i was at chief sur, and i was glad to hear him say that we really rely on the communities to be their responder for the first 72 hours. this topic of community res

we had the national guard above us in a helicopter, even though it was really foggy, they didn't see much, but they demonstrated proof of concept that they can connect the video feed. we learned there are limitations in things of band width and video feed that i'm not qualified to talk about, i'm strictly a push to talk guy. we know as a city when the earth moves, things fall, we get a lot of rubble. that's going to be one of our critical, critical things we have to do. we have to be able to move material and personnel and one of the ways we're going to be doing that is how do we actually get the debris off the road so we can put things back to work. so that was the command of control exercise. we had the marine corps, the navy, and the national guard all working with our department of public works figuring out how would they work together. we didn't give them a lot of coaching, we just kind of put them in a tent and said here is your scenario, here's some problems, and we wanted them to work it out and they did. so it was a very successful year. that's what we did as far as the fiel

i believe the governor called out the national guard to help in this effort. so they're doing what they can. there are national guard nurses i'm told that were going door to door in the neighborhood right by we are making sure that there were not people in the home and if there were, they were taking care of their medical needs. also getting them out of these neighbored hoods. while some of the homes may not be destroyed, really just staying here, it's not a safe situation because so many of the hopes are severely damaged. there were natural gas leaks making it a very dangerous situation. so they're trying to make sure that nobody is in this area. >> i want to bring in bill karins to give us a sense of some of the weather that will be heading your way. bill karins, nbc meteorologist who has been watching this for the last 12 hours. what are you seeing right now, bill? >> the severe threat is pretty much diminished and ended just about everywhere in the country. and i can talk about what happened this moore for hours. it was that historic. but unfortunately, to

they got to see the national guard's capabilities down there, the coast guard's capabilities. they got experience of what the marine corps has to offer. it was the smorgasbord of mill capability. as we contemplate the idea of medical surge and how do we deal with a thousand people in a hospital parking lot, we have to be creative. the only way we can do that is we have to know what are the options out there, what are the game pieces, what's the apps in the apps store? what can we ask for? by understanding some of these capabilities and looking beyond the obvious i think we're going to be able to develop some really cool medical surge plans and capitalize on the partnership between dod and the civilian world and i don't want to discount the other partners because this happens, this comes up every year and i have to say that it comes up every time we get lectured about there's the state, the state has resources, the feds, the other federal partners, they have resources, absolutely. when i say dod, please don't take it the wrong way, i'm encapsulating the entire family. when we t

when you're looking at the national guard and reserve, the yellow ribbon program addresses all stages of deployment. they are offering resources for the families and giving them the tools to deal with that. called myve an app military life that is free throughout itunes at google play that has a whole section on deployment. people can put in their profile and get information that is tailored to them on how to deal with deployment. there are other resources as well. host: are these meetings that let you know what your person is going to go through and what to expect what you're out there? those things other than technical issues like life insurance and things along that line? guest: yes, they do that as well. it is important to remember not everyone is in the same stage. you think, well, we have been going through some -- many diplomats everyone should be prepared. but we have new families every time and is the planet can be different. the first deployment may have just been the two of the. the next time, and a child and perhaps an elderly parent to care for. is a littleent different.

is all about the air national guard.0501 -- 150,000 air national guard members. >> the lieutenant real flois how to wow the crowd around the country. >> it wasn't too long ago he was on a very different mission flying f-16 ace flying three combat tours around iraq. >> gave me flying lessons taught me how to fly gave me a career in aviation. >> it is that kind of experience putting my mind at ease, sort of as he prepares me to go airborne. >> this is what we are going to be flying in? >> this is the international guard exit the goal is to do your first roll all by yourself. >> you are going to give me a lesson in all of this as we go up in the air. that wasn't it, right? >> we are going to be flying upside down. >> flying into that thing. >> this is fireproof, right? >> i think she is ready. >> i love it. >> now it is time to get in and make sure i stay in. >> come on up step right on the seat and shimmy on down. >> are you ready to tighten down? >> that's not tight? >> nope. it's not even close. that's about what you are

the national guard is good at the response.are good at providing any necessary assistance whatever that may be. first responder cpr, triage, any assistance with law enforcement and personnel on the ground. the national guard is providing a great assistance and other soldiers. many of them are from this area. >> we'll be speaking with the general in just a moment. i look forward to hearing more details about what the soldiers will be doing. there's one last thing i wanted to ask you about which is the very sad news about the rising death toll. state medical examiner saying it's 51 dead and they expect that number to rise. they say 20 children are among the 51 confirmed dead. do you have any more information about that? >> that information that you shared is the most up to date. there are about 85 trauma patients right now. 60 of those are children. that's just one hospital report that i have and we'll get more of those reports in throughout the night and have the updated information first thing in the morning. >> thank you for h

if national guard is providing greater assistance. so many of them are from this area. >> we're going to be speaking with you in general in just a moment. i'll look forward to hearing in more detail what those soldiers will be going. there's one thing i want today sd you about, which is the very sad news about the rising death toll, at this point, state medical examiner saying it's 51 dead and they skppted that number to rise. it's the further where they say 20 children are among those confirmed dead. is that your you saiding? >> yeah, that's the most up-to-date information. we had 51 dead, 20 children. and we do have at one of the treage hospitals just north of moor, probably about 7 miles north. there's probably about 85 trauma patients right now. 60 of those are children. we'll get more of those reports in throughout the night and have the updated information first thing in the morning. >> thank you for helping us keep everybody informed, sir. if there is word that you want, i hope you'll let us help you. we feel like we need to do

the california national guard has air and land assets that are substantial and can be rapidly deployed to assist the civil responders in their mission to move people, to get things set up, to establish common security. it's a partnership that really needs to happen and is natural. the governor controls the california national guard, he can make forces appear very rapidly in support of a regional disaster, a local emergency or wherever they are needed, and transportation, communication, security logistics capabilities that come to the table really augment the medical care that's being provided in the disaster scene. >> like colonel ingels, i was impressed by the robust, defined chain of command and a large response capable of being produced. however, in an overwhelming disaster things don't always go as planned and certainly our experiences in combat has showed us there and prior experience with disasters have outlined that even though there's a well-defined system of response it doesn't always work out. what i defined yesterday was that logistics problems may get in the way and interfe

the national guard is here. we have seen a few people coming towards the scene being escorted by national guard members but we're not sure how close they're actually being allowed. >> all right, marci gonzalez from the scene, thank you. >>> all right, with more than 100 people injured, doctors and nurses and hospital staffers have been working for hours trying to treat those incoming patients. >> brooke cayot, the spokeswoman for a large trauma unit updated us. >> right now we've seen at integris a total of 60 patients. not all of those are still at the facility. we have 9 lists in chris cal, 19 in serious. those are obviously still at the hospital. we have seen 29 that were in fair or good condition. some of those have been released. i'm not sure on the number. but they are leaving the hospital after being treated. unfortunately, we did have one fatality. it was a 65-year-old man. he was actually injured prior to the storm. he was running to a storm shelter, he fell, hit his head and then later succumbed to tho

the american leadership and ohio national guard leader generals all pointed that they responded to sniper fire at the guard felt under attack they also said that the students were overrunning them there's no photograph graphic evidence or video evidence of that and the sniper fire was created by an f.b.i. informant for. so they were given a command to fire at a responding to a provocative who are working for the f.b.i. who shot the initial shots also read reports that the r r o t c building was set on fire by undercover is but moral my question is why would the government purposefully shoot upon coincidence when kent state did and have been such a turning point for so many people to act and join the protest against the vietnam war i mean it seems like such a bad policy that it grossly backfiring. well it would have been does the united states at that time and president nixon announced it they were going to be having the cambodia they were announcing the cambodian invasion on april thirtieth one thousand nine hundred seventy eight the fact remains and it was actually it's documented that t

andchange active duty men unchanged men and women in the national guard. there were reports of sexual assault revolving -- involving active service members. as either victims or perpetrators. i switched from the survey results to the actual reports. these are the reports that come from the victims in the form of unrestricted reports, the and one that goes forward. that -- that would be one that goes forward. it is investigated independently by the military criminal investigative office. restricted reports remain confidential but they still get medical care. , the victims. 3374 total reports. a 6% increase from fiscal year 11. of these 3374 reports, 816 were restricted. -- 2558 were unrestrickted. these figures are in our annual report. when you compare the survey results with the actual reports were the victims make the tough step of filing a report to enough already, it shows sexual -- to an authority, it assault is a vastly shows sexual underreported crime. prevalence remaining at a current level, we view an increase in reports with victims coming forwar

first responders have been getting assistance from the oklahoma national guard and the oklahoma air national guard. those troops have been able to assist not only just with sheer manpower and things like perimeter security but also with specific equipment, specific technical equipment that they have to try to find people. >> a team of eight individuals tactical vehicles and a lot of our equipment that we would use in combat operations such as thermal imageers, night vision equipment, communications equipment. we're here at ground zero basically looking to get put into the search and rescue portion to go out with thermal imageers and see in the dark and hopefully find survivors. thermal imageers allow us to see cold, warm bodies, people in the dark. night vision equipment we can see in the dark. low light instances. >> we talked with the oklahoma air national guard today. they described to us their thermal imageers you heard the soldier describing there. they are a handheld device or you can mount it on any sort of device but it's small enough to hold in your hand. it gives you a black and wh

we've used the national guard along the border. i think that is something congress needs to think about war. i'm very appreciative of your answer. i yield back my time. thehe chair now recognizes gentleman from massachusetts. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i was just going to delve quickly into while everything was going on, after the islosion, the big picture the extraordinary coordination. all that training, all the effort, and hero is him -- heroism that was involved in that. i think we have to look carefully at some of the information sharing even during that time. you mentioned, commissioner, that you first learned of the individuals, the terrorist, friday morning. of senseless killing officer collier. could you share with us who think that in the first to the terrorist attack, how that information was conveyed to you, how soon you are able to put these identities and connect to the atrocity as well? >> i can speak about the pursued certainly of these individuals -- pursuit certainly of these individuals. i do not want to get too

national guard, department of public safety.going through federal partners and great partners over the years with a number of disasters that we've had. we have search and rescue teams that at the disposal of search and rescue if they are needed. that was similar to the teams that were used in the oklahoma city bombing back in 1995. we do anticipate receiving a federal declaration very shortly that will help individuals with their own needs, of course, and to help them with immediate needs to find a roof over their heads and place to take their family for the short term. at this time i'm going to turn it over to the real people that are the city of moore, the manager of moore. >> i would like to say two more quick things. i want to mention i have been in touch with our senate tomorrow will be running some legislation in the final days of the legislature to allow the state, if it needs to, to be able to access our emergency fund to help various communities and certainly our schools that have suffered so much. if we do need some mo

. >> sean: can you tell us a little bit more what is going on in terms of recovery, 80 national guardbers have been sent. governor signed an emergency declaration for 21 counties. what does that mean in the immediate term right now? >> in the immediate term, the national guard is trying to cordon off the area to ensure that no one gets in that shouldn't be in there. understand, you have seen these pictures. the area is absolutely devastated. with that, it's extremely dangerous for someone who is not trained to be in that type of area to be able to work. and do the work they are doing. so what the national guard will do is try to make sure we keep the area controlled in there and make sure that search and rescue operation continues along with the firefighters and all the other wonderful volunteers that are down in that area. >> sean: our thoughts and players are with oklahoma. we really appreciate it. we check in with fox meteorologist janice dean, one of the great dangers we expect that at least the threat of more tornadoes for the next couple of days. what can you tell us? >> this is

tomorrow, i will be taking an aerial tour with our national guard.arly in the afternoon, when i saw the tornado hitting this area, i called out 80 of our national guard to help secure the perimeters and also help our highway patrol with traffic congestion on our highways and to secure the areas that have been affected. so we are working with our red cross, our salvation army and many of our charities to get food and water and emergency shelters out to those that have lost their home and certainly to help feed and hydrate those that are working at the scene with our emergency responders. i will stop right now and turn it over to our emergency management director, albert ashwood. he set up the operations command center yesterday when we were having the various tornadoes that swept through oklahoma. they have not taken down the center, it's been up all night and certainly up all day today. it's been a very busy time. thank you for the tremendous amount of work you and your staff and the coordination, there's about 50 people in the command center right n

local platforms, whether it was katrina or other events we've actually been able to bring in national guard platforms to provide 911 systems for cities that have lost those systems. we recently in the joplin tornados and also tuscaloosa tornados we brought in dod equipment to replace what was destroyed. from the fire side i know there's a lot of things you are doing to work around the interoperatability issues with regard to communications between fire and dod and maybe if ray or anybody else wants to speak to that. >> our communications challenges still exist. we have excellent telecom communications, we have a layered effect of our radio systems. we have mobile command posts that we can exercise. so we're prepared for power outages, reduction of telecoms, we have a layered effect for our communications. but as everybody here said, we need help. if somebody here can help me get a navy or marine corps aircraft to talk to my guys on the ground tactically, i need that and i don't have that today. i use a command control helicopter, a civilian helicopter, to handle that and transfer that to an

the national guard has been mobilized on the ground here. doing well.rescue is ongoing right now. the senator from oklahoma said uncertainty. we still don't know. we can't measure. that's very much something to keep in mind. jessica yellin, as we were listening to the president speak, his words are powerful. his presence even more so. communities like moore, oklahoma, need him on the ground to bring the focus and attention to this place. what's your guess as to when we might expect to see the president in moore, oklahoma? >> reporter: i would guess, chris, that he doesn't come at least for three days or so. a few days at least because he knows the role here is as president of the united states to be healer in chief. you heard it in his words there. an outpouring of compassion and concern from all americans spoken here from the white house but for the president to go and visit requires enormous resources on the ground and to protect the president and clear a way for him and it's choice of presidents, republican, democrat, no matter who is in office, to p

we have called up the national guard to go into the areas and help. we're just challenged right now because there was so much damage on the highways and also in the neighborhoods that it's hard to even get into these areas and our cell phone coverage and our phone services have been jammed because there's so many people trying to call in and get information at this point. >> pelley: what does the state of oklahoma need tonight? >> we need lots of prayers tonight. we need just people to pray for those that have been injured and those that have lost so much and we pray there hasn't been any loss of life. but it will be a miracle if people survived the massiveness of this storm itself. certainly we could use contributions to our local charities and to get help from that. we're going to be setting up a governor's disaster relief fund because there have been a lot of people that have lost so much, not only yesterday but certainly also today. >> pelley: governor mary fallin of the state of oklahoma, thank you and good luck. >> thank you very much. >> pelley

, so i'm really excited for us to represent 105 to 110,000 air national guards, men and women aller his belt, he really knows how to wow the crowds around the country. it wasn't too long ago that he was on a very different mission flying f-16s during three combat tours in iraq. >> the air national guard gave me flying lessons, taught me how to fly, gave me a career in aviation. heather: it's that kind of experience that is putting my mind at ease, well sort of as he prepares me to go airborne. heather: this is will we will be flying? >> this is the 300 allen. the goal today is for you to do your first aliron roll by yourself. heather: you'll give me a lesson on this before we go up in the air. >> we'll be tphaoeug upside down. heather: first it's time to suit up. >> slide into that thing. heather: this is fireproof right. >> it's fireproof. you're looking good, i think she is ready. heather: i love it. now it's time to get in and make sure i stay in. >> come on up, step right on the seat and shimee on down. are you ready to tighten down? heather: that is not tight? >> no, not even