upon rubble.it is pancaked. it is also crammed. it is slid across. there are cars on top of a wall. there are cars are on top of each other. the sheer force of vehicles dragging across the concrete and made grains into the concrete. you could literally see the wind path cars were subjected to as they ripped across the parking lot. >> oh, my god!. [inaudible] >> that's a big, big tornado. bill: if you're just joining us our coverage continues for the latest out of oklahoma. there are rescuers racing against time to try to find the possibility of survivors who may be still trapped underneath the rubble. the governor mary falin deploying dozens of members of the national guard to help with the search and recovery efforts. the context on the scale of this tragedy and it is huge. the tornado devastate ad 30-square mile area that is larger than the island of manhattan. more than 14,500 football fields. we have a spokesman for the oklahoma university medical center and, sir, good morning to you. i can im

rescuers have been searching listening for the cries of anyone possibly still trapped beneath the rubble. overnight, a painstaking search for victims and survivors. >> we're going house to house very detailed digging under everything, debris, closets, shelters, backyards, anything we can find. >> reporter: the monster tornado cut a path of breathtaking destruction 12 miles long and 2 miles wide. neighborhoods flattened, homes and schools destroyed. >> let's look at it as an introspective. that's about like a two-mile-wide lawn mower blade going over a community just wiping out everything in its path. >> reporter: the twister packed winds of up to 200 miles per hour. a terrifying site as it bore down on this family home just outside of oklahoma city. hours later they emerged from shelter to a different world. >> the lord giveth, and the lord taketh away. >> reporter: the destruction includes two elementary schools that were packed with students when the storm hit. the violent winds flattened walls killing dozens. >> i was on the ground, and i just -- my ears just went beep, and i couldn't

in the rubble. understand some national guard helicopters with infrared cameras goring to fly over the zone to take a look for body heat. people may be alive. and trapped. >> i understand one hospital got hit? >> yes. it did. it was the moore medical center. i was there this afternoon. the thing that mazed me is the number of cars and trucks pushed up against the side of the building. like a giant wave. it's looking like what one might imagine an atomic blaze that they got 30 patients out. and i understand none of them were injured. >> getting out before the tornado? or after the tornado? hits the build something. >> i believe as they got a warning and i think they're still evacuated. i understand that the medical sent year do most people he'd these warnings? and city council this happen autos i'm native oklahomain. my family took tornadoes seriously. i think people this day and time might get a little blase about it. but it is something you want to keep your antenna up on. >> if you grew up there,

we have ten feet of rubble. >> absolutely.eepest part of those areas will have to be sifted through by hand. it boewon't be able to pick up heat signature. those that aren't as deep we would be able to detect those. >> i'm sorry to have to get to that level of detail but it's life an death at this point. >> thank you. >> we have more at the scene. stay with us. c-max two. that's a super fuel- efficient hybrid for me. and a long range plug-in hybrid for you. now, let's review. introducing the ford c-max hybrid and the ford c-max energi plug-in hybrid. say hi to the c-max hybrids. ♪ wonder if i gave an oreo ♪ to somebody out there who i didn't know ♪ ♪ would they laugh after i'd gone? ♪ ♪ or would they pass that wonder on? ♪ ♪ i wonder how it'd change your point of view ♪ ♪ if i gave one to you? ♪ a brand new start. you? your chance to rise and shine. with centurylink as your trusted technology partner, you can do just that. with our visionary cloud infrastructure, global broadband network and custom communications solutions, yo

and believed to be dead beneath the rubble.1999, 36 people were killed when the worst tornado strike this heart land of america had ever known for ever changed their lives. changed emergency evacuation orders. they vastly increased the number of shelters, tornado shelters, storm shelters they got word today 16 minutes before this massive tornado came to town they need to take shelter immediate cattily. and they received that word after knowing that neighbors in a nearby town had had a devastating tornado less than 18 hours before. the warnings were out. the evacuation orders were sent or the shelter in place orders were sent. late in the school day at plaza towers elementary place did not do it. authorities believe 24 third graders will not come out alive. if you are like me, you are wondering how can i help these people? you can donate to the national -- you can donate to the red cross and so the salvation army there will be weeks and months ahead. remember joplin, missouri and the wiping out of a large part of that town. the

still digging through the rubble. people had been pulled from the rubble since the storm hit, including overnight. >> and the effort still very much on this morning as the sun does come up here, in moore, oklahoma. >> first part of it was teaming up, second part, finning ways through to the affected areas, and we were told by local authorities, we had to move john's live shot this morning, they want it quiet as possible so they could hear, hearing survivors a key element in this. they have dogs and other equipment as well. but everybody has a set of ears on them. we are respecting wishes, get out on cnn.com/impact where you can go to help people here. the need is comprehensive, need everything from shelter, clothing, first baptist church. destroyed in 1999, rebuilt, to give you a sense of the community. all morning long, 18 wheelers coming with water, power here, the bare essentials are needed. >> we have seen large rescue and recovery efforts, where you see dozens and dozens of workers digging through the rubble and

one resident dug his neighbor out of the rubble.part of this story that's uplifting, it's the residents helping each other. i want you to get into moore medical center. you said there was an event held here in march. quite a different scene then, wasn't it? >> every year in march -- march is red cross month. they host a chili cookoff. volunteers make chili. firefighters come in and make spicy chili. we do it every year. and now, seeing it behind us. it's devastating. when i was driving in, my jaw dropped when i saw this. i wasn't used to that. >> ken, thank you very much for your insight and to give us context about moore medical center. we're unaware of what happens to the patients that were transferred to nearby hospitals. we'll work on getting that information for you. right now, back to you in new york. >> incredible. it looks devastating behind you. we appreciate that and the red cross chiming in for the folks that want to help. >>> still ahead, tornado alley has had its share of twisters. but the one that ripped through moore

axes to try to clear away the tons of rubble.cued anyone but they also have not brought out any bodies. there are 24 children thought to be unaccounted for. some of the children have shown up in shelters but we do know there are still children missing. no bodies have been recovered and no survivors have been recovered. they're still working hard and will work all night. everything is destroyed here. it reminds me of the tsunami of northern japan. but you see good people, military people, doctors, nurses, firemen, fire women, policemen and women all coming together to try to rescue, and here it has been a crushing disappointment that they have not been able to pull anyone out of the rubble of the elementary school and we do know there are some victims who have perished. seven children have already been pronounced dead who were in the school when the tornado came. we always talk about tragedy that sometimes you say it was really fortunate that it didn't happen in the middle of the day. if this had happened later these children woul

the belief is that up to two dozen children and teachers are beneath that rubble. at least seven children may have drowned in water beneath the building. they have coroner's offices here and they are continuing to work throughout the night. there are multiple agencies at work here. the search effort is massive. it is difficult to describe. what i'm going to do here is push off here just a touch to see if you can -- it might be a little dark but we'll try. let's try to show her a little bit of this devastation. the neighborhood here is in sticks. it's covered in mud, dirt and wet and people have been trying to sift through these things. there are nails and broken glass and people are in shorts an sandals. we have seen people with run or two suitcases or bags or backpacks and that is all they have. they are covered in dirt and mud and just trying to make their way through town and make their way through what was their neighborhood and what was their town. that's where they are right now. they are just settling in to the shock that this storm brought. this 60-square m

but amazingly, barbara garcia's dog was found buried under the rubble. and the touching reunion all caught on tape. >> you can just see that devastation there. but she held out hope. she actually said that she prayed when she was ducking for cover that she prayed and said, god, please save me and she said, he answered both my prayers. >> he did. hopefully there's some more stories like this. you know? they found that young woman in pakistan, 17 days later in the rubble of that earthquake? so hopefully some of the kids and some of the people there might be trapped. >> still searching for the children and other folks there. yeah. devastating storms there in that part of the country. >>> today we're going to see a big change in the weather here. yesterday of course a very hot day, but the temperatures really going to start to cool down. the winds are going to ramp up, as well. a lot of clouds moving ins across the skies now as we have seen more of an onshore breeze kick in instead of an offshore flow. 52 in san francisco. and 53 degrees in oklahoma. i think

they are looking for body heat under the rubble trying to find survivors. nobody has any real hard idea of where everybody who lived in that neighborhood actually is because people have been scattered and so they are using this technology to try to recover and find as many people as they possibly can. remember this tornado was on the ground for 40 minutes. 40 minutes. by one estimate the damage area is 30 square miles. imagine the search and rescue that has to go under to account for everybody who lived inside that disaster zone. more bad news. we are under a severe thunderstorm warning for the foreseeable future. >> mark strassmann thank you. charlie, that's right. you heard mark mention that severe tornado warning. we've got lots of rain. we've got lots of lightning here in this area. and interestingly enough charlie, we were over near one of the elementary schools where there are still two dozen children missing this morning. the authorities actually evacuated us out of that area. not only are they concerned about the weather, but there's also natural ga

and what they have actually discovered under the rubble. this was just hours ago. >>> it is 31 minutes past the hour. letsche hours and 31 minutes since the tornado struck oklahoma. welcome back to our continuing live coverage. the search for victims is continuing in all of this time. and we have a heartbreaking update. we've been telling you about 40 additional bodies that are en route to the medical examiner's office. >> and thousands of buildings, they are simply gone. to give you an idea of the magnitude of this tornado, debris has reportedly been found 90 miles away in oklahoma city suburb of moore, there is destruction in every direction. rescuers, they are digging for any signs of life under this debris that has been left behind by this monster tornado. in some locations, what they are finding, it is just heartbreaking. meg alexander, she is from oklahoma's kfor, and she gives us that side of the story. >> reporter: it was a race against the clock, desperate rescue crews and volunteers, anyone who would pitch in. they're trying to sa

reporting that kids have been pulled from the rubble. you've been hearing lots of references to the may 3rd, 1999, storms, a very similar tornado went through the same area at that time it killed 41 people, injured hundreds, and caused about $1 billion in damages. there are four dead. this was in a tweet from our affiliate, kfor, in an area of fourth street and telephone road. the mayor was saying that might be near the hospital. a mom and a baby was included in that count. again, the main population areas, movie theater, the casino, elementary schools, those are the biggest concern for rescue crews right now as they are on the scene at plaza towers elementary school. we have a young couple on here talking before how they were evacuated from their neighborhood in moore. they are not able to go home. that's the story for so many people around oklahoma city tonight. we're continuing from msnbc with chris matthews. >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in boston. it's utter destruction. tonight the community of moore, a suburb southeast o

people are digging through the rubble searching for survivors. the associated press reported that several children have been pulled out of the rubble alive. our affiliate kfor report four dead so far, including a mother and a baby. according to reuters, two hospitals have received at least 29 injured in the storm. seven are in critical condition. the national weather service says the tornado was at least an e-5. that's the second highest strength rating. carries winds up to 200 miles per hour. the white house said the president has been receiving updates on the storm and rescue efforts. the magnitude of the destruction and loss is still emerging but what is clear at this hour, this is a storm that will go into history. the weather channel's brian is joining us right now. i was watching about an hour ago with your report that possibly there was going to be another tornado hitting down, this this tornado was heading towards pauls valley, oklahoma. let me go to milissa right now. she covered tornadoes in the oklahoma city area. i'm trying to figure

rescue teams are digging through the rubble.oke about this rescue operation. >> we made it through i will say most of the structures, most of the homes. the ones that we didn't make it through yesterday we will make it through today. we will be through every damaged piece of property in this city at least three times before we are done. and we hope to be done by dark tonight. >> at least 24 people including nine children were killed here. rescuers are not giving up hope, not by a long shot. they will go through things three times. so far more than 100 people have been found alive amidst the acres of destruction. that is an incredible number. more than 100 people found aalive. president obama spoke a short time ago pledging urgent government help for what he is calling one of the most destructive storms in the nation's history. >> we don't know the full extent of the damage from this week's storm. we don't know the human and economic losses that may have occurred. we know that severe rumblings of weather, bad weather through much

collapsed. -- trapped under the rubble. hello for me david foster. you are watching al jazeera live from doha. candidates are still being attacked in pakistan. the search for the kidnapped son of a former prime minister and pakistan continues. turkey's leader says he has evidence the syrian government has used chemical weapons. and why some economists say indonesia's building bubble is about to burst. amazing. a woman has been pulled alive from the rubble of a factory in bangladesh 17 days after it collapsed. reshma, seen in purple in the center of the picture. she was found by rescue teams in the remains of the second floor of the rana plaza gogarment factory. she was able to talk to rescuers. at first glance, she appeared to have no serious injuries. andhat girl was all alone using a small pipe like this. i told my colleague, there is someone here. she said, please, sir, save me. >> i asked her if she was ok and if she wanted something to eat. after that we gave her food. we made whole and we got her out. >> let's go to o

a big pile of rubble. amazingly, though, our dog who rode it out and was buried in the rubble is fine. >> reporter: what were you able to get here? >> a wonderful lady came by and said is this yours and this is a picture of our two daughters when they were babies. it's a very old picture, obviously. they're wearing dresses that my mom made for them. so it's a very special picture. we'll get it restored. >> reporter: sometimes it's the simple things that make a difference in times like this. you rode out the storm too, buddy, huh? was it scary? what was it like? >> it was like a big tornado tore up the whole place. >> reporter: you're a tough one for sticking it out. >> yep. >> reporter: piers, these are just very uplifting stories. family members that are sticking together, this community is banding together and that really is the uplifting note in this tragedy that struck moore, oklahoma. piers? >> for now, thank you. obviously a devastating scene down there. joining me on the phone is scott hines, a repo

see these people back here on top of that rubble. going through. pulling stuff up. throwing it into the air. they are looking for a body. someone who did not make it. a recovery if you look over in the distance you see pat's tow truck over there. sitting where the seven 11 section was. the winds blew it here. we know from talking to a man who was here and saw it with his own eyes but didn't want to go on camera that he pulled a mother and infant child dead out of this store. there was a man on the sidewalk and not emergency responders, mind you, every day citizens. people who lived in this area look at this twisted metal of this awning. right? we know what a gas station looks like, a convenience store. this is the twisted metal that people had pulled their vehicles up under to fuel their cars up. see that black suv in the background. we understand from the eyewitnesses here that that belongs to the person they are trying to pull out of that rubble. and those people i say they are not first responders, he they are john q. citizens. one of which is andrea ash wants hu

overnight people have been digging through the rubble here, elizabeth.eaking with the lieutenant governor of oklahoma earlier this morning. he said he didn't want to get caught up in rescue versus recovery effort but at this point what hope is there for survival? >> you know, as we've seen in other catastrophes, john, people can survive for quite a while. i remember being in haiti and it was many days after the earthquake and they found her alive. it does happen. you don't want to say it's easy. you don't want to say it's common but it does happen. we saw in bangladesh in that terrible catastrophe with that young woman that lived long after anyone thought any one could live. each situation ishope. no one here is giving up hope. it doesn't mean they're not realistic. all it means is that they continue to dig, continue to look for survivors here and they are working as hard as they possibly can. elizabeth cohen in atlanta, thank you so much. >> elizabeth talking about some places that has been through experiences like this, awful experiences like this. one

tonight even in all this rubble and in the darkness the search continues. rainy, dreary weather failed to dampen the resolve of moore, oklahoma residents trying to salvage pieces of their shatter ited lives. >> they were under our bed. >> or the tenacity of the search and rescue crews prying through every inch of rubble looking for those still missing. >> we are trying to find any shelters that are covered up or anyone trapped in place. >> businesses and homes flattened and mangled cars amid the piles of rubble and virtually this entire oklahoma city suburb obliterated. the destruction is overwhelmed. >> just moved in two weeks ago. it is a beautiful neighborhood. i don't even know where to begin. >> the national weather service now says monday's massive tornado was an ef5 twister packing winds of 200 miles an hour. everyone at briar wood got out safely. but at plaza towers five miles away they did not. at least seven children died and many others are still missing. agonizing moments for parents waiting for word of their loved ones. >> they will not declare

tonight even in all this rubble and in the darkness the search continues. rainy, dreary weather failed to dampen the resolve of moore, oklahoma residents trying to salvage pieces of their shatter ited lives. >> they were under our bed. >> or the tenacity of the search and rescue crews prying through every inch of rubble looking for those still missing. >> we are trying to find any shelters that are covered up or anyone trapped in place. >> businesses and homes flattened and mangled cars amid the piles of rubble and virtually this entire oklahoma city suburb obliterated. the destruction is overwhelmed. >> just moved in two weeks ago. it is a beautiful neighborhood. i don't even know where to begin. >> the national weather service now says monday's massive tornado was an ef5 twister packing winds of 200 miles an hour. everyone at briar wood got out t plaza towers five miles away they did not. at least seven children died and many others are still missing. agonizing moments for parents waiting for word of their loved ones. >> they will not declare the structur

the walls left there just rubble. reported that some of the children there have been reported missing, been found in area churches. a miraculous outcome for some parents. at least two miles wide. winds went up to 200 miles an hour. an estimated 300 homes can be destroyed. i want to bring in the lieutenant governor of oklahoma now. lieutenant governor, appreciate you're taking the time as i know you have so many things to do. can you tell me your latest understanding of how the search and rescue is going? >> well, night has fallen on oklahoma, in oklahoma city. i'll put this in perspective for your viewers. more oklahoma is a suburb of oklahoma city. it's part of the greater metropolitan area. and to let you know the damage that has occurred in moore in 1999, the mayor tornado was the most devastating tornado that ever occurred on the planet as far as devastation, property damage, that was in 1999. fast forward to 2003. passed the moral dill em ma in 2003. today, the tornado was almost exactly the same path as the two

>> i am standing 100 feet from the rubble. earlier in the evening there were, two or three parents there. they ear advised to stay away. they were advise they'd would get help at nearby community centers. and there was nothing they could see here. you think as a parent you want to run out in the rubble and look. you can't do that. it know it practical. scores of firemen and women searching through the rubble, and they haven't recovered any additional body. it is amidst tons of damage. right now we don't see parents here. this is not a good healthy place for hem to them to be. they need help from people trained to give the help. they're no longer at the site. >> gary, its is dark. can you describe what you are seeing? >> yeah, no, they have flood lights on the scene. what you are looking at you would never know this is a school. i mean it is, it is -- it looks like a war zone. i mean, literally. it is a cli they when we describe damage. that's what this looks like, a war zen. there are flood lights on the scene. most of the nig

the students were caught under collapsed walls and other rubble. hundreds of schools across the state do have some sort of reinforced shelter, but there is no state or local ordinance requiring one. and just look at this. this is the storm system that triggered the oklahoma tornado a picture taken by a nasa satellite. this picture was taken just minutes before the tornado ripped through moore. the national weather service says the twister was on the ground for 40 minutes. >>> now, the threat of severe weather is not over yet. more powerful storms may hit today in an area from the great lakes all the way to texas. cbs news weather consultant david bernard has details. >> another day of severe weather across the midwest and parts of the deep south, and it looks like all of that is going to be moving through the east as we go throughout the day today. storms have been moving through arkansas, louisiana, mississippi, and tennessee for the past 12 hours or so, but, again, the highest risk today will then be across parts of the upper midwest and maybe ev

we don't have to sit there and go through rubble and rubble and rubble and may not ever find what we're looking for. >> senator tom coburn joins me now. obviously that mother and her grief, pointing out what other mothers are, too. that they feel there should have been a shelter. that would have made a difference. do you think it would have? >> well, nobody knows. you know, some of the shelters that were utilized, collapsed, or were destroyed by the tornado. the point is those are decision that's need to be made at the local and state level, not at the federal level. we can't second guess that. you know, we'll never replace her child or fill that void in her heart. and we ought to do what we can do to prevent this kind of result. but there is only so much we can do. and maybe that's something that, you know, we put 200 shelters in the last four or five years in oklahoma in schools. so it's not like the state hadn't been making an effort. >> you said 200 shelters have been put in. you point out, obviously whether you look at schools, it is a local decision making process. but my understa

as frantic parents rushed to find their children amidst the rubble, and there are still tears.his mother reunited with hez son camden who had been sobbing in the arms of his teacher, waiting for his mother. 4. >> he was so brave. oh, he was so brave. >> reporter: briarwood elementary and plaza tower elementary suffered different fates. even though they're only a mile apart, in briarwood, they all got out. cindy teaches third grade. she saw topened the door and sa coming. >> i saw it coming right towards the school immediately. just ran over and got on top of the kids. i said this is not a drill. you're really going to have to get down, get your heads covered. >> reporter: one of those children, her own son. her body on top of his and several others as they cried for their own moms. >> they had desks and chairs and tables covering them. >> reporter: and teacher. another teacher urged her students to use their backpacks as shields. >> they were covering their heads with their backpacks. >> reporter: what were the kids saying during all of this. >> i want my mom. is this really ha

they are searching through rubble in moore, oklahoma. searching and praying and preparing for what could be a very long night and a lot of very long days ahead. i want to bring into the conversation dr. brooks, he leads the modeling observation and analysis team at the national severe storms lab located in norman, oklahoma. good to have you with us. what should we know about the science behind forecasting tornadoes? are we getting any better at this over time? >> certainly we've improved a lot. if we think back to the may '99 tornadoes, back then we had sort of the first inklings that there would, severe tornadoes or tornadoes two or three days in advance. and this time back on the 15th, so five days ago, we actually had the first forecast that mentioned the possibility of severe thunderstorms, maybe a tornado outbreak in this part of the country. and since that time, the statements have gotten more precise and have been highlighting more and more what would be happening. and at the close end, the ability to put out warnings has improved

if the rubble does fall on top of here, lots of rubble, you may not be able to slide it but then you and presumably have told your relatives that you're in here and they told rescuers and they come and rescue you. one thing you might wonder, why don't schools in the tornado belt in oklahoma and texas and kansas all have storm shelters, all have basements. it's not a law and the fact is many school districts say it's just not economically feasible to have these. they cost several thousand dollars, these personal shelters. anderson? >> that's why a lot of individual homes don't have them as well. it is costly for families. >> absolutely. but there are some homes here in oklahoma that we've seen with even bigger shelters, they cost tens of thousands of dollars and you can put several families in them. they're not to be confused with survivalist shelters. we have also done stories on those on "ac 360" and people have stuff they can live for years under ground. these are not designed for years. they are designed for one tornado event. >> what about flooding? that can be an issue when you'

rescue workers also found several survivors in the rubble of the school. and you can stay with kpix 5 and also our website, kpix.com, for the very latest. >>> back here in the bay area now, san jose police are looking into the death of a pedestrian. the accident happened about 9:30 last night at white road and madeline drive on the city's east side. the highway patrol telling the "mercury news" it appears the victim was in the crosswalk at the time. the driver did remain at the scene. >>> a runner from oakland who took part in the bay to breakers race on sunday is missing. friends last saw beau rasmussen at the finish line along the great highway. they split and why supposed to meet at ocean beach. but he never showed up. rasmussen is 27, 6'2", 195 pounds. beach lifeguards did not see anyone matching that description go into the water. >>> and a man watching the bay to breakers fell to his death on sunday afternoon. police say 28-year-old david hamza had been drinking at the party when he accidentally fell from a three-story apartment building on fell stre

. >> teams are digging through the rubble sending for survivors. this is a picture in the suburb of moore. the deadly tornado dealt a direct blow to two elementary schools. here are the latest numbers, 24 killed, nine were children, 250 people injured. dozens are still hospitalized. residents are dealing with rain and hail. now more on this story. >> good morning, this what it looks like across much of moore, oklahoma, absolute devastation. everyone who lived in the homes fived but elsewhere, others were not so lucky. the monster twister tore a path of destruction 12 miles long flattening entire neighborhoods, destroying homes and leaving at least two dozen people dead. >> my god. >> the national weather service said an ef4 twister with winds up to 200 miles per hour touched down in moore, oklahoma. >> my god! >> it was dismissal time for the elementary zoom with students preparing to meet parents, clinging to each other for support in closets and bathrooms. >> when it passed, the elementary was wiped to the foundation but everyone there survived.

these are some of the survivors being pulled from the rubble. their shirts are torn whiskers' are literally reaching down into the rubble and lowing microphones hoping to hear a child who is still alive at that elementary school. >> again more than 20 children confirmed dead in oklahoma. >> this is just utter devastation. >> the tornado left a path of destruction nearly 2 mi. wide and 20 mi. long. it hit multiple cities and shut down major highways. >> this tornado was on the ground for about 30 minutes. it started here to the west of new castle appeared to travel to the north east through the town of more appeared and it lifted off here a few miles east of more appeared >> it is estimating that it touched crowd around 256 p in >> after touching down a move to the north east through this world area although there are a lot of homes here. >> about one half hour after touching down it hit the town of more and hit the school plaza tower appeared >> after hitting the school it hit a movie theater and a medical center that was closed down before the

in rubble >>> this is "world news." tonight, breaking news. a massive tornado, more than a mile wide, tears through oklahoma on live tv. >> just saw a power flash in the sky. this is a large, violent tornado. >> an entire town in ruins. fires breaking out. a school suffers a direct hit. >> hopefully we didn't lose any lives here. >> as neighbors dig through debris by hand to try to help their neighbors. >> the damage is overwhelming. it is mind-blowing. >> and tonight an outbreak of more than 50 twisters has taken lives and flattened homes. 55 million americans still in the storm zone tonight. our extreme weather team right there in the heart of tornado alley, with the very latest on "world news." >>> good evening on this monday night. as we come on the air, we are in the middle of a breaking story. a massive tornado descending through the heard land like a wrecking ball. houses ground to splinters. as those fires eruped. what you're looking at there, hours ago, was the school gymnasium. and there's this new photo, a little girl pulled alive f

i mean cars were thrown like rag dolls, toys, homes are in rubble. i have never seen anything like it. this is insane. >> let me know if this is correct. it seems that if you're running the school at that point, it is rare to have a tornado during the day, the schools were facing something of a strange situation and a really difficult call about what to do with the children there because sending them home to homes that don't have basements themselves or might not have internal concrete re-enforced rooms in which to shelter in place, getting busses on the road. it was a difficult if not impossible for the administrators of these schools presumably as this storm was bearing down on them. >> and it's one that unless you're -- i mean you can go through the steps and you can keep up your drills, but until you live through it, you really don't know what you're dealing with. and this was just a different animal, like a different monster, a beast. and i know that an e-mail was sent out the parents, i'm not sure exactly how we got our hands on this e-mail, i'

a cry is heard, "save me," and after 17 days, a woman is carried out of the rubble. we'll show you tonight high tech searches for life. the microphones that can detect a heartbeat. >>> pitcher down. in the pros and in little league. >> right off the brim of the cap. >> the call tonight to bring a big change to the baseball diamond. >>> and, our "persons of the week." identical twins with a message for all graduates and the moms who helped make it happen. ♪ >>> good evening on this friday night, heading into a special family weekend. and finally, all three women who escaped captivity in cleveland are out of the hospital. their first weekend of freedom in ten years. and there are new questions tonight about the search for the kidnapper over all these years. take a look. this is the police sketch of a possible kidnapper made years and years ago. compare it to the man behind bars tonight. how is it no one made the connection until these women were breaking free? abc's david muir is back here in new york with more on this story tonight. david? >> reporter: incredible endi

tonight even in all this rubble and in the darkness the search continues. rainy, dreary weather failed toolve of the resolve of moore, oklahoma residents trying to salvage pieces of their shatter ited lives. >> they were under our bed. >> or the tenacity of the search and rescue crews prying through every inch of rubble looking for those still missing. >> we are trying to find any shelters that are covered up or anyone trapped in place. >> businesses and homes mflattes amid the piles of rubble and virtually this entire oklahoma city suburb obliterated. the destruction is overwhelmed. >> just moved in two weeks ago. it is a beautiful neighborhood. i don't even know where to begin. >> the national weather service now says monday's massive tornado was an ef5 twister packing winds of 200 miles an hour. everyone at briar wood got out safely. but at plaza towers five miles away they did not. at least seven children died and many others are still missing. agonizing moments for parents waiting for word of their loved ones. >> they will not declare the structure cle

that we don't have to sit there and go through rubble, and rubble, and rubble, and may not ever findr. >> now, davis had another child who was also at plaza towers. that child, a daughter, an 11-year-old girl, did survive. so she is greatful for that. wolf, one thing i would like to add is that she is now terrified of tornadoes. if there's another, she says the first thing she will do is get her child out of school. wolf? >> i know you've learned a lot about kyle. tell us what you've learned. >> i'm sorry, wolf, what was that? >> tell us about kyle. >> about kyle. well, kyle, he's actually -- you almost felt like he was there. his mom wanted to meet at a soccer field, where she could show us how much he loved the sport. she's the ultimate soccer mom. she took him there all the time. he loved to play soccer. his nickname was the wall because he was such a big kid. and the other thing she mentioned is that he loved his sister. he also loved monster trucks. he loved going there with his grandfather whenever he could. and she says that her son, with these bright blue, baby blue eyes, she

just incredible video of her being pulled out of the rubble there. the second in command of the rescue operation told cnn about the amazing discovery. the survivor there, just look at that, apparently called out, i'm alive, please rescue me. this sent workers scrambling, they apparently used a hand saw, drilling equipment, welding gear to get her out. you're looking again at that picture from just a short while ago of this woman being pulled from the rubble. 17 days after that horrific building collapse there. and this news, rare bright spot coming just as authorities there confirming that the death toll in that collapse has passed 1,000 people. 1,039 people now confirmed dead from the april 24th collapse. it is the deadliest industrial disaster in that country's history. again the news this morning, a woman pulled from the rubble alive, 17 days after that collapse. we'll bring you more as we get it. meanwhile, happening right now in lower manhattan, the final piece of one world trade center is being put in place. you're looking at a live picture of

in the meantime, in the darkness here and in all the rubble and all the elements.mpen the resolve of moore, oklahoma, residents. trying to salvage pieces of their shattered lives. >> they were underneath our bed. i am happy i got this and my wedding dress. >> reporter: or tenacity of search-and-rescue crews prying through rubble looking for those still missing. >> we are trying to find any of the, any shelters, possibly still covered up. or anyone that is just trapped in place. >> reporter: businesses and homes flattened. mangled cars amid the piles of rubble. virtually this entire oklahoma city suburb obliterated. the destruction is overwhelming. >> just moved in two weeks ago. a beautiful neighborhood. i don't know where to begin. >> reporter: the national weather service says monday's tornado was an ef-5 twister packing winds 200 miles per hour. two elementary schools took a direct hit. everyone at briarwood got out safely. but at plaza towers, five miles away, they did not. at least seven children died. many others are still missing. agonizing moments for paren

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names that have been here forever, there's nothing but just rubble. there is debris falling from the sky when i sadie brie i mean 10, 15 pieces of metal falling out of the sky. it's really almost unreal. it's hard to grasp what is going on then you immediately go into a rescue effort and trying to pull people out of piles ch debr debris. >> i have two friends who went to moore high school there. they talked about surviving these storms. you mentioned the area had been hit before 99 being one of the times. were you there when any of the other tornadoes went through? how can you compare the devastation you are seeing today and last night to those storms? 1999, that was an ef-5. >> correct. the difference between that storm and this storm this effects a lot more of our city. it started on the west city limits of the city went through the entire city and never lifted. if you take the city of moore, you take the center 2 and a half miles wide and scrape it clean is pretty much what it did. i haven't seen a tornado the distance between th-- differenc betwee

this evening search teams are racing the clock, digging through the rubble, looking for anyone who may still be alive. rescue work continued throughout the day and into the evening, but only from the air can you see what the rescue workers are up against. the government says the tornado was on the ground for 50 minutes. the path of destruction is nearly a mile-and-a-half wide and 17 miles long. it cuts through a dense suburban landscape of subdivisions, schools, shops and a hospital. having seen the pictures, president obama declared a major disaster, opening the door to federal aid. >> we're a nation that stands with our fellow citizens as long as it takes. we've seen that spirit in joplin and tuscaloosa. we saw that spirit in boston and breezy point. and that's what the people of oklahoma are going to need from us right now. >> pelley: we have a team of cbs news correspondents all over the disaster area. we're going to turn first to anna werner who was here yesterday when the storm hit. >> scott, today we got a tour of the neighborhood. you think you're seeing the worst damage you ca

they say they are so confident that no more survivors are buried under the rubble.ds at 24 and that includes nine children. >> the twist was upgraded to ef 5. it caused more energy than the bomb dropped on hiroshima. two schools tower plaza and briar elementary schools. parents rush frantic to be reunite withed their -- reunited with their children. (sobbing) >> the students at briarwood elementary school escaping the rubble unharmed. plaza towers elementary school is where 7 people died. >> moore, oklahoma why one school might have been hit harder obviously than another. good morning, anna. >> good morning to you and everybody at home and listening to the children cry you realize the young survivors are going to be having so many emotions to dole with as school officials and town leaders are going to have answer a lot of questions. how are the schools going to be rebuilt. the two schools she mentioned briarwood it's built into four sections there are classrooms in each of those sections with an atrium on the outer side. when the building blasted the students had a

hoping that's it as they continue to dig through the rubble here in moore, oklahoma. richard, back to you. >> mike seidel and that rubble behind you almost nothing upright. thank you so much for the latest for us. >>> here are other stories making news. an irs official at the center of the agency's recent controversy will testify on capitol hill today. don't expect her to say anything. lois lerner was the one who disclosed the improper targeting. her lawyers saying she plans to take the fifth. >>> the city of los angeles has a new mayor-elect this morning. city councilman eric garcetti beat out wendy gruel in a race that was often categorized as too close to call. garcetti will replace antonio villaraigosa july 1st. >>> meanwhile in new york, former congressman anthony wiener ending the rumors and formally launching his campaign for mayor. it's his first bid for public office since resigning from congress following a sexting scandal. the democrat joins an already crowded field of contenders. >>> a bipartisan overhaul of the nation's immigration laws has won approval f

numerous reports of people that are trapped under rubble. in fact, a no-fly zone for the news helicopters i'm seeing on social media has now been established because they don't want aerial pictures out of there so first responders can listen but they don't hear the helicopter blades. they can listen to people that may be faintly crying for help. trapped under the rubble. a dire situation, bret. >> bret: yeah. casey, we are looking at images here from helicopter from our affiliate kwtv in the area. some of these shots are showing some efforts, it appears to pull people out there. are people on a giant pink tarp kind of gathering at this spot where we are looking at now. previous shot looked like people climbing over the rubble, perhaps trying to get someone out. we had descriptions of kids being pulled out of that elementary school. waiting on more wood from that. as you make your way there. let's listen if we could to kwtv the local coverage just for a few minutes and see what they are bringing us. there is the picture i referenced earlier.

some missing children in that school buried beneath rubble, some may be alive. the rescue effort continues and will throughout the night. so our coverage. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ so you can make easy, no-fee reloads with cash and checks... and know you're not on your own. so you can get the reloadable card that keeps up with you. chase liquid. so you can. (hocoming!ing) mom, come on. mom! because we know that this is the season that inspires. (sigh) from dressers to duvets, it's time to refresh with ikea. >>> welcome back. a fox news alert extreme weather a monster tornado ravaging moore, oklahoma about 10 miles outside of oklahoma city at 3:00 p.m. monday afternoon. you can see the disaster. the results of that tornado looks like a junkyard. this used to be a neighborhood. a school house. the school, flattened. two schools flattened, tossing cars, crushing those schools and flattening homes. 51 people, daedz. the medical examiner confirming 20 of those are children. they're expecting 40 more individuals to be brought to the medical examiner office and a majori