0 welcome to this special edition of starting point. i m john berman. i m krcriscokris cuomo. the death toll stands at 24, nine children. 2400 people were rescued alive. the numbers are not expected to change less than 48 hours after the tornado turned its fury on this community. the home, moore, oklahoma. the national weather service confirmed the twister that tore apart moore was on ef-5. maximum winds, 210 miles an hour. one of the most ferocious storms. they don t go higher than ef-5. insurance claims are expected to top $1 billion here. 2400 homes damaged or destroyed. 10,000 people affected by the twister was 1.3 miles wide. i want to look at this video shot by charles. he is one of the lucky ones. he road out the storm in a shelter. these pictures were taken from inside the shelter. it gives a picture of what it s like to be inside a tornado from ground level as it s happening. somewhere we never want to be. we want to understand it to have better preergs. one of the t
0 unfortunately, just as forecast, if anything, they got a little less rain out here in western pennsylvania than we thought they would. but in general, unfortunately this was right on target and the hurricane center really did a terrific job as well. so, you know, the folks that didn t prepare, didn t prepare because they didn t pay attention basically. andrea? and what we saw that flooding, now we ve got, of course, and we re going to get to our reporters on location, we have the flooding in lower manhattan which forced con ed at some point last night to deliberately turn off the power so you had the blackout below 39th street in manhattan, you had the subways still that have to be checked, tunnel by tunnel. right. for whatever saltwater damage there has been because of the flooding and then the jersey shore. talk to me about new jersey because here you have a whole coastline that has been rearranged by this storm. yeah. i don t think we know all that s happened to the jersey
do you and most of your friends and colleagues and law school intended to practice law? we do, yes. it is quite an investment otherwise. in order to practice law or use law and other ways, would most young women of your age find it necessary to space your pregnancies? yes, of course. many women on our campus, the idea they should go without contraception during law school and risk pregnancy while they are in law school is yet another way of asking them to put their education second. i cannot imagine i know a few women who have been pregnant during law school but i cannot imagine how they do that. i think it is not a feasible option either economically or in terms of their ability to balance everything. you believe the contraceptive is as necessary as any other health benefits provided by insurance companies? absolutely, and especially for young people, it is one of the most commonly used health care needs we have. one woman expressed that if her insurance did no
any minute we ll hear from the president expected to speak live on the tragedy in terms of the severe, the tornadoes, fatalities across the country. we are told he will visit parts of the south tomorrow specifically traveling to alabama where the deadly storms hit the hardest. also, the governor of alabama, and the state s emergency management director, are also scheduled to hold a news conference just about an hour from now, amid a tour of the hardest hit areas there. we ll bring both events live on the show. but first, the latest number we have. i have to be honest, this keeps going up and up today, 268. at least 268 people are confirmed dead from the storm that assaulted the south. i want to begin with this image. take a look with me. this is central alabama, mile after mile after mile of utter devastation. here s quote we ve heard many, many times today. there s nothing left. many, many people today are reassessing their lives because they have no other choice. the hear