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We dont want to intercept a tornado with any major flying debris or flying projectiles and this is going through open farmland. didnt have a lot of debris but grass, rocks, dirt and that was about the gist of what was inside the tornado. we have a 16,000-pound tank developed by shawn casey and hes an imax filmmaker. we have flaps and spikes on the vehicle that go in to the earth a little over three feet that help keep us anchored and planted. so the vehicle were chasing in is designed to interce...

But what happens weeks down the road, what happens months down the road? will the federal assistance be there? thats what people are asking, and you find there is some concern, some skepticism. you hear from even from officials. will the money be there? but the president just a few minutes ago, you heard him say, quote, weve got your back. and he mentioned joplin and tuscaloosa, you remember a big storm came through there. right now, were rrp talking about moore, oklahoma, and dont forget shawne...

For education already. who is going to pay for these safe rooms? >> thats really one of those things where if you calculate the dollar amount thats being used and figure it in over 20, 30 years youre not talking more than $20 to $30 per household. were talking about specifically for the schools. regardless of how you say it no matter what do you to help make your school better built there will be short corners taken its not going to meet femas standards designed to hold up to ef5 tornadoes. the ...

To stay here, where we have nothing to provide safety for them. >> david, you say that your research suggests tornado shelters would cost every home something like $20 million per life saved which is a shocking number, but -- >> would cost society that much money, not necessarily each homeowner. >> i understand that, im talking across the board here, but the question is, the fixes that you are recommending, are they actually the types of things that it would cost substantially less? >> well it a...

Going to take a live look now at moore, oklahoma, and first baptist church, where people from the area are getting ready to gather and remember the 24 people killed when that enormous tornado struck a few days ago, a memorial service begins there in just about a half an hour. ive got one familys story now, one out of thousands of oklahoma families, who saw that tornado coming and braced for it the best way they could. theyre still shaken up but theyre alive. [ siren ]. >> we heard the sirens. >>...

Array of extra security measures and strengths. >> each one of the anchor bolts has a 10,000 pound sheer strength so by putting one every foot around here it can more than withstand any storm. >> the challenge has always been economics, even simple storm shelters can cost several thousand dollars and as bad as these storms can be, even in the most tornado-prone areas, odds are most homes will never be hit. >> its about the money and the statistics, an ef5 tornado is very rare, 1% to 2% of the to...

This storm was just headed straight for there. >> reporter: so was jeff lechus. along the way he pulled over to call tiffany. he thought the tornado was gone. >> i said jeff, youre wrong. its not even there. im watching it on tv. its right on top of you. >> just about then i looked up and i saw the tornado. i was like, i didnt even think to say anything, i gotta go, bye. i hung up. >> he didnt leave immediately. first he shot this dramatic video. >> just a lot of wind. its almost like you stick ...

East of us where the ef4 tornado ripped through that community the day before the ef5 tornado hit moore. the president making the point that everyone affected will get the help of the federal government. >> that is so true, george, when all the cameras go away and people are dealing with the trouble here day-to-day, thats when it really gets hard. thanks so much for that report. some good news now, where they need it, in san antonio, texas area. the rain has stopped and officials expect river ...

Chad, there has got to be some technology as george points out in the works that will advance, give a better advance notification to folks that a tornado is on the way. >> you know, wolf, this worked. people that were four miles west of new castle had five, ten minutes notice, five on the ground. but then it got much bigger. this storm exploded. i dont see how we get better than this. this storm went from nothing to an f-4 on the ground in ten minutes. now, i just want to give you an idea. this ...

Measured up, i want to check with chad myers and the weather center. chad, explain the ranking system? >> when you get an ef-5, that means some building doesnt exist anymore. by the three, youre losing an outside wall, four, youll lose a lot of walls and five youll lose everything. thats where we are now. 200, 210 miles per hour. when that tornado was on the ground as an ef-4, this is what it looked like. now we can look inside the storm and see how high that debris was picked up, sucked up and ...