elementary school which is about half a mile through the debris. he s speaking to the delegation, some of the first responders, the school principal. he s also taking a motorcade tour through some of the devastated areas. there s a lot to see. 22 miles long this path of destruction across oklahoma left a scar on the landscape here. it s about a mile wide where the president is now. that s where the ef- ef-5 200-mile-an-hour-plus winds occurred at that elementary school were seven children were killed. the president will also thank first responders in person. there is a station that he will probably stop there. we re not sure exactly yet, but he is expected to thank the first responders personally, greg. can you tell me about the memorial service that s happening in moore there today, or has it already happened? it s an interfaith memorial service that will happen at 6:00 tonight at the first baptist church. there are several staging areas
for people who don t have transportation because their cars are gone. there will be buses to take them to this memorial service to help them heal through this tragedy. charles is at moore, oklahoma. we ll check in with you a little later as president obama is going to spend a little more time on the ground there. i d like to continue this conversation now on what we just heard from president obama. thanks so much for being with us, both of you. rachel, president obama, it was about eight or nine minutes there. what struck you most about the president s remarks? thanks for having me. we saw the president in an all too familiar role, that of comforter in chief. he is the public face of healing for the nation and of solidarity. i feel like over and over again when we see president obama in these very sad moments, he does a couple of things. he praises the courage of the people on the ground, he did that here today. you ll remember after boston, he said, you will run again when he
your leadership and may god bless the people of oklahoma and obviously continue to bless the united states of america. thank you. and there you have it, president obama in moore, oklahoma six days after that ef-5 tornado just devastated that town. president obama there shaking hands with some of the survivors. there s governor fallin there as well and representative tom cole who is not just a congressman who represents that area, he is also from the city of moore. president obama promising the people there that we will be a shelter from the storm for all of you. also asking folks who might be watching or listening to go on line to donate to the red cross. president obama saying at one point, quote, oklahoma has inspired us with their love and their courage, talking about the response not just of the first responders there but also the thousands of folks who descended
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be very careful where you walk, okay? make sure everyone s got shoes on. okay. all right. thank you. 911. we re stuck under rubble. we ll get them out as soon as we can. please hurry. we ll get them out as soon as we can. moore 911. we have a day care full of babies. we need help bad. okay. we need help bad. we got a day care that just got cremated. moore 911. where is your emergency? [ inaudible ]. in the closet? yes. are you injured? no. we just can t breathe. moore 911. yes. we just got a call from a gentleman that lives in moore that his house has collapsed on his kids. truly, truly chilling. ten children died in the storm, including seven youngsters at the plaza towers elementary school in moore. looking at the rubble, it s hard