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Grant acord was arrested. that student is accused of plotting to blow up his school. the suspect will appear in court today while police increase security at the high school. the prosecutor said police found six types of explosives. they recovered napalm, bomb, pipe and drain cleaner bombs as well as molotov cocktails from acords bedroom in a secret compartment under his floor. his family says he suffers from a rare form of obsessive compulsive disorder. police in mexico released dramatic dash...

>> this is oklahoma, you know, were going to rebuild and were going to be all right. and we stay strong. and it happened once on may 3rd, and it blew down and everybody rebuilt. and it happened again, so well rebuild again. >> reporter: as you mentioned, president obama will be here tomorrow to see the devastation firsthand and to talk to some of the survivors. you were here, craig, you know there is a lot to see. 22 miles long. the path of this storm about a mile wide. the strong ernest part of...

Its incredible when you see the damage to that school to know that all the kids got out okay and all the teacher got out okay. just remarkable. we have seen such an outpowering of compassion and kindness from people here, volunteers from all around the state coming to try to help clean up. weve seen that just over the last two days and really, since the storm stopped. but oklahomas attorney general is warning about business scams and price gouging in the wake of this disaster. erin mcpike joins ...

400 children there. it is a miracle, its a miracle that only seven young lives perished in that school. it is a fair question tonight. had this been a newer school, had there been a different shelter, might hit been different? listen to this. the first responders came and flooded that school. they said they heard screaming, people yelling for help. they rescued most, but -- >> theres no -- i mean theres no shelters here. its just -- >> this school did not have a safe room, no. some of the newer ...

>> yeah. its a scene of stunning and utter destruction in the plaza towers elementary school. its also very poignant, you see reminders this is a place kids went to be safe and went to learn. we saw a map of the united states on the floor. school books strewn among the roundtable and some almost untouched on a bookshelf that was upright. it was staggering to look at it and realize this was a place where seven children lost their lives. look. >> this is just staggering, when you look out across h...

Been a shelter at that school, there needs to be a shelter at that school. going forward, would it be something you would support to have storm shelters placed in every school in this community? >> absolutely would support that endeavor. our hopes is on these two sites, both briarwood and plaza towers, that in the rebuilding process that there will be additional dollars there from fema to help us with that. fortunately, im in the may 3rd 99 tornado we sustained severe damage and lost another ele...

Area that i know so well? >> yes, exactly. well, i had also covered the -- practically the same area 14 years earlier with the may 3rd tornado of 99. so i was practically in the same area. but, still, every time you see any kind of tornado damage, it is shocking. and especially to be on it that quickly and when its in the very height of its emotion, its very emotional. >> and, paul, you said that the other one in 99, weve lost many people in this. but would you say this is a bigger devastation t...

Going on, im like, all right, i need to see whats going on here. he said if you live in this area, where is where i live, fourth and eastern area, he said get out now. if you have no shelter. if you have shelter, get in it. but if you dont, get out. he said dont stay in the closet. dont get in the bathtub or the bathroom. its not safe, go. its too huge. they were comparing it to the may 3rd tornado big time. i was like, okay, boys, were out of here. my middle one crying, he was scared. my middle...

For your family? >> my kids. >> kids. >> may 3rd. >> what about them? >> now im a parent. i was at the school with my children when the tornado came through, so, just making sure that they were okay and the kids that are at the school were okay and the teachers did so great and kept them calm. it was a life saving -- >> theres something about when you worry about your kids, the vulnerability and how precious they are. you love your siblings and your inlaws, but you feel a protectiveness. >> you ...

Moms. a very emotional time. >> yeah, im noticing you were doing a job and doing it extremely well. but from a human perspective, you must have been thinking what on earth has happened to this area that i know so well? >> yes, exactly. well, i had also covered the -- practically the same area 14 years earlier with the may 3rd tornado of 99. so id seen devastation very similar to that in practically the same area. but, still, every time you see any kind of tornado damage, it is shocking. and espe...