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>> tonight, rescue workers here in moore, oklahoma, continue the work of searching for any signs of life from those who could still be trapped after yesterdays devastating tornado hit this community. we now know the tornado was an ef-5, the strongest type on the scale. winds as high as 210 miles per hour. officials have revised the number of fatal victims of the tornado down to 24 people, including a 3-month-old baby and eight other children, 237 people are listed as injured. here is a look at n...

Own emergency shelters, more than 170 members of the oklahoma national guard are here tonight helping police, fire cruise and rescue workers with the massive recovery effort. i am joined now by msnbcs thomas roberts who has been on the ground here in moore all day. thomas, the red cross effort here has really geared up quickly. >> it really has geared up quickly. as you brought out top of the show how people turned out today, trying to pick through their homes, to find anything they could take a...

I saw the images on television. i arrived on site here at 5:50 this morning. once the sun finally rose and i saw daylight absolutely horrific devastation here in moore, oklahoma. to the credit of the rescue workers and first responders overnight i know you reported this many times as has msnbc, 101 survivors found throughout the night, midnight hour, shows the hard work and love of fellow oklahomans trying to find their neighbors and loved ones amidst this rubble and it will continue. im the ete...

Operations center. i saw the images on television. i arrived on site here at 5:50 this morning. once the sun finally rose and i saw daylight absolutely horrific devastation here in moore, oklahoma. to the credit of the rescue workers and first responders overnight i know you reported this many times as has msnbc, 101 survivors found throughout the night, midnight hour, shows the hard work and love of fellow oklahomans trying to find their neighbors and loved ones amidst this rubble and it will c...

Countless rescue workers that descended on the town. the mayor has all the help he needs. he wants people to stay off the streets to let the people do their jobs. the media has been leaving those areas. we dont want to be in the way as they do those jobs. they continue today. 101 people pulled from the rubble alive, thats the good news. there is some tragic news. 51 people killed from the devastating tornado. that number goes up. 145 people injured. that number will go up as well. the number tha...

>> pastor, as you are talking to me, so our audience understand, there is hazmat manager and a rescue team, search and rescue going on around us that we have a camera on right now as well. just to have people understand, pastor, how many different arm there of of the recovery process. people need to search, and people like you need to open doors and welcome in families. the need will come in waves. people who didnt see last night, they need food, clothing, you will start to see people, yes? >> a...

This. and you and i were looking at this damage. were looking at pretty close to f-5 damage. >> were talking about damage that we were seeing out towards joplin and of course, we compare it to tuscaloosa. you talk about these homes being completely wiped off their foundations. thats where we start saying this could potentially be stronger than an ef-4. were also looking for multiple level buildings and when were seeing those completely leveled, that also indicates there is the chance here that t...

This is a very busy middle class neighborhood. you see nothing recognizable. i just cant help but think back 18 years ago. the oklahoma city federal building, the bombing where so many children in that day care center and i stood outside that federal building and watched them search for possible survivors in that building where 160 people had died and here we are, the same city suffering again while they search for this citys children. its so sad and traumatic. >> i want to remind our viewers we...

I was being as careful as i could with the engine running ready to move in either direction if necessary. >> take a look at the next picture you took. this one looks like children running away from the school. theres no grass on the ground it looks like just a muddy area they are running from. little girl looks like carrying a backpack or is that her long hair? looks like a little backpack. parents are in the background. >> this is probably again about 10 minutes or so after it hit. i dont think...

Breaking news, rescue workers working to find children buried in an oklahoma elementary school. kdfw fox supporter calavert cohen is in the area. do you know anything about the school and whether there was a storm shelter in the school? >> reporter: we dont know what the structural specifications were but the children were trapped underneath the school -- unfortunately many children passed away in a pool of water under the school where the rubble tumbled on top of them. we dont know if there was...