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Mom, brandi. >> i told you we were going to be okay. >> that was rhonda crosswhite, a teacher at plaza tower elementary school. he was reunited moments ago on the "today" show with one of the students she helped save. right now im joined by jim cantore, live in moore, oklahoma. and i understand you can help us out a little bit on these conflicting reports on the death toll. >> reporter: yeah, the death toll, when we started this morning was at 91. and it kept going up yesterday, all night, and t...

Possibility of strong tornadoes. and chuck, those will be forming literally over the top of the dallas-ft. worth area some time around 3:00, 4:00 this afternoon and then theyll spread across north texas. >> i imagine everybody watching whats going on in oklahoma, hopefully will take even extra precaution today. bill karins, thank you very much. i want to go to thomas roberts. hes live in moore, oklahoma. thomas, i know youve been there overnight. describe what youre seeing, what you have seen, a...

Storm, and it was devastating. i can remember, ive been and seen, witnessed the recoveries of a lot of tornadoes, but the one in 99 in moore stands out, because it was so devastating. and frankly, we were so lucky in 999. it was a devastating tornado, just missed a high school. the high school was full of kids. and the high school parking lot, i remember it like yesterday, was just, i dont know, a hundred cars, just jammed together. and no one was killed, i dont think, in the high school. it cou...

And equipment. therell be a lot of infrastructure that has to be repaired. that will help us through that process. thats being expedited. and the fema director is coming today as well in oklahoma. so were getting great response from fema. the bulk of whats happening is our state and local and through cities, weve had businesses that have already donated money and there are lines over a mile long yesterday in volunteer and donation areas, all around the city. so theres a lot of ongoing help here....

Of course, you just had a of the devastation in shawnee. thanks for coming on this morning and sharing. meanwhile, i want to show you this picture. its just in from noaa. it shows a satellite image of the tornado as it was developing over central oklahoma just one minute before it touched down in the town of moore. this is from the satellite. you can see that white swirl there. much more from moore and all of the trang coming up. well talk to the red cross about how you can help and were going...

There that are with them and they have the opportunity to be able to wait and watch. so were waiting and watching as well. >> what kind of warning do you feel like folks had in moore and folks had in your district and also on sunday. do you feel like -- was there as much preparation as could be had when it comes to preparing for a tornado? >> chuck, there really was, the national weather service is located in norman, oklahoma, just about ten miles south of there. we have fantastic weather servic...

That incredible video of mondays devastating storm, as it made its way across oklahoma, came courtesy of these folks. joining me now on the phone are storm chasers simon brewer and juston drake from the weather channels show, "storm riders." they caught it all on video. juston, let me start with you. i know that you had a home damaged by a tornado. tell me about, as you were following through and you were following this tornado, what exactly, as you were seeing it develop and what about it made ...

Going to be hearing from the president who is going to be at the white house with his comments on this terrible, terrible tragedy. congress also expecting this morning to hold a moment of silence. the sun has come up, the governor says rescue workers are still hoping to find survivors, and she will not give up hope. but the devastation is unlike anything people on the ground have ever seen. the damage measured in miles, not blocks. the death toll right now stands at 51. 20 of them children, and ...

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His chief national security, homeland security adviser about what is being seen on the ground. want to go live to my colleague, chris jansing, who is in moore, oklahoma. sheilver be taking over coverage in a couple of minutes. you have been all around the town in the last 12 hours. what have you seen? >> well, unbelievable devastation. its almost too much to comprehend how huge this area is. this was a neighborhood. and you can see it, theres nothing left. all there is of this house is a foundat...