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At the city cemetery, hundreds of volunteers gathered with shovels and rakes did clean up for upcoming funerals. president obama will visit the tornado-ravaged area on sunday. at a white house event wednesday night, the president reiterated his support. >> while the road ahead will be long, their country will be with them every single step of the way. >> reporter: for every story of destruction there are so many more of selflessness and heroism. at this day care center, flattened by the monstrou...

Way. >> reporter: for every story of destruction there are so many more of selflessness and heroism. at this day care center flattened by the monstrous winds, all of the toddlers and workers survived in a bathroom. paramedic lisa lester described what she encountered as she drove up to help the wounded. >> they were just covered in mud from head to toe. all you could see was the whites of their eyes. >> reporter: she squeezed them all in this ambulance, 18 people in all. >> is that legal? >> no....

House close to the school. they say their grandmother was able to stay safe hiding in a bathroom which was the only room in the house still standing. >> thank you so much. coming up on "the lead" its the question so many people in oklahoma are asking, why were some homes flattened while others are spared as if nothing happened. we will look at how fast the winds were going in the path of the massive storm. >> wounded people walking around the streets. they were walking wounded. they were blood...

Look back and say why did this happen or just focus on the negative. >> roseanns injuries led to one amputation below the knee. but as she returned home this week, she vowed not to let it slow her down. >> i used to run. im hoping at some point through the prosthetic process ill get back to running at some point. >> reporter: after a long, grueling month, many of the wounded are getting back on their feet. >> im a much better person. its taught me a lot about myself. >> reporter: triathlete nico...

A ten-year-old boy is among the wounded. initially officer r were looking for three shooters. look at all of these people being treated in the aftermath. take a look at the people who are highlighted. today their focus is on the man in the white t-shirt. you can see why. surveillance video shows him how the crowd is running from him as he is shooting. one of those hit by gun fire is a journalist who has spent a lot of time in new orleans covering katrina, this was the one weekend that was suppos...

Games knows what hes about. knows what he supports -- organizations like walking with the wounded. and hes really honored to be at the warrior games to in a few hours time open the warrior games, the fourth of its kind. hell be alongside missy franklin, the olympic swimmer, and of course brad snyder, whos the paralympic swimmer whos blind. we think as a threesome they will open the gains this year. a lot of excitement about prince harrys tour. certainly hes the whole theme of the tour is the wor...

Wounded warriors at walter reed ba these today. earlier today he participated in a ceremony at arlington national cemetery honoring our military personnel killed since 2001. he laid a wreath from at the tomb of the unknowns. liz bet pran is live in washington. >> reporter: the prince started his morning at the wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington cemetery. he spent time in section 60 visiting iraq and afghanistan soldiers graves. for men and women who fav the ultimate ...

>> chet from columbia. he watches the factor at 8500 feet above sea level. and from panama. >> happens often when i appear, dave. everywhere. the factor tip of the day. some really great news. this poster signed by the living first ladies was auctioned for $51,000. the wound warrior project gets the money. viewers are buying $2,500 replicas of the poster suitable for framing at a fast pace. the result? almost $100,000 for the warriors. now the auction winner is a supreme patriot. who is she? she...

>> chet from columbia. he watches the factor at 8500 feet above sea level. and from panama. >> happens often when i appear, dave. everywhere. the factor tip of the day. some really great news. this poster signed by the living first ladies was auctioned for $51,000. the wound warrior project gets the money. viewers are buying $2,500 replicas of the poster suitable for framing at a fast pace. the result? almost $100,000 for the warriors. now the auction winner is a supreme patriot. who is she? she...

Street, 20 boston bombing victims remain in the hospital. not a single one of them listed in critical condition. how about that? theyre all getting better and better. we heard from one of the wounded, he is jarrod clowery as hes recovering. he talked about the moment after the blast when he was approached by two off duty police officers. his friend survived. but they too were injured. he still hasnt walked after the bombing because of the shrapnel in his legs. but his doctors are optimistic. n...