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But this whole area, guys, is -- it's completely destroyed. >> that's footage from over the course of this afternoon from the nbc affiliate kfor in oklahoma city. search and rescue efforts in moore, oklahoma are hampered tonight by the difficulty of rescuers getting through the debris, the massive amounts of debris. it's things like down powerfuls, first responders having to navigate all through that to get to the people who need rescuing, the death toll from the state medical examiner is 51 children. the number of people killed in this massive tornado is likely to rise. we have had reports si...

And it's been a tough day, i can tell you that, the devastation is immense, most of our big-box retailers are still up and running. we have a couple of small shopping centers that were wiped out. five total schools in session that were hit. we're trying 2to make sure they can finish out the school year. >> hope is fading meantime as rescue workers continue to search for rubbles in one of the elementary schools. they're not giving up. >> george howell has been live there in moore, oklahoma, near that school, plaza towers school, george, it's hard, right? it's hard for folks not to give up in li...

The houses nearby look just as bad as the hospital. >> yeah. they certainly do. that neighborhood, there is not a single structure intact by any means. they all have certain degrees of damage. for the most part you get in there and they are destroyed. >> rick, good to see you live on a picture now rather than just on the phone. we'll continue to check in. thank you very much. >> they scrambled to push back from the school. meanwhile the nightmare isn't over. more violent storms threatening the region again. maria, you have more. >> that's right. we are talking about a significant threat again ...

Us. >> he was there pretty quick? was everything on top of you guys? >> the feeling was gone. >> the feeling was all gone -- the ceiling was all gone. >> what was on top of you guys? >> ceilings and bricks. >> your kids were trapped? >> yeah. i'm just thankful. >> that's terrifying. >> it's probably more terrifying to not know. >> what went through your head as soon as you saw him walk out of that rubble? >> tears of relief and joy. thankful. >>steve: an emotional reunion between a mom and her son. this morning we know that at least 51 people are dead in the moore, oklahoma, area including 20 ...

Right now in moore. >> well, right now we are certainly in the rescue and recovery stages. we want to make sure we have looked in every crevice possible under the debris to make sure we have recovered people. hopefully we'll be able to find more people. we are not real sure yet who all may be missing because the debris field was so wide. it was almost two miles wide, 20 miles long and has been a massive area of destruction. of course our hearts were broken yesterday. first thing i told my cabinet secretaries and all of the emergency personnel is find the people. do everything we can to get as ...