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It's remarkable that anyone could survive anything like this. especially a major tornado that came through of that magnitude and caused such destruction. it's remarkable that we've had not more loss of life at a time when something's been so widespread. we're devastated by the people that have been lost, the children that have been lost. it's been very hard on this community. but we're also very thankful for the response of our emergency personnel, obviously our fire department and police, they've done a tremendous job. >> was there anything looking back, 50,000, 60,000 people live here in moo...

Welcome back. i'm wolf blitzer here in moore, oklahoma, right outside of oklahoma city. we're watching this disaster unfold. still a disaster. it's been a little over 24 hours since a massive tornado tore 17 mile-wide gash through oklahoma. we're just beginning to learn the full scope of the destruction. it is enormous. the state insurance commissioner says the tornado damage will probably top $1 billion. now, appears the storm was even more powerful than we originally thought. the national weather service now saying damage assessments show winds reached 200 miles an hour, or even higher. that...

Well over 10,000 feet deep. up here where it's rotating this way, it's what we call a mesocyclone. the tornado is usually within that larger rotation. this is a much broader rotation. whereas the tornado is a smaller feature within that mesocyclone rotating much more rapidly. that's what does all the damage at the ground is that tornado. >> the stuff out here obviously is going to be the first stuff to hit the ground. it will stay up in the air. any estimation of how long before it comes down, how long it will travel? >> larger chumpnks of debris te to fall up to a half mile or mile from where...

Story. what happened 24 hours ago here is so, so destructive, so powerful, but there were miracles. indeed, a mother's split-second decision to take her baby and leave their home only moments before the tornado destroyed that home. that mother and the baby, they are here with me. we'll talk to them. right after this. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you engineer a true automotive breakthrough? ♪ you give it bold styling, unsurpassed luxury and nearly 1,000 improvements. the redesigned 2013 glk. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial s...

More than a mile wide. brian todd is here in moore, oklahoma with us. he got a first-hand look at what was going on. i got to tell you, brian, from watching it on television, we expected a bad situation. but once you see this in person, you see what the tornado did and you can only imagine the people who suffered, it's so heart breaking. >> can't imagine. this used to be a bowling alley. if anyone was inside it is hard to imagine they got out when you see just what this tornado did here, the destruction, wolf. the mayor of moore was totally exhausted when he led us earlier today into the harde...