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Is one of those tornado. >>brian: i know people were predicting it, but yet they're saying the people there got 16 minutes notice. 16 minutes that it was coming in 16 minutes? >> the one thing about this is this cell developed just to the west of town and became very strong very quickly. the tornado got a warning on that cell and then within 16 minutes that was -- [inaudible] >>gretchen: that's probably going to continue to happen because the communication towers have been destroyed. the cell towers. also there's lightning in the area now. that's why we're having trouble getting a live picture...

Thunderstorms are. they suck up all over warm, humid air and explode upwards and eventually produce tornadoes with wind shear producing the rotation for some of the thunderstorms to produce tornadoes. we could be looking at more activity today. the storm prediction center issued a moderate risk for parts of texas, arkansas and louisiana. also extreme southeastern portions of oklahoma. this is a threat, steve, gretchen, and brian, in place yesterday across oklahoma including moore. we could have more long track, violent tornadoeses here. dallas, texas, included in the area. >> keep an eye out. ...

So many folks in that area remember that one all too well. as you can see right here, both tornadoes cutting almost exactly the same path. that 1999 tornado packing wind in excess of 300 miles per hour, and it left 44 people dead, causing more than $1 billion in financial damages. the damage from yesterday's storm is estimated to be two to three times that. monday's storm was the deadlyist since that massive tornado tore through joplin, missouri, two years ago. many of our viewers will remember that one well. that was an ef-5 and killed more than 158 people. but the worst tornado in u.s. histo...

Briarwood, also destroyed. but preponderance of the children and their teacher and faculty were in the other school. >>steve: five schools were hit and the schools were full of kids because it was school time. generally what happens, having grown up out in the midwest, during school time, if a tornado watch or warning is issued, you just -- you get ready to duck in cover. there was another school that was hit -- and i'm talking about briarwood elementary -- everybody accounted for. out at the high school apparently one of the coaches got a whole bunch of the kids into the field house and had t...

Who is appalled she doesn't meet what you expect a u.s. to be. i think -- >> i don't think there is any question. the fact there is this odd element in the ad, i'm you. >> greta: a man running for governor when he says i'm cheap. meaning i won't spend your money. people are constantly make references like we are the same. >> i've never heard anybody say it the way she said it. >> greta: i never heard witchcraft. >> the beauty of the ad is she is leading your show tonight. if you watch her on television and we saw this in an interview she did elsewhere on fox recently, there's nothing scary abo...