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Every place you turn. >> reporter: that's right. and to be honest, not everybody that's trying to get in there is a resident, some work there, some are trying to help, well meaning volunteers, but at this point the situation is just so chaotic that they're not prepared to handle anyone than people that are already in there. >> janet shamlian in moore, oklahoma, thank you very much for joining us. >> reporter: sure. >> joining me now, congressman tom cole that represents the district, including moore, oklahoma where he also lives. congressman cole, i know you're in washington tonight but are yo...

Around the country that would like to help in some way at this point? >> this is such a major disaster and so much devastation, and the red cross will be there for these people in the oklahoma communities for quite some time, so this will be a very expensive response and we would love to encourage people to make a donation to support the red cross response. you can do that by visiting redcross.org, dial 1-800-red cross, or text to make a donation. >> thank you for what you do. thank you for joining us tonight. >> thank you for having us on. coming up, more on the deadly tornado and aftermath...

>> confirmed fatalities from the medical examiner in oklahoma. >> that number expected to rise. >> we are covering a historic tornado in oklahoma tonight. >> we have a tornado watch issued. >> tornado watch for several oklahoma counties. >> this one has hit moore, oklahoma. >> a huge swathe of tornado alley. >> people bracing for more bad weather there. >> this tornado was over one mile wide at its base. >> see the clouds certainly getting dark. >> the region remains on high alert. >> it was an f5 tornado. >> possibly the worst in history. >> total devastation here. >> hearing that i-35 is clo...

Bad luck, misfortune, that's clearly what happened. after that, all you can do is prepare best you can. we were well prepared, warned as well as you could be warned. people take it seriously, know what to do. first responders, police, fire are terrific at this. i am comfortable things were done well and certainly the response has been good. you know, we were just a community in the wrong place at the wrong time. now obviously with dozens and dozens of people dead. >> congressman tom cole, thank you for joining us on this very difficult night for you and for your community. really appreciate yo...

When you go through these things, you begin to figure out how lucky you are to be an american even in the midst of tragedy, extraordinary resources and capability of the country are immediately available in a situation like this. president wanted to make sure he knew it was my hometown, that that was going to be the case again. i didn't have any doubt, but it was very, very thoughtful of him to make the call. >> congressman cole, we are going to be joined by the mayor of moore. i want you two to be able to speak to make sure moore is getting everything it needs. we are joined now, we just had ...