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Teddy roosevelt loved football and thought it was an awesome pastime and great way to train our men and women and there's lot of similarities to the military. think of the language they use. touching down, ground game, different language. throwing bombs down the field. you are protecting one another. these guys on the field take orders from a coach. they follow instructions. they're excellent leaders when they come out. that's why roosevelt thought it was so important that it was part of our culture that men were playing football and he encouraged it. it's a great sport. this culture now, mult...

Remarkable situation -- as you point out people were strolling off that airplane is unreal. >> yeah, it is unreal. you know, jim, you said, of course, we worked together for a long time in chicago, i know your expert in both weather and aviation. we're glad to have you on cnn today. i want you to listen to this eyewitne eyewitness, anthony castrarni and then we'll talk, okay? >> actually it looked like it was coming in very nicely. it was pitched nose up maybe about three degrees. and as it was coming in, it came in. it touched down the runway a little earlier than i've seen most planes coming...

>> reporter: >> this is the reason it's called tornado alley. touching down in illinois, missouri and oklahoma where the force was strong nuenough to do this. the oklahoma city area still reeling from the ef-5 tornado that destroyed the town of moore two weeks ago once again caught the worst of it. the storms hit during friday rush hour, and with memories of moore still fresh, many tried to flee on the roads. and for some it would be a deadly choice. >> most of those victims, if not all, came out of vehicles. >> the tornado that ripped through el reno, oklahoma, proved especially unpredictable...

Former commander-in-chief. >> i am harris falkner we begin in oklahoma a week after 76 tornadoes ripped through america's heartland. the powerful and deadly touching down in moore. a memorial going on right now for those affected by the disaster as the rest of the nation mourns right along with them. 24 people lost their lives 10 of them children. the twist hit an ef-5. it ripped an 18 mile long corridor of destruction through the oklahoma city suburb flattening blocks entire blocks homes two schools and a hospital. 177 people injured 12,000 homes damaged in the storm countless businesses. pre...

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