0 that does it for this edition of 360, early start begins now. lives lost. bodies hurt, but oklahomans vowed to survive. it s painful, basically, just the sound you re hearing, it s pain. you think what if that was my family member. what if that was me? we now know that the tornado ripped through moore, oklahoma, ranked as the most powerful on the scale. we re talking about 200-mile-an-hour winds. but no storm could keep heroes from crawling out of the woodwork. teachers saving children, neighbors saving neighbors. first responders risking their own lives to save their fellow man. i told them to sing as loud as they could. if they got scared, they could scream, but sing as loud as they could. and safe rooms. how a small, but mighty box saved the lives of so many. good morning to you, and welcome to this special edition of early start. we have lots of news to tell you about this morning, john. and i m john berman live from moore, oklahoma. it is wednesday, may 22nd,
0 with you here, i just wanted to the context of who these individuals are, this is an iconic image with these two parents carrying kids out. we see the mom there bloodied and battered. this was taken in the moments right after the storm system went through. who are these people? this is ladonna cobb, and you can see she s pretty battered, and this is her daughter jordan cobb, and i believe my coworker had to carry her out because they thought she broke her leg from a cinder block. and that s her dad once they finally got her connected to her parents. i think all parents look at this picture and their hearts go out to all the parents in this area, certainly the ones who have lost a child in this tragedy. how were you able to save the kids? i don t know. we got them down, the school was built well, it s old, not very pretty, but my four walls were still up. just the roof was gone. i just think it was built really well. and we were down there. the school kept telling us to be pre
with today s eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. we see the courage and strength of our people. we will get through this. oklahoma tries to recover in the wake of tragedy. 24 are confirmed dead nine of them children. at least seven of them were killed at the plaza elementary school. i think most everybody s been accounted for, and right now we re going to go into the clean upprocess. one quarter of the homes in moore were damaged or destroyed. it s so unreal. i still feel like i m going to come home, but there is no home. the national weather service upgraded the tornado up to an ef-5, the most powerful ranking available. this was the storm of storms. the head of the irs division that targeted conservative groups will plead the fifth at a house hearing today. anthony weiner made his bid for new york city mayor overnight. i made some big mistakes. i hope i get a second chance to work for you. all that tim cook answering accusations. what i w
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lawfulness of or actions. in or opening statement. do you believe her when she says, she is innocent? i have not done anything wrong. i have not broken any laws. i have not violated any irs rules or regulations, and i have not provided false information on this or any other congressional committee. some people will assume i have done something wrong. i have not. congressman troy dowdy made it clear she does not believe her until she subjecteed herself to cros cross-examination by the committee. here is congressman reasoning. mr. cummings said we shouldrun this like a courtroom, i agree she testified, and waived her right to privilege, you don t get to tell your side of the story not be subjected cross-examination. the congressman will be joining us in the latest in obama irs scandal. the entire obama administration at times, seems to be hunk erring downberring down behind a stonewall. it has been now to wall off the irs, frustrating for democrats as well as republican c