devastation in oklahoma after a monster tornado touches dmoun a populated suburb are ripping through schools and homes just south of oklahoma city. we ve been following this story all day long. good evening, i m dan ashley. the state medical examiner says the death toll has now risen to 51. the number is expected to climb. we have some images to show you. emergency responders are in search and rescue mode searching for any trapped survivors. among the dead at least seven children from an elementary school hit hard by the storm. 100 people, in fact 65 of them, children, being treatsed at several hospitals in the oklahoma city area. many of them suffered major injuries. five of the children brought from a local elementary school. the heaviest damage is in the community of moore on the southeastern edge of oklahoma city, not far from downtown. we have remarkable video just moments before it touched down. authorities say the impact from the tornado appears to be more severe tha
we can to get as much emergency personnel, state agencies and different charities out doing search and rescue efforts trying to make sure we ve looked under every piece of debris and building and to find anyone that might be injured or lost from the storm. the president just called oklahoma governor to express his concerns. the white house directed fema to send emergency resources to help out with recovery effort autos now, state and local officials are holding a news conference to discuss the situation there. we want to let you listen in for just a moment to see these officials are saying. at this time we do not need mutual aid response. we do appreciate everything received so far but we have plenty of help on the scene. i want to thank the red cross, everyone involved so far and citizens for being so understanding with us. and we re doing everything we can to help citizens in this community. thank you. i m the chief of police here in moore. our thoughts and prayers we
under the rubble. reports indicate 30 students have been rescued and they re alive. dozen of other kids may still be trapped. one witness says some students were take dwron a church so officials are not sure how many kids may be missing right now. that destruction spread out across 12-mile area. it s located on the southeastern edge of oklahoma city. the city reported most damage when it hit around 1:00 our time. now, take a look. we have incredible video of the twister making an approach and touching down in oklahoma. you can see it is swirling. the twister believed to be a mile wide. this is video of the twisters that touched down yesterday two. people died when tornadoes hit the community of shawny. at least 39 others were injured and 28 twisters caused devastation in the state of oklahoma, arkansas and kansas. residents at home watching news saw one broadcast take a turn last night. watch this. leaving this up it is time for to us get to shelter right now. now, ryan