a policy. it s all in electronic databases. they re going to try to make it as easy as possible. but, again, they re going to walk through the consumer with specific limits on their policies. and that was john doak who joined me earlier here, oklahoma s insurance commissioner. we want to take a quick break, but as we do so, i want to show you some pictures of the homes behind me, the homes absolutely leveled, and look at this, a child s play kitchen, a stroller, the x. many, many people going through, looking for bodies, dead or alive. these are the pictures throughout moore, oklahoma and the surrounding region. tough to look at. we ll be right back. what s today s dare?
may want to go to another neighborhood. we think most people will rebuild in this area. everyone i ve talked to wants to rebuild. they will select a contractor, work with the insurance company. get the additional living expenses up front, right now, where they can get clothes, get their lives back in order. kids in school and then begin the process of rebuilding their home, because the insurance companies have all the data on their homes. don t have to show up with the policy. it s in electronic databases, they will walk through with the consumer with specific limits on the policies. unfortunately, have you been through this before, but fortunately you have been through this before. so many towns affectsed will be able to rebuild. good to be with you. thank you very much. and nice to meet you. john doak, oklahoma s insurance commissioner. carol, this is my first trip to
look at these people. trying to come through, and incredibly important to mention. dangerous to be in and around these boards. so many nails. i met a woman yesterday, she lost her home, stepped on a nail. the levels of difficult difficulty, challenges, the costs, could top $2 billion in the moore, oklahoma, area. john doak, oklahoma s insurance commissioner, he s joining me now. good morning, sir. nice to meet you. nice to meet you. i hate the circumstances upon which we re meeting. in terms of the sheer numbers, somewhere between 12,000 to 13,000 homes damaged or destroyed. those are the numbers we re hearing as well. yet to be totally confirmed by ems, emergency management groups, we re seeing just yesterday alone, we know at the insurance checkpoint command
chorus of calls to put our children first. do you think had there been an underground shelter, these lives could have been saved? oh, yeah. most xwedefinitely. cleaver attack in london. eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. a city on alert and on edge. plus, the hero mother. a cub scout leader who talked down one of the terrorists breaks down her silence. were you not scared? no. why not? live in the cnn newsroom. good morning. thank you for joining us. i m brooke baldwin in a wet, rainy, stormy moore, oklahoma. the cruel and staggering scope of monday s tornado coming more fully into view. i don t know if you can hear the rain drops that have begun yet again. my producer and i were driving in. blasts of thunder and lightning as we were driving south on 35, just to get to where we are to broadcast live for you, and keep in mind, these storms raises concerns that are two fold. high winds that can turn the mountain of debris into absolute proje projectiles,
0 and in moore, oklahoma, we have continued coverage of the aftermath of the tornado, as well as major developing news around the world. newsroom starts right now. happening now in the newsroom, from destruction to disbelief. of course, the closer i got to the school, the harder it was. in oklahoma, parents now coping with unanswered questions. living in oklahoma, tornado shelters should be in every school. this morning, the growing chorus of calls to put our children first. do you think had there been an underground shelter, these lives could have been saved? oh, yeah. most xwedefinitely. cleaver attack in london. eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. a city on alert and on edge. plus, the hero mother. a cub scout leader who talked down one of the terrorists breaks down her silence. were you not scared? no. why not? live in the cnn newsroom. good morning. thank you for joining us. i m brooke baldwin in a wet, rainy, stormy moore, oklahoma. the cruel