the most powerful there is with winds up to 210 miles per hour. cbs reporter bigad shaban is live in oakland. reporter: good morning. this is just a small sample of what that deadly tornado left behind. homes were flattened and cars tossed around like they were toys. here in oklahoma, that destruction is about a mile wide and 17 miles long. the search for bodies and survivors is nearly complete. hello? can you hear me? reporter: officials say they have checked every home at least once but plan to double and triple check to make sure no one goes unfound. still, authorities don t expect to find any more casualties. at least 24 people died from the tornado including nine children. most of the youngest victims died at plaza towers elementary school. it s been replaying in my head. reporter: this teacher lost seven of her third great students when a wall collapsed on them. she used her own body to shield the children closest to her. had my arms around 2 of them. repo
an hour, estimated losses more than $3 billion. cbs reporter bigad shaban is in oklahoma with more. bigad. reporter: good morning. this is just a small sample of what that deadly tornado left behind. neighborhoods were leveled and cars were tossed around as if they were play toys. here in oakland, that destruction stretches about a mile wide and 17 miles long. the search for bodies and survivors is nearly complete. hello? can you hear me? reporter: officials say they have checked every home at least once but plan to double and triple check to make sure no one goes unfound. still, authorities don t expect to find any more casualties. at least 24 people died from the tornado including nine children. most of the youngest victims died at plaza towers elementary school. it s been replaying in my head. reporter: this teacher lost seven of her third grade students when a wall collapsed on them. she used her own body to shield the children closest to her. had my arms arou