in that school. james, do you know any parents that have not been able to find their children? i do not. i have a couple of friends that do have children over there and they were able to find their children. james, we appreciate you sharing some positive news with us. we are glad that aiden is okay. please, give him a hug for us there. thank you, ma am. let s go to janice dean. it is not over yet. there is at least a 48-hour period of time in which people s lives may be at risk in more than one state, including oklahoma. janice dean is in the extreme weather center and has been following all of this. reporter: we have a thunderstorm watch in effect for parts of oklahoma, including moore, which i will get to if a second. want to give you the latest statistics as they come in to us. this tornado was estimated to be 2 miles wide at one point. it was on the ground for 40 minutes, carved a 20-mile path. they had a 16-minute warning
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again. very unusual. kelley wells, the moore medical center, which sustained some damage. but no injuries to the 30 patients there. or any of the doctors, nurses and other personnel. best of luck to you. thank you very much. so if you are following us today, 51 people dead there in moshings oklahoma. we are being told by the medical examiner s office, 20 of them are children. they re expecting to have 40 more bodies brought to be the examiner s office and they are sayint those could be children as well. so many families in oklahoma without their kid this is morning. but we continue to watch what is happening at the scene of the plaz eme school. there are a great many search-and-rescue members, paramedics are there. doctors are there. texas elite team of rescuers on their way to help and hope remains alive for many of the resident there is and certainly the parents of those children who are still missing.
coming up in just a moment, we are going to be talking to someone from the moore medical center, what happened to the patients there, the personnel, the doctors, the nurses, their fate in this horrific tornado that has struck moore, oklahoma. our continuing coverage in just our continuing coverage in just a moment.