you know, there will be more people after this tornado that buy them and have them put in. so we ll have more as soon as this is done. reporter: the mayor confirmed that all of the missing are now accounted for. at the city cemetery, hundreds of volunteers gathered with shovels and rakes to clean up for upcoming funerals. president obama will visit the tornado-ravaged area on sunday. at a white house event wednesday night the president reiterated his support. while the road ahead will be long, their country will be with them every single step of the way. reporter: for every story of destruction there are so many more of selflessness and heroism. at this day care center flattened by the monstrous winds, all of the toddlers and workers survived in a bathroom. paramedic lisa lester described what she encountered as she drove up to help the wounded. they were just covered in mud from head to toe. all you could see was the whites
of their eyes. reporter: she squeezed them all in this ambulance, 18 people in all. is that legal? no. reporter: lisa reunited with one of the women she helped that day. so glad i got to see you. i wanted to get your name. i couldn t remember yours and i looked at the paper, it was shannon. i m so happy. i m glad you re okay. i m so happy. thank you so much. just one of the many heroes here. you know, since the moment the tornado struck so much of the focus has been on the plaza towers elementary school that was simply flattened by the tornado and seven of the children who were killed were killed there. i m joined now by cnn s john king. you got a remarkable close-up look at the devastation there. it s a wasteland. it s numbing. it s sad when you get to it. you imagine, this was a place of laughter and learning. on a full day, more than 400 students in this school, plus the teachers. the elementary school is the heart of any community. going through their normal day. 15
at the city cemetery, hundreds of volunteers gathered with shovels and rakes did clean up for upcoming funerals. president obama will visit the tornado-ravaged area on sunday. at a white house event wednesday night, the president reiterated his support. while the road ahead will be long, their country will be with them every single step of the way. reporter: for every story of destruction there are so many more of selflessness and heroism. at this day care center, flattened by the monstrous winds, all the toddlers and workers survived in a bathroom. paramedic lisa lester described what she encountered as she drove up to help the wounded. they were just covered in mud from head to toe. all you could see was the whites of their eyes. reporter: she squeezed them all in this ambulance, 18 people in all. that legal? no. reporter: lisa reunited with one of the women she helped that day. so glad i got to see you.
way. reporter: for every story of destruction there are so many more of selflessness and heroism. at this day care center flattened by the monstrous winds, all of the toddlers and workers survived in a bathroom. paramedic lisa lester described what she encountered as she drove up to help the wounded. they were just covered in mud from head to toe. all you could see was the whites of their eyes. reporter: she squeezed them all in this ambulance, 18 people in all. is that legal? no. reporter: lisa reunited with one of the women she helped that day. so glad i got to see you. i wanted to get your name. i couldn t remember yours and i looked at the paper, it was shannon. i m so happy. i m glad you re okay. i m so happy. thank you so much. heroes around every corner right now in this town. since the moment the tornado struck, a lot of the focus here has been on the plaza towers elementary school.