sense of when president obama might travel if in fact he plans to do that as well. and one final element to consider, and i m sure you ll see this in the field. there s an organization called disaster survivor assessment team. and these are the individuals that sign people up for the necessary grants, the money they need. they are carrying i pads right now to try to show how technology can help expedite this process of getting relief to those who need it most. thomas. peter alexander at the white house for us. peter, thanks so much. stay with us. we ll be back with much more on our special live coverage from moore, oklahoma. stick around. our prayers are with the people of oklahoma today, and we will back up those prayers with deeds for as long as it takes. hd superheroes, and some superheroes need complete and balanced meals with 23 vitamins and minerals.
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there s major, tremendous damage, but they have come to go through their to go through the belongings and also to come and try and repair. as chris jansing had on in the last hour, mayor lewis, who was also the mayor in 1999 when a very similar tornado came through this exact area, killing over 40 people, he said many people now are trying to get out and get tarps so they can cover their properties because of the rain. there is this band of storms that continues to come through the area right now. because of that, it really does hamper the efforts for people to come out and have the opportunity to go through and find their belongings. we had some sun earlier today, but that has changed as of right now. but that could change as we move later into the day. savannah guthrie had an opportunity on the today show earlier today to talk to someone from moore. take a look.
remain on the ground, there for them, beside them as long as it takes. for there are homes and schools to rebuild, businesses and hospitals to reopen. there are parents to console, first responders to comfort, and of course, frightened children who will need our continues love and attention. nbc s peter alexander is live at the white house. we know the president has already reached out to the governor of oklahoma, and as i learned earlier today, he s also spoken with the mayor of moore. yeah, that s right, thomas. he spoke to the mayor of moore. mayor lewis, a short time ago. just before he came out and spoke here at the white house. he spoke with governor mary fallin as well. also spoke to one of the representatives, tom cole, from the state of oklahoma as well. i wanted to try to give you a better understanding of what it means with the president approves a major disaster declaration. it breaks down in two simple forms. one is what they call ia,
league and he was livid. even if you are not firsting catholic institutions or universities they often use catholic insurers and his organization uses christian brothers, so you force christian brothers to provide the service and he said this is not a solution on any level. perfect example of how we have not gone through all of this. he still is not quite stopped the outrage. petroleum were furious about the mandate, aspect. clayton: liberals were outset the president did not take the step initially such as hawaii which has the compromise which is tricky accounting gimmick. and dallas bishop says this is a step in the right direction. this is a step in the right direction and hopefully will open up the door to die hog, to