test storm shelters, 2 x 4s, flying around in a storm can really do some damage, punching a hole through plywood. plywood, keep in mind, is stronger than the siding on most houses here in moore, oklahoma. coming up, we re going to continue our coverage, looking at the federal response to the deadly tornado here in oklahoma, where some say things need to change. what needs to happen in the days ahead? we re going to look at that. special coverage continues from oklahoma after this quick break. ,á goodnight.
the slight risk area. we have seen more importantly how quickly all this can happen. please keep in mind flood warnings, do not try to drive or walk through those areas. you can feel the beginnings of dihydroplaning on the interstates in moore, oklahoma. in moore, oklahoma, numbers, really tell only part of the story of monday s disastrous tornado, but they are jaw dropping, nevertheless. listen to this. oklahoma city mayor says in a matter of minutes, more than 12,000 area homes were damaged or destroyed. you see the aerial pictures, the wide swath of what happened. at least 33,000 people are affected. and then there are the immeasurables of the human toll, a heart-broken town braces for the funerals of 24 neighbors,
because he didn t do nothing to die today, you know? and for me, it was very sad and a strange day for me. very sad. just unbelievable. our thanks to itn s paul davies for that report. and this development from our colleague, jonathan wauld in london. he says, it s understood that these two suspects were known to britain s domestic security service. they d been the subject of previous investigation, but they were not under surveillance. and the dead man was, indeed, a soldier. let s go back to brooke baldwin in moore, oklahoma. brooke, is it still raining? not at the moment here. i m sure as i say that, the lange and thunder will resume. but just a glimmer of blue and clear skies from the severe storms that we have really been
people who were watching. the jury is not always privy to some of these things. but when they are, it doesn t escape them. but, look, she s a person. she s a person, she s a person, she s a person, she s a person, period. i do understand that aspect of it. and i m glad i m not in their position. ashleigh banfield, reporting live from phoenix, thanks so much. federal taxpayers will be paying the tornado recovery cost in moore, oklahoma, for years and years. we re going to talk with an expert who says there may be a better way to spend that money. we ll be right back.
i was just like i don t want to die today. and joining us now from moore, oklahoma, fox news correspondent john roberts. john, have you been covering the story all day. what has made the deepest impression on you? bill, i think it was what you just heard right there. and it was the deaths of those nine children. seven of them at an elementary school that is just a few blocks over from where i am standing, the plaza towers elementary school. you know, any loss of life, in a tragedy like this is heart-breaking. but when it is children, and when those children are in school, it s particularly heart breaking. you send your child off to school in the morning and i talked with governor fallon about this just a few minutes ago. you send your child off to school in the morning, you think that it s going to be a safe place. and then by the afternoon, by 3:00 in the afternoon, that safe place that you thought you were sending your child to is suddenly rent asunder like pancake