high. that means we re going to be seeing a really volumetive situation here against today. the exact same spot where we saw these big tornadoes yesterday under the threat for major tornadoes again today. two days in a row. steve: it s interesting that you would say that i mean, we were watching here on the fox news channel the coverage from the local helicopters there in oklahoma. so you re saying that the fact that we were able to see them coming for so long, people were able to get out of the way and in particular, in that trailer park? yeah, exactly. the worst thing you want in a tornado is some of these tornado es that start so quickly. joplin, for example, developed so quickly and within nine minutes, of it that monster ef-5 tornado. these tornadoes we ve seen the last couple days in the plains, they ve been either two days ago they were in far western parts of kansas and oklahoma where there is not much that population.
this point that s being reported. let me kind of set the scene back here behind you. you can see that there is a trailer home just back there that is still standing. all of the siding and everything ripped right off of it. but what you re seeing littered on the ground here is what s left of a second mobile home that was just right next door. but it was about 30 feet back. in fact, this same area went through a tornado in 2010 and the homeowners back there, who are now pilfering through what is left of their home, tell me that when that tornado came through, they wanted to anchor it down into concrete. that is what they did with hopes that it would survive another tornado. clearly it did not because it has been blown apart and there is nothing left. very dramatic pictures coming in from the storm chasers that captured these funnel clouds coming down out of the sky yesterday throughout all of this state. also we know tornadoes up in kansas and in iowa, but it seems as if oklahoma took th
flooding is a risk, across parts of oklahoma, reports of it occurring across missouri. we ll see that threat extending into parts of wisconsin throughout the afternoon and even into tonight. gretchen: thanks so much. we ll pay close attention throughout the day. now the other stories making headlines. new overnight, 11 car bombs went off, 43 dead and more than 100 injured. nine of those bombs went off in baghdad at busy bus stops, markets, two more exploded in basra. one near a restaurant. no one claiming responsibility just yet. but the blasts bear the hallmark of al-qaeda. brian: brand-new audio from a moment right after a hostage student was shot and killed this weekend. with the hostages, shots. brian: the officer who shot andrea as he tried to save her from an armed intruder, he, by the way, is inconsolable. he s a 19-year veteran and the
outside of shawnee, oklahoma. we re looking at am so of the chopper shots before the sun went down. it s total devastation in certain parts. yeah. that town is right along interstate 40 and parts of it had so much debris on it that it had to be closed down at times and there were cars trapped on it watching the tornado cut over. the town, horrible damage, obviously. they re crediting the relatively but low level of loss of life because of the early warning and the local media here in oklahoma city were all over this storm and warning people, primarily that hit a trailer park. if you re in a trailer, there is no safe place in a trailer during a tornado, especially a tornado of that size and strength. so people had the warning to get out of there. that s the only option. today i can tell you, driving in right now, it is really humid. the detroit is doupoint is
there is also as you know, steve, in west kansas, not a lot of trees and no hills, so you have a broad view of the tornadoes. yesterday, getting out here to the okay o clock city area, a little more trees and hills. but it was also right by a big city of oklahoma city where you had that good visual sighting and people had a lot of warning on this one. gretchen: rick is going to be on the scene for news a couple of minutes. we will have live reports from him. hopefully when he s on the ground there. thanks. steve: by the way, the governor of oklahoma has declared a state of emergency in 16 oklahoma counties. that goes to show you how bad it is out there. gretchen: the other headlines for monday. a hot air balloon goes down and the crash is caught on camera. two balloons smashed into each other in turkey. one balloon plunged to the ground. we know one person died. 24 others hurt. another hot air balloon caught fire and crashed just a few months ago in egypt, leaving 19 people dead.