MOORE, OK FIRE CHIEF GARY BIRD SAYS THE SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS AND BODIES **

SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS MOVED IN AT DAWN TODAY, TAKING OVER FROM THE 200 OR **

AT LEAST 24 PEOPLE WERE KILLED, INCLUDING AT LEAST NINE CHILDREN, WITH **

HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY THEY'VE TREATED MORE THAN 200 PATIENTS, INCLUDING **

ABOUT 20 PATIENTS ARE STILL BEING TREATED AT ONE HOSPITAL, THOUGH IT'S NOT **

BIRD SAYS HE'S "98% SURE" THERE ARE NO MORE SURVIVORS OR BODIES TO RECOVER **

NATL WEATHER SERVICE UPGRADES THE TORNADO THAT HIT MOORE, OK ON MON TO AN **

WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE TORNADO'S PATH WAS 17 MILES LONG, 1.3 MILES WIDE **

SPOX SAYS THE AGENCY UPGRADED THE RATING FROM AN EF-4 BASED ON DAMAGE **

IT'S THE FIRST EF-5 TWISTER TO HIT THE U.S. IN TWO YRS **

LAWMAKERS SAY THE GOVT HAS PLENTY OF FUNDING FOR RECOVERY EFFORTS IN OK **

GOVT HAS MORE THAN $11 BIL IN DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS AND RECOVERY COSTS ARE **

WHITE HOUSE SPOX JAY CARNEY AND TOP LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL AGREED TUES **

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH TX **

ADVISORY COULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE EASTERN TX AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES **

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED IN SOME AREAS **

ON MON, A TWISTER WAS REPORTED IN BLANKET TX, ABOUT 100 MILES SW OF FORT- **

DAMAGE FROM MONDAY'S DEADLY TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED THAT OF THE **

THE JOPLIN TWISTER CAUSED SOME $3 BIL IN DAMAGE, INCLUDING $2 BIL IN **

JOPLIN'S EF-5 TORNADO KILLED 158 PEOPLE AND INJURED MORE THAN 1,100 NEARLY **

IN OTHER NEWS... U.S. OFFICIALS ID FIVE MEN THEY BELIEVE MAY BE BEHIND THE **


 

Notes from my FNC colleague John Roberts

 

According to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department PIO Larry McKinnon

At 2:15 this afternoon, Jason T. Wilson – DOB 4/6/81 (31 years) was walking with a small group of Occupy Tampa protestors. (this is new information – early word from police was that he was alone) Wilson and the group were inside the 1st security perimeter staffed by local and state police (not the hardened security cordon administered by USSS near the Tampa Bay Times Forum).  The location was at 701 E. Washington St. (about 5 blocks north of the Forum)

Wilson was wearing shorts and had an 8″ knife strapped to his leg.  Police officers noticed the knife and ordered Wilson to stop, telling him he was inside a zone where weapons are prohibited.  Wilson refused to stop, telling officers that he could carry whatever he wanted wherever he wanted.

When Wilson resisted, police had to restrain him and put him under arrest.  

Wilson is at the Hillsborough County jail.  He will have his ‘first appearance’ at 8am Monday morning.









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