FEMA CLOSELY MONITORING STORMS AND THEIR DAMAGE IN MOORE, OK, AND **

HOMELAND SECURITY SECY JANET NAPOLITANO COORDINATING WITH OK GOV MARY **

OBAMA ADMIN URGES ALL THOSE IN AFFECTED AREAS TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF **

FALLIN HAS DEPLOYED 80 NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS TO ASSIST WITH SEARCH-AND- **

COMMUNICATION SNARLED BY THE STORM, AS LANDLINES AND CELL PHONE TOWERS WERE **

THE DEVASTATION FROM THE TORNADO WAS SO MASSIVE THAT IT WILL TAKE TIME TO **

AUTHORITIES ADD LIVE POWER LINES AND OPEN GAS LINES IN THE MOORE AREA POSE **

OK GOV MARY FALLIN (R) SAYS "HEARTS ARE BROKEN" FOR PARENTS WONDERING ABOUT **

FALLIN SAYS A COMMUNICATIONS CENTER HAS BEEN SET UP AT A CHURCH IN MOORE **

SHE ALSO COMMENDED RESPONDERS FOR WORKING AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN TO SORT **

FALLIN ALSO SPOKE WITH PRES OBAMA, WHO OFFERED THE NATION'S HELP AND GAVE **

A CITY IN MISSOURI SENDS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM TO TORNADO-RAVAGED **

A JOPLIN CITY OFFICIAL SAYS THE COMMUNITY REMEMBERS THE HELP IT RECEIVED **

THE TEAM OF A DOZEN OR SO POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS WILL HELP PINPOINT AREAS **

FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO DONATE: REDCROSS.ORG/OKC **

ALL PATIENTS AND STAFF "AMAZINGLY" SURVIVE TORNADO HIT AT SMALL OKLAHOMA **

MOORE MEDICAL CENTER WAS "PRETTY MUCH DESTROYED" BY MONDAY'S MASSIVE **

SOME OF THE HOSPITAL'S 30 PATIENTS WERE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER FACILITIES **

AT LEAST 51 PEOPLE CONFIRMED DEAD AFTER HUGE TORNADO HITS OKLAHOMA CITY **

THE DEATH TOLL INCLUDES AT LEAST 20 CHILDREN **

MONDAY'S TWISTER DEVASTATED THE TOWN OF MOORE, A COMMUNITY OF ROUGHLY 40, **


 

Latest White House Press Pool Report: Motorcade to AF1


Subject: Pool report No. 7 - Convention Ctr/Meet and Greet/AF1 Departure

President Obama left the Raffles Hotel for the airport at 530p, with the engines on the press buses straining to keep up. Motorcade route was cleared, except for police. Looked like pederstrians and drivers were being held about a hundred yards back on the intersecting streets. 

Motorcade entered airport at 540p and pulled up to AF1 at 542p. In addition to the two AF1 747s, three other 747s were parked nearby. One was Chinese. Pool was told others were Brunei and India.

Obama walked a red carpet to the stairs and, with a wave, was on board at 544p.

Josh Gerstein
POLITICO
Peter Baker
NY Times







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