Motorcade and pool left the White House at 1:30 and sped down Pennsylvania Avenue, arriving at the Senate side of the Capitol five minutes later. Potus spotted reading a paper briefing as he got into the car (Ryan’s budget?). School groups, tourists and bureaucrats alike pulled out their iPhones to film the spectacle. Pool is holding on the east side of the Capitol as the president meets with the Senate Democratic Caucus.
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PRES OBAMA SAYS HE'S INSTRUCTING HIS DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM TO GET TORNADO **
OBAMA CALLS MONDAY'S DISASTER "ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES IN **
OBAMA HAS DECLARED A MAJOR DISASTER IN OKLAHOMA, ORDERING FEDERAL AID TO **
THE PRES OFFERS PRAYERS AND SAYS THERE'S A LONG ROAD OF RECOVERY AHEAD **
BUT HE SAYS THE VICTIMS WON'T TRAVEL ALONE AND WILL HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY **
FIRE CHIEF IN MOORE, OK SAYS CREWS WILL SEARCH THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AT **
NEW SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS MOVED IN AT DAWN TODAY, TAKING OVER FROM THE **
AT LEAST 24 PEOPLE WERE KILLED, INCLUDING AT LEAST NINE CHILDREN, WITH **
SOME SEARCH-AND-RESCUE TEAMS IN MOORE, OK FOCUSING ON AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL **
CHILDREN FROM THE SCHOOL ARE AMONG THE DEAD, BUT SEVERAL STUDENTS WERE **
OFFICIALS ARE STILL TRYING TO ACCOUNT FOR A HANDFUL OF CHILDREN WHO WEREN'T **
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 **
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