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Photographer captures destruction and hope
right. the situation, there's something happening every direction. as a photographer, don't know which direction you can point the camera. all of the children crying, teachers doing their best to calm them down. but they have been through the most horrendous event of their life obviously. most of them missing their parents, wanting to know that everything is okay and just takes a long ...
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Optimism in Oklahoma One tornado survivors story
Debbie Guidry lives in Moore, Oklahoma, and her home was destroyed in Monday's deadly tornado. She joins MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell in Moore to tell her ...
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Devastating day unfolds for Moore
A monster tornado tears through Moore, Oklahoma for forty minutes of terror, and NBC News' Lester Holt reports on how the day's critical events unfolded for Moore's residents, local schools, and rescue ...
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Chicago Communities Wary of Chicago School Closures
Tzia Ford, 9, at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School, on the West Side of Chicago. It is one of 53 "underutilized" public schools set to be ...
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White House Memo A Sleeper Scandal Awakens Post-Election
For a White House typically equipped with well-honed political radar designed to sniff out and derail conservative conspiracy theories about Mr. Obama, the potentially damaging events at the I.R.S. seemed to pass with little ...
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Video Oklahoma A state frequented by tragedy
The state of Oklahoma has often had the bad luck of being in the headlines for tragedies caused by both man and nature. The city of Moore itself has experienced four tornadoes since 1998. Richard Schlesinger reports on the strength of this ...
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Video Tornado survivor Im very lucky I am still here
Barthels was in her bathtub when her two-story home collapsed on top of her during Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla. Stan Bush reports on her ...
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Video Tornado injuries A doctors point of view
Around 60 people were still hospitalized Tuesday with injuries they sustained when the tornado plowed through Moore, Okla. Scott Pelley talks to Dr. David Hogan, who helped treat many of the patients who were rushed to his hospital Monday ...
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Video Predicting the tornado How science can save lives
The difference between survival and death during a tornado can be helped by increased warning time. The National Weather Service says the ability to forecast a tornado system has advanced drastically. Chip Reid reports on the improving ...
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Video Inspiring stories emerge from destruction in Oklahoma
Although neighborhoods were destroyed by Monday's tornado, the community of Moore, Okla., has come together. "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell tells of the inspiring stories that have emerged following the ...
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Video Poignant images capture tornados emotional aftermath
The tornado that struck Moore, Okla., proved Mother Nature does not discriminate. Scott Pelley reports on the poignant images captured in the tornado's ...
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Video Former IRS commissioner expresses regret
The man who led the IRS for five years spoke publicly for the first time about the singling out of conservative groups that took place on his watch. Douglas Shulman assured Congress last March that groups were not being targeted based on political persuasion. Nancy Cordes ...
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Video Storm chasers run toward danger
When tornado sirens ring, residents are told to take cover, but storm chasers go towards the trouble. Troy Roberts shares the story of Kevin Rolffs, Colt Forney and Lauren Hill, who ran toward the storm in Moore, Okla., and captured some of the most striking images of the ...
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Coast Guard deserter sentenced to confinement
HONOLULU A Coast Guard rescue swimmer whose disappearance led to a massive search in Hawaii pleaded guilty to desertion Tuesday, saying he left work one day, decided never to return and spent the next three months camping in the mountains. A military judge sentenced him to more than six months confinement and a bad conduct discharge. During a special court-martial in Honolulu, Petty Officer 1st ...
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Mall of America nets up to $250 million in tax breaks
Bloomington behemoth to double its size with more stores, movie theaters, hotels, and maybe a water park. To help ensure the project moves forward, up to $250 million in tax breaks were approved this week by the Minnesota Legislature. In recent years, the megamall’s pleas for public subsidies have failed. This year, lawmakers supported a controversial new funding mechanism that draws ...
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Safety Board ATF blocking plant blast probe
Investigators working in the remnants of an exploded Texas fertilizer plant sifted by hand through untold kernels of corn, moved tons of debris and conducted more than 400 interviews, while searching for the missing piece to solve what many officials compared to an extraordinary ...
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Federal disaster responses must be swift compassionate and thorough
Chris Hayes talks to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Steve Ellis of Taxpayers For Common Sense about expected the federal disaster response to the Oklahoma tornado ...
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Oklahoma senators voted against Sandy relief - but now their state will need aid
Chris Hayes talks to Oklahoma State Representative Mark McBride and Steve Ellis about the fact that both Oklahoma senators voted against aid for the victims of Hurricane Sandy and what that means for aid in the state going ...
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What lies ahead for the people who lost everything
last night on this broadcast we brought you the interview of a man who survived the storm in their tornado shelter and emerged to find everything ...
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Teachers emerge as heroes in wake of tornado devastation
Teachers did everything they could to save children at two elementary schools in direct path of Monday's tornadoes. Chris Hayes talks to Theresa Mosier, a teacher at Briarwood Elementary School, who survived the storm with her ...
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Day two of tornado tragedy in Moore Oklahoma
The tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma was one of the worst ever recorded. Search and rescue efforts continue as President Obama and FEMA activate emergency relief, and the death toll is revised downward as amazing stories of rescue begin to stream in. Chris Hayes is joined by Thomas Roberts on the ground with the latest ...
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Toby Keith supports tornado-hit hometown
Country music star Toby Keith speaks to NBC News' Brian Williams about his reaction to tornadoes ravaging his Oklahoma hometown, and the support he'll give to its ...
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Locals recount rescue efforts look to rebuild
Local Oklahoma residents recount how they stepped out into the tornado's destruction and rescued others from the rubble. NBC News' Brian Williams ...
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What will be tornado’s full path of destruction
The Weather Channel's meteorologist Jim Cantore speaks to NBC News' Brian Williams about the nature of the monstrous tornado that hit Monroe, Oklahoma and what its full path of destruction might ...
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Sights and sounds of a tornado-hit town
Watch this special montage of sights and sounds from various Oklahoma residents as they share their collective thoughts on rebuilding their lives from a natural ...
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California prison labor?
California has a famously large budget deficit, budget cuts are being made to a number of state programs and services, but what hasn’t been considered is the cost avoidance potential of the state’s over 40,000 minimum-security prisoner’s, many of whom are already saving the state money by providing labor in return for shorter sentences.
With California budget deficit expected to be somewhere between $12 billion or as high as $25 billion for 2010 alone, state legislators have been anxiously looking for ways to reduce state expenses, cutting budgets wherever possible, but already existing programs operated by the state may present an opportunity for cost-savings in the areas of construction, services and maintenance of buildings and amenities. Read more
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