CNN anchors and reporters are on the ground in Oklahoma, reporting on the devastation caused by the deadly tornado Monday and the search and rescue efforts under way.
CNN's John King and Anderson Cooper, who are both visiting areas hit by the tornado, have been sharing powerful images of the catastrophic damage on Instagram.
andersoncooper: Crushed truck Moore, OK (via Instagram)
johnkingcnn: Renee Meyers found some old jewelry but not her beloved dog, "Boo". #oklahoma #moore (via Instagram)
johnkingcnn: Renee Myers stacks some jewelry recovered this AM from her destroyed #Moore home. #oklahoma (via Instagram)
andersoncooper: Moore, OK (via Instagram)
johnkingcnn: This time yesterday was a busy strip mall. #moore #oklahoma (via Instagram)
johnkingcnn: Texas search & rescue teams arrive #Moore, OK. Residential area nearby flattened. #oklahoma (via Instagram)
johnkingcnn: Moore, OK. Covered in tornado debris, a fitting message this sad night. (via Instagram)
(CNN) – The tornado that swept through the outskirts of Oklahoma City Monday destroyed parts of U.S. Rep. Tom Cole’s hometown, the Republican lawmaker told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer.
Speaking by phone, Cole said he recognized familiar landmarks in Moore, Oklahoma, as he was watching television images of the destruction, including roofs ripped off buildings and entire blocks leveled.
CNN affiliate KFOR talked to one of the survivors of Monday's tornado as he took his first look at the damage.
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CNN's Wolf Blitzer shows devastation to the Plaza Towers Elementary school as a result of the tornado that hit Oklahoma.
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CNN's Tom Foreman highlights the path of a destructive tornado through Moore, Oklahoma. (Video)
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Oklahoma resident David Massey posted several powerful videos of Oklahoma tornado damage to the video sharing app Vine.
In an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer, he describes the catastrophic tornado damage and rescue efforts underway.
Here's a tornado literally right by our house vine.co/v/b9JPhp0Qh5Y
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David Massey (@GeminiTiger86) May 20, 2013Hurt man in Moore tornado vine.co/v/b91z5hUPmvF
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David Massey (@GeminiTiger86) May 20, 2013Completely obliterated neighborhood 2 miles from my home vine.co/v/b91WX6xhrHT
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David Massey (@GeminiTiger86) May 20, 2013The middle of a leveled neighborhood. Trapped people are calling for help vine.co/v/b9179Ljq1zq
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David Massey (@GeminiTiger86) May 20, 2013These men are looking for a lost little boy named Tommy vine.co/v/b91AX0HgJrt
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David Massey (@GeminiTiger86) May 20, 2013Dogged by crises, President Obama is doing his best to change the subject. CNN's Jessica Yellin reports. (Video)
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CNN’s Anthony Bourdain sat down with Wolf Blitzer in the Situation Room to discuss his upcoming episode of “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” on Libya.
Bourdain recently traveled to the Libyan cities of Tripoli and Misrata to learn about the people, culture and food in the nation that’s still recovering after the country’s dictator Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown and killed in 2011.
Bourdain describes Libya as “inspiring” but "hearbreaking" describing many young, earnest people who expressed a desire to remake the country.
The full interview airs Friday at 6pm ET on CNN.
The episode of “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” on Libya airs Sunday night at 9pm ET on CNN.
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