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LIVE AT 5amET: The latest on the destruction from Oklahoma.
May 23rd, 2013
07:29 AM ET

Moore Medical Center's Dr. Stephanie Barnhardt describes sheltering from the tornado: 'We were still treating patients'

Dr. Stephanie Barnhardt of the Moore Medical Center describes sheltering from the EF5 tornado. Dr. Barnhardt says doctors were still treating patients until they saw the tornado was headed in their direction.

"The power went out and at that point, we told the patients to get the mattresses," Dr. Barnhardt says. "We were handing out blankets and sat on the floor and ducked for cover."

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May 23rd, 2013
07:20 AM ET

Sgt. accused of videotaping female cadets at West Point – Barbara Starr reports

An Army sergeant first class is charged with allegedly secretly videotaping female cadets in the showers and bathrooms at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Barbara Starr has the story.

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May 23rd, 2013
06:58 AM ET

Rescuer devastated by bodies discovered at Plaza Towers Elementary School – Pamela Brown reports

Rescuer Adam Baker discovered unspeakable horrors when he rushed to search for survivors, including his nephew, at Plaza Towers Elementary School. Pamela Brown says, "He encountered four children buried under the massive debris of the collapsed school, suffocated by its sheer weight."

Baker pulled them out and says he "tried to put them in a row as respectfully" as he could. He says it was terrible, but it was his duty as an American."It's a hole in your heart just to see these little broken bodies," Baker says.

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May 23rd, 2013
06:40 AM ET

John King tours the devastation in what remains of the Plaza Towers Elementary School

The Plaza Towers Elementary School took a direct hit from the tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma on Monday afternoon. As a result, the lives of seven children were taken. John King tours the school, now in ruins, with Sgt. Jeremy Lewis of the Moore, Oklahoma Police Department.

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May 23rd, 2013
06:34 AM ET

After the disaster; the work ahead – John Berman reports from Moore, OK

John Berman has the latest on the devastation and the work that lies ahead for the town of Moore, OK.

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May 22nd, 2013
07:57 AM ET

Lambert family has lived through three deadly tornadoes in Moore, OK

The Lambert family shares their experience surviving through three deadly tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma, including how they braved the storm on Monday.

Stephanie Lambert Lunsford says she felt the community had some warning and knew to take cover on Monday. "I think the prior two tornadoes helped those that have been through it know this is what we need to do," she says.

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May 21st, 2013
06:53 AM ET

Injuries may result in 'major trauma' in aftermath of Oklahoma tornado- Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen reports

CNN has the latest developments on the deadly tornado that struck an area outside Oklahoma City yesterday. Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen explains the minor and major injuries people may be facing in the wake of the devastation. "About half of the injuries are going to be from flying debris," she says, "especially wood." Then "much of the rest would be people who were actually hit by the tornado, where the tornado actually lifted them up, dropped them down."

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May 15th, 2013
09:47 AM ET

Outpour of public support for Angelia Jolie after revelation of preventative double mastectomy – John Berman reports

Words of support poured in from the media and public after actress Angelina Jolie revealed that she had a preventative double mastectomy. John Berman has the story.

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May 9th, 2013
08:21 AM ET

Finally free; the kidnapped woman are now home safe – Zoraida Sambolin reports.

Finally free and home safe; families welcome home the kidnapped women. Zoraida Sambolin covers the story.

May 8th, 2013
07:47 AM ET

Ohio women return home to families; details begin to emerge about escape from captivity- Martin Savidge reports

FROM CNN WIRES: 

The first time most of America heard Amanda Berry's voice was on a frantic 911 call.

"I've been kidnapped, and I've been missing for 10 years," the 27-year-old woman said on the call, which was made on Monday. "And I'm here. I'm free now."

A day later, Berry could be heard again. This time talking to relatives, she seemed positive, even upbeat - telling her grandmother Fern Gentry in Tennessee that she's "fine" and that the 6-year-old girl also rescued Monday from a Cleveland home is indeed her own.

"I love you honey, thank God," her tearful grandmother said, in a call recorded by CNN affiliate WJHL. "... I've thought about you all this time. I never forgot about you."

READ MORE: Women reunite with families; details begin to emerge

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