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$2B in Okla. tornado damage means hard recovery

  All that is left of Shayne Patteson's three-bedroom home is the tiny area where his wife hunkered down under a mattress to protect their three children when a tornado packing winds of at least 200 mph slammed through his neighborhood.Full story

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  Oklahoma Tragedy: Counting the Cost of the Damage

Thousands of insurance agents travel to the area to assist affected residents, reports CNBC's Jane Wells.

  Will Oklahoma get the aid it needs?

Rep. James Lankford, R-Okla.,  talks about the potential federal aid packages available for the residents impacted by the tornado.

  Mayor Cornett: What we need now are 'thoughts and prayers'

Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett doesn’t think federal aid to help build safe rooms is what’s needed. He tells Thomas Roberts that "thoughts and prayers are what we need right now.”

  Homeowners slowly return to destroyed neighborhoods

The 17-mile-long twister destroyed the landscape of Moore, Okla., in 40 petrifying minutes and killed at least 24 people including nine children. NBC’s Lester Holt reports.

  What lies ahead for the people who lost everything?

This year alone, severe storms have caused $3.5 billion in losses in this country, but only $2 billion was covered by insurance. Chris Hayes talks to Oklahoma's Insurance Commissioner John Doak.

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