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On Thursday, "Piers Morgan Live" shared a dramatic story of strength, hope, and selfless devotion to fellow mankind, as tornado survivor Alex Barnett joined the program with his emotional account of Monday's events.
Trapped beneath rubble in what remained of his home, Barnett was eventually rescued by two men who heard his screams. Seeing for the first time the video of the good Samaritans discovering him buried alive, Barnett recalled the moment the twister touched down:
"All I seen was the big cloud coming my way and I just went and grabbed my pillow and blanket and went straight to the bathroom," he said. "I no more than got in there just for a second or two, and what little rumbling I heard as it got louder it just, my ears popped, and it was there."
In an amazing display of raw emotion, Barnett then got a chance to meet Juan Olivo and Jerrel Brewer for the very first time. Embracing the men who found him, and sobbing heavily, the guest could only mumble "Thank you very much. God Bless you."
Joining Piers Morgan for the second straight evening, Olivo expressed his reaction to the emotional reunion: FULL POST
On this evening's "Piers Morgan Live", Oklahoma tornado survivor Mikki Dixon Davis talks to Piers Morgan about the devasating loss of her son who died in Monday's twister in Moore, Okla.
"It's been one of the hardest few days of my life," says Davis. "Leaving him on Monday, just telling him 'goodbye' as I'm going to work, he's headed to school and thinking, 'Okay, I'm going to see you in a little while and then I don't. It's horrible. I just can't ... it's just hard to express in words."
"It took me, probably at least an hour to even get to, from where I was, to get to Moore," says Davis who rushed to Plaza Elementary School after the storm. "And then I ended up having to walk two miles to the school." FULL POST
Coming up this evening at 9, "Piers Morgan Live" welcomes U.S. Representative Peter King to the program.
The former Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security joins Piers Morgan to talk about President Barack Obama's speech on terror earlier today.
"The tone of today's speech, I just thought was wrong." said King. "He's really declaring almost the end of the war against terrorism long before it's over."
"In many ways al Qaeda is more dangerous now than it was prior to September 11. FULL POST
As the United States readies for Memorial Day weekend, and with it the unofficial start of the summer season, this evening "Piers Morgan Live" checks in with Atlantic City, and its honorary ambassador, Michael Vick.
Devastated by October's Superstorm Sandy, the New Jersey beach town has been rebuilding in anticipation of the May holiday, and the Eagles quarterback has returned for the event, six months after first arriving to offer his help:
"It's a totally different make-up then what it was back in October when the hurricane hit. Just great to see everybody out, everybody just excited about the new opportunities," says the man who plays his pro football in nearby Philadelphia. "Just a very vibrant feel. And it don't get any better than that."
On the heels of Monday's devastating tornado, the NFL's 2010 Comeback Player of the Year offers some guidance to residents in Oklahoma now facing a similar situation as to those in New Jersey last fall. FULL POST
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On Wednesday evening "Piers Morgan Live" welcomed heroic teacher Suzanne Haley back to the program with a heartwarming update to the story she first shared on Tuesday night. A Special Education aide from Briarwood Elementary School, Haley was impaled in the leg while protecting her students during Monday's Oklahoma tornado. Initially, the single mother of two feared her insurance wouldn't cover her medical bills due to the particular hospital she was taken to. However, following her appearance with Piers Morgan, Haley got some good news:
"I received a call at 9:30 [CT] last night and was reassured that in events like this that the insurance would be covering the expenses that are going to be incurred for my stay, for surgery, for any additional rehab that I'm going to endure from this injury," she revealed to the host.
Noting the urgency of her initial situation, Haley suggested that her carrier made the appropriate right decision: FULL POST
As the residents of Moore, Okla. begin to rebuild their community after a devastating EF-5 tornado tore through their town, "Piers Morgan Live" spoke to RJay Hansen, Lynsey Hansen and Lynsey's boyfriend, Jeramiah Cozee, about their miraculous reunion with the family Corgi, Phoebe after the twister devastated their home.
"I found her in the kitchen, basically underneath the fridge in the corner scared," said Cozee who returned to the home with Lynsey and searched for Phoebe.
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Roughly 24 hours since first sharing her courageous and emotional story on "Piers Morgan Live," this evening Suzanne Haley returns with a heartwarming update.
During Monday's Oklahoma tornado which took the lives of two dozen people and left a trail of debris in its wake, the Special Education aide from Briarwood Elementary School was protecting a room full of students – including her own two daughters – when a piece of a desk impaled her leg. A single mom, Haley was initially concerned that insurance wouldn't cover her medical bills, as she was taken to a hospital not on her plan. However, after sharing her story live with Piers Morgan, Haley was contacted by the company who promised to cover the costs. Tonight the heroic teacher returns to the program live, sharing specific details of the conversation she had, and the relief she felt, when her insurance announced they'd be taking care of her.
Additionally, as the photo of them fleeing from Monday's twister has quickly become one of the storms most iconic images, tonight the Cobb family joins Morgan for a conversation likely to reveal the emotional impact that such a moment can have on parents and their children. FULL POST
Whether you fell asleep early, stayed out too late, or simply want to watch it again, we realize it's not always possible to get your entire "Piers Morgan Live" fix from television. As an answer to this, we offer the below labor of love – "Piers Morgan Live, Rewind" – dedicated and designed to getting you caught up and connected to the conversation.
Just hours after sharing her courageous and emotional story with Piers Morgan, heroic teacher Suzanne Haley learned that her insurance company would be covering her medical bills. A single mom, Haley was protecting a room full of students – including her own two daughters – when a piece of classroom furniture impaled her leg during Monday's Oklahoma tornado:
"The wall came in and landed right on top of us, on the desk. Initially I thought something large and heavy was just on my leg, and I was stuck," Haley told the "Piers Morgan Live" host. "I couldn't move. None of us could move. We finally got to roll around and kind of get out of the way, and I asked my daughter if she could see if that was something that was just on my leg that could be lifted, that I could pull out, and she realized and screamed that it was in my leg."
Compelled to protect her students and provide calm amidst a terrifying situation, the Special Education aide from Briarwood Elementary School managed to maintain her composure, despite her own fear and pain:
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