the hensly family has asked that people honor gabe by helping other flood victims. flooding, high winds, and power outages are still ongoing, and forecasters predict more heavy hanefall in the region throughout next week. the threat of even more disaster in even -- in eastern kentucky is acute. i spoke with the governor, legislative leaders and those on the ground in eastern kentucky yesterday, they echoed the need for food, cleaning supplies, and water. in such dire times, the rate of hope is the -- the ray of hope is the fact that generous kentuckians from across the commonwealth are hearing these pleas for help and answering loud and clear. already the relief fund has received $2.3 million in charitable donations. amy state from the vfw to neighborhood restaurants, organizers are organizing neighborhood drives. they're fund-raising for flood relief and police departments from around the region donated cruisers to help with search and rescue. all this generosity will play a crucial role as we begin to rebuild. as the officials i spoke to emphasized, it will be a l