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joining us now to discuss is the governor of kentucky, andy beshear.e grateful that you could spend some time with us this morning. what's the biggest challenge you are facing right now? >> there are so many challenges with a natural disaster of this magnitude. we've got folks in these areas that have seen flooding, have even seen a lot of flooding, but never anything else. houses, gone. and not one wall, not one bit left. and the debris, probably at this point miles away. at least 25 people lost, 25 kentuckians, children of god. and i know there will be many more. cellphone service still not up in some counties. so think about how many scared family members there are across america trying to reach their loved ones. the water is still high in some counties. it's crested in most. but not all. water systems overwhelmed. so either no water or water that's not safe, that you have to boil. think about restrooms out in entire counties. we have one hospital that doesn't have water. so, real challenges out there. and we're still in this thing. even though it's

dave: governor andy beshear got a firsthand look at the devastation from the air.undreds have been rescued from the floodwaters. many rescues had to be carried out by air. call francis and his wife were rescued on a jet ski. >> even the jetski was hard for him to handle. dave: first responders continue to search for those still missing. >> we continue to pray for families who have suffered an unfathomable loss. the mission has been especially challenging, and what they are experiencing firsthand is stressful and difficult. dave: thousands are without power, but service should be restored by sunday. >>>> as it gets hot this next week, it could create its own emergency. dave: many residents are now staying in shelters. >>>> we don't have no place to live. dave: this mayor and his family all lost their homes. >> my son lives in the second house, my mother and father-in-law and the third. >> this town is economically depressed. >> we were a cold booming town, and it all went away. that's what most people in town say. they say, what do we do. dave: the president has dec

meanwhile, andy beshear is asking for donations, water, kleenex lies -- anything anyone can spare.ook at this video that appears to show images of a chinese rocket booster burning up in the atmosphere over malaysia. it was taken around 12:50 local time in malaysia. space command confirms that the remnants of a massive chinese rocket reentered the atmosphere over the indian ocean at that time. this is space debris falling from the sky. the rocket was on an uncontrolled dissent after delivering a new modules of the space station. coming up this week ahead of the upcoming primary, one on one with rusty bowers about how his bombshell january 6 testimony has affected his race and former president trump's hold on the republican party. you can watch the full interview with george stephanopoulos stephanopoulos at 8:00 this morning right here on abc 7. just three days after president biden was cleared to exit his coronavirus isolation, he has now tested positive again. the latest on his condition. >> after days of testing negative for covid-19, president biden is isolating once again. he te

i'm joined now by kentucky's governor andy beshear. governor beshear, sadly, this is not the first time i had you lead off our show due to natural disasters in your state. first, give me an update. you have expressed fear this death toll is going to rise. what is the status this morning? >> it's tough. this is one of the most devastating deadly floods that we have seen in our history. it wiped out areas where people didn't have that much to begin with. and at a time that we're trying to dig out, it is raining. i'm about two hours from the first hard-hit county and it is really raining. it is going to continue to rain throughout today. our death toll right now is at 26. but i know of several additional bodies and we know it is going to grow with the level of water, we're going to be finding bodies for weeks, many of them swept hundreds of yards, maybe a quarter mile plus from where they were lost. thus far, just those four children, i feared that we'll find at least a couple more as well. water, a big problem with some of these areas. po

andy beshear declared a state-wide state of emergency and announced the first confirmed death, a woman0s in perry county and at least two others. later in the day, the governor said the death toll had reached at least eight. >> we expect the loss of life. hundreds will lose their homes, and this is going yet another event that it's going to take not months but likely years for many families to rebuild and recover. >> reporter: flooded, downed phone lines kept residents from getting help immediately overnight. >> i can't get to them. nobody can get to them. >> have you ever experienced anything like this? >> no, this has never been this bad. >> reporter: flood waters rising over the bridge in downtown whiets borrow. many roads in the area are impassable. while the national guard has been mobilized to rescue people and provide aid, hundreds are expected to lose their homes. >> it happens. i mean, it's bad enough the first time. we had insurance. this time we don't. but we'll make it. we always do with god's help. so, just have to pick yourself back up. and that's all we can do, you know?

you just heard governor andy beshear there.is praying the many remain interesting some him saying saying yesterday is preparing for the worst. >> one road being blocked can mean we cannot get to dozens or even hundreds of people. and it is tough. those that are a lucky enough to still be here with us have lost everything. these are folks that did not have much to begin with. but we are working day and night to get them to safety, to get them to shelter. >> today the key is keeping foot on the gas trying to get to those that are still missing in areas that to this point have not been reachable. we have heard several things like there are still many people stranded and unfortunately there are still people there working to identify of the nearly 1500 rescued. many people thankfully still alive. again the focus now really trying to get to the places that so far emergency crews just have not been able to reach. >> nicole, devastating images you are showing us. heartbreaking stories. what has really touched you the most from what you

want to take you straight to this press conference under way right now with kentucky governor andy beshear talking about the devastating floods. >> 25 fatalities across five counties. that number will continue to grow. and to be refined. remember, we don't have cell service in some areas to please be patient as we get new information or if it changes. we continue to pray for the families that have suffered ununfathomable loss. some have lost almost everyone in their household. rescuers at the kentucky department of fish and wildlife has been the forefront of these recovery efforts. they've had to ultimately gather the bodies more than just about anybody else. so, please also pray for those first responders. the mission has been specially challenging and what they're experiencing firsthand is tremendously stressful and difficult. we thank them for what they're doing. deaths include four in breather county, two in clay, 14 in knot, two in lecher, and three in perry. again, those will continue to rise. if there is one piece of good news, we now believe there are only four children in this gro

. >> reporter: thursday governor andy beshear said a number of people remain unaccounted for and warned that property damage in kentucky would be widespread. >> there's nothing really that you can do but, you know, we're glad that we got out. >> reporter: this woman watched as trailers and moments floated away fearing her house would be among them. >> my mom and i had bought that house together. i hate to lose it. but right now it's looking like we're not going to be able to save it. >> reporter: elsewhere flash flooding pounded counties in missouri and forced people to wade through high water on roads in st. louis. in arizona, monsoon rain hit areas outside phoenix. back in kentucky, gospel singer abigail eversole was overcome with joy after recovering her six string after it had floated down a creek. >> this guitar is probably the most valuable thing. it was in my room aside from my bible. >> reporter: her mom said she plays the guitar and sings every week at a local nursing home. late last night kentucky's governor tweeted that he asked president biden for federal assistance, adding

the governor, andy beshear, says many residents remained unaccounted for, while hundreds of homes and businesses have been washed away in the east of the region. the white house says president biden has tested positive for covid—19 for a second time in two weeks. doctors said the 79—year—old returned the test after four consecutive days of negative results. he is now back in strict isolation at the white house. pope francis has said health problems are likely to force him to scale down his busy international travel schedule, and may even lead to his retirement. speaking after a six—day visit to canada, the 85—year—old pontiff said his age and frailty had led to his decision. now on bbc news, locked away: ukraine's stolen lives. a warning — this programme contains scenes some viewers may find upsetting. i've been to hundreds of institutions, and i get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach whenever i come. this is the search to uncover ukraine's most shameful secret. oh, my god, this is his ribs. this is his ribs hanging out. it's a nightmare. it's a living hell on earth. we're with h

the governor, andy beshear says many residents remained unaccounted for — while hundreds of homes andusinesses have been washed away, in the east of the region. the white house says president biden has tested positive for covid— nineteen for a second time in two weeks. doctors said the seventy—nine year old returned the test, after four consecutive days of negative results. he is now back in strict isolation at the white house. pope francis has said health problems are likely to force him to scale down his busy international travel schedule — and may even lead to his retirement. speaking after a six—day visit to canada, the 85 year—old pontiff said his frailty had led him to the decision. a 22—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a nine—year—old girl in boston on the east coast of england. it comes after lincolnshire police issued cctv images this morning of a man they wanted to question over the killing of lillia valu—teeta who was fatally stabbed in the town centre on thursday. two people previously arrested, have been released. our reporter,

andy beshear described the floods, which have hit areas in the appalachian mountains, as "historic andseveral people were missing. gareth barlow has more. this is the power of the floods in kentucky. whole homes ripped from their foundations. everything's gone, like everything is gone. my whole life is gone. we had to swim out, and it was cold and it was over my head so yeah, it was scary. as the waters rose, residents rushed to rooftops, some airlifted to safety. my mum's there and she's got parkinson's and we had to worry about getting her upstairs. with further rain forecast the state's governor declared a state of emergency in six counties, mobilising the national guard, with officers using boats to rescue stranded residents. the situation right now is tough. there are a lot of people in eastern kentucky on top of roofs waiting to be rescued. there are a number of people that are unaccounted for and i am nearly certain this is a situation where we are going to lose some of them. dozens of people have been rescued and tens of thousands remain without power. the white house says the

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the governor, andy beshear says many residents remained unaccounted for, while hundreds of homes and businesses have been washed away, in the east of the region. the white house says president biden has tested positive for covid—19 for a second time in two weeks. doctors said the 79—year—old returned the test, after four consecutive days of negative results. he is now back in strict isolation at the white house. pope francis has said health problems are likely to force him to scale down his busy international travel schedule, and may even lead to his retirement. speaking after a six—day visit to canada, the 85—year—old pontiff said his age and frailty had led his decision. now on bbc news deadly browsing: the lorry driver. how a lorry driver, looking at dating sites while driving, went on to kill three. a warning this programme contains images some viewers may find upsetting. news report: nissan - in sunderland and rolls-royce are among the firms reporting production problems caused l by staff being forced to stay at home... . i'm on the motorway, i think you'll already have a millio

of the dead are children, tragically all from a single family, according to kentucky governor andy beshearins eased today, allowing floodwaters to recede, but there is more rain in the forecast tomorrow, adding urgency to the ongoing rescue efforts. entire neighborhoods remain underwater. and officials say hundreds of homes and businesses have been lost. governor beshear says he expects the death toll to continue to rise, and that the search for victims could take weeks. president biden has returned to strict isolation after testing positive for covid again, the white house physician said in a letter today. the president is not experiencing any symptoms. it's said to be a rebound case for the president, who tested negative every day since tuesday and held public events this past week. the white house doctor notes that rebound cases occur in a small percentage of patients treated with the antiviral drug, paxlovid. meantime, in iraq today, thousands of protesters stormed parliament for the second time this week. demonstrators used ropes and chains to pull down cement barricades before stagin

. >> reporter: today governor andy beshear said the death toll will keep rising. >> this is still an emergency situation. that count is going to continue to go up. and we don't lose this many people in flooding. it's just a real tough one. >> reporter: national guard units and first responders have performed at least 1,200 air and water rescues so far, including more than 600 people saved by helicopter. thousands are still without power. flooding is also plaguing arizona. in apache junction, a dramatic rescue captured on body camera. a woman trapped in a car pleading to have her puppy saved. >> can you just get my dog? >> reporter: crewed pulled her out, but her dog could not be found. heavy rains, hail and near hurricane force winds pounded parts of nevada. in las vegas this week, water poured into casinos, swamping gaming floors and parking garages. >> bottles of water. >> reporter: in the pacific northwest, the heat is extreme. after six days, still no relief with the heat dome expected to spread across the country next week. in rain-starved california, the threat is fire. the mck

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governor andy beshear saying rescuers are still trying to reach flood victims trapped in their homes, warning entire families may be among the dead. more than 300 people have been rescued from floodwaters in eastern kentucky. emergency teams in boats and helicopters pulling them from the flood zone. hundred of homes in the eastern part of the state heavily damaged or destroyed. a house swept away by the flooding. you see there, coming to rest on a bridge in lecher county, kentucky. businesses abandoned. streets filled with mud and debris. president biden today approving a disaster declaration for kentucky. the governor says it will take at least a year to repair the damage. for families, the losses are heartbreaking. abc's mullah lanky from kentucky. >> reporter: tonight in eastern kentucky, the death toll rising as rescuers search areas previously unreachable after devastating floods knocked this region to its knees. >> this isn't over. i mean, while we're doing search and rescue, there are still real dangers out there. the water hasn't crested in some >>eas and won't until tomorrow.

andy beshear described the floods, which have hit areas in the appalachian mountains, as "historic andand said he feared further deaths as several people were missing. gareth barlow has more. this is the power of the floods in kentucky. whole homes ripped from their foundations. everything's gone. like, everything is gone. my whole life is gone. we had to swim out and it was cold and it was over my head so, yeah, it was scary. as the waters rose, residents rushed to rooftops, some airlifted to safety. my mum's there and she's got parkinson's and we had to worry about getting her upstairs. with further rain forecast, the state's governor declared a state of emergency in six counties, mobilising the national guard, with officers using boats to rescue stranded residents. the situation right now is tough. there are a lot of people in eastern kentucky on top of roofs waiting to be rescued. there are a number of people that are unaccounted for and i'm nearly certain this is a situation where we are going to lose some of them. dozens of people have been rescued and tens of thousands remain wi

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governor andy beshear reported eight dead and warned the water is still rising. >> sadly, we believee will lose kentuckians and have a lot of kentuckians will lose most of what they have. judy: the heatwave over the pacific northwest push temperatures over 100 degrees again and it is expected to continue through saturday. there is no agreement -- president biden wants to bring home brittney griner and paul whelan, both jailed in russia. it could've all trading a convicted russian arms dealer in a u.s. prison. in ukraine, russian forces launch having a missile strikes on areas that had not been targeted in weeks. missiles rained down on the kyiv region. russian strikes also hit in the north. meanwhile, ukrainian officials have begun a counter offensive to take back the hersen region in the south. president biden spoke with president xi jinping today who warned against provocations over taiwan. the u.s. is playing fire on taiwan and said that xi sharply criticized a planned visit by nancy pelosi to the island nation which china claims as part of its territory. president biden warned ag

. >> the governor andy beshear said it's hard to get a fix since cell service is out in many areas. flooding wiped out homes and cell service in eastern kentucky. >> our church was cement and it completely wiped everything out. >> the fast-rising floodwaters forced many people to evacuate. you see there. the storms caught a whole lot of people by surprise in the middle of the night. >> we're hearing about this heartbreaking story. in not county four kids dieds when they and their parents were forced to climb the roof to escape the rising water. the parents tried to hold onto them, but the young kids were swept away. >> there was a house there and this trailer with this family of six, and it just washed them a away. >> cnn's mike valero joins us live from kentucky. mike, give us a sense of what you're seeing. it's dark there, still very, very early, but the devastation seems to be really serious. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning to you. the homes seem to have been cleared off their foundations. you can see the eight lines of the white concrete foundations. also, sara and boris,

where going to the very latest in the state's governor, andy beshear.me everyone i am at cavuto. to you. it has been a turbulent week at this far, among the growing concerns on the state of the economy. recession and doubting instills the case as with the ministration is saying. and inflation, no one doubting that is alive and well. we are on top of both in how the administration is responding to be go to david's pond with the latest. >> hi neil good morning. president here at the white house. if you use the word recession here on these grounds officials here are quick to point out they're not going to talk specifically about recession because they do not believe they are in a recession right now. suddenly technical definition two consecutive quarters of negative growth. however, as you mentioned inflation is a term they want to talk about here. but as far as recession, white house officials all the way up to the president to mere bump in the road. >> our job market remains historically strong. our economy created more than 9 million jobs since i came t

. >>> governor andy beshear's warning he expects the death toll to keep rising, possibly for weeks. he spoke after flying over the damage today, with the national guard. >> i have seen a lot, i've certainly done 3+ flights and/or tours over flooded areas. this is by far the worst. >> the governor said rescue crews are still using boats and helicopters, to say people who are trapped in some areas. the water is still rising. >>> extreme weather hitting more than just kentucky, in st. louis last night torrential downpour's again just two days after historic flooding hit the area. water taking over streets yet again, the storm forcing cruise to rescue people trapped in buildings. >>> in las vegas thunderstorms cause flooding on the strip. rainwater ripping through a parking garage, last night. streets still flooded today. water also pouring in the casinos, this at caesar's palace on the strip, water coming through the lights. and western wildfires elle ragin, the oak fire in mariposa, california, growing slightly overnight. fire officials say it is now 45 contained. michelle grossman, n

the kentucky governor andy beshear say it's hard to get a fix on the exact number since cell service is out this many areas, and he added that the state has never seen anything like this. here he is. >> there are still so many areas we still can't get to. the water hasn't crested in some parts of eastern kentucky. so we can't even get into some hollers and see who is there. there are people out there all across kentucky and america that are scared, because they can't reach their relatives with cell phone service down. thousands without power. water systems overwhelmed. so we are still in search and rescue for what is an ongoing disaster. in the days ahead, as the water goes down, we'll turn towards the rebuilding, and that's going to take years. it is devastating for us. >> bridges have been demolished. and some houses were completely carried away by the raging water. cnn's joe johns reports, for some the devastation is just too much. >> in a room completely crushed. >> reporter: tammy eversole's home in perry county now in the middle of squabble creek. like her, others have lost eve

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the governor, andy beshear, declaring a state of emergency. >> this is, by far, the worst flooding disaster at least of my lifetime in kentucky. it is wiped out what we believe are hundreds of homes. we have half of some of our counties under water. we are going to lose double digit lives, i know we already lost at least eight. but i know there are many more than that. >> the flooding buried entire towns, this drone video from kentucky three hours east of louisville. entire buildings under water, roof visible and the roads turned to rivers. the governor says national guard and state police rescue crews are still searching for people caught in the flooding. stuck on roofs or even in trees he says. he says some areas still have not crested. our meteorologists say a foot of rain fell in some areas across the state overnight. this video from st. louis today. just this afternoon. another storm hammering that area after record-setting flooding there just two days ago. this entire street under water. fire officials reported at least at one point, multiple people, including children, trapped inside

impossible to make entry into some of those communities over the last few days, which is why governor andy beshear continues to believe the death toll will only continue to rise. >> we know of many others. we know there are bodies that we are still processing, and when you see the devastation of this flooding that has carried houses, hundreds of yards, if not more, we know we'll still be finding people sadly, learn about everyone that's missing, check on every single one of them. hopefully reunite them with their families, but if not, we're going to be there with them through the toughest of the tough. >> thousands remain without power or access to clean water. among the wreckage, hope from loved ones who are still missing, family members that they will hear good news rather than another number added to that death toll. in kentucky, i'm nicole valdez, fox news. >> arthel: nicole, thank you. >>> there are two new causes of concern for the white house. president biden testing positive for covid once again, and house speaker nancy pelosi's trip to asia and china's threat to down the speaker's plane,

. >> kentucky governor andy beshear says because cell service is out in many areas, it's hard to assesseceased. rushing waters ripped homes off their foundations and wiped out roads across parts of easter

next hour, i will speak with the governor of kentucky, andy beshear. stand by for that. allison chinchar is standing by in the weather center. we have had two record flood events this week alone. what real is climate change playing in all of this? >> great question, wolf. especially when you talk about how close these two events were. we're not talking different countries, but mere states away. the one in eastern kentucky near the town of hazard that had their 1 in 1,000-year event. and the second one was closer to st. louis. it doesn't mean once every thousand years you get an event like this. it is more a statistical equation that comes into mind. basically what it means is on any dinner year you have .1% chance of it happening. that doesn't sound like very much. let's put it in easier terms to understand. take a deck of cards that you would have, for example. when we talk about a 1 in 100-year flood, it basically means the cumulative risk over a 30-year period is 26%. that would be your odds, statistical odds of drawing any heart from the deck. 2 of hearts, 10 of hear

. >> reporter: new images shared by kentucky governor andy beshear's office, showing destruction from over head as rain slammed the region wednesday and thursday. >> from everything we've seen, we may be updating the count of how many we lost for the next several weeks. >> here in jackson, kentucky you can see water flowing more than 50 yards wide, this looks like a river but it's supposed to be dry land you can see homes partially flooded. the man who lives there said his home should be 20 feet up. the floodwaters are receding but the devastation is still occurring. hundreds more who escaped are now homeless. >> there's still a lot of people out there, a lot of people unaccounted for. we'll do our best to find them all. >> reporter: other people never left like billy smith whose basement and first floors flooded. was there a point you thought we needed to go >> no. because, sir, at that point there's no place to go. >> reporter: this couple still has power. but jackson's mayor said there's no clean drinking water. >> we can't tell you when we'll have clean drinking waters. >> do you

governor andy beshear with a grim look in an address yesterday saying he expected the number of deadts. >> todd: just horrifying and flooding causing chaos on the vegas strip. look at the outcome of the parking garage turning into a river. don't expect that. nowhere for the water to go. senior meteorologist janice dean with the fox weather alert. >> we have this front that is draped across portions of the southwest through the ohio and tennessee river valley. that is what we are seeing, flash flooding. it will be that way for the next several days. of course, all eyes on kentucky yesterday, now west virginia where we have a flash flood warning in effect. that front is going to linger over the weekend. we can expect more of the same and some of the same areas that got hit over the last week or so. look at the totals, over 10 inches in kentucky and a lot of that coming in a short period of time. summer soaker across the heartland, the set up that we have had for the last couple of days. and it is going to remain the same as we get into the weekend. that front is just going to sit there

governor andy beshear saying this earlier today. >> this is still an emergency situation.e in search and rescue mode. that count is going to continue to go up. and we don't lose this many people in flooding. this is a real tough one. >> search and rescue teams are wading through the waters, looking for survivors around the clock. the national guards from kentucky, tennessee, and west virginia air lifting hundreds to safety. so far more than 660 air rescues. roads and bridges have been swept away, cutting off access and complicating the rescue efforts. cnn's evan mcmorris-santoro is in kentucky for us. evan, at that command center, what kind of activity are you seeing, what kind of optimism about these ongoing search and rescue missions? >> reporter: fred, here in jackson, kentucky, a little little early for optimism. it's more of a stoic, keep trying to find people, keep trying to rescue people. it's a nice saturday, you can go to stores and buy things if you want to. it's still an active situation. a group is giving way free food here in case people don't have any because

on thursday, up to seven inches of rain fell on parts of kentucky, and governor andy beshear said the death toll could continue to rise. >> in a word, this event is devastating. i believe it will end up being one of the most significant deadly floods we have had in kentucky in at least a very long time. amy: meanwhile, millions of u.s. residents face heat advisories again this weekend, including in the pacific northwest where temperatures rose to triple digits again on thursday. the house of representatives has sent the white house a $280 billion bill to support the u.s. semiconductor industry. once signed by president biden, the chips act will provide more than $76 billion in subsidies to corporations that produce semiconductor chips in the united states. all but one house democrat voted in favor of the bill on thursday. the vote came after vermont independent senator bernie sanders blasted the legislation as corporate welfare for a handful of wealthy high-tech companies. elsewhere on capitol hill, military veterans and their supporters erupted in anger thursday after senate republic

. >> kentucky governor andy beshear says because cell service is out in many areas, it's hard to assesshe exact number of the miss organize deceased. rushing waters ripped homes off their foundations and wiped out roads across parts of eastern kentucky. >> it's hard to put into words the amount of devastation that we've seen. you know, you're talking about some really, really good people here in eastern kentucky don't have a whole lot. and a lot of them have lost everything they've got. >> you can hear just sorrow in his voice. the fast rising flood waters forced many people to evacuate, but the storms ended up catching a lot of people by surprise because they happened the middle of the night. >> and we are learning some really heart breaking stories, like this one in knotts county, four people killed when kids and their parents were forced to go to the roof. the young ones were swept away as their parents tried to hold on. >> there was a house there and this trailer with this family of six. and it just washed them away. >> cnn's joe johns joins us live now from hazard, kentucky. you ca

amna: today, kentucky's governor andy beshear prepared his state for more grim days ahead. gov. right now it looks like it's gonna rain a lot monday, maybe tuesday. so we will continue to watch that. but everybody out there, have a safety plan for when that comes, we don't want you to go through this twice. amna: in the meantime, the rescue effort goes on around the clock. beshear predicted the damage will take at least a year to rebuild. meanwhile, a similar story in parts of western virginia and southern west virginia, where flooding overtook roads and brought down trees. leading both governors to issue emergency declarations in the hardest hit areas. and more rainfall in st. louis last night and into today, just days after a storm topped a daily rainfall record set back in 1915. >> our boat has arrived, miri. amna: this mother and her 9-month-old daughter had to be rescued fromheir home and pulled through what was once their neighborhood in hazelwood, missouri. the missouri department of transportation closed down four highways as well as several other roads. back in kentucky

. >>> and kentucky governor andy beshear said three people were killed in perry county. as the water recedes, destruction is becoming more visible. in some areas, hazard got more than nine inches of rain. it washed out bridges, knocked out power, and left people trapped. the hazard mayor joins me along with perry county judge executive scott alexander. hello to you both. i know you have just been working around the clock helping your fellow neighbors. if you would, mr. mayor, what is the situation there now? >> now it's just trying to take care of the people that are -- have left with no homes or anything. we've dealt all day long with the shelters. we have between five and seven shelters up and running now, and at one time this morning they were all at capacity. every time one would get at capacity we would have to open a new shelter. we're trying to coordinator volunteers and everything like that. in one of the shelters, it's not only for people who lost their homes but is a shelter for hospice patients who were living at home under hospice care who lost their homes. n

governor andy beshear giving an update. he's going to tour the damage