governor beshear: thank you.ll: we deployed emergency response teams from across the nation -- these multijurisdictional, multidisciplinary teams -- to come in and assist the amazing efforts that the local and the state responders were already doing in their rescue operations. these teams worked side-by-side, day and night, to make sure that they could find survivors. and their actions were heroic, they were selfless, and required such a significant amount of trust of people that may have not met each other before in order to make sure that they were helping these communities. and as you heard the secretary say, in the days following a disaster, we know that communications are a struggle and that it's hard for individuals to get the resources that they need. that's why, in addition to the disaster recovery centers that the secretary mentioned, we also have the disaster survivor assistance teams. they are out in the communities right now. they have ipads with them. they're wearing fema shirts. and they'll be able

governor beshear said at least 50 people died in the state alone but he fears the final toll could be much higher. and the damage left behind is really quite staggering. entire communities nearly wiped off the map. beshear grew emotional sunday as he described the devastation and how communities are coming together to recover. have a listen. >> i wish i understood why we've gotten hit with the pandemic, the historic ice storm, flooding and now the worst tornado in our history all in a span of 19 months. what i do know is that in kentucky we're good people and we care about one another. that's why people were out in this storm helping their neighbors or people they don't know. that's why other counties, you can look on people's shirts are here and were here immediately trying to help. it's why we opened 13 shelters and only have 6 open anymore because we take each other into our homes. we're going to grieve together. we're going to dig out and clean up together and we will rebuild and move forward together. we're going to get through this. we're going to get through this together becau

governor beshear and i started off the morning together, and he said, as i was watching on television while talking to him, and his comment was, it looks like a war zone, but worse. jill and i pray, and i sincerely mean this, pray for those who lost loved ones and for those in certain of the fate of their loved ones in the debris that you see scattered all over the hurricanes path. they lost their homes, they lost their businesses. it's a tragedy. it's a tragedy. we still don't know how many lives are lost in the full extent of the damage. what i told all the governors, the federal government will do everything it can possibly do to help. i spoke to them several times a day, the head of fema, the federal emergency management agency, and the director of fema, who is already deployed emergency response personnel for the states, search-and-rescue teams, water and weather supplies, and fema is on the ground working with each of the states to assess the damages and focus on federal support where it is needed most, and how we can get there most rapidly. i also approved the emergency declara

we're supposed to get an update from governor beshear

he was introduced by the governor, andy beshear, whose father is a two-term governor, steve beshear and dawson springs is his father's hometown. let's go back to cnn's kaitlan collins who is travel with president biden. president biden says the federal government will be covering the cost of the cleanup. >> right. that's part of that disaster declaration he put in place over the weekend. the president in those remarks talking about destruction meeting compassion. that's the case of what we've seen here in dawson springs today where there is a lot of destruction. you can see it all behind me. there's been a lot of compassion of neighbors helping other neighbors look through, trying to find family pictures, dishes, any kind of memento that's been completely destroyed or lost as a part of this destruction that they've seen. of course, a big part of this going forward, jake, is going to be house chicuse chicago ing be house chic which is going to a huge issue here. there aren't a lot of places for them to stay nearby because there's damage to other facilities where typically you'd be able t

>> reporter: fred, president biden spoke earlier today with kentucky's governor andy beshear where theose impacted communities. also pledged federal support to the impacted areas in kentucky. the president a bit earlier today also sent out a tweet calling that those lives lost were an unimaginable tragedy. now, president biden is spending this weekend at home in wilmington, delaware. while there he received a briefing on the severe weather that's impacted so many states across the country in the past 24 hours. the president also directed fema to surge federal resources as quickly as possible to help these communities. he was briefed by the fema director as well as his homeland security adviser. so right now we are also just waiting to hear what kind of resources fema and the federal government is, are deploying to these areas. we know that kentucky's governor andy beshear requested an emergency declaration from the federal government. that often takes some time to make its way through the pipeline. we will see if we get announcement on that front in the coming hours. in addition to ple

governor andy beshear says rescuers cannot even go door to door because "there are no doors." the stories from the survivors this morning, harrowing and heartbreaking. >> i just told her to close her eyes and she started counting, so she's like, hide and seek, mom? we just counted until we didn't feel any more pressure, any more wind. >> that's when we really saw the, that edge of it. it was, it looked very violent from the split second we saw, the suction, could you feel it in your ears, in your joints. >> we're thankful for fema and the red cross and the state and all of the first responders that came out. unfortunately, you know, they have not found anybody else, but it is still a rescue mission. >> you know, we've grown up here, so to see our community broken like this has been overwhelming. >> we're going to grieve together. we're going to dig out and clean up together and we will rebuild and move forward together. >> federal aid right now is headed to kentucky over the weekend. president biden signing a federal emergency disaster declaration for the state. the president

kentucky governor beshear and fema administrator criswell join us. >>> mandate debate. covid cases on the rise as experts push for a third shot. how far should the government go tone sure everyone gets a vaccine? two leaders for and against mandates. mayor de blasio and arkansas governor asa hutchinson join me. >>> plus americans worry about rising costs. >> it's a bump in the road that affects families. >> can democrats get a win on their social safety bill? i'll speak to amy klobuchar ahead. >>> hello i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is holding out hope for the missing. emergency crews in the midwest are continuing the desperate search and rescue effort through tons of wreckage, flattened homes and factories and cars that were simply tossed around after at least 30 tornadoes touchdown down across six states this weekend, kentucky, arkansas, missouri, mississippi, illinois and tennessee. dozens are feared dead and officials warn the number will almost certainly rise as rescuers continue to sift through the devastation. joining me now from the

joining me now from the commonwealth hardest hit, kentucky governor andy beshear.ernor, thanks for joining us. how many confirmed deaths do you have in kentucky? how many of your citizens are still unaccounted for? >> well, the confirmation process is slow. i can tell you from reports that i've received i know we've lost more than 80 kentuckians. that number is going to exceed more than 100. this is the deadliest tornado event we've ever had, i think it's going to be the longest and deadliest tornado event in u.s. history. we know one of the tornadoes was on the ground over 227 miles, and, jake, 200 were in kentucky. i've got towns that are gone, that are just gone. my dad's hometown, half of it in standing. it is hard to describe. i know people can see the visuals, but that goes on for 12 blocks or more in some of these places. it's going to take us time. you think you go door to door to check on people and see if they're okay, there are no doors. the question is is somebody in the rubble in thousands upon thousands of structures. it is devastating. >> meanwhile n

in kentucky alone, governor andy beshear says at least 80 people were killed.omes and businesses now torn to pieces. governor beshear is opening state parks to help house families left homeless and in shock. >> gone. we have glass broken. all the furniture is torn up. broken. just sad. >> over the weekend president biden signed a federal emergency disaster declaration for kentucky and fema has sent a housing expert to help work out how to help those in need. in kentucky, just over 26,000 homes and businesses are still without power today. in the southern illinois city of edwardsville, six people died in the collapse of this huge amazon distribution center. that's where we find cnn's polo sandoval live for us this morning. polo, good morning. are authorities still searching for survivors at this hour? bring our viewers up to speed. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you laura. we can start in dawson springs, some 200 miles southwest of where we are this morning right now. the major there chris smiley telling our colleagues it's an utter disaster like a b

governor beshear giving a heartbreaking update after this weekend's tornadoes. he says that at least 74 kentuckians are now reported dead with another 109 unaccounted for. let's go back to cnn's brynn g gingras in mayfield, kentucky. you were mentioning that a reason these unaccounted for numbers are so high is that communications are really spotty in kentucky right now. >> yeah, exactly right, jake. we were on the ground here saturday night. that's 24 hours after the storm, and there were so many people we were talking to who were just trying to call some of their loved ones around town, particularly in that candle factory where so many people were missing. and they couldn't. they couldn't get an answer. the phones were dead. and that's continued really for the last couple of days. so getting coms up and running is a major priority for this state so people can just check in. you heard the governor talk about that candle factory and how those numbers got better. of course, eight people still died but those numbers improved because they were able to just check in

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joining me is governor beshear. welcome back to "meet the press." i know it's an extraordinary difficult time for you and your state. let me start with, look, we know this is going to be the worst tornado event ever recorded in the state's history. where do things stand right now? how many missing are there still? >> well, this has been absolutely devastating. we have entire towns flattened. my count, i know weave lost over 80 lives. i think it's going to be over 100. it may be well over 100. it is so hard to describe. there's not a camera lens big enough to show the path of absolute destruction. people have lost everything. we're talking in the rescue effort of going door to door. there aren't doors. it's whether or not people are in the rubble. we have so much help coming, and we're so thankful for other communities in kentucky and in other states, rallying with us, and we greatly appreciate everybody's prayers. that's what we need. at the moment, we're hoping for miracles, whether it's in that candle factory or other places. just in my dad's home

history according the kentucky governor andy beshear.e hardest hit areas in the state, may field, where this candle factory took a direct hit. at least 110 were inside at the ten, 40 have been rescued. the governor saying last night it would be a miracle if anyone else was found alive. at thisou hour, at least 14 peoe have died across four other states. our crews are spread out across the affected communities. nbc's wendy wol folk is in main field, more chan chesky is in more gansville and ali velshi is on the ground in may field as well. ali, i know you got there yesterday after your show. what have you seen so far? >> reporter: kind of remarkable, lindsey. tornado destruction is not like hurricanes. it hits these isolated places. so ten minutes from here there will be no damage. there's no power anywhere around us in may field. we're due south of paducah. we're in southwestern kentucky. take s a look at this, this cit hall over the area. trees completely stripped. this is poll, we're talking about power being down. in a tornado nay sna

this is according to the governor, andy beshear.s during a news conference about a couple of hours ago. 110 people inside what used to be a factory, which has now been completely levelled, unrecognizable at this time. i imagine rescue efforts are under way right now. but this is just stunning and shows you the extent of how strong and devastating this tornado was, scott. >> yeah. i think one thing i'm hearing from people and seeing from some of the chatter online already is just the power of this tornado, the amount of debris and devastation that it caused. up in the air, you see the fields of where debris and materials were thrown so far up into the air. just gives you a sense of how powerful this storm was. it's historically powerful. kentucky had some tornado events over the years, but this one looks to be among the most powerful we've ever seen. when you have that kind of power, that can devastate a building like that. you think about a factory structure. think about -- this is not an economically prosperous areas. so you think

. >> kentucky governor andy beshear was with president biden as he surveyed damage in dawson springs, kentucky, the hometown of andy beshear's father. >> i hope the people of kentucky know that i care deeply about them and the president does too. he's here in dawson springs, kentucky, because we're hurting. president biden and the federal government have offered more aid and acted faster than we have ever seen in the history of the united states of america. i received three personal calls from the president on day one. first when he could get through and then at the end of the day saying what else do you need. >> kentucky's senators did not join the president in kentucky today. senator rand paul of kentucky has opposed emergency relief aid to all states except kentucky. joining us now is the lieutenant governor of kentucky, jacqueline coleman. lieutenant governor, thank you very much for joining us tonight on what i know is a difficult night for you. what are the state's needs at this point in the recovery? >> well, thank you so much for having me, lawrence, and let me just say that y

so, what i have to say is our governor beshear is a swift, steadfast, compassionate leader. and that has shown through the last two years as we got through covid. but, certainly, it is apparent now. he immediately declared a state of emergency, was on the phone with the president. and the president declared a national state of emergency in as quick a turnaround as any of us have ever seen. and so this is what you want to see when you know that your friends and loved on and fellow kentuckians are in need, is that government is acting and showing up for them. and so, at this point, we have operationalized about 440 national guards men and women to the area. we have set up a fund and raised over $4 million so far to help victims of the storm damage. and i will give you that website. it is teamwkyrelieffund.ky.gov. and i want to ask, if your viewers feel compelled and wonder how they can help, that is a great way to help us to get resources on the ground. judy: we heard from my colleague william brangham about the devastation there in mayfield and in dawson springs. for people w

we go now to the governor of kentucky, andy beshear.morning to you, governor, and our deepest condolences. >> governor: thank you. it is a tough morning. it is devastation like none of us have ever seen before. we know -- i know that we've lost now more than 80 people, but it will exceed 100. but we're digging out. we're tough. we're going to grieve and then we're going to rebuild. >> brennan: the president said you told him this looked like a war zone but worse. so where are you in the se search-and-rescue or search and recovery? >> governor: well, the search continues, both at the candle factory, which will be the largest loss of life, throughout the city of mayfield, which is leveled and gone. half of my dad's town doesn't exist anymore. i know our emergency management people are out there going door to door, but there aren't any doors. a lot of this is going through the blocks and the rubble, if you can reach it, and trying to see if there are people there dead or alive. >> brennan: before the tornado hit, you said kentucky was shor

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>> i am deeply concerned governor beshear correctly called a state of emergency last night is callingto provide relief. i'm echoing that, what you talk about the resilience, that's kentucky. the very place i was going to have my event in kentucky, my host, i call him my brother, brian shimwell. they had turned the event space into a resource facilities for first responders, providing food, comfort and resources for those helping our lived ones. we'll get through the storm, but we need help, and i'm sending my prayers for those across the country who have been affected. >> i mean, this is colossal, what is taking place right here, but i wonder if you have concerns about how these two extraordinary event are now merging in your home state you know, six states as a whole, but we're in the middle of the pandemic. what is your your thoughts and concerns? >> these are historically challenging times. in kentucky we've been dealing with pandemic of poverty, loss, abandonment for a long time. then the bottom fell out with the pandemic, and now this historic storm that has changed lived of a lo

when the president speaks and he's with andy beshear that will be introducing him, we'll take you to that. on a day that we learned there's 71 known dead in kentucky alone. good news on the unaccounted for front. now around 59 as power was up again, cell service resumes and we're able to identify folks that haven't communicated or weren't able to that they're okay. welcome. i'm neil cavuto. this is "your world." before we go to kentucky, i want to alert you to another development today at the corner of wall and broad where stocks were racing on the notion that interest rates are going up and maybe not a little bit either. the federal reserve indicating that they'll see inflation for what it is, a problem and addressing it but aggressively moving to tighten money. we'll get you to the implications of that. might surprise you that stocks were up on the notion that we might have closure on the way to addressing inflation. we shall see. now back to kentucky and robert ray on what is happening as we speak. robert? >> neil, good afternoon. it's breezy and cloudy here in mayfield. president

governor andy beshear toward that damage across the western part of kentucky, including dawson springs, which is one of the hardest hit towns in the tri-state. mike pickett has the latest on recovery efforts. there. >> dawson springs. residents are starting to get a better sense of the damage caused by yesterday's tornado. this community here in hopkins county was one of several across kentucky that was severely damaged by the tornado. i worked madisonville to want and i work. there were other tornadoes of this. this is stores. >> they have cleaning rebuilding and checking on family and friends after a night of destruction, one in particular. got. >> got injured pretty badly. her whole trailer was picked up off the foundation and. she's currently in the hospital. governor beshear declared a state of emergency is sending teams to hard-hit areas and activated the kentucky national guard they will help with cleanup and recovery and search and rescue efforts and hopkins and at least 5 other kentucky counties. one of the concerns that the mayor just shared in particular. >> it is really bei

here is governor andy beshear. >> governor beshear in kentucky, nothing that was standing in the directhis tornado is still standing. we currently have 18 counties with damage. as of this morning we had 36 and 50000 kentuckians without power. i will say that is improving. mayfield where we are today, dawson springs, my dad's hometown. and bremen were hit hard, bowling green sustained significant damage. this will be the longest tornado in my u.s. history from the point where touchdown to when it finally picked back up, 220 miles 200 are in my state whether people that have suffered from it. it was joined by three other tornadoes here in kentucky i think we now may believe anymore. i've been living this in real time since midnight yesterday. i was at the state emergency operation receiving reports in real time, western kentucky and its people were at ground zero. 40 hours in his right think we are, first are grateful, were grateful to our first responders who were there, all through the evening and the storm showing incredible heroism and they are still at work. we're grateful for all th

let's go right now to governor beshear of kentucky with the very latest. >> wrecked, destroyed. so many of our communities. the newest estimates of deaths from coming from emergency management that may differ from the coroner, there's one of these that we're checking on, we're now up to 74 kentuckians that we have lost. one additional one in graves. four additional in hopkins, this is one we're checking right now. i have 14. emergency management came back with 17. 14 i hope. three in warren county and one here in franklin county where an individual actually coming to work at this very complex that we're broadcasting from was pushed off of the road in the storm and lost his life. tried to reach out for his spouse that works for us in state government. we're sorry for their loss. we expect this death toll will continue to grow. 109 kentuckians now unaccounted for. as i look at this broken down by county, it's way more. way more people unaccounted for than this. 81 of these are in hopkins county alone, 22 in warren. five in graves. can't be right. there's more people than that that

but governor andy beshear still got emotional during his press conference this afternoon when talkinge christmas and the people who lost their lives in this storm ranging in age from two months to 86 years old. >> we are now one week exactly from the worst tornado disaster -- worst tornado event, most destructive in our history. right now missing persons based on this tornado event are at zero. our hope is that means we won't say many, maybe any more death, but remember there are still a number of people in the hospital. of i don't a report on how significant injuries are. so it could grow. >> reporter: western kentucky, that was formed by governor beshear, has raised a staggering $19.7 million already. that money will go to help people rebuild the homes and also the funeral expenses for families who have lost loved ones. they have one thing they do need now. they need volunteers for the shelters that they have in place for all of the state parks in the state. they need people from christmas day on. so if people are looking for something to do and to help out, the governor today asked

and here is governor andy beshear right now heading to a podium updating us on the latest efforts toeturn kentucky to normal. >> we have lost far too many of our brothers and sisters. the damage is devastating. entire blocks more than one block with nothing standing. to the people of america, there is no lens big enough for show you the extent of the damage here or in kentucky, nothing that was standing in the direct line of this tornado is still standing. we currently have 18 counties with damage. as of this morning we had, oh, between 36 and 50,000 kentuckians without power. but i will say that that is improving. mayfield where we are today, dawson springs, my dad's hometown, and breman were hit hard. bowling green sustained significant damage. i believe this will ultimately be the longest tornado in certainly u.s. history from the point where it touched down. to when it finally picked back up, over 220 miles, 200 of them are in my state with our people. it was joined by at least three other tornados here in kentucky. i think we now believe maybe many, many more. i've been living a

they'll be joining governor beshear for an update in just a couple of hours this afternoon. >>> this comes as recovery efforts are underway across kentucky where more than a hundred people are believed to be dead. crews are digging through the rubble of a collapsed candle factory where dozens of people remain unaccounted for. >> this thing is like something we've just never seen before, the level of devastation. when it hit a house, it didn't tear the roof off, it destroyed every single bit of those homes. we've got entire towns wiped out. the candle factory in mayfield. 110 people working in it when it hit, and we've been able to rescue 40. but it's been about 27 hours since we've rescued a live person. >> and that was even a couple of hours ago. also in illinois, six people died at an amazon warehouse torn apart by an ef3 tornado. the fire chief says that recovery mission is going to take several days. in all, weather officials are investigating more than 30 tornado reports across multiple states including the quad state tornado that may have been on the ground for more than 200 mi

mike: as recovery efforts continuing the decade governor eddie beshear report all the people reportedistory have been accounted for. only 75 people are dead. according to state emergency officials. pros watson is live from mayfield, kentucky with the very latest, hello charles. >> folks out mayfield other parts of western kentucky still have a massive cleanup operation on their hands after a series of tornadoes wiped out homes and businesses of the very least hundreds of people this morning governor andy beshear visiting to kentucky state parks providing free emergency shelter for displaced tornado victims. the governor with the university of kentucky athletic program and nonprofit organizations to hand out 10,000 shoes to adults and young children who have lost everything the following severe weather across the state that killed nearly 80 people. beshear assuring kentuckians he has committed to helping communities across the state rebuild no matter how long it takes. >> we are not broken and we do not break. my commitment to u.s. will not just be here this week, and this month. but w

. >> and you spoke with kentucky governor andy beshear. what did he tell you the state is most in need of right now? >> i did speak with the governor earlier today. we just talked about the devastation that they're seeing. we talked a lot about the long-term needs that communities are going to face with their need for long-term housing. as we just discussed the short-term needs but we're already working with the state director to identify what the strategies are going to be to help these communities recover and rebuild. >> as you said, the devastation is different, depending on where you are. but right here where i am in mayfield, kentucky, this town is decimated. among do you think the recovery will be in a place like where i am right now? >> and again, the recovery -- i haven't seen it yet which is why i'm traveling with secretary mayorkas tomorrow so i can see firsthand what the impacts are going to be. we know that the devastation from these storms is getting more intense and the recovery can take a long time. but the federal governmen

governor andy beshear touring the damage across western kentucky. one of the hardest hit towns is dawson springs. mike pickett has more on the steps that the state is now taking to help those recover from the storms. >> dawson springs residents are starting to get a better sense of the damage caused by yesterday's tornado. this community here in hopkins county was one of several across kentucky that was severely damaged by the tornado. i worked madisonville to want and i work. there were other tornadoes of this. this is stores. >> they have cleaning rebuilding and checking on family and friends after a night of destruction, one in particular. got. >> got injured pretty badly. her whole trailer was picked. up off the foundation and. she's currently in the hospital. now spend. >> about 8 hours this morning trying to make sure my cousin piece here. i was ok along with her family governor beshear declared a state of emergency last night. yeah, it's fema is sending teams to hard-hit areas and activated the kentucky national guard. they will help with cle

. >>> governor andy beshear declared a state of emergency saturday morning describing the disaster as deadliest tornado event in the commonwealth's history. the death toll is expected to rise as crews continue their efforts over the next several days. president biden released a statement you calling the storms an unimaginable tragedy and offering the federal government's support to the impacted states. more "ayman" right after this. more "ayman" right after this. ♪ limu emu... & doug ♪ ♪ superpowers from a spider bite? i could use some help showing the world how liberty mutual customizes their car insurance so they only pay for what they need. (gasps) ♪ did it work? only pay for what you need ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ spider-man no way home in theaters december 17th (vo) subaru and our retailers believe in giving back. that's why, in difficult times, we provided one hundred and fifty million meals to feeding america. and now through the subaru share the love event, we're helping even more. by the end of this year, subaru will have donated over two hundred and twenty five

president biden has had multiple conversations with the governor beshear of kentucky yesterday. he approved an emergency declaration, which is going to bring in a lot more federal resources. >> whatever is needed i'm going to ask for it. if we don't already have the wherewithal to take care of it, i'm going to ask for it. this is the united states of america. our citizens are badly, badly hurt right now in terms of all the folks they can't figure out where they are. my daughter, my wife, my husband, my dad, it's devastating. >> take a look at our drone footage. this is above where we are right now just to give you a sense, the sun has risen. the damage feels worse than it did even yesterday when the sun rose. maybe yesterday there were still some sense of the adrenaline coming out of this whole thing. but now you just see the sheer devastation and the rebuilding that is going to have to be done. we have reporters across the region covering this story with us. we've got kathy park, morgan chesky. he is at the amazon warehouse that was hit by a tornado in which lives were lost. ka

governor beshear and i started off the morning together, and he said, as i was watching on television, while talking to him, like all of you have, and his comment was, it looks like a war zone. but worse. jill and i pray, and i'm sincerely mean this, pray for those who have lost loved ones and for those who are uncertain of the fate of their loved ones and the debris that you see scattered all over the hurricane's path. they lost their homes, they lost their businesses, and it's a tragedy. it's a tragedy. and we still don't know how many lives were lost or the full extent of the damage. but i want to emphasize what i told all the governors, the federal government will do everything, everything it can possibly do to help. i've spoken several times today with the head of fema and the federal emergency management agency, as well as the director of fema, who's already been deployed -- already deployed emergency response personnel to these states, search and rescue teams, water and other supplies, and fema's on the groundworking with each of the states to assess the damages and focus on fe

. >> brangham: kentucky's governor andy beshear got emotional today describing those who've died. >> the age range is five months to 86 years, and six are younger than 18. >> brangham: rescuers are also searching through the rubble of a candle factory in mayfield, kentucky, where more than 100 people were working an overnight shift when a twister hit. but governor beshear said the factory's death toll could end up being lower than originally feared. >> eight are dead, we found eight bodies, and eight are missing. we feared much, much worse and again i pray that it is accurate. >> brangham: president biden has declared a major federal disaster in kentucky. >> i spoke with the governor several times thus far. i stand ready to do the same with governors from other states. >> brangham: elsewhere in mayfield, workers continue to clean out buildings downtown, as residents struggle to grasp the devastation. >> this was a restaurant right here. and as you can see, there's nothing left of it. >> brangham: wayne flint owned a family restaurant in this small western kentucky town. he'll have to

beshear got emotional talking about what he had seen there earlier today. >> i just came from there.re going to lose a lot of lives in that facility. and i pray that there will be another rescue. i pray there will be another one or two, but it's a very dire situation at this point. >> in illinois, multiple injuries and at least two deaths have been reported after a 100-foot wall partially collapsed in an amazon facility in edwardsville. authorities estimate there were about 50 people in that facility at the time of the tornado. and then in tennessee, video showing widespread damage across the city of kingston springs. there have been at least three confirmed deaths so far there. power outages are also widespread across the impacted states with tennessee reporting more than 120,000 outages, kentucky, more than 75,000. president biden will, in fact, deliver remarks on the storms in the next hour from wilmington, delaware. we will bring that to you live when, in fact, it happens. but i do want to start on the ground there. in kentucky, in one of the hardest hit areas, kathy park in mayf

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kentucky governor andy beshear says many are feared that along with dozens more processes. >> we believehtel will exceed 50 kentuckians, probably closer to 70 -- 100 lost lives. this is one of the toughest nights in kentucky history and some areas have been hit in ways that are hard to put into words. to all of our kentucky families impacted, we want you to know we are here for you. reporter: crews continue sifting through the debris at this amazon warehouse, 25 miles east of st. louis. officials say at least one person was killed and two others injured when severe weather sheared off the building's roof and the wall length of a football field collapsed, if you do 100 workers were believed to be inside of the time and nothing short of devastation at this nursing home. suspected tornadoes destroying the building killing at least one person and trapping 20 others inside, the 86 bed facility collapsed and we have learned at least three people are confirmed dead. a lot of work for the crews and continued search and rescue efforts as the storms continue to pass through the area. arthel: fox w

he is joined by kentucky governor andy beshear. >> thank you all for being here. we are now five days into the worst tornado disaster in the history of the commonwealth of kentucky. it brought 200 miles of death and destruction, killing infants and elderly alike. wiping out sounds -- towns almost entirely and leaving a landscape almost unrecognizable. this town is part of who i am. i spent christmases on a porch that think god is still standing not too far from here. my granddad would put me on his tractor and drive me around town, which is a pretty big deal for a kiddo. i buried my kin right here in town, just on the road. to me this was always a safe place. bad things did not happen here until saturday. if you look around here or mayfield, muhlenberg county and the number of other towns, you might think that we are broken, but we are not. in kentucky, we are good people. we love one another and we lean on one another. we open our homes to those in need, not just today but every day, and we will prepare our homes, our businesses, and we will prepare our lives. we

kentucky governor andy beshear says the damage is hard to describe. he said i think it's going to be the longest and deadliest tornado event in u.s. history. we know that one of the tornadoes was on the ground over 227 miles. 200 of those miles were in the state of kentucky. one of the stories that stood out to me, in mayfield, the town whose images you're looking at right now, people gathered in a church parking lot yesterday, they gathered in the parking lot because the church was completely destroyed but they wanted to gather and pray for the residents who lost their homes, lost their businesses and unfortunately lost their lives as well. ashley: i want to mention there's an area called dawsons spring that was hit really hard. we've shown videos and had people speak that live there. that's mainly residential when you look at the area that was hit hardest. the shopping district, that didn't get hit hardly at all. it's the residential areas of dawsons springs and local reports say there's up to 100 people missing. carley: we learned of a district jud

there's the governor, andy beshear who has had a very long week during all of this. storm damage as he prepares to give an update moments from now. tornadoes killed more than 70 people there and reduced neighborhoods, homes, businesses. we've seen the unbelievable pools of debris and damage. they say it's the worst tornado in the history of the country. mike toby from dawson springs, kentucky where the president is right now. hi, mike. >> hi, martha. what the president will see as he surveys the damage, it's apocalyptic. there's destruction as far as the eye can see. a lot of people sifting through belongings, trying to salvage what they can. there's been heavy equipment. today we didn't see a lot of that. most of the equipment at work was people with chainsaws working on their own right now trying to salvage what they can. the president has been to fort campbell. his comments have remarked on just how kentuckians are pulling together through this. >> there's no red tornadoes or blue tornadoes, no red states or blue states when this stuff happens. i think in my exper

kentucky governor andy beshear says he prays there will be another successful rescue.ls, the foreign minister from the group of seven richest democracies met in liverpool this weekend. here's what president biden had to say yesterday. >> i've made it absolutely clear to president putin that if he moves on ukraine, the economic consequences for his economy are going to be devastating. the impact of all of that on russia and his attitude the rest of the world's view of russia would change markedly. he will pay a terrible price. mike: joining me now is congressman michael mccall of texas. congressman, welcome. >> thanks for having me. mike: are you convinced president biden is sending a tough enough message to the kremlin? >> well, you know, it sounds tough but i think the actions need to meet the rhetoric. i think the problem, you know, history teaches us that weakness invites aggression. you can go back to the afghanistan evacuation where there was a complete debacle that the unconditional surrender to the taliban, president biden has taken a look at this. he always wan

kentucky's governor, andy beshear, fears that well over 100 of his residents have been killed. in that grief he also expressed gratitude for the dedication of first responders, a sentiment echoed by illinois congresswoman, mary miller. >> this is a very difficult situation and the devastation is -- it's hard to describe. we were so grateful for our first responders. i think we're seeing the best of america. >> reporter: that is absolutely right. president biden said that he does plan to visit kentucky but with all of the resources that a presidential visit can take up, he says he wants to wait until he is not in the way. ashley: alexandria, thank you. carley: earlier we spoke with james comer whose district was hard-hit. listen. >> there's a lot of tragedy. there's a lot of infrastructure that has been destroyed and it's going to take many, many days, weeks and months to get it all prepared. we don't have power in the majority of these communities that were hit. when you have a tragedy like this, you see what's so great about rural america. people were out, all through the nigh

than 100 people were working in a candle factory when the tornado hit, and kentucky's governor andy beshearays just 40 have been rescued there. officials and loved ones have been searching for the missing and they are stunned by what they're seeing. here's some of what they shared with us. >> this is probably the worst thing i ever seen in my life in person and i've been several places and i've seen, you know -- this is terrible. >> somebody said that's the candle factory right there. you got to be kidding me. it was nothing but a pile of metal, and it was just shock. >> tell you these storms have completely altered the landscape of mayfield, kentucky. in fact, there are just a few buildings that are left standing in the town of about 10,000. the national guard and other kentucky commonwealth personnel are conducting house-to-house searches and, of course, debris removal. kentucky's governor and president biden each reassuring kentuckians that everything is being done to help. >> the federal government is not going to walk away. this is one of those times when we aren't democrats or republi

governor andy beshear says more than 1000 homes have been destroyed.eath toll rising to 74 with 88 lives lost across five states. >> as a look at this broken down by county, it is way more people unaccounted for. we expect this death toll will continue to grow. reporter: back in mayfield, already james recalling the moment he thought he lost his partner. >> she was trapped in there. reporter: once they made it out, his wife was taken to the hospital with two working legs. the two eventually reunited, alive. >> unbelievable. reporter: president biden who has been in regular contact with governor andy beshear says he will be traveling here tomorrow to survey the disaster zone. in mayfield, kentucky, ab news. reggie: you can donate to the red cross. go to redcro online. kumasi: police busted a catalytic converter theft ring. officers discovered more than 1000 catalytic converters along with tools to steal them, weapons, and cash. police say the other three worked at recycle businesses and knowingly purchased the stolen converters. reggie: the largest resi

he's also with former governor steve beshear, and jessie perry, he's a graves county judge, we're ind to wrap your head around. this is after several days of trying to cleanup. we have seen around every corner here, dump trucks, excavators, construction equipment, trying to demolish all of the buildings here in downtown mayfield to clear the streets, to try to begin the rebuilding process. the president has vowed over the last several days that whatever kentucky and the five other states impacted by these tornadoes whatever they need, they will get. he mentioned that that doesn't just mean immediately hat that they will get them food, clothing and shelter and think about it. some people lost their homes, think ev no clothes so they are relying on the goodwill of strangers, community groups, churches, for those types of things, they are also relying on whatever the federal government can do in the short-term, but the president has also vowed long term, whatever comes up that they might not even know of right now, that they will be able to provide that as well. listen. >> there's a lot