ken baker spoke with one family that survived this weekend's terrifying storms. >> one of the hardest areas hit in taylor, county. nearly every home is ravaged, including jesse newton. her and her family lost about everything. >> dogs started flying through the air, and walls started caving in. >> she ran into a closet under her stairs for safety. >> when it finally -- it was like a moment of silence, just come over and then heavy rain started, so we got out. >> daylight illuminated the damage done, and memories and heirloom family values scattered. the roof of the home was torn off and some areas all that stood was four walls. >> but i am blessed to be alive. >> that was ken baker reporting for us. president biden approved a declaration for kentucky and is promising assistance to all of the six states hit by the storm. >> i want all the folks to know, we will get through this and the federal government is not going to walk away. this is one of those times when we are not democrats or republicans. sounds like hyperbole but it's real. we are all americans. we stand together as united s

ken baker spoke with one family who survived the ordeal. >> reporter: this stretch of highway 527 is of the hardest hit in taylor county. nearly every home is raf issued including jesse newton's. she and her family lost about everything. >> the windows start breaking, dogs flying through the air. i didn't know what to do. walls feel like they was caving in. it was scary. >> reporter: she then said she ran into a closet under her stairs for safety. >> when it finally -- it was like a moment of silence, just come over, and then it was everything and then it started heavy rain so we got out. >> reporter: daylight illuminated the damage done. memories, family heirlooms and valuables scattered and tossed. she quickly called family who helped shift through what they could to collect some of the most valuable possessions. as you can see here, the roof of the home was torn off. in some areas all that stood was four walls. >> but i'm blessed to be alive. >> right. >> more new video tonight from kentucky. this is a collapsed candle factory in mayfield. at least 100 people were inside at the ti