the governor _ hills of kentucky's. the governor has _ hills of kentucky's.has declared l hills of kentucky's. the | governor has declared a hills of kentucky's. the governor has declared a state of emergency, so too hasjoe biden, the national guard have been deployed. give us a sense of the scale of response and what they future holds? the national guard _ what they future holds? the national guard of _ what they future holds? tue: national guard of the what they future holds? tte: national guard of the ducky is on the ground, also tennessee and west virginia, neighbouring states have sent troops as well. just in the last few days, they have rescued moo people either by helicopter, by boat, other local agencies have helped as well. they are obviously helping with supplies and bringing infood obviously helping with supplies and bringing in food and water, clothing, cleaning supplies, anything these communities are going to need. we did also get word today that president biden has added individual assistance to his emergency declaration for several counties, b

hazard, kentucky, devastated tonight. this road now a river. the water rushing down a hill, taking this home right down with it. homes and cars, so many of them destroyed, so many under water tonight. in buckhorn, kentucky, flood waters up to the roof of this school. emergency crews using boats to rescue people. so many stranded by the rain. some rescued from their rooftops. and tonight, with roads out and communications down, there is a desperate search to find so many still unaccounted for. abc's mola lenghi leading us off tonight, he's on the scene in kentucky. >> reporter: tonight, homes washed away and unspeakable damage. flash flood emergencies in kentucky claiming multiple lives. the storms coming in the middle of the night. >> we have had numerous, numerous inches of rain that have fallen over a short period of time. >> reporter: calls coming into emergency responders for families trapped. >> got a family trapped in a home, standing on the counter. the water's almost over the counters and they have no -- there's no way for them to get a

when we talk about what we had in kentucky and sat. louis, you're talking about a one in a thousand-year flood. that's the same as grabbing a red ace out of a deck of cards. extremely hard to do, if that's the first card you pick up. it goes to show how rare are these one in a thousand-year events. they're becoming more common because of climate change. when you have a warmer atmosphere, that atmosphere can hold more moisture, so as these systems come through they're able to dump a tremendous amount of moisture in a small, contained area. that's what we saw with this particular event. unfortunately, as we talked about, sara and boris, we have more rain in the forecast in the coming days. today the driest of the next three days but then you really see that surge sunday and monday. >> allison, you are doing college level statistics at 10:00 a.m., and we appreciate it. thank you. >> you're welcome, thanks. >>> now to the january 6th investigation. cnn has learned exclusive new details about those missing secret service text messages sough

i've seen that firsthand there in kentucky. cnn has more from jackson, kentucky. what is the latest on the ground, evan? >> reporter: pam, as you so perfectly set up there, this is an active tragedy here. we're here at jackson, kentucky, where we've watched crews got g out all day doing -- go out all day doing rescue and recovery efforts here based from this parking lot of this shopping center. and the person managing it is john allen who is the emergency management director for neighboring lee county. but the temporary incident commander here today and tomorrow working on trying to find people. tell us a bit about what your crews are out there seeing. >> well, today we sent crews out into the areas of the county that are obviously affected by the flood. we cleared almost 370 structures or properties today with our teams. of course the devastation is widespread. they're encountering moments that have been literally washed off their foundations, roads that are impatsssaimpassable, o biggest challenges is getting roads cleared enough so we could get crews in there.

i'll speak to kentucky governor. welcome to the viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we begin this hour with exclusive new reporting. multiple sources are telling cnn the top watchdog over department of homeland security learned about missing u.s. secret service text messages months earlier than previously known. let's get to ryan nobles. what are you learning about the missing texts? >> reporter: the timeline outlined by the inspector general of the department of homeland security just doesn't match up with exactly how it played out. that according to reporting. according to the reporters learned is that he was notified as early as may of 2021, a couple months after the text mebsz ands were deleted and did not inform members of the january 6 select committee and the other oversight committees. this raises serious questions about the timeline of events and when he took action to try to retrieve the messages. this is just part of what we learn about

i asked him to explain how severe the flooding in kentucky had been.lk to the people they say they are unprecedented in terms of their lives. i actually downloaded some data today from the us geological survey, some historical data for one of the most heavily affected areas and plotted those up and calculated the recurrence interval. so basically, there was one stream gauge in the heavily affected area i looked out, and it's at the point it would be a 420 year flood, a flood you would expect once in every 420 years. that was the point where the entire river gauge was swept away and destroyed. this is something we would expect to occur maybe every 500—1000 years. truly an extraordinary, unprecedented event. how is this weather interacting with the landscape of kentucky? what is the situation there? eastern kentucky, the region is known as appalachia, the appalachian mountains. very narrow valleys, steep valley walls, a very landslide prone area. there are very few flat places to build, and that is part of the reason the problem is so severe, is that the

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this part of kentucky has had flash floods before, but nothing on this scale. time to get nothing out of my little apartment in the basement. i lost everything twice. this makes twice that i've lost everything. and i ain't the only one. we going to have to have some help, more than what they brung in here the last flood. president biden has declared a disasterfor this area, freeing up funds and equipment to help. but the worst may not be over, with more rain expected early next week. this is, according to experts in kentucky, another glimpse into the future, becoming hotter and wetter due to climate change. peter bowes, bbc news. well, to help us understand more about the extreme weather conditions in kentucky, we can speak to bill haneberg who's a climate expert, director of the kentucky geological survey. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. give us some context in regards to these floods. how severe are they? these floods. how severe are the ? ~ ., ~ these floods. how severe are the ?~ ., ~ ., they? when you talk to the eo - le they? when you ta

it has been a catastrophic few days here in kentucky.the eastern portion of the statement goes on for miles. many homes a shell of what they once were. they cannot find the words to describe how they made it out alive is raging water swept entire homes off of their foundation. you just heard governor andy beshear there. he 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

hundreds of kentucky families are going to lose everything. it is tough. right now we have helicopters in the air. we've done air rescues for more than 20 people we have folks in some counties on the roofs or even stuck in a tree holding on until we can reach them. we are receiving help and we're grateful we have helicopters that are coming in from west virginia as well as tennessee. i think their governors and national guard. we have our national guard, our kentucky state police, fish and wildlife all of the local first responders doing real, heroic things out there. but this event is ongoing. we are still experiencing massive flooding it hasn't crested in some areas we'll get more rain tonight and in some of these areas so we'll be in this through tomorrow >> all right governor, thank you for the latest we wish you all the best. >> thank you >>> let's get to the economy now and the new data showing it shrank for the second quarter in a row the biden administration is pushing back on the idea that we're already in a recession. >> reporter: today's numbers

kentucky has _ the midst of another. exactly. kentucky has been _ the midst of another. exactly.xactly. kentucky has been rattled by| the midst of another. exactly. - kentucky has been rattled by extreme weather of late, and there is no way to have this conversation without talking about climate change. with any single event, it is hard to say whether this event is directly attributed to climate change but the trend is undeniable here. 0ften trend is undeniable here. often times, people like to think of the rising sea levels, which they absolutely should, but at the same time, you've got these little communities built around the streams that have just been totally destabilised.— that have just been totally destabilised. , , ., ., destabilised. often, we wish you all the very best _ destabilised. often, we wish you all the very best there _ destabilised. often, we wish you all the very best there and _ destabilised. often, we wish you all the very best there and our- destabilised. often, we wish you all the very best there and our good i the very best there and our good wishes to

louis and also in eastern kentucky. that is the equivalent of picking up an ace that happens to be red. rare that that is the first card that you pick up and that goes to show not only have one, but two, one in a thousand events for a week. but this is a great component of climate change. one of the great connection points that we could make buzz when you have a warmer atmosphere, that atmosphere could hold more moisture. and if could hold more moisture, it means as these systems come through, they have the potential to dump much more rain than they normally would be if you did not have climate change involved. we talk about the forecast going forward. we do have more rain in the forecast. unfortunately, yes, not only for kentucky, but areas of missouri that were also hard hit. take a look at this widespread map. it is also other areas, though, too. you're talking tennessee, arkansas, the carolinas. >> they all have the potential to have four, five, even six inches of rain in a short period of time which is why you have

what is happening in kentucky, there are water under way. and there is a dam that is under a concern. >> yes, a flooding event that took place in st. louis and now looking likely that we have another one in 1,000 year event that has taken place across eastern kentucky. thanks to the ongoing rain that is falling as we speak, right now national weather service continuing with flood watches, flood warnings and even flash flood warnings near the border of kentucky and west virginia as some of the heaviest rains move through the area swelling the rivers and also overflowing some of the local roadways there, submerging homes as well as vehicles. and you can see some of the 24 hour rainfall totals, hazard, perry county, kentucky, experiencing rainfall in excess of 8 inches in less than 12 hours. some areas 10.5 inches nearly for the southeastern portions of kentucky. and remember, this is a very saturated environment, so when we see additional rainfall within this area, that is only going to add more misery, only more potential for additional flood

>> the biggest need in kentucky, of course the major event that's going on in eastern kentucky.here's many, many needs there. financeal assistance is top of the list. bottled water comes shortly after that because most of the infrastructure was affected in some way. water systems and treatment systems were affected. so, some places are without water. so, drinking water is essential. as well as cleaning supplies. as you know, after a flood there is a lot of cleanup and cleaning supplies is a significant request as well. >> yeah, i think that's such an important point. you know, that doesn't necessarily come to mind first off when you think about needs right after a flood, but you're right. cleaning supplies are critical, as you try to clean up. and these search and rescue efforts are underway. i'm wondering how is coordination going with the federal government? are you getting the resources you need from them? >> federal government has been here since the very beginning of the event. they showed up when the state eoc activated. fema, federal coordinating officer was here to serve

grim business here in eastern kentucky. i talked to a family just a little while ago who described a heartbreaking situation. in the first place, they live up high, and as you talk to people around here, for many people the difference between losing a house and having a home, the difference between life or death simply had to do with how high up your house sat here in eastern kentucky. and they describe the situation where after the rains came and the flash flood started building, they could hear the cries of neighbors, people calling for help. but they couldn't help them because they couldn't get across the water. so concerning situation certainly for everybody here. meanwhile, you talked a little bit about the governor. we're told that he did postpone an earlier flyover today simply out of concerns about the weather apparently going to go at a later time and going to brief reporters. he did get a commitment from the white house, we're told, to declare a state of emergency here in 12, 13 counties in kentucky as the cleanup

the rain came fast and furious for kentucky. you take a look at the radar recap.t shows that storms are nonstop overnight, with some places picking up more than a foot of rain in just a short 12 hours or less. it doesn't take a lot of rain to be dangerous. six inches of flowing water can knock a person off their feet. two feet of water is enough to float your vehicle. and water flowing at four miles per hour, which doesn't seem all that fast, more powerful than you might imagine. it can damage or destroy your home. you take a look at the threat areas for flooding friday and saturday, the same locations that have been hit all week long. take a look at the data from the past 60 plus years. it's the midwest, the ohio valley and the northeast, norah, that have seen the biggest increase in flood events and heavy precipitation. 55% increase in the northeast. >> mike bettes, thank you so much. >>> let's turn now to the whiten g on the offensigainst growing fearatount is heading into a recession. this follows today's report that the country's gdp fell for a second straigh

over eastern kentucky.ever, look into sunday, starts to really fill in there across that region. the potential for more showers and thunderstorms and the forecast calls for an additional 1 to 3 inches over these areas. keep in mind, the ground here extremely saturated. we still have some of the major rivers cresting the kentucky river as some of those smaller streams and creek beds start to flow into those larger rivers. we see those cresting downstream. and for sunday, the weather prediction center has issued a slight risk of flash flooding across the same areas. that does extend across the tennessee river valley into virginia, west virginia as well as north carolina. all associated with this stalled out frontal boundary. now keep in mind, we had back-to-back 1 and 1,000-year flood events is that occurred not only in st. louis, missouri, earlier in the week but then of course eastern kentucky. so, this is just exceptional to see this amount of rain from the same frontal boundary producing the precipitation

in eastern kentucky. an area that has already severed through days of heart break and anguish after massive flash floods is waking up this morning to more dreaded news, more heavy rain is on the way. a flood watch is now in effect and that's raising concerns about the ongoing search and rescue operations. at least 25 people have been killed, and that number includes four children, all from the same family. their aunt telling us they were siblings between 2 and 8 years old. neighbors say the parents tried to hold on to them, but the young children were swept away. >> there was a house there, and this trailer with this family of six, and it just washed them away. >> kentucky's governor says it is not known how many people are still missing, but says the death toll could rise for weeks as bodies are discovered. washed out roads and dozens of destroyed bridges are slowing the efforts and with hundreds of homes destroyed, the misery seems to deepen by the hour. >> it is hard to put into words. just the amount

kentucky's governor activated the national guard to assist in the rescue efforts. he says the floodwaters coming in the middle of the night wednesday catching many off guard. the governor says he expects the death toll will rise. >> i do believe it will end up being one of the most significant deadly floods that we have had in kentucky in at least a very long time. >> reporter: it comes as extreme weather grips nearly every part of the country. a powerful tornado touched down near buffalo, new york. 115-mile-per-hour winds ripponed through this barn as it left a trail of devastation. in colorado, nearly a foot of hail fell on estes park. the national weather service warning of apple sized hail in the area. the local police department asking who had elkhorn avenue impassable in july on their 2022 bingo cards. additional rain expected in missouri and kentucky this weekend and breaking overnight in las vegas, new video shows flash flooding on the vegas strip. the city needs the rain, but the intensity caused streets to flood. crews made several rescues from stuck cars

we have rain right now, focused along northern kentucky and second wave pushing into western kentucky. but that will continue to slide to the east in the coming hours. so we do anticipate more of that rain to start to filter in. here is a look at this afternoon, you can see that's when we start to see the first bands begin to reach eastern kentucky. other cities, nashnashville, memphis, little rock, potential for flooding today because of the amount of rain coming in. this is also concerning. this is the timeline of tuesday. look at the next round of really heavy rain that begins to really focus in on portions of eastern kentucky. overall through tuesday, most of these areas you're talking 1 to 2 inches of additional accumulation. you see some of these yellow spots, that does include eastern kentucky, now you're talking 2 to 4 inches. you also have flood watches in effect for most of kentucky for at least the next 24 to 48 hours. >> as you said, allison, the last thing that those folks need. allison chinchar from the weather center, thank you so much. >>> there are a lot of folks in k

we begin this morning in kentucky.e at least 16 people are dead, including six children. and authorities warn the death toll is almost certain to rise. >> kentucky governor andy beshear says because cell service is out in many areas, it's hard to assess the exact number of the miss organize deceased. rushing waters ripped homes off their foundations and wiped out roads across parts of easter

eastern kentucky. for the second night in a row, now. the death toll has more than doubled since yesterday, at least 19 people dead. six of them children. according to local officials, four of those children are from the same family. they report that floodwaters swept them away from their parents group last night. according to the newspaper, the parents survived. after clinging to a tree for eight hours. >>> 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 y

louis, we're seeing it again in kentucky.ll that moisture just rolling right over the top of that ridge and that frontal boundary just kind of hung up there. so they see hour upon hour of rainfall causing the flooding. and you can see right now they've got a flood watch is up across most of kentucky. flood warnings continue. that means are seeing some flooding there or soon will as that water continues to rise there coming down from all the mountains. and ahead in the tributaries there, that flood a warning continuing until friday expected some very heavy rain again as we head toward tomorrow. but back out west, we go. we've got the monsoon out there right now. we do have some clouds rolling along the coastline and some mid to high level clouds up above. but overall actually catching a break in california. it is going to be hot inland. tomorrow. we're talking spot 90's in the valleys and along the coastline. boy, you're just not going to see a whole lot of sun. i don't think for tomorrow. so plan on 15, 60 some drizzle along

en kentucky el panorama es grave, hasta el momento hay declararÍa de emergencia.ya estÁn bajo el agua. >>> lo que se vive en kentucky esta noche es un desastre natural en marcha. suficiente para dejar este tÉtrico panorama. yor eso, hoy durante todo el Ía, tantos socorristas como ciudadanos comunes no han dejado de efectuar rescate para llevar a tierra seca a los que se quedaron vados en los techos de sus casas. estamos kpe mer estando una de las inundaciones mÁs devastadoras a la historia de kentucky dijo el gobernador. hay 8 muertos y decenas de desaparecidos y desafortunadamente se espera que las muertes se cuenten en cifras de 2 dÍgitos agregÓ el gobernador. >>> hay cientos atrapados en su hogares y se cuentan por miles. algunos lograron poner a salvo a sus caballos. pero residente como juli salieron sin nada de su hogar y lamentablemente no caoupts con seguros contra inundaciones. esta catÁstrofe aÚn no tiene fin en las prÓximas horas van a caer 3 pulgadas de lluvia en zona que estÁn sumergidas. por eso el gobernador de kentucky anunciÓ por twitter que pidiÓ

this part of kentucky has had flash floods before, but nothing on this scale.ime to get nothing out of my little apartment in the basement. i lost everything twice. this makes twice that i've lost everything. and i ain't the only one. we going to have to have some help, more than what they bring in here the last flood. president biden has declared a disasterfor this area, freeing up funds and equipment to help. but the worst may not be over, with more rain expected early next week. this is, according to experts in kentucky, another glimpse into the future, becoming hotter and wetter due to climate change. peter bowes, bbc news. we can now speak to sean moody who's a news anchor at nbc affiliate lexis news in lexington, kentucky. thank you so much forjoining us. we saw some pictures there are some of the devastation. what is the latest situation? you heard from the kentucky governor in that package a moment ago who spoke about the mood today and said that the latest as far as for relatives go is 25 confirmed it is important to remember that it will be a long tim

a place in kentucky where i went to college. i know it very well. there is one dry day and more rain on its way. let's get you up to date on what's happening with this flooding here. so as we watch where the front warnings today are back off to the west, flagstaff to albuquerque. but look at that front. it goes back down south of kentucky, and there's going to be another round of moisture that runs along the front. so, we get more rain on the way for this area. there's not more bad news or any worse news i could give these folks from hazard, kentucky, to charleston to roanoke, it could be 2 to 4 inches of rain, and that will include more flooding and likely for thed, donations anything you can spare if you're watching this, just donate whatever you can to help these people. we've had some real issues in this area, and it's going to continue into the first part of the week. janai? >> and more rain is the last thing they need. sam, thank you so much. >>> turning now to the latest on the negotiations to bring brittney griner and pa

many parts of kentucky's — lost everything. many parts of kentucky's still _ lost everything.entucky's still struggling after being hit by tornadoes last year and this latest extreme weather is a reminder of the deadly impact of our changing climate. sorry scenes there in kentucky. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a rare dinosaur skeleton sells at auction in the us for $6 million. he's a relative of the infamous t—rex, but faster and with a stronger bite. cheering. the us space agency, nasa, has ordered an investigation, after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armagh, once an everyday part of the soldier's lot, drudgery and danger, now no more after almost four decades. if one is on one's own, in a private house, - not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why i all these people should wander in and say, _ "you're doing something wrong". six rare white lion cubs on the prowl at a worcestershire wildlife park, and have already been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they are lovely and sweet,

and so being from kentucky i knew all about kentucky windage and with that and the help of a west virginia state trooper who stood behind me and told me where all my shots were going. i was able to get through it, but that was my first experience in the fbi and i think over the years the fbi has evolved. to a certain extent but unfortunately one of the things that made me realize that when i was writing this book that i was on the right path was i saw in the new york times where there were 15 or 16 women who had filed a lawsuit. this was in 2019 had filed a lawsuit against the fbi because their firearms instructors at quantico were trying to sabotage their training. 2019 so i thought to myself has it changed really i mean has it. yes, there are more women in leadership positions, but i think that there's in the fbi. it's it's still inherently male-dominated. and you know, i think that unfortunately a lot of the negative media that the fbi is getting is warranted, especially when it comes to those young women those young gymnasts who went to the fbi to talk about their sexual assault and th

it's not just eastern kentucky. you have cities like memphis, nashville, charlotte, north carolina, that also have potential for flooding because of the amount of rain we expect. most areas likely to pick up one to three inches. but there will be a couple of isolated spots here where you're talking four to six. four to six alone can trigger flooding concerns, fred, in addition to when you're talking about the ground already being saturated. that's why you have the flood risk for tomorrow, for basically this entire area that you see here. >> goodness. all right. just seemingly never-ending. allison chinchar, we'll check back with you. thank you so much. for more information on how to help victims of the kentucky flooding, go to cnn.com/impact. >>> this just in, quite the contrast, because someone has hit it really big and is hugely lucky. at least one winning ticket sold in illinois, that mega millions huge jackpot of $1.28 billion. that is the second largest prize in mega millions history. and the third largest lott

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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 everything in the floods. >> no water, no electricity, no nothing. >> reporter: joe is one of the lucky ones. but he says many of his neighbors lost their homes. >> it just washed away. i mean people in them. we don't

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have died in eastern kentucky.half of the state's counties are underwater in what he called the worst flooding disaster of his lifetime. extreme flooding causes devastation across the nation. in west virginia, the governor declared a state of emergency for six counties. in missouri and arizona, flash flooding prompted road closures for rescues. >> reporter: a race to rescue those still stranded in eastern kentucky in what the governor says will end up being one of the most significant deadly floods in years. >> unfortunately, i expect double digit deaths in this flooding. that's something that we rarely see. >> reporter: the water so high you can only see the roof of this home. many others submerged up to the windows. a relentless stalled storm front dumped more than 8 inches of rain in the area overnight. raging waters swept away homes and cars. >> i didn't think it would get, you know, that high. >> reporter: this couple barely got out of their home in time. >> i said, you better be getting you some clothes and b

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so it's hard. >> reporter: kentucky is one of several states left reeling from severe flooding. monsoonal waves washed through parts of nevada, soaking unlucky gambler. in kentucky, recovery will be slow. >> we're going to grieve with you. we're going to support you. and we're going to be here fur, not just today but tomorrow and in the weeks and the years to come. >> reporter: those search-and-rescue crews continue to work here in eastern kentucky as more rain falls. it's going to be a daunting task. some of the water is not expected to recede until saturday. major. >> garrett: on the scene for us, mike seidel, thank you. with more rain expected across the region, let's bring in the weather channel meteorologist mike bettes with the forecast. mike, good evening. >> major, good evening. flooding likely to continue into the weekend after historic flooding happened earlier this week. all these locations highlighted in green or yellow this map from kentucky and west virginia back into the desert southwest could see some flooding. the desert southwest likely due to the monsoon there

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view a state of kentucky. he was facing one of the worst floods in its history, heavy rains and mot slides. i've left several people dead and hundreds of properties destroyed. more rain is expected to hamper rescue efforts. roads that dawned into rivers. homes washed away by deadly flash floods in eastern kentucky. many have lost their belongings and livelihoods making it out alive. every like, every thing is going to love is good. we had to swim out and it was good. it was over my head, so yeah, it was. this is a number of people remained missing. tens of thousands of homes were left without bar and many lacked wattle. at he's the kind that seem to drink. the governor of kentucky has declared a state of emergency and activated the national god. i may start by mentioning that the challenges of the flooding in eastern kentucky only continue everything from power outages increasing to our 1st set of confirmed deaths. in a word. this event is devastating and i do believe it will end up being one of the most signi

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fema and the national guard are on the ground in kentucky. judy butler's home flooding for the second time this year. round one, back in march. >> the first time, we didn't have insurance. we will make it. we always do. >> maggie vespa in hazard, kentucky. >>> mick mulvaney testified before the january 6th many for more than two hours today. >> how about that for a start? >> you asked to come in or did you volunteer to come in? a subpoena, or no? >> i was asked to come in. >> mick mulvaney resigned on the night of the capital insurrection. at the time, he was serving in northern ireland after mr. trump replaced him as a chief of staff with mark meadows. as he was leaving, he told reporters he hasn't spoken to anybody from the trump white house days in a long time, as he put it. mike pompeo now confirms he is also in talks with the january 6th committee to possibly testify. today he told foxnews he is still trying to figure out whether he will do it. >>> in the meantime, the january 6th chairman says the committee has finalized a system to sha

a one in 1,000 year flood across the southern part of kentucky. the waters turned deadly overnight and another round of storms set to hit the area this evening. 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

more than half of kentucky is made up of farmland. so how disastrous is this flooding particularly to the farming community? >> i know that the word devastation keeps floating around. but it's gone. several of my farmers, one of which we were really concerned we couldn't find her and that story is common. as your colleague was talking about, this is an active situation and we're still on search and rescue. so it's a matter of even finding people right now. and so we work hard to -- we're working hard to develop a local food network and that is just, has just devastated -- >> my goodness. how do you do that especially as you say right now the priority is search and rescue. but along the way, in looking for people, you are also seeing the damage that is left behind by this kind of flash flooding. how are you mapping out a plan to try to assist people as best you can? i know you are collecting funds but then how do you prioritize and what ways will you be able to help people? >> i'm glad you asked that. that is something i really want to

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