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There have now been 9 confirmed tornadoes in southern Minnesota

There have now been 9 confirmed tornadoes in southern Minnesota

There have now been 9 confirmed tornadoes in southern Minnesota

And across the south and midwest, from a very rare december outbreak fueled by warmer temperatures. providing an update today, kentucky governor andy beshear said 64 people are thought to have lost their lives and another 105 unaccounted for. that is in kentucky alone. the governor choked up as he revealed some of the dead are children. >> just a few more facts about those weve lost. 18 are still unidentified. of the ones that we know, the age -- the age range is 5 months to 86 years and six are...

Of a tornadic super cell that carved a path more than 200 miles long. one of at least 34 tornadoes reported across eight states. a very rare december outbreak. at least 90 lives feared lost. but theyre not giving up hope here tonight that they will find some of those people who are still missing. crews are still combing the wreckage for survivors in what is the deadliest tornado outbreak in this nation in more than a decade. here in mayfield, the county courthouse hollowed out, the clock tower a...

Edwardsville, at least six killed in an amazon distribution center, and a sign of how unusual a december outbreak of tornadoes, is the illinois governor announced he will look into strengthening building codes. mola lenghi is in edwardsville. good evening. >> reporter: good evening,more. one person, an employee, remains injured. as crews clear debris, the governor of illinois told me state and legal officials have start investigating whether this facility was structurally sound before the tornad...

If you have new developments and the needs in those counties hardest hit. congressman, thank you. >> thank you so much. griff: jacqui. jacqui: griff, for more on the destruction on the ground following the severe tornados, charles watson is joining us live with the latest. what are you hearing? >> the south and midwest taking a beating of unusual december outbreak of weather and the city of kentucky, a tornado slammed into a candle factory causing the roof to collapse on top of 110 workers insid...

>> we begin with a tornado watch in effect through the afternoon for parts of the south this new years day, following a rare december outbreak of severe weather. more than 35 tornadoes ripping through part of missouri and arkansas, on new years eve. six people were killed, dozens more injured and homes and businesses destroyed. a man who sur vived yesterdays round of storms described being lifted in the air at least three times. our correspondent george sells from fox affiliate ktvi-tv in st. lo...