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Arkansas, this path was deep and wide. i mean, it ran a pretty long track in arkansas and i stopped at -- a family standing in the rubble of their home and they walked out and they said we are glad that we got our family together. we can get another house but we cannot get another family and the message was repeated throughout the day as i stopped in different towns along the way and -- and it just speaks to the resolve of these folks here in arkansas and the resilience of the small communities ...

A candle-making factory that collapsed. this was no small operation. this was one of the largest employers in the town of mayfield. overnight, 110 workers at least inside that factory, many took shelter in the safe room but the building collapsed and some people say their ears popped before it did and many were killed instantly and some buried by the rubble and other broadcasting on facebook live on their phones calling for help and some of the first rescuers were actually coworkers, friends wit...

Jon: at least 22 people are dead tonight after monster tornado tore through 200 miles from western kentucky last night. president biden already has approved emergency declaration for that state as crews continue to search rubble. much of the death and destruction at candle factory at mayfield, kentucky that was completely decimated. fox weather robert ray near where the candle factory once stood, robert. reporter: jon, good evening. dark has fallen here in mayfield, kentucky and temperatures hav...

Through to get here, there is just near complete destruction especially in some of those main town squares, courthouses, fire department, police department, churches, just as if they had been scraped off the pavement. no trees down, really the geography, its disorienting to try and drive around or move around. many of the roads blocked without electricity, pitch black to try to move around and make sure people are safe and warm. jon, back to you. jon: you say its a recovery effort now, steve. a ...

Theyre about 40 feet tall so a lot of weight when that came down. [inaudible] >> one moment, please. >> so the call came in at 8:35 last night. we had our first units on scene 6 minutes lathe and we started search and recovery immediately. we had some police officers that helped pull people from the rubble along with some of the workers from amazon that got initial people out. after that it became more technical. we had some concerns about safety of our workers because the building was still cha...