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On Saturday, Dec. 11, under the lights of a few Christmas trees powered by a generator, Micah and Madison Haley exchanged their vows. The ceremony took place just hours after a tornado-ravaged their hometown of Mayfield.

On Saturday, Dec. 11, under the lights of a few Christmas trees powered by a generator, Micah and Madison Haley exchanged their vows. The ceremony took place just hours after a tornado-ravaged their hometown of Mayfield.

On Saturday, Dec. 11, under the lights of a few Christmas trees powered by a generator, Micah and Madison Haley exchanged their vows. The ceremony took place just hours after a tornado-ravaged their hometown of Mayfield.

On Saturday, Dec. 11, under the lights of a few Christmas trees powered by a generator, Micah and Madison Haley exchanged their vows. The ceremony took place just hours after a tornado-ravaged their hometown of Mayfield.

The storms have passed, but the comeback in Kentucky and the other midwestern states ravaged by tornados is going to take years. Christian relief agencies are already on the ground and say theyre in it for the long haul.

Five disaster responders from the Connecticut Red Cross are being deployed to the Midwest to assist in tornado aftermath efforts. The responders are assisting...

MAYFIELD, Ky. — Judy Burton’s hands shivered as she gazed up at what had been her third-floor apartment. She could see her clothes still hanging in the closet, through the buildings shredded walls. Across the street, her church was boarded up. A few blocks away, the spire was ripped away from the towns grand courthouse, its roof caved in. The restaurant where neighbors met for lunch, too, was lost in the rubble.

>> reporter: tonight, a tornado emergency, in the deep south. >> we had a very serious tornado touch down. there is substantial damage, a lot of property damage across the entire way. >> reporter: this is what it looked like as the storm moved through new orleans. security cameras catching the powerful winds peeling the roof right off this building. [ sirens ] >> you see vehicles all rushing to this area here. >> reporter: dozens injured. this drone showing the destruction from above. homes spli...

Good morning and welcome back here. im brooke baldwin and youre watching special coverage of the tornado aftermath, the ef-5 tornado aftermath here in moore, oklahoma. its just been under three days since that monstrous tornado hit moore in the surrounding area of oklahoma city. and folks that live here, they are just now facing the enormity of the challenges that lie ahead. i want you to listen to something. this is the oklahoma city mayor, just describing the scale of the tragedy. >> the numbe...

Know, and they are asking people to text message their loved ones. first responders are having trouble communicating over the phone and also getting to victims, at least initially that was the case. >> scott hines of kfor tv. you and your colleagues have been doing stellar coverage. thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> my pleasure. ill be right back with more coverage of the tornado aftermath. >> right there when where it turns down south, man, its about a mile and -- its about a mile righ...