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it s just amazing to see that old building and to see the clock faces on the ground next to it. so joining me now cnn political commentator scott jennings. a tornado destroyed his father s home in dawsons springs. first chance i have been able to see you. i m glad you re okay. i m glad your father is okay. and i m so sorry for what your family has gone through. dawson springs is 70 miles from here. you had a chance to go back to your dad s house yesterday with him to take a look. what was that lookic? well, it was very emotional for all of us. all we were really able to recover were old family photos and things. his wife passed away a couple of years ago. and there were some of her things from her life that he wanted to recover. she had a book collection that he has held on to, for instance. ....
Power. it knocked out the cell towers in most of these communities so they have no communication. they have no electricity. they have no running water. the tornado destroyed at least two water tanks so it disrupted water for many, many days at the very least and the sewer station in murray is completely gone. so there s a lot of tragedy. there s a lot of infrastructure that has been destroyed and it s going to take many, many days, weeks and months to get it all repaired. ashley: we have a little over a minute here. i want to talk about do consistents dawsons springs, it s a very small town. local reports are saying there could be upwards of 100 people still missing. that s not exactly the number we re getting from the governor of kentucky. are you worried that that number is just going to climb as the days go on? well, just seeing it firsthand, i ve been here this ....