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Those initial response efforts. the major disaster declaration will help individuals. you can go to disaster assistance.gov and find the system that will be available once the declaration is approved it will allow us to help with the long-term repair of the critical infrastructure damaged by the storm. again go to disaster system.gov and you can find more information of what will be available. we know the communications are bad you will not be able to access the sites that we send you two were make phone calls. we will send teams into the field we call them disaster survivors assistance team i...

To hear some of the impacts they're having and some of their shortfalls. the things we are hearing are housing, housing is going to be a tremendous need as we continue to go forward. power, water, fuel, all of these things to help the communities start their rebuilding process. because housing we know is going to be a such a tremendous need, we are sending in one of our housing experts that will be here tomorrow to begin the strategy for how we're going to be able to help with the long-term housing needs and the recovery of these communities. part of that is we also did receive a request from ...

0 nbc's wendy joins us from there. it's good to talk to you again. what are you hearing from folks in these ongoing efforts to rescue as many people as possible? >> yasmin, good afternoon to you. good to speak to you again. it's incredible, the outpouring of help and support that you are hearing, and seeing people come out in the downtown area. wherever you look there seems to be destruction, and everywhere you turn there seems to be a story, and people sometimes think we are exaggerating that thing, but i'm not kidding you, you can walk one block and find a store yeah then walk another block ...

Of those states are reporting fatalities. so such devastation to communities across the country right now. we have provided support right now to kentucky on where the president did authorize an emergency declaration earlier today. we have urban search and rescue teams that are on the way to support the amazing work that the first responders have already been doing. really heroic efforts on the ground, especially in mayfield, and many of these first responders, remember, are probably impacted themselves, their homes damaged or even destroyed. we're here to bring in additional support and help t...