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We've got all this debris to remove, all these roads to open up. how are we going to pay for it? that was one of the things i requested, governor ba shear requested, and i was pleased he announced the federal government would pick up the cost of the cleanup. >> getting power back up and getting housing for so many people, i know some of the most immediate and pressing needs we've heard about this week. are those needs changing now? what are you hearing from folks in terms of what they need right now? >> well, we've got a lot of electricity back. the water lines are coming back online. there ar...

But this is something we've been seeing over and over again. they're moving, surprsurprising jose, at an amazing pace. you see all of these power poles that have just been tossed around. we have been seeing many of the utility crews coming here, rebuilding some of these power poles. putting new ones up. power slowly being restored to this area. some of the water is coming back. but as you can see, this destruction will take months, if not years to rebuild. now, jose, i spoke yesterday inside her hospital room with one of the survivors from that candle factory. she told me a dramatic story of s...

There's red cross, utility crews, road crews. there's people everywhere in mayfield. everybody is here to help. it's good to see the outpouring of support. >> neil: what do you most need right now, tyler? >> well, really we need the utilities back on, the transportation department has done a great job clearing things off. we've had donations come in as far as pennsylvania, new jersey, arkansas. we are blessed with the outpouring of support. we have water, blankets, personal products, food, food trailers. just a variety of things. it's been a ton of support from people. >> neil: i don't know ho...

Give us a sense of what your teams on the ground are ups against right now. >> well, wolf, the candle factory scene, it's a very complex, complicated scene. we have teams from lexington and louisville that have come in. they're helping spearhead that operation. they have resources and equipment and knowledge that far exceeds what we have on the local level. we're very appreciative of what they're doing. throughout the rest of the impacted area, we are -- we're doing primary searches, secondary searches. we have those complete. we're now going door to door doing welfare checks across the city a...