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One of them was robert daniel pictured here with the big smile. he was a deputy jailer who was supervising inmates on a work release program at a candle factory when the tornado hit mayfield and levelled the factory. as you see there, the entire building just was decimated, and daniel died inside. not before leading all seven of his inmates, he was responsible for to safety. today he is being hailed as a selfless human being and hero. i want to bring in two people now. robert's brother, alonzo daniel on the left of your screen and robert's boss at the county jail george workman. i see you're s...

See that and can't help anybody. you have to help yourself get out. >> reporter: one of the one who died at the factory, robertt daniel. jenna daniel is his daughter. >> i can't believe it. he was stuff a good dad. >> reporter: robert daniel was a sheriff's deputy. he died after helping others get to safe inside the factory before the tornado hit. this was his first week assigned to the candle factory when he was supervising inmates part of a work release program. robert daniel 47 years old, a father of seven and grandfather to seven. >> he did what he could when he could, even if he couldn't ...

Living or deceased. so this is, you know, this is going to take a long, long time. >> 105 people, according to the governor, still unaccounted for in kentucky, and so he warns us that he predicts the death toll will go up. >> unfortunately. anderson, thank you so much, we'll get back to you in a moment. listen, we're learning about some of the people who died in these tornadoes. let's stay in mayfield, corrections officer robert daniel, he's on the right in this picture here. he was supervising inmates working at that candle factory we've heard so much about, those inmates were on a work rel...

Candles out and distributed. factory owner says 8 are are dead or missing. fema is calling it a rescue effort not a recovery effort yet. they followed protocol got the majority into the bathroom because there aren't any windows in there and concrete walls so they could be safe. steve: one of the people killed was a jail deputy. a number of the people who work at the candle factory, they were doing a work release program there. and they had actual prisoners inmates. the program was designed to help them get a fresh start on life after jail. the deputy who was killed, a fellow by the name of rob...

>> and you can hear, you can see the desperation in her voice as she, again, just waits word to hear about some of her friends that she has faith but doesn't believe will make it out there alive. one person who passed away is her boyfriend's father. he's confirmed to us, robert daniel, 47 years old. he was working for the very first time on the night shift as a work release program at the candle factory. earlier that day he dropped off a christmas present to his son, the very first christmas parent he was handing out, the son that talks to us right now. >> there was no way that you could find ...