in the state of illinois, an amazon factory is looking for its missing employees. the amazon founderjeff bezos pledged to offer support. the governor here in kentucky says this is the deadliest tornado event the state has ever had. president biden has signed a federal emergency disaster declaration to help this state and others ravaged by the storms. nomia iqbal, bbc news, kentucky. misty thomas is the executive director for the red cross, in western kentucky. she's been on the ground in mayfield, the worst hit area, and described what she saw. i just want to say that the american red cross is very deeply saddened by what we are experiencing — the loss of lives and the devastating destruction that we're seeing on the ground. i've personally never seen anything like it, i've been on the ground for two days now in mayfield,