inside all have not been accounted for. we heard from illinois governor moments ago who said the situation could have been a lot worse had it not been for the quick actions of first responders. he also implored amazon to stand up and support the families and the community who are suffering a whole lot, jon, and as the crews continue to swift through the debris out there, they have to deal with power outages. at least 74,000 customers out in the dark with illinois and missouri. jon: so much heartache in so many states. charles watson, thank you. that s how fox reports on this saturday, the 11th of december 2021. i m jon scott. thank you for joining us this evening. we will see you tomorrow. gutfeld is next. and you add the love.
given the devastation there, that s nothing short of a miracle? congressman: i have to agree but we are up to two. sadly that s that s unfortunate. but you re right, this could have been so much worse and and the comments were made earlier and the governor spoke to this about the strength of the community and how this community rallies around. this is i m very familiar with this community and i was over there this morning, looked at the nursing home myself, talked to the administrator there and talked to the county judge and and many of the citizens around there and, you know, it s a devastating thing but it s it could have been so much worse and this is where really the damage started to begin. this tornado tracked for about 200 plus miles to the north and east and everything in its path, i mean, through illinois and kentucky and so you ve been covering this at length and so
arkansas, this path was deep and wide. i mean, it ran a pretty long track in arkansas and i stopped at a family standing in the rubble of their home and they walked out and they said we are glad that we got our family together. we can get another house but we cannot get another family and the message was repeated throughout the day as i stopped in different towns along the way and and it just speaks to the resolve of these folks here in arkansas and the resilience of the small communities and they re all helping each other recover. jon: yeah, when you look at some of those place where is there are multiple fatalities you know there s a lot of grieving. congressman: absolutely. that s right. we certainly pour out our prayers for those folks that are suffering right now. jon: the next steps for for the state, for washington to help you recover? congressman: well, as the governor indicated, he has the
still hear running through area and the neighborhoods and in the factory trying to listen and potentially find survivors. that s the hope. but if you look around here at the destruction, there are people s belongs, these are photographs from an album that i found in the debris behind me. this little girl s name is ashley and says on the photo, i certainly hope that she and her family are okay. the aerial video of this town is simply take your breath away kind of stuff. the swath of this tornadic system came through and we know the national weather system is looking potentially this is an ef5 tornado, 200 miles per hour the wind of an ef5. it appear that is the destruction could be that. the governor of kentucky saying there may be up to 100 or more people that have lost their lives here in the state and they will continue to do search and rescue throughout the night into
pritzker. there no words to sway the pain of losing a loved one and even when the cost comes so suddenly. yeah. tell me about that. one of my best friends is inside there right now i m assuming. we haven t heard from him since the tornado hit about 8:30 last night and it s about 2:30 right now and i still have no word from him. nobody has heard from him? his girlfriend, his mom, nobody. local hospitals have been checked and he s not there either. right, no. charles: governor says he has been in contact with amazon and to stand up and support families in the community who are in need right now. in the statement amazon tells fox news, quote, our thoughts an prayers are with the victims,