our chief and our emergency officials will have a better understanding what the needs might be but right now, we have a lot of people out here providing a lot of things for first responder as well as for residents. you ve been listening to a live news conference, that right there calvin buck, the mayor of holly springs holly spring, along with community members, ems, recovery crews and responders to this devastating storm that hit their community in mississippi along with two other states. them saying with the light of day they are able to assess the damage and survey the area. and also give a confirmation that there have been two deaths in their community because of these storms, including a 7-year-old boy. they also say that they have found that no one is trapped in their homes and they ve done a thorough search of the community. interestingly enough, this is a small community, holly spring, only 7500 people population in
where the humidity is still there. incredible to think about that, a tornado on the groubd for 140 miles, talking about holly springs and i want to go to the mayor right now joining me on the phone. his name is calvin buck. mr. mayor, thanks for joining us. thank you for having me. your county, marshall county was hit very hard by this storm. a 7-year-old boy died yesterday in this. my heart goes out to you and your city and county. tell me what you re hearing from the people on the ground there and across your city and your county. well, by hearing and doing my own analysis and reconnaissance, we ve already determined that there s been a tremendous amount of devastation in three primary parts of the community. and in just like going out and taking a look, i mean, total
all right, mayor calvin buck, we wish you the best in the recovery effort and the cleanup in the aftermath of this devastating forms. thank you. and you re looking at live pictures of a news conference set to happen in holly springs. the governor is expected to speak about the devastation that tore through mississippi yesterday with this massive tornado. we will go to that news conference as soon as it begins. that severe weather pounding deep south is also having some effect on christmas eve air flights through major hub - airports in the east like atlanta and philadelphia and big three airports that serve new york city. let s go to sarah sidner, where something else was announced today that could slow down your trip this christmas. what is this new protocol that