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after so many, we hope this will be the change. we re not letting go. thank you, paula. we re not letting go of this. best of luck with your work. thank you. edwardsville, illinois, paid tribute to the six people who died when a tornado struck in an amazon warehouse there. a candlelight vigil was held outside the warehouse last night, one week after the deadly tornadoes tore through that area. another ceremony was held earlier in the day outside the edwardsville fire department headquarters. the mayor there said that a dogwood tree is going to be planted in honor of the amazon employees who died and a plaque next to the tree. carla cope, the mother of one of the victims, described her final conversation with her son. we talked to him about 15 minutes before the storm hit. we had called and told him to get to shelter. he said he had to go tell somebody. so, we said, go, get to shelter.
Clean-up crews in western Kentucky's devastated communities on Tuesday ramped up their Herculean task of carting away mountains of debris left by last week's killer tornadoes as survivors huddled together for warmth and support.