that we were about to witness quoting what the mayor had said from when arkansas it s like the tornado or the twister literally split the town in half. and where we find ourselves this morning is within that destructive path. one side of the town completely unharmed by this tornado, the other side as well. but right down the middle, unfortunately, leaving this path of destruction, a deadly path of destruction. we have two confirmed fatalities. there were search and rescue operations ongoing throughout the middle of the night, and i want to just set the scene show you where we are. this is the win high school and you re looking at an auditorium. this is some sort of pick up or drop off lane for students who attend this particular school. look at the shrapnel. the roof completely collapsed in on itself. and if we take the aerial shots, taking more of a bird s eye view, you can almost see that path that tour the town and half quite literally ripping the turf off of the football field as i
increase in the atmosphere, they re leading to these temperature increases. and as temperatures rise, we re going to start to see really extreme kinds of weather. and the unfortunate reality is those warnings are not coming true all around us. wherever you live in the country, this year you have seen some kind of extreme weather, whether it s the wildfires in california, the extreme drought that gripped much of the southwest and the midwest, hurricane ida that swept through from louisiana all the way up to new york and new jersey, casting a deadly path of destruction. the heat waves that we ve seen, record heat waves in many parts of the country, including in the southwest. this is just unprecedented. it s abnormal, and we should never get numb to this because it is taking a deadly toll. we ve seen thousands of people die this year because of weather-related disasters, where there was the extreme heat waves that we saw in the pacific
something is deeply wrong. scientists have been warning us about this for decades. that as our carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels increase in the atmosphere, they are leading to these temperature increases. and as temperatures rise, we are going to start to see really extreme sides of weather. the unfortunate reality is that those warnings are now coming true all around us. wherever you live in the country, this year, you have seen some kind of extreme weather. whether it is the wildfires in california. the extreme drought that gripped much of the southwest, and the midwest. hurricane ida that swept through from louisiana, all the way up to new york in new jersey. casting a deadly path of destruction. the heat waves that we have seen. record heat waves. in many parts of the country, including the southwest. this is just unprecedented. it is abnormal. we should never get numb to this. because it is taking a deadly
reporter: hi, eric. dozens are areed■ç dead and more than 330,000 customers from texas to indiana are without power after a severe line of storms carved out a deadly path of destruction through the south and midwest. the city of mayfield, kentucky, one of the hardest hit. drone video shows downed power lines, flipped-over vehicles and buildingsen pancaked to the ground for blocks. overnight first responders worked frantically to rescue more than 110 workers who were trapped inside this candle factory after a suspected tornado slammed into the building causing the roof to collapse. kentucky s governor says many of those workers are feared dead. meantime, at least one resident says she has something to be thankful for amid the destruction. the part that actually makes you feel good is the part that it didn t hit the house, but it s really bad because it s destroyed everything we ve got over here. reporter: and tennessee at
coverage straight ahead as fox news has confirmed the death toll is up to 12 people from the violent storm. this is days after hurricane ida that tore through louisiana. it s remnants are on a deadly path of destruction in the northeast, new york, new jersey, those death tolls possibly could go up. we ll have continuing coverage. please stay with us. we ll be right back. cash. uity into the newday 100 va cash out loan. it lets you borrow up to 100% of your home s value. with mortgage rates near record lows.. and home values at record highs. you could take out $50,000 or more to build your dream kitchen, a new bathroom, or a swimming pool for the kids. call newday right now.