powerful tornadoes ripping through mississippi overnight killing morethan 20 people and leaning behind of devastating destruction. to see what might be coming in front of you last night, this massive tornado was only able to be viewed by intermittent flashes of lightning and transformers blowing out in the distance. is that i can hear it. hi, aishah. iowa good to see you. i m aishah hosni in washington. officials there say that town is essentially gone with entire neighborhoods leveled as you can see here in this video and thousands without power or anywhere to go. we are being told by officials on the ground that there are 23 people dead in that area. griff: it has hit them hard, in fact. powerful interview with rolling folks mayor, neil cavuto earlier. he literally looked to left and right and nothing was left, rolling fork is down in delta area. i went to school in mississippi, grew up there. damaged not only homes but areas but also hospital nearby as well. nearest town
talk to your doctor about rinvoq. learn how abbvie can help you save. griff: back to top story now, massive tornado damage across parts of the south, at least 23 people are dead, dozens of others injured. charles watson live with the latest. charles: we are 30 miles of the city of tupalow and i have to tell you just a lot of awful, awful damage here on the ground in smithville. on the hour that my crew and i have been on the ground we have run into homes like this that have undergone a lot of extensive damage. you can see the home here, the extent is up on the roof, a lot of wood and metal panels stripped off by the power of the tornado that ripped through here yesterday. you can actually see portions of
lost everything but this is what folks in mississippi are dealing with this this afternoon, guys and throughout the day. we will be around checking out some of the damage and we will get back to you guys a little later today, griff. aishah: charles watson live for us in devastated smithville, mississippi. we really appreciate it. we are going the move onto some other news now. rescue crews digging through the rubble after a major terrifying explosion at a historic pennsylvania cobbing late factory and officials say that at least two people are dead and five others are still missing. cb cotton live with the latest on the story. recovery efforts continue today. people holding on hope they will find survivors. mi.this is incredible given howe