Kentucky posted a decline in new COVID-19 cases last week, offering an early sign that the state's worst surge of the pandemic could be cresting, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday.
dana: absolutely. douglas kennedy, thank you for that and we appreciate your tenaciousness. bill: tragedy? kentucky and throughout the states of illinois and arkansas. families starting to return home to what s left of their house and await word about the dozens of loved ones missing. an update from the governor and another update in minutes. more stories from the heartland as our coverage continues. to whe with rybelsus®. you are my sunshine my only sunshine. rybelsus® is a pill that lowers blood sugar in three ways. increases insulin when you need it. decreases sugar. and slows food. the majority of people taking rybelsus® lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than 7. rybelsus® isn t for people with type 1 diabetes. don t take rybelsus® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop rybelsus® and get medical help right away
getting the most attention rightfully so is mayfield, kentucky in the county of graves, which is on the southwestern corner of kentucky near the tennessee border. steve harrigan has been reporting from there all morning and want to get back to him now. i don t know what you heard and something that caught your ear or eye perhaps where you are standing in mayfield. the governor nailed it when he said the phrase a mountain of waste we still have to clean up. they are really attacking that mountain, some giant tree stumps they re trying to cut up and move out of the way. we have some buildings on the road, too. buildings lifted up and placed on the road. you can imagine if what we re seeing here just a few square feet and also down the street here, imagine 200 miles of this trying to clean it up. the governor said it will be a years-long process and it certainly looks that. they re getting at it. this is the physical damage. something you can see and
history. i will close with saying the key here is our thoughts and prayers and our hearts go out to all of the victims, to all of the families and to the families of those who are still missing. this is a horrific event and prayers will help. now i ll introduce gracia. she was with the governor and i yesterday as we toured the area with the secretary of dhs alejandro mayorkas. it is always a challenge to pronounce the secretary s name and also gracia s immediate boss, the fema administrator, dan criswell. i spent the day with them. the governor was with them. they get it and they care. and gracia in syncing with