When you go further north to edwardsville, illinois where boris sanchez is, an amazon warehouse partially hit by the tornado. you can see where it was hit. that part of the building completely collapsed. six people were killed as a result. that candle factory in mayfield, kentucky, now in complete ruins. emergency crews rescued a number of employees trapped under that debris there on the the right. but we are told dozens were killed when that building came down. those recovery efforts are ongoing. it s not clear yet exactly how many people have been injured by the tornados. dr. brad houseman is vice president and chief medical officer of baptist health paducah. doctor, thank you so much for joining us. first of all, i just want to start with those images in mayfield of the candle factory, and it really is astounding to look at those images and to
All-star tribute tonight at 8:30 eastern. what a way to lift your sp spirits. watch cnn heros. good morning, everyone. welcome to this special edition of new day weekend. i m amara walker in for christi paul. i m boris sanchez, live in ed edwardsville, illinois, this community realing after being hit by an ef-3 tornado that left six people dead and scenes like the one playing out behind me are also playing out in several states, with rescue and recovery and cleanup efforts under way after this weekend s powerful storms. the heads of homeland security and fema are traveling to the region today, bringing
Much-needed resources to the devastated communities. storms unleashed more than 30 tornados late friday into early saturday, destroying buildings and claiming lives across six states, and one twister, just one, may be responsible for damage along a 250-mile stretch from arkansas to kentucky. officials now fear as many as 80 people may have lost their lives. here in edwardsville, authorities say a recovery effort could take three tase days, as we look at what s left of this amazon warehouse behind me. at least six people died after a tornado just carved through the building. 11-inch concrete walls falling in. the roof collapsing. roughly 45 people made it out, but getting an exact number of how many were in the warehouse at the time has proved difficult. these were shift workers, a lot of people coming and going. rescue and search and cries