trees are down all over. reporter: in north carolina, this afternoon, a confirmed ef-3 tornado near rocky mount. wind speeds up to 150 miles per hour wreaking havoc on a highway, and destroying part of this manufacturing facility owned by the drugmaker pfizer. we really don t know exactly what the amount of injuries or if there s any deaths at this time. reporter: meanwhile, farther west, more devastation. kentucky tonight the latest state to get slammed with violent flash floods. in hard-hit mayfield initial reports show nearly a foot of rain falling since midnight. if verified, it would smash the state s decade-old record for the most rain in 24 hours. water swallowing neighborhoods and submerging cars. started coming through the sidewalls and opened up the back door, and it started gushing inside the house. reporter: this man scrambled to get his fiancee and their five kids out. all of our stuff got taken, like, it s ruined. we don t have renter s insurance. you know,
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kim potter giving tearful testimony over the moment she allegedly shot and killed daunte wright during a traffic stop. potter says she mistakenly grabbed her handgun instead of her taser. watch. i remember yelling taser, taser, taser and nothing happened. and then i shot him. potter saying the fateful moment was chaotic and she was trying to keep wright from driving away. she is facing first and second degree manslaughter charges. senator minority leader mitch mcconnell is in home state surveying devastation from the historic tornadoes this past week. the kentucky republican touring bowling fry green and hit mayfield and dawson springs later today. six suspected looters are arrested for trying to steal damaged cars and copper from the
belief. when you look around here, it s almost beyond belief. reporter: victims of last week s historic tornadoes. the government is going to cover 100% of the cost for the first 30 days for all the emergency work. reporter: in hard-hit mayfield, the national guard is on the ground cleaning up and buckling down for a massive recovery effort now under way, the cost of the damage here staggering. i wouldn t be surprised if we see a number upwards of $100 million if not a billion dollars. reporter: these twisters were especially remarkable. some of this debris was blown 130 miles away. people on social media reuniting owners with personal belongings. this treasured family photo from kentucky was found on a car windshield in indiana. the losses are crushing. on this street were lost three
president joe biden is set to visit kentucky today, just days after a series of tornadoes killed 74 people there. and 14 other people across four additional states. nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrez has the latest from hard-hit mayfield, kentucky. reporter: days after tornadoes sliced through multiple states there are still more than 100 people unaccounted for in kentucky alone. we have people missing. i still expect that we will find at least some more bodies. reporter: in bowlen green, 11 people, from two families, died on one street. items you can replace, family you cannot. reporter: the gut you wrenching picture, 9-year-old anna seen clutching a doll. 15 minutes after her parents posted this photo, aniston died in the tornado that ripped through her home. she was a wonderful,