i want to rita statement from the president putting it out to the american people on twitter writing this morning i was briefed on the devastating tornadoes across the u.s. to lose a loved one in a storm like this is an unimaginable tragedy. we are working with governors to ensure they have what they need is a search for survivors damage assessment continues. kamala harris also weighing in, the second judgment and i are praying for the families impacted by last night tornadoes. the devastation for these communities is heartbreaking. our administration is working with state and local officials to support immediate assistance and rescue efforts in the affected areas. president biden and vice president kamala harris are watching this and waiting and continuing to seek, who was the president biden has any more to say on that but meanwhile, they will return to the white house tomorrow. another crisis plaguing the administration right now is inflation, the president is dealing with highs inf
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york getting strong winds. this is topline, north end of the front pulling through, it won t be until late tonight until we re out of the woods in boston and rhode island. this is a serious storm system, already historic. december is not known for severe weather but this is going down in the history books likely the most deadly and perhaps most damaging tornado outbreak we ve ever seen in december. a lot to come on this but state heads up, if you get warnings tonight, take action. griff: quickly, amy, the amount of time the tornadoes may have spent on the ground part of the historic content. when you think about a tornado, it could be a rope tornado lasting no more than a minute or two on the ground. we have large wedge tornadoes likely what they saw, meaning a large path on the ground for a very long period of time. when using the damage, you can see it was a very large tornado and on the ground over several
families in our thoughts and prayers. jacqui: thought was republican illinois congressman rodney davis talking about the widespread construction destruction left by a swarm of tornadoes. at least two people confirmed that after the roof of an warehouse in illinois caved in. many more people are still trapped and research and rescue efforts are underway. griff: rising crime rates in progressive policies towards crime. especially at the golden state grapples with an explosion of organized smash and grab robberies. christina coleman has more from los angeles. hi, christina. reporter: democrat run cities and counties with areas facing intense backlash from critics who say they are minimizing impacts in this province. while symptoms county district attorney george gascon held a press conference wednesday to celebrate his accomplishments or
states, perhaps hundreds of miles the tornado travels. griff: amy freeze, who live in our fox weather center. thank you very much. there s more coverage of the severe storms on the fox weather channel and for details about the weather in your city, download the app by scanning the qr code on your screen there. or go to fox weather.com. jacqui: for more on the destruction left behind tornadoes, we will go to charles watson with the details. the south and midwest taking a major hit from an unusual outbreak, december severe weather and tornadoes. mayfield kentucky in particular, the hardest areas hit with a lot of destruction and damage. overnight, suspected tornado slamming into a candle factory causing a roof to collapse on one tenth workers inside. you see first responders all over the place desperately