here is this major highway and i ve seen here throughout the day. just an increase in the number of resources coming heavy machinery and equipment that will help them dig through that debris a lot quicker and get help to anyone who might need it. and you mentioned the emergency declaration that governor tate reeves just declared a couple of minutes ago . that will be huge. that ll free up resources and money to get this community the help that it needs. also we saw 18 t trucks coming in and restoring cell service. important communication that will happen between the first responders, and we re also utility trucks coming in and putting new power poles. fema team is on the way to assess the damage here and see how they can help. what sort of resources are needed here as well. we also spoke with tracy harden, who is the owner of chuck s dairy bar. which if you look right behind me, that s
get this community the help that it needs. administrator chris will also said that they re working on getting that over in the federal side of things to bring in that federal money as well. we have also seen utility trucks working to replace the power poles, 80 and t trucks, too. to restore the cellular connection, because, as you can imagine, it s so important in moments like this for first responders to communicate as their spanning across this mass area, looking for anyone who might be trapped underneath. i also spoke to the mayor of rolling fork here. his name is eldridge walker, who was trapped in his home with his wife last night when that tornado came in, take a listen to how he described it. it sounded like afraid train. driving over my home. and it happened so quickly. by the time we responded to the alert i got my wife we got in the tub covered our heads. by the time we did
survey the damage and get a look at what s going on, we did see several utility trucks in the streets on the way down to where we are now trying to write the power poles and get power lines restored. obviously with no power, not a lot of great cell power service, makes the rescue efforts harder but we have seen crews that have come from within mississippi and without of the state trying to restore power in the area. charles, charlie hurt here, great reporting on the ground. earlier you mentioned about had a hard time getting there after the storm, is it any evidence volunteers from other places, other than just neighbors and volunteers from outside of amery have been able to get into town
help is coming here in the last hour we saw 18 t trucks coming in and restoring some of the cell reception, which was a struggle for first responders. i saw them holding up cell phones trying to communicate with one another, without any luck, so at least that cell reception has come by also utility trucks starting to erect those power poles again and reconnect the lines so that this community can begin on its road to recovery eventually. course the human toll the people that may be trapped underneath this rubble and debris. that is mission number one right now. we do also know that a fema team will be coming here to assess and to offer resources as well as the governor. governor tate reeves to be with the people, as he said in a statement. we also fred spoke with the mayor here, the mayor of rolling fork, who calls us a tight knit community , they know one another. they go to church together. they eat together. he knows some of the people who have died. they are
us in southern california are happy to see the sun again. it has stopped snowing. but we re seeing the snow still accumulated. i want to show you the mountains here behind me. it is a beautiful scene. and we talked to scientists who saying, look, we ll have to wait and see how quickly the snow melts in terms of the drought here in california but nonetheless, it is nice to see the mountains full of snow here in southern california. and unfortunately, though, the highways are still closed. so even though it is beautiful and a rare sight, it is also very inconvenient. normally you would see a lot of traffic. it is obviously empty. authorities are saying that they will probably open up around 11:00 a.m. local time. they ve been trying to clean that highway back and forth. but these are all of the lingering effects of the storm. there are still thousands without power here in the state of california. and we re seeing a lot of those utility trucks, i also wanted to show you that over here. t