tornadoes crushing the landscape across 6 states. 78 people reported dead so far. with small towns in kentucky taking the brunt of the hit. you can see the small city of mayfield right in the path of the deadly storms. the search and rescue operations are on-going. in countries across the tornado s path. rescuers looking for people who might still be alive. sandra: trace, we have live fox team coverage. a brand new hour. mike tobin has the search and rescue efforts in mayfield, kentucky. grady live at the candle factory that collapseed in mayfield. we start our coverage at this hour live in truman, arkansas, with a nursing home took a direct hit. hunter davis is on the the scene. we are in truman.
thank you. merry christmas, dad. america s herald. innocent families and homeless just 2 weeks before christmas trying to rebuild their lives from their shattered memories. welcome to america reports. i am sandra smith in new york. so many emotions. trace: the pictures are so difficult to look at. i am trace gallagher in los angeles in for john roberts. president biden announced we will visit kentucky on wednesday
what is your message to families? we love you. we love you and we are sorry for your loss. we will grieve right there next to you. we are never going to walk away from you. we are going to be there to help every single step of the way. you are one of us. we are one people. we care about each other. we will make it. we will be there in the coming years. i know that you will never be whole again. i get that. but we will do everything we can. sandra: honest response from the heart. governor, our best to you. 65 confirmed dead in your state. i know the rescue efforts are on-going. come back with an update when you can. thanks for your time. thank you. sandra: thoughts and prayers with the people of that great state. trace, difficult. the governor is going through a lot. emotional speech he gave earlier.
i encourage everyone no matter what network i am on. talk to your doctor and talk to them about vacuations. i vaccinations. i got a christmas tree and the gentleman who ran the farm passed away 3 months ago. it s heart breaking to learn that people are still dying from this terrible disease. trace: you are saying people who have covid still need to get vaccinated? i didn t say that. include natural immunity in the policy. a study in israel said natural immunity gave people protection. we should that be included in our policy. and advocate for people to get evacuated. it s vaccinated. it s not one or the other. trace: thank you. sandra: kentucky s governor
personal for him. he said he wasn t doing well and not many are with a long road to recovery. trace: losing 10% of your town s population. it s not a weeks or months scenario. this is a years scenario. maybe many years to recover from this. the governor was very compelling. president biden s chief medical advisor dr. fauci said americans will have to get used to multiple boosters to get covid-19 under control. critics argue the effects of the pandemic are hitting people in the heartland more than big cities. mollie hemmingway join us weekly. joins us now. dr. fauci said if you need another booster deal with it. the democratic party is held