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>> reporter: 110 employees were inside the factory when the tornado hit and several employees are telling nbc news that despite the warnings that a tornado was headed that way, they were told to keep working. this was a very busy time, because they're trying to meet the christmas demand. so they were working the night shift at the time and some of those employees were saying they wanted to be with their family members when they got the warnings. however, their supervisors told them to continue working and to stay put, because if they decided to leave, they may not have a job. here's what one employee told us. take a listen. >> every time i close my eyes, i wake up and think i'm buried again. they should allow people who wanted to leave to leave. the whole building came down on us. >> a spokesperson for the candle factory said it's untrue. employees can leave any time they want to leave and come back the next day. i actually spoke with the ceo. he said in hindsight things could have handled a little bit differently, but he insists they followed the protocols. and looking back, he said he didn't want to put his employees in harm's way and take a gamble and have them going outside and driving through the storm. i can tell you that the latest numbers, we know that 102 of the workers are accounted for. eight are among the dead. according to the candle factory, everyone has been accounted for at this time. meanwhile, you mention we are here in the heart of downtown mayfield and it's devastating to look around. there are barely any structures left standing. there is a lot of activity that has ramped up in the past couple of hours as they continue to clean up and begin the rebuilding process. we spoke with a church member. there was a church behind me here. she came out trying to salvage anything she could. take a listen. >> we've been down here several times and it doesn't get any easier. it's really hard. this was a meeting place for most of the community. there was all kinds of events held here, training and dinners and receptions. lots of memories. everyone is save and healthy. no one was injured, so we're thankful for that. >> reporter: with christmas just days away now, they were getting ready for a big event this weekend. she was preparing for that. we asked her what is she looking for and she said she's looking for hand bells because they have a lot of christmas programs coming up. they're ready to celebrate the holidays. obviously so many people dealing with the heartache of covid. they were looking forward to this holiday, but now they are dealing with devastation. there is so much help this community needs right now. >> megan, three hours outside of mayfield, edwardsville, illinois, osha, i understand is opening a probe into the collapse of that amazon warehouse that the governor says killed six people. what are you hearing about what employees there faced and what happens with that investigation? >> reporter: what we know is that osha has already started this investigation and they are looking to see whether or not amazon followed all the guidelines they have in place to ensure the health and well-being and safety of employees. they're going to be looking at things like the structural integrity of this warehouse, making sure it was built to code, making sure there were emergency plans in place and those were carried out correctly. this is going to be a six-month investigation. as they try and comb through this to get answers, it is possible that amazon could be cited or forced to pay a fine if they find violations there. amazon saying that i had did everything right and they are aware of osha's investigation. a statement saying, osha investigates all workplace fatalities and we are supporting them. amazon also tells us that in the minutes leading up to this tornado, there were sirens, there were alarms ringing. they took action, telling all 46 employees inside this warehouse to shelter in place in the northern part of the building as well as the southern part of the building. but unfortunately at around 8:30 friday night that tornado ripped through the southern portion there, killing six people, critically injuring another. i want you to listen to a survivor we spoke to just hours ago. take a listen. >> i was concentrating on one thing and that was breathing, because i was being crushed by that wall. from the time it did take, i had a little room to none. it started to crush my head at the end and that was scary. i'm still thinking about those people that weren't as lucky as i was and their families. i can't imagine what they're going through. i can't. >> reporter: so these survivors are just traumatized, devastated, specifically this man who was literally feet away from people who he knew who didn't survive. amazon says they've launched an investigation into this. of course, we know osha as well and so has the state of illinois. >> it's hard to wrap your mind around the breadth of the destruction, even these days later. thanks to both of you. i want to bring in curtis mcgee, mullenburg county kentucky executive. he is also a pastor in that community. thank you so much. i want to extend our condolences, because i know you talked with us here at msnbc and shared you lost a close friend, who you had only just had dinner with. how are you doing today? >> i think overall i am doing okay and the community is doing okay considering what we've been through. it is an enormous loss for our community, the loss of 11 precious people is always detrimental. i think all in all our community is doing as well as we can considering what we've been through. >> what i hear and i saw this from a local station is inspiring really. they report that in your county in that small town, population just a couple hundred people, close to 300 volunteers showed up to assist in cleanup efforts. i know it's just the beginning of a long process, but what does it mean when you see so many people offering to help and what does your community need most right now? >> well, their support has been overwhelming. we've had people come from other states and other counties. many of the volunteers are people from this community and our county. they have done an amazing job. it's been a great demonstration and outpouring of love and support for those impacted by the storm. we did have about 300 volume volunteers on sunday and maybe more than that yesterday. the volunteers are making an incredible difference. we had a lot of other counties participating in helping us to get the larger debris cleaned up. they sent in trucks and large equipment to get the heavy debris moved. we're seeing a significant difference made by people that are willing to just be good neighbors. >> i've heard people talk about rebuilding, how much they love their community, their neighbors. president biden is set to visit kentucky tomorrow. how have you found the government response, whether local, state, even national to be? and what would your message be to the president? >> first of all, i would like to thank the president for visiting western kentucky. we're not only concerned about our community, we're concerned about our friends down in west kentucky from bowling green to mayfield and other areas devastated by this storm. even our neighboring county hopkins county was hit hard and they have had several fatalities. our thoughts and prayers go out to them. the government's response has been phenomenal. my governor has called me, nearly every state representative made contact with me and were on site yesterdays. i received a call not more than an hour ago from senator mitch mcconnell. i know that long-term they're going to be very helpful. as far as immediate help goes, again, most that has been done by volunteers. there's been a lot of items donated to ensure that people didn't go hungry, to make sure they had necessities. in a community like ours where people are close knit, we're very fortunate because most of the people impacted with the storm that lost their homes could either go to visit with their family or friend. where that may not necessarily occur in some communities, it does occur in this community. it makes me tremendously proud that people are being good samaritans. >> thank you so much. i know you have a lot going on. people watching are sending so many good thoughts and prayers your way. thank you for your time, sir, we appreciate it. members of congress, fox news hosts, even donald trump jr., the january 6th committee has revealed text messages, all of them sent to former president trump's white house chief of staff mark meadows, begging him to tell trump to call off the rioters on january 6th. we're going to break down those texts ahead of a contempt vote for meadows. first, remember this? 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rapidly becoming the more predominant strain. >> all this new information as today marks the one-year anniversary from this incredible moment when a nurse in new york became the first person to receive a covid vaccine dose in this country. since then, more than 485 million vaccine doses have been administered in the u.s., according to the cdc. joining me now, that nurse who received the first vaccine dose sandra lindsey. also with me critical care pulmonologist and msnbc medical contributor dr. vin gupta. sandra, i don't know if this has been a fast year, the longest year of your life, but a year later how do you feel about where we are with covid? >> good morning. thanks for having me on. since that historic day, i have to say that we've made progress with we are now 61% vaccinated. we're not where we want to be. we still have some more work to do. >> let's talk about that work because as the first person vaccinated you've become a sort of spokesperson. what do you tell people who still after everything we know, after 800,000 lives lost, what do you say to folks who are still unsure or hesitant to get the shot? >> what i tell them is that covid is not going to go away without action. inaction is not an option. we continue to be at risk for the virus and these variants, because we're not at the rate where we should be in terms of vaccinations. so i tell them that now is a good time for them to get informed and get vaccinated. >> so i always want to bring in the medical director at the university of louisville health, who also got her first shot this day one year ago. doctor, i want to read to you what you said last year. quote, i just lost my 27th patient today, so the vaccine i took today was for her family and for the other 26 i lost. i remember that at the time. i remember it gave me chills. the joy of the vaccine happening and then the reality check. one year later, how many patients are you still seeing and losing from covid? >> so since i got my vaccine a year ago, i lost 24 more. so my tenure on the covid unit has actually ended in march of this year while i was working the covid unit every day. i lost a total of 50. since march i've been working every other week. in just the last few months i've lost six more. so i think about that day a year ago. to know that i lost many more patients after that and still continue to lose patients, it's heartbreaking to me. >> we don't have to die. dr. gupta, let's talk about some potentially good news. that is this new anti-viral pill that can be taken at onset of symptoms. is it a game changer? is it just another weapon in the arsenal? how do you view this? >> good morning. i do think this is going to be a transformative not just for the united states but world wide because it's a pill that you can take for up to five days, soon after a diagnosis of covid-19, ideally within the first 72 hours of symptom onset, although you can take it in the first five days. what we're noticing is if you're 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benny thompson in the last hour addressing the house rules committee. they're discussing a resolution recommending mark meadows be held in contempt of congress. a full vote by the house is expected later today. last night the select committee voted to hold meadows in contempt over his refusal to testify after initially he did cooperate. the committee shared more details about the documents and text messages that meadows did turn over. that includes messages sent to him by former president trump's son and fox news hosts. we've reached out to donald trump jr. about his messages. he has no comment. nbc news has also reached out to fox news. the network did not immediately respond to our request for comment. nbc's ali vitale is following this story from capitol hill. also david drug drucker. good to see both of you. ali, when are we expecting this house vote and what are the next steps? >> reporter: this is going to come later this afternoon. i'm standing in a hallway now where democrats are huddling ahead of the time they start to get on the floor to consider this contempt referral. we're also hearing from meadows' attorney where he takes issue with the idea that people are saying that meadows stopped cooperating. his lawyer says his client has, quote, maintained consistently that as a former chief of staff he cannot be compelled to appear for questioning and that he as a witness is not licensed to wave executive privilege claimed by the former president. we know that trump is claiming executive privilege by the current president joe biden is not saying that should be enforced. this statement goes on to say perhaps members will consider how the select committee's true intentions dealing with mr. meadows have been revealed, citing the documents his cooperation has produced. he heard them cite those documents last night and again this morning. finally meadows lawyer's statement asks, what message does that send to him as well as to others who might be inclined to consider cooperating in good faith? when meadows is arguing for executive privilege because he has done things like put out a book and provide them with these messages, they would like the opportunity to ask him questions about these. there are also questions about if because some of these messages and e-mails were sent on private devices, whether or not they were turned over to the national archives in compliance with the national records act. they did just have a ruling in their favor last week. the committee arguing that they're pushing ahead on this, although the ripple effect of what meadows did provide them already is clear throughout washington. you mentioned this. fox news hosts imploring meadows to have trump condemn what was happening at the capitol. reporters from inside this building on this day reaching out to meadows saying things like we're helpless and reminding him there was a standoff happening at the house doors at that moment. and donald trump jr. reaching out to meadows saying his father needed to say something and condemn this violence. >> in fact, david, as you know, last night the committee vice chair liz cheney read through some of those messages that ali just referenced from donald trump jr., fox news hosts. let me play some of that sound. i should warn viewers there is some profanity. >> quote, mark, the president needs to tell people in the capitol to go home. this is hurting all of us. he is destroying his legacy. laura ingram wrote. as the violence continued, one of the president's sons texted mr. meadows, quote, he's got to condemn this [ bleep ] asap. the capitol police tweet is not enough, donald trump jr. texted. meadows responded, quote, i'm pushing it hard, i agree. donald trump jr. texted again and again, urging action by the president. quote, we need an oval office address. he has to lead now. it has gone too far and gotten out of hand. >> so david, just on that, what are the questions for meadows? he knows what he did about those texts. >> i think what this does is paint a picture of how republicans really felt in the moment and at that day. we're not just talking republicans that have been privately critical of trump or publicly critical of trump. we're talking about some of his biggest supporters and people who are really a part of the wing of the party that has grown up around trump. i thought the texts by donald trump jr. was extremely interesting, because a lot of voters will look at him as sort of a junior version of his father, but really he's developed his own political persona. you saw it there. he would never talk publicly in pposition to his father, but even donald trump jr. was looking at the post election period of january 6th a lot differently than his father. i think this gives some real meat on the bones to what this committee is trying to do, which is to flesh out exactly what was going on that day, exactly what the former president's role was in all of those actions to try and figure out exactly who needs to be held accountable and at what level. >> there are legal implications here, obviously there are constitutional implications. but when you listen to those text messages -- and some of them were from fellow lawmakers. these are people mark meadows served side by side with, begging him to intervene. the human aspect of this is really compelling. >> it is. look, when you're the chief of staff, this is the role you play. if you want to get to the president and you're not getting directly to him, you always go to the chief. mark meadows presumably had a close relationship with his boss. that's one of the reasons he was fielding all of these calls. i think it also shows us in a sense how detached the president was that day. it seemed for a president that never wasted any time speaking his mind on twitter, on television or other social media platforms, there really seemed to be a vacuum and he really seemed to go silent. even some of the initial tweets seemed as though he 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structural changes in the organization that the greatest gymnasts of all time simone biles says fail to protect her and her teammates. >> reporter: for years they performed breath-taking feats while hiding the horror of sexual abuse. now many gymnasts and five other athletes will have an opportunity to share in $380 million settlement for what was done to them. >> it's valuation and it feels like justice. >> biles, maroney and maggie nichols detailed the abuse for congress. >> all we needed was the right thing to be done. >> the usa gymnastics and olympics and paralympic committee covers anybody associated with usa gymnastics. the most notorious larry nassar the former doctor of the u.s. women's team now serving what amounts to life in prison for sexually assaulting minors during supposed treatment. >> to be clear, i blame larry nassar and i also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. >> reporter: the world saw the lingering impact of abuse at the summer olympics when biles withdrew for part of the competition, telling hoda. >> as soon as we stepped on to the olympic scene, it's just -- i just decided i couldn't do it any more and it cracked and that is what happened. >> reporter: a system that maroney told savannah in 2018 didn't care about the women. >> all they cared about was their reputation, money, gold medals, and that was it. >> reporter: this morning, usa gymnastics is apologizing, saying the bankruptcy reorganization reflects our own accountability to the past and our commitment to the future. the usopc saying, quote. saying it has enacted sweeping reforms to combat sexual abuse. under the agreement, at least one abuse survivor will serve on the usa gymnastics board of directors and two other committees. as for how the money gets allocated well, that is going to up to a retired judge who is now doing the same thing with the 500,000 settlement that was reached against michigan state university for larry nassar as well. >> can you just comment briefly on the importance of that seat at the table, in that harrowing and heartbreaking testimony they gave before congress? one of the things they said clearly even after everyone knew what larry nassar had done and after he had been convicted they did not see the changes they felt was necessary. >> no. everybody was protecting their own. >> right. >> that is essential why usa gymnastics filed in bankruptcy court because it protects the structure from disappearing, if you will. and it will come out of bankruptcy now. but the importance having a survivor at the table is that she can say, look, this isn't a pr game. this is about people's lives. what struck me, chris, talking to these survivors, they didn't have the language, they didn't know what was happening to them until they started to come forward. >> it's very upsetting. >> anne thompson, let's hope that change is coming in fast. thank you. that will do it for me this hour. in couple of minutes we expect an 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