dead and then what s adding to the heartbreak is also more news we heard tonight from authorities this is now transitioned from a search and rescue to a search and recovery mission. one local official saying there is no hope of finding anybody alive or at least anybody being pulled from that rubble anymore. at this point, the operations here have been called off for the day. and expected to resume again tomorrow night as they search for any sign of anybody that may have been lost when that tornado ripped through the region here. in terms of what we heard from the governor, as he offers word of condolence to many families affected in that tornado that touched down last night. please know that the people of illinois stand with you. we are one illinois. in this moment, and in the days, months and years to come, you are not alone. we will stand with you to help you through your grief and then
the scene, officials now say there s no one left to save. reporter: families here in western illinois receiving some truly heartbreaking news as the state s governor updates the death toll from two to six people, all workers at this amazon fulfillment center. you can see what s left behind here after one of dozens of tornados that touched down on friday night actually led or caused that partial collapse of the building here. some more disheartening news, also, that was shared by authorities that this is now transitioning from a search and rescue mission to a search and recovery. one local official saying now that there is no hope of finding any survivors. so now the big question is whether or not there are any people that are still unaccounted for. they may have to be recovered in the days ahead. and meanwhile, as we heard from governor pritzker on saturday night, the governor sharing a message of condolence for the families of those six people who were killed here. please know tha
effort. one local official here in the last hour saying at this point they have no hope of pulling any survivors from what you see behind me here. you see part of the building that collapsed when that tornado touched down, almost 24 hours ago here, but there s still a big question as to whether or not there are still any people actually missing. that s because at this point, based on the information, they did not have a set staff that was deployed here. amazon representatives are working with officials to find out if in fact there could potentially be any other people any other persons who were lost yesterday. meanwhile, as you mentioned a little while ago, we did hear from illinois governor just a few moments ago, sharing a message of condolence for those families that were affected. please know that the people of illinois stand with you. we are one illinois. in this moment and in the days, months and years to come, you
they may have to be recovered in the days ahead. meanwhile, as we heard from governor pritzker on saturday night, the governor sharing a message of condolence for the families of those six people who were killed here. please know that the people of illinois stand with you. we are one illinois. in this moment, and in the days, months, and years to come, you are not alone. we will stand with you to help you through your grief and then to honor your loved ones. may their memories be a blessing. reporter: governor pritzker also adding that he and his office have been in contact with amazon. the company saying it does intend to assist the community in rebuilding and recovery efforts. there are still so many questions here on the ground as to what kind of protocols and policies were in place to make sure that employees could stay safe. authorities confirming on
their lives in this disaster. there are no words to assuage the pain of losing a loved one and even fewer when that cost and that loss comes so suddenly. everyone assumes that they ll be safe at work. families say good-bye in a routine fashion when their loved ones go off to their jobs. we don t think that they ll never come home. it s devastating. and i cannot imagine the pain that you are feeling at this moment. please know that the people of illinois stand with you. we are one illinois. in this moment and in the days, months and years to come, you are not alone. we will stand with you to help you through your brief and then to honor your loved ones. may their memory be a blessing.