president biden late today touring some of the hardest-hit areas in mayfield, kentucky, and dawson springs, too, promising federal help now and for the long haul. and that no one is walking away. the death toll in kentucky, more than 70 people killed in that state alone. and the governor of kentucky choking up as he introduced the president. abc s elwyn lopez from mayfield again tonight. reporter: tonight, with this region bracing for heavy rain on the way, president biden on they th in mayf dawson springs. meeting withs, he s never seen destruction like this. more than 70 lives lost in the state. the governor breaking down as he introduced the president. i never thought in my life i d be able to introduce a president, and i wish there were different circumstances. reporter: and the president acknowledging the pain and suffering in the community. i met one couple on the way up, said they re still looking for four of their friends.
90-plus-mile-per-hour winds already. you can see the severe line cutting into iowa. we ve got wind and snow alerts across a wide area, over 100 million americans under the gun right now. and we ve got that big heat. that s what s triggering the severe weather. 34 degrees above average. that wind energy goes up into canada tomorrow. but the front itself lays down across the ohio, tennessee and mississippi river valleys for several days. this is right over the tornado-ravaged zone. heavy rain over two and three days is not what they need. david? that is certainly the truth. rob, thank you. and of course all of this with another major headline coming in from the national weather service tonight. they, of course, have been out surveying the damage from those deadly tornadoes already. just before we came on the air here, they issued their preliminary findings for damage across much of kentucky, including mayfield. i wanted to show you this. they say the tornado on the ground for 128 mil
thanks for joining us. we will be here every weekday at 3:00 on tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. bracing for severe weather tonight. nearly 100 million americans now under alerts. high winds and possible tornadoes yet again in several states. at this hour, a rare tornado watch across at least six states in the upper midwest, including minnesota, which has never had a reported tornado in december. and then that system keeps moving east, including those states just hit with the deadly tornados. meteorologist rob marciano is standing by to time this out tonight. also, just in, the national weather service now saying it was an ef-4 tornado that tore across much of kentucky, including mayfield. winds up to 190 miles per hour. the governor there breaking down today as he introduced the president, and what president biden has just promised.