state of kentucky. the state may be the worst hit by the series of storms with at least 70 people feared dead. that number, though, could rise. here s how the governor of kentucky put it earlier today. this has been the most devastating tornado event in our state s history. and for those that have seen it, what it s done here in grace county and elsewhere, it is indescribable. the level of devastation is unlike anything i have ever seen. and then in illinois, because it s not just kentucky, we re awaiting an update from governor j.b. pritzker on the amazon facility in edwardsville after a tornado there collapsed a 100-foot section of wall, killing at least two people and injuring others. damage and devastation being seen across arkansas, missouri, tennessee, with multiple deaths being reported there and we aren t in the clear just yet, by the way. the severe weather risk is now significantly lower but for 12 million americans in the southeast region, there is still risk f
the death toll is expected to rise as rescue efforts continue. president biden says he is in touch with state leaders and directing emergency resources to the region. jill and i pray and i sincerely mean this pray for those who lost loved ones and for those who are uncertain of the fate of their loved ones. the debris you see scattered all over the hurricane s path, they lost their homes, they lost their businesses, it s a tragedy. it s a tragedy. and we still don t know how many lives are lost or the full extent of the damage. but i want to emphasize what i told all the governors. the federal government will do everything it can possibly do to help. we re keeping an eye on this tragedy and will keep you updated during the hour. but first, fighting words. right now the prime political battles of what will soon be 2022 all seem to have converged in texas. and this weekend the supreme court set the stage for perhaps the most controversial of those conflicts over abort
these dramatic shots. but they won t be able to stay, with a curfew coming into force at 10pm local time. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. the town of lahaina, home to 12,000 people, traced its history back centuries. all but wiped from existence in a few short hours. the intensity of the fire seen from this commercialjet. with daylight, the charred ruins were revealed. the wildfires, fanned by the winds from an offshore hurricane, have left thousands homeless. survivors absorbing the scale of the disaster. of the disaster. people lost everything of the disaster. people lost everything - of the disaster. people lost everything - homes, - of the disaster. people lost everything - homes, jobs, | of the disaster. people lost - everything - homes, jobs, their everything homes, jobs, their cars, some their pets. there s still people missing. there wasn t even time for, like. there wasn t even time for, like, officials to come around and like, offic
on newsnight at 10:30pm: another blow to the prime minister s so called small boats week , as migrants are taken off the bibby stockholm barge after legionaires bacteria caused problems. how will the government reboot its migrant policy? good evening. hawaii is said to be facing the largest natural disaster in its history, after wildfires ripped through the land and destroyed most of the beach front town of lahaina. at least 55 people are known to have died but many are still missing. just look at how the landscape has been ravaged. whole roads and neighbourhoods have been blackened and flattened as hurricane strength winds fanned the deadly flames. the blaze ripped through the town so quickly that some people jumped into the harbour to escape the flames and smoke. here s our north america correspondentjohn sudworth reporting from maui. the town of lahaina, home to 12,000 people traced its history back centuries. all but wiped from existence in a few short hours. the intensi
These dramatic shots. but they won t be able to stay, with a curfew coming into force at 10pm local time. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. the town of lahaina, home to 12,000 people, traced its history back centuries. all but wiped from existence in a few short hours. the intensity of the fire seen from this commercialjet. with daylight, the charred ruins were revealed. the wildfires, fanned by the winds from an offshore hurricane, have left thousands homeless. survivors absorbing the scale of the disaster. of the disaster. people lost everything of the disaster. people lost everything - of the disaster. people lost everything - homes, - of the disaster. people lost everything - homes, jobs, | of the disaster. people lost - everything - homes, jobs, their everything homes, jobs, their cars, some their pets. there s still people missing. there wasn t even time for, like. there wasn t even time for, like, officials to come around and