working inside when the tornado hit. this is in kentucky. but with storms still in the area, and debris everywhere, we will not know the extent of the damage and the casualties for some time. now, kentucky s governor says tornadoes tore through a 200 mile stretch of his state. thousands are without power. many homes are destroyed. and now with the state of emergency declared, the national guard is deployed to the hard-hit areas. this has been one of the toughest nights in kentucky history, and some areas have been hit in ways that are hard to put into words. and as we re sitting here today, this is before daybreak, we believe our death toll from this event will exceed 50 kentuckians, probably end up closer to 70 to 100 lost lives. remember, each of these are children of god, irreplaceable to their families and to their communities. meantime, at least one person was killed in nearby northeastern arkansas after a tornado ripped through a nursing home. residents and staff
a kentucky candle factory. about 110 people were in that factory last night when a tornado hit the area. kentucky s governor says it s likely 50 people died across the state, but he says that number could rise to over 100. we re seeing things that none of us have ever seen before. i went to hurricane katrina several years ago and i ve seen things now i didn t see then. the damage here is undescribable. it s changed the landscape of the city that we know here in mayfield. kentucky s governor andy beshear says that tornadoes cut a 200 mile long path across his state. right now thousands are without power. untold number of homes have been destroyed. and with the state of emergency declared, the national guard is deploying to hard-hit areas. it s one of the toughest nights in kentucky history, and some areas have been hit in ways that are hard to put into words. and as we re sitting here today, this is before daybreak, we believe our death toll from this event will exceed 5
appointee, investigating the missing text messages. plus, new details about trump lawyers, talk into the justice department about january 6th. blas i know everyone is talking about political pawn, and politics, but that is far from this courtroom. the truly unacceptable sentencing of britney griner. nearly a decade in a russian prison. plus, a verdict reached in the alex jones defamation trial. you are saying that everything is true, but it isn t. your beliefs do not make it true. that is what we are doing here. the millions of dollars he owes for his sandy hook lies. when all in starts, right now. good evening, from washington d.c., i m mehdi hasan, in for chris hayes. cast your mind back to two years ago. the summer of 2020, donald trump, still an office. federal agents, being sent into american cities like portland, and seattle, and using war tactics against protesters for racial justice. i was in this seat, filling in for chris hayes, for the first time. we sh
plus i know everyone is talking about political pawn, and politics, but that is far from this courtroom. the truly unacceptable sentencing of britney griner. nearly a decade in a russian prison. plus, a verdict reached in the alex jones defamation trial. you are saying that everything is true, but it isn t. your beliefs do not make it true. that is what we are doing here. the millions of dollars he owes for his sandy hook lies. when all in starts, right now. good evening, from washington d. c., i m mehdi hasan, in for chris hayes. cast your mind back to two years ago. the summer of 2020, donald trump, still an office. federal agents, being sent into american cities like portland, and seattle, and using war tactics against protesters for racial justice. i was in this seat, filling in for chris hayes, for the first time. we should stop talking about the f-word, fascism. i have worked around the globe. i ve interviewed prime ministers, and government officials. dic