central u.s. late friday night. at least 48 people have been killed by the storms and the death toll is expected to rise in the coming days as crews sift through the rubble. kentucky was particularly hard hit. governor andy brashear declared a state of emergency early saturday morning describing the disaster as the deadliest tornado event in the commonwealth history. on sunday he told the press he is concerned most of the morgues in the area aren t big enough to handle the grim situation on the ground. restoring power is also a challenge across kentucky. more than 100,000 residents remain without electricity or heat and many have no place left to turn. brashear reflected on the difficulties facing the commonwealth in a press conference sunday afternoon. i wish i understood why we ve gotten hit with a pandemic, historic ice storm, flooding, and now the worst tornado in our history all in a span of 19 months. what i do know is that in kentucky we re good people. we care about one ano