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Homes were leveled and many are still without power.
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Homes were leveled and many are still without power.
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A series of tornadoes battered at least six states across the Midwest on Friday night, killing more than 70 people and leaving behind historic levels of damage. David Begnaud reports from Mayfield, Kentucky, which is one of the hardest hit areas.
Violent storms struck a growing manufacturing and supply-chain hub, causing an estimated $18 billion in economic damage.
Tennessee was just one of several states ravaged by deadly tornadoes over the weekend. Reporter Sandy Mazza from USA Today Network's Tennessean joins "CBSN AM" from Nashville with more.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said the tornado that tore a 200-mile gash across his state left "devastation like none of us have ever seen before."
Beginning early Friday night, as many as 30 tornadoes cut through Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee. More than 100 people are feared dead, with perhaps the greatest loss of life at a candle factory in Mayfield, Ky., where dozens of workers were killed when the building collapsed. CBS News lead national correspondent David Begnaud reports.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said earlier Saturday the death toll "could end up exceeding 100."
President Biden on Saturday said the federal government will provide any help that states affected by Friday’s tornadoes ask for. Mr. Biden also said he plans to visit damaged areas when his presence would not impact recovery efforts. Christina Ruffini has more.
CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli analyzes the potential causes of this Friday's historic tornadoes and where the storms are headed next.
Several people were killed when a tornado caused part of an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, to collapse. CBS affiliate KMOV-TV's Jenna Rae has more.
President Biden said the federal government will "provide whatever is needed" to the communities impacted by the powerful and deadly tornadoes that touched down in the central U.S. overnight Friday. Watch his remakrs here.
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