‘Statewide, We Have Five Confirmed Fatalities’: Arkansas Gov. Huckabee Sanders Gives Update on Deadly Tornado

RUSH TRANSCRIPT As we ░░░░░░░░ we work together with ░░░░░░░░ accord Thank you Do ░░░░░░░░ guys have any questions ░░░░░░░░ take a couple of ░░░░░░░░ reporter what s the ░░░░░░░░ on fatalities around state ░░░░░░░░ injuries and extent of ░░░░░░░░ Right now we are ░░░░░░░░ five confirmed fatalities We ░░░░░░░░ a couple of others ░░░░░░░░ have been reported but ░░░░░░░░ do not have confirmation ░░░░░░░░ local law enforcement on ░░░░░░░░ ground the and so ░░░░░░░░ re awaiting that Right ░░░░░░░░ statewide we have five ░░░░░░░░ fatalities reporter a lot ░░░░░░░░ people are wondering what ░░░░░░░░ can do How can ░░░░░░░░ get involved whether it ░░░░░░░░ donations of services or ░░░░░░░░ There are a couple ░░░░░░░░ organizations that we know ░░░░░░░░ that are already on ░░░░░░░░ ground and operational The ░░░░░░░░ Cross here in Arkansas ░░░░░░░░ well as samaritan s ░░░░░░░░ But also reaching out ░░░░░░░░ your local county emergency ░░░░░░░░ team is one of ░░░░░░░░ best ways to help ░░░░░░░░ get plugged into the ░░░░░░░░ that are very specific ░░░░░░░░ your area I ll ░░░░░░░░ the mayor speak about ░░░░░░░░ specific things that they ░░░░░░░░ set up here in ░░░░░░░░ Rock but from a ░░░░░░░░ perspective those are some ░░░░░░░░ the best ways You ░░░░░░░░ also go to the ░░░░░░░░ department of emergency management ░░░░░░░░ site and donate directly ░░░░░░░░ specify where you want ░░░░░░░░ money to go to ░░░░░░░░ a specific community And ░░░░░░░░ can do that for ░░░░░░░░ But mayor Scott if ░░░░░░░░ want to From a ░░░░░░░░ Rock perspective shortly after ░░░░░░░░ press conference we will ░░░░░░░░ a live Link for ░░░░░░░░ Rock cares for any ░░░░░░░░ of donations financial donations ░░░░░░░░ it relates to supplies ░░░░░░░░ are needed we re ░░░░░░░░ to be asking everyone ░░░░░░░░ direct those supplies and ░░░░░░░░ we ll have some ░░░░░░░░ about what kind of ░░░░░░░░ we need to be ░░░░░░░░ to 7000 Murray drive ░░░░░░░░ is the Little Rock ░░░░░░░░ department training center That ░░░░░░░░ also our emergency operations ░░░░░░░░ So we ll give ░░░░░░░░ some very strict directions ░░░░░░░░ we don t want ░░░░░░░░ be flooded with too ░░░░░░░░ the things that we ░░░░░░░░ not need but I ░░░░░░░░ want to harness the ░░░░░░░░ s mindset of Little ░░░░░░░░ residents who want to ░░░░░░░░ Please wait on us ░░░░░░░░ we share the information ░░░░░░░░ via social media and ░░░░░░░░ release within the next ░░░░░░░░ or two that ll ░░░░░░░░ live and we ll ░░░░░░░░ that information reporter mayor ░░░░░░░░ you have a sense ░░░░░░░░ Inaudible Ballpark figure how ░░░░░░░░ homes destroyed businesses The ░░░░░░░░ for rebuilding many Little ░░░░░░░░ Sure The men and ░░░░░░░░ of Little Rock police ░░░░░░░░ as well as our ░░░░░░░░ department we ve recently ░░░░░░░░ the pathway of the ░░░░░░░░ the of the tornado ░░░░░░░░ ve seen at least ░░░░░░░░ residents within the western ░░░░░░░░ southwestern portions of Little ░░░░░░░░ were impacted We know ░░░░░░░░ 30 000 the homes ░░░░░░░░ without power and so ░░░░░░░░ lets you know again ░░░░░░░░ s by the grace ░░░░░░░░ god no one s ░░░░░░░░ impacted with fatalities However ░░░░░░░░ do know as you ░░░░░░░░ around here many folks ░░░░░░░░ been displaced and looking ░░░░░░░░ shelter We re working ░░░░░░░░ that Again if someone ░░░░░░░░ in need of shelter ░░░░░░░░ re asking you to ░░░░░░░░ the hall high school ░░░░░░░░ can get you that ░░░░░░░░ later Please go will ░░░░░░░░ as we re working ░░░░░░░░ that Next question reporter ░░░░░░░░ s Inaudible On injury ░░░░░░░░ now Do you have ░░░░░░░░ sense of how many ░░░░░░░░ state wide I know ░░░░░░░░ had said last night ░░░░░░░░ you don t expect ░░░░░░░░ health care system to ░░░░░░░░ overwhelmed Is that still ░░░░░░░░ case As of right ░░░░░░░░ that s still case ░░░░░░░░ I stated last night ░░░░░░░░ have mobile health care ░░░░░░░░ on ground as well ░░░░░░░░ National Guard members assisting ░░░░░░░░ wynne Little Rock is ░░░░░░░░ not at capacity at ░░░░░░░░ of our hospitals and ░░░░░░░░ we expect it to ░░░░░░░░ under control here in ░░░░░░░░ Arkansas and the resources ░░░░░░░░ were needed in eastern ░░░░░░░░ have been provided Certainly ░░░░░░░░ expect a number of ░░░░░░░░ to come up over ░░░░░░░░ course of the next ░░░░░░░░ hours But feel like ░░░░░░░░ re in a good ░░░░░░░░ to handle the capacity ░░░░░░░░ there is right now ░░░░░░░░ you guys so much.