>> Now it's time to get away from.

No, no, no.

Helping the people who desperately need.

>> The governor says now is the time for FEMA to step off.

Plus, both of Kentucky's U.S. senators get a firsthand look at the flood damage a day after the president's visit to eastern Kentucky.

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♪ ♪ >> Good evening and welcome to Kentucky EDITION on this Tuesday.

August, the 9th, I'm Renee Shaw.

Thank you for spending some of your Tuesday evening with OSS Eastern Kentucky is looking at the possibility of more rain over the next 24 hours.

But better weather after that.

The flooding death toll is still officially 37.

But Governor Andy Beshear says it will go up to 38 because of the death of a not central student who had cardiac arrest after helping flood victims.

2 women are missing.

Both are from Breathitt County.

One is 60 years old.

The other is 29.

FEMA has okayed individual flood assistance for people in 12 Kentucky counties.

Today a reporter asked Governor Andy Beshear about reports of FEMA turning down flooding assistance for some people who don't technically qualify.

>> As what FEMA supposed to be there for for folks that that are wiped out for for folks that without it can't get back on their feet is the federal government.

They print money and we're not talking about all that much effect.

The president yesterday said even the FEMA limit one up to get people back on their feet.

I'm hoping that is going to spark a change in every day or my general counsel or somebody else is having a conversation with FEMA.

We're now is the time to change the culture now is the time to get away from.

No, no, no, to helping the people who desperately need it.

I believe that this is the natural disaster where we're going to see is FEMA going to get it right?

Or is it going to be an example where people are excited when they come in?

But even more deflated when they leave.

>> Also at today's news conference, Governor Beshear urged people to KET a watchful eye on the weather as eastern Kentucky is under a flood watch until 08:00PM Eastern Wednesday night.

He says the weather is expected to improve after that.

A reporter asked the governor if a special session was likely in the next month to deal with the impact of the flooding.

And he said yes.

A Tennessee based company will give $400,000 to help with flood relief HCA.

Healthcare says it will give 100,000 to the American Red Cross 100,000 to team eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund and at least 100,000 to meet community needs HCA Galen College of Nursing campus in Perry County and more than 40 students there have helped during the floods.

Not county was one of the counties hit hardest by the floods of the 37 people killed almost half 17.

We're in Knott County.

We were there yesterday talking to some people who've lost everything.

But as they put their own lives back together, they're taking time to help other people with the rebuilding process that could take years.

>> We didn't think this was going to happen as you go to bed one night and you you're fine.

You have everything that you worked or how long for.

And then the rain comes in.

It's just swap to white people heard.

>> So labs as forever change families that's broken.

That to >> never be put back together.

I know many.

>> Franz have relatives that lost their homes.

There's been people who lost their lives is is total a man.

You know, everywhere you go, there's something wrong.

You know, we have really came together here with the community.

>> To bring donations and to the dock as sports Plex, several resources that are people so much need right now to assist them on the.

>> Their road to recovery.

>> We've really tried to make this a one-stop shop.

We're not county residents to get that assistance that they need.

So not only is this a donation center for all of those donations are coming in.

We also have all of the support agencies are set up here as well.

So people can come here to replace their food stamps.

They can replace the driver's last month any of their Votto paperwork that they may have lost, whether that the birth certificates or marriage last in the divorce decree, all of that is probably information they're going to need throughout that process.

So having those agencies here in one place has just been a huge help to help ease that transition.

They can even get those tetanus and boosters for free while they're here.

To die at the time to pick up a generator.

My mom's on oxygen.

>> And are so it's been hectic.

Trying to KET oxygen machine going and then I came and gotten shot and hit a shock because I have been having to work in flood waters, they're geared better safe than sorry about was some a again, a writer.

I still can't get out right now.

>> I know that there's people out here working as help and that's lost everything.

I've got to volunteers and county employees that have suffered a major loss of their own.

It's very uplifting, though.

Want to see our neighbors coming together.

I mean, I just it's a just brings tears to your a**.

>> Yes, off a family that came in and filled up your shopping cart with items to take back with them and ask you to leave in chief at I'll be back in the afternoon to help work.

So I think that speaks so much to the heart of the community.

That thing they may be in need and they may have suffered damage at their property, but they're still helping their neighbors to within.

>> 24 hours of this snow station.

We were over and with volunteers with assistance from other communities, other states.

you know, they're here to help us.

>> So I'm actually from Marshall County on the western end of the state and during the tornadoes that came through back in December, we had several people from eastern Kentucky that came to Marshall County to work in of the in to help out.

>> With Western Kentucky you know, wet through and he's played devastation there.

you know, that's a bad learning curve.

But I do think that it was.

Educational experience.

Are emergency management teams throughout the state.

I do care happened prior to thank you.

Are or how well that you think you can handle things when an act of nature such as this set saying you don't prepare for stuff like that.

And if you say that you're not in total devastation and loss for words, you just you ain't real for your people and the fire start school and, you know, we don't we don't want to be forgot about it because people are going to continue to come back for assistance, you Rome wasn't built in a day and and the rebuild process here is will take years to come.

>> According to Dobson, crews are still having a difficult time getting supplies to some people because of damaged bridges and roadways.

He tells the supplies are being dropped off.

Using bucket trucks are placed in sealed totes and pulled across the water by ropes.

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was in Knott County today and also in Pike Lecture and Floyd counties as he toured flood damage and talked with flood victims speaking on and Fletcher County or Letcher County.

That is he said this kind of disaster shows people at their best.

>> Opportunity on the we all of them.

We didn't do it on.

Of all the people of other.

The more it.

I want to say one.

Because it's open season.

The 7 month-old baby.

About this morning.

And I think the laws.

The hope and faith.

That all of us.

Wilson, as the bill moved forward with that.

Doctor.

So operating out of office.

Schools reserve.

Like this.

They're grateful for.

What was on that.

And on the wall.

Here is the first a car drove down here to help.

If you're in it.

But what about it?

About the National Guard?

The Small Business Administration already off and small.

A team.

As you know, it's been a tough to talk to, you know, frame a pretty well.

But those tornadoes, the West number.

And I know they got on the ground.

What about first up this morning and the West, too.

Something that both of us.

Tooling around while the water was still coming down from the rescue he's got a cast off.

They are bringing out the best in everyone.

The very to everyone.

>> Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky was also in the region today and hazard in Perry County.

We were there when Paul said he was impressed to see people from all over Kentucky helping out.

>> It's heartwarming to see the members of this church coming forwards.

One gentleman, we has been out here every day all day long doing this.

>> They're doing it because they care about their fellow man.

And I think that's a bigger story than even the disasters is how much we do care about each other and that it's not a terrible place.

America's not a terrible place were not a terrible people.

I mean, I think we're full of a lot of people that are resilient people in eastern Kentucky are resilient.

I think we'll see him bounce back.

But we're here for the long haul.

Not only is the church here for the long haul we are to where we're here to help people.

We've had a people from my office here from day one and now so, but I'm proud of Kentuckyian we were going to help her recover and we will get through this.

We just met with some of the first responders and city leaders and one of the things is obviously money to clean up and there's a lot of money that was dispensed for COVID.

So I'm I'm sending a letter to President Biden today asking him to have a waiver so all communities can use or COVID money for disaster relief.

I think the disaster has been declared in the county that there should be more freedom for the county to use the money in any way they see fit to to get out of the disaster.

They're talking about a lot of water problems and a lot of water systems that need repair.

I think that emergency money the president should get a waiver because they have some money.

It's already been sent for COVID that they may think the water systems more pressing right now.

Then testing for COVID.

>> Senator Paul also spent time in Whitesburg Jenkins Hae Min Lee Byrne, Langley and Luis, a ♪ Senator Paul is among those speaking out about yesterday's FBI search for former President Trump's Mar-A-Lago home and Florida.

In a tweet, Senator Paul said, quote, the FBI raid on President Trump was approved by Director Wray who also claimed that the illegal FISA warrants were used to spy on Trump were constitutional.

Today's rate is outrageous and unjust but predictable, unquote.

Christopher Wray, the current FBI director is a Trump appointee.

Congressman Andy Barr of Kentucky, 6 district sent out a statement saying he was suspicious of the search because he says Trump has been targeted in the past.

He says, quote, the FBI and the American people far more information, an absolute transparency on the details of this operation and its justification.

If any, if they fail to provide this, Republicans in Congress must work tirelessly to extract answers from the FBI and DOJ through congressional hearings and oversight to hold them to account unquote.

Congressman Thomas Massie of the 4th district tweeted this, quote, the raid on Trump is a continuation of the insurrection that began in November of 2016 when the people chose him to be president, end quote.

Now on to other news, Kentucky's COVID positivity rate is up a little from last week.

It's now 18.41%.

That's up from 17.0.

89 a week ago, 80 of Kentucky's 120 counties are in the red zone, meaning high COVID activity about 58% of Kentucky's total population is fully vaccinated for COVID-19, the foundation for a healthy Kentucky is looking for ways to raise that number to better understand what may motivate people to get COVID shots.

They conducted a poll.

Our Casey Parker Bell breaks down the new poll about COVID attitudes.

>> We ask is the pandemic over in Kentucky about one-third said yes, >> The new poll from the foundation for a healthy Kentucky shows more than 31% of Kentuckians think the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

But another question in their poll gives more insight over half of Kentuckians say that from their perspective, they're living normal lives.

The foundation CEO Ben Chandler says people are moving on from there.

More isolated pandemic lives.

>> So what does this to me?

Kentuckians are living their normal everyday lot.

Each despite the ongoing pandemic, they're seeing family and friends taking trips going to concerts, sports games.

It's been a long 2 years and people are moving forward.

>> Chandler says the vaccination is still the best way to prevent serious illness and death from COVID-19.

But the foundation's poll says 63% of unvaccinated Kentuckians will not get the shot.

>> And he's good to see.

A 3rd of people appear to be open to the hospital.

2% said they get it as soon as they could.

19% sent they wait and see.

And 16% said that they would get it if it was required for work.

School or rather active.

But Chandler says there's some opportunity to convince people who have not been vaccinated to do so.

>> They're prepared 2 except the fact if those facts are delivered.

But there are no medical provider.

This is a really important point.

They won't accept these facts for me.

They probably won't accept the facts with the governor really hardly anybody else except their own provided their own doctor.

the medical providers in the state, it can really make a big difference.

>> For Kentucky edition, I'm Casey Parker Bell.

>> Thanks, Casey.

Kentucky now has 9 cases of monkeypox, according to the Centers for Disease Control on this map, the darker the state, the bigger the number of cases there are more than 7500 cases nationwide.

And Kentucky is doing better than many of its neighbors.

Indiana has 68 cases.

Illinois has 602.

Tennessee has 42 and Ohio has 45.

Some good economic news today for Bowling Green Bluegrass Supply chain services will expand.

The company will spend 25 million dollars and create 110 new jobs.

The project is expected to start in October and be complete by January of 2020 for the company provides warehousing and supply chain services to the automotive food and beverage industries.

An election recount is set to begin tomorrow in northern Kentucky.

According to the Courier Journal, during the May primary, Shelley from Meijer beat Jessica Mele by 307 votes in the race for the Republican nomination and Senate District.

24 Neal has posted the required $57,000 bond allowing a hand recount of the ballots to start tomorrow at the Campbell County Courthouse.

♪ Tomorrow marks the start of the new school year for some districts around the state.

Fayette County is one of them.

>> We spoke to the principle of Liberty Elementary School who says they are preparing to welcome students back but knows there may be some catching up to do after dealing with the COVID pandemic.

>> You know, I still think we're feeling some effects of COVID.

I think I think our second graders are the ones that were affected.

Ones are going to be second great.

Now we're the ones that were affected.

Most.

So we still see a little bit of a learning but we are really focused on gaining learning gains.

Look, accelerating learning.

We're not going back and remediating.

We need to meet these kids where they are and that's what we're doing.

We put a lot of money and intervention.

The district supports us in that because we need it.

And that's the best way to get him up to speed.

I'm excited that we're coming back without a lot of restrictions.

And I'm hopeful they will continue to get back to normal.

They want to be here.

They need to be here.

My staff wants to be here.

They need to be One of my teacher said, you know, we could have asked the students to come back in HAZMAT suits and they would have done it because they want to be here.

>> Kerr says they are also excited to welcome parents back into the building and its planning events, including something they call the boo hoo breakfast.

She says that's where parents of kindergartners can drop off their child.

Go to the school's library, meet with other kindergarten parents and cry if they need to.

On the first day of school.

You want to look your best and you want to have the right tools to start learning.

School begins tomorrow in Jefferson County and students there had some help getting off to the right foot.

>> Want to start this event to try to help ease the burden and go back to school.

You have to buy school supplies and clothes and get a haircut and the money as up a lot.

I know right now, you know, this tough financial times.

Well, a lot of families.

So I was originally started this last year and we had about 30 students on the this year.

We had over 60 the signed up to want to just play for both events.

>> This is very important for the community because it shows that we are behind the students and it gives the students a motivation going into the first day of school the saying is if you look good, you feel good and you also want to perform well.

>> I'm hoping that these children start the new year feeling good about themselves.

Feeling confident.

Got a new haircut.

They look great.

Got a new backpack.

It's filled with materials are going to need during school and just get them off to a good start that will carry him through the year.

So important, too.

Feel good about education and feel confident about it.

>> So was about more than just the backpack in her court.

It's important for us to also exposed to is to another career field.

So it's a big in the event.

We start out by letters, students meet the barbers, talking about ownership of a barbershop and let them know like, hey, if you don't want to go to college, there's other avenues for you so you can go to a barber school for non for months and become a licensed barber.

>> Off the back of this, one of the things that we can do is to continue to work with the youth.

So different events so that the community can just be involved with the different students is the next step was.

>> Some hope in every year of this year it doubled in size from last year.

People they want to volunteer to support.

So my goal is to, you know, hopefully be able to do this where there's other barbers a little where they want to step up to the plate, say, hey, I want to be able to get back to.

>> So I think there's an awful lot about the Reverend of storytelling.

That comes to me is naturally as and I grew up with the bin.

A lot of it had to do with history.

But I never imagined that I would be responded to be the story.

And I have to say the spirit of truth in advertising.

The I don't think of myself as an historian.

>> It's a familiar voice and probably a familiar name to many KET viewers, author and documentarian narrator David McCullough died Sunday.

He provided the Voice for many Ken Burns documentaries over the years, including the Civil War.

McCollough won the Pulitzer Prize for his biographies of Harry S Truman and John Adams.

David McCullough was 89.

Kentucky is known as the Bourbon capital of the world.

You know that.

But there's another spirit putting down roots that we don't normally associate with Kentucky.

>> Psaki is a fermented rice beverage sometimes referred to as Rice Rhine and has been made in Japan in Asia for centuries.

But a brewery in Lexington is proud to be the first to bring the drink to the Commonwealth.

More in tonight's look at Kentucky.

Life.

♪ >> We are in the void Psaki company.

The brewery was founded in 2020.

We opened up to the public June of 2020.

>> So the front we have the retail space bar tasting room.

>> And the back is our production.

>> I mean, one of the other we have been in the craft brewing industry in the pier side of the a craft industry or was an X 6, 7, years.

>> We >> Different small-batch beers with.

>> Japanese ingredients and them one of them being the coaching there.

And that's the first time we've ever.

Through heard of taste and koji.

That the organism that we culture on the portion of rice.

Well, they also use a sock.

You make everyone look stressed, sock it to and then we just decided to KET it going just as a fun project.

Several years later.

>> We decided to pursue Kentucky's first and only saw keeper.

>> I am the emperor or touching.

It's not like I I when you've got trained and like a certain Psaki green school in Japan, we have to wait through a lot and a lot of the stuff when we started this wasn't translated.

So we had to.

Either, you know, use Google Translate to try to get a rough idea or rely on.

>> Some other farmers and the U.S. that also dealt with the same thing.

But they have translated of war.

They had contacts.

They brought back with them.

That helped us.

It was frustrating.

Starting out just because it was a lot of to get into the death of that.

We want to.

So we get the rice once that last soak it.

>> So that's kind of the prep for the next step to Justine.

And then from there, we split the rise and they want to places that goes to make.

>> Koji otherwise you don't get a government ation.

the rice down on this table cool.

We need a hot, humid environment for them all to grow from there.

We'll put fresh steamed rice in a tank with the water that we >> Koji and east.

>> These are fermentation tanks, cool load rice, water.

>> East and koji.

The fermentation last about 30 days.

It will actually come in here every day.

Generally takes the mash.

Just a kind from there.

We precedent.

>> We have a more traditional style oppressed in a press.

just means vote.

Japanese, that liquid that comes off goes into a tank.

And at that point that Psaki and then from that point, once it hit the Asian, we want them to go to Bali.

>> Our standard psaki's with what state are clear We do have cloudy psaki, ridley park psyche.

And then we do a good shoe Psaki.

Just cut barrel proof Psaki, if you will.

We do things on core which is Corey with Cinnamon Week to a cold brew infused gory.

We've also playing around with no other non-traditional ingredients like will add a goalie for so relieved to certain things.

You know, we do a lot of flavored psaki's that are familiar to a lot of American poets to bring people in.

>> And then once they're in here, that.

Teaching about Psaki introduced to more traditional styles.

>> Pretty neat.

That is tomorrow is the first day of school in many Kentucky communities.

That includes Kentucky's 2 largest cities in Louisville and Lexington will have coverage of day one, including the debate over school safety and the best way to prevent violence in schools.

More on that tomorrow.

Also will have Rylan Barton's take on the weekend.

Kentucky politics, including the Fancy Farm speeches.

You can hear about that and more tomorrow night at 6.30, Eastern 5.30, central right here on Kentucky EDITION where we inform connect and inspire.

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