♪ >> it's hard for people to understand why the nature fate is still so strong.

6 months out.

>> Meet a woman who serving food and hope to eastern Kentucky flood survivors.

Plus a restaurant's reaction after hosting a political event that caused a protest.

>> The farther away we get from these events.

I think it becomes more important that we continually raise awareness of what happened.

It's easy for people to forget.

>> And a Kentucky College makes a documentary about the Holocaust.

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

>> January 27th, I'm Renee Shaw.

Thank you for starting off your weekend with >> tomorrow will be 6 months since catastrophic flooding hit eastern Kentucky.

>> The flood waters took lives homes and businesses.

It also took with it parts of Appalachian culture when it hit Apple shop in Letcher County and the Hindman Settlement School and not county.

Both are cultural centers that house pieces of the region's rich history.

Now they're focused on restoring that history.

>> You know, we lost quite a bit.

We lost a lot of work, you know, kept the structures.

Our main office straight losses archives are longer facilities.

>> We got about 6 and a half feet of water in the flood.

It came all through this area and the rivers right over here.

The building has damage to the electrical systems and the water.

And we've had to rebuild the radio station.

And actually, we're broadcasting from RV right here.

I think the the worst thing that happened was impact on our cars.

We had literally millions of rolls of film and videotape.

An audio tape.

Apple shops been around for 57 years.

So the archive held all of the film, all of the outtakes.

It's a important.

Archives and history of the culture and the history of the region.

So we you know, very much want to get as much as we can >> restored.

It's been such a big job going through all the records that we have.

I would say we saved, you know, probably 75 80% of what damaged.

>> But we still have quite a off-campus.

Some of the harder things are.

Mike Brooks, a book so hard to save, but photographs, especially the older photographs have been surprisingly a resilient.

>> They have that better than than the things from, like the 1980's forward.

So we lost a huge chunk there.

We're hoping our volunteers can can.

People can donate photographs from the era to fill in those gaps.

>> All the archival material, all the film video, audio photography, photos that we have.

there they are.

>> Have been sent to different laboratories.

We would like to raise a couple of million dollars to to really be able replacement recovered the archive and that we're still in the planning phase of that.

We were never considered in the floodplain before.

But we did just have a flood.

So.

renovation or rebuilding here will have to take into account.

You know, that the river is right there and adjust somehow for that.

I I think everyone wants to stay in Whitesburg or close site.

I personally want to stay in this building.

But, you know, it's a it will be kind of a group in an organization decision.

We're at a point where >> we're trying to decide the right direction for the organization where, you know, going through some strategic planning and trying to decide you.

Should we invest whatever money was raised in 2, the buildings that are out of the floodplain that we know they need to.

You know, look for a better place for things like that because it's so important to 2 kind of preserve that historical memory.

And so we're going to be very careful.

The flood has given us an opportunity to kind of.

Re evaluate if you know what other things can we doing to serve our community?

>> It's hard to know exactly.

What will be needed for our community 20 years from now, 50 years from now.

But I think that this is the core mission of of meeting, especially the literacy and the food ways and the artistic needs of our our region.

I think those will be our main focal point.

>> Many people have really fond memories of of events and activities here in this building.

And again, you love listening to wnt.

So you know, it's been.

It's been a a you know, just a desire for apple shop to get get up and running as it was before >> those still in the process of recovery.

Both Apple shop and the Hindman settlement school have stayed connected with their communities.

Mainly Pickering said Apple shop plans to hold its annual seat festival in June, but it still deciding on a location.

Hindman settlement school has been holding community dinners once a month at the school.

The Hindman settlement school held one of its community dinners this past Saturday with food provided by Kates food tent.

Kate's food tent has been a fixture and Heineman since the flight giving away food to those in need.

The Perry County woman who started it said she not only wants people to leave with a hot meal, but with some hope as well.

>> I've been running the 10 and downtown Hyman since the flight.

When it first started, I thought maybe like 2 weeks and here we are 6 months and I started 1000 meals a day every day, 7 days a week for the first of 2 and a half months now, I did 5 days awake Monday through Friday.

We're still hearing several 5 to 700.

It still the Navy has not decreased spotlight.

You got a generator.

So many people are long gas for their Ponce is to hate their home.

And so the flight took out a bunch of gas on.

So they're still not able.

>> To run their pots is to make a hot meal on that have him in their home.

>> Well, since July, the 28th, my family hasn't had any gas.

So we have no he.

>> We have no hot water.

We can't because we're not broke.

He thinking these flood situations that.

>> Everybody is this we have money.

But we still need to cook.

We need hot food and some days just the mental strain of it.

You have no idea what a blessing it is to just come over here and get a hot meal.

It eases your mind and take your mind off the tragedies.

>> I like it.

A lot of people out because as of right now, if I cook at home, I can't wash nations.

So I come over here and get than or about every night.

>> Thursday and I have 1000 poor top-order.

>> Tonight we're serving chicken.

I love it that they're happy.

They're tickled today.

>> And normally the CASA know that $1000, fine a downer.

And I'm asked him directly to the vendor that I used to provide the food.

So it's heard to find that much many age 9 and then make that budget war for male and I'm proud to serve.

I get home about 5 or 7.

I have to make about probably 5 or 6 hours of Polk was just to find one person who will sponsor the tent for the following day.

It's very stressful.

It's not finding the vendor.

Bad neighbor had to cancel due to lack of funding.

>> This thing's a lot to the community.

We didn't have this.

A lot of people would be hungry.

This might be their only meal.

>> Hotmail, they have their our case managers of the long-term recovery group in Knott County that take on the clients to help them with what they need.

So they all need food.

But there's no where to get food, not county.

Solve the case.

Managers can to may to give them the fade to take to their clients after Bryant's >> Made food I come food boxes, Ponce.

I'm working with some are saying the campers some more and their homes that are needing to be fixed coming 7.

Okay.

She doesn't have to do it.

She does it because she wants to.

She loves the faithful in the community.

>> It helps a lot.

>> Dan Schoen back years.

>> None of us are painted that.

I've been bowling here since Taiwan since the flood.

I do every day, Monday through Friday.

The fact that they show at they say to help me and they stick with me and here every day just means a lot to me.

>> I have to say you all tomorrow, I feel like we're being forgotten and and it's hard for people to understand why the need for food is still so strong.

6 months out.

>> We've got a long way to go.

We're going to be years before that people get a sense of normalcy again.

>> So the food tent is more than food and it's the fate is the basis 7, but really is the message is bringing hope and love the tame by.

>> She certainly is bringing hope KET Clemens and her operation recently received a check for $31,500 from the Datsun Christmas charity raffle Clemens said that pushed her to start.

Her nonprofit called Roscoe's Daughter Inc. That will provide food and other resources to the community.

And other news today, a Jefferson County Juvenile Detention Center will reopen soon after repairs.

Governor Andy Beshear says doors locks and fire alarms have all been upgraded.

The facility will house male juveniles younger than 14 charged with lower-level offenses.

This comes after reports of violence at other juvenile detention centers, including a big disturbance and Adair county in November.

A Bowling Green restaurant is apologizing for a political event that prompted a protest and a lot of conversation.

Former Louisville Police Sergeant John Mattingly spoke to the Republican Women's Club of South Central Kentucky at and as Greek restaurant.

He was involved in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid and his presentation included body cam footage of the raid.

Other patrons who warm part of the event could see the presentation, the restaurant sent a statement to Wbko in Bowling Green saying, quote, We want to sincerely apologize for the atmosphere that was on intentionally created that led to the heightened emotions of individuals dining at as a Greek restaurant.

And as was unaware of the content to be presented, unquote.

In medical news, COVID numbers continue to improve in Kentucky.

Here's the new map from the CDC.

There are 5 counties now in the high category for COVID activity.

That's down from 11 for the 5 are in far southeastern Kentucky, along with Wolf County.

For the first time, more than 10% of Kentucky voters are registered as something other.

>> Than Republicans or Democrats.

Secretary of state Michael Adams says as of December, there are more than 358,000 voters who are either registered with a different party or as independents Republicans make up 45.5% of the electorate.

Democrats make up.

44.5%.

It.

>> Time now for inside Kentucky politics.

Our end of week segment where we look at the major political developments here in Kentuckyian be on sometimes and we're glad to have with us on screen left will Carly who is a Democratic strategist and operative who is president Pine Strategies and on the right side of your screen, we have Scott Jennings who was a conservative commentator.

You often see on CNN and founding partner of run Switch Public Relations.

Good to see you guys.

Thanks so much.

So let's talk about probably one big item and that's what came out Thursday.

The Mason-Dixon polling firm released a survey on Thursday of Kentucky voters in the Kentucky governor's rate race.

And it shows that Governor Andy Beshear's approval rating is 61%.

We're going to start there and then we're going to die.

Sat down through the polls.

I want to go to you first will Carly, what do you make of where Governor Andy Beshear stands in this poll and should there what should we take away from?

Is it too early to really get excited about that for the governor?

>> I think it is early, but there's lots of reasons for excitement right now.

Governor Beshear is pulling and stratospheric levels or a Democratic incumbent in a red he's above 50% in every region of the commonwealth.

He pulls at 60% approval with women.

55% with men.

I think that if you look at the depth and breadth of his pulling right and in the actual matchups, he's ahead by double digits against all opponents that separate Daniel Cameron and even against Cameron.

He's garnering 41% of Republicans and 85, I think percent of Democrats, those are unheard of in a real-life campaign when, you know, we have had issues like inflation like you, some of the natural disasters that happen and coming out of COVID.

It shows that the people of Kentucky are really, really buying into Governor Beshear's team Kentucky profile and his administration's ability to create an incredible economic for them.

>> So Scott Jennings, I'm sure you have a different perspective.

An interpretation of this poll.

Tell us about it.

>> Sure.

Well, on the Republican primary and that surprised to see Daniel Cameron far end of the craft.

And Ryan Coral sees a famous guy and Republicans do really have that the reservoir of support for Daniel that he's built up over a short time in office.

But you do see Kelly Craft moving up, principally thanks to her for 4 weeks of television spending, which has boosted her name it.

So that's been good for her, right?

Corals is in the 3rd place and that that's where tier one can a crowd right now.

He has enough money in the bank to do significant advertising, but probably not for another few weeks.

So I expect Cameron to be in the lead for the next couple of months.

The craft is certainly got the resources to move.

Her name might be up to the point where she could tighten this.

I as the front runner, but he's not out of the woods yet.

So on the general election match-ups actually agree with will.

I think the governor sent a pretty strong spot.

I got the name it.

He's got a good approval rating and he does leave the Republicans.

Of course, that's what campaigns are for.

If you're a Republican, what you should know is even though it's a red state in this year will be no pushover and it will take a very focused unified in well-funded campaign to defeat him.

So I think the governor is there to be beaten.

It's not a given.

And if we learned anything from the midterms, it is that we do live in a pro incumbent environment right now.

Virtually every Senate and gubernatorial and come in the country with one exception.

I think was reelected.

So I need to share and happy about this.

But you should know the Republicans are not going to give up on that.

>> Want to go back to you.

Will Carly and ask about so are the the candidates who are running down ballot from Governor Beshear on the Democratic side.

Are they excited about where the governor stands now in his approval ratings and expect to be able to get some wind from his sales.

>> So I think historically, if you look at Kentucky elections, incoming governor and should he win a voters, usually reward members of his party that are running in the down ballot.

I think there's a lot of room for confidence that there will be tailwinds a coat tails for candidates in the down running.

You know, next, Andy Beshear.

So, yeah, we feel very good about those things.

We have strong candidates.

Colonel Pam Stevenson for attorney general.

But he Wheatley for secretary of state here in the commissioner of Agriculture candidate Michael Bowman for state Treasurer Jim Reeder for state auditor.

All all working really hard and are putting together strong campaigns working very closely with Governor Beshear to make this a successful Democratic ticket for the people can take.

>> The down ballot on the Republican side in too shabby either.

Scott Jennings.

>> Yeah, we've got great candidates in every office.

Got some prior is going on everywhere except for attorney general.

If you look at what happened in 2019, 80 share one governor's race and Republicans swept everything down to it.

It wasn't really all that >> my anticipation is the anticipation is that Republicans will have the advantage heading into the fall campaign.

>> On the down ballot.

But as I said earlier, I do think Governor Beshear starts the fall election as the front runner.

I agree with the ratings agencies out there that and put this in the lead Democrat.

I think that's true today.

But of course, the Republicans have something to get him in 2019 are almost certain to nominate somebody who is actually a well-liked person to run against a need to share that we didn't have before.

And you combine that.

But the fact that Kentucky has gotten more Republican over the last 4 years with the fact that the National infrastructure has a KET interest in taking this race back.

And I do think the Republicans can put up a more viable alternatives year and there is a path to victory.

>> Well, thank you.

We're going to KET our eyes on it for sure.

And thank you, gentlemen, for doing the same Scott Jennings and will Carly.

We appreciate you have a great weekend.

♪ Today is National Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Kentucky lawmakers passed a resolution 3 weeks ago recognizing today State Representative Daniel Gross Berg of Louisville, a freshman, the only Jewish member of the state House says the whole cost impact is still felt today.

>> Before the Holocaust, the Jewish population stood in 18 million afterward, 11 million left to heal and rebuild our nation over the last 77 years.

Our population has yet to recover from another 3 million are still missing and it will not be until 20 to 50 over 100 years later that our numbers are a storm.

>> The students at Asbury University are honoring the events memory in a different way while attending the human dignity tour trip this past spring, they captured their experiences, visiting some of the locations and Germany and Poland for a documentary.

Don't forget us.

A walk through the Holocaust is a view of the history through the eyes of students as they see it first person and experience all the emotions that come with it.

>> Events like the Holocaust Memorial Day cause us to take a deeper dive and perhaps than we and learned the most important lessons with this.

The story about the experience.

And we're still working that story as we move into a period where there are no firsthand witnesses, it's very important.

>> Captured the story.

Well, we don't.

Distance herself from in ways KET us from remembering what we're capable of doing.

>> We go through reading these these events in history books and there's this distance between us and them.

It's flash card information.

Test information.

Sadly, it's becoming that way.

And with more people in that time period not being around anymore.

We don't have first person accounts and and we just get more and more distant.

So I think so important to visit the place and walk in the steps that they walk and really get this this role.

Real emotion that comes from it.

This is more than just a textbook.

This is actual history.

People lost their lives.

This happened.

>> The idea of humanity was questions.

And it wasn't that long ago.

And I think people need to learn about it because a lot of people don't know about it.

Nowadays.

>> The familiar message in all of its irony work will set you free.

Many of the prisoners here worked to death.

>> When there's a lot of portals to go into the Holocaust since.

Yes, it's a historical event.

And yes, and both political decisions and political will and political opportunity.

But there's at least 2 ways in which I feel like I've been drawn to.

One is that it is.

It was about messaging.

It was about moving.

Public opinion.

But propaganda is about creating powerful situations where people felt compelled to act a certain way.

And that's that is psychology.

It's also the story about scientific authority and the misuse of scientific authority.

And so another reason why to have that experience capture on film.

That unfolding in real time.

And as yet another bit of data.

Move with the human experience in the future and help us remember that this these were real people, all of cases that contain everything the prisoners could >> they were told they would get them back in.

>> We're seeing that and being able to touch things and and standing in front of what was a crematorium, the level of and what happened to people and what they went through.

It is profound.

>> I hope that people watch it and they.

They learned to work through what emotions they need to start feeling about it because it's a piece of history that could happen again.

And we have to take it in and realize and understand history.

And high school.

I never learned about the Holocaust in German class.

We weren't a lot of talk about it.

>> My first time really hearing or learning about the Holocaust was when I watch and wait list and I watched the first 10 minutes of that film and I had to stop because it was so overwhelming and impactful.

>> The farther away we get from these events.

I think it becomes more important that week continually raise awareness of what happened because it's easy for people to forget.

And so I I think that we need to make sure.

That we remember these things and never let it.

Dissipate from public consciousness.

It's too.

It's too important.

We just need to remember.

>> Well, ski in a deportation train with his wife and 6 month-old son on his way to ash.

Let's toss the letter from the train.

It reads, Don't forget us.

>> I I sometimes.

Worry about how the Holocaust will be conceived of in just a short period time just 100 years, which is nothing in them.

It's been a few years from now.

I would be understood and I hope that we have preserved.

Well.

And that the lessons the storylines told properly.

>> Not that something to be learned from, but that there are lessons from the restaurant and that we will the able to continue to learn these lessons as we go >> Important work indeed.

The documentary premiered at Asbury at the end of last year and received positive feedback.

It can be seen on YouTube and there are plans to enter it into some film festivals in the coming months.

♪ >> So begins has quilts comic books and motorsports and more in tonight's look at what's happening around the common that.

♪ >> Where can you find a DeLorean?

Toys, anime and comic book legend Bob Hall.

All of the same place at the Frankfort Comicon this Saturday in Frankfort.

Enjoy a super smash bros tournament panels and sessions all while dressing up as your favorite comic character.

She quotes like never before at the larger than life exhibit at the National Museum in Paducah now through July 11, contemporary quilt maker of Delta Newman has been showcased all over the world and has made her way to the largest museum of its kind located right here in good old Kentucky.

Here, the Midwest, very own von Trapp family with the Bontrager family singers and done Bowl this Saturday.

>> This bluegrass Southern Gospel makes his beloved guitar piano mandolin harmonica, banjo and a whole lot of love.

Motorsports are making their way to Lexington with the Tri-State makes area across this weekend at the Alltech arena watches bikers race jump and weave their way through the tracks and many obstacles as they fight for the Triple Crown.

Grammy-winning artist Jason Isbell will be in the Center in Richmond next Thursday, featuring songs like 24 frames.

Maybe it's time and last of my kind this night, we'll have you on your feet clapping along.

And that's what's happening around the commonwealth.

I'm Toby.

It is.

>> As always.

Thank you.

Toby Gibbs, a northern Kentucky city, has a new name temporarily.

Dayton Mayor Ben Baker issued a proclamation renaming the city as who Deyton an honor for the Cincinnati Bengals since making the announcements posters have popped up all around town, including on the official welcome sign.

The driver see as they enter who Deyton the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Kansas City Chiefs this Sunday with a chance to return to the Super Bowl for a second year in a row.

Rooting for them.

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