[♪♪] >> THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SOMETHING OF THEMSELVES.

>> WE ARE IN LINE WITH MAKING AMERICA SKILLED AGAIN.

THAT IS WHAT JOB CORPS DOES.

>> Renee: BUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ISN'T CONVINCED WITH THE PROGRAM'S FUTURE IN QUESTION HOW IT'S AFFECTING STUDENTS HERE IN KENTUCKY.

>> ABOUT 70% OF THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT OUR HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR PROVIDERS, OUR HOSPITALS.

>> Renee: SO-CALLED MAHA LAWMAKERS LIST UNDERLYING HEALTH CONCERNS.

>> I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TRY TO ENJOY IT I KNOW IT'S LOUD IT IS A LOT OF BUGS, MAYBE BILLIONS OF TEENAGE INSECTS SINGING IN YOUR TREES.

>> Renee: AND THEY ARE LOUD.

AND KENTUCKIANS HAVE A FRONT ROW SEAT WITH THE SOUND OF CICADAS.

>> PRESENTEDDION OF "KENTUCKY EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.

[♪♪] >> Renee: GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" ON THIS THURSDAY JUNE FIFTH I'M RENEE SHAW WE THANK YOU FOR SPENDING A LITTLE OF YOUR THURSDAY NIGHT WITH US.

GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR CONTINUES HIS PUSH FOR PRE-K EDUCATION FOR ALL KENTUCKY CHILDREN.

YESTERDAY HE LAUNCHED HIS PRE-K FOR ALL INITIATIVE WITH STOPS IN LOUISVILLE, LEXINGTON AND FLORENCE, KENTUCKY.

AT THIS NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY HE TALKED ABOUT WHY KENTUCKY NEEDS TO DO MORE.

>> Gov.

Andy Beshear: EVERY CHILD DESERVES A GOOD START.

AND AS EXCITED AS I AM ABOUT OUR RED HOT ECONOMY IN KENTUCKY, WE'VE GOT TO RECOGNIZE THERE ARE SOME RATINGS AND SOME RANKINGS WHERE WE ARE NOT LIVING UP TO THE PROMISE OF OUR FAMILIES AND HERE OF OUR KIDS.

RIGHT NOW MORE THAN HALF OF KENTUCKY'S CHILDREN SHOW UP FOR KINDERGARTEN NOT KINDERGARTEN READY.

AND SOMETIMES THEY NEVER CATCH UP TO THAT ACHIEVEMENT GAP.

BEFORE THEY EVER EVEN STEP FOOT THROUGH THE DOOR OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL, THEY ARE BEHIND.

WHEN IT COMES TO PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS THEY NEED MORE OPPORTUNITY AND MORE OPTIONS.

>> Renee: YESTERDAY, THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED THE CREATION OF A TEAM KENTUCKY PRE-K FOR ALL ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH 28 LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE.

AND TODAY, THE GOVERNOR TALKED ABOUT PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S TARIFF POLICY IN RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION.

>> BROWN-FORMAN STOCK IS TAKING A HUGE HIT DUE TO A WEAK EARNINGS REPORT AND WE HAVE HEARD THIS WEEK ABOUT THREE DISTILLERIES THAT HAVE TAX LIENS FILED AGAINST THEM.

IS KENTUCKY'S BOURBON BOOM COMING TO AN END?

>> Gov.

Andy Beshear: I THINK KENTUCKY'S BOURBON BOOM CAN AND WILL CONTINUE BUT THE TYPES OF TARIFFS THE WHAT IS GOING ONCOMING OUT OF OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE REACTION FROM CANADA, AFTER THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SAID IT SHOULD BE THE 51ST STATE IS IMPACTED OUR BOURBON INDUSTRY AND SIGNIFICANTLY.

ON THIS TARIFF POLICY IS DISASTROUS ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE BOARD.

IT'S RAISING COSTS ON ALL OF OUR AMERICAN FAMILIES.

AND THE PRESIDENT THAT'S DOING IT THAT IS RAISING THE TARIFFS TOLD US DURING THE CAMPAIGN HE WAS GOING TO HELP MAKE PAYING THE BILLS EASIER AND NOW HE IS SAYING WELL MAYBE YOUR KIDS HAVE TOO MANY TOYS.

WE NEED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO KNOCK IT OFF.

THE BOURBON INDUSTRY IS IMPORTANT TO US NOT JUST TO THE BIG DISTILLERIES BUT THE CRAFT DISTILLERIES AS WELL.

THEYTHERE ISN'T AN ECONOMIST ATT TIME THINKS THE TARIFF POLICY IS ANYTHING OTHER THAN A DISASTER, I HOPE THAT WASHINGTON D.C. WILL LISTEN TO THOSE WHO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.

>> Renee: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO DEFUND THE JOB CORPS PROGRAM WITHIN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SAYING IT'S NOT COST-EFFECTIVE.

A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS BLOCKED THAT MOVE FOR NOW.

JOB CORPS OFFERS FREE EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR LOW INCOME YOUTH.

THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ARE IN LIMBO CONCERNING THEIR FUTURE CAREER PLANS.

OUR LAURA ROGERS HAS MORE FROM ONE OF THE LARGEST JOB CORPS CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT HERE IN KENTUCKY.

>> AS LONG AS YOU HAVE BEEN FOCUSED AND ATTENTIVE TO DETAIL, THEN THE SKY'S THE LIMIT.

>> THAT IS NOW IN QUESTION FOR JOB CORPS STUDENTS LIKE KHAELUM NOEL.

>> IT'S MORE LIKE THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM BECAUSE WE'RE WAITING TO SEE WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

>> THE EARLE C. CLEMENTS CENTER IN UNION COUNTY HAVE PLANNED TO CLOSE OPERATIONS BY THE END OF JUNE FOLLOWINGED DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S DECISION TO SHUT DOWN THE PROGRAM.

>> THE CENTER HERE IN MORGANFIELD IS THE SECOND LARGEST JOB CORPS IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> TESSA GOUGH IS DIRECTOR OF THE EARLIER WHERE 560 STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED.

>> SO FOR THAT FUNDING TO BE CUT, IT'S THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

THAT WOULD NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO GET THE EDUCATION THAT JOB CORPS PROVIDES.

>> JOB CORPS IS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE AMBITION BUT NO DIRECTION I FEEL LIKE.

JOB CORPS IS FOR THOSE WITH TALENT BUT NO OUTLET AND I'M ONE OF THOSE.

>> NOEL STUDIED WELDING AND DECKHAND AND WOULD LIKE TO BE THE CAPTAIN.

A SHIP ONE DAY.

>> LIFE HAS NO GUARANTEES, THAT MEANS ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE AS LONG AS YOU TRY.

>> MY FUTURE GOAL I WANT TO BE A GARNISHING CHEF.

I LOVE SEEING CUSTOMERS SMILE WHEN I SERVE.

>> EMMA WILLOUGHBY IS STUDYING CULINARY ARTS.

SHE WAS ADOPTED AS A YOUNG GIRL FROM CHINA AND SHE HAS STRUGGLED WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BUT THIS PROGRAM HAS GIVEN HER HOPE.

>> WHEN I HEARD ABOUT JOB CORPS, I GOT A CHANCE TO CHANGE MY LIFE.

FROM HOPELESS INTO OH, I HAVE A FUTURE.

I CAN LEARN STUFF AND TO GET A JOB A STABLE JOB.

>> YOU'VE GROWN A LOT IT'S BEEN GOOD FOR HIM TO HAVE THE STRUCTURE AND ROUTINE.

>> DALE HART'S GRANDSON IS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AND LEFT COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR JOB CORPS WHERE HE IS STUDYING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WHICH HE HOPED TO GET HIS CERTIFICATION.

>> I WAS DISAPPOINTED FOR HIM THAT THAT WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN.

NOW HE WILL BE COMING BACK WHERE HE WAS SEVEN MONTHS AGO.

>> AND THAT CONCERNS DALE HART NOT JUST FOR HIS GRANDSON BUT THE HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS FACING UNCERTAINTY.

A LOT OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE ON THE STREET.

SAM WON'T BE BECAUSE HE HAS A PLACE TO FALL.

HE WILL COME BACK HOME WITH ME.

BUT I THINK A LOT OF THESE KIDS WON'T.

I THINK THEY ENDED UP THERE BECAUSE THEY HAD NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.

AND IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SOMETHING OF THEMSELVES.

>> ASIDE FROM THE STUDENT IMPACT, TESSA GOUGH SAYS THE CENTER'S CLOSURE WOULD DEAL AN ECONOMIC BLOW AS WELL.

>> MORGANFIELD, KENTUCKY IS A RURAL AREA.

THE JOB CORPS CENTER HERE IS ONE OF THE THREE LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> IT'S NOT JUST EMPLOYMENT BUT STUDENTS SPEND MONEY IN THE AREA AND PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE.

>> OUR CULINARY STUDENTS TO INCLUDE EMMA, COOKED FOR OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS AND ASSISTED THE FEMA ORGANIZATION WITH FEEDING THE VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE STILL HELPING WITH THE TORNADO RELIEF HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

OUR COMMUNITY COUNTS ON US FOR A LOT OF THINGS AND WE HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 60 YEARS.

THE CENTER OPERATED FOR 60 YEARS.

>> WHETHER IT WILL CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER 60 YEARS REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M LAURA ROGERS.

>> Renee: THANK YOU LAURA.

THE CENTER TELLS US NO STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO APPLY TO JOB CORPS SINCE MARCH.

THE NATIONAL JOB CORPS ASSOCIATION FILED A LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF ITS OPERATORS AND A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER WAS GRANTED YESTERDAY.

A HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 17TH.

THE EARLE C. CLEMENTS CENTER IS RESUMING NORMAL OPERATIONS UNTIL TOLD OTHERWISE.

>>> THE MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN PROGRAM OR MAHA IS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MAKE PEOPLE HEALTHIER.

THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTED THIS YEAR TO CREATE A MAHA TASK FORCE THAT WOULD OFFER IDEAS FOR NEXT YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT COMMITTEE MET FOR THE FIRST TIME YESTERDAY.

AS OUR JUNE LEFFLER REPORTS, AT THIS POINT, ALL IDEAS ARE ON THE TABLE.

>> MAHA ISN'T JUST ONE THING AND LAWMAKERS HAVE THEIR OWN IDEA WHAT IS KENTUCKY SHOULD WORK ON.

>> I'M VERY CONCERNED AS THE RISES OF AUTISM WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES THAT THE AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS ADHD WHY HAVE WE SEEN THOSE GO UP SO MUCH.

>> CHOICES FROM THE START AND EMPOWER THE PARENTS TO DO THAT, WHETHER THAT IS MAKING THE FOOD MORE AFFORDABLE OR AS LOCKETTE SAID THE AVAILABILITY OF IT.

>> NOW, ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT PHYSICAL FITNESS IT IS A HEDGE AGAINST POOR MENTAL HEALTH WE'VE SEEN THAT IN RESEARCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND A HEDGE AGAINST CHRONIC DISEASE ESPECIALLY THOSE TIED TO OBESITY AND HEART DISEASE.

AND MY CONCERN BEING AN EYE CARE FOR 30 YEARS, IS THE EPIDEMIC OF DIABETES.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF BLINDNESS.

>> FIRST GATHERING OF THE MAHA TASK FORCE SUGGESTS FOOD COULD BE THE FOCUS.

THIS REPUBLICAN SENATOR AND PHYSICIAN SAYS ANYTHING HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF HOSPITALS AND CLINICS IS FAIR GAME.

>> OUR PUBLIC HEALTH IS MORE PERSONAL.

IT IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING FOR THEMSELVES.

AND WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES NOW WE START INVOLVING OUR HOSPITALS AND OUR OTHER PROVIDERS.

I THINK IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT AND IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE OF US IN THE HEALTHCARE SPACE TO HAVE OUR PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND THAT IS YOU KNOW, AND I'M BEING GENEROUS ABOUT 70% OF THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT OUR HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR PROVIDERS, OUR HOSPITALS.

>> KENNEDY'S MAHA COMMISSION RELEASED A REPORT LAST MONTH DETAILING HEALTH RISKS TO TODAY'S CHILDREN.

THE REPORT SAYS STATE LAWMAKERS CAN ACT NOW BY REQUIRING NUTRITION TRANSPARENCY OR BANNING FOOD ADDITIVES IN PUBLIC FOOD PROGRAMS.

AMONG OTHER THINGS.

THE CO-CHAIR OF THE MAHA TASK FORCE SAYS LAWMAKERS ARE ALREADY WORKING WITH KENNEDY'S TEAM ON STATE LEGISLATION.

>> REPRESENTATIVE HART FILED A BILL AROUND THAT WE ACTUALLY NEED TO REMOVE FLUORIDE FROM WATER RATHER THAN INGESTING IT THERE'S OTHER WAYS THAT YOU MIGHT PUT FLUORIDE TO YOUR TEETH AND PROVIDE YOUR TEETH SUPPORT.

I DON'T THINK YOU WILL HEAR THAT IN OUR COMMITTEE.

BUT YOU WILL HEAR THAT DURING THE LEGISLATIVE INTERIM.

>> DENTAL ASSOCIATIONS HAVE REPEATEDLY TESTIFIED IN FRANKFORT THAT FLUORIDE PREVENTS INSTITUTION DECAY ESPECIALLY FOR UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND FLUORIDE IN DRINKING WATER IS BELOW POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS LEVELS.

FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M JUNE LEFFLER.

[♪♪] >> Renee: IN OTHER NEWS THE DEATH TOLL IS NOW 20 AFTER STORMS HIT KENTUCKY IN MAY.

THE STATE SAYS A MAN DIED IN MCCRACKEN COUNTY IN ADDITION TO THE PEOPLE KILLED IN LAUREL, PULASKI AND RUSSELL COUNTIES.

VETERAN REPORTER KARYN CZAR AT U.K. YFM IN LEXINGTON COVERED NATURAL DISASTERS FOR YEARS AND TODAY'S REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK SHE TALKS WITH US ABOUT A JOB THAT REQUIRES OBJECTIVITY WITHOUT SACRIFICING HUMANITY.

>> TALK TO US ABOUT HOW YOU PREPARE FOR GOING INTO THE FIELD TO DO THESE STORIES AND WHAT YOUR PURPOSE IS AND YOUR GOALS ARE WHEN YOU ARE ON THE GROUND?

>> .

>> I THINK OF WHEN I FIRST STARTED IN NEWS MANY MOONS AGO IT WAS THE ICE STORM IN LEXINGTON AN 0-5 AND THAT WAS MY FIRST TIME DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO EACH TIME IT'S HORRIBLE TO SAY BUT AS YOU KNOW YOU LEARN SO MUCH EVERY SINGLE TIME.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE HAD SO MANY BACK-TO-BACK RECENTLY.

I BELIEVE GOVERNOR BESHEAR SAID IT THERE HAVE BEEN 16 DURING HIS ADMINISTRATION ALONE.

AND WE HAVE A VERY SMALL NEWS TEAM AND I'M THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND REPORTER.

SO I'VE COVERED ALMOST ALL OF THEM.

AND I THINK THE THING I ALWAYS TRY TO REMEMBER GOING IN, FIRST OF ALL, THE ADRENALINE KICKS IN AND YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THE INFORMATION CORRECTLY AS QUICKLY, CORRECTLY FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS IS THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN.

MAKING SURE THEY KNOW IF THEY NEED EMERGENCY CARE RIGHT AWAY WHERE DO THEY GO.

IF THEY NEED HOUSING THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO GO.

AND THEY ARE WITHOUT A HOME WHERE DO THEY GO IN THE NEXT 6 HOURS AND GET FOOD AND WATER ALL THOSE THINGS AND REMEMBERING THERE ARE PEOPLE BEHIND THE STORY.

AND THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE HURTING RIGHT NOW AND IT IS NOT ABOUT ME GETTING SOMETHING ON THE AIR IT'S ME MAKING SURE THAT KENTUCKIANS ARE TAKEN CARE OF.

AND BEYOND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THE STORM VICTIMS, GETTING INFORMATION TO OTHER KENTUCKIANS AND NATIONALLY SO THAT WE CAN GET RELIEF THAT WE NEED.

>> Renee: WE'VE TALKED BEFORE ABOUT HOW OFTEN OUR JOBS ARE MEETING AND TALKING WITH PEOPLE ON THE WORST DAY OF THEIR LIVES.

AND YOU'VE BEEN IN THE SITUATION MORE TIMES THAN YOU CAN PROBABLY COUNT.

HOW DOES MAY 16TH COMPARE TO THE OTHER EXPERIENCES THAT YOU'VE REPORTED ON?

>> THEY ARE ALL SO DIFFICULT.

I THINK WHAT MADE MAY 16TH DIFFERENT IS I LOOK BACK AT MAYFIELD OR THE TORNADOES FROM THAT YEAR, IT WAS SO WIDESPREAD AND I THINK WHICH IS HORRIFIC IN AND OF ITSELF.

WHAT MADE THIS DIFFERENT IT WAS SO CONCENTRATED IN THAT AREA I WAS IN SUNSHINE HILLS IN PARTICULAR, YOU WERE LITERALLY TALKING TO EVERYONE WHO WAS AFFECTED INSTEAD OF PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.

AND SO IT WAS AN ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD IN ONE SPOT.

AND TO TALK TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO WERE SO DEVASTATED, BUT THERE WERE BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT LIGHTS.

YOU WOULD SEE DOWN THE STREET YOU COULD LITERALLY SEE WHERE THE TORNADO CUT THROUGH AND YOU COULDN'T TELL WHERE ONE HOUSE USED TO BE UNTIL YOU SAW THE DEBRIS.

AND A FEW STREETS OVER THERE WERE FAMILIES LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT?

LET'S OPEN THE GARAGE AND GET THE SUPPLIES IN MY GARAGE AND GET A.T.V.

'S AND THEY BECAME THE NEIGHBORHOOD POINTS FOR PEOPLE TO COME GET SUPPLIES AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE EVERYONE COME TOGETHER.

>> Renee: RIGHT.

WHAT DOES FRED ROGERS SAY IN THESE TIMES OF TRAGEDY AND CRISIS LOOK FOR THE HELPERS N THAT CASE, THE NEIGHBORS WERE THE HELPERS ALONG WITH THE DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM, OF COURSE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

FIRST-RESPONDERS WERE INCREDIBLE.

I THINK THE DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU SEE A WIDESPREAD DISASTER AS OPPOSED TO SOMETHING, AGAIN THIS WAS WIDESPREAD I'M NOT SAYING IT'S NOT BUT HIGHLY CONCENTRATED.

SO PEOPLE COULD REALLY FOCUS AND BE THERE 24/7 AND PUT ALL THEIR ATTENTION ON THOSE AREAS WHICH WAS NICE TO SEE.

>> Renee: YOU WERE THERE LAST FRIDAY.

YOU WERE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY AGAIN.

AND WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT YOU LEARNED THERE WHAT THAT EXPERIENCE WAS LIKE?

>> THEY WERE FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU TO THEM FOR ALLOWING ME TO DO THAT.

THEY LET ME IN BED WITH THEM THAT DAY.

FROM THE MOMENT THEY ARRIVED, I WAS WITH THEM AS THEY TRAVELED AROUND.

AND IT WAS SO FASCINATING TO SEE HOW THEY FIGURE THINGS OUT.

BECAUSE I THINK IN MY HEAD I ALWAYS THOUGHT THEY LOOK AT MONITORS, AND THEY LOOK AT THE RADARS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND GO ON THE GROUND AND SEE DESTRUCTION.

IT IS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.

THEY KNOW THAT IS AN OAK TREE AND IT HAS INTERNAL DAMAGE SO I CAN TELL THE WIND SPEED BASED ON THE DAMAGE OF THE TREE OR IF IT WAS CRACKED IN HALF AS OPPOSED TO UPROOTED.

THEIR HORTICULTURISTS AS WELL WHICH IS AMAZING.

THE TECHNOLOGY HAS GROWN SO MUCH.

THEY HAVE, OF COURSE, DRONES TO GET A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF EVERYTHING.

BUT THEY HAVE APPS NOW WHERE THEY CAN CAN PLUG IN IT AGAIN THAT WAS AN OAK TREE IT SNAPPED SOME OF THE BARK IS MISSING.

THEY PUT IN ALL THE INFORMATION ALONG WITH PICTURES AND THE ACLU CAN GIVE THEM AN PROXIMATE WIND SPEED OF THE TORNADO.

I WAS WITH THEM AND THEY LITERALLY WITHIN THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF THE FIRST POINT WERE LIKE WE'RE CONSIDERING THIS AN EF1 WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 110, 115.

AND AS THE DAY WENT ON THEY GO TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF POINTS THEY HIT FIVE THAT DAY.

AT THEIR SECOND POINT THEY KNEW IT WAS AN EF-2 AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT ON THE GROUND.

IT WAS INCREDIBLE THE WORK THEY DO AND HOW QUICKLY THEY CAN DO IT.

>> Renee: THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXCELLENT REPORTING.

[♪♪] >> Renee: A KENTUCKY HEALTH PROGRAM IS GOOD FOR PATIENTS AND FARMERS.

AND A PLANNING BOARD BLOCKS A PROPOSED AIRBNB AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS DON'T LIKE IT.

OUR TOBY GIBBS TELLS US MORE IN THIS LOOK AT HEADLINES AROUND KENTUCKY.

[♪♪] >> BIG SANDY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE NEEDS A PRESIDENT.

THE NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH ENDED WITHOUT A NOMINEE.

OF THE THREE FINALISTS ONE WITHDREW AND THE COLLEGE'S BOARD DECIDED AGAINST THE OTHER TWO.

RYAN QUARELS PRESIDENT OF THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM SAYS THEY REMAIN COMMITTED TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT BEST SERVES THE COLLEGE'S NEEDS.

Dr. BRANT WILL CONTINUE AS INTERIM PRESIDENT.

>>> A COUPLE IS SUING AFTER A PLANNING BOARD IN SHELBYVILLE DENIED THEIR REQUEST TO TURN THEIR PROPERTY IN A SHORT-TERM RENTAL KNOWN AS AN AIRBNB.

THE NEWS REPORTS PRESTON AND MICHAELA DOWNING ARE SUING THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS.

THE BOARD TURNED DOWN THE REQUEST SAYING THE APPROVAL WOULD CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE CASE IS PENDING BEFORE THE SHELBY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.

>>> RUSSELL COUNTY HOSPITAL WILL BEGIN SERVING BEEF FROM STOCK FARM IN DANVILLE.

THE TIMES GENERAL REPORTS THIS IS PART OF KENTUCKY'S FOOD IS MEDICINE INITIATIVE.

A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE KENTUCKY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.

THE GOAL IS TO HELP PATIENTS BY FEEDING THEM HEALTHY LOCALLY GROWN FOOD.

JONATHAN SHELL CALL IT IS A WIN FOR FARM FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH.

>>> WITH HEADLINES AROUND KENTUCKY I'M TOBY GIBBS.

[♪♪] >> Renee: THE AMERICAN RED CROSS PROVIDES BLOOD TO PATIENTS AND HELP TO DISASTER VICTIMS.

ON WEDNESDAY, IT OPENED ITS NEWLY RENOVATED REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN LOUISVILLE.

>> EVERYDAY YOU REALLY DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

FOR NEARLY 110 YEARS, A LONGTIME, THE RED CROSS SERVED KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA AND FOR MORE THAN 50 OF THOSE YEARS THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN THE HEART OF OUR WORK IN LOUISVILLE.

MUCH HAS CHANGED OVER TIME.

INCLUDING THIS SITE BECOMING OUR REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS.

ONE THING REMAINS CONSTANT AND THAT IS OUR MISSION TO PREVENTED AND ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING IN THE FACE OF EMERGENCIES THROUGH THE POWER OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, DEVASTATING FLOODS AND SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH PUT THIS BUILDING TO THE TEST WELL BEFORE IT WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED TODAY THIS LOCATION WAS SERVED AS A MOBILIZATION CENTER TO HELP IN THE EARLY DAYS FOR THE COORDINATION OF OUR DISASTER RESPONSE FOR THE FLOODING THAT BEGAN IN APRIL.

MANY VOLUNTEERS FLEW FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO COME AND MAKE THE WORK THAT WE WERE DOING ACROSS THE AREA POSSIBLE.

AND THAT IS THE FEATURE THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS BUILDING HERE IT IS TO BECOME A HUB OF THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO QUICKLY MOBILIZE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT DISASTERS.

>> IN OUR FIVE-AND-A-HALF YEARS IN OFFICE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED 15 FEDERALLY DECLARED NATURAL DISASTERS AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE RECOVERED THE WAY WE HAVE AND CONTINUE TO RECOVER, WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE RED CROSS.

AND LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

DURING THE FEBRUARY AND APRIL FLASH-FLOODS THE RED CROSS ASSISTED OVER 24,000 HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS THE STATE.

BY SERVING NEARLY 145,000 MEALS.

PROVIDING MORE THAN 13,000 SHELTER OVERNIGHT STAYS AND DISTRIBUTING OVER 86,000 RELIEF ITEMS.

MUCH OF THAT WORK WAS COORDINATED AND CARRIED OUT RIGHT HERE.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS I'M MOST PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THE RED CROSS AND TEAM AND VOLUNTEERS WORK ON ARE THE THINGS THAT DON'T GET THE HEADLINES EVERYDAY.

THEY PARTNER WITH US AT METRO GOVERNMENT AND THEY HELP SAVE LIVES AND IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES.

IN LOUISVILLE EVERY YEAR, THEY ARE INSTALLING HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF NEW SMOKE ALARMS.

TEACHING PEOPLE FIRST AID, CPR, WATER SAFETY, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SKILLS OVER 17,000 PEOPLE IN THE PAST YEAR ALONE HAVE LEARNED THOSE SKILLS FROM THE RED CROSS AND THEIR TEAM.

>> Renee: THE RENOVATION INCLUDES IMPROVED CAPACITY AND CHANGES TO THE BLOOD DONATION CENTER.

[♪♪] >> Renee: IF YOU'VE BEEN OUTSIDE LATELY THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE PROBABLY HEARING.

IT'S THE MATING CALL OF THE CICADA KNOWN AS THE LOUDEST INSECT ON EARTH HERE NOW FROM A UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ENTOMOLOGIST ABOUT THE BROOD MAKING THIS DEAFENING SOUND AND WHEN HE SAYS ALL THE NOISE WILL DIE DOWN.

>> WE TALK ABOUT BROOD OF CICADAS THEY ARE ALL PERIODICAL CICADAS SOME THAT ARE 17 YEAR BROODS AND SOME 13 YEAR BROOD.

A BROOD IS A WAY OF TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ONES THAT EMERGE IN DIFFERENT YEARS.

NOT ALL OF THE PERIODICAL PUT THEIR EGGS IN ONE BASKET SO THEY DON'T ALL COME ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AT THE SAME TIME.

THEY WILL COME OUT IN THE DIFFERENT CALENDAR YEARS AND WE SEPARATE THOSE OUT.

WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF THE BROOD 14 HERE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY THESE ARE CICADAS THAT HAVE BEEN BELOW GROUND FOR 17 YEARS AND NOW THEY MAKE THEIR RETURN ABOVE GROUND AND WE SAW THIS AT THE END OF APRIL AND THE END OF MAY.

THERE WAS COOL WEATHER AND WET WEATHER AND DELAYED SOME FROM COMING OUT.

WE'VE HALFWAY THROUGH PROBABLY SEE THESE UNTIL THE END OF JUNE.

THESE WERE BORN IN 2008 AND NOW THEY GET TO COME BACK AS ADULTS.

THEY HAVE BEEN LIVING FOR THE LAST 17 YEARS FEEDING IN THE ROOT ZONE ON SAP.

WE ARE NICKNAMING THE BOURBON BROOD BECAUSE BROOD 14 IT IS FOUND IN 12 DIFFERENT STATES IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES.

BUT THE EPICENTER IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP KENTUCKY HAS A LOT OF OUR COUNTIES HIGHLIGHTED.

IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE THEIR HOME TURF.

PERIODICAL CICADAS ARE DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY COME OUT EARLIER IN THE SUMMER.

WHEREAS THE ANNUAL CICADAS COME OUT IN JULY AND AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER THEY ARE SMALLER.

THEY ALSO ARE BLACK AND THEY HAVE BRIGHT RED EYES AND THE ANNUALS HAVE A GREEN, BROWN AND BLACK MIXTURE.

THEY DON'T BITE OR STING THEY LAND ON PEOPLE FREQUENTLY ESPECIALLY SOMEBODY THAT WORKS WITH POWER TOOLS OUTDOORS YOU MIGHT EMIT NOISES THEY FIND APPEALING.

THE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF PERIODICAL CICADA THERE ARE THREE ABOVE GROUND AND THEY DO MAKE SONGS FROM ONE ANOTHER SO THEY DON'T MATE WITH ONE ANOTHER THEY HAVE DIFFERENT NOISES YOU MIGHT HEAR SOME SAYING FARROW OVER AND OVER AGAIN THOSE ARE THE LARGE HE HAVE PERIODICALS.

IN FAYETTE COUNTY I'VE NOTICED MORE OF THE SMALLER ONES THAT MAKE THE GRINDING NOISE.

THE MALES ARE THE ONES THAT SING.

I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TRY AND ENJOY IT.

IT'S MEDICALS OR BILLIONS OF TEENAGE INSECTS BUT IT IS A AMAZING PIECE OF NATURE.

I HOPE THAT THE PEOPLE CAN APPRECIATE IT IS A RARITY.

IT ONLY HAPPENS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THAT IS SOMETHING OF A BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENON.

IF YOU HAVE SMALL TREES YOU MIGHT CONSIDER PROTECTING THEM IF THEY HAVE BEEN PLANTED IN THE LAST YEAR.

CAN YOU WRAP THEM WITH NETTING.

BEYOND THAT THEY WILL BE HERE AND THEY WILL BE GONE.

WE SHOULDN'T EXPECT MORE PERIODICAL CICADAS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

THE NEXT BROOD THAT WILL RETURN WILL BE BROOD 19 OR 10 THAT WILL COME OUT PROBABLY IN 12 OR 13 YEARS.

>> Renee: CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.

CERTAINLY.

AND CICADAS BELIEVE IT OR NOT ALSO MAKE A GREAT SOURCE OF PROTEIN FOR A VARIETY OF ANIMALS SUCH AS TURKEYS AND SQUIRRELS AND SOME HUMANS LIKE TO CHOMP ON THEM FROM TIME TO TIME.

WE WILL BE CHOMPING ON GREAT STORIES TOMORROW NIGHT ON "KENTUCKY EDITION" WHERE WE INFORM, CONNECT AND INSPIRE.

WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONNECT WITH US BY FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, OR X TO KEEP IN THE LOOP AND ALSO WE INVITE YOU TO SEND US A STORY IDEA BY E-MAIL TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT KET.ORG.

WE GO INSIDE KENTUCKY POLITICS TOMORROW FRIDAY, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THEN.

UNTIL THEN TAKE REALLY GOOD CARE.

SO LONG.