AFGHANISTAN AND THE TALIBAN’S TAKEOVER OF THE COUNTRY. I’M MELISSA RAINY REPORTING.
>>MELANIE LAWSON: 6, 0, 5,
THIS MORNING. PEOPLE IN
EASTERN KENTUCKY FACE MORE
FLOOD RISKS AFTER DAYS OF
SATURATING RAIN, RESCUE CREWS
WORKED TO REACH HARD TO ACCESS
AREAS YESTERDAY SEARCHING FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL MISSING.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: HUNDREDS
REMAIN UNACCOUNTED FOR, AT
LEAST 37 PEOPLE ARE DEAD ROADS
AND BRIDGES ARE COMPLICATING
THOSE RESCUE EFFORTS. THIS
MORNING, A LOCAL WOMAN IS
LOADING UP HER CAR WITH
SUPPLIES TO TAKE HER TO HER
FAMILY IN JACKSON, KENTUCKY.
NOW SHE SAYS FLOOD WATERS TORE
THROUGH THEIR HOMES AS WELL.
>>MELANIE LAWSON: NEWS 4 JAX
REPORTER ASHLEY HARDING IS
LIVE IN MIDDLEBURG WITH HER
STORY. GOOD MORNING, ASHLEY.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: GOOD
MORNING. AND WE’RE HERE INTO
THAT WOMAN’S NEIGHBORHOOD.
ANGEL SHEPARD IS GETTING READY
TO LEAVE REALLY ANY MINUTE GO
AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO HER.
SHE’S JOINING US LIVE HERE IN
THE MORNING SHOW THIS MORNING.
YOU’VE GOT EVERYTHING PACKED
UP. HE’S GOT A LONG ROAD
AHEAD. LONG TRIP AHEAD OF YOU,
DON’T YOU? I DO. BUT ANXIOUS
TO GET THERE AND GET STARTED.
>> GET THE HELP THAT THEY
NEED. TALK TO US ABOUT YOUR
FAMILY. WHO IS THERE, WHO IS
IMPACTED? I AM HAVE LOST
PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THERE.
SOMEBODY LOST HIS HOME AS
WELL. I HAVE OTHER FAMILY
MEMBERS THAT HAVE. BUT THE
REASON I’M DOING THIS IS MY
AND BAR HAS HAD MORE
CHALLENGES IN LIFE THAN REALLY
ANYONE SHOULD. SO WHILE
DEALING WITH STAGE 4 BREAST
CANCER, METASTATIC BREAST
CANCER LAST MONTH, SHE WAS
DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 4 METAL
PLASTIC BREAST CANCER. SO
SHE’S JUST BEGUN AN EVEN
TOUGHER FIGHT AND NOW TO LOSE
HER HOME. I’M GOING TO SHOW
HER THAT THERE IS HOPE SHE CAN
GET THROUGH THIS.
>> AND YOU HAVE A WHOLE TRUNK
FULL WHOLE CAR FULL SHOW US
EVERYTHING WE HAVE HERE. SO WE
HAVE COLLECTED 8 CASES OF
WATER. WE HAVE 24 GALLONS OF
WATER. WE HAVE SO MUCH FOOD
NONPERISHABLE FOOD, FRUITS,
VEGETABLES. WE HAVE CLOTHING,
UNDERWEAR, SOCKS, SHOES AND
BOOTS. I’M PRETTY MUCH
ANYTHING YOU COULD THINK OF, 4
DOZEN DOUGHNUTS FOR MY SHEILA,
IT CHRIS BICKERING SAYS SHE
ONE OF THOSE KRISPY KREME THAT
SHE DID.
>> SO TELL US, YOU KNOW WHAT
GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND, SEEING
WHAT YOU’VE HEARD, WHAT YOU’RE
SEEING ON TV, WHAT WE’RE
SHOWING OUR VIEWERS, IF IT’S
JUST UNREAL, YOU CORRUPT.
THEIR DIDN’T CHEW. I GREW UP
THERE. AND WHILE IT ALL SEEMS
SO DEVASTATING.
>> WHAT I WANT EVERYBODY TO
KNOW IS THERE’S A COMMUNITY IN
BREATHITT COUNTY, KENTUCKY. SO
WE HAVE A SAYING NOTHING NEW
YOUR KENTUCKY, PROUD IN YOUR
BREATH THAT STRONG. SO I’VE
BEEN HERE LONGER THAN I WAS IN
KENTUCKY. I GREW UP THERE,
LIVED THERE FOR 18 YEARS. I
STILL HAVE THAT FEELING AND
I’M JUST CALLED TOGETHER. THEY
NEED HELP. WHENEVER ANYTHING
SEEMS TOO BIG OR TOO
CHALLENGING. I LOOKED TO MY
BECAUSE IF I SAY OR FEEL THAT
I CAN, THEN I THINK OF HER.
AND I KNOW WHAT
>> THAT IS AMAZING. ANGEL. WE
ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS LEFT,
BUT THERE’S ALSO YOU’RE ALSO
CALLING ON OTHERS TO HELP AS
WELL. THERE’S A WAY THEY CAN
DO THAT THERE IS WE HAVE A GO
FUND ME FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS
TO CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR ANY
CONTRACTOR THAT WOULD BE
WILLING TO TRAVEL FROM OUR
AREA TO GO UP AND HELP US
REBUILD HER HOME WICKER THE
MONTH, THE PROCESS OF THEIR
WILL ALLOW.
>> AND I KNOW YOU’VE GOT TELL
ME IT WAS A 12 HOURS STRIVE TO
10 AND A HALF LOVE. YEAH, OK,
WELL, WE DON’T WANT TO HOLD
YOU UP ANY MORE THAN WE CAN.
SO WE’RE GOING TO GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND WATCH YOU. GO ON.
GO, GO ON TO GET GOING. AND
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE INTIAL
IS READY TO.
>> OFFICIALLY CLOSE HER DOORS.
SHE’S GOING TO GET HER GETTING
HER CAR AND OFFICIALLY MAKE
THAT JOURNEY.
>> THAT AND A HALF 11 HOUR.
>> DRIVE TO KENTUCKY WHERE SHE
GREW UP AND YOU HEARD HER SAY
THEY’RE HER FAMILY. IS THERE.
THEY ARE GOING THROUGH SO MUCH
RIGHT NOW. AND THEN TO HAVE
THIS HAPPEN. THAT IS JUST HARD
TO EVEN COMPREHEND IF YOU
REALLY THINK SO SHE IS PULLING
OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY AS WE
SPEAK AND SHE IS GOING TO MAKE
HER WAY THERE TO BEGIN WHAT
SHE CAN DO TO HELP HER FAMILY
IN THE COMMUNITY. A LARGE, YOU
KNOW, IT ONLY TAKES ONE PERSON
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SO WE’LL
SEND IT BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> SHE’S SHE’S MAKING THAT
JOURNEY. STAY WITH THE PICTURE
FOR SECOND. SHE’S MAKING THAT
JOURNEY BY HERSELF. I KNOW VIC
TO THE STORY LAST NIGHT AND I
THINK THE LINK FOR HER
GOFUNDME ACCOUNT IS INSIDE
THAT STORY. SO WE WISH HER
WELL ON THAT JOURNEY AND IT
SAYS SO MUCH ABOUT, YOU KNOW,