locomotive going by. it really did. jonathan: incredible stories as families had the ride the storm out in the dark. it wasn't until the first light this morning when they got a look overhead and we could see the damage caused by what we now know was a tornado that touched down. extensive damage. some homes leveled. thank you for staying with us. coming to you live. we have team coverage this afternoon with a lot of the angles of this for you. maryland bureau chief brad bell, he is with me. meteorologist josh knight. also stephen tschida. they have different angles from different stories about how people are coping where not only the devastation of the damage left behind but now how they pick up the pieces and where do they go from here. the short time i ago i walked down where i am standing and mark french, he and his wife were in the bedroom at 1:30. she woke up and said you have to wake up and see the light show going on outside. seconds after he said he got out of bed to watch the lightning, that is

tornado touched down, came across the chesapeake and tore through his house ripping the back half of the home off. this is what he told me this afternoon. >> just look at it. it's like a war zone. i feel like i'm in bosnia. got a nice view now. with no back wall. >> but you're okay. >> that's the saving grace. neither of us was hurt. >> it can be fixed and put back. >> yeah. but what's in between. >> a lot of work. >> a mess.

jonathan: i spent time with mark french. we have more at 5:00. he had his sense of humor intact. he and his wife came through unscathed. but he stepped on a nail because he was wearing flip-flops and his home is deemed unlivable. the insurance adjustors making the rounds. we have seen a convoy of trucks for the utilities. the power could be out two days or a week. there are dozens going through what he is and many are going through worse. brad bell is joining me and you talked to people whose homes were leveled. >> this is a house and one of those stories as well. this is the side wall of the house that has come out in this direction. a man in his

last night when the roof lifted off of the house. there is the roof. he got out with minor injuries. take a look over in this direction. this is clear the path of the tornado. you can see it. the tarps and through there the path marked by the twist and scarred trees. the bay city neighborhood took the hardest hit. path made clear like the damage infleuged. like most of the neighbors laurie had gone to bed and was awakened by the roar of the storm. >> debris flying. it sounded like a locomotive going by. brad: she stepped out of the bedroom, this is what she saw. massive pine tree crushed the roof and landed on the floor of the living

there are dozens of home with similar damage. this home seemed to explode from the inside out. the roof upside down and across the yard. the man inside with minor injuries. very nervous and scared. brad: that is the man they call mr. lou. they call him mr. lou. he has been treated and released. back live, we are looking at the utility crews that are getting in the neighborhood now to start to do repairs. you can see one of the utility poles is down. they have work to do. when we come back at 5:00, we'll tell you the story where the entire home, this house here blew up and went that way. that house the house went this way. clear evidence of the rotation. and the damage tornadoes

do. in stevensville, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: all right, brad. thank you very much. we are back to one of the main drags in this -- [audio interruption] >> this is a different view. we are on a pier. if you look in the distance you can see the bay bridge. this thunderstorm worked from prince george's county to anne arundel. there was a severe thunderstorm warning. as it got over the water it had more to work with. different circulations here across the water. extra energy thanks to the moisture that sits here on top of the bay. the storm worked across the water and it began to intensify. look at the boat here on the dock across from me.

you can see that the center console is hanging in the water. i'll take you farther to the right. you can see the tree that just snapped on top of the house. this is just the beginning where the tornado came in to the shore. >> this is one of the damage surveys that was, that had the most degree of damage. there was an injury we heard about. the man is back home and resting comfortably from the injury. we hope everyone stays safe through the trying time.

>> ef-meaning the wind speeds maxed out of 125 miles per hour. only on ground four minutes but doing a lot of damage. i'll send it back to you. steve: josh and ier up late tracking the storm. it went to the annapolis area. severe thunderstorm warning as he mentioned. it went across the bay and became a tornado. much different story out there now. it looks a lot better. this is the camera over national harbor. we have a few showers that are dotting radar this hour. to the west of the d.c. metro area. we don't expect anything to become strong or severe. to reston and fairfax, these are moving east. it will move inside the beltway in time for the busy monday evening rush hour commute. the temperatures slide through the 80's. rumble of thunder we

but not expecting anything to become severe. we have more in a few minutes. nancy: thank you. drone trak 7 was able to fly over the damage to get a look at it from above. look at the damage. we posted the pictures online at wjla.com. there are different perspectives. communities on the eastern shore have the rebuilding effort ahead. we where more at -- we'll have more on abc7 news this afternoon and everything. we turn to big story on the hill. the russia investigation reaching the highest point in the white house. michelle: jared kushner, the president son-in-law and senior adviser going before the senate intelligence community. closed door meeting. he was greeted by protests. >> kushner, sign my russian flag. please, sign my russian flag. >> are you willing to testify publy? nancy: he denie

q mccray has jared kushner's explanations. q? q: he didn't mince words in front of the camera this afternoon saying the meetings last year with the russians were no part in any attempt by moscow to disrupt the 2016 presidential election. the probes in the contact between the trump campaign and russia intensify, jared kushner found himself on if hot seat. hi attended a meeting with a russian lawyer alongside donald trump jr. at trump tower last summer. to clear his name, this morning he met with the congressional investigators privately on capitol hill for two hours. then he met outside the white house and said this. >> i did collude with russia. nor do i know anyone in the campaign who did so. i had no improper contacts. i have not relied on russian funds for my businesses. q: he isn't done pleading his case. he is expected to be interviewed by

intelligence committee member tomorrow. we will keep you posted with what happens next. that is the latest from the "live desk." i'm q mccray, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. soul searching for democratic party leadership where they outlined the plan called "a better deal." the strategy is try to reach blue collar workers who once voted democratic but switched to candidate trump. days after the cancer diagnosis, senator john mccain spending quality time with family. he spent part of the weekend hiking with his daughter megan. they posted the pictures to twitter. it is not clear the type of treatment he will pursue but he pledged to return to the senate. michelle: a family in aspen hill said they are the latest victim of hate. the vehicle egged twice and vulgar n

kevin lewis has the developing story. what do we know about this guy? kevin: police arrested the muslim family's neighbor. he lived two doors down in the solid quiet community. that man identified as 58-year-old jeffrey frizzle who allegedly pelted the pickup truck with eggs and tomatoes. once in june and then again this month. in one case a vulgar note was left behind. police put two and two together when frizzle called 911 days later to report middle eastern looking men entering his neighbor's house. that frizz frizz allegedly put it men were plotting the next attack. >> he allegedly said, "i know you will arrest me for a hate crime. they are like an infestation of cockroaches" referring to the muslims. a neighbor said he is

unstable. >> we don't inside him over. he comes to our door and he starts to talk about the muslims and he uses derogatory terms and things like that. i'm trying to change the subject and get him, you know, essentially off my doorstep. he will just go on to something else. kevin: the police say jeffrey frizzell caused a car crash on georgia avenue. he told officers he was working for homeland security and kneaded to stop a terrorist who he hit. he is now in jail on charges of assault, reckless endangerment and religious harassment. live in aspen hill, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. i have a head at 4:00, abc7 live on the eastern shore as communities clean-up after a tornado hit the area. michelle: the storm that hit the

damage in the midwest. look at the aftermath there. nancy: any disturbing details on the suspected human trafficking case in texas. what s

has arts they show off. but now they have a fundraising exhibit that is called k9 for cops to help support the family of police officers killed or injured in the line of duty. very nice. they will be up until labor day. i love the glasses. nancy: absolutely! developing now a tenth person died after a horrific case of human smuggling in san antonio were up to -- where up to 100 people were found inside a tractor trailer. michelle: today, the man that was driving the truck appearing in federal court. danya bacchus with where the investigation is headed next. danya: immigration say as many as 100 immigrants were crammed in tractor trailer, the air conditioning not working. parked outside a san antonio wal-mart. dozens suffering from the intense triple-digit heat. >> folks were literally baking in the heat of texas sun. danya: today the driver 60-year-old james bradley of florida was in federal court. his criminal complaint detailing the treacherous journey tha

dead. one person on board telling investigators there was a hole in the trailer wall to provide ventilation and they took turn breathing from the hole. and that people were hitting the trailer walls and making noise to get the drive ears attention but the federal investigators say bradley never stopped. also according to the complaint the driver told authorities he did not know anyone was in the trailer until he got out of the truck at wal-mart. saying that he opened trailer after hearing banging inside. apparently did not call 911 even after he found out at least one person was dead. >> these people were in the trailer without any sign of any type of water. you are looking at a lot of heat stroke, dehydration. danya: the immigrants were reportedly from mexico and central america and the complaint says they paid thousands to get to san antonio and other destinations. one saying he paid $5,500 to cross to laredo and be smuggled. officials say 30 people including two people were rushed to the hospital. some suffering from

brain injuries. wal-mart employee called 911 when he spotted a disoriented man desperate for water. the suspected smuggler james bradley could face life in prison or death penalty. immigration is searching for anyone else involved in the operation. in san antonio, texas, danya bacchus, abc7 news. nancy: 17 people meantime rescued after being stranded by flash flooding in arizona. heavy weekend rains triggering floods. 15 of the 17 were rescued last night. the other two were saved this morning. it's been a tough time in that state. so, eight days ago a flash flood killed ten members of an extended family about 200 miles from where sunday's flood happened. michelle: near chicago, progress tonight after two weeks of severe flooding there. the fox river is starting to recede after cresting at a record high. topping 13 feet. it has been above flood stage for more than two weeks. hundred of volunteers filled 40,000 sand bags to keep the waters at

as well where the residents recover after the floodwaters were so strong they washed houses away. one man says he woke up to find his whole house afloat. along with the family. the water from the ohio river pushed the home off the foundation. and washed it downstream. michelle: thousands on delmarva are without power. most on kent island after the area was slammed by a possible tornado. some of the hardest hit areas include the community in stevensville where several new homes were leveled. officials say winds were gusting as strong as 80 miles per hour. no major injuries have been reported. boy, this was a busy weather weekend. steve: it was! tornado warning near fredericksburg. that was saturday around 6:30. then last night it was relatively quiet. until 10:00. then the storms started to erupt. we had active severe thunderstorm warnings for us late in the night. the tornado warning eventually issued way past

a lot of people were sleeping. it's a much different story out there now. we are looking at relatively nice late afternoon, early everything across the d.m.v. minus showers. this right now is looking at the belle haven country club in alexandria. puffy clouds. it's dry. at least right now. if you have plans for the evening. watchful eye in the sky. showers are likely. it feels like temperatures we can't get rid of it. not yet. we are almost there. tomorrow will feel better. it feels like 98 in leesburg. 93 at reagan national. 96 in fredericksburg. cooler five north and west of us. there are sprinkles inside the beltway. entering the beltway. likely slowing things down a little bit around mclean area to the 270/495 spur. in the next ten minutes with the city of fairfax looking at

another cluster south of us that is moving due east. bodies 95 at this hour. this evening there is temperature in the 80. winds out of the northwest at 5 to 10 miles per hour. tonight in district. the temperatures will fall in the lower 70's. head north and west of us is the lower to the middle 60's. there will be lower humidity. not as hot. you can leave your umbrella at home. there are added clouds later in the afternoon. the nationals are back in town. the temperatures are 86 degrees. slightly below average for

the ten-day outlook looking at the temperatures to stay in the mid-80's moving in the day on wednesday. near 90 on thursday. moving in the weekend, friday we are watching a cold front to cool us down saturday and sunday. back to the middle to the upper 80's next week. nancy: thank you. we are following breaking news out of arlington where two have been found dead in a home. richard reeve joining us live on north quantico street. what can you tell us? this was called in at 2:43 this afternoon. we don't know a lot. two deceased people inside. they are saying this is isolated incident. the police say they are remaining in the area but there is no threat to the community. right now they are calling this an active death investigation. reporting live in arlington, richard reeve, abc7

nancy: thank you. next at 4:00, it was billed as one of the most epic sporting event of our time. why some viewers are furious over michael phelps' so-called race against a great white shark. michelle: "7 on your side" with an impor

michelle: "shark week" kicked off with an evented anticipated. billed as a race between michael phelps and a great white shark. nancy: but t.j. holmes has why it didn't live up to the hype. reporter: jaws were dropping over the highly anticipated race of the summer. michael phelps versus the great white. >> i will try. never backed down from a challenge. this one will be a tough one, though. >> shark experts tested the speed of the great white. calculating a strong 100 meters in 36.1 seconds. then the gold medalist tried to beat that time. the shark next to him is a animated replica, super imposed on the screen after the race fell s gave the shark a race for his money but it wasn't enough. the great white won by two

>> i don't like taking silver medals but i'll take one against a great white. >> man versus beast. always good tv. in 2013, nfl superstar chris johnson raced the fastest cat for nat geo wild. the cat won. in 2001, dennis northcutt raced an ostrich on sports science and the bird won. it garn tiered 8 million views -- garnered 8 million views online. but olympian jesse owens raced a horse in 1936. unlike most of his successors, he actually won. nancy: that was t.j. holmes reporting. the ostrich video, i could watch it all day. michelle: what makes this phelps contest different is the premise of this contest, the shark not being real. nancy: c.g.i. michelle: caught off-guard by that. nancy: i want him to be as safe as possible. but if you say you are going to race a great

then race a great white shark. michelle: that's why people tuned in. disappointment. the construction project is moving along and updated timeline on when phase one of the massive project will wrap up ahead. >> utter devastation on kent island. i'm stephen tschida. in a moment we'll update you on the tornado damage. nancy: coming up tonight at 5:00, summer isn't over yet but it's not too early to think about the travel come the holidays. "7 on your side" with the right time to

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jonathan: it wasn't until this morning we could see the devastation left behind. this is the view in stephen tschida. there were homes flattened and now we know it was an e.f. 2 tornado that came through. winds up to 125 miles per hour. the confirmation came from the national weather service. good afternoon. i'm jonathan elias in stevensville. that is a 30

you can see it was twisted and broken in half. there is a crane on the roof. they have been pulling off the thorns left behind. this has been a mess. in some areas the homes are untouched. the house could be missing the back half. there are so many stories from people who rode the storm out. stephen tschida talk odd a family huddled together as the home was run into by the tornado. check out

devastation. the roof and the siding torn off of the building. this is a terrifying situation for people who live in the complex. an oak believed to be 500 years old. twist and torn apart. the homes pelted by branches and buried by fallen trees. >> it's hard. the place i grew up is basically covered. >> the storm tore through this section of kent island fast with force and furry. >> we got the weather alert and we got a tornado alert in minutes. there wasn't a lot of time to prepare. >> now begins clean-up. for those who lost so much they take comfort in knowing it could have been much worse. >> we are all safe. we are all alive. stephen: that sentiment echoes here at the townhome development. this is the roof

where a family with a small child, described as a baby, lives and they said as soon as the tornado passed they raced outside and they focused on that particular town home and the relief surged through the community when they saw the family holding the baby come staggers outs of the home. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you very much. one of the concerns here for a lot of folks is they don't have any power. that is a big concern. i can tell you this this is reassuring. we have seen a number of the convoys of the utility companies coming in the area to bring with them the phone pole and the crane. they have to take down the phone poles snapped. pull it out, take the wire away with them. put in new phonal poles and run new wire. i talked to the guy from verizon who said it could take two days to perhaps a week. verizon is important because on the poles they run not just verizon, they run the power. so folks have no air

it could be ripe for for storms. steve: there are a new more showers on the way. once those clear there is better condition for the day tomorrow. outside we go. this is looking for dulles airport. the clouds are beginning to build. there are a few showers out there. hot and a humid day around the d.m.v. 88 in quantico. it's cooler in culpeper, upper 70's. that is because they have had the rain showers in the past hour or so. stormwatch7 satellite and radar, showers are building west of us. heading close to bethesda, rockville area. up to chevy chase and the upper northwest

where you are looking at the showers now. but nothing that will become severe. the city of fairfax entering tysons area. where we look at light rain. lower humidity, cooler temperatures on the way tomorrow. we are tracking a cold front for the end of the week. more on that plus looking ahead to the weekend in a few minutes. jonathan? jonathan: thank you. abc7 will stay in stevensville throughout the evening. coming up at 50:00, a storm survivor i spent time with this afternoon kind enough to let us go in the house. it was eerie. you walk in the front door of the house. that was normal. but as soon as you get in, it's anything but normal. you can look through the house to backyard to river. he has no more back end to the house. it was torn apart from the tornado. he describes it in detail. it's kind of him to spend time with us given all he is dealing with. stay connected with wjla.com. we have a n

to keep you ahead of storms or severe weather. twitter, facebook or go to website wjla.com. that is the latest from stevensville, i'm jonathan elias. back to you. michelle: thank you. the image of the tree behind you tells the story so well. thank you, john. we will check in with you soon. abc7 is getting a first look at the construction underway along beach drive in rock creek park. construction began last september. won't be finished until the fall of 2019. transportation reporter brianne carter shows us what is new. brianne: after a year of detours, smoother commute along beach drive will be an option for drivers. >> first thing i notice is the road is open. >> the busy thur -- thoroughfare is slated to reopen to traffic in late august with many new improvements. along the road, 51 tons of new asphalt laid. new cushes and the new storm water management put in. the adjacent bike and the

two feet wider. safety guardrails have been installed. >> we also extended up to five feet. the walkway through the zoo tunnel. we are still very much encouraging the bicyclists to walk their bikes but we could have two-way walking traffic. michelle: the park service is helping with the run craw and flooding. brianne: first-hand look at how they work tonight at 5:00. in northwest washington, brianne carter, abc7 news. michelle: reports overseas claiming german auto makers colluded over diesel technology and the te missions relief. b.m.w. and daimler namedded in a report online. it chronicles the company and the size of the tank that holds a solution meant to reduce diesel emissions. the bush brothers and company removing three type of the baked beans off the shelves. it recalled 28-ounce can of the bush's brow

baked beans, country style baked beans and original baked beans. it ses there is a possible temporary quality issue from one of the can suppliers. the issue has been fixed but you are asked to throw away any affected cans. still ahead at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the popular self-diagnosis and help search engine web m.d. sold. the jaw-dropping deal. but first, utah flag moved from if hall of state at the kennedy center. why? was there a typo on it? too much dust collecting? or did someone find it offensive? the reason comin

michelle: hall of states honor each state with the flag hangs from the ceiling but one flag is wrong. ryan hughes shows us what one eagle-eyed visitor to the kennedy center spotted. ryan: you know it's a popular spot. the kennedy center. 5 million people passed through the hall of states each year. that is a lot of eyes. the flags are washed and inspected but a utah native who noticed the date on the flag was wrong. ryan martin is originally from salt lake city area. he went to the hall of state to find the utah flag. he realized something was off. he now lives in fairfax county. when he went back

his phone and he realized the date said 1947. nears didn't settle in utah until 1847. he contacted the kennedy center in march wanting to correct the 200-year mistake. the senior v.p. of operations, he ordered a new flag. today the kennedy center held a flag raising center and corrected the error. martin was there with his family. >> it's a great reminder of my utah roots. i have pioneer ancestors that worked hard to cross plains to get to utah in the early 1850's. ryan: martin graduated from brig ham young university and now is -- brigham young university. now a staff member with ways and means department. the kennedy center let him keep the old flag. there is a reason the ceremony was held today. we have more coming up at 6:00. in the studio, ryan hughes, abc7 news. michelle: very interesting. thank you, ryan. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- another hoverboard recall. this one sold at two highly

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michelle: a new recall for the hoverboard makes it a baker's dozen. irover is the latest producer to recall it. they were told at t.j. maxx and marshalls nationwide. contact irover for the replacement. felony charges for a woman leaving a 2-year-old at the potomac malls. the arrest was announced today. jeff goldberg has the new developments for us. jeff: the challenge was found safely in the food court here at

the person caring for the child did not return to look for the child until an hour after leaving the food court. last friday, the 38-year-old woman turned herself in to authorities. this happened last monday. a custodian noticed the boy sleeping in his stroller all alone. that person called security and they called the police. an hour later as the police were investigating they say that crystal lundy returned to the scene. she is the program director of a daycare program from the ebenezer christian academy in woodbridge. the other adults and children were on the trip to the mall last monday. thigh believe she

in the food court on accident. >> we are trying to investigate and determine the exact cause. she was one in care of the child and the child was left there. >> she was freed on the bond. i spoke to the father of the 2-year-old little boy. who said he had no comment on the arrest. thankfully the boy is doing okay. he wants to reach out to the custodian and wants the individual to come forward so the father can say thank you for helping his son. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. larry: i'm larry smith. coming up at 5:00 we continue to follow the clean up on the tornado that hit attorney shore. time to -- tornado that hit the eastern shore. is it time to buy or wait? whether you should think of booking the holiday travel now. microsoft getting rid of something that you have used probably for the past 32 years. that's ahead. see you in

michelle: what could that be? failed security inside a nuclear plant. robot sent back to what appear tollis be the melted nuclear -- appears to be what is melted nuclear fuel. this is a key development in decommissioning process of the plant. suffered a catastrophic meltdown in 2007 after tsunami swamped the facility. today marks the three-year countdown to the 2020 olympics in tokyo. japan held celebrations to celebrate the occasions and they hope the concerts and the dances will generate excitement for the game. they were hosting a 15-day citizens relay for areas ravaged from the 2011 tsunami. it's the first olympic games since 1964 for the country. "7 on your side" when health matters. a south african girl may be the key to a breakthrough in the fight against aids. she was born with aids but has been able to suppress the infection for more than eight years without medicine. doctors say this is more

can lead to long remission. the girl is the third child ever to achieve long lasting remission. after being off meds for more than two years. web m.d. sold for nearly $3 billion. web media and software giant k.k.r. is the buyer. i values the web m.d. shares at $66.50. the web m.d. board approved the deal and could close by the end of the year. only a few people get to see this live. thankfully nasa's jack fisher shared this with us on earth. isn't that gorgeous? picture of northern lights and orbiting from the international space station. gorgeous sight to see. steve: that is a time lapse. imagine real time to look at

michelle: spectacular. on earth a lot of folks cleaning up after the weekend. steve: absolutely. showers and the thunderstorms are out there now. some may make the way to the eastern shore. tomorrow is the best of the clean-up day. it's not as hot and it will be dry. look at the beaches. rehoboth beach. few clouds here and there. still busy. late july and the folks soaking up the sun and the warmth. changes are on the way. delmarva beach forecast for this weekend. 81 degrees on saturday. near 80 degrees on sunday. we may see a stray shower or two. but we are not talking about anything deemed a washout. this weekend looking pretty good. showers bubbling up on the stormwatch7 satellite and radar for you now. we will head in closer inside the capital beltway. this cell here is moving toward college park. we are not expecting anything to become severe. as they move across the metro area in the next couple of hours.

move in burke and annandale and franconia. off to the west of us willow spring. not anything to become severe. there are isolated storms here and there. clear it out later tonight. temperatures fall in the lower to the middle 60's. downtown d.c. we are talking about the lower 70's. tomorrow looking great! low humidity. warm temperatures. middle 80's for daytime highs. we are looking at baseball. starting tomorrow night and wednesday night. it's light for both evening. thursday is hotter. temperatures around 90 degrees. the game starts at the noontime hour. michelle? michelle: looking good. thank you, steve. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- disappearancing rewards -- disappearing rewards. "7 on your side" consumer alert. the three things you have to do to cash in on the

we have team coverage after 5:00 from kent island in stevensville, maryland. confirmed ef-2 tornado roaring across the area overnight. look at the devastation as the families who survive the storm describe the moments the twister hit.

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but some won got in the account and used the reward before she did. >> i accessed the information on the back of the card and found out that the card had been spent. how do you respect your rebate? don't wait. cash them in immediately. if you are missing rewards call customer service. they quickly replaced evelyn's rebate and she no longer waits to use the reward. loading them on the depit card shouldn't expire and they are happy to work with any customer who has a rewards problem. don't waste your money. i'm john matarese. abc7 news. larry: tonight at 5:00, there were six of us in a half bathroom downstairs until the storm passed. larry: huddled together to ride

plus. >> i did not collude with russia. larry: a closed for meeting on the hill. then shopping for holiday flights in july? "7 on your side" zeros in on the best days to book. now, "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. first at 5:00. a community devastated after a confirmed ef-2 tornado rips through leaving destruction that is visible from skytrak7. nancy: at this hour, there are 6,000 homes without power down from peak of 14,000 before the sun rose. tonight we have stormwatch7 team cover of all the damage left behind on kent island. larry: the coverage led by jonathan elias who is live at the center of the destruction in stevensville. jonathan: with any tornado you see there is an indiscriminate nature of the damage. let me show you the tree. this a

if you look past the tree there is a crew on the roof. that was another tree with the sizable limbs thrown on the roof of that home. it has done damage to the roof. there are homes to the left and the right of it with no damage at all. that is the case when you walk through here. but that is not the case when you walk closer to the path of the tornado. everything in the path of the tornado, there is a swath. damaged or destroyed. i did get to spend time with a man this afternoon named mark french. he and his wife woke. she woke him up saying there is a lightning show they need to watch. they heard rain and something. the home is torn apart. >> i can only say thank god we are alive. if this hit 30 feet to the left, we would be dead. this is what the bedroom would have looked like. jonathan: the bedroom stayed intact. it did. it missed us by the bedroom,