sara rosario live in sarasota where one of the women spoke exclusively to action news. >> >> reporter: well, wendy, the victim's name, nancy devito. she's calling it a miracle, it really is. the roof blown away from the here, even this care buried this -- she shows us where her mother was trapped for two hours after the roof fell on top of her. a friend, living downstairs, was able to call in neighbors, thankfully for help. grabbed a ladder, climbed through the roof and lot nancy know "help is on the way." >> nancy said she knew storms were coming, but she never thought it would be a tornado. she tried to look for help, but it was too late. >> i just thought i would be able to get out of the room before the windows blue and i didn't. i didn't make it. it happened so fast. i didn't have time to really be afraid until it happened. and then i was scared. >> reporter: there you hear it from her. coming up at 5:30, you will hear again from nancy. we'll also tell you about a group of people that are being called ainge gentlemens. helping out in a very big way. more on that today at 5:30. re

sara rosario with more on what to do to protect yourself. >> with boarded upwinds on, uprooted trees and blue tarps covering the crops the -- roofs the clean up is just beginning. experienced this. >> he can't calculate how much it will cost. the hold in his roof covered the and car dented he's waiting for a estimate. he's hounded by contractors. >> here's my card. call me, i'm the best guy in town. >> you turn around and they are here, in the garage, they are they are from lauderdale, miami and coral gable. >> catty told contractors to stay away. >> we can do this. and we're indoorers. >> sarasota leaders say these are tactics scammers use to get your money. door-to-door solicitation, high pressure tactics, asking payment in advance and no contracts. she knew the contract wasn't right. >> they are not negotiating anything. >> the best thing you can do is find a licensed contractor. if you have a contractor check their licensing status with the county. the last thing they need is a scam. >> we don't need these people taking advantage of a situation, we're worn out. news update in man

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