and right alongside him is his grandson drew mann- drew mann- sophomore appomatox high, "what did you think when you saw all this? it was really devastating. my parents got married in this church and i grew up here-it hit me hard" drew and his football teammates at appomatox high are here to help. nats in any way they can. "josh ellis- appomatox high school, we sorta came out here to rebuild the community to just rebuild the community they helped us out in the football season and we wanna give back to me" and like all close teammates fun even through of all of this- "oh yeah drew split that" the buildings may be torn apart- but the community is proving its spirit isn't. nelson mann, "buildings can be built but lives can't be replaced." 3 suri satlive3 3 danner now let's send it to chief meteorologist george flickinger.mark george, the real issue today is the wind. 3 tonight will be windy and cold, but overall much quieter weather is moving into the heart of virginia. this afternoon we've experienced strong wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph. you'll want your coat this thursday evening as the

with the help of his teammates drew mann/appomatto x high school "that's even more better just to be with them, it's great to see how our football team comes together this is true family right here," family --- like mann's coach who volunteered. he says he's glad to see his players come together in a time of need. doug smith/appomatto x county high school football coach "it makes me feel great last night they knew all the stuff happened they got on the phone with each other and wanted to know what they could do to help and they say count me in coach i'll be there," meanwhile ---- others in the community are offering their support to those who lost everything. jordan helton/offers support "one of those where i saw and heard about my friend, it's one of those things you don't know what to say," buttedhelton "i'm just going to help him out as much as i can just being here for him and trying to get some of the wood of the house and try to clean anything that's up inside," but appomattox raider is pushing for a brighter day mann i hope for everyone, we get back to appomattox the way it use

and reach out to them so and they wouldn't want to be anywhere else"drew mann, sophomore appomattox high "thank god for still being here and helping the community and everything."noreen tight as soon as insurance companies clear it, the team will help at homes of the two teammates. 3 3 noreen plasma we are hearing so many amazing survival stories out of this tornado. this is where jared and sharanda totty's likely a miracle sharanda and her one year old daughter are able to stand there at all. sharanda and her daughter were alone in the house when she saw a tree go by, and she ran to the basement with her daughter. she found an old mattress " god took over me and literally threw me under this mattress over here and i held my baby and said god no please help us."///" that's the only thing that saved me because if you look here the wind took everything except that mattress. " noreen but it's fate the mattress was still there. she and her husband had planned to throw it in a landfill just days before. 3 3 noreen plasma one of those injured has his dog to thank for alerting him a tornado was

and reach out to them so and they wouldn't want to be anywhere else"drew mann, sophomore appomattox high "thank god for still being here and helping the community and everything."mark tight the whole team this process. and as soon as insurance companies give the clear at the two teammates whose homes were damaged.. the coach says they will help them. 3 3 mark it is definitely an 3 mark tight right now.. there are 2 shelters open in appomattox. one at the pamplin fire department. the other at the appomattox community centernats we got some crackers and some granola bars..thank you so very much, hopefully someone can make use of it.mark shelter officials tell us.. several people have come through in the past two days. right now -- there are just a couple people staying overnight. many people have been dropping by to give.. and pick up donations.. the shelter staff says.. they're very thankful.brad burdett/director of social services appomattox the donations have been like this all day long and the community has just been exceptional.mark tight if you need to go to the shelter tonight- coun

drew mann, a football player. >> my mom and dad got married in the church and i grew up here when i was younger. it's devastate to go see what happened to this place. so i need to help out. >> when they weren't cleaning, football players held up signs asking for donations to help the community. one corner of the county where wednesday's tornado left a trail of damage. behind central baptist, a number of large head stones were knocked over. like every other part of the neighborhood, they're slowly getting put back in place. >> oh, this is awesome. i never expected this many people to come out and help. just like this, it's a great community. great group of guys right here. >> all of the roads here in appomattox county are back open. they remain dangerous with debris and downed power lines. a few businesses in the town of appomattox do have electricity now, and two pharmacies have reopened. the cvs and hometown pharmacy. schools at appomattox county will remain closed tomorrow. live at appomattox, tim saunders, wdbj 7. >> governor ma consulted i have -- mcauliff plans to do whatever toke

and reach out to them so and they wouldn't want to be anywhere else"drew mann, sophomore appomattox high "thank god for still being here and helping the community and everything."pattie tight the whole team is ready to help throughout this process. and as soon as insurance companies give the clear at the two teammates whose homes were damaged.. the coach says they will help them. one note, appomattox schools are closed again today.. with an employee code 2. 3 3 pattie plasma still to come this morning on gmv... this morning...3 3 3 3 pattie tight the cleanup has already started in appomattox..2 days after a tornado touched down there. adamson is there this morning...with more on what the community has ahead of it. 3 friday will be mostly sunny, breezy and cool. high temperatures reach the low to mid 40s. temperatures will be in the upper 30s north and west toward the mountains. winds when heartburn hits fight back fast tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue and neutralizes stomach acid at the source tum, tum, tum, tum >>> good morning, america. breaking overn

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